Podcast appearances and mentions of jonathan donahue

Jonathan Donahue from Mercury Rev joins me on the podcast his week to talk about the making of the band's wonderful new album, ‘Born Horses' which comes out on September 6th via the always excellent Bella Union label.  This is one of Mercy Rev's best albums to date, a real joy to listen to. So many wonderful musical styles and textures. From the hazy sax on opening track ‘Mood Swings' to the pulsating rhythm that drives, ‘There's Always Been A Bird In Me', which closes the record  I really can't recommend this album enough.  Already one of my favourite records of 2024. Just stunning!  This autumn, the band head out on a UK and Ireland tour, startling in Belfast on October 27th and finishing on Nov 8th in Cambridge, For the full list of dates and tickets, visit:  https://www.mercuryrev.com/tour To preorder the album head over to https://bellaunion.com/

This week we're discussing every album by Mercury Rev. Led by Jonathan Donahue and Grasshopper (with huge contributions by Dave Fridmann), Mercury Rev left their mark on indie rock with their 1998 album, Deserter's Songs. But they have so many other albums that are either insanely underrated or overlooked completely. Their friendship with the Flaming Lips explains the stylistic similarities between the two, but their songwriting stands on its own.Closing track: “Sudden Ray of Hope” from See You on the Other Side (1995)Spotify playlist on Mercury Revhttps://open.spotify.com/user/motherpuncherincPatreonhttps://www.patreon.com/everyalbumeverMerchhttps://pandermonkey.creator-spring.com/Instagram:Mike @pandermonkeyAlex @motherpuncherTom Osman's stuff:Debut album on Bandcamp, Spotify, AppleSubstackInstagramTwitterFacebookMike's Picks:See You on the Other Side (1995) — Best Album, Personal FavoriteInner Autumn Outer Space (2013) — Worst AlbumThe Light in You (2015) — Least FavoriteAlex's Picks:All Is Dream (2001) — Best AlbumSee You on the Other Side (1995) — Personal FavoriteInner Autumn Outer Space (2013) — Worst Album, Least FavoriteAlbums we discussed this episode..Yerself Is Steam (1991)Boces (1993)See You on the Other Side (1995)Deserter's Songs (1998)All Is Dream (2001)The Secret Migration (2005)Snowflake Midnight (2008)Strange Attractor (2008)Inner Autumn Outer Space (2013)The Light in You (2015)Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited (2019)

