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Robert Kidney of The Numbers Band 15-60-75 : Part 2 on Zig At The Gig. Robert Kidney founding member, singer songwriter, composer, and guitarist for the Number band. The Numbers Band (a.k.a. 15-60-75) are an American blues rock[1] and experimental rock band formed in Kent, Ohio, United States in 1969. They are part of the 'Akron Sound' that sprang forth from their home state. The original personnel were Robert Kidney (guitar, lead vocals), the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde's brother Terry Hynde (saxophone), Hank Smith (guitar, keyboards), Greg Colbert (bass) and Tim Hudson (drums). Chris Butler, from Tin Huey and The Waitresses, also played in the band for a stint as a bassist. They premiered as a live act at the local nightspot The Kove in July 1970. Later, they incorporated jazzy influences as well and they have stuck with their sound ever since. By 1972, Gerald Casale, future co-founder of Devo (bass), and David Robinson were added to the lineup. Casale was thrown out after wearing a monkey mask onstage. Due to interior pressures, Kidney terminated the project by year's end and joined his brother Jack's band, King of Hearts. However, King of Hearts reformed as a new Numbers Band a few weeks later with a retooled lineup that consisted of the Kidney brothers, Hynde, Drake Gleason (bass) and Jay Brown (drums). After two years of playing gigs, Brown left the band and Robinson came back. Michael Stacey (guitar), was added prior to the cutting of their 1976 live album Jimmy Bell's Still in Town. The following year, Gleason was replaced by Bart Johnson (bass). The Numbers Band, like most of the other Ohioans, never became renowned nationally and were not signed by the major labels. ENDURE: Outliers on Water Street out now! https://www.numbersband.com/shop Robert's info https://www.numbersband.com/ http://www.robertkidney.com/  

Send us a textHey Pickles!We hope you had a great weekend, and a wonderful Labor Day (If you're somewhere that celebrates)!This week, we have a new recipe from our Vegan Cookbook Challenge. It's a Lemon Cream Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower. Watch our socials for the recipe!In our Noteworthy Segment, we were happy to see that columnist, Miss Manners recently answered a question on a vegan issue in her column! We'll discuss the question that was sent to her, and her answer!Our Main Topic is a PETA supporter who supports a no slaughter dairy farm.Singer and front woman of Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde was recently featured on a PETA billboard with a Go Vegan tag line. Hynde is not vegan, but is Vegetarian.The singer felt the need to clarify her position with a post on her social media, where she spoke of her support of the above mentioned farm.We take a hard look at Ahimsa No Slaughter Dairy, and discuss our thoughts on it.Our Vegan Org of the Week is Northwest Animal Rights Network!To learn more about their work, go to   https://narn.orgWe feature a new vegan restaurant in our Restaurant SOS series, a new Listener Shout Out & much more!We hope you enjoy the show!Thank you so much for listening & supporting what we do!Love, Sam & ChristineSupport the Show.Join Our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CompassionandcucumbersSign Up For Our Newsletterhttps://www.compassionandcucumbers.comOur YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@compassioncucumbersveganpod/videos72 Reasons To Be Vegan *paid link https://amzn.to/3W8ZwsUVisit Our Website https://www.compassionandcucumbers.comSam's Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/CucumberCraftworksJoin the AFA Vegan Voter Hub https://agriculturefairnessalliance.org/vegan-voter-hub/

In this episode, Krysta talks Supernatural and butterflies in her corner and then we discuss the happenings at Kent State University in Kent Ohio on May 4th 1970. We discuss the history that surrounded and led up to the Vietnam Conflict and America's involvement, we discuss how the students at Kent State began engaging in public protests as early as 1966. Then we discuss the events of May 4th itself, the crowd, the National Guard and all the things that led to the National Guard firing on unarmed students that day in this man, ain't American History rough episode of the Family Plot Podcast!

