#54 SUN RA! (ft. Hannah Silk Champagne)

And introducing...singer, song-writer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and all around legend, it’s Mr. Frank Zappa! One of the S-tier weirdos of rock n’ roll, Zappa mixed genres from classical modernism to doo-wop with an acerbic sense of humor to create a vast discography of Rock weirdness. All the while, becoming one of the most outspoken musicians for free-speech and against censorship. And today we’ll be talking all about his life, his works, and whether or not that’s a real poncho, I mean is that a mexican poncho or a sears poncho, through his autobiography “The Real Frank Zappa Book.” But first let’s introduce our own guest, she’s a Tornoto-based pianist and composer, it’s Robin Hatch! Songs In Order: Captain Beefheart: Pachuco Cadaver Frank Zappa and the Mothers - Wowie Zowie Frank Zappa - Titties & Beer Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water Frank Zappa - Camarillo Brillo Frank Zappa - St. Alphonso’s Pancake Breakfast Frank Zappa - The Black Page #1 Frank Zappa - Dancin’ Fool Frank Zappa - Titties & Beer (Baby Snakes DVD version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzzWEeiUf3Y&ab_channel=bolimozak)

28 Jan 20211h 32min

And introducing, on lead vocals, it’s Rick James! Yes we’re talking about the 1980’s #1 funk superfreak who managed to fit 3 lifetimes worth of decadence and depravity into one short life. And today we’ll give it to you, baby, from his book “GLOW: The Autobiography of Rick James” by Rick James and David Ritz. Songs in order: Mynah Birds - It’s My Time Rick James - My Mama Rick James - You And I Rick James - Bustin’ Out Rick James - Super Freak Rick James - Give It To Me Baby

31 Dec 20201h 36min

And introducing, from Iceland, our NATO ally to the north, it’s BJORK. The most famous musician from the isolated northern island, Bjork has built an incredible career and international fame from her unique voice and genre-exploring, endlessly idiosyncratic music. And today we’ll be exploring all things Bjork from her coffee table book BJORK and a 2004 Bjork New Yorker story called “Bjork’s Saga”. Songs in Order: CarlosAndres90 - Army of Me (YouTube FL Studio cover) Bjork - Ruby Baby Recordings of Bjork at age 11: https://www.openculture.com/2014/09/the-album-bjork-recorded-as-an-11-year-old.html KUKL - Dismembered The Sugarcubes - Birthday Bjork - Human Behavior Bjork - Army of Me Bjork - Alarm Call

26 Nov 20201h 35min

And introducing, on lead vocals, guitar and bass...it’s Mr. Billy Corgan. Yes we’re talking through the legendary frontman and sole consistent member of gen x rock titans Smashing Pumpkins, a person who is constantly portrayed as either alt-rock’s greatest villain or saint, depending on who you’re asking. And today we’re joined by Struggle Sessions Leslie Lee III to dive into some of Mr. Corgan’s most intimate thoughts and feelings about his life and career through the best access we have...his mid-2000’s LiveJournal called simply “BillyBlog”. Check out Struggle Session at sesh.plus Songs Smashing Pumpkins - Zero Smashing Pumpkins - Nothing and Everything (Live on Pulse 1988) Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock Smashing Pumpkins - For Martha Smashing Pumpkins - Transmission (Live, featuring Peter Hook) Billy Corgan - Take Me Out to the Ball Game

6 Nov 20201h 44min

And introducing, online, it’s Rolling Stone Magazine’s NEW 500 Greatest Albums of All Time List! We discuss Rolling Stone’s updated-for-2020 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, talk about the value of lists, the relative ranked-ness of the Beatles, and how our appreciation of music changes over time. Songs: Britney Spears - Piece of Me Beatles - Day in the Life Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On Beach Boys - Sloop John B Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Lauryn Hill - To Zion

22 Okt 20201h 11min

And introducing, on lead vocals, it’s Scott Walker. Over a six decade journey from teen dream crooner to brooding experimental composer, Scott Walker has explored the dark bleeding edges of pop music with his inconic vibrato and iconoclastic production. And today we’ll be learning all about Scott from a bunch of articles and the 2006 documentary Scott Walker: 30 Century Man. We’re joined by Matty Monroe, the host of the Indieheads podcast and the MODERATOR of the r/indieheads subreddit. Check out Matty’s stuff here: Indieheads Podcast: https://rindieheadspodcast.wordpress.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/IndieheadsPodcast https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads Songs in Order: The Walker Brotherss - There Ain’t No Sunshine Jacques Brel - Amsterdam Scott Walker - Next Scott Walker - 30 Century Man The Walker Brothers - The Electrician Scott Walker - Dealer Pulp - I Spy Scott Walker - The Cockfighter Scott Walker - Cossacks Are Scott Walker - Clara Scott Walker - Jesse Scott Walker - Corps de Blah Scott Walker - Epizootics Scott Walker - Brando

30 Sep 20201h 40min

And introducing, partying hard, it’s Andrew WK! This week we’re talking the enigmatic evangelist of Partying who unleashed a torrent of hard rocking power pop party anthems, became a national celebrity, spokesman, motivational speaker, and tv personality before sinking somewhat back into mysterious obscurity. Today we’ll be exploring WK through Phillip Crandall’s 2014 entry into the 33 ⅓ book anthology for “I GET WET” Songs In Order: The Portly Boys - Demo Tape Andrew WK - Party Hard (Demo) Andrew WK - Party Hard Andrew WK - I Get Wet Andrew WK - Party Mindset

17 Sep 20201h 18min

And introducing, on the drums, it’s Chris Frantz! We’re JOINED by Chris Frantz, drummer for Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club to discuss downtown bands in ‘77, buildings & food, the love of music, and remaining in love with his wife, bassist Tina Weymouth, all through his new book “Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina” Check out Chris’ book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250209221 And check out that killer 1980 Talking Heads live in Rome set we were talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwWW742T0Wc

26 Aug 20201h 11min