Con motivo del lanzamiento (doble) que realiza la banda BIRKINS de 'You are not alone' repasamos la historia y gestación de 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' de 1972. Birkins recrea el disco con un montón de músicos nacionales e internacionales que os detallamos abajo. Por favor, visita birkins.bandcamp.com y hazte con tu copia de 'You are not alone' . 01- Five Years (con Álvaro Suite) Álvaro Suite, voz y coros Alby Ramírez, guitarra barítono, Farfisa, Polysix, Omnichord, trompas, Theremin Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Grabaciones adicionales en El Nido del Cuervo, Sevilla, por Álvaro Suite. 02- Soul Love (con Pablo Errea) Pablo Errea, voz y coros Alby Ramírez, guitarras acústicas y eléctricas Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Elio Moreno, saxo tenor Grabaciones adicionales en el Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, por Pablo Errea. 03- Moonage Daydream (con Julián Maeso) Julián Maeso, voz, Hammond b3, Moog, clavinet y calabaza africana Carolina García, coros Rami Jaffee, piano, Mellotron Alby Ramírez, guitarras eléctricas, guitarra barítono Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Totó Noriega, congas, pandereta, shaker Grabaciones adicionales en el Hospital Psiquiátrico por Julián Maeso. Grabaciones adicionales en Fonogenic Studios, Van Nuys, California, y en East West Studio, Studio 1 lounge, Hollywood, California por Rami Jaffee Grabaciones adicionales en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, por Totó Noriega. 04- Starman (con Ran Pink) Ran Pink, voz Tal Pink, coros Joaquín Pascual, piano, sinte Chris Carmichael, cuerdas Alby Ramírez, guitarras acústicas y eléctricas, piano “gimmick”, sinte “gimmick” Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Grabaciones adicionales en Fonogenic Studios, Van Nuys, California, por Ran Pink. Grabaciones adicionales en Albacete, por Joaquín Pascual Grabaciones adicionales en Stonehurst, Bowling Green, Kentucky, por Chris Carmichael. 05- It Ain't Easy (con Mikel Erentxun) Mikel Erentxun, voz Cristina Santana, coros Rami Jaffee, Mellotron Alby Ramírez, guitarras acústicas y eléctricas, coros Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería César Martel, trompeta Elio Moreno, saxo tenor Grabaciones adicionales en Fonogenic Studios, Van Nuys, California, por Rami Jaffee. Grabaciones adicionales en Moon River Studio, Santander, por Fernando Macaya 06- Lady Stardust (con Muni Camón) Muni Camón, voz y coros Alby Ramírez, guitarras acústicas y eléctricas, Mellotron y vibráfono Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería César Martel, trompeta Elio Moreno, saxo tenor Grabaciones adicionales en Paco Loco Studio, Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, por Paco Loco 07- Star (con Ken Stringfellow) Ken Stringfellow, voz Sari Montelongo, coros Alby Ramírez, guitarras eléctricas, guitarra de 12 cuerdas, Vox Continental Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Grabaciones adicionales en Le Son du Blé, Tours, Francia, por Ken Stringfellow 08- Hang On To Yourself (con Paco Loco) Paco Loco, voz Cristina Santana, voz Justin Adams, solo de guitarra final Alby Ramírez, guitarras acústicas y eléctricas, lap steel Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería César Martel, trompeta Elio Moreno, saxo tenor Grabaciones adicionales en Paco Loco Studio, Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, por Paco Loco Grabaciones adicionales en Black Earth, Bath, Inglaterra, por Justin Adams 09- Ziggy Stardust (con Javier de Torres) Javier de Torres, voz y coros Sergio Casquero, voz y coros Alby Ramírez, guitarras acústicas y eléctricas, Vox Continental, cuerdas Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Grabaciones adicionales en Audiomatic, Madrid, por Manuel Pájaro 10- Suffragette City (con Luis Prado) Luis Prado, voz y coros, piano Alby Ramírez, guitarras eléctricas Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería César Martel, trompeta Elio Moreno, saxo tenor Grabaciones adicionales en RPM Estudios, La Cañada (Paterna), Valencia, por Roger García 11- Rock 'n' Roll Suicide (con Jonathan Donahue y Lyla Foy) Jonathan Donahue, voz Lyla Foy, voz ‘wonderful’ Alby Ramírez, guitarras eléctricas, guitarra barítono, piano, Oberheim, Polysix, Mellotron, Omnichord, trompas, arpegiadores, Theremin Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Grabaciones adicionales en Woodstock, Nueva York, por Jonathan Donahue Grabaciones adicionales en Londres, Inglaterra, por Lyla Foy