A meteórica ascenção dos Pretenders com seus dois primeiros discos parecia que chegava ao fim após a demissão do baixista Pete Farndon e a morte do guitarrista James Honeyman-Scott. Reduzidos a uma dupla - a vocalista e compostitora Chrissie Hynde e o baterista Martin Chambers - a banda se reinventa para o terceiro álbum, "Learning to Crawl," que completa quarenta anos este mês. Apesar das circunstâncias, ou talvez por causa delas, os Pretenders fazem aqui sua obra-prima. Hynde combina maturidade nas letras com um senso melódico ainda mais apurado que nos trabalhos anteriores, criando um conjunto atemporal e eterno de canções.  Com a especialíssima colaboração de Ricardo Bunnyman, do podcast Autoradio, Cristian e Filipe começam a temporada de 2024 com esse clássico.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sabina shares: I have mixed feelings about this friending, where my ultimate decision to let the friendship go gives me pause to consider exactly what kind of friend I am and what we owe each other once a friendship has run its course. Themes include mum friends, post-natal struggles, divorce, expectations, boundaries.Get in touch via Instagram @friendings.showShow art by NZ artist John Lancashire a.k.a. monday.painter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

National beer lovers day. Entertainment from 2000. Boston formed. Day of prayer in Austrialia, Jimmy Carter gave away the Panama Canal. Todays birthdays - Grandma Moses, Peter Lawford, Don Messick, Buddy Holly, Gloria Gaynor, Julie Kavner, Chrissie Hynde, Corbin Bernsen, Jermaine Stewart, Eazy E, Shannon Elizabeth. Keith Moon died. Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/I like beer - Tom T. HallDoesn't really matter - JanetIt must be love - Alan JacksonBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent http://50cent.com/That'll be the day - Buddy HollyI will survive - Gloria GaynorMiddle of the road - The PretendersWe don't have to take our cloths off - Jermaine StewartStraight outta compton - NWAExit - It's not love - Dokken http://dokken.net/https://www.coolcasts.cooolmedia.com/show/history-factoids-about-today/

That's right, Mr. Simple Minds! We cover everything from Bowie to Iovine to Hynde to his hotel in Sicily... Jim is a charismatic raconteur, you're gonna dig this. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zig At The Gig With Robert Kidney of The Numbers Band 15-60-75   Robert Kidney founding member, singer songwriter, composer, and guitarist for the Number band.   The Numbers Band (a.k.a. 15-60-75) are an American blues rock and experimental rock band formed in Kent, Ohio, United States in 1969. They are part of the 'Akron Sound' that sprang forth from their home state. The original personnel were Robert Kidney (guitar, lead vocals), the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde's brother Terry Hynde (saxophone), Hank Smith (guitar, keyboards), Greg Colbert (bass) and Tim Hudson (drums). Chris Butler, from Tin Huey and The Waitresses, also played in the band for a stint as a bassist. They premiered as a live act at the local nightspot The Kove in July 1970. Later, they incorporated jazzy influences as well and they have stuck with their sound ever since. By 1972, Gerald Casale, future co-founder of Devo (bass), and David Robinson were added to the lineup. Casale was thrown out after wearing a monkey mask onstage. Due to interior pressures, Kidney terminated the project by year's end and joined his brother Jack's band, King of Hearts. However, King of Hearts reformed as a new Numbers Band a few weeks later with a retooled lineup that consisted of the Kidney brothers, Hynde, Drake Gleason (bass) and Jay Brown (drums). After two years of playing gigs, Brown left the band and Robinson came back. Michael Stacey (guitar), was added prior to the cutting of their 1976 live album Jimmy Bell's Still in Town. The following year, Gleason was replaced by Bart Johnson (bass). The Numbers Band, like most of the other Ohioans, never became renowned nationally and were not signed by the major labels.   ENDURE: Outliers on Water Street out now! https://www.numbersband.com/shop   Robert's info https://www.numbersband.com/ http://www.robertkidney.com/ https://www.facebook.com/numbersband1...

