Podcasts about Fire Records

On today's episode, I talk to musician Krisitin Hersh. Originally from Atlanta, Kristin's family moved to Newport, RI when she was six. Here she met Tanya Donelly, and they formed Throwing Muses when they were teenagers. After moving to Boston years later, they quickly became part of the burgeoning scene that produced everyone from the Pixies to the Lemonheads, and the band similarly found success. Since 1986, they've released eleven albums on labels like 4AD, Rykodisc and Fire Records. In addition, Kristin has also recorded a dozen albums under her own name and as 50 Foot Wave, she has recorded two wonderful albums as well. And as always with guests who have had prolific careers, this is just the tip of the iceberg! This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter. Check out my free philosophy Substack where I write essays every couple months here and my old casiopop band's lost album here! And the comedy podcast I do with my wife Naomi Couples Therapy can be found here! Theme song by the fantastic Savoir Adore! Second theme by the brilliant Mike Pace! Closing theme by the delightful Gregory Brothers! Podcast art by the inimitable Beano Gee!  

Janice Headley chats with frontman and co-founder Jad Fair for this in-depth look at the Half Japanese album We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love. Plus, KEXP presents the world premiere of “Lemonade Sunset,” the first single off the next Half Japanese album coming out this July via Fire Records. Hosts: Dusty Henry and Martin DouglasWritten & Produced: Janice HeadleyMixed & Mastered: Matt Martin and Roddy NikpourSpecial thanks to Isabel Khalili and Larry Mizell Jr. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Fernando and Dan in Daygo recap the Chargers game against the Patriots. The Chargers are headed back to the playoffs after a strong performance in New England. Justin Herbert and Ladd McConkey have record breaking performances while leading the Chargers to victory. What does the injury to Elijah Molden mean? Plus, they get into other things. Don't miss it.COMPAS ON THE BEAT MERCHhttps://compas-on-the-beat.myshopify.com/DONATIONS: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=FQEW7RNJW7GNASUBSCRIBE TO THE COMPAS YOUTUBE CHANNELSCompas on the BeatCombat CompasWhat's Up BoltsHouse of HornsFOLLOW THE COMPAS ON SOCIALTikTok: @compasonthebeatInstagram: @compasonthebeatTwitter: @CompasOTBTwitter: @gmanzano24Twitter: @realframirez

Because we're readers and whatnot, this week we get literate on y'all and discuss some of our favorite rock n' roll memoirs. Our Third Lad knows a thing or two about great rock memoirs, because he just published one...singer, songwriter, guitar hero, baseball aficionado, and now author...Steve Wynn from The Dream Syndicate! His memoir, I Wouldn't Say It If It Wasn't True, is out now from Jawbone Press, covering his earliest days as a kid in LA falling in love with music, and down the road that took him to and through the first era of The Dream Syndicate. As a companion to the book, Fire Records simultaneously released Steve's first new solo album in 14 years, Make It Right, featuring songs that were inspired by the process of writing his memoir and reflecting on his life, from his beginnings in "Santa Monica" to present days on "Roosevelt Avenue". Steve is currently touring the eastern part of the US, with west coast and European dates to follow in early 2025, promising "a night of songs and stories" that you won't want to miss. Keep up on the latest news at https://stevewynn.net. During our conversation, we also cover: The Paisley Underground - the LA neo-psych scene that also spawned The Bangles, Three O'Clock, The Rain Parade, Green on Red, The Long Ryders! The lasting legacy of their classic 1982 debut The Days of Wine and Roses! What's in store for the out of print Dream Syndicate records Medicine Show (1984) and Ghost Stories (1988)? The 21st century return of the Dream Syndicate! Living with a drummer! (Don't worry, it's his wife Linda Pitmon, not Tommy Lee...) Little Steven's Underground Garage Cruise! Baseball! His supergroup The Baseball Project with Linda Pitmon, Scott McCaughey from Young Fresh Fellows / The Minus 5 and Mike Mills and Peter Buck from R.E.M. Also, who is Steve rooting for during the 2024 World Series? You won't want to miss this...and we wouldn't say it if it wasn't true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Wynn is the founder and creative force behind the influential L.A. rock band The Dream Syndicate, which never quite made the leap to mainstream, but they were probably one of your favorite bands' favorite bands. In addition to a solo career, Steve has played with many of gene's heaviest hitters, including four albums with The Baseball Project, which also includes Peter Buck and Mike Mills of REM, Scott McGaughey of The Young Fresh Fellows, and Lita Pitmon of Filthy Friends. Steve recently published his first book, I Wouldn't Say It If It Wasn't True: A Memoir Of Life, Music, And The Dream Syndicate, which is published by Jawbone Press. His new solo album is called Make It Right and is available from Fire Records.   

Today, the Spotlight shines On trailblazing songwriter and now memoirist Steve Wynn.Steve first hit public consciousness in the early 1980s with his band The Dream Syndicate, frequently mentioned in the same breath as REM and The Replacements as the pioneers of American indie rock.The Dream Syndicate's initial run did not outlast the decade that birthed them, but Steve's career did, with over 30 years of solo albums and collaborations to his credit—including a relaunched Dream Syndicate in the early 2010s.Steve's latest projects are something of a pair—I Wouldn't Say It If It Wasn't True, a memoir recounting his early life through the initial run of The Dream Syndicate, and Make It Right, a new album of music inspired by the writing and reflections for the book.Our conversation spanned Steve's formative years, his musical relationships over time, his process, roads not taken, and a glimpse into his near-term future activities, which include a bunch of time on the road promoting the book and dates with the indie rock “supergroup” The Baseball Project.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Steve Wynn's album Make It Right)–Dig DeeperVisit Steve Wynn at stevewynn.netPurchase Steve Wynn's memoir I Wouldn't Say It If It Wasn't True from Bandcamp or AmazonPurchase Steve Wynn's album Make It Right from Fire Records, Qobuz, or Bandcamp, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceFollow Steve Wynn on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter (X)Dig into this episode's complete show notes at spotlightonpodcast.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate Spotlight On ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of Spotlight On in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit spotlightonpodcast.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Spotlight On email newsletter. You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Mastodon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, the Spotlight shines On trailblazing songwriter and now memoirist Steve Wynn.Steve first hit public consciousness in the early 1980s with his band The Dream Syndicate, frequently mentioned in the same breath as REM and The Replacements as the pioneers of American indie rock.The Dream Syndicate's initial run did not outlast the decade that birthed them, but Steve's career did, with over 30 years of solo albums and collaborations to his credit—including a relaunched Dream Syndicate in the early 2010s.Steve's latest projects are something of a pair—I Wouldn't Say It If It Wasn't True, a memoir recounting his early life through the initial run of The Dream Syndicate, and Make It Right, a new album of music inspired by the writing and reflections for the book.Our conversation spanned Steve's formative years, his musical relationships over time, his process, roads not taken, and a glimpse into his near-term future activities, which include a bunch of time on the road promoting the book and dates with the indie rock “supergroup” The Baseball Project.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Steve Wynn's album Make It Right)–Dig DeeperVisit Steve Wynn at stevewynn.netPurchase Steve Wynn's memoir I Wouldn't Say It If It Wasn't True from Bandcamp or AmazonPurchase Steve Wynn's album Make It Right from Fire Records, Qobuz, or Bandcamp, and listen on your streaming platform of choiceFollow Steve Wynn on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter (X)Dig into this episode's complete show notes at spotlightonpodcast.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate Spotlight On ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of Spotlight On in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit spotlightonpodcast.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Spotlight On email newsletter. You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Mastodon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, the Spotlight shines On the acclaimed and intriguing composer, bandleader, and improviser Graham Reynolds.The Austin-based Reynolds has composed for countless film, television, dance, and theatrical productions, serving most notably as the sonic collaborator of director Richard Linklater. He is also Artistic Director of the new music-focused non-profit Golden Hornet.Graham joined me on the occasion of his solo release from earlier this year, Music for Prophet (Parts 1–4), on Fire Records. We discussed the benefits of having a dedicated workspace at home and the importance of balancing practical tasks with creative ones. We explored the relationship between composition and improvisation in music, Graham's feelings about live performance, our musical upbringings, the state of the arts and film, and, my favorite, the role of humor in music.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Graham Reynolds' latest release, Music For Prophet)–Dig DeeperVisit Graham Reynolds at grahamreynolds.comPurchase Graham Reynolds' Music For Prophet at Fire Records, Qobuz, or Bandcamp; and listen on your streaming platform of choiceFollow Graham Reynolds on Facebook and InstagramGraham Reynolds | composer (IMDb)Golden Hornet | a composer laboratory for the 21st centuryAnother fearless collaboration: Graham Reynolds & Bill Burgess & Utah Hamrick at TEDxAustinDig into this episode's complete show notes at spotlightonpodcast.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate Spotlight On ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of Spotlight On in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit spotlightonpodcast.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Spotlight On email newsletter. You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Mastodon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, the Spotlight shines On the acclaimed and intriguing composer, bandleader, and improviser Graham Reynolds.The Austin-based Reynolds has composed for countless film, television, dance, and theatrical productions, serving most notably as the sonic collaborator of director Richard Linklater. He is also Artistic Director of the new music-focused non-profit Golden Hornet.Graham joined me on the occasion of his solo release from earlier this year, Music for Prophet (Parts 1–4), on Fire Records. We discussed the benefits of having a dedicated workspace at home and the importance of balancing practical tasks with creative ones. We explored the relationship between composition and improvisation in music, Graham's feelings about live performance, our musical upbringings, the state of the arts and film, and, my favorite, the role of humor in music.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Graham Reynolds' latest release, Music For Prophet)–Dig DeeperVisit Graham Reynolds at grahamreynolds.comPurchase Graham Reynolds' Music For Prophet at Fire Records, Qobuz, or Bandcamp; and listen on your streaming platform of choiceFollow Graham Reynolds on Facebook and InstagramGraham Reynolds | composer (IMDb)Golden Hornet | a composer laboratory for the 21st centuryAnother fearless collaboration: Graham Reynolds & Bill Burgess & Utah Hamrick at TEDxAustinDig into this episode's complete show notes at spotlightonpodcast.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate Spotlight On ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of Spotlight On in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit spotlightonpodcast.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Spotlight On email newsletter. You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Mastodon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode, I talk to musician Marina Allen. Originally from New Jersey, Marina's moved back and forth across the country a couple times, and now lives in Los Angeles. She began to write music in earnest her late-teens/early-20s, and her first album Candlepower came out in 2021, followed one year later by Centrifics and her latest Eight Pointed Star was just released last week on Fire Records, and it's wonderful! This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter. Check out my free philosophy Substack where I write essays every couple months here and my old casiopop band's lost album here! And the comedy podcast I do with my wife Naomi Couples Therapy can be found here!  

In this episode of CHRIS AKIN PRESENTS..., Chris interviews Tim Narducci from The Watchers. They discuss NYCTOPHILIA, emotional writing, BLACK ABYSS, Valley of Fire Records, and more. Hashtags: #ChrisAkin #TheWatchers #NYCTOPHILIA #MusicInterview #EmotionalWriting #ValleyofFireRecords #RockMusic #MusicIndustry #BandInterview #NewRelease #BlackAbyss #LabelOwner **NOTE: Everything said here, and on every episode of all of our shows are 100% the opinions of the hosts. Nothing is stated as fact. Do your own research to see if their opinions are true or not.** --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cmspn/message

How Did Tim Narducci Craft The Watchers’ NYCTOPHILIA? In this episode of CHRIS AKIN PRESENTS…, Chris interviews Tim Narducci from The Watchers. They discuss NYCTOPHILIA, emotional writing, BLACK ABYSS, Valley of Fire Records, and more. Hashtags:#ChrisAkin #TheWatchers #NYCTOPHILIA #MusicInterview #EmotionalWriting #ValleyofFireRecords #RockMusic #MusicIndustry #BandInterview #NewRelease #BlackAbyss #LabelOwner NOTE: Everything said here, and on every episode […]

Born and raised in the UK, Nick Saloman saw the rising influence of the psychedelic movement first hand and it forever changed his life. Having first formed a variation of The Bevis Frond back in '68 called "The Bevis Frond Musuem", Saloman was in the middle of one of the most influential times in music and was eager to be a part of it all. Influenced by groups such as The Pretty Things/Twink and The Creation, Saloman would later form his long-lasting legacy of music under the now revised titled, The Bevis Frond in the 1980s. Since then he has released a prolific body of work and more recently a new LP on Fire Records entitled "Focus on Nature" out March 1st.