Con motivo del lanzamiento (doble) que realiza la banda BIRKINS de 'You are not alone' repasamos la historia y gestación de 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars' de 1972. Birkins recrea el disco con un montón de músicos nacionales e internacionales que os detallamos abajo. Por favor, visita birkins.bandcamp.com y hazte con tu copia de 'You are not alone' . 01- Five Years (con Álvaro Suite) Álvaro Suite, voz y coros Alby Ramírez, guitarra barítono, Farfisa, Polysix, Omnichord, trompas, Theremin Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Grabaciones adicionales en El Nido del Cuervo, Sevilla, por Álvaro Suite. 02- Soul Love (con Pablo Errea) Pablo Errea, voz y coros Alby Ramírez, guitarras acústicas y eléctricas Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Elio Moreno, saxo tenor Grabaciones adicionales en el Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, por Pablo Errea. 03- Moonage Daydream (con Julián Maeso) Julián Maeso, voz, Hammond b3, Moog, clavinet y calabaza africana Carolina García, coros Rami Jaffee, piano, Mellotron Alby Ramírez, guitarras eléctricas, guitarra barítono Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Totó Noriega, congas, pandereta, shaker Grabaciones adicionales en el Hospital Psiquiátrico por Julián Maeso. Grabaciones adicionales en Fonogenic Studios, Van Nuys, California, y en East West Studio, Studio 1 lounge, Hollywood, California por Rami Jaffee Grabaciones adicionales en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, por Totó Noriega. 04- Starman (con Ran Pink) Ran Pink, voz Tal Pink, coros Joaquín Pascual, piano, sinte Chris Carmichael, cuerdas Alby Ramírez, guitarras acústicas y eléctricas, piano “gimmick”, sinte “gimmick” Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Grabaciones adicionales en Fonogenic Studios, Van Nuys, California, por Ran Pink. Grabaciones adicionales en Albacete, por Joaquín Pascual Grabaciones adicionales en Stonehurst, Bowling Green, Kentucky, por Chris Carmichael. 05- It Ain't Easy (con Mikel Erentxun) Mikel Erentxun, voz Cristina Santana, coros Rami Jaffee, Mellotron Alby Ramírez, guitarras acústicas y eléctricas, coros Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería César Martel, trompeta Elio Moreno, saxo tenor Grabaciones adicionales en Fonogenic Studios, Van Nuys, California, por Rami Jaffee. Grabaciones adicionales en Moon River Studio, Santander, por Fernando Macaya 06- Lady Stardust (con Muni Camón) Muni Camón, voz y coros Alby Ramírez, guitarras acústicas y eléctricas, Mellotron y vibráfono Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería César Martel, trompeta Elio Moreno, saxo tenor Grabaciones adicionales en Paco Loco Studio, Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, por Paco Loco 07- Star (con Ken Stringfellow) Ken Stringfellow, voz Sari Montelongo, coros Alby Ramírez, guitarras eléctricas, guitarra de 12 cuerdas, Vox Continental Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Grabaciones adicionales en Le Son du Blé, Tours, Francia, por Ken Stringfellow 08- Hang On To Yourself (con Paco Loco) Paco Loco, voz Cristina Santana, voz Justin Adams, solo de guitarra final Alby Ramírez, guitarras acústicas y eléctricas, lap steel Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería César Martel, trompeta Elio Moreno, saxo tenor Grabaciones adicionales en Paco Loco Studio, Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, por Paco Loco Grabaciones adicionales en Black Earth, Bath, Inglaterra, por Justin Adams 09- Ziggy Stardust (con Javier de Torres) Javier de Torres, voz y coros Sergio Casquero, voz y coros Alby Ramírez, guitarras acústicas y eléctricas, Vox Continental, cuerdas Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Grabaciones adicionales en Audiomatic, Madrid, por Manuel Pájaro 10- Suffragette City (con Luis Prado) Luis Prado, voz y coros, piano Alby Ramírez, guitarras eléctricas Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería César Martel, trompeta Elio Moreno, saxo tenor Grabaciones adicionales en RPM Estudios, La Cañada (Paterna), Valencia, por Roger García 11- Rock 'n' Roll Suicide (con Jonathan Donahue y Lyla Foy) Jonathan Donahue, voz Lyla Foy, voz ‘wonderful’ Alby Ramírez, guitarras eléctricas, guitarra barítono, piano, Oberheim, Polysix, Mellotron, Omnichord, trompas, arpegiadores, Theremin Rafa Daza, bajo Sergio Miró, batería Grabaciones adicionales en Woodstock, Nueva York, por Jonathan Donahue Grabaciones adicionales en Londres, Inglaterra, por Lyla Foy

