Podcasts about Kid Congo Powers

Australian icon Tex Perkins takes us through his legendary career, from The Cruel Sea & The Beasts recent works, to wild ARIA award nights, his atrocious habits with vinyl records, reissuing his works on vinyl and lots more.  Topics Include: Tex Perkins rehearsing with The Cruel Sea for upcoming gigs. Bringing back "deep cuts" from 30 years ago. Band already prepared the songs before his arrival. Feels like "personal karaoke" returning to old material. Gains fresh perspective on older songs with time. Sometimes writes songs instinctively, not from personal experience. Song "Hard For You" channeled rage he hadn't experienced. Recorded with Kid Congo Powers from Bad Seeds. ARIA Awards incident clarified - didn't stab anyone. Hit someone with a glass at an after-party. Molly Meldrum was present during the altercation. Lived with Jules Normington of Phantom Records. Paid rent by washing Jules' dishes. Had access to Jules' extensive record collection. Especially enjoyed 60s punk and garage rock records. Met John Foy, who was pedantic about record handling. Music scattered across many different record labels. Controls some albums, but not all. Universal owns The Cruel Sea and some Beasts albums. Axeman's Jazz recorded and mixed in six hours. Recent album "Ultimo" recorded differently - basic tracks then laptop. Modern recording allows more experimentation without studio costs. Prefers vinyl album lengths around 18-20 minutes per side. Three Legged Dog being released on three vinyl sides. Spanish reissues were "handshake deals" with unclear accounting. Appreciates unashamedly Australian content in newer bands. Newer bands don't hide their Australian accents. Never experienced censorship of his music. Had releases in different regions without his knowledge. No accounting from Big Time label after bankruptcy. Performed with The Legendary Stardust Cowboy in 1985. "Ledge" known for having "world's worst record" - Paralyzed. Backed Ledge with James Baker, Spencer Jones, Lachlan McLeod. Ledge progressively stripped during his performance. Threw Frisbee paper plates with drawings into the audience. EXTENDED, Commercial free, high resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8

#877 (mercredi 29 janvier 2025)  Vedette : Gus ENGLEHORN (Secret City / Modulor, 31/01/2024 EXCLU OK) - The hornbook -    ########### Gus ENGLEHORN (Secret City / Modulor, 31/01/2024) - The hornbook - Thyme (3'43)    marcel (Luik Music – Geographie Records / 21 mars 2025) ô fornaiz – task force diane (single sort le 4 février 2025  La SECURITE (bella union) – Ketchup      KACIMI & La MÉCRÉANCE (Le Pop Club Records, courant 2025) - Mauvaise - Ne comprennent rien (1'49)  Kid CONGO & The PINK MONKEY BIRDS (In the Red Records, 2024) - That delicious vice - The boy had it all (3'24), à propos de Kid CONGO POWERS. Some new kind of kick (Editions Le Boulon, 2025)    REMAINS (Sundazed) - A Session With The Remains - Why Do I Cry  MERRELL FANKHAUSER & HMS BOUNTY THINGS (Guerssen) - Drivin' Sideways (On a One Way Street)    Gus ENGLEHORN (Secret City / Modulor, 31/01/2024) - The hornbook - Roderick of the Vale (5'04)  
Gus ENGLEHORN (Secret City / Modulor, 31/01/2024) - The hornbook - One-eyed Jack III (epilogue) (2'45)     BLASE (Record Makers) - Differend Mind  Nick CAVE & The BAD SEEDS (Bad Seed Ltd, 30/08/24) - Wild God - O Wow O Wow (How wonderful she is) (4'34) OU Long dark night (3'33)     Al QASAR (WeWantsSound) - Uncovered - Kisisel Isa (Personal Jesus)    Gus ENGLEHORN (Secret City / Modulor, 31/01/2024) - The hornbook -  

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it's Ava Mendoza! She's been one of my favorite guitarists for quite some time, and her latest album, “The Circular Train,” is incredible. We get into the details behind the record plus her time with the Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet before Ava educates me on different Blues' styles from various regions in Mississippi (and then some!) Then, we talk about conceptual connections between Alice Coltrane and Keiji Haino, the joy of Kid Congo Powers, Chrome's greatness, Skip James, Loren Connors, Roy Buchanan, Earth, and more!Listen to all of Ava's picks HEREThe Circular TrainAva's WebsiteAva on InstagramGary K. Spain on Chrome at Foxy DigitalisSong ListSavia Andina “Danza del Sicuri”Skip James “Devil Got My Woman” or “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues”Kid Congo Powers and the Pink Monkey Birds “Ese Vicio Delicioso”Albert Ayler “Truth is Marching In”Blind Willie Johnson “Dark Was The Night”Virus “The Black Flux”Earth “The Bees Made Honey In The Lions Skull”Nicki Minaj “Stupid Hoe”Roy Buchanan “Sweet Dreams”Keiji Haino / Jim O'Rourke / Oren Ambarchi “Thinking too deeply I skipped over ¯¯ three by three”Geraldine Fibbers “Richard”Can “Father Cannot Yell”Alice Coltrane “Turiya Sings”Chrome “SS Cygni”Cakes da Killa “Keep it Goin”Carla Bozulich “Winds of St. Anne”Jessie Mae Hemphill “Eagle Bird”Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)Follow Foxy Digitalis:WebsitePatreonInstagramTwitterBlueskyThe Jewel Garden

En nuestro club subterráneo te invitamos a disfrutar de un brebaje sonoro oscuro y vicioso, insinuante y misterioso, todo preparado con ritmo de baile de catacumba.Playlist;(sintonía) KING COLEMAN “Down in the basement”ALLAH-LAS “No werewolf”LIMIÑANAS “Je ne sui spas très drogué”ALAN VEGA, ALEX CHILTON y BEN VAUGHN “Candy man #2”KID CONGO POWERS “Goldin’ browne”FIFTY FOOT COMBO “Plastic dreams”THE GORIES “There but for the grace of God go I”DIM STARS “Baby huey”POWERSOLO “Knucklehead”WILDEBEESTS “Mongoloid”THE STOOGES “Loose”IVY GREEN “I’m sure we’re gonna make it”THE FLESHTONES “Legend of a wheelman”GUN CLUB “Sex beat”MODERN LOVERS “She cracked”NRBQ “White horse”BOSSHOSS “Sabotage”THE HILLBILLY MOON EXPLOSION “Chick habit”MANO NEGRA “King of Bongo”THE CRAMPS “Kizmiaz”Escuchar audio

In this episode, David Harris, Holly Hazelwood and Eric Mellor are joined by special guest, Kid Congo Powers, to discuss the musician's assorted bands, the Ramones and how Lux Interior is still scandalizing young people. Support the Show.

