Final Countdown Classics

Well, here is one of the episodes I consider an award winner. The late, great Eldon B. Hoke aka El Duce is represented here in all of his glory. During the Cathay de Grande days, we would always kick around the idea of Duce coming up to the show and taking the piss out of all the hair bands that were around in those days. So we created the Rock Court concept and the rest is history. As usual, there was no date written on the tape so I’m going to guess that this took place circa 1985. I’m still going crazy trying to find a tape of the ultimate El Duce appearance on the Final Countdown - an outrageous Mentors interview that got me so much heat with the LMU Jesuit administration it damn near got me thrown off the air. As soon as I find it you know it’s going up here asap. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this one. FYI, the live Mentors tracks played on the show all came from the Mystic Records release ‘Mentors Live at the Whisky/Cathay De Grande’ (MLP 33107).

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OK…here is side 2 of more obscure prank calls. The tape starts off with a brief snippet of a trumpet player telling Buddy Rich to go to hell right on the bandstand. This leads into a classic confrontation between two 7-11 employees (one real and one not so real). The rest of the tape contains the hijinx of the one and only Marky St. James, a Sunset Strip hair band vocalist who calls unsuspecting musicians that have placed ads in local music rags. Too much!

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Hello everyone. It’s obviously been WAY too long since I’ve posted anything up here. After months of procrastination, I’ve decided to work up the courage to re-enter the insect laden, cobweb encrusted storage shed that houses most of the old Final Countdown tapes. I hope you folks realize the health hazards I am risking to bring you the best (and worst) of mid-80’s independent HC/Metal radio. So - to tide you over while I undertake this new expedition into the unknown, I’ve decided to post a couple of episodes featuring my favorite prank calls of the last 20 years. Although great in their own right, there are no Jerky Boys or Tube Bar bits here. Instead, you get to hear the saga of little Chun Nguyen, a Cambodian refugee whose sponsors are desperately (and hilariously) trying to place into a home in Garden Grove. As a bonus, you also get the ‘Alpha Beta Secret Admirer’ bit. More stuff on Part 2. Tons of thanks to Elise Thompson for turning me on to this tape many years ago! Hope you dig it…

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Greetings all…Adam Bomb here with another installment of Final Countdown Classics. This time we go back to circa 1985 as we welcome Dave Mustaine and Dave ‘Junior’ Ellefson of Megadeth. Dave and Dave were in the studio to promote the just released “Killing Is My Business…” LP. Thanks for listening and leave any comments if you feel like it. Over and out…

~OG Adam Bomb; http://www.myspace.com/fantasma2000

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Greetings all…it’s been a while. I’m back after discovering some more tapes in the cobweb filled storage shed. This time around we have the Circle Jerks coming to the KXLU studios to promote the release of the ‘Golden Shower of Hits’ album. The lineup at the time consisted of Keith Morris, Greg Hetson, Earl Liberty and Chuck Biscuits. Although this version of the Jerks didn’t last long, I always thought they were the best live unit. I remember a gig at Perkin’s Palace where they totally tore it up. So sit back by the yuletide log and enjoy the antics of the Circle Jerks on another episode of Final Countdown Classics. As always, if you have any old tapes of the show and can spare them for a week or two, it would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for listening. -OG Adam Bomb

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Hello all. Back with another episode of Final Countdown Classics. This time around we have an appearance by the elusive Anarchy 6, the most hardcore of the hardcores - or so they believe. The tape was donated to the Final Countdown archives by the great Dave Markey, autuer of cinematic epics such as ‘Desperate Teenage Lovedolls’ and ‘The Year Punk Broke’, co-creator of the pioneering HC fanzine We Got Power as well as drummer for Sin 34 and Painted Wille. Try saying that 3 times fast. Still digging the crates for more tapes to play for you mugs…thanks again for listening! ~OG Adam Bomb

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Part 2 of an FC interview with LA’s Wasted Youth…

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Hello all…back with another installment of Final Countdown Classics. This time it’s a listener contribution from my man ML TRONIK. The date of the show was July 29, 1986 and the guests for the evening were Wasted Youth (2nd edition) with Paolo Rossi on vocals and Joey Castillo (ex-Danzig, Queens Of The Stone Age) playing drums. It was a fun night and I got some help from perrenial FC guest Jordan ‘Scambo’ Schwartz. Thanks for listening…

~OG Adam Bomb

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AdRock, MCA and Mike D wreak havoc in the KXLU studio. Part 2…thanks for listening and please leave your comments. ~OG Adam Bomb

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In addition to the Final Countdown, which aired at either 11PM or Midnight, I also had an afternoon ‘drive’ shift on KXLU. One day (April 29, 1985 to be exact), photographer Glen E Friedman called and said that he had the Beastie Boys with him and he was wondering if he could bring them by the station for an interview. I thought ‘What the hell’ and told him to swing on by. They had just released their debut 12″ for Def Jam that contained the tracks ‘Rock Hard’ and ‘Beastie Groove’. Lots of interesting moments as the Beasties basically clown around for the duration of their visit. Highlight is a ‘live’ version of Beastie Groove. Those were the days…thanks for listening. ~OG Adam Bomb

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