Today's Commexis Cast discusses YouTube's announcement at SXSW that it will be including Wikipedia excerpts alongside conspiracy videos on the platform in an attempt to offer more objective information. The efforts come in response to growing criticism of the platform and it's suggestion algorithm, which made a conspiracy video falsely accusing the Parkland survivors of being "crisis actors" the #1 Trending video on YouTube. YouTube CEO Susan Wojciki on a panel at South by Southwest Interactive festival said boxes with so-called "information cues" will begin popping up in the next few weeks. On an interesting note, it seems Wikipedia was not made aware of the inclusion of their excerpts. Katherine Maher, the Executive Director at Wikimedia, said in a tweet thread this morning that the decision was made independently by YouTube. Some are questioning whether Wikipedia is a correct choice for this kind of fact-checking, especially given it's use by Facebook to fight fake news which we know, alongside many other factors, didn't accomplish the goals Facebook set out. Maher tweeted about the scraping of Wikipedia content for this kind of use, stating, "And frankly, we don't want you to blindly trust us. Sure, we're mostly accurate - but not always! We want you to read @Wikipedia with a critical eye. Check citations! Edit and correct inaccurate information! You can't do that in a simple search result." Wojciki said the Wikpedia articles, along with some other third-parties, will begin rolling out in the coming weeks. Secondly, The Cast discussed eMarketer's latest report shows A/B test do not create significant statistical results. The report continued that, "According to a survey of 3,900 professionals worldwide by UserTesting, fewer than 20% of respondents reported that their A/B tests produce significant results 80% of the time." However, despite this small portion of statistical success, A/B tests can have huge positives. Jonathan Donahue, chief product officer of programmatic platform Sonobi, told eMarketer that "In some instances, A/B testing call-to-action features and ad headlines can save marketers 40% of their media budget on ad platforms like Facebook." Today's cast: Phillip Brooks (Commexis Lead Strategist) and Matthew McGrorty (Commexis Videographer/Podcaster). Join the Commexis team as we add context to these stories for the busy CMO. All the news you need to know–from our inbox to yours.

On "Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind" (1956). Is knowledge based on a "foundation," as Descartes, Locke, et al. thought? Sellars says no: The allegedly basic elements upon which knowledge would be built either have to be propositions, in which case they involve a lot of prior knowledge involved in language use and so aren't really basic, or they're "raw feels," in which case they can't actually serve as reasons for anything; reasons have to be propositional. With guest Lawrence Dallman. End song: "Senses on Fire" by Mercury Rev. Check out the interview with singer Jonathan Donahue in Nakedly Examined Music ep. 14. Please support PEL!

After serving a stint with the Flaming Lips, Jonathan has been putting out albums with Mercury Rev since 1991. Over time, their music has shifted from noisy alternative rock to symphonic, soundtrack pop songs... still psychedelic, but now with an unapologetically Disneyesque influence, with the magic of nature swirling out through harp glissandos and french horns, all standing behind a simple, stark melody delivered by Jonathan's high, Neil-Youngesque voice, which sings of nature and things more abstract. We discuss "Autumn's in the Air" from The Light In You (2015), "Holes" from Deserter's Songs (1998), and "Empire State (Son House in Excelsis)" from See You on the Other Side (1995). We also listen to "Central Park East" also from the new album and intro music is "Car Wash Hair" from Yerself Is Steam (1991). Learn more about Mercury Rev at mercuryrev.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music.

After serving a stint with the Flaming Lips, Jonathan has been putting out albums with Mercury Rev since 1991. Over time, their music has shifted from noisy alternative rock to symphonic, soundtrack pop songs... still psychedelic, but now with an unapologetically Disneyesque influence, with the magic of nature swirling out through harp glissandos and french horns, all standing behind a simple, stark melody delivered by Jonathan's high, Neil-Youngesque voice, which sings of nature and things more abstract. We discuss "Autumn's in the Air" from The Light In You (2015), "Holes" from Deserter's Songs (1998), and "Empire State (Son House in Excelsis)" from See You on the Other Side (1995). We also listen to "Central Park East" also from the new album and intro music is "Car Wash Hair" from Yerself Is Steam (1991). Learn more about Mercury Rev at mercuryrev.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music.

G.L. had a bunch of e-mails from students and educators. We found a few to answer on the show. We found room for a monologue from Fantasia for String Trio (Jonathan Donahue), and one from Beyond Measure (Geralyn Horton), and one from Conventional Behavior (David Meyer).

Last week we had no time for monologues, this week we have three. Jonathan Donahue, a Boston-based actor just cast as the lead in indie film "Revolution", reads a monologue from G.L.'s one-act Fantasia for String Trio. June Lewin, who spoke with us last week about the musical Martha Mitchell in Mostly Her Own Words is reading a flashback, and John M. Costa reads a monologue from the full length play Inquest.