Brian Tristan, más conocido como Kid Congo Powers, una presencia distintiva de ese territorio que une el punk con la música de raíces, un amante de la experimentación y el vudú, una eterna figura de culto, un artista absolutamente infravalorado. Guitarrista de The Gun Club, The Cramps o Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds antes de embarcarse en otros proyectos más personales. El último de ellos, Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds lo trae de vuelta a España para dos únicas fechas; sábado en Benidorm (Funtastic Dracula) y domingo en Barcelona (Marula Café).Playlist;(sintonía) KID CONGO and THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS “Goldin browne” (Gorilla rose, 2011)KID CONGO and THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS “Pumpkin pie” (Dracula boots, 2009)THE GUN CLUB “Sex beat (live 1980)” (The birth, the death, the ghost, 1983)THE CRAMPS “Can’t find my mind” (Psychedelic jungle, 1981)THE CRAMPS “The most exalted potentate of love” (Smell of female, 1983)THE GUN CLUB “My dreams” (The Las Vegas Story, 1984)NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS “From her to eternity” (Wings Of Desire Motion Picture, 1987)CONGO NORVELL “Johnny in the Boudoir” (Abnormals Anonymous, 1997)KNOXVILLE GIRLS “Warm and tender love” (ST, 1999)KID CONGO and THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS “The story of French cousine” (Philosophy and underwear, 2005)KID CONGO and THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS “LSDC” (Dracula boots, 2009)KID CONGO and THE PINK MONEKY BIRDS “La llarona” (Dracula boots, 2009)KID CONGO and THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS “Haunted head” (Haunted head, 2013)KID CONGO and THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS “La araña” (La araña es la vida, 2016)KID CONGO and THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS “Sean DeLear” (Swing From The Sean DeLear EP, 2021)KID CONGO and THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS “Rare as the Yeti” (Dracula boots, 2009) Escuchar audio

Kid Congo Powers (The Cramps, The Gun Club, Nic Cave & the Badseeds) talks about his record collection, as well as the many stories of his life as outlined in his new book "Some New Kind of Kick". Topics include: Joining the Gun Club, flying to Australia with 24 hours notice Writing his book "Some New Kind of Kick" His preferred state in writing songs Nick Cave liked to keep people on edge Growing up with his sister's records Records and radio in Los Angeles Memories of Dr Demento Early record purchases The first song he absolutely loved He didn't think of himself as a musician Taking the Ramones record shopping Forming The Gun Club Early memories of seeing The Cramps His memories of living with The Screamers Keith Morris gave The Gun Club their band name Alternate names for The Gun Club Kid Congo writes "Fire of Love" then joins The Cramps “Would you cut your finger off to join The Cramps?” Preparation and rehearsal for “Psychedelic Jungle” IRS Records had big plans for The Cramps Kid Congo felt very welcome in The Cramps Memories of Lux and Ivy's record collection Kid Congo loves 45rpm records Where does Kid Congo Powers go record shopping? What's the most he's ever paid for a single record? What are the most collectible records of the Kid Congo universe? The Gun Club reissues are pulled from the original masters Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds – Five Greasy Pieces How did The Cramps react to bootleggers? Memories with Tex Perkins Interview wrap up Order the book "Some New Kind of Kick" Extended, High-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8 Follow our Podcast: https://linktr.ee/vinylguide Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VinylGuide Instagram: www.Instagram.com/VinylGuide Support our show: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related