Cuando en enero de 1980 llegó a las tiendas el disco de debut de Pretenders su cantante estaba sin casa. Chrissie Hynde había dejado EEUU un lustro antes y había vagado por Europa buscando su lugar en el mundo. Hynde no quería ser cantante, quería ser lo que los ingleses llaman una band leader, y el punk abrió infinidad de nuevas vías de acceso a ese mundo que fascinaban a esa chica de Ohio. El éxito de Pretenders fue una enorme sorpresa para todos, pero volviendo a esas canciones no cuesta tanto encontrar los motivos. En esos 12 cortes hay de todo. Historias tiernas, relatos crudos, emociones desbocadas y retazos de vidas al borde del abismo. Con esa fórmula, una presentación potente y una líder que desbordaba carisma, Pretenders derribó todas las puertas. Los años de dependienta, ocupa o periodista quedaron atrás para una Hynde que iba a desembarcar en esa década marcada por el éxito de mujeres fuertes como Madonna o Debbie Harry. El viaje de Pretenders fue por otro lado trágico. Dos de los miembros originales de la banda murieron de sobredosis cuando el grupo estaba en la cima dejando a Hynde sola. "Si hubiera sido más valiente hubiera cambiado el nombre de la banda pero no sabía entonces qué hacer con las canciones que habíamos hecho juntos así que lo mantuve 30 años", contaba Hynde en una entrevista. Esta semana ponemos la mirada en este disco, pero también miramos el antes y el después de esta aventura musical que fue fruto del empeño de una chica sin rumbo, pero con una idea clara. Para recordar esta joya del rock de los años ochenta nos acompañan Arturo Lezcano y Lucía Taboada. 

Amerikanske Chrissie Hynde var 27, da hun i starten af 1979 fik sit første (mindre) hit med en coverversion af Kinks-nummeret ”Stop Your Sobbing” med bandet Pretenders. Da havde Hynde så godt som opgivet drømmen om for alvor nogensinde at komme med i et band – og det var tilmed stort set den eneste drøm hun nogensinde havde haft, for rock'n'roll var det eneste, der virkelig optog hende, musikken var – og er – hendes livs store lidenskab.Født 1951 i Akron, Ohio i et småborgerligt miljø havde hun en lykkelig og begivenhedsløs barndom i en by, hun har skrevet flere sange om. Dog mest negativt, fordi den by hun elskede smadredes af byfornyelse. Og da puberteten ramte hende, vendte hun familien og skolen ryggen til fordel for rock, stoffer, sin guitar, vegetarisme og asocial adfærd. Hynde emigrerede til England i 1973, hvor hun blev en del af det vordende punkmiljø. Et demobånd skaffede hende i 1978 pladekontrakt med Real Records, og hun samlede den første – og efter manges mening – definitive udgave af Pretenders. Gruppen blev en øjeblikkelig succes, ikke kun fordi hun var en øjenfaldende og velsyngende frontfigur, men fordi hun virkelig kunne skrive sange og bandet virkelig kunne spille dem.Efter gruppens anden lp i 1982 smed hun bassisten Pete Farndon ud grundet heroinmisbrug, og få dage efter døde guitaristen James Honeyman-Scott af en kokainoverdosis. Siden da har Pretenders bestået af Chrissie Hynde og hvem hun på pågældende tidspunkt spiller sammen med – for gruppen er stadig 'going concern', selvom den har ført en mere tilbagetrukket tilværelse her i det ny årtusind.Rockhistorier elsker Chrissie Hynde og hylder såvel hende som Pretenders' musik i anledning af 70-års fødselsdagen den 7. september. Det bliver med cremen af et fabelagtigt repertoire, spredt over i alt 11 album, hvoriblandt det seneste udsendtes i 2020 med den sigende titel 'Hate for Sale'! 1. Stop Your Sobbing (1979)2. Kid (1979)3. Brass in Pocket (1979)4. Private Life (1979)5. Talk of the Town (1980)6. Bad Boys Get Spanked (1981)7. Back on the Chain Gang (1982)8. My City Was Gone (1982) 9. Middle of the Road (1983)10. Hymn to Her (1986)11. Sense of Purpose (1990)12. Night in My Veins (1994) 13. I Hurt You – Live (1995)14. Lie to Me (2002) 15: You Know Who Your Friends Are (2002) 16: Boots of Chinese Plastic – Edit (2008)17. Rosalee (2008) 18. Alone (2016)19. I Hate Myself (2016)20. You Can't Hurt a Fool (2020)

