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#66 Radio Show – March 14, 2011, Ryuichi Sakamoto

john — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:46:59 +0000

Here’s this weeks show, which as it’s SXSW featured a Japanese musician and composer who has always worked at the intersection of music, film and technology, Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Ryuichi Sakamoto

The show is called “From the Other Side of the Mirror” and is broadcast every Monday between 9-10am. You can find KOOP radio at 91.7 Fm in the Austin area, or stream it online at www.koop.org If you miss the show, please email me and I will be happy to send you a recording.

1. Same Dream, Same Destination

2. Opus

3. As Praias Desertas

4. Neo Geo

5. Forbidden Colors

6. Calling From Tokyo

7. Risky

8. Samba de Aviao

9. The Last Emperor

10. Anger (Rare Force 2 Meg Mix)

Link to all archived shows

David Lynch, Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse versus EMI

john — Sat, 16 May 2009 22:01:57 +0000

So I stumbled across this music and situation earlier this week.

Dark Night Of The Soul is an album with songs written by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, it also contains several notable collaborators and singers throughout, including the film director David Lynch, The Flaming Lips, Vic Chesnutt, Frank Black of The Pixies and many others who combine to present a haunting, poignant and beautiful body of work.

The really sad part is it seems as of today that the album may never be officially released at all.

According to the official Dark Night Of The Soul Web site “due to an ongoing dispute with EMI” the book of photographs will “now come with a blank, recordable CD-R. All copies will be clearly labeled: ‘For legal reasons, enclosed CD-R contains no music. Use it as you will.’”

Hope the suits at EMI, who have had legal issues with Danger Mouse before around his use of The Beatles White Album, can work it out, and this compelling album will get the commercial release it deserves. Heaven knows with all the garbage that does get released, be a terrible shame if the matter cannot be resolved.

In the meantime, you can hear the individual tracks below.

Dark Night Of The Soul (David Lynch)

Revenge (Flaming Lips)

Just War (Gruff Rhys of The Super Furry Animals)

Jaykub (Jason Lytle)

Little Girl (Julian Casablancas of The Strokes)

Angel’s Harp (Frank Black of The Pixies)

Pain (Iggy Pop)

Star Eyes (I Can’t Catch It) (David Lynch)

Everytime I’m With You (Jason Lytle)

Insane Lullaby (James Mercer of The Shins)

Daddy’s Gone (Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse and Nina Persson of The Cardigans)

The Man Who Played God (Suzanne Vega)

Grim Augury (Vic Chesnutt)

King of the Dogs videos circa new Iggy Pop

john — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:47:40 +0000

So they made these 3 videos for the new single, which one is your fave?

Iggy Pop Channels The Big Easy?

john — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:12:27 +0000

Getting bored with me writing about Iggy Pop yet?

Couldn’t resist this new single “King Of The Dogs” from his upcoming New Orleans jazz-influenced album Préliminaires. He really seems to be morphing into a Tom Waits/Preservation Hall Jazz Band combination.

The single’s out now, (listen and cover art below), album isn’t due until May 25 from one of the better labels, Astralwerks.

And here he is talking about the project from some god-forbidden slum, replete with french subtitles, and at times, a poodle called Lucky…….enjoy!

Iggy Pop on the Tom Snyder Show 1980

john — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:16:10 +0000

I posted a couple of videos earlier this month about Iggy Pop selling car insurance in the UK. I questioned his motives, as the man, has for many including me, been a true rock n roll rebel, a leader who embodied a spirit that has unquestionably been all but squashed in recent years.

I came across this horrifying Iggy interview from 1980 with Tom Snyder. We did not get the Tom Snyder Show over in Scotland, only 3 channels back then. Taxi and Mash were about it and a lot of BBC original programming.

This is post Stooges, post Bowie/Berlin collaborations and unfortunately after watching it, I was struck by;

1. how lucky he is to still be alive

2. Snyder was slick, smooth but really pretty creepy, although wasn’t having Iggy Pop on your show in 1980 risky?

3. even selling car insurance in 2009 is a step-up from the obvious depths to which Iggy had plumbed

What do you think?

Iggy Pop sells insurance or himself out…in the UK?

john — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:35:06 +0000

Ouch, are none of our heroes safe?

My mum in Scotland just tipped me off that Iggy Pop is selling car insurance in the UK. I thought, hoped, she had him mixed up with someone else, but as soon as she got to the part where he’s got his shirt off, my heart sank. It was, is him. And here are the ad’s. Both of them. There may be more.

I know Iggy is from Detroit and the guy has to make a living, but car insurance? Another one bites the dust.

Who is left to carry the torch?