Rock icon and cult favorite Paul Collins got his start with Peter Case and Jack Lee in 1974, their band The Nerves toured with The Ramones and recorded a song called “Hanging On The Telephone.” The song would later become a hit when covered by Deborah Harry and Blondie on the Parallel Lines album.
This week’s AotW will be the newest full length from Ty Segall, Manipulator. Segall has been the most prolific artist on the scene for a while now. He has been averaging 1-2 LP’s a year and a plethora of singles and EP’s to boot, not to mention his side projects. He’s a drummer, guitarist, songwriter, producer and bandleader extraordinaire. Did I mention that he’s only 27 years old? The kicker is that his output is all high-quality stuff, and Manipulator is a 56 minute opus of amazing amalgam of fuzz, swirl, smash and howl rock-pop that wears it’s 1970’s rock, metal, punk, glam influences (T Rex, Bowie, Black Sabbath and King Crimson to name but a few) proudly. Yes indeed, this one will stick to you like frosting to an octopus, and due to its length, we may not cover the whole thing, but we will give it our best shot.
This week we will spend time with Lillian Frances. Lillian is a born-and-raised Davisite who currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. She picked up the guitar in middle school, but didn't start playing habitually until college. During her sophomore year at Occidental College, Lillian began writing, performing, and recording her own music. She plays in bars and cars and houses and sometimes in the streets, for anyone who will listen. She's set to release her debut album this Spring
Tune in to The Grapevine on January 14th at 6:00 pm for the KDRT debut of "These Are The JB's"...recorded in 1970 for James Brown's label, King Records, and never released until November 2014 and only released in vinyl. Featuring Bootsy Collins and more, we'll be playing both sides to get into the JB's groove.
Here's a little more info on the vinyl release:
http://www.nowagainrecords.com/the-lost-james-brown-bootsy-collins-album/
Commemorating the great clarinetist Buddy De Franco tonight!
In typical fashion for one of Animal Collective's founders, Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear) is releasing his next album in a highly unique way. Tracks usually pop out of nowhere or are leaked one at a time. This go-round, he's going with a combination of an old fashioned medium with modern technology... streaming via local radio stations worldwide. Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper will be launched track-by-track throughout the world (effective two-days ago). Read more about it here: http://dominorecordco.com/pbvsradio/
While we wait for a packaged output of those songs, this week's AotW is his 2007 release, Perfect Pitch. Layers upon layers of looping samples and melodic vocal overlays resulted in one of the most critically acclaimed lps in the last 10 years (Pitchfork, Tiny Mix Tapes, Gorilla vs. Bear, Stylus).
In praise of the BASS - it’s what anchors and creates the beat. Andrew Walton is our guest this week. He is a superb bass player with abilities well beyond his age. Listening Lyrics is thrilled to start the 2015 season with this terrific talent.