While Under the Table and Dreaming may have been released in September 1994 as the debut studio album by the Dave Matthews Band, songwriter and guitarist David John Matthews was working as a bartender in 1990 when a friend encouraged him to get together with drummer Carter Beauford and record a demo of a few songs he had written.  Matthews also brought in saxophonist LeRoi Moore, and the trio began working on songs in 1991.  Beauford recalled the three piece band was, according to Wikipedia “Awful.  Not just kind of bad, I mean heinously bad...Sometimes it amazes me that we ever had a second rehearsal.”  Fortunately, they did have more rehearsals, as Matthews brought in Stefan Lessard on bass, Peter Griesar as keyboardist (he would leave the band just before the big breakout), and violinist Boyd Tinsley (in 1992).The Dave Matthews Band built a following similar to the Grateful Dead through constant touring in the 1990's.  They were famous for constantly changing their setlist and song arrangement so that no two concerts were the same, they also encouraged fans to record their performances, another similarity to the Grateful Dead.  Armed with a solid following in Virginia and a live EP called “Recently” recorded earier in 1994, the DMB would enter the studio with famed producer Steve Lillywhite to produce this certified 6x Platinum album.There has never really been a time when the Dave Matthews Band hasn't been popular since this debut.  When they released their album “Come Tomorrow” in 2018, it debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, making DMB the first band to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at the peak.This is a great album, and we know you will enjoy downloading it for your collectionAnts MarchingThis is the second single released, and it reached #18 on the Billboard Alternative chart.  It was written back in 1991 about people who live very settled lives, doing the same thing over and over - like ants marching.  The album title comes from this song, “He remembers being small - playing under the table and dreaming.”The Best of What's AroundThis is the opening track from the album.  It is about a guy cheering up a friend who is down.  “See you and me have a better time than most can dream, have it better than the best.  So we can pull on through whatever tears at us, whatever holds us down.  And if nothing can be done we'll make the best of what's around.”Lover Lay DownThis is a deep cut off the album, and it is a pretty straightforward love song.  “Oh please lover lay down, spend some time with me.  Together share this smile.”What Would You SayWe don't recommend that you look for a deeper meaning in the lyrics from the lead single from the album.  While the lyrics are mostly nonsense, we do appreciate the line, “I was there when the bear ate his head - thought it was a candy.”  The harmonica will sound familiar to Blues Traveler fans, as John Popper contributes those notes. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:Sympathy for the Devil by Guns 'N' Roses (from the motion picture Interview with the Vampire)Axl Rose and company provide their take in this cover of the Rolling Stones song for the horror hit based on Anne Rice's novel. STAFF PICKS:Plowed by SpongeWayne start's this week's staff picks on a rocking track from the Sponge album “Rotting Piñata.”  The song lyrics are about trying to achieve a goal and failing.  “In a world of human wreckage where I'm lost and I'm found and I can't touch the ground, I'm plowed into the sound.”I'll Stand By You by the PretendersAn unusual ballad, Brian brings us  a big hit from Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders.  This was the first time Hynde wrote in collaboration with others, songwriters Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg.  Hynde was embarrassed about writing the pop song at first, but warmed up to it over time.  The song reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.Need Your Lovin' by TeslaRob's staff pick is off Tesla's album “Bust A Nut.”  Vocalist Jeff Keith fronts this band made famous in the hair metal era.  This track is a love song, but with a stronger beat than would be the case if it were a ballad.  Tesla continues to tour today.6:00 by Dream TheaterBruce rounds out the staff picks with the opening track from Dream Theater's album Awake.  Keyboardist Kevin Moore penned these lyrics, supposedly about a man stuck in a situation looking for a way out, but in reality about Moore's increasing distance from the band and desire to leave.  The opening samples are from the 1987 movie “The Dead,” a film adaptation of a James Joyce short story. INSTRUMENTAL TRACK:#34 by the Dave Matthews BandIt's a little double dipping on the DMB with this instrumental, which would appear on the CD as the 34th track.  A number of bands would “hide” music on distant tracks on their CD releases.

