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My guest this week is author and music journalist JR Moores.
John is the author of Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music, 1968 to the Present and Off the Ground: Paul McCartney in the 1990s, both of which are excellent books (and I'm not just saying that because my name appears in the former!)
He also writes the psych-rock column Columnfortably Numb for the Quietus, and he has also written for Record Collector, The Wire and The Guardian.
We knew already that we have a very healthy musical Venn diagram intersection, so it was no surprise that his mix was right up my street...
(YouTube & Spotify playlists at the bottom of the page)
As mentioned in the show, I was drinking a glass of Life & Death from the excellent Vocation Brewery. (They're not sponsoring me - I just really like their beer.)
Also, I gave a shout out to my sister-in-law Amber who kindly bought me the new microphone that I was using - to return the favour, here's a link to her A3 House & Pet Sitting business.
Hit the ground running
1. Therapy? - Knives
Something old
2. Funkadelic - Super Stupid
5 Albums That Wouldn’t Exist Without Funkadelic’s Maggot Brain
Something new
3. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Stitches
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs announce new album 'Death Hilarious'
Something borrowed
4. Schneider TM & KPT.michi.gan - The Light 3000
The song appears in episode 4 of the Adam Curtis documentary, Can't Get You Out of My Head: An Emotional History of the Modern World
Something Blue
5. Shellac - My Black Ass
Before you write in, I do realise the album is 'At Action Park', not - as I said - 'Acton', the London borough beloved of The Goons.
Take It Down
6. The Breeders - Off You
Around The World
7. Melt-Banana - Shield For Your Eyes, A Beast In The Well On Your Hand
Left Of Centre
8. Bardo Pond - Again
Bardo Pond's extravagantly lengthy cover of 'Maggot Brain' should be listened to (at very high volume) here.
Wildcard
9. The Wu-Tang Clan - I Can’t Go To Sleep
Finale
10. The Beatles - A Day In The Life
A Day In The Life is my least favourite Fall cover; this is my favourite.
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