Episode 170 Notes and Links to Richard T. Rodriguez's Work       On Episode 170 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes  Richard T. Rodriguez, and the two discuss, among other things, Richard's childhood full of voracious reading and master wordsmiths in his family, books and media and music that spoke to him and speaks to him, evolving ideas of Chicanismo, masters of Chicanx literature and music and cultural studies, and the seven songs/chapters that constitute his stellar book and build upon ideas of “touch” and a “kiss across the ocean.”      Richard T. Rodríguez is Professor of Media and Cultural Studies and English at the University of California, Riverside. He specializes in Latina/o/x literary and cultural studies, film and visual culture, and gender and sexuality studies, and holds additional interests in transnational cultural studies, popular music studies, and comparative ethnic studies. The author of Next of Kin: The Family in Chicano/a Cultural Politics (Duke University Press, 2009), which won the 2011 National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Book Award, and A Kiss across the Ocean: Transatlantic Intimacies of British Post-Punk and U.S. Latinidad (Duke University Press, 2022), he is currently completing Undocumented Desires: Fantasies of Latino Male Sexuality. The 2019 recipient of the Richard A. Yarborough Mentoring Award, granted by the Minority Scholars' Committee of the American Studies Association, he is the co-principal investigator on a University of California MRPI grant titled "The Global Latinidades Project: Globalizing Latinx Studies for the Next Millennium." His show, "Dr. Ricky on the Radio," can be heard weekly on KUCR.  Buy A Kiss Across the Ocean:  Transatlantic Intimacies of British Post-Punk and U.S. Latinidad   Richard T. Rodriguez's University of California at Riverside Page   Razorcake Review and Summary of A Kiss Across the Ocean     At about 8:00, Richard talks about growing up and his relationship with language and the written word, including the impacts from his parents, who were “wordsmiths” and bilingual    At about 9:45, Richard shouts out Phuc Tran's Sigh, Gone in describing his own reading and childhood experiences   At about 10:45, Richard discusses his college years at Cal Berkeley, and the huge impact June Jordan and Yusef  Komunyaaka had on him   At about 13:00, Richard responds to Pete's question about ideas of representation in what Richard read growing up-he points out Victor Villaseñor and Alfred Arteaga, among others   At about 14:40, Pete and Richard discuss the power of Villarreal's Pocho   At about 16:20, Pete asks Richard about evolving ideas/definitions for “Chicano”   At about 18:35, Richard responds to Pete asking about any “ ‘Eureka' moments” and how James Clifford in grad school helped him with a “reassessment of language”   At about 20:25, Richard talks about who and what he's teaching as a college professor, including work by Alex Espinoza, Phuc Tran, and James Spooner    At about 24:05, Pete lays out some of the power of the beginning of the book and asks Richard about how he “saw the world anew” through Boy George and other musicians; he mentions how the music informed his reading and art intake   At about 27:10, Richard describes what spoke to him about Johnny Rotten's quote about hanging out with Chicanos in SoCal   At about 28:30, Francesca Royster and Carl Stanley and others are referenced as Richard describes what was going on in the world and in his life as impetus for writing the book   At about 30:45, the two discuss teenage years and why they are such “prime” years for music celebration and exploration    At about 33:20, Melissa Mora Hidalgo, with Mozlandia, and Gustavo Arellano are shouted out as models for Richard's work   At about 35:50, Richard explains “post-punk” and “new-wave” and how he wanted to “reclaim ‘post-punk' ”   At about 38:15, Pete lays out the structure of the book, compliments its melding of academic and poetic writing, and asks about “goth”-its definition(s) and connections to the focus of Chapter One-Siouxsie and the Banshees   At about 41:40, Richard comments on Kid Congo Powers and his important connections to SoCal Chicano culture and to the Cramps/Siouxsie   At about 43:00, Pete asks Richard to explain his specific use of “touch” in the book   At about 45:20, Richard describes how Latinx writers have been touched by Siouxsie and the Banshees, often referencing the band in their work   At about 46:20, Richard describes his meeting with/touch by Siouxsie   At about 46:45, Richard describes Adam Ant and his connection to Chapter Two's “Prince Charming,” with both being “two-sided”   At about 49:40, Chapter Three, Bauhaus, and ideas and possibilities of “goth” as racially diverse; the two discuss Myriam Gurba's work on the general topic and Love and Rockets as a mutual   At about 54:15, Chapter Four is discussed with “Latina queer sensibilities” as a main focus and Marc Almond's connections to John Rechy's work   At about 59:10, The two talk about “othering” and exoticization that comes from    At about 1:01:00, Ideas of “secondhand” and history and zoot suits and masculinity are discussed, topics from the book's Chapter Five   At about 1:04:45, Richard examines conversations around cultural appropriation and Chris Sullivan's work with the zoot suit and “Latin” music   At about 1:07:05, The two talk about Chapter Six and Pete compliments Richard's melding of personal and cultural; the chapter deals with “Mexican Americanos” and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, in addition to lead singer Holly Johnson's solo work   At about 1:12:30, Richard gives background on The Pet Shop Boys and their work with hip hop and freestyle music and the connections between freestyle music and Latinx artists   At about 1:15:50, Pete uses an example of “authenticity” that Richard analyzes so skillfully as an example of ignorance   At about 1:16:50, Richard speaks to the book's conclusion and the greatness possible through tribute bands in “translating” and “regenerating” music   At about 1:20:10, Richard calls attention to Orange County's Ghost Town   At about 1:21:45, Richard talks about future projects   At about 1:22:50, Tainted Love shoutout!   At about 1:23:45, Richard recommends LibroMobile, City Lights Bookstore, and other places to buy his book and gives his social media info      You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. 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Welcome to the final episode of Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions' 2022 season. We saved a great one for the finale: Kid Congo Powers. Born Brian Tristan in La Puente, California, he eventually adopted the stage name which appears on the cover of Some New Kind of Kick, a new memoir that documents his time in The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and The Gun Club, with whom he's credited for “excessive feedback, guitar and slide guitar, whirling whirlies, maracas and ancient mutterings.” And that's not all it covers. Kid's story is a layered one. The book, written with Chris Campion, gets into all of it, including frank examinations of queer identity, struggles with addiction, and his connection to the late Jeffrey Lee Pierce—who's dream visit inspired his 2020 Pink Monkey Birds Latin psych epic “He Walked In.”  At once hilarious, tender, and possessing an almost dreamlike spiritual quality, it's a great read. And it arrives alongside two new records: Summer Forever and Ever, the second album by Wolfmanhattan Project, his trio with Mick Collins of The Dirtbombs and Gories and Bob Bert, formerly of Sonic Youth, and Kid Congo Powers and The Near Death Experience Live in St. Kilda, a live concert taped in Australia. Both will be out physically in 2023—but you can listen to them digitally now. Or rather, after you finish this conversation between host Jason P. Woodbury and Kid, fellow Arizonans. Thanks so much for listening to Transmissions. Our 2022 season closes with this episode. We'll be back in early 2023, keep your eyes on Aquarium Drunkard for more info and check out the Patreon for bonus content we'll be sharing over the next couple months. This season of Transmissions is concluded. 

Writing about the Bedhead career retrospective 1992-1998 for Pitchfork, writer Mark Richardson put it nicely: “Bedhead had no time for or interest in anything extraneous to the music…And this is what it sounded like—serious, intense, smart, beautiful, occasionally frightening...” Today on the show, we are joined by the Kadane Brothers, who founded Bedhead in 1991 in Dallas, Texas. Matt Kadane calls in from his place in New York, where he teaches history, and Bubba Kadane from Texas, where he composes music for film and television.  One of the defining bands of the “slowcore” movement, Bedhead had three guitars but was sparse, melding post-punk to humming Velvets-inspired intensity. Following the end of Bedhead, they formed another pioneering indie rock band, The New Year, and they've dabbled in side projects all along the way, including Overseas, with David Bazan of Pedro the Lion and Will Johnson of Centro-matic, and Bubba's ambient project Sigh of Relief. On this episode of Transmissions, we dig into Bedhead's history and idiosyncratic approach, exploring how they worked “remotely” and by telephone long before remote work was standard, the space carved out by Bedhead's unique sound, their cover of Cher's “Believe,” and much more.  Thanks for checking out Transmissions. If you dig the show, please consider leaving a five star rating or a review—or just forwarding your favorite episodes to a friend. We're a part of the Talkhouse Podcast Network. Next week on the show: Kid Congo Powers.