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Hello Cleveland! Direct from Ohio, it's the inimitable Chrissie Hynde and THE PRETENDERS, the subject of this episode of Sherman & Ski: Talk You Into It. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees from the class of 2005, style icons, and owner of her singular sensual growl, Ms. Hynde and company are now into their fifth decade (!) of making hip-shaking rock & roll. Join us as we dig deep into the stellar album cuts from the legendary initial trio of records (Pretenders I, II, and Learning To Crawl). Plus, Ski reminds Sherman of a great record from the mid '90's (Last of the Independents) and Sherman hypes 2020's Hate For Sale for further Pretenders enjoyment...happy snow day to the Northeast!

Cette semaine, Brice Depasse s'inspire du dernier livre de Franck Balandier pour évoquer ces moments où les stars de la musique se sont retrouvées derrière les barreaux

Cette semaine, Brice Depasse s'inspire du dernier livre de Franck Balandier pour évoquer ces moments où les stars de la musique se sont retrouvées derrière les barreaux

'I'll Stand By You' by Chrissy Hynde, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinbergfor X

The Pretenders' legendary singer-songwriter Chrissie Hynde gives Kyle Meredith a call to talk about the band's new record, Hate For Sale. Hynde talks about writing with her touring guitarist James Walbourne, looking back to the '50s and '60s for their sound, and the return of original drummer Martin Chambers. She also goes on to speak about hate as a strong word, love as a drug addiction, and her Bob Dylan quarantine covers series. Follow on Facebook | Podchaser | Twitter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

PODCAST SUMMARY HOUR 1: Mark Steyn guest hosts for Rush on Wednesday. Bloomberg spends half a billion dollars to win American Samoa. The Comeback Coot crushes Super Tuesday. Joe Biden’s senile head fake. Know-nothings preferable to Bloomberg. The Dems don’t want a Bernified party. Only video edits can make Bloomberg look competent. Crazy Bernie’s Castro compliments crash campaign. Coronavirus postpones new Bond movie, “No Time to Die.” The ulterior motive behind Biden’s potential running mate. PODCAST SUMMARY HOUR 2: Mark Steyn interviews RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. The 25th Amendment question for Joe Biden. Who would be running the sock puppet Biden administration? The selfishness of Bloomberg’s failed candidacy. Trump connected with the people, Mini Mike thought he could buy them. Bond movie delayed thanks to coronavirus. Trump blamed for incompetent Iranian leaders contracting coronavirus. The medical protocols failed in New Hampshire. Crazy Bernie to make campaign announcement. PODCAST SUMMARY HOUR 3: Crazed vegans attack Joe Biden. Trump’s popularity increases while Crazy Bernie’s falls. Chrissie Hynde’s “My City Was Gone” is Trumpian. Today’s celebrities aren’t like Hynde. People like Hynde should be treasured. Will Biden pick Michelle Obama as his running mate? The foolishness of how the coronavirus is spreading. One ayatollah blames Trump for coronavirus, another ayatollah has a cure. Crazy Bernie says Fauxcahontas needs her space. Dems have recipe for spreading disease across borders. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Kate's Artist Rec: Brass In Pocket | Middle of the Road | Chrissie Hynde--Subscribe now for great recommendations, Monday through Friday!