Today's guest makes me feel honored. It's Jad Fair and he doesn't do many interviews. So when we were able to make this happen, I was thrilled. Jad is one half of Half Japanese (¼ Japanese?). And he's not even actually Japanese! I learned that and a lot more in this episode. OK, I knew he wasn't any Japanese before doing this podcast. But what I DID learn was how Jad creates his unique music. It began when he and his brother David began creating music back in Michigan in the early 70's. That music came to the attention of a pre-Teller Penn Jillette.  But Penn isn't the only collaboration Jad has had. In fact, that was just the beginning. Jad has played with some amazing people like Moe Tucker, Steve Fisk, and Daniel Johnston.  And Jad's music isn't the only unique art he creates. He draws, makes paper cuttings that become album art, and even designed his own guitar that is held together by rubber bands and can be folded in half to make it easier to travel. We also touch on the different hurdles there are to getting noticed in music and how that has changed since Half Japanese started recording. Follow him on Instagram @jad.fair. Find his music on Kill Rock Stars, Joyful Noise, Fire Records, and Moon Records, and Bandcamp. Follow us @PerformanceAnx on X & Instagram. Merch is at performanceanx.threadless.com. Send a cup of coffee at ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. And prepare to enter the magical world of love songs & monsters with Jad Fair on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a tune we always trot out whenever we feel a party coming on. So you can bet we'll have it on the set list this weekend for the big “Flood at 50” birthday bash on New Year's Eve at Alchemy Theatre.In fact, we're so eager for this weekend that we actually started putting the song through its paces earlier this month.Here's our take on the tune from a joyous night at Sal's Speakeasy in Ashland just a couple of weeks ago, featuring Michelle Hoge and the guys on the harmonies and happy solos from everybody in the band.About the SongThe first reference to a tune called “Raise A Ruckus Tonight" dates back more than a century, to an entry in African American scholar Thomas W. Talley's classic 1922 song collection called Negro Folk Rhymes: Wise And Otherwise.The first known recording of the song was the 1923 Paramount release by Norfolk Jazz Quartette, though their lyrics are different from those given in Talley's collection. (Incidentally, if that group's name sounds familiar, you're probably remembering our earlier article about the song “I Am a Pilgrim,” which noted that the Norfolk Jazz Quartette made the first recording of that tune as well, in 1924.)Early Crossover Song“Raise a Ruckus Tonight” dates from the 19th century, in what scholars called an “open-ended dance song” with various floating verses that can be found in many secular slave songs.Like other songs originating in the African-American community, the tune soon was picked up by white singers as well. A half dozen years after the Norfolk group's release, for instance, Hugh Cross and Riley Puckett pressed it for Columbia.Then in the 1950s and '60s came a slew of folk renditions of the song, including great ones by Eric Darling, Josh White, Oscar Brand and The Highwaymen.More RecentlyFor older ears today, the song probably is best remembered for a hit by Georgia-born singer Buster Brown, a harmonica player who relocated to New York in the mid-1950s. Brown put the tune on the charts in 1962 for Fire Records.In the same year the song made its screen debut when Debbie Reynolds sang it in How the West Was Won in a scene in which her character is trying to get a party started around a campfire.Finally, 40 years later, a classic 21st century rendition was recorded by Old Crow Medicine Show on Eutaw, the group's third album.Our Take on the TuneIt was that particular version that Flood manager Pamela Bowen was thinking of 16 years later when in 2017 she recommended her guys use the tune as the theme song for the then-new monthly “Route 60 Saturday Night” musical variety shows in which The Flood was the house band.For the next two years after that, the band performed the song nearly every month to start the show. As a result, “Raise a Ruckus Tonight” is deeply ingrained in The Flood recipe, so it's only natural for us to be serving it again at this week's birthday party.Speaking of Which ….We sincerely hope you'll help us commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Flood's birth by joining us at Alchemy Theatre, 68 Holley Ave., this Sunday night. Everything you need to know about the gala — directions to the venue, ticket information, recent media coverage, the party's back story and much more — is on our new website at Floodat50.com.Check it out, then come to the do! We're going to share memories and make a whole bunch of new ones. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 1937flood.substack.com

On episode 146, Josh and Greg join Brendo, vocalist for AllxIn. AllxIn is an old school, positive hardcore band from Adelaide, Australia that will appeal to fans of Carry On and Youth of Today. Brendo catches us up on some recent lineup changes, the band's formation and history, their recent full length "What Remains," and their experience touring in Indonesia. We also hear about the connections AllxIn shares with bands in southeast Asia via their relationship with Set the Fire Records, and some of the similarities and differences in the hardcore communities in the US, Australia, and Indonesia. This is a great episode for fans of international hardcore, with Brendo highlighting a lot of bands from his region of the world that most of our US listeners will probably not be familiar with. After the credits, we hear "Enemy Mind" off of AllxIn's full length "What Remains." For more information on AllxIn, visit their Bandcamp page at: allxin.bandcamp.com Follow AllxIn on Instagram at: @allxin618 For updates on the podcast follow: @HardcoreArchivePodcast and @EnterpriseHardcore on Instagram. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/enterprise-hardcore-podcast/support

Sneaking into punk clubs, recording with Don Zientara in high school, working with a record label run by a woman, and the intersection of time, age, and notoriety are part of Hilary's conversation with guitarist and vocalist, Thalia Zedek. Huge thanks to this episode's sponsors! EarthQuaker Devices- extra special effects pedals made by hand in Akron, OH! Stompbox Sonic- personalized pedal curation and sales in Somerville, MA! Holcomb Guitars- custom guitars and mobile guitar repair in RI/MA! Distrokid- get your music on streaming services (Mid-Riff listeners get 30% off with this link!)! THALIA's BIO Guitarist/vocalist Thalia Zedek began playing in bands and recording soon after moving to Boston from Washington D.C. in 1979. In 1986, Thalia's 3rd band, Uzi, released an EP on Homestead Records called “Sleep Asylum” which was later reissued by Gerard Cosloy on Matador Records in 1993. After Uzi broke up Thalia joined established noise rock band Live Skull on lead vocals and relocated to New York. She recorded 2 albums and an EP with them before returning to Boston and founding the band Come in 1991. Come released 4 albums and numerous EP's and singles on the Matador, Sub Pop, Domino, Glitterhouse and Placebo labels. Their full catalogue is currently being reissued on Fire Records. In 2001 Thalia started releasing solo records under her own name, first on Matador and Kimchee Records and then on the Thrill Jockey label where she continues as an active recording artist to this day. In addition to her solo work Thalia also records and performs with the Thalia Zedek Band and her newer band E, a trio that she started in 2013 with Jason Sanford of Neptune. She was also a member of the now defunct experimental group tK E has released 2 singles, a cassette, 3 LP's and an EP and are currently working on their 4th LP. Thalia continues to tour in the US and internationally with the Thalia Zedek Band and E, as well as the band Come, who reunited to tour in support of their recent reissues. Her most recent releases are 2021's “Perfect Vision” LP on Thrill Jockey by the Thalia Zedek Band, and 2022's “Any Information” EP by E on the Czech label Silver Rocket. In 2023's E released 7inch “Live at Cave 12” on the 100% Breakfast label. THALIA's MENTIONS The Cramps / Urban Verbs / Patti Smith / The Ramones / Deceits / The Razz / The Nurses / Fingers of Shame / The Shirkers / Limp Records / Stiff Records / Don Zientara / Inner Ear Studio / Jason Sanford / Alec Tisdale / Volcano Kings / Gavin McCarthy / Karate / Ernie Kim / Bob Dylan / Eric Clapton / Dave Davenport / Steve Miller Band / Berklee / Mr. Music / Bettina Richards / Thrill Jockey Records / Boston RPM / Karen Sarkisian / Handsy / Nurse and Soldier / Hidden Fountain / Cortez / Gibson / Peavey / Fender / Danelectro / Silvertone / Hagstrom / Kent / Ampeg / Music Man / Other Space Electronics / Dwarfcraft Devices / Electro-Harmonix / EarthQuaker Devices / Tokai / Ibanez / Boss THALIA's LINKS Thalia Zedek Band website Thalia Zedek Band Facebook E website E Bandcamp E Facebook tK Bandcamp tK Facebook MID-RIFF LINKS Website Instagram Facebook Newsletter Blog  Handsy Gender and Music Gear Experiences Report Thanks for rating/reviewing on Apple Podcasts! Support Mid-Riff by shopping on Reverb! Check out more from Ruinous Media! Bumper Music: “Smoked” by Thalia Zedek Band Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda Artwork by Julia Gualtieri

Pulp's Nick Banks is the latest guest of the MOJO Record Club; author, potter, punk historian and Jarvis Cocker's faithful drummer. Nick joins Andrew Male and Chris Catchpole to discuss the Pulp reunion, creativity over technique and The Slits... He remembers the first time, and the second, and the third! Plus new releases from Public Image Ltd and Bonnie ‘Prince' Billy.Tracklisting: 1. My Legendary Girlfriend, written by Pulp and released on Fire Records in 19912. Typical Girls, written by by Viv Albertine, Tessa Pollitt, Ariane Forster and Paloma Romero and released on Island Records3. Car Chase, written by Lydon, Smith, Edmonds and Firth and released on PiL Official Records4. Bananas, written by Will Oldham and released on Domino Records

On today's episode, I talk to musician and artist Jad Fair. Originally from Coldwater, Michigan, Jad began playing music with his brother David in 1974 as the band Half Japanese. As an art rock group that charted its own path, Half Japanese soon began to be celebrated by tastemakers, and this led to their first record contract. Over the next fifty years, they released over two dozen albums and EPs, and as a solo artist, Jad has a discography as numerous as the stars in the sky. He's collaborated with everyone from Thurston Moore to Daniel Johnston to Teenage Fanclub to Yo La Tengo, and his latest album Jump Into Love just came out at the end of July on Fire Records! This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter. Check out my free philosophy Substack where I write essays every couple months here and my old casiopop band's lost album here! And the comedy podcast I do with my wife Naomi Couples Therapy can be found here!  

Episode # 204 Rockers Ryan Jones & Eric Fraser of Corvus Lore discuss their 3rd single "Blind & Broken" from their soon to be officially released album titled "Lucida" and so much more. Since Corvus Lore's inception in 2015, their goal has been to write music that is memorable, inspiring, and possesses the perfect blend of the various styles of rock music that they grew up on — keeping original rock music alive today. And people in the music industry are taking note. SoundwavesTV has referred to Corvus Lore as the Bay Area's buzz-worthy band in 2023. Internet show host Chris Akin recently published his interview with the band stating, "Why Corvus Lore is the NEXT Velvet Revolver!" Inspiring and eye-catching videos such as "Boxing Ballerina" have won "Best Music Video" category at the 2022 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival. And their momentum keeps building — having shared the stage with notable rock legends like Tesla, Richie Kotzen, and Dizzy Reed from Guns n Roses, and Eric Martin. They have also made TV appearances on the KBFX morning show. Their sophomore album, 'Lucida,' scheduled to be release in July 2023 on Valley of Fire Records, contains nine new songs that will take you on a ride and make you want to set the needle back again and again. Keep an eye out for their upcoming shows in 2023. Corvus Lore: Ryan Jones - Vocals, Guitar Eric Fraser - Lead Guitar Mike Oneto - Bass, Vocals Joe Cloutier - Drums Website: https://corvuslore.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/corvuslore Instagram: www.instagram.com/corvuslore Corvus Lore - New Album "Lucida" official release date on Saturday, July 8, 2023 - Valley of Fire Records. Release Party!! 3rd Single / Video "Blind & Broken" Watch the complete video and subscribe • Corvus Lore "Blin... Subscribe to Pat's Soundbytes Unplugged Podcast, Pat's Soundbytes IGTV and Pat's Soundbytes Unplugged - Podcast Radio Show on YouTube for all the interviews and incredible content. Instagram: Pat's Soundbytes Twitter: @PatsSoundbytes Facebook: Patrick Calamari or Pat's Soundbytes Unplugged! Patreon Page: Pat's Soundbytes

RVG - "Squid" from the 2023 album Brain Worms from Fire Records Travel back in time with Melbourne-quartet RVG on today's Song of the Day.  “'Squid' is a song about going back in time and stepping on a Tiktaalik and then going back to the present but you have the same job, the same problems you had before except you're a squid,” vocalist Romy Vager explained to Rolling Stone Australia. “We jammed it on a whim and it ended up coming out really well. I left a large chunk of the lyrics till the last minute, finishing them off in Finsbury Park at 6 in the morning before I could get into the studio and record my vocals.” The track can be found on the band's third LP, Brain Worms, released last month via Fire Records. The band says the new album captures them at their most confident yet. “Hype is scary. After two years of COVID, it felt like the hype had gone down so we were able to just do stuff,” says Vager in a press statement. “This time around we were like, this is what we're doing, we're taking control, we're taking risks, and we're going to make an album that sounds big so that when we hear it on the radio we want to hear it again.”  Read the full story at KEXP.orgSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While Black Lips have matured and grown since forming in 1999, the Atlanta-based garage band haven't "settled down." Case in point is Apocalypse Love, the group's 10th album, released last year on Fire Records. Incorporating gospel and country influences, it's as strange and exciting as the band's early work, but it also showcases a new depth to the band. Today on Transmissions, Black Lip Jared Swilley joins us to discuss his pentecostal roots, his minister father coming out of the closet, the importance of the Bomp Records catalog, his mentor The Mighty Hannibal, and much more.  Transmissions is part of the Talkhouse Podcast Network, check out Talkhouse for more great reading and listening, and support Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions by pledging on Patreon.  Next week on the show, guitarist Marc Ribot. 

Since Corvus Lore's inception in 2015, their goal has been to write music that is memorable, inspiring, and possesses the perfect blend of the various styles of rock music that they grew up on — keeping original rock music alive today. And people in the music industry are taking note. SoundwavesTV has referred to Corvus Lore as the Bay Area's buzz-worthy band in 2023. Internet show host Chris Akin recently published his interview with the band stating, "Why Corvus Lore is the NEXT Velvet Revolver!" Inspiring and eye-catching videos such as "Boxing Ballerina" have won "Best Music Video" category at the 2022 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival. And their momentum keeps building — having shared the stage with notable rock legends like Tesla, Richie Kotzen, and Dizzy Reed from Guns n Roses, and Eric Martin. They have also made TV appearances on the KBFX morning show. Their sophomore album, 'Lucida,' scheduled to be release in July 2023 on Valley of Fire Records, contains nine new songs that will take you on a ride and make you want to set the needle back again and again. Keep an eye out for their upcoming shows in 2023.

Since Corvus Lore's inception in 2015, their goal has been to write music that is memorable, inspiring, and possesses the perfect blend of the various styles of rock music that they grew up on — keeping original rock music alive today. And people in the music industry are taking note. SoundwavesTV has referred to Corvus Lore as the Bay Area's buzz-worthy band in 2023. Internet show host Chris Akin recently published his interview with the band stating, "Why Corvus Lore is the NEXT Velvet Revolver!" Inspiring and eye-catching videos such as "Boxing Ballerina" have won "Best Music Video" category at the 2022 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival. And their momentum keeps building — having shared the stage with notable rock legends like Tesla, Richie Kotzen, and Dizzy Reed from Guns n Roses, and Eric Martin. They have also made TV appearances on the KBFX morning show. Their sophomore album, 'Lucida,' scheduled to be release in July 2023 on Valley of Fire Records, contains nine new songs that will take you on a ride and make you want to set the needle back again and again. Keep an eye out for their upcoming shows in 2023.