In this episode we welcome the delightful Kid Congo Powers, all the way from his home in Tucson, and ask him to talk about his former lives in the Gun Club, the Cramps and the Bad Seeds — as detailed in the riveting new memoir Some New Kind of Kick.The man born Brian Tristan looks back to his teen fanboy years from Frank Zappa to the New York Dolls, plus his memories of the L.A. glitter scene at Rodney's English Disco. He describes how it felt — as a gay Mexican American — to be a misfit among mainly white misfits on the punk scenes in L.A. and New York. He also explains how the Gun Club was conceived after he met Jeffrey Lee Pierce while queuing for a 1979 Pere Ubu show at the Whisky. We hear how Kid was then headhunted by the Cramps' Lux and Ivy, and what it was like to be part of their ghoulish B-movie aesthetic. We similarly learn how he was recruited (and "cast") as one of Nick Cave's drug-addled Bad Seeds in mid-'80s Berlin.From the decline and premature death of Jeffrey Lee Pierce — via Kid's own eventual long-term sobriety — we shift into the rarefied and erudite world of Brian Eno, an iconic glam influence on the young Brian Tristan. Clips from Mark Sinker's 1992 audio interview with pop's resident egghead are heard, leading in turn to discussion of Eno's collaborations with Robert Fripp and Toby Amies' remarkable new King Crimson documentary.Mark talks us through pieces about the Stones' 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' (1968), classic-blues septuagenarian Victoria Spivey(1975), the Police (1979) and Joe Bataan & Arthur Baker (1996) after which Jasper concludes the episode with quotes from pieces on bodyguard-to-the-stars Michael Francis (2003) and the "rise and rise" of Pharrell Williams (2015).Many thanks to special guest Kid Congo Powers; Some New Kind of Kick is available this week in all good bookshops. For more Kid, follow him on Twitter and Instagram@kidcongopowers.Pieces discussed: The Cramps, The Gun Club, Art Laboe, Brian Eno audio, Robert Fripp, The Stones, Arthur Baker, 'Jumpin' Jack Flash', Victoria Spivey, The Police, The Cramps live, Joey Ramone, Kiss and Cher's minder, Pharrell Williams and Jon Hopkins.

If I were to pull magic out of a hat, and say "Who could tell the story from the underbelly of the L.A. Punk scene from it's inception, and tell it from the point of being queer and hispanic?" You would have Kid Congo Powers. He is an accidental guitarist, who became very successful because he did it just for fun. HE was a fashion fan, inspired by David Bowie, and Patti Smith, who just "Lived" the Los Angeles underground scene long enough to become inspired to start playing music. (By force, as told to start playing to stop annoying his friend Lydia Lunch for a while). He played in "The Gun Club" , The Punk Rockabilly band "The Cramps", "Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds", and now his current project "The Pink Monkey Birds". He just published his memoire "Some New Kind Of Kick" that is a fantastic read, it goes WAY TOO FAST at times, but packs a punch with experiences and great memories, strangely enough, I have had so many just like it, I was relating to his world time and time again. He doesn't share scandal, or complain about anyone or anything, only the inspiring and full throttle experiences, and they keep coming. Amazon link website instagram facebook twitter #nickcave #nickcaveandthebadseets #thecraps #poisonivy #luxinterior #gaycdc #queercore #pinkmonkeybirds #loveandrocketscomics #lydialunch #thegunclub #punkrock #davidbowie #iggypop #thedobermenband #pansydivision #therunaways #kidcongopowers #somekindofkick

Music legend KID CONGO POWERS (The Gun Club, The Cramps, The Bad Seeds, The Pink Monkey Birds and more...) calls in about his memoir "Some New Kind of Kick” out now on Hachette Books! A special live set of music from Drag City recording artists', WAND! Plus, DAMIAN FROM FUCKED UP calls Tom about the new album "One Day" coming out in January! DARREN FROM WORK checks in! All this, plus a few more states are claimed in the ongoing 50 States of Springsteen! WATCH THE BEST SHOW LIVE EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 6PM PT ON TWITCH https://www.twitch.tv/bestshow4life SUPPORT THE BEST SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheBestShow WATCH VIDEO EPISODES OF THE BEST SHOW: https://www.youtube.com/bestshow4life FOLLOW THE BEST SHOW: https://twitter.com/bestshow4life https://instagram.com/bestshow4life https://tiktok.com/@bestshow4life THE BEST SHOW IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST https://thebestshow.net https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-best-show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kid Congo Powers has had a fascinating musical career with stints in both The Cramps and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, to say nothing of his co-founding of the great Gun Club. In his new memoir, Some New Kind of Kick, Kid goes through his life and turbulent times, including his struggles with addiction and with his sexuality.Some New Kind of Kick is available right now. For more information, you can check out Kid's website.

Kid Congo Powers is the author of Some New Kind of Kick: A Memoir. The book reflects on his youth in La Puente to the LA punk scene as well […]

A congressional race unfolding in Riverside County between longtime GOP incumbent Ken Calvert and political newcomer Will Rollins, a Democrat, has experts saying the path to the U.S. House majority could run through California's 41st District. Kid Congo Powers has played with The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and co-founded The Gun Club. He discusses his new book “Some New Kind of Kick.” The MacArthur Foundation named Martha Gonzalez as one of this year's fellows. She talks about being an “artivista” and using music to keep her energy replenished.

In this episode we welcome the delightful Kid Congo Powers, all the way from his home in Tucson, and ask him to talk about his former lives in the Gun Club, the Cramps and the Bad Seeds — as detailed in the riveting new memoir Some New Kind of Kick.The man born Brian Tristan looks back to his teen fanboy years from Frank Zappa to the New York Dolls, plus his memories of the L.A. glitter scene at Rodney's English Disco. He describes how it felt — as a gay Mexican American — to be a misfit among mainly white misfits on the punk scenes in L.A. and New York. He also explains how the Gun Club was conceived after he met Jeffrey Lee Pierce while queuing for a 1979 Pere Ubu show at the Whisky. We hear how Kid was then headhunted by the Cramps' Lux and Ivy, and what it was like to be part of their ghoulish B-movie aesthetic. We similarly learn how he was recruited (and "cast") as one of Nick Cave's drug-addled Bad Seeds in mid-'80s Berlin.From the decline and premature death of Jeffrey Lee Pierce — via Kid's own eventual long-term sobriety — we shift into the rarefied and erudite world of Brian Eno, an iconic glam influence on the young Brian Tristan. Clips from Mark Sinker's 1992 audio interview with pop's resident egghead are heard, leading in turn to discussion of Eno's collaborations with Robert Fripp and Toby Amies' remarkable new King Crimson documentary.Mark talks us through pieces about the Stones' 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' (1968), classic-blues septuagenarian Victoria Spivey (1975), the Police (1979) and Joe Bataan & Arthur Baker (1996) after which Jasper concludes the episode with quotes from pieces on bodyguard-to-the-stars Michael Francis (2003) and the "rise and rise" of Pharrell Williams (2015).Many thanks to special guest Kid Congo Powers; Some New Kind of Kick is available this week in all good bookshops. For more Kid, follow him on Twitter and Instagram @kidcongopowers.Pieces discussed: The Cramps, The Gun Club, Art Laboe, Brian Eno audio, Robert Fripp, The Stones, Arthur Baker, 'Jumpin' Jack Flash', Victoria Spivey, The Police, The Cramps live, Joey Ramone, Kiss and Cher's minder, Pharrell Williams and Jon Hopkins.