February 1984— The Pretenders— “Learning to Crawl” Coming after a hiatus and the tragedy of losing two band members to drug overdoses, The Pretenders third studio album was perhaps a surprisingly successful endeavor. The name “Learning to Crawl” pays homage to Chrissy Hynde's daughter, Natalie Rae Hynde, who was indeed learning to crawl at the time. There's a sense of loss that comes from this album in tracks like “My City Was Gone” or “Time the Avenger,” but there's also an acknowledgment of more mundane activities in songs like “Watching the Clothes.” This is a great album from one of Rock's strong female leads, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do. “Middle of the Road” This is the first track on the album, and has a bit of a new wave feel. This song was released as a single in 1983, ahead of the album release, as were several tracks off the album. Check out the guitar riff and the harmonica solo on this one. “Time the Avenger” This one has a Romantics feel to it. "No one is perfect, not even a perfect stranger." Hynde spent some time in London with groups like The Clash and The Damned. “Watching the Clothes” Here's a deeper cut inspired by the death of a friend and spending time in the laundromat. “My City Was Gone” Anyone who has heard the Rush Limbaugh program bump music has heard this track. The inspiration for this was Hynde's return to her hometown and the changes she saw over time. “And my pretty countryside had been paved down the middle by a government that had no pride.” ENTERTAINMENT TRACK: “Never Say Never” by Romeo Void, from the movie, Reckless This cult classic was featured in the 1984 movie "Reckless," a movie with a soundtrack that was more popular than the film. STAFF PICKS: “What if I’d Been the One” by 38 Special This Southern Rock track was off of 38 Special's album "Tour de Force." The lyrics are quite depressing despite the upbeat sound of the tune itself. Bruce went local as the album was recorded at Studio One in Doraville, GA. “Take Me Away” by Blue Oyster Cult Wayne doesn't disappoint with his rocking pick. This alien abduction track is from the later BOC days. "I lift my eyes and say, 'come on and take me away.'" “Hyperactive” by Thomas Dolby “Why don’t you tell me about your childhood...” Rob's staff pick drifts into the techno-pop new wave. Dolby had originally intended this song for Michael Jackson, but after getting no response from the King of Pop, he decided to do it himself. “I Want a New Drug” by Huey Lewis & the News Brian closes the staff picks with Huey Lewis's hit off the third album "Sports." This propelled Lewis and the band to super-stardom, and this track was on the top of the pop and dance charts. INSTRUMENTAL OR LAUGH TRACK: “The Attitude Song” by Steve Vai Vai was the lead guitarist for David Lee Roth's band when he went solo. Vai is very well known among guitar artists as a virtuoso, and this instrumental demonstrates why.

All. Bacon. Everything. Learn the origins of "Bring Home the Bacon" and "High on the Hog" in this very non vegan-friendly episode. Listen to Steve explain explain his connection to the Filipino gangs of Virginia Beach, and the story of how Scott accused someone of being a Rush fan. Most importantly: listen for the hot, juicy bacon talk. Oink

Explore the galaxy with Pasadena’s historic NASA facility, JPL. | Take a taste of new school Jewish deli at Silver Lake spot, Freedman’s | Chrisse Hynde of The Pretenders looks back on meeting her idols DAvid Bowie and Iggy Pop. www.jpl.nasa.gov www.freedmansla.com www.thepretenders.com / www.arroyosecoweekend.com

Marc and Rob take a look at the introduction of Heroin into the Punk scene. H is also a tribute to Buzzcocks frontman Howard Devoto, the influence of the 100 Club, plus Marc reads some special memories from Vic Godard of Subway Sect.