In this episode we bring you two interviews: John Cusimano of Fast Land Animal and Eric Fraser of Corvus Lore join the podcast. First up, Eric Fraser talks about Corvus Lore's upcoming sophomore album “Lucida”, writing guitar solos, recording direct to tape, Ryan Jones, Joe Cloutier, Mike Oneto, Valley of Fire Records, love for Night Moves, Guns n Roses, Hookers & Blow, Dizzy Reed, Foreigner, Foo Fighters, Billie Joe Armstrong, Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, Rush, and more! Next up, John Cusimano (AKA Screamin Jack Novak) joins the podcast. John talks about Fastest Land Animal's new album, recording albums remotely, working with Don Gilmore as a producer, covering The Police's “Next to You”, the band's mix of punk, pop, new wave, rock, touring with Tesla, Brian Wheat, working with his wife Rachel Ray, his passion for mixology, The Beatles, David Bowie, Janes Addiction, Husker Du, The Ramones, and a ton more! Thanks for listening, and please share! #podcast #allkillernofiller #corvuslore #fastestlandanimal This episode is brought to you by DEB Concerts. Follow DEB on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on upcoming shows, and more! This episode is also brought to you by Med Pharm. Follow their Facebook page and visit medpharmok.com to find out why they are “Cannabis With a Cause.” 30% of profits go towards building no-kill animal shelters in the area. They have a wide selection of products, and they have a doctor on site every Friday and Saturday. Mention Thunder Underground and receive 10% off on your first purchase! This episode is also brought to you by Sunset Tattoo Tulsa. Sunset Tattoo has over 25 years of experience, and is located at 3146 E. 15th St. in Tulsa, OK. They are state licensed and Mother approved! The tattoos are "Done Good and Proper" so be sure to like their facebook page for more details. Become a Thunder Underground #patron on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thunderunderground Stream us anytime everywhere podcasts are heard.

Kranky co-founder Bruce Adams sits down to discuss his new book,You're With Stupid: kranky, Chicago, and the Reinvention of Indie Music. (UTPress) Adams explains the unique conditions that put Chicago at the heart of the ‘90s indie rock scene, the emergence of the kranky aesthetic, and sing the praises of Labradford. Interview recorded between Urbana and Montreal, August 2022 Produced and mixed in Montreal, October 2022 TRACKLIST ARTIST – “TITLE” (ALBUM, LABEL, YEAR) Labradford - “Listening in Depth” (Prazision, kranky, 1993) INTRO Tim Hecker - “harmony in blue iv” (Harmony in Ultraviolet, kranky, 2006) Sebadoh - “Gimme Indie Rock” (Gimme Indie Rock!, Homestead, 1991) Archers of Loaf - “Plumb line” (Icky Mettle, Alias, 1993) Smashing Pumpkins - “Cherub Rock” (Siamese Dream, 1993) Jessamine - “Secret” (Jessamine, kranky, 1994) Slint – “Good Morning Captain” (Spiderland, Touch & Go, 1991/1995) Tortoise - “Djed” (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, Thrill Jockey, 1996) Spacemen 3 - “Feel So Sad” (Recurring, Fire Records, 1991) The Art Ensemble Of Chicago – “Urban Magic (in 4 Parts)” (Urban Bushmen, ECM, 1982) Designer [Casey Rice]- “Vandal” (Vandal, Organico, 1996) Labradford - “New Listening” (Prazision, kranky, 1993) Labradford - “Recorded And Mixed At Sound Of Music, Richmond, Va.” (E Luxo So, kranky, 1999) Labradford - “Wien” (Fixed::Context, kranky, 2001) Labradford - “S” (Mi Media Naranja, kranky, 1997) Stereolab / Nurse With Wound - “Simple Headphone Mind” (Simple Headphone Mind, Duophonic Super 45s, 1997) Gastr del Sol – “The Harp Factory On Lake Street” (The Harp Factory On Lake Street, Table Of The Elements, 1995) AMP - “Celestialreturn” (astralmoonbeamprojections, kranky, 1997) Massive Attack - “Inertia Creeps” (Mezzanine, Virgin, 1998) Magnog - “Shapeshifter" (Magnog, kranky, 1996) Roy Montgomery - “The Soul Quitens” (Temple IV, kranky, 1995) Windy + Carl - “Surfacing” (Depths, kranky, 1998) Jessica Bailiff - “Beautiful Soul" (Even in Silence, kranky, 1998) Grouper - “Disengaged” (Dragging a Dead Deer Up A Hill, Type, 2008/ kranky, 2013) Low - “Remember” (Secret Name, kranky, 1999) Liz Phair - “Girls! Girls! Girls!” (Exile in Guyville, 1993) J Dilla “33” (Another Batch, 1998) Wadada Leo Smith - "Images" [excerpt] (Spirit Catcher, Nessa, 1979) Angel Bat Dawid - “The Oracle” (The Oracle, International Anthem, 2019) Christina Vantzou - “The Magic of the Autodidact” [edit] (N°2, kranky, 2014) Dead Texan - “The Struggle” (The Dead Texan, kranky, 2004) Stars of the Lid - “The Lonely People (Are Getting Lonelier)” (The Tired Sounds Of, kranky, 2001) Bowery Electric - “Deep Blue” (Lushlife, Beggars Banquet, 2000) Kevin Drumm - “Deep Breathing Doesn't Work” (May(Part 2), 2017) Labradford - “Lake Speed” (Labradford, kranky, 1996) —- Sound Propositions is written, recorded, mixed, and produced by Joseph Sannicandro. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soundpropositions/support

If you are unfamiliar with British rock band The Bevis Frond and its founder, singer/multi-instrumentalist Nick Saloman, you have some serious catching up to do. Releasing glorious pop/punk/psyche records at a feverish pace since the late 80s, they could quite possibly be England's best kept indie-rock secret. OG fan and Chicago resident Mick Hans brings us their latest release, 2021's 'Little Eden', a psychedelically-hewn panoramic take on brutalism Britain punctuated with pure pop melodies and beautifully-observed English melancholy.  Songs featured in this episode: He'd Be A Diamond - Juliana Hatfield Three/Teenage Fanclub/Mary Lou Lord; Born In Chicago - Pixies; Splendid Isolation - The Bevis Frond; Positive Vibrations - The Soft Boys; He'd Be A Diamond - Teenage Fanclub; Raisans - Dinosaur Jr; Fortune Teller - Sugar; Everyone Rise, You Owe Me, They Will Return, Find The Mole - The Bevis Frond; The Great Rock-n-Roll Swindle - The Sex Pistols w/Edward Tudor-Pole; Do Without Me, The Man In The Garden - The Bevis Frond; Autumn Almanac - The Kinks; As I Lay Down To Die, Cherry Gardens, There's Always Love, Little Eden, Here Come The Flies - The Bevis Frond; Youth Of America - The Wipers; Pasted All Over - The Bevis Frond; Lights Are Changing - Mary Lou Lord; My Own Hollywood, Dreams Of Flying - The Bevis Frond

Time to get back into it with another iconic, unforgettable independent record label, UK-based Fire Records. Pulp, The Parachute Men, Spaceman 3, Chuck Prophet and a whole lot of so much more!

Die Resterampe und die Beschaffungskriminalität. ## August 2022 * Musik für die Nacht, queer Beet. 1. Autechre — 44Intro Lost (Blech II: Blechsdöttir — 23. September 1996 — Warp Records) 2. Disjecta — Kracht (Blech II: Blechsdöttir — 23. September 1996 — Warp Records) 3. Autechre – Rotar And Flutter (Blech II: Blechsdöttir — 23. September 1996 — Warp Records) 4. LFO — Them (Blech II: Blechsdöttir — 23. September 1996 — Warp Records) 5. Anne Clark — Take Control (Solomun Tribute Remix) (Synaesthesia: Classics Reworked — 28. Mai 2021 — Flying Dolphin Administration) 6. LABORATORIJA ZVUKA — Jugoton Express: Edit (Electronic Jugoton: Synthetic Music From Yugoslavia 1964-1989 — 31. Oktober 2014 — Croatia Records/Everland) 7. LABORATORIJA ZVUKA – Devica 69 (Electronic Jugoton: Synthetic Music From Yugoslavia 1964-1989 — 31. Oktober 2014 — Croatia Records/Everland) 8. DÉERR — Bóle Doff (Punkal — 08. Juli 2022 — Suzie Wong Music) 9. Gescom — Two Of (0161 — 15. Juni 1997 — Skam / V/Vm Test Records / Public) 10. Orbital — Impact - Rich NxT Remix (Edit) (Thirty-Something — 29. Juli 2022 — Orbital Recordings Ltd.) 11. David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes: Remix by Håkan Lidbo (MASK 500 — 22. April 2022 — Skam) 12. Dreckig — Astrometric (Digital Exposure — 12. August 2022 — Broken Clover Records) 13. DZA — CHOPPU (E.09.P — 5. August 2022 — how2make) 14. FINGERGAP — 徘徊黑夜中 = Wandering in the Dark (Shan Shan 160 — 4. August 2022 — ???) 15. Otto Von Schirach – Zombie Halloween: ft. Nastie (Oozing Bass Spasms — 30. Juni 2008 — Cock Rock Disco) 16. R-Zac - Nazi Europe Fuck Off (Trailer Trax — 8. Juli 2022 — PRSPCT Recordings) 17. Cut Brain — Psychic Surgery (The Church of Briantology Volume 2 — 7. August 2022 — Tigersquawk Records) 18. IFA Wartburg — Es ist nicht so schlimm auf der Insel Krim (Im Dienste des Sozialismus — 1998 — Plattemmeister) 19. Rosa Beton — Unser ABV: 2022 (Demo 83 — 22. April 2022 — aufnahme + wiedergabe) 20. Rosa Beton — Reaktor: 2022 (Demo 83 — 22. April 2022 — aufnahme + wiedergabe) 21. Tanya Tagaq — Colonizer (Joel Tarman Remix) (Tongues North Star Remixes — 2. Juli 2022 — Six Shooter Records) 22. Mahlsdorfer Wohnstuben Orchester — A Day (Tot — 1988 — Not On Label) 23. Danny Elfman — Insects: Machine Girl Insecticidal Tendencies Remix (Bigger. Messier. — 12. August 2022 — Anti/Epitaph) 24. Power-Pill – Pac-Man: Original Edit (Pac-Man — 25. Mai 1992 — Ffrreedom / FFRR) 25. The Leathercoated Minds — Psychotic Reaction (A Trip Down the Sunset Strip — 1967 — Viva) 26. Giant Sand — Shrine (Chore of Enchantment: 25th Anniversary Edition — 1999 — Fire Records) 27. Iron Butterfly — Her Favorite Style (Live (Remastered)) Days Of The Butterfly — 20. Juli 2022 — Concert Archives / Delta Music) 28. LUMBEROB — nicenude (Language Learner — 18. Februar 2022 — Shimmy-Disc & Lumberob) 29. Various Artists – 8: Autechre's AE Mix (The Acid Life 2 — 25. Mai 1992 — Play It Loud) 30. Gena - Wasabi feat DJ DELightfull (Bulgarian Beat Wave vol. 1 — 23. Juni 2022 — Stereofox Records) 31. Trauma Harness — Megasilmax (Ten Years of Trauma — 18. Juli 2022 — Lumpy Records) 32. Messer Für Frau Müller — Паркенсон Дэнс (MP3 Collection — 2002 — RMG Records / Storage Records / Solnze Records / ХОР) 33. Bruce Low — Noah (Der Herr Sprach Noah (Bruce Low Singt Gospelsongs Und Spirituals) — 1972 — Ariola) 34. Manfred Krug – Morgen (Amiga A Go-Go Vol.1: Deutsch-Demokratische Rare Grooves — 2000 — AMIGA) ### Informationen * Septembersendung auf Pi Radio: 23. September 2022 um 1:00 Uhr * Septembersendung auf dem Nachtprogramm der Freien Radios (zZ Radio Corax, Radio Blau, u.a.): 23. September 2022 und 26. September 2022 um 0:00 Uhr (Wenn alles gut geht) # Subtracks Neuste Errungenschafften und ungespielte Neuveröffentlichungen. Das was von einer Hitparade übrigbleibt, trocken wiederverwendet, um die Datenhalden abzubauen. * https://subtracks.funkwelle.org

50 Foot Wave - "Staring Into the Sun," a 2022 single on Fire Records. This week's Song of the Day were selected by KEXP DJ Kevin Cole, host of Drive Time, in honor of International Women's Month. Re-listen to our kick-off day of programming, and explore articles and live sessions from some of our favorite female artists here.  Two years after the long-awaited 10th studio album from Throwing Muses, frontwoman Kristin Hersh is back with a new record from her heavier side project 50 Foot Wave. Titled Black Pearl, the record is out April 15th and follows the 2016 EP Bath White. Our Song of the Day is Black Pearl's lead single “Staring Into the Sun.” Joined by Throwing Muses member Bernard Georges on bass and drummer Rob Ahler, Hersh creates a massively lush and gloomy soundscape for their first new music in six years. Featuring throbbing, droney, distortion-filled riffs, “Staring Into the Sun” is 50 Foot Wave at their most metal. Kristin Hersh is doing a long run of solo shows starting this March at SXSW and then jumping over to the UK and Europe into early Summer. Check out a full list of dates here and watch Hersh's KEXP in-studio session from 2017 at the link below. Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Den Funk im Nacken und Soul im Herzen. Die zweite Ausgabe der »Funkalicious Soulnight« hatte den Urberliner und Allrounder V.Raeter zu Gast – u.a. aktiv als DJ, Produzent, Designer, Illustrator und Fotograf. Er veröffentlichte 2020 sein erstes Soloprojekt »Alltimers« und feiert mit knapp zehn Millionen Streams einen beachtlichen Erfolg, an den er nun mit seinem zweiten Beat- und Instrumental-Album »Sunday On A Monday« anschließen möchte – diesmal veröffentlicht im Hause Kabul Fire Records. Gemeinsam hören wir in sein überfrisches Album und entdecken den Künstler dahinter. Wir laden dich herzlich dazu ein, uns dabei zu begleiten. # Funkalicious Soulnight Den Funk im Nacken und Soul im Herzen – Stefan Gerats aka Zunda lädt zur »Funkalicious Soulnight« und erkundet zusammen mit Tomasz Milla und seinen Gästen die musikalischen Untiefen des Grooves. Ein stark von urbaner Club- und DJ-Kultur geprägtes Musikverständnis bildet die Basis und so gräbt man sich des nachts gemeinsam mit DJs, Musikproduzenten, Labelbetreibern, Clubbesitzern, Promotern und Plattensammlern durch die Crates, die das Leben bedeuten. Die Nacht zieht auf und die Nadel gleitet knisternd über das Vinyl. Wir sind on air. One love!