Order and disorder, a freeform haze of garbage guitars, shorted electronics, found detritus, collage, linear songs, sounds from strange lands. Contact me at btradio85@gmail.com.PLAYLIST:WHITE HEAVEN - Silver Current - Live In Tokyo 1996 (Pedal, 2022)THE POLES - Over and Beyond and Through - 7" (NL, 1979)RODODENDRONS - Down and Out - Demo (cs, RoachLeg, 2022)STRAPPING FIELDHANDS - I Told Her - V/A: Spirit of Clive: A Tribute to the Music of Clive Palmer & COB (BC, 2022)VIVIAN STANSHALL & BIG GRUNT - 11 Mustachioed Daughters - 1970 Marty Amok TV AppearanceSMELLY FEET - You're A Person - Smelly Neu Pollution (1981, re: Minimum Table Stacks, 2022)SHIRLEY COLLINS - Space Girl - V/A: Rocket Along (HMV, 1960)TAKIS - Musicales - 7" (Les Disques Pierre Cardin, 1974)MIDNIGHT MINES - Survivors of the Volcanic Age - Scratching the Beat Surface (BC, 2022)SHIT AND SHINE - DRM Plus T - Unreleased Shit Part 2 (BC, 2022)SAFA - Bel Abbes - Ibtihalat (UIQ, 2022)RADIANT - Aspettami - ORA (Jarane, 2022)KID CONGO POWERS & THE NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE - Garbage Man - Live In St. Kilda (BC, 2022)MARKOS VAMVAKARIS - We Were Smoking One Evening - Death Is Bitter (Mississippi, 2022)CONCENTRATION - Grün im Gesicht - Aren't You Gonna Introduce Me To Your Friend? (Avon Terror Corps, 2022)GENE SIMMONS HAS A MEAL NOT TO HIS LIKINGMOG STUNT TEAM - UFO's Calling - I'm Gonna Do It Until the Day I Die (NL, 2022)PADKAROSDA - Bujkál Benned Valami - Sötét Végek (World Gone Mad, 2022)DJ INTEGRITY - AbsoluteSTRESS شریر - V/A: Yes Yes: A Comfortable Compilation (Garden Seat, 2022)J.ROCC - L.A. Anthem (feat. LMNO & Key Kool) - A Wonderful Letter (Stones Throw, 2022)SOPHIE SLEIGH-JOHNSON - Advantage, Chisnall - Nuncio Ref! (Crow Versus Crow, 2022)SALAMANDA - Mat Cat Party (feat. Ringo the Cat) - Ashbalkum (BC, 2022)THE MOD 4 - A Puppet - V/A: Ghost Riders (Efficient Space, 2022)ENSTRUCTION - Yellow Waxy Buildup - Instruction For Children (cs, Sound of Pig, 1986)TSAP - Crimes Against Time - Crimes Against Time (Altered States, 2022)SHOP REGULARS - Neutral Sammy - Merrie Melodies 04 (cs, Merrie Melodies, 2022)FRANK BAUGH - For Ukraine - V/A: The Gold and Purple Sceptre (cs, Saga House, 2022)WUKIR SURYADI - Side A: Tiga - Menolak Tunduk/Refuse to Submit (WV Sorcerer Productions, 2022)ANIKA - Masters of War - Anika (Invada, 2010)ABLE NOISE - To Appease - V/A: Thorn Valley (World of Echo, 2022)

Tonight we are joined by Kid Congo Powers, legendary guitarist from the Golden Age of The Cramps, The Gun Club, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and his longtime band Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds. We talk about his new home in the Tucson desert, his 14-minute desert-groove "He Walked In" from 2021, and the importance of Magick & Alchemy. ALSO: Desert Oracle Radio live in Wonder Valley, with Ken Layne and RedBlueBlackSilver. You can pre-order Kid Congo Powers' new memoir, Some New Kind of Kick, which is due out in October. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=26080998 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The great Kid Congo Powers returns to discuss the release of his upcoming book.

This was a Patreon exclusive and Part 2 of my episode 232 conversation with the great Kid Congo. Often the initial recordings go much longer than what is released. I always put the extended interviews or part to on the patreon page. This lived on patreon for almost a years. You can go to themattdwyer.com for extra content. I will be releasing more patreon exclusive content for the holidays. There will be a blog that will tell you what is released and how to get it. The part one we went into a lot of Kid's history. Part 2 we dug a little deeper. Enjoy.Kid Congo Powers is the co-founder of the Gun Club, played with the Cramps, was a Bad Seed with Nick Cave and of course Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds. His influence and creativity is vast. It is an honor to have him on Conversations With Dwyer where he talks about the early days Punk, starting The Gun Club, living around the world, and the challenges of writing a memoir. It's a great honor to have him on the showKid Congo Part One HEREOpening song: (Are You) Ready, Freddy? by Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds from the EP Swing From The Sean DelearYou can by the EP and other Kid Congo Records at his label In The Red Records HEREorKid Congo's Bandcamp HERE Kid Congo Instagram HEREKid Congo Twitter HERE All things Matt Dwyer HERE Conversations With Dwyer is Produced, Recorded, Edited and Hosted by Matt Dwyer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From James: I have a soft spot for bands that at their core started as best friends or brothers/sisters growing up together and playing music. Minutemen had D. Boon and Mike Watt, Devo had the Mothersbaugh and Casale brothers, and The Gun Club had Jeffrey Lee Pierce and Kid Congo Powers. Except in the case of The Gun Club this process was interrupted when Kid Congo joined The Cramps before they could record their first album, Fire of Love. This continued through their second album Miami, but then Kid came back for the third album, Las Vegas Story, which is my favorite. All of their albums are special, but I think the combination of Jeffrey Lee and Kid Congo on guitars and The Bags rhythm section of Patricia Morrison and Terry Graham was the best lineup they ever had. Also, for this album they moved past their blues/punk origins and ventured into new territory, stretching out artistically and making an amazing album in the process. Las Vegas Story is one of my favorite records of all time and an underdog even with Gun Club fans. I hope you enjoy the music and our music nerd discussion!Listen to the expanded version of the album here: Las Vegas Story by The Gun Club