Silver Bells: Steve Martin, Paul Simon & Billy Joel From the moment Martin says that his child asks “Uncle Steve? What’s does Christmas mean to you?,” you’re right to infer that something is about to go very very wrong in this Saturday Night Live rendition of Silver Bells, which featured three artists at the top of their game in the 70s. Pay attention to the eggnog and booze gags, and mind your dime store Santa Clauses, they may be “laying a little groundwork for the future.” Twelve Days of Christmas: Bob & Doug Mackenzie Way back in the very first episode of this podcast, Bob & Doug came up (pursuant to Geddy Lee and his Canadian-ness): here we note their take on the Twelve Days, which include lots of beer, five golden touks (a Canadian word, look it up), and plenty of back bacon. It’s a hilarious (if sloppy) rendering. Centro-matic: Fuselage (It’s Starting to Look Like Christmas Once Again) Producer Mark drops in as we tackle Will Johnson and company’s take on the holidays, in which he coins the phrase “nicefully” (and it kind of works) and talks up strange family traditions. As someone who comes from a house with a few of those, this rang a little true for me. James Brown: Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto The Godfather of Soul lays out a laundry list of requests for Santa, specifically the stops he might make in the poorer parts of town, where kids don’t have as much to look forward to. Shane’s surprised by his ability to hear James Brown with fresh ears, while Kevin reminds us that James Brown put out all kinds of Christmas albums. The man was, after all, a cottage industry. The Pogues: Fairytale of New York Arguably one of my favorite Christmas tunes, the real fairytale here is that Shane MacGowan’s toothless mug and drunk-tank mumblings could romance Kirsty MacColl into such a beautiful duet about New York City. Our Shane reveals that he has something in common with MacGowan (other than name) in that he spends way too many Christmas days drinking in bars, while Ryan helps us with the pronunciation of Nihilism. The Pretenders: 2000 Miles Released as a B-side to Middle of the Road in 1983, this is NOT Chrissie Hynde’s expurgated version of the Proclaimers Scottish hit about walking a tremendous distance, although Hynde does admit “2000 miles, it’s very far.” The guys were clearly expecting something very different going into this one, even questioning why I would list it as a Christmas song. In the end, it all coalesces into agreement that this is a pretty song about Christmas. Wham: Last Christmas You know who writes a bad-ass Christmas song? Irving Berlin! His little known (and all forgotten) holiday nugget “White Christmas” seems to be the template upon which George Michael based the 1984 classic Last Christmas…Look I make no apologies for my love of WHAM! Shit, this isn’t just one of my favorite Christmas songs, it’s one of my favorite any-time songs. Bing Crosby/David Bowie: Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth Just as fucking weird and uncomfortable as i remembered…Funny or Die has a word for word re-make of it starring Will Farrell and John C. Reilly that highlights how truly odd it was. Elmo and Patsy: Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer Hadn’t heard it since I was 10. Not as funny as it was when I was 10. The Waitresses: Christmas Wrapping It’s rare that a novelty Christmas song reaches the ridiculous American cultural zeitgeist, yet proves itself as a tune that I’d like to listen to the other eleven months of the year. This is that song. While it’s undeniable that they’re mining similar territory as their most well-known non-yuletide hit, I Know What Boys Like, it still works. It’s infectious, and I look forward to hearing hit cut through the parade of rote sentimentality surrounding the season every December. REM: Christmas Griping What would you get if you crossed the percussion from Fleetwood Mack’s Tusk with a Christmas-themed version of The Beatles’ Revolution #9 and a cranky-pants approach to the holiday season? This. You’d get this. Not as unimpressive as I’m making it sound, this is still mostly notable as a novelty, released to their fan club in 1991. Lou Reed: Xmas in February A beautiful, if devastating, song, Xmas in February is barely a Christmas tune. It does contain the word “Christmas,” however, so I’ll take it. It’s Reed at his post-Velvet Underground best, chronicling the hardships of a Vietnam vet. It manages to be both beautiful and heartbreaking, and so evocotive of the gritty worldview he became synonymous with. Merry (post-) Xmas!