Abiodun Oyewole - "Harlem" from the 2021 album Gratitude on Fire Records. Abiodun Oyewole's legendary history can be traced back to one very important day, May 19, 1968, when he read poetry in Harlem's Mount Morris Park with David Nelson and Gylan Kain in honor of Malcolm X's birthday and became what is now considered the first hip hop group - The Last Poets. In honor of this sacred day and Oyewole's love for the New York neighborhood that gave him life, Oyewole recently released a single expressing his appreciation for Harlem and the people that live there. Appropriately titled “Harlem,” the song is locked in a singular groove for nearly six and a half minutes while Oyewole waxes poetic about the music, food, history, and culture that makes this neighborhood so special. Backup singers provide meditative coos of “Harlem, sweet Harlem” behind Oyewole's shout outs to soul food at Sylvia's, hanging out at the Jazzmobile, the Apollo, shopping on 125th street, children jumping double dutch, high fives, and real hugs. It's a spiritual and inspirational journey of a man with a singular legacy. In a recent interview with Pat Thomas, Oyewole had this to say about the inspiration behind the song: “You gotta realize, Harlem was the place I wanted. It was like a desire, a dream. I was raised in Queens, New York. I would see Harlem every Sunday of my life because we went to church in Harlem. The energy of Harlem was exciting, electric. I told myself, 'I got to be here,' because there was no place in New York City that had that kind of energy and I really wanted that. “When the opportunity arose that The Last Poets were gonna happen and Dahveed Nelson, a brother who I consider part of the group because it was his idea, he told me that we were going to read poetry at Mount Morris Park in Harlem, there was a part of me that was very happy and a part of me that was very scared. I was intimidated because I thought Harlem was a tough place to do anything.  “Harlem was where everything was going to happen. When we set up our home base in Harlem, I spent all my time in Harlem, I got an apartment in Harlem - Harlem became everything to me.” Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die Resterampe und die Beschaffungskriminalität. Ist den schon Weihnachten, leben vor der nächsten Krise mit der passenden Musik. Schlecht sortiert. ## Oktober 2021 1. Nebe Quartett — O, Tannenbaum (O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum / Süßer die Glocken nie klingen – 1907 – Edison Records) 2. Illuminati Hotties — Joni: LA's No. 1 Health Goth (Let Me Do One More — 1. Oktober 2021 — Hopeless Records / Snack Shack Tracks) 3. Ghösh — Come Original Nuttah (Alien Nation — 1. Oktober 2021 — get better Records) 4. Thundercat — Boat Cruise (The Golden Age Of Apocalypse — 29. August 2011 — Brainfeeder) 5. The Yawpers — Mon Nom (Boy In A Well — 2017 — Bloodshot Records) 6. 藤山一郎: Ichirō Fujiyama — Tokyo Daughter (Longing for the Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939 — 25. Juni 2021 — Death Is Not The End) 7. 555 Sounds — Somatic holodeck: Ritual sacrifice of boolean regents at the Wave Pool (Live from Dirtmall — 8. September 2021 — Ingrown Records) 8. Jóhann Jóhannsson — Watching My Armor Melt (Gold Dust — 1. August 2021 — Not On Label) 9. Ed McCurdy & Billy Faier — Mr Rabbit (Children's Songs — 20. März 1978 — Tradition Everest) 10. Pere Ubu — 333 (St. Arkansas: 2021 Remix and Master — 10. September 2021 — Fire Records) 11. Com Truise — VHS Sex (Galactic Melt — 5. Juni 2011 — Ghostly International) 12. Cold Beat — Rubble Ren (War Garden — 18. September 2021 — Not On Label) 13. Emilio Arias — Ashi (Mellow Bangers — 1. Oktober 2021 — ITALO MODERNI) 14. Son Lux — Molecules: Lucrecia Dalt Rework (Tomorrows Reworks — 29. September 2021 — This Is Meru) 15. Kalle Wirsch — Sonntags geh ich gern bei Mama essen (Neue deutsche Welle — 24. September 2021 — GRSCHTRGR) 16. K-Super — Radios & Tunnels (ShubzinVA004 — 30. September 2021 — Shubzin) 17. Kisewa — Dang Pit: Computer Music Club Remix (Scream Sonata — 1. Oktober 2021 — Absurd TRAX / by Mouhoi) 18. Karim Maas & Stave — Loop 002 (Godless — 24. September 2021 — UVB-76 Music) 19. G36 vs JK Flesh — Ghengis (Disintegration Dubs — 1. Oktober 2021 — Pressure) 20. Mariá Portugal — Cheio Vazio (Erosão — 12. November 2021 — Fun In The Church) 21. Soeur Sourire — Dominique (Soeur Sourire — 1962 — Philips) 22. U.K. Subs — I Live In A Car: Live, Gossips, 28. September 1981 (Danger: The Chaos Tapes — 28. September 2021 — Cherry Red Records) 23. Tricky Woo — Pink Mountains (The Enemy Is Real — 26. Mai 1998 — Sonic Unyon) 24. TRAINING & John — Anthill Closeup (Three Seconds – 26. November 2021 – Fun In The Church) 25. Aja — Ode to Sophie (Slug — 1. Oktober 2021 — Opal Tapes) 26. Syberian98 — Cell Reaction (Precursor — 24. September 2020 — Triple Vision Record Distribution) 27. Weltraum — Jabbah (Live At Studio Red Roof — 2. Juli 2021 — Tonzonen Records) 28. Synalegg — Computer Series 09 (Computer Series — 10. September 2021 — OOH-sounds) 29. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Matt Sweeney — Not Fooling (Superwolves — 16. April 2021 — Drag City) 30. Thurston Moore – Heroin (I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico — 24. September 2021 — Verve Records) ## Informationen * Novembersendung auf Pi Radio: 15. November 2021 um 1:00 Uhr * Novembersendung auf dem Nachtprogramm der Freien Radios (zZ Radio Corax, Radio Blau, u.a.): 22. November 2021 und 25. November 2021 um 0:00 Uhr (Wenn alles gut geht) # Subtracks Neuste Errungenschafften und ungespielte Neuveröffentlichungen. Das was von einer Hitparade übrigbleibt, trocken wiederverwendet, um die Datenhalden abzubauen. * https://subtracks.funkwelle.org

Johnny Lynch AKA Pictish Trail joins us this week from the Isle of Eigg to share his Personal Beatles. We chat about his formative Brit Pop years, his first exposure to The Beatles in second hand CD shops in America, and how he set up is record label, Lost Map. Johnny's critically acclaimed latest album as Pictish Trail, Thumb World, is available now on Fire Records.We also have an extended chat about the upcoming Get Back films on Disney+.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On today's episode, I talk to musician David Thomas. Raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, David is one of the founders of the short-lived but influential punk band Rocket from the Tombs, who split up after about a year, with some members going off to form the Dead Boys, while David founded Pere Ubu. While David would record on and off with the self-described avant-garage Pere Ubu over the next 40 years, he has also recorded with a number of different collaborators under a number of different names, such as David Thomas & the Pedestrians, David Thomas & the Wooden Birds and David Thomas & Two Pale Boys. Earlier in September, Fire Records reissued two classic Pere Ubu albums Pennsylvania and St Arkansas! This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.

Emily catches up with L.A. woman and sublime songstress Marina Allen to explore her authentic and beautiful Fire Records debut. Music played Wolf Alice - Delicious Things Sqaurepusher - Deep Fried Pizza Greentea Peng - Soulboy black midi - Diamond Stuff Marina Allen - Original Goodness Useful links: Listen to the weekly updated Rough Trade Edit Playlist, featuring 25 tracks, exclusive to Apple Music: rghtrd.co/rtapplemusic Rough Trade Edit Podcast Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/3259nXP…4fd0bc53bba0422f Rough Trade Edit albums available to purchase: rghtrd.co/rtedit Rough Trade Blog: blog.roughtrade.com Rough Trade Transmissions: www.instagram.com/roughtrade/channel/ RSD: https://blog.roughtrade.com/record-store-day-2021/ Every other week, legendary independent vinyl retailer, Rough Trade, takes you behind the record shop counter to discuss the most exciting new albums, as well as chatting with the recording artists themselves. Thank you for listening.

Our guest today is just as much of a singular and influential artist as the featured album. Thalia Zedek has a lot to share at the moment. Her first solo release is getting the full treatment for it's 20th anniversary. Been Here and Gone is being reissued by Thrill Jockey Records on vinyl for the first time and in limited edition gold vinyl too! Get that here: https://thaliazedek.bandcamp.com/album/been-here-and-gone-20th-anniversary-reissue Also the Thalia Zedek Band has a new record coming out. Perfect Vision is available for pre-order now here: https://thaliazedek.bandcamp.com/album/perfect-vision And something I don't have a link for that Thalia shared with me is that Come will have a 45 of Gun Club covers available through Chunklet Industries in early June, as well as some Come reissues coming out on Fire Records in October. Mark your calendars, or follow us on Social media and we'll get you the updates. psychicstatic.net Jeff Robbins of 123 Astronaut wrote and performed the theme song.

A.A. Williams chats music as therapy, putting out two albums inside one crazy year and coming to appreciate the small things about being on the road. Plus! Edit highlights from Tune Yards, Clark, The Antlers and a heads up on brand new Fire Records signing Marina Allen. Music played Marina Allen - Oh Louise Tune Yards - Hold Yourself Clark - Citrus The Antlers - Solstice A.A. Williams - Where Is My Mind Buy Songs From Isolation on LP/CD Browse Rough Trade Edit albums Sign up to the Rough Trade newsletter Enjoy the Rough Trade Edit Podcast? Why not check out Rough Trade Q&A.

Solénoïde (29.03.2021) - Cap vers le Texas chez le compositeur Graham Reynolds qui nous offre un mix exclusif ! Basé à Austin, ce chef d'orchestre-improvisateur fait de la musique pour le cinéma, le théâtre, la danse, avec des collaborateurs allant de DJ Spooky à Jack Black. Bref que vous soyez adeptes de musiques de film ou de soundscapes poétiques, une chose est sûre : Graham Reynolds dispose d’atouts convaincants pour toucher notre fibre imaginogène !

On today's episode I talk to musician and painter Tobin Sprout. Born in 1955 in Dayton, Ohio, Tobin is an American artist, musician and children’s book creator. As a musician, he was well known as a founding member of the indie rock band Guided by Voices before going out on his own, releasing his first solo album, Carnival Boy, in 1996. As an artist, Tobin is famous for his photo-realism large format paintings, especially the “Superchrome” series, although he does paint in other styles as well. His children’s book, Elliott, about a magician’s rabbit who finds the courage to leave his top hat, sold out of its first print run. His latest album, Empty Horses, was released late last year on Fire Records, and like everything else Tobin does, it's great! This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.