Kid Congo Powers is the co-founder of the Gun Club, played with the Cramps, was a Bad Seed with Nick Cave and of course Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds. His influence and creativity is vast. It is an honor to have him on Conversations With Dwyer where he talks about the early days Punk, starting The Gun Club, living around the world, and the challenges of writing a memoir. It's a great honor to have him on the show Opening song: (Are You) Ready, Freddy? by Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds from the EP Swing From The Sean Delear You can by the EP and other Kid Congo Records at his label In The Red Records HERE orKid Congo's Bandcamp HERE Kid Congo Instagram HERE Kid Congo Twitter HERE All things Matt Dwyer HERE Conversations With Dwyer is Produced, Recorded, Edited and Hosted by Matt DwyerConsulting Producer: Dustin Marshall See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

(Episode 44)   DJ Kingblind presents The Big Beat online radio show Podcast- This week we talk about & play the best music in a themed Podcast called "Kid Congo Powers" What do The Gun Club, The Cramps & Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have in common? KID CONGO POWERS!! Wanna find out more? visit www.djkingblind.com or search DJ Kingblind in your favorite podcast app to find out more!KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS  He Walked In- Music Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdz87nESHaA&ab_channel=KIdCongoPowersBuy: KID CONGO & THE PINK MONKEY BIRDS - SWING FROM THE SEAN DELEAR 12"https://intheredrecords.com/collections/kid-congo-and-the-pink-monkey-birds/products/kid-congo-the-pink-monkey-birds-swing-from-the-sean-de-lear-12Kid Congo Powers in Voguehttps://www.vogue.com/article/kid-congo-powers-interview-style-la-arana-es-la-vida-record-releaseKid Congo Powers- Sunglasseshttps://www.shadyspex.com/shop/p/kid-congoSupport the show

THUNKA-THUNKA-THUNKA!Psychedelic sleaze dealers The Cramps bring their unholy, blistering big beat to the sweating shoe box that is The Limit Club, Sheffield's favourite subterranean watering hole.Roger, just back from the rarified, cerebral stimulus of free-jazz trio AIR live in London, holds his nose and takes a plunge into the Goo Goo Muck. Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.Artwork: Rionagh.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to:Bee Productive - cheering crowd.Planetronik - big beat drums.Big Joe Drummer - straight rock drums.Wolff Amps - fuzz humbucker driven guitar.Aceinet - surf guitars.El Zozo - upright bass.Rikus 246 - club ambience.Toam - train sounds.The Bloke 33 - bing bong.

Kid Congo Powers is a punk rock guitar icon and singer; he's played with The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, The Divine Horseman and many more -most recently, Kid Congo And The Pink Monkey Birds. He also has a new memoir coming out in 2021. Kid and hostess Pleasant Gehman share four and a half decades of friendship, and were also roomies at three different punk houses in Los Angeles and New York during the late 1970's and early 1980's. In this episode they discuss everything from his time in The Cramps and The Gun Club to making the pilgrimage to see The Sex Pistols at Winterland, LA's favorite punk band The Screamers, stealing cars together and taking acid on The Bowery while stumbling home from CBGB's.More from Pleasant Gehmanwww.pleasantgehman.comInstagram: @princessofhollywoodwww.facebook.com/pleasant.gehmanwww.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts

Kid Congo Powers is a punk rock guitar icon and singer; he’s played with The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, The Divine Horseman and many more -most recently, Kid Congo And The Pink Monkey Birds. He also has a new memoir coming out in 2021. Kid and hostess Pleasant Gehman share four and a half decades of friendship, and were also roomies at three different punk houses in Los Angeles and New York during the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. In this episode they discuss everything from his time in The Cramps and The Gun Club to making the pilgrimage to see The Sex Pistols at Winterland, LA’s favorite punk band The Screamers, stealing cars together and taking acid on The Bowery while stumbling home from CBGB’s. More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts

Kid Congo Powers is a punk rock guitar icon and singer; he's played with The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, The Divine Horseman and many more -most recently, Kid Congo And The Pink Monkey Birds. He also has a new memoir coming out in 2021. Kid and hostess Pleasant Gehman share four and a half decades of friendship, and were also roomies at three different punk houses in Los Angeles and New York during the late 1970's and early 1980's. In this episode they discuss everything from his time in The Cramps and The Gun Club to making the pilgrimage to see The Sex Pistols at Winterland, LA's favorite punk band The Screamers, stealing cars together and taking acid on The Bowery while stumbling home from CBGB's.More from Pleasant Gehmanwww.pleasantgehman.comInstagram: @princessofhollywoodwww.facebook.com/pleasant.gehmanwww.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts

Kid Congo Powers is a punk rock guitar icon and singer; he's played with The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, The Divine Horseman and many more -most recently, Kid Congo And The Pink Monkey Birds. He also has a new memoir coming out in 2021. Kid and hostess Pleasant Gehman share four and a half decades of friendship, and were also roomies at three different punk houses in Los Angeles and New York during the late 1970's and early 1980's. In this episode they discuss everything from his time in The Cramps and The Gun Club to making the pilgrimage to see The Sex Pistols at Winterland, LA's favorite punk band The Screamers, stealing cars together and taking acid on The Bowery while stumbling home from CBGB's. More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annie Anxiety special - in conversation with David Eastaugh Little Annie began singing at the age of 16 with her band 'Annie and the Asexuals', formed in 1977. Upon moving to the UK in 1981 at the invitation of Steve Ignorant, she began working with Penny Rimbaud and Crass. She then went on to become the house chanteuse for Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound Records, including the recording of three solo albums Soul Possession, Short & Sweet, and Jackamo. During this time she also recorded with The Wolfgang Press, Current 93, Coil,Nurse With Wound, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Bim Sherman,[2] CL Stealers, Swans, Kid Congo Powers,Fini Tribe, and wrote for the late Bim Sherman, Paul Oakenfold, Gary Clail, and Living Color.

We share a few clips from individual sessions. Jesse Roberts (Sandrider, Old Iron, The Ruby Doe, Kid Congo Powers) sets a record for most U-Hauls used in a weekend warrior tour. Joe Plummer (Cold War Kids, The Shins, Modest Mouse, Black Heart's Procession) may or may not have broken into a parked vehicle to swap parts for a parking lot van fix. Season 2 publishing arrangements announced!