Chapter 9 Put Those Books AwayAs soon as I got home from school, I went up to my big sister Amy’s room.Amy is in fifth grade, so she knows lots of things.“You’ve got to help me!” I said. “If the school reads a million pages in books, Principal Klutz will put on a gorilla suit and let us turn the school into a videogame arcade!”“I would do anything to see that,” Amy said.Amy knows how to work the computer really well. She helped me make posters that saidLET’ S TURN OUR SCHOOL INTO A VIDEO-GAME ARCADE! and LET’ S TURN PRINCIPAL KLUTZ INTO A GORILLA!We tacked the posters up all over Main Street. Amy sent e-mails and instant messages to all the kids in the fifth grade. The next morning we tacked the posters up all over school. I passed them out to the kids I saw. Mrs. Roopy, the school librarian, said we could put up some posters in the library. Mr. Sacco, the custodian, said we could put some up in the lunchroom and the bathrooms. Ms. Hynde, the music teacher, said we could put some up in the music room.By the middle of the day, everyone in the school was reading like crazy! Kids were reading during lunch. Kids were reading during recess! Kids were plowing their way through books and then running to the school library to ask Mrs. Roopy if they could check out more. I read a book about frogs, and I don’t even care anything about frogs.Some of the teachers were starting to get mad, because kids were reading books when they were supposed to be doing other things.“Please put those books away,” Miss Daisy had to tell us. “It’s time for reading.”Miss Daisy said she was sorry that she wouldn’t be able to help us very much because she didn’t know how to read. But she was nice enough to draw a big mural in the hallway with a giant thermometer on it. Every time we read a lot of pages, she would make the temperature line on the thermometer go up. At the top of the thermometer were the words One million .Soon kids were bursting into our room and yelling, “Mrs. Biggs’s class has read another five hundred pages!” and “Miss Hasenfratz says to add another six hundred pages!” It was fun watching the temperature go up.At the end of a week, our school had read almost a half a million pages!

John Wilson with guitarist and songwriter Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders who discusses her new solo album Stockholm. Hynde looks back at being on campus in her native Ohio in 1970 on the day the National Guard opened fire on unarmed students, leaving four dead. As two exhibitions of work by Mondrian open at Tate Liverpool and Turner Contemporary in Margate this summer, the curators discuss Mondrian's art and legacy. Also tonight, we hear from the winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and review a new production of Miss Saigon, which returns to the London stage 25 years after it first opened.

For episode 34 of Love That Album, Michael Pursche and I discuss the first two albums by The Pretenders (funnily enough called Pretenders and Pretenders 2). Formed back in 1978, the original recorded lineup of Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers, Pete Farndon and James Honeyman-Scott only lasted two albums (both Scott and Farndon died of drug related causes). These are the albums where (in my opinion) the Pretenders were a real band, rather than just being a backup vehicle for Hynde. These albums are wonderfully produced by Chris Thomas who takes a different approach for each song to show off the band’s versatility. They showed they were equally at home with punk, jangly melodic pop, ballads and hard rock. If all you’d heard was the single “Brass In Pocket”, then put on the first album opener, “Precious” you were in for a rude shock. The songs sounded like they were from two different bands. No sheen, no over production. These albums are emotional and honest. Michael and I discuss our favourite songs from both these great albums. Eric Reanimator presents his “An Album I Love” segment to discuss the debut album for Concrete Blonde, another band with a distinctive female lead vocalist. Download the show either from http://lovethatalbum.blogspot.com or search for “lovethatalbum” in the itunes store. Send any feedback to rrrkitchen@yahoo.com.au – either written or mp3. Start a discussion at the Love That Album facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/lovethatalbum and tell us which groups or performers you think presented the most versatility on the one album.

Bastante blá blá blá neste programa. Com as Indicadas pelos amigos, ouvintes, etc, etc, etc, só entrou música que alguém me indicou. Valeu sempre para a Sylvie (http://babyborderline.blogspot.com/), o João (http://netozeppelin.multiply.com/), o Paulo, e toda a galera que anda ouvindo isso aqui. Quer dar pitaco? Dá um alou e vemos no que dá. And the Grammy goes to: Ben Gibbard, Chrissie Hynde, Hellsongs, Cat Power, Foo Fighters, The Kinks e Herbie Hancock. Divirtam-se.