Providing freaky music since 1999. For those who wonder: What is The Brain? Listen this! 1. DBFC - Autonomic - PIAS - 2015 2. The Brain - Générique - Unreleased - 2010 3. Mick Milk - Furniture Music - Anna Logue Records - 2012 4. Las Kellies - Bling-bling - Fire Records - 2011 5. Los Destellos - Guajira sicodelica - Odeon dele peru - 1968 6. Dawn Penn - You Dont Love Me No No No - Big beat - 1993 7. Gelbart - Harpsichord automata - Gagarin records - 2016 8. Bal paré - Nathalie - Tatra - 1994 9. Paprika Kinski - Steady Lover - Her Majesty’s ship - 2015 10. Ann steel - Sport et Divertissement - Durium - 1979 11. Scarlatti goes electro - Etude Op. 25 n°3 in F Maj de Chopin - The Brain Records - 2016 12. Mama Cass - Different - Capitol - 1970 13. The Pixies(Animal Cover) - Where Is My Mind - Unreleasedd - 2016 14. Lily Chao - Whose Blooming Rose - Akufone - 2015 15. MC Miker G. DJ Sven - Holiday Rap - Dureco Benelux - 1986 16. The Stupid Set - Hello, I love you - Italian records - 1980 17. Farruko - Tiempos - Autoproduced - 2012 18. Rockets - Radio Station - Rockland Records - 1982 19. Lindita Gjoka - Si Shqiponja - ArkivaShqip - 2016 20. Hologram Teen - Hex These Rules - Robot rocker - 2016 21. Frederik Schikowski - Générique The Brain - The Brain Records - 2014 ## Über The Brain The Brain ist eine DJ-Show gemischt aus Electro Broadcasts, Dissonanz-Pop, Rock'n'Roll, epileptischen Gesängen und vorindustriellen Robotik, Raumfahrt-Pop, vorsintflutlichen Vintage-Raritäten in Form von kinematischen Mini-Dada. Jede Sendung bietet einen epischen, akustischen, frischen Sound mit dem kindliche Euphorie in vollem Umfang nachgekommen wird. Let's Spock! *

Providing freaky music since 1999. For those who wonder: What is The Brain? Listen this! 1. DBFC - Autonomic - PIAS - 2015 2. The Brain - Générique - Unreleased - 2010 3. Mick Milk - Furniture Music - Anna Logue Records - 2012 4. Las Kellies - Bling-bling - Fire Records - 2011 5. Los Destellos - Guajira sicodelica - Odeon dele peru - 1968 6. Dawn Penn - You Dont Love Me No No No - Big beat - 1993 7. Gelbart - Harpsichord automata - Gagarin records - 2016 8. Bal paré - Nathalie - Tatra - 1994 9. Paprika Kinski - Steady Lover - Her Majesty’s ship - 2015 10. Ann steel - Sport et Divertissement - Durium - 1979 11. Scarlatti goes electro - Etude Op. 25 n°3 in F Maj de Chopin - The Brain Records - 2016 12. Mama Cass - Different - Capitol - 1970 13. The Pixies(Animal Cover) - Where Is My Mind - Unreleasedd - 2016 14. Lily Chao - Whose Blooming Rose - Akufone - 2015 15. MC Miker G. DJ Sven - Holiday Rap - Dureco Benelux - 1986 16. The Stupid Set - Hello, I love you - Italian records - 1980 17. Farruko - Tiempos - Autoproduced - 2012 18. Rockets - Radio Station - Rockland Records - 1982 19. Lindita Gjoka - Si Shqiponja - ArkivaShqip - 2016 20. Hologram Teen - Hex These Rules - Robot rocker - 2016 21. Frederik Schikowski - Générique The Brain - The Brain Records - 2014 ## Über The Brain The Brain ist eine DJ-Show gemischt aus Electro Broadcasts, Dissonanz-Pop, Rock'n'Roll, epileptischen Gesängen und vorindustriellen Robotik, Raumfahrt-Pop, vorsintflutlichen Vintage-Raritäten in Form von kinematischen Mini-Dada. Jede Sendung bietet einen epischen, akustischen, frischen Sound mit dem kindliche Euphorie in vollem Umfang nachgekommen wird. Let's Spock! *

The Perfect Disaster with Phil Parfitt in conversation with David Eastaugh The first incarnation of the band was named Orange Disaster, with Parfitt joined by Ken Renny (bass), and Alison Pate (guitar). This line-up released a seven-inch EP called "Something's Got To Give" on Neuter Records, Catalogue Number OD 01. Often mislabeled as 1982 - the release date that is given on the labels is 1.9.1980 (1 September 1980). After this they changed their name to The Architects of Disaster. Parfitt was then joined by Tony Pettitt (bass), Nod Wright (drums) and Paul Wright (guitar). This line-up disbanded, having released one single, "Cucumber Sandwich"/"Friendly Fire." Nod Wright and Tony Pettit then left to form Fields of the Nephilim with Parfitt recruiting Grant Davidson (bass) and later John Saltwell (bass), Dan Cross (guitar), and Malcolm Catto (drums).[1] They returned in 1984 as The Perfect Disaster, with an eponymous debut album issued on the French Kampa label in 1985. In 1987, the band signed to Glass Records, which reissued their debut album, and followed it with a twelve-inch EP later that year. There were further line-up changes when Saltwell and Pate departed, replaced by multi-instrumentalist Josephine Wiggs. The band moved on to Fire Records, releasing the Asylum Road album in 1988. Catto also left, with Phil Outram and Martin Langshaw joining for their third album, Up, which reached number fifteen on the UK Indie Chart, and saw the band touring with The Jesus and Mary Chain. In 1989, Wiggs left to join The Breeders, with Saltwell returning. In 1990, the band issued the Rise EP, and a final album, Heaven Scent, before splitting up the following year

For a globally-focused podcast we're keeping it mostly local this week. But before the onslaught of excellent UK music, we kick things off with the industrial psy-pop of Ukranian trio Tvii Son whose debut album is a true highlight of the year so far. We also welcome back Faten Kanaan with her debut for Fire Records, Black Acre's Commodo, and Sophia Loizou on Houndstooth. Elsewhere we have Afghan disco from Les Disque Bongo Joe, YCO founder BFTT on Polity, Good Sad Happy Bad (FKA Micachu & The Shapes) and much more. Tracklisting Tvii Son - Am I (Music Inspires Change, UK) Faten Kanaan - Night Tide / Anteros (Fire Records, UK) BFTT - Lokt (Polity Records, UK) Ben Colhoun - Exceptional Moments (Hot Fools, UK) Polyhymns - JK (Thissen Records, UK) Rüstəm Quliyev - İran Təranələri (Les Disque Bongo Joe, Switzerland) Sophia Loizou - Anima (Houndstooth, UK) Ana Roxanne - Suite Pour L’invisible (Kranky, USA) Commodo - Stakeout (Black Acre, UK) Good Sad Happy Bad - Shades (Textile Records, France) Produced and edited by Nick McCorriston.

Glass Records special with David Barker in conversation with David Eastaugh Glass was one of the key London-based indie labels of the 1980s. Early releases focused on artists from Northampton (Religious Overdose, Where's Lisse & The Jazz Butcher), and the Midlands (Bron Area & In Embrace). The label released several records by artists having later associations with other London-based indies: Creation Records (The Jazz Butcher and Nikki Sudden & the Jacobites) ; Fire Records (Spacemen 3 and The Perfect Disaster). Glass's mainstay acts were The Pastels, In Embrace and The Jazz Butcher. The label also issued material by Bauhaus member David J, and American punk band The Replacements, and the influential Liverpool Ur-grunge Walkingseeds. Founder David Barker went on to work for Fire Records, creating the Paperhouse label, taking the Walkingseeds with him, and releasing the first Teenage Fanclub album, then moving to Creation Records for 2 years.

Mega City Four special with Gerry Bryant in conversation with David Eastaugh  The group were officially formed in 1987 and the band's career started with performing gigs around their local town of Farnborough before making their vinyl debut in September 1987 with "Miles Apart"/"Running in Darkness". The single led to a round of gigs with fellow punk-influenced bands like Senseless Things and Snuff. "Miles Apart" and "Running" were reissued (separately) in 1988 on the independent label Decoy, along with the more melodic "Distant Relatives" and "Less Than Senseless". A healthy following latched on to them quickly, and by 1988 the group were performing to packed audiences on a regular basis. Continuing on their local success, the band would eventually release their 1989 debut album, Tranzophobia The band continued to tour extensively in the UK, Europe and North America, working with bands including Les Thugs, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine and Doughboys, amongst many others. The band's second studio album, Who Cares Wins, was released in 1990.[2] Extensive touring across Europe began again, with the band performing in the Reading Festival that year. Who Cares Wins was followed by a compilation album of their early 7" singles, called Terribly Sorry Bob (1991). The band subsequently moved to a major record label to record two further studio albums, Sebastopol Rd. (1992) (recorded by Jessica Corcoran at London's Greenhouse Recording Studios) and Magic Bullets (1993). This album produced the singles "Wallflower" and "Iron Sky", which both placed 69 and 48 in the UK Singles Chart respectively. After falling out with their record label, they moved to Fire Records to record their final studio album, Soulscraper (1996). In addition to their studio albums, the band also released a live album, a Peel Sessionsdisc, and a number of singles. The British music journalist, Martin Roach, wrote a biography of the band, Mega City Four: Tall Stories and Creepy Crawlies, published in 1993.

Die Resterampe und die Beschaffungskriminalität. Unsere Sendung auf Radio Corax (Halle) in der Berliner Nacht und als Ersatzsendung auf Pi Radio (Berlin Ost). Radio als Zweitverwertung. Wenn du ein Null hast, kannste nix befüllen. == Mai 2020 (Nuller Spezial) 1. Hyi – S.S.S.S. : Reprise (I Can't Wait to Be Sad and Alone on the Edge of the Universe – 4. August 2014 – LapFox Trax) 2. Melvins – Tie My Pecker To A Tree (Tres Cabrones – 5. November 2013 – Ipecac Recordings) 3. Michael Giacchino – The Newbie Skeleton Walk (Coco: Banda Sonora Original en Español – 10. November 2017 – Walt Disney Records) 4. Young Fathers – Rain Or Shine (White Men Are Black Men Too – 7. April 2015 – Big Dada) 5. Momus – Heian (Scobberlotchers – 9. September 2016 – American Patchwork) 6. Normal Nada – Nubai: Wo lo lol (Transmutação Cerebral – 11. Dezember 2015 – Príncipe) 7. Daughn Gibson – The Pisgee Nest (Me Moan – 8. Juli 2013 – Sub Pop) 8. Pere Ubu – Datapanik (COGS : The Making of Carnival of Souls – 8. September 2014 – Fire Records) 9. Bloodshot Bill — Only Girl (Come Get Your Love Right Now — 15. Februar 2019 — Norton Records) 10. Proc Fiskal — Prop O Deed (Shleekit Doss — 13. September 2019 — Hyperdub) 11. Bang Man – Bangers Mashed (Pirate Book – 3. Mai 2017 – Legs Akimbo Records) 12. softcoresoft — Sentiment Analysis (Otherworlds — 18. Oktober 2019 — Lobster Theremin) 13. Errorsmith – Internet of Screws (Superlative Fatigue – 17. Oktober 2017 – Pan) 14. Mr. Projectile – Voice (More Old Songs – 29. Januar 2017 – Selfrelease) 15. James Hoff – Erblast (Blaster – August 2014 – PAN) 16. Otto von Schirach - When Dinosaurs Rule Earth (Supermeng - 3. August 2012 - Monkeytown Records) 17. Ultrasyd - Campylobacter's Groove (Electro - Oktober 2012 - Soundcloud) 18. Colossal Squid — iFuck Francisco: Feat. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (Swungert — 29. November 2019 — Square Leg) 19. Death From Above – Never Swim Alone (Outrage – 8. September 2017 – Last Gang Records) 20. CVLNRST – Breakage (Rendezvous EP – 2. Mai 2017 – Renraku) 21. Sacri Cuori – Delone (Delone – April 2015 – Editions Mego) 22. Clem Leek – Exit Tears (Rest – 6. Mai 2013 – N.N.) 23. Kettcar – Palo Alto (Der süße Duft der Widersprüchlichkeit – 15. März 2019 – Grand Hotel van Cleef) 24. Alameda 5 – d u c h (Duch Tornada – 11. Mai 2015 – Obserwatorium dźwięku Projekt) 25. Shovels & Rope – Ohio (Swimmin' Time – 26. August 2014 – Dualtone) 26. Eliminate — Weeble Wobble: Spoken Word (Weeble Wobble EP — 20. Dezember 2019 — Disciple Round Table) 27. Metroland – Thalys : Northern Kind Remix (Thalys EP – 26. September 2014 – Alfa Matrix) 28. Liars – 97 Tears (Titles with the Word Fountain – 21. September 2018 – Mute) 29. What Cheer? Brigade – Reka Želja: Silent Antagonist Remix (You Can't See Inside of Me – 16. Juni 2017 – Don Giovanni Records) 30. Chinese Man – L'aurore (Shikantaza – 3. Februar 2017 – Chinese Man Records) 31. The Laurels – Sonicology (Sonicology – 14. Oktober 2016 – Rice Is Nice Records) 32. ForstWölfin – •••− −−− •−•• − •− −−• • (Closed City – ?2. März 2017? – Selfrelease) == Informationen * Junisendung auf Pi Radio: 12. Juni 2020 um 1:00 Uhr * Junisendung auf Radio Corax: 12. Juni 2020 um 2:00 Uhr == Subtracks Neuste Errungenschafften und ungespielte Neuveröffentlichungen. Das was von einer Hitparade übrigbleibt, trocken wiederverwendet, um die Datenhalden abzubauen. * https://subtracks.funkwelle.org

Throwing Muses - “Dark Blue” from the 2020 album Sun Racket on Fire Records. Alt-rock icons Throwing Muses return with their first new album in seven years, the fiery tenth full-length Sun Racket, out September 4 via Fire Records. The group originally formed in the early '80s, with it's current line-up of Kristin Hersh, drummer David Narcizo, and bassist Bernard Georges holding steady since the '90s. Recording the new album brought everybody back together from their respective coasts.  “Sun Racket has always been geographical," Narcizo confirms in a press release. "...a transplanted southerner in New England crash landing in California. A West Coast sound at New England scale, dragged back down to the south where the elements got more aggressive but now with deeper roots.” Read the full post on KEXP.org Support the show.

The Parachute Men with Fiona Gregg in conversation with David Eastaugh The Parachute Men formed in 1985, with a line-up of Fiona Gregg (vocals), Stephen H. Gregg (guitar), Andrew Howes (bass and keyboards), and Mark Boyce (drums and keyboards). After two years of gigging, the band were signed by large London indie label Fire Records in 1987. Their first release was a four-track EP with "Sometimes In Vain" as the lead track, in May 1988. This was followed in August of the same year by debut album The Innocents, which made the NME top 50 albums of that year. Two further singles were taken from the album, "If I Could Wear Your Jacket" (which author Mike Gayle has stated is one of his all-time favourite records) and "Bed and Breakfast". A further single, "Leeds Station" was released and also featured on the NME's Carry On Disarming video. Howes and Boyce departed soon after, with Fiona and Stephen continuing as an acoustic duo until they recruited Matthew Parkin (bass) and Paul Walker (drums). 1990 saw the release of the second album, Earth, Dogs, and Eggshells, preceded by the single "Every Other Thursday" (a reference to signing on to the dole). The album was released over a year after it was recorded, losing much of the momentum the band had built up.[2] The band line-up changed again, with Canadian Colleen Browne replacing Matthew Parkin. They eventually recruited a further bass player, Tony Hodges, but after playing just one gig, at Liverpool University, split in the early 1990s with no further releases.  