Guitarist and vocalist Kid Congo Powers has been a key member of several paradigm-shifting bands such as The Gun Club, The Cramps, and The Bad Seeds. Over the past fifteen years, he's also led his own excellent band, Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds. Kid tells Joe about: growing up in a Chicano family in Los Angeles; how he became obsessive about music before ever playing an instrument, ultimately becoming president of The Ramones Fan Club; learning to play guitar in The Gun Club; his parents' experience at a Cramps show; "growing up" in Berlin; sobriety; how the current pandemic evokes AIDS-era PTSD; and the process of writing his memoirs.

What is "cool"? Well, around here at Turned Out A Punk we think the very embodiment of the word cool is Kid Congo Powers & this podcast just got a hell of a lot cooler, because he’s on the show this week! Join Damian as he sits down with the former Cramp, Gun Cluber, Bad Seed & Screamers propagandist to talk about how LA glam kids took over the world. THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!! Also Touched On: Helping invent punk The Dogs and the Motels The Glam kids meet the rock kids meet the record collector kids Seeing Patti Smith and Ramones Zolar X: hilariously dedicated The faded glam of LA as an influence Learning from Rodney Th Quick: “Our Sparks” Backdoor Man Magazine was the Bible The birth of Zine culture Doing the first Ramones zine The odd crowd the Ramones attracted  16 and standing beside Dee Dee Thrift shopping with Blondie The Nerves, The Pop and the Zippers “Glad I was there for that”: life with The Screamers Pat Suzuki and Argento “You have to see this band the Cramps!” Took the bus from LA Going to New York and seeing the Contortions Befriending Brian Gregory and Nick Knox The Mumps come to LA The Student Teachers The Blessed “Those people were sick!” No Wave people were no fucking joke “Yeah I noticed” The shift from punk to hardcore Opening for the Circle Jerks with the Creeping Ritual “They Hated Us!” Here come the angry kids Going to see the Slits play in the UK Record shopping in Paris in ’77 Working at Bomp & MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!!!! BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS

TRACKLIST 01 SUPER SUPRE #3 2007 02 BLOW-UP [COH remix for pinkcourtesyphone feat. Kid Congo Powers] 2012 03 DANCING IN SILENCE 2006 04 MAD [with Cosey Fanni Tutti] 2008 05 RETRO TECH OVERTURE 2013 06 OVERBEAT [with John Everall] 2017 07 EXERCISE IN COLOUR [feat. Ann Demeulemeester] 2017 08 EUPHRATES [feat. DAO] 2007 09 ENGINES OF MEMORIES 2016 10 FFFETISH [Vicious Pink cover] 2000 11 BLEAK IS MY FAVOURITE CLICHE [Soft Cell cover, with Richard Chartier] 2008 12 NIGHT RIDE WITH OIRA [COH remix for Hoellenfuerst] 2018

Poem originally read by horror show host Zacherley in the 60’s . Here read by Kid Congo Powers for Halloween podcast 6Ft Plus . Full podcast at http://bit.ly/6ftep240 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kid/support

Interview with Kid Congo Powers Original Air Date September 18, 2014 http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/57348 http://kidcongopowers.blogspot.com @kidcongopowers https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/81563

Interview with Kid Congo Powers Original Air Date September 18, 2014 http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/57348 http://kidcongopowers.blogspot.com @kidcongopowers http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/81563

John Fell is a noted drummer, drum gear guru, photographer, motorcycle aficionado, co-founder of Main Drag Music, in Williamsburg Brooklyn. He’s worked with an array of bands and individuals including The Isolator, Miami Sound Machine, Perfect Strangers, Kid Congo Powers of the Cramps, Gun Club, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fell_(drummer)

Prior to his life as an award winning chef and owner of the Austin restaurant L'Oca d'Oro, Fiore Tedesco was a crack drummer for Kid Congo Powers (of The Gun Club, The Cramps, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), in addition to Fiore's band Preacher & the Knife. He shares a story of playing a life changing show in Serbia and how breakfast in a French village lead to his eventual departure from music. We jump right in, this story is a long one.

Halloween Poem : The Superstitious Ghost by Arthur Guiterman read by Kid Congo Powers . --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kid/support

Halloween Poem : “Dead Man’s Hate” by Robert Ervin Howard read by Kid Congo Powers . --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kid/support

Song Of The Witches by William Shakespeare from Macbeth read by Kid Congo Powers. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kid/support

Halloween poem #3 A Poem For Winter by Arthur Rimbaud read by Kid Congo Powers. A creepy little ride.. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kid/support

Kid Congo Powers , guitarist from The Gun Club , The Cramps and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds reads poems and stories for Halloween . --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kid/support

Punk rock resumes don’t get much better than Kid Congo Powers’. The Southern California-born musician has been playing music professional for nearly 40 years, since the then-president of the Ramones fanclub was recruited by Jeffrey Lee Pierce for the band that would soon become the Gun Club.Soon after, Powers was recruited by fellow punk rock weirdos, The Cramps as rhythm guitarist, staying with the band for two of their most influential records, Psychedelic Jungle and Smell of Female. After another multi-album stint with The Gun Club, the musician joined up with Nick Cave, recording two records as a member of The Bad Seeds. For the past decade, Powers has served as the front man for The Pink Monkey Birds, an amalgamations of decades of music influence, including the Southern California Chicano rock sound that helped ignite his love of music.  To celebrate the release of the band’s latest, La Araña Es La Vida, Powers sat down for a far reaching interview about his long and storied career.

It was important to me that we have a special guest for episode 100. They Might Be Giants fitted the job perfectly, a band that played an incredibly important role in the early development of my musical tastes, as strange and idiosyncratic as they might ultimately become. With episode 200, the camera gets pulled make even further, to a man and a magazine that, for better or worse, let an indelible mark on my impressionable young mind, as they have for generations before and since. Weeks before I sat down to record this interview in Al Jaffee’s amazing Manhattan studio, upcoming guest Kid Congo Powers made reference to a club “looking like a scene out of Mad Magazine.” I knew what he meant immediately. The strange cross section of the human experience filtered through the lens of the Usual Gang of Idiots. And at their center is Jaffee. The cartoonist is now 95 (“closer to 96,” as he handily points out during the interview), with his signature fold-in having appeared in virtual every issue between 1964 and 2008, along with his other mainstays like "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions.” The longest working cartoonist in history kindly agreed to sit down for wide ranging interview about life, death, cartooning and the importance of a steady gig. It’s one my absolute highlights of doing the show and great way to spend episode 200.

