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
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.
Join Pieter and Jesse on New Year’s Eve at 5 PM for a very special 2-hour, combined edition of Dead Wax and The Grapevine. In the first hour, we’ll reflect on end of 2014 and the end of America’s longest war with some of our favorite anti-war and protest songs. In the second hour, we’ll lift our spirits as we prepare to ring in 2015!
Sara is the SPINster this week's and is dedicating the hour to her beloved Jess Goddesse - because she's incredible, has superior snotty taste in music and beer, and does more than her fair share at KDRT! For her holiday gift, Sara's spinning her (our) new favorite album by King Tuff, Black Moon Spell.
King Tuff is a recording artist on Sub Pop Records and Burger Records. King Tuff, the band, has released several music videos and has continually toured across the United States, Australia, and Europe since 2012.
To wrap up LISTENING LYRICS for 2014 joining us for the second time is singer/songwriter CASEY GROAT Casey has a ton of new and different material that we are going to explore. We are also going to ask Casey what song he heard in 2014 that stands out and the best new artist/band he found in 2014.