For the 31st instalment of Threadwork host Ross Cale looks back on his most loved and most listened to music of 2019. Part 1 of 2.Tracklisting w/ links to purchase, if I can find them (these are directly related to the artists where possible but not always). Also, I take no responsibility for the links. Just trying to help…Norma Tanega – Illusion taken from Sad About The Times compilation [Anthology Recordings] (2019, track originally released 1971) https://anthologyrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/sad-about-the-timesDavid Bowie – Angel Angel Grubby Face (Demo Version 1) taken from Spying Through A Keyhole [Parlophone] (2019) https://www.juno.co.uk/products/david-bowie-spying-through-a-keyhole-demos/719970-01/O Terno – Volta E Meia (feat. Shintaro Sakamoto & Devendra Banhart) taken from [RISCO] (2019) https://oterno.bandcamp.com/track/volta-e-meiaFloating Points – Bias taken from Crush [Ninja Tune] (2019) https://floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/album/crushRadio Weirdo – VHS #3 [self released] (2019) https://radioweirdo.bandcamp.com/track/vhs-3Tenderlonious – Hard Rain taken from Hard Rain [22a] (2019) https://tenderlonious.bandcamp.com/track/hard-rainAnthony Naples – Fog FM taken from Fog FM [ANS] (2019) https://anthonynaples.bandcamp.com/album/fog-fmBoozoo Bajou – Uhuuus taken from Shimmer Vol. 2 [Stereo Deluxe] (2019) http://classic.beatport.com/track/uhuuus-original-mix/11475280Teebs – Mirror Memory taken from Anicca [Brainfeeder] (2019) https://teebs.bandcamp.com/album/aniccaFlying Lotus – Say Something taken from Flamagra [Warp Records] (2019) https://warp.net/releases/129297-flying-lotus-flamagraAbdullah Ibrahim AKA Dollar Brand with Akaya – Jabula taken from The Balance [Gearbox Records] (2019) https://abdullahibrahim.bandcamp.com/track/jabulaFenella – Triangular Journey taken from Fenella, Inspired By The Marcel Jankovics Film Fehérlófia [Fire Records] (2019) https://janeweaverfire.bandcamp.com/album/fenellaRozi Plain – Dark Park taken from What A Boost [Memphis Industries] (2019) https://roziplain.bandcamp.com/album/what-a-boost(excerpt) Avey Tare – Saturdays (Again) taken from Cows On Hourglass Pond [Domino] (2019) https://aveytare.bandcamp.com/album/cows-on-hourglass-pondSalami Rose Joe Louis – Sitting With Thoughts taken from Zdenka 2090 [Brainfeeder] (2019) https://salamirosejoelouismusic.bandcamp.com/album/zdenka-2080boy scouts – Get Well Soon taken from Free Company [Anti-] (2019) https://boyscouts.bandcamp.com/track/get-well-soonThe Chemical Brothers – Out Of Control (The Avalanches Surrender To Love Mix) [UMC] (2019) https://uk.7digital.com/artist/the-chemical-brothers/release/out-of-control-the-avalanches-surrender-to-love-mix-10661763--Spotify episode playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4AZCLKDaDrJfjDIYVEUwiD?si=_EMbyGIMREikBGx64y8FjAThreadwork is presented by Ross Cale.Huge thanks to Bod for production support.Huge thanks to Bettina Langlois for the Threadwork soft sculptures. Check out some of her other work here: https://www.instagram.com/bettenoire93/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosscale_threadwork/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RossCaleThreadwork website: www.threadwork.netAcast: https://www.acast.com/threadworkApple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/threadwork/id1365731024?mt=2Spotify podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1EohT1bTEcHMbtvxu9G6yj?si=PSLfZGE0S7eKvF6H_LE5MwMixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/rosscale3/

Hater - Four Tries Down - a 2019 single on Fire Records.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I feel very privilaged and lucky to have Dons Savage of Dead Famous People in the studio this week for Live and Direct. We chat about the project's early beginnings, and catch a sneak peek of what's to come with the new album, being released by Fire Records. Dons performs three new songs: Clusters, To Be Divine, and Don't Go To Work. Huuuuge cheers to NZ On Air Music... ~ ~ ~

Mega City Four special with Danny Brown in conversation - talking about life in the band & much much more - with David Eastaugh  Mega City Four were an English indie rock band formed in Farnborough, Hampshire, who obtained popularity throughout the late 1980s and 1990s. Mega City Four consisted of guitarist and vocalist Wiz, his brother and rhythm guitarist Danny Brown, bassist Gerry Bryant and drummer Chris Jones. According to Uncut magazine, the group "earned a reputation across the globe as an exciting live band". Wiz and Bryant were in a band together at school called 'Stallion', who performed two shows together. One of the shows took place at Cove Secondary School (where "Stallion will come for you" stickers were handed out in an attempt to bolster the bands following) and the show was concluded when the school cut the power. Wiz, seeking more independence to write his own music, decided he wanted to form a new band with Bryant and Danny Brown, named 'Capricorn', after the brothers' shared the star sign. Capricorn formed in June 1982. They consisted of drummer Martin Steib, vocalist and guitarist Wiz, rhythm guitarist Danny and bassist Gerry. The band had a personal fallout in regards to musical direction and dissolved in 1986. A four-track demo was recorded in 1982, and they released one demo, titled 'The Good News Tape' in 1985. The trio of Gerry, Danny and Wiz maintained closeness and enlisted Chris Jones (who drummed in local band Exit East) to join their new group. The new name, initially suggested by Steib in the Capricorn era, was decided as Mega City Four. The group were officially formed in 1987 and the band's career started with performing gigs around their local town of Farnborough before making their vinyl debut in September 1987 with "Miles Apart"/"Running In Darkness"[2]. The single led to a round of gigs with fellow punk-influenced bands like Senseless Things and Snuff. "Miles Apart" and "Running" were reissued (separately) in 1988 on the independent label Decoy, along with the more melodic "Distant Relatives" and "Less Than Senseless". A healthy following latched on to them quickly, and by 1988 the group were performing to packed audiences on a regular basis. Continuing on their local success, the band would eventually release their 1989 debut album, Tranzophobia. The band continued to tour extensively in the UK, Europe and North America, working with bands including Les Thugs, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machineand Doughboys, amongst many others. The band's second studio album, Who Cares Wins, was released in 1990. Extensive touring across Europe began again, with the band performing in the Reading Festival that year. Who Cares Wins was followed by a compilation album of their early 7" singles, called Terribly Sorry Bob (1991). The band subsequently moved to a major record label to record two further studio albums, Sebastopol Rd. (1992) (recorded by Jessica Corcoran at London's Greenhouse Recording Studios) and Magic Bullets (1993). This album produced the singles Wallflower and Iron Sky, which both placed 69 and 48 in the music charts respectively. After falling out with their record label, they moved to Fire Records to record their final studio album, Soulscraper (1996). In addition to their studio albums, the band also released a live album, a Peel Sessions disc, and a number of singles. The British music journalist, Martin Roach, wrote a biography of the band, "Mega City Four: Tall Stories and Creepy Crawlies", published in 1993.

Am Freitag veröffentlichte Fire Records mit Some Kind of Tension und Some Kind of Trip eine Bündelung der so wahnhaft-genialen Singles der Television Personalities; einer archetypischen Indieband. von Mirco Kaempf

Plunky & Oneness is one of the most enduring and versatile funk, jazz, Afro-fusion groups of all time. In 1975, the group released its African Rhythms album, on the Black Fire Music label, marking the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship with producer and label president, Jimmy Gray (father of DC producer/curator and Full Service Radio host Jamal Gray). In this special interview we chat with James "Plunky" Branch, Saxophonist of Oneness of Juju, about his history and the impact of this seminal record - which would go on to influence many musical movements to follow, and be famously reinterpreted by J Dilla.

Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond talks about his favourite Frond tracks and material from other artists. The Bevis Frond – Enjoy (We're Your Friends, Man, Fire Records 2018) The Bevis Frond – Johnny Kwango (The Leaving of London, Woronzow, 2011) The Flies – (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone (Single A-side, Decca, 1966) Patto – […] The post Nick Saloman – The Bevis Frond appeared first on The Strange Brew.

Today's Bombshell (Bombshell Radio)Generating Steam HeatBombshell Radio4pm EST 9pm BST 1pm PDT bombshellradio.com#GeneratingSteamHeat #Postpunk #punk #newmusic #60sClassics #Ska #60sGarage #StitcherRadio #Itunes #BombshellRadioNegro Terror-Voice Of Memphis (Unreleased live track 2018)Public Practise-Bad Girl(s) (From the self released 12’’ EP ‘Distance Is A Mirror’ 2018)Cherry Glazerr-Wasted Nun (From the Secretly Canadian Records album ‘Stuffed & Ready’ 2019)Priests-The Seduction Of Kansas (From the forthcoming Sister Polygon Records album ‘The Seduction Of Kansas’ 2019)Martha-Love Keeps Kicking (From the forthcoming Big Scary Monster Records album ‘Love Keeps Kicking’ 2018)Martha Valez-Get Up, Stand Up (From the Sire Records album ‘Escape From Babylon’ 1976)The Lemonheads-Unfamiliar (From the Fire Records album ‘Varshons 2’ 2019)The Members-Offshore Banking Business (Virgin Records 12’’ 1979)The Specials-10 Commandments (From the Universal Records album ‘Encore’ 2019)Bob Mould-Lost Faith (From the Merge Records album ‘Sunshine Rock’ 2019)Madder Rose-Beautiful John (From the Seed Records album ‘Bring It Down’ 1993)The Strokes-Someday (From the Rough Trade Records album ‘Is This It’ 2001)Richard Hell & The Voidoids-Walking On The Water (From the Sire Records album ‘Blank Generation’ 1977)Bromure-Place Du Terte (From the self titled Une Vie Pour Rien Records album 2018)Mammoth Penguins-I WannaThe Beths-River Run: Lvl 1 (From the Carpark Records album ‘Future Me Hates You’ 2018)

The Very Things special with The Shend in conversation. When The Cravats split up in 1982, guitarist Robin Raymond (aka Robin R. Dalloway) and bassist/singer The Shend (aka Chris Shendo, born Chris Harz) formed The Very Things, recruiting drummer Gordon Disneytime (aka Robin Holland), bassist Jim Davis (guitarist with Redditch band CKV) for the first live gigs, followed by bassist Steven Burrows (aka Fudger O'Mad or Budge), who is band mate of And Also The Trees.  The band also originally had a horn section of Vincent Johnson, John Graham, Robert Holland, and Paul Green.  Debut single "The Gong Man" was released on Crass's label in November 1983, with "The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes" following in June 1984, now signed to Reflex Records. A short film was made based on the latter for Channel 4's The Tube. The band's debut album was released in August 1984, after which the band was trimmed to the core trio. Several singles and EPs followed over the next few years, although a cover of R. Dean Taylor's "There's a Ghost In My House" was withdrawn in 1987 due to The Fall's version appearing at the same time.[2] By 1988 the band had split up, although they had recorded enough material for an album release on One Little Indian, the Motown-influenced Motortown. The original albums, along with a collection of non-album tracks, were reissued by Fire Records in 1994. The Very Things recorded two Peel Sessions, in 1983 and 1987, and two tracks, "The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes" and "This Is Motortown" featured in the Festive Fifty. The Shend formed a new band, Grimetime, and has since gone on to an acting career, appearing in television series including EastEnders, Red Dwarf, The Bill, Men Behaving Badly, and Torchwood.  

Close Lobsters with Andrew Burnett in conversation talking about life in music, the indie scene and much much more  Close Lobsters first came to wider prominence with the track "Firestation Towers" on the NME's C86 compilation. They signed to Fire Records and released their debut single "Going To Heaven To See If It Rains" in October 1986. They released a second single "Never Seen Before" in April 1987 which strengthened their reputation as one of the leading emerging indie bands. They went on to release two albums: Foxheads Stalk This Land was released in 1987 and Headache Rhetoric in 1989. Rolling Stone's review of "Foxheads Stalk This Land" called it "first-rate guitar pop from a top-shelf band. Close Lobsters could have been just another jangle group, but they have a lot more going for them than just chiming Rickenbackers." Their popularity on United States college radio stations led to an invitation to the New York Music Seminar in 1989, which in turn led to an extensive American tour. They toured extensively in the UK, Germany and the United States of America and Canada. The band eventually took an extended break. Their 'Best of' Singles retrospective, Forever, Until Victory! - the title is from the reputed last sign-off in a letter from Ernesto 'Che' Guevara to Fidel Castro 'Hasta la victoria siempre!' - was released on 5 October 2009 on Fire Records. Close Lobsters's song "Let's Make Some Plans" was covered by the Wedding Present on the B-side of their "California" single in 1992. In March 2012, Close Lobsters reformed to play the second Madrid Popfest, Glasgow, third Popfest Berlin and the 2013 NYC Popfest. In May 2014, Close Lobsters played the Copenhagen Popfest and released new EP, "Kunstwerk in Spacetime". Lead single "Now Time" received significant attention, and the band hinted at more new music to come in an interview with Sound.wav Music in July 2014. Close Lobsters's song "Let's Make Some Plans" was covered by The Luxembourg Signal on the B-side of their "Laura Palmer" single in 2017.