Isaiah Mitchell: Isaiah and his beloved Fender Stratocaster have been a legendary pairing that have collectively created creamy psychedelic sounds for records from such bands as Earthless, Golden Void, Howlin’ Rain and Black Elk Medicine Band. He was gifted with his first guitar at the age of Eight, but it wasn’t until his early teens when he’d heard Jimi Hendrix and had his mind blown that he decided what sort of lifestyle he wanted to persue; it was that of a face-melting, hair-swirling solo guitarist. In September 2016, he booked himself a tour of Australia and enlisted the help of Melbourne psych-rock 3-piece Seedy Jeezus to help fill out the jam-filled aura that surrounds him. This particular set was performed live-to-air in Melbourne on PBS 106.7FM’s Pojama People program and is filled with songs that have influenced Isaiah as a musician since he first picked up a guitar, as well some of his own solo works. Recorded live at the PBS FM Studios in Melbourne on the 21st of August 2016. Engineered by Jeremy Smith. Kid Congo Powers and his band of Pink Monkey Birds: To his mother, he’s called Brian, but to the rest of the world his name is Kid Congo Powers and his name has been attached to bands such as The Gun Club, The Cramps and Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. The Pink Monkey Birds started backing up Kid Congo in the mid-2000’s and together they’ve release five albums, touring around Australia in 2016 on the back of their latest album ‘La Araña Es La Vida’, from which this particular set was documented from by PBS 106.7FM’s Studio 5 Live crew. This band is the very example of the sound that gets created when you mix 60’s Chicano rock, southern soul and psychedelic funk. Recorded live at the PBS FM Studios in Melbourne on the 23rd of August 2016. Engineered by Paul Maybury and Alicia Saye. Airing details: Originally via Zed Digital, 7-8pm, Sunday 13th of November 2016. Show production and engineering: Branko Cosic.

Ep 51: Kid Congo Powers Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds are touring behind their New Album when Kid and BD spoke in the green room of the venue they were playing in Seattle. Kid talks about recording their Albums in an old school in Kansas. He speaks candidly about his friendship with Jeffrey Lee Pierce of the Gun Club. Winding up with the Cramps and what he learned from them. The fun he had in Berlin with Nick Cave and much more. Buy Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds' Music: http://intheredrecords.com/collections/kid-congo-and-the-pink-monkey-birds Sponsored today by: http://www.blumensteinaudio.com

Nardwuar interview Kid Congo Powers (Washington, DC) ! Doot doo !

1. Kid Congo Powers & The pink monkey birds (USA) - "Susu" CD "Haunted head" (In the red) 2. Sparrow & The workshop (UK) - "Valley of death" CD "Murderopolis" (Song, by toad) 3. K-X-P (Finland) - "Easy (infinity waits)" CD "II" (Melodic) 4. Thao & The get down stay down (USA) - "City" CD "We the common" (Ribbon music) 5. Mark Mulcahy (USA) - "She makes the world turn backwards" CD "Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I love you" (Fire) 6. Schneider TM (Germany) - "Elefantenhaut" CD "Guitar sounds" (Bureau b) 7. Laura Sheeran (Ireland) - "Forever love" CD "What the world knows" (Flaming june) 8. Laura Sheeran (Ireland) - "Death of a star" CD "What the world knows" (Flaming june) 9. Wally Warning (Aruba/Germany) - "Memories" CD "Mama nature" (Cunucu) 10. College (France) - "I need a better engine" CD "Secret diary" (Valene/Invada) 11. College (France) - "Alter ego" CD "Heritage" (Invada) 12. Hellshovel (Canada) - "Whoever brought me here, will have to take me home" CD "Hated by the sun" (Slovenly) 13. Os argonautas (Italy) - "Os argonautas" CD "Navegar e preciso" (Digressione attiva) 14. Общество зрелища (РФ) - "Изгой" CD "А бензин - низ неба" (Выргород) 15. Xander Harris (USA) - "Bring me their heads" CD "The new dark age of love" (Not not fun) ЗАКАЗАТЬ ЭТУ МУЗЫКУ Страница программы на оф. сайте Сообщество программы Вконтакте

Soul del mejor para abrir hoy con Patti Drew. El inasequible Tricky y su homenaje a a Chet Baker. La brutalidad de Colin Stetson y su saxo en su reciente disco en solitario. Richard Youngs tras su paso por Madrid nos dejó constancia de su folk destroyer. El buen gusto del australiano Mick Harvey es infinito. Kid Congo Powers nos tiene acostumbrados a un LP por año repleto de canciones exóticas y underground. También de las antípodas regresan The Drones con su estilo personal. Publicitado a diestro y siniestro lo nuevo de Queen of the Stone Age es pólvora mojada otra vez. Una interesante banda de pop psicodélico de mediados de los 80, Bongwater. El Rodríguez del glam-rock,Brett Smiley tuvo que esperar mucho para ver la edición de su primer disco. Nos vamos con un batería legendario de Blue Note, Elvin Jones.

Guest DJs: Brendan Canty (Deadline, Insurrection, Rites of Spring, Happy Go Licky, One Last Wish, Fugazi, Girls vs. Boys, Garland of Hours, Kid Congo Powers, Deathfix) and Mark Cisneros (Medications, Shortstack, Chain and the Gang, Kid Congo Powers, Deathfix) |Playlist:...Cilla Black - Alfie |Scott Walker - Montague Terrace (in Blue) |The Who - Our Love Was |The Coathangers - Call to Nothing |Roxy Music - Manifesto |Lou Reed - Berlin |Bob Marley - Sun Is Shining |MC5 - Borderline |Grass Widow - Milo Minute |The Adverts - My Place |The Zeros - Beat Your Heart Out |Atoms for Peace - Ingenue |Suns of Guns - Face of God |Dr. Dog - The Ark |Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds - Bo Bo Boogaloo |Benji Ferree - G.u.S. |

Temazo arrabalero en el nuevo trabajo de Nick Cave. Un disco que engancha desde la primera escucha, Veronica Falls y su debut. Ruidosas y poppies Novella atacan con un EP desde Londres. Veterano en mil guerras Kid Congo Powers y su reciente single. Un grupo en boca de muchos Foxygen. Hardcore y letras de costumbrismo banal Pissed Jeans. La querencia del underground 70s de los noveles Charles Boyer and the Voyeurs. Lo nuevo de Fidlar y su monopatín punk a toda leche. Atmósferas inquietantes en un disco que reúne rarezas de Grouper. Arboretum o la psicodelia reinterpretada. Cerramos con los más shoegaze de Texas, Ringo Deathstarr.