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08-27-10 Footnotes
Show 248: Rock N Roll Roadtrip, Isobell Campbell & Mark Lanegan Review, Greg's DIJ
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1 Songwriter George David Weiss died this week at age 89. He’s behind some of music’s most iconic tunes including “Can’t Help Falling In Love,” “What a Wonderful World” and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”
There was actually some controversy surrounding who actually wrote “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” and Weiss would go on to tackle some of these ownership issues as the president of the Songwriters Guild of America. Jim thinks a great way to remember this “old-school” talent is by listening to the Flaming Lips completely un-ironic version of “What a Wonderful World.”
2 What better way to round out the summer than with a Sound Opinions (virtual) summer road trip. Too often, New York, L.A. and Nashville get all the music industry attention. But, there are great rock scenes all across the country, so this week Jim and Greg check in with insiders in three music towns coast-to-coast. They talk to Sam Sessa, an entertainment writer for the Baltimore Sun and the host of WTMD’s Balitmore Unsigned, Bob Mehr, a music critic at Memphis’ Commercial Appeal and Casey Jarman, the music editor at Portland's weekly newspaper the Willamette Week.
2a Check out these local acts—old favorites and new ones recommended by our city guides.
Baltimore
Dan Deacon
Spank Rock
Beach House
Double Dagger
J. Roddy Walston and the Business
Wye Oak
Darkroom Productions
Memphis
Sun Studios
Stax Records
Big Star
Jay Reatard
The Magic Kids
Harlan T. Bobo
Three Six Mafia
The Grifters
Portland
The Decemberists
Sleater-Kinney
Blitzen Trapper
The Shins
Spoon
Soul P
Typhoon
And And And
3 Next up a Beauty and the Beast duo (other than Jim and Greg): Isobel Campbell, formerly of Belle and Sebastian and Mark Lanegan, formerly of the Screaming Trees. Hawk is their third collaboration of pop music in the vein of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra or Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg. Campbell steers this ship, and Greg is happy to hear her stretch out more with the compositions and arrangements. There are even some soul and gospel references. Greg gives it a Buy It. Jim agrees about the rating, but thinks this release is the least successful of the three, and wishes they’d stretched out more.
4 Naturally Hawk got Greg jonesing for some Sinatra/Hazelwood. In the ‘60s arranger and songwriter Lee Hazelwood took Nancy Sinatra under his wing and turned her into a feminist icon. While father Frank wasn’t crazy about the relationship, and Greg admits the sound was at times creepy, he really digs tracks like “Some Velvet Morning,” and takes it with him this week to the desert island.
Songs Featured in Show #248
Elvis Presley, “Can’t Help Falling In Love” Blue Hawaii, 1961, RCA Victor
The Flaming Lips, “What A Wonderful World” In A Priest Driven Ambulance, 1990, Restless Records/Enigma
Jonathan Richman, “Roadrunner (Once)” Beserkley Chartbusters Vol. 1, 1975, Beserkley Records
Spank Rock, “Rick Rubin” YoYoYoYoYo, 2006, Big Dada
Beach House, “Norway” Teen Dream, 2010, Sub Pop/Bella Union
Dan Deacon, “Baltihorse” Bromst, 2009, Carpark Records
Double Dagger, “Luxury Condos for the Poor” Ragged Rubble, 2007, Stationary Heart Recordings
J. Roddy Walston and the Business, “Don’t Break The Needle” Don’t Break The Needle EP, 2010, Vagrant
Wye Oak, “I Hope You Die” My Neighbor/My Creator EP, 2010, Merge
Drew Swinburne, “Pony Sparks” Whartscape 2009 sampler, 2009, unofficial release
Ogun, “Give It My All” Darkroom Productions - Hamsterdam: The Best of Baltimore, Vol. 1, 2005, Darkroom Enterprises
The Talking Heads, “Road To Nowhere” Little Creatures, 1985, Sire
Elvis Presley, “Memphis, Tennessee” Elvis For Everyone!, 1965, RCA Victor
Big Star, “September Gurls” Radio City, 1974, Ardent
Booker T and the MGs, “Green Onions” Green Onions, 1962, Atlantic
Jay Reatard, “It Ain’t Gonna Save Me” Watch Me Fall, 2009, Matador
The Magic Kids, “Superball” Memphis, 2010, True Panther
Harlan T. Bobo, “Old Man” Sucker, 2010, Goner
Three Six Mafia, “Hard Out Here For a Pimp” Hustle & Flow (soundtrack), 2005, Atlantic
The Grifters, “Maps of the Sun” Crappin' You Negative, 1994, Shangri-La Records
Sleater-Kinney, “Dig Me Out” Dig Me Out, 1997, Kill Rock Stars
The Decemberists, “Sixteen Military Wives” Picaresque, 2005, Kill Rock Stars
Blitzen Trapper, “Furr” Furr, 2008, Sub Pop
Soul P, “Heart of a Lion” The Layover, unreleased, Liquid Assets/Easy Mccoy, 2010
Typhoon, “Starting Over” Hunger and Thirst, 2010, Tender Loving Empire
And And And, “The Great Tide” We’ll Be Better Off With The Plants, 2010, Superdream Music
The Replacements, “Route 66” Pleased To Meet Me reissue, 2008, Rhino
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan, “Time of the Season” Hawk, 2010, Vanguard
Isobell Campbell and Mark Lanegan, “Come Undone” Hawk, 2010, Vanguard
Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra, “Some Velvet Morning” Movin’ With Nancy, 1967, Reprise
Aslope, “Close” A Helping Hand EP, 2010, Hobby Industries
The Nerves, “Hanging on the Telephone” The Nerves, 1986
LCD Soundsystem, “Losing My Edge” LCD Soundsystem, 2005, DFA Records
Two Seconds To Midnight, “Opt1m1sm” Architecture, 2010, Two Seconds To Midnight
Syd Barrett, “Octopus” The Madcap Laughs, Capitol, 1970
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