Host: ANDRAS JONES Musical Guest: MARY LOU LORD R8B Theme Song performed by: MARY LOU LORD Andras Jones - Producer/Editor Andrew Burrill - Producer Samuel Nicolas - Recording Engineer Tony Householder - Mixing Engineer/Graphic Design Branika Scott - Social Media Producer Carlo Velasquez - Digital Media Brought to you by Erica Russel LINKS: RADIO8BLOG - http://www.radio8ball.com/2018/11/18/mary-lou-lord-mary-lou-lord/ MARY LOU LORD - http://maryloulord.net/Welcome.html RADIO8BALL APP - http://www.radio8ball.com/the-r8b-app/ RADIO8BALL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball RADIO8BALL FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/radio8ball/ RADIO8BALL TWITTER - @radio8ball RADIO8BALL INSTAGRAM - @theradio8ballshow Support the show. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host: ANDRAS JONES Musical Guest: MARY LOU LORD Guest: MARYANNE WINDOW R8B Theme Song performed by: MARY LOU LORD Andras Jones - Producer/Editor Andrew Burrill - Producer Samuel Nicolas - Recording Engineer Tony Householder - Mixing Engineer/Graphic Design Branika Scott - Social Media Producer Carlo Velasquez - Digital Media Brought to you by Erica Russel LINKS: RADIO8BLOG - http://www.radio8ball.com/2018/11/18/maryanne-window-mary-lou-lord/ MARYANNE WINDOW - MARY LOU LORD - http://maryloulord.net/Welcome.html RADIO8BALL APP - http://www.radio8ball.com/the-r8b-app/ RADIO8BALL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball RADIO8BALL FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/radio8ball/ RADIO8BALL TWITTER - @radio8ball RADIO8BALL INSTAGRAM - @theradio8ballshow Support the show. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I talk to Sarah Lipstate, a Los Angeles-based composer, and a guitarist. We cover topics such as making a living as a musician today, marketing your work, the things Sarah is currently struggling with, the relationship between her gear and her art, and much more. Biography Sarah Lipstate is a Los Angeles-based composer, most known for Noveller, her solo electric guitar project. Handling the guitar as her muse, Lipstate summons a sonic palette so rich as to challenge the listener to conceive of how it’s housed in a single instrument manipulated by a solitary performer. In 2014, Lipstate announced her signing with Fire Records. Fire released Noveller's latest full-length 'Fantastic Planet' in January 2015 and also re-issued Noveller's critically acclaimed albums 'No Dreams' and 'Glacial Glow' in early 2016. She's previously released records on No Fun Productions, Important Records, Weird Forest, Taiga, and her own imprint Saffron Recordings. Noveller has toured with Iggy Pop, St. Vincent, Radiolab, Xiu Xiu, the Jesus Lizard, U.S. Girls, & Aidan Baker. Lipstate has collaborated with several renowned musicians, including JG Thirlwell (Foetus, Manorexia), Carla Bozulich (Evangelista, The Geraldine Fibbers), David Wm. Sims (the Jesus Lizard, Scratch Acid), Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth). She has previously performed as a member of Cold Cave, Parts & Labor, and One Umbrella. Lipstate has also participated in Rhys Chatham’s Guitar Army, Ben Frost’s “Music for 6 Guitars” Ensemble, and Glenn Branca’s 100 guitar ensemble. Selected Links From the Episode Sarah Lipstate's Website Sarah Lipstate's Instagram Radiolab Apocalyptical Parts & Labor Effects unit (Wikipedia) Bandcamp Ray Dalio Moon Canyon Signature Pedal Show Notes Introduction [00:00] Episode Introduction [00:52] Advice to Younger Self [02:56] Main Challenges of Being a Musician Today [05:11] Making a Living as a Musician [08:02] Short Episode Break – Support the Podcast [18:28] Marketing Your Work [19:21] Relationship Between Gear and Art [23:05] The Best Investment Sarah Made in Herself [25:38] Sarah’s Current Struggles [27:23] Advice for Being a Better Musician and Creative Professional [30:41] Episode Outro [33:18] Full transcript and more at https://creative.voyage/

This Winnipeg DJ, producer has been regularing performing at venues all over Winnipeg. His intense schedule would make you wonder how he gets it all done and still finds time to make music and master other people’s tunes. The story of how he came to sign one of tracks by a world renowned producer Tommie […]

Sister label to Fury, it was also led by Bobby Robinson. You'll hear Bobby Marchan's version of "There Is Something On Your Mind, parts 1 and 2 (originally done by Big Jay McNeely), the harmonica of Buster Brown and the King of the Slide Guitar, Mr. Elmore James. These records are on fire, just burning out of my hands!

Kristin Hersh - No Shade In Shadow - from the 2018 album Possible Dust Clouds on Fire Records.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shorty a member of Nuthin But Fire Records in New Orleans talks about God, muzik, career and more . Aziatikk Blakk and this artist really talks muzik and life well in spite of age difference . See the video www.youtube.com/tooblakktoostrong

Sess 4-5 opens up with Aziatikk Blakk about his feelings on the loss of friend and New Orleans artist 6 Ward Pook whom died young from pancreatic cancer . Also starting Nuthin But Fire Records and the huslte of everyday life and the passion that is within . See the video https://youtu.be/2PFNhdcLffw

Virginia Wing - Be Released - from the 2018 album Ecstatic Arrow on Fire Records.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen Cloher Engineered by Jeremy Smith Recorded at PBS FM Studio’s, Melbourne, 15th August 2017 Originally from Adelaide, Cloher moved to Sydney to pursue a degree at NIDA After graduating, she instead decided to begin playing music. Permanent Marker, her debut EP, was released via Shiny Records in 2005. She then became Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea, which featured a rotating line up of musicians including Laura Jean, Jen Sholakis, Biddy Connor, Tom Healy, Geoffrey Dunbar, Michael Hubbard and Ross Calia. Jen Cloher & The Endless Sea released two full lengths, 2006’s Dead Wood Falls and 2009’s Hidden Hands, both which received critical acclaim and we’re toured extensively throughout the country. Once returning from a hiatus in 2012, Cloher began her own record label Milk Records. Along with facilitating her own releases, Milk is now home to Courtney Barnett, Fraser A. Gorman, Jade Imagine, Loose Tooth, The Finks and Hachiku, as well as her collaborative EP with Mia Dyson and Liz Stringer which was released and toured in 2013. Two more solo records have followed for Cloher, In Blood Memory in 2013 and her self titled fourth LP in 2017. The latter was recorded in a small town in South Gippsland approximately 130 km south-east of Melbourne called Jumbunna. It was produced by Greg Walker with guest contributors The Drones guitarist Dan Luscombe and Kurt Vile. Totally Mild Engineered by Alicia Saye and Paul Maybury Recorded at PBS FM Studio’s, Melbourne, 7th February 2018 Beginning as a solo project by singer/guitarist Elizabeth Mitchell, Totally Mild grew to include lead guitarist Zach Schneider, bass player Lehmann Smith, and drummer Ashley Bundang. The band played high profile supports for both Real Estate and Best Coast before their full-length debut, Down Time, arrived on Bedroom Suck Records in 2015. Touring ensued, and as well as Australia, the band played a string of dates throughout the  UK and Europe and a trip to the US for SXSW, adding in stops in New York and LA. Recruiting new drummer Dylan Young, Totally Mild followed up in February 2018 with their second album Her, also released on Bedroom Suck and Fire Records in the UK. The album has received high praise from many critics.

Scottish musician Pictish Trail - AKA Johnny Lynch - sits down for a chat with Redvers. They talk all things music, politics, his beautiful Hebridean home, and much more. Pictish Trail has been involved in the music industry under many guises; singer/songwriter, performer, record label employee, and record label owner. With multiple albums released, and having signed a new record deal with London's fabled record label Fire Records in 2017, there are no signs of slowing down for Pictish Trail. Listen to Pictish Trail's music here - http://pictishtrail.co.uk - and check out his very own record label, Lost Map Records, here - http://lostmap.com

This week I take a look at one of our most secretive animals, the northern flying squirrel. It also looks like B.C. has broken a record this summer for the worst fire season on record. Finally, I'll share the story of the Greatest Canadian Railroader, that wasn't well Canadian, William Cornelius Van Horne. And with that said, let's get to it. Flying Squirrels We're all familiar with the red squirrel, that ubiquitous little scavenger that invades bird feeders and constantly chatters at us whenever we enter its forested domain. However were you aware that the red squirrel is NOT the only squirrely resident of our western forests? The northern flying squirrel shares the forest with its more gregarious neighbour but for most residents of the mountain west, these squirrels remain virtually invisible.  They range from 25 to 37 cm in length and they have a light underside and dark backs. They give birth to just a single litter each year and may live communally in the winter in order to huddle together to share warmth. They are far more secretive than the red squirrel and are usually only active at night. Like red squirrels, their diet is very flexible, including seeds, cones, tree sap, fungi and even eggs, and nestlings. They are characterized by a skin membrane that runs from their front feet to their back which, when stretched out, gives them a large leathery sail that allows them to fly like a furry kite from tree to tree to tree. The proper name for these membranes are patagia. If this doesn't give them enough of a wing, they have cartilage spurs on each wrist that can help to extend the patagia even further. As they leap from their perch, they stretch out their arms and legs and soar away. When they approach their landing site, they'll rapidly raise their flat tail which, in turn, shifts their body upwards. This positions all four legs forward for landing and the patagia also forms a breaking parachute to slow them down for 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Globally, there are 43 species of flying squirrels and in some cases, flights of up to 300 feet can be made. The northern flying squirrel averages around 20 metres, but flights of up to 90 metres have also been recorded. If you've ever seen a youtube video of humans wearing squirrel suits, you will noticed that they don't just fly in a single direction, they can execute sharp turns by changing the orientation of their arms and legs. Squirrles are the real master at this. They can make incredibly sudden corrections and turns mid-flight, even completely reversing direction if needed. While they're foraging on the ground though, they're clumsy as they collect seeds and cones to store in their caches. Large eyes help them to see in the dark and they quietly scurry about looking for tasty morsels. The range of the northern flying squirrel covers almost all of Canada. With the exception of southeastern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan. Just because you haven't seen one doesn't mean they're uncommon. In fact in many areas, they are very common, and like red squirrels, they're not above invading an attic or two.  If you're out at night and see two big eyes staring at you from the treetops, you may just be seeing one of our most secretive residents. Take a few minutes and watch, you may just get lucky and see it make a quick aerial exit. In the winter, you will sometimes come across a set of squirrel tracks that mysteriously just begins in the middle of a field. That's a sure sign that a flying squirrel has been passing through. Next up…a record breaking season - for all the wrong reasons Worst Fire Season Ever It's now official. 2017 already has become the worst fire season in British Columbia history - and the season isn't even over yet. As of Aug 16, fires had blazed across an estimated 894,941 hectares in the province since April 1 according to a CBC story. To battle these fires, the federal and provincial governments have spent in excess of $315 million dollars. That number doesn't yet surpass the $382 million dollars spent in 2009, but again, the season isn't over yet. Perhaps even more important than financial costs to fight the fires, has been the loss of homes and lengthy evacuations of some 45,000 people over the course of the summer. As of August 22, there were still 3,800 people unable to return to their communities due to evacuation orders. Currently firefighters are fighting a single fire that covers some 4,674 square kilometres making it the largest single fire in B.C. history. It was created when 19 individual fires converged to create one single monster blaze near Quesnel. From end to end it stretches 130 kilometres. This is more than double the previous record held by a 1958 fire that charred 2,250 sq km. Province wide, there are still 135 fires burning. This season is far from over. Many of the fires currently burning will continue until the snows of winter douse them. Let's hope for some good solid rains for B.C. this fall. Next up…a rainmaker saves the CPR Van Horne’s Line The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway was an epic adventure for a small nation. There are many stories related to this line but I wanted to introduce you to one of the key characters responsible for helping us to get the job done. His name is Sir William Cornelius Van Horne. As Canada struggled to build its railroad, the epic struggle against an unforgiving landscape and diminishing coffers made for a very difficult undertaking for a small population. We had little experience with such an immense railroad project and the politics around the construction managed to topple two governments. As time passed, and funds diminished, the disorganization around the construction began to become overwhelming. The final straw occurred during the 1881 season where the company only managed to lay just over 200 km of track and in the process squandered $10 million. We still had some 3,000 left to finish. It became clear that we needed to bring in a rainmaker. As it turns out there was just a man south of the border: William Cornilius Van Horne. Van Horne had begun his career as a telegraph operator during the civil war. While working one day, a train rolled into the station and he saw the grand private car of the railroad superintendent…and he was impressed. He immediately declared that someday, he would also have his own private car. In order to accomplish this, he knew that he would need to learn everything there was about railroading; and so, he set out to learn. He began staying after work to copy the drawings of the railroad engineers…until he was caught. Fortunately for him, he was pretty good. They hired him to do their lettering from that point on, and for the rest of his life he was an amateur engineer. He was only 29 when he got his private car, and was named the superintendent of the St. Louis, Kansas City, and Northern Railroad, making him the youngest Railroad Superintendent in the world. Van Horne was a gambler and he never hesitated to gamble on his own abilities. He gained a reputation for taking bankrupt railways and making them pay. Since broke railroads didn’t have a lot of money, but had a lot of useless stock lying around, he would negotiate as much of his pay in stocks as possible. He could later sell them for a fortune; once he turned the fortunes of the railway around that is. One of his contemporaries, Colonel Allan Magee stated: "You always knew when Sir William Van Horne was approaching his office, even when he had just got off the elevator, was still coming down the corridor, but had not yet turned the corner. The sounds were unmistakable--the heavy tread, the wheeze, the shuffle, the snort, all warnings that a portentous figure was about to loom into view" He had a reputation of being everywhere at once, and he took great pains to cultivate that reputation. At one point he learned that some of his workers were taking pillows from passenger compartments to make beds in the luggage compartment. He arranged for a telegram to meet them in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night and all that telegram said was: “put those pillows back! Van Horne” Even though he had his private car, he would often travel 2nd class as that was the best way to see the operation of your line the way your customers saw it. On one trip, some roughians were taunting a young African American woman with a child that wouldn’t stop crying. He sat quietly until one of the youths got up and slapped the child. Van Horne, who was a man of rather generous proportions launched to his feet, grabbed the youth by the scruff of the collar and said: “Leave that child alone!” When the youth responded with: “Who the hell are you?” Van Horned replied: “Never mind! Be careful how your conduct yourself or I shall throw your off the train” By this time the tempers were flaring, and the testosterone was pumping, but the angry stare of Van Horne caused the youth to back down. Things were very tense until they got into the next station when the youth’s sidekicks hustled him off the train. Van Horne watched as they unloaded on the platform, all the while wondering where his conductors had been during this entire time. Suddenly one of them appeared and ordered Van Horne to duck down:  "Do you know who those men are?" he whispered..."That's Jesse and Frank James and the Younger brothers. Lie as you are or they may take it in their heads to shoot you as the train leaves." The story of how the ‘super’ had bested the most notorious train robbers of all time helped to cement his reputation. It was stories like these that eventually brought him to the attention of the builders of the Canadian Pacific Railway. When Van Horne was hired to take over the Canadian Pacific he was paid $15,000/year, making him the highest paid general manager in North America. As one author put it: -"Van Horne...took the CPR in his hands like a giant whip, cracked it once to announce his presence, cracked it again to loose the sloth and corruption and cracked it a third time simply because the 1st two had felt so good" On Jan. 1 of 1882, Van Horne officially took over and appeared at the end of track in Winnipeg. R.K. Kernighan wrote about Van Horne's first visit to end of track at Flat Creek, Manitoba--the headline: "Massacre at Flat Creek" "...when manager Van Horne strikes the town there is a shaking of bones. He cometh like a blizzard and he goeth out like a lantern. He is the terror of Flat Krik. He shakes them up like an earthquake and they are as frightened of him as if he were old Nick himself. Yet Van Horne is calm and harmless looking. So is a she mule, and so is a buzz saw. you didn't know their inwardness till you go up and get the feel of them. To see Van Horne get out of the car and go softly up the platform, you might think he was an evangelist on his way west to preach temperance to the Mounted Police. But you are soon undeceived. If you are within hearing distance you will have more fun than you ever had in your life before. He calls the first official he comes to just to get his hand in and leads the next one by the car, and pointing eastward informs him that the walking is good as far as St. Paul. To see the rest hunt for their hides and commence scribbling for dear life is a terror. Van Horne wants to know. He is that kind of man. He wants to know why this was not done and why this was done. If the answers are not satisfactory, there is a dark and bloody tragedy enacted right there. During each act, all the characters are killed off and in the last scene the heavy villain is filled with dynamite, struck with a hammer and by the time he has knocked a hole plumb through the sky, and the smoke has cleared away, Van Horne has discharged all the officials and hired them over again at lower figures." Van Horne met with railroad officials in Winnipeg and boasted that he would lay 500 miles of track during the 1882 season. The room was filled with echoes of laughter, but nobody was laughing at the end of the year when he had bettered that claim by some 48 miles. J.H.E. Secretan, the man in charge of the railroad surveys on the prairies complained that: “construction was moving so quickly that grating crews passed him during the night, grading ground that hadn't yet been surveyed” With the efficiency with which Van Horne was laying track the railroad coffers were also quickly being drained. As the railroad struggled to keep up with financing this breakneck pace of track laying, the 1883 season led off with a bang. They began grading in March and were laying track only a few weeks later. My the end the season they had reached the Kicking Horse Pass. During one 42 day period, they laid an average of 5.6 km of track per day. July 28 was a particularly good day with 10.3 km of track laid. Van Horne was just the man the railroad needed, but as he pushed the crews, the finances of the railway were quickly falling into ruin. Eventually the railway would push through those financial challenges and complete the route. William Cornelius Van Horne was the right man at the right time. We are just beginning to tell his story in this episode and I promise he will be an important part of future episodes. Suffice it to say that without his unrelenting leadership the CPR, the tie that binds this nation together coast to coast might never have been completed. Today you can see his likeness in front of the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. His statue stands in front of one of the railroad hotels that he had built in order to provide high class accommodation to passengers traveling his line, but that is a story for another day. Next week I'll look at the completion of the line as there were still major challenges ahead of the railroaders before the last spike could be hammered. And with that, it's time to wrap this episode up. I want to thank you for sharing your time with me and remember, if you're looking for a hiking or step-on guide, speaker or workshop facilitator, Ward Cameron Enterprises is your source when it comes to the mountain west. We will make sure that your western Canada memories last a lifetime. If you'd like to connect with me directly, you can contact me through the show notes at www.mountainnaturepodcast.com/ep041 or hit me up on twitter @wardcameron.

