Karyn talks with author Richard Langston about his new biography on the band that helped launch the Dunedin Sound – “The Clean: In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul”. Richard’s in the middle of a short book tour which comes to Auckland Wednesday 15th April at Flying Nun Records. (spoiler alert: Clean live music included!)
Finn Johansson teamed up with rapper jackaltheblackal who chose the prompt “Is this thing live?”. Jack’s lyrics are a thing to behold, including a nod to the band Dragon on the demo “Miles Teller Wine Cellar”.
Packed with chat and tunes this week including an interview with Richard Langston, author of the new biography on the band that helped launch the Dunedin Sound – “The Clean: In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul”. And Gorillaz with the late Mark E. Smith.
Finn Johansson muses whether to call him "Mr blackal" or just “jackal" as he prepares to go into the studio with Auckland rapper jackaltheblackal. Finn hasn’t had a hip hop Demo God before so he’s looking forward to the challenge!
Another fulsome show this week with new tracks from Kathryn Mohr and Pulp, and a posthumous release from Lee “Scratch” Perry. And if you’re looking for a an authentic Bob Marley dreadlock, one is being auctioned this week in the UK, with a sale price expected of £25,000 sterling.
Leith Towers from Ringlets doesn’t let a bloody nose deter him from telling Karyn about the Ringlets all-ages fundraiser gig at the Tuning Fork on Saturday April 11th –– proceeds to help the band get to Europe and the UK to play a series of dates including The Great Escape Festival in Brighton in May.
It’s a double up, a series of twosomes, one thing relates to the other kind of thing this week. Natalie Wildgoose from Yorkshire UK and Lily Seabird from Vermont USA. And new tracks from Willie Nelson born Abbot Texas in 1933 and, on the other side of the Atlantic, Paul McCartney b. Liverpool 1942.