Scott & Charlene's Wedding: Lo-fi darlings Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, which is the brainchild of Craig Dermody, and has also featured members of Bushwalking, Peak Twins and Beaches during its existence. The Neighbours-touting name aside, the music of Scott & Charlene's Wedding was always an intrinsically Australian affair. Their debut album Para Vista Social Club came out in 2010 and the album title is a reference to the Adelaide suburb Para Vista where frontman, songwriter and sole constant member Craig spent his youth. 2013 saw the release of their 2nd record ‘Any Port In A Storm’ through Fire Records in the UK and their third record ‘Mid Thirties Single Scene’ came out in late 2016 to rousing acclaim from critics. Recorded at the Brighton Up Bar as part of the VOLUMES Festival in Sydney on the 27th of August 2016. Recorded and Mixed by Harvey O'Sullivan RVG: Melbourne four-piece RVG write tightly wound heartbreakers who channel the post-punk and gothic rock of the late seventies. Fronted by vocalist and guitarist Romy Vager, the band is somewhere between the sounds of New Order, The Jam, and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Not even a year into their existence, they’ve released their debut LP ‘A Quality Of Mercy’ and their live shows are leaving audiences wanting more of their brand of goth-pop. Recorded at the PBS FM Studios in Melbourne on the 7th of February 2017. Engineered by Alicia Saye and Paul Maybury. Airing details: Originally via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 28th of May 2017. Show production and engineering: Branko Cosic.

​On this episode of KNOBS, Matt and Chris discuss how the business of guitar pedal distribution is evolving, and why certain airports suck. Matt gets to talk in depth with Sarah Lipstate, AKA Noveller just before she leaves for NAMM to demo some amazing products from some outstanding pedal companies. Noveller is also set to release a brand new album on February 10 on Fire Records titled, A Pink Sunset For No One. ​ KNOBS is brought to you by Atomic Film + Design Start your project now at atomicfilmshop.com AND Pedal Genie It’s like Netflix for pedals! http://www.pedalgenie.com/

This week, I'm joined by guest Brian Lewandowski as he discusses navigating the Boston standup comedy scene. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Iceage, Chelsea Light Moving, Pere Ubu and The Figgs. Show notes: - Brian's back doing standup for the last few months - Did it in the early '90s - Started working townie bars - Just stopped and began doing humor writing - Did an early humor blog that he turned into a self-published book - Recently decided to get back into comedy - In college, ran the radio station with Ronnie James Dio's son - Early heroes were Buddy Hackett, Woody Allen, Steve Martin - Most comedians are loners - Took comedy class; one week, Janeane Garofalo was guest instructor - Hosts comedy nights now - Dealing with cats in the audience - Storytelling with embellishments - Brian interviewed Marc Maron for his blog in the '90s - The genius of SCTV - Passing on your sense of humor to your kids - Brian worked at AMC and Bravo in their early days - "The Spiteful Salad" - Bonehead of the Week Music:Iceage - Coalition Chelsea Light Moving - Empires of Time Pere Ubu - Free White The Figgs - Brain Be Gone Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Iceage song is on the album You're Nothing on Matador Records. Download it for free at Pitchfork. The Chelsea Light Moving song is on the band's self-titled album on Matador Records. Download the song for free at MatadorRecords.com. The Pere Ubu song is on the album Lady from Shanghai on Fire Records. Download the song for free from Soundcloud. The Figgs song is on the album The Day Gravity Stopped. Download the song (in exchange for your email address) for free at Noisetrade. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.

Part 2 of my conversation with guests Jay Breitling and Mike Piantigini as we review our favorite music of 2012. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Hospitality, Mission of Burma, METZ, Johnny Foreigner and A.C. Newman. Show notes: - Recorded at Clicky Clicky world HQ - Breitling's #9 album of 2012 - Piantigini's #9 - The long, strange journey of Drivin N' Cryin - Kumar's #9 - JB's #8 - MP's #8 - Lou Barlow's talkative - JK's #8 - JB's #7 - The Breeders are reuniting - MP's #7 - JK's #7 - Nirvana comparisons abound - JB's #6 - The Clash meets Big Country - MP's #6 - JK's #6 - JB's #5 - MP's #5 - JK's #5 - JB's #4 - Hipsters love the cassettes - In praise of VH's Diver Down - DLR's ill-fated radio show - MP's #4 - Prolific Canadian geniuses rule - JK's #4 - Bonehead of the Week Music:Hospitality - Betty Wang Mission of Burma - Second Television METZ - Wet Blanket Johnny Foreigner - 3 Hearts A.C. Newman - Encyclopedia of Classic Takedowns Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Hospitality song is on the band's self-titled album on Merge Records. Download the song for free at Epitonic. The Mission of Burma song is on the album Unsound on Fire Records. Download the song for free at Epitonic.  The METZ song is on the band's self-titled album on Sub Pop. Download the song for free at Sub Pop. The Johnny Foreigner song is on the EP Names. Download the song for free at Bandcamp. The A.C. Newman song is on the album Shut Down the Streets on Matador Records. Download the song for free at MatadorRecords.com. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian

Part 2 of my conversation with guest Matt Phillion as we discuss the sad state of political discourse. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Paul Westerberg, Robert Pollard, A.C. Newman and Hot Snakes. Show notes: - Matt doesn't like awkward stuff, avoids those types of campaign clips - They built their campaign around it - Tim Thomas vs. the White House - Facebook is full of Constitutional scholars - Matt is on Romneycare - Running for office requires a boring past - You can't escape your past...especially when you post it on Facebook - Europe isn't exactly running smoothly, either - Everybody's in a cocoon here - Matt overuses social media because he's self-employed - The Internet has made people lazy about research - Matt wrote a dating column for a while - When AOL started, emails would delete after 30 days - The Internet has changed the way we learn about each other - Bonehead of the WeekMusic:Paul Westerberg - My Road Now Robert Pollard - Who's Running My Ranch A.C. Newman - Encyclopedia of Classic Takedowns Hot Snakes - Light Up the Stars Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Paul Westerberg song was released last week to the I Will Dare blog. Download it for free from I Will Dare. The Robert Pollard song is on the album Jack Sells the Cow on Fire Records. Download the song for free from SoundCloud. The A.C. Newman song is on the album Shut Down the Streets on Matador Records. Download the song for free at Stereogum. The Hot Snakes song is on the album Automatic Midnight on Swami Records. Download the song for free at Epitonic. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian; check out his site PodGeek.

Part 2 of my conversation with filmmaker Eric Green as we discuss his documentary about V66, the short-lived Boston music video channel. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Mission of Burma, David Byrne and St. Vincent, Metric and Ceremony. Show notes: - Recorded in Cambridge, Mass. - Eric's documentary is called Life on the V - V66 was on the air from 2/85 to 9/86 - Response to the topic has been great - Doc is almost finished - Music docs are in vogue - Rumors that MTV was keeping an eye on V66 - Eric resisted the classic Behind the Music structure - V66 was based in Worcester, Mass.; bands would visit before concerts there - 9-year-old Eric got on the air with a phoned-in joke - Cable TV was much different in the '80s; still hadn't made it to many rural areas - Memories of USA Network's Night Flight video show - Music docs: Stop Making Sense vs. The Last Waltz - When V66 played Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" video, they took MTV logo out - Eric received a lot of fan submissions of V66 videos on VHS tapes - Bonehead of the WeekMusic:Mission of Burma - Second Television David Byrne and St. Vincent - Who Metric - Artificial Nocturne Ceremony - I Don't Wanna Be Learned/I Don't Wanna Be Tamed Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Mission of Burma song is from the forthcoming album Unsound on Fire Records. Download the song for free at Rolling Stone. The David Byrne and St. Vincent song is from the forthcoming album Love This Giant on 4AD. Download the song for free (in exchange for your email address) at Stereogum.The Metric song is on the album Synthetica on Mom and Pop Records. Download the song for free at Epitonic. The Ceremony song is an unreleased track available for free download at Noisey. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian; check out his site PodGeek.

Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Ben Amirault as we discuss the growth of craft beer. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from Mission of Burma, Father John Misty, Hallelujah the Hills and The Men. Show notes: - Check out Ben's beer blog The Church Key - Dogfish Head has branched out with TV show, limited edition beers - Northeast has many great brewers: Magic Hat, Smuttynose, Baxter, Long Trail - "Ice beer" was, and still is, a thing - Regional pockets of great craft beer throughout the U.S. - Some of beers can overdo it with the accents (fruit, pumpkin, caramel, chocolate, coffee, etc.) - Jay: Not big into pairing certain beers with certain types of food - Canadians will drink Bud or Coors because it's so light - Ben: Hard to keep up with all the new brewers - Recent trend is putting craft beer in cans - Some brewers won't do it, but many are: Sierra Nevada, Harpoon, Oskar Blues, Baxter - Great packaging can get you to try a beer - The bomber is a great way to check out a new beer - Some stores let you "make" your own six-pack from singles - Bonehead of the WeekMusic:Mission of Burma - Dust Devil Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings Hallelujah the Hills - Hungry Ghost Extraordinaire The Men - Open Your Heart Completely Conspicuous is available through the iTunes podcast directory. Subscribe and write a review! The Mission of Burma song is on the forthcoming album Unsound on Fire Records. Download the song for free at Team Clermont.The Father John Misty song is on the album Fear Fun on Sub Pop. Download the song for free at Sub Pop. The Hallelujah the Hills song is on the album No One Knows What Happens Next on Discrete Pageantry. Download the song for free from Prefix Mag.  The song by The Men is on the album Open Hearts on Sacred Bones. Download the song for free from Epitonic. The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian; check out his site PodGeek.