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Gordon Gano pt. 1
March 26, 2005
In the early ‘80’s, before Nirvana cornered the market on teen angst and the Columbine Massacre became a brutal stage for teen alienation, the Violent Femmes captured youthful hearts and minds with songs that were both cynical AND cathartic. The band’s lead singer Gordon Gano talks about writing songs with Joan Baez, his life as a devout Baptist, and his new solo record, Hitting The Ground. It began as a collection of tunes for a film which was never released, and is unusual in that most of the songs feature lead vocalists other than Gano (including PJ Harvey, Lou Reed, and They Might Be Giants).
Music from the Show:
- "Blister In The Sun" Violent Femmes buy music
- "Oh Wonder" featuring Mary Lou Lord buy music
- "Don't Pretend" featuring John Cale buy music
- "Du Nord au Sud" Louise Attaque, produced by Gano buy music
- "Darlin' Allison" featuring They Might Be Giants buy music
- "Hitting The Ground" PJ Harvey and Gordon Gano buy music
- "Prove My Love" demo version and "Special" live Violent Femmes buy music
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"Many Gambian youth think that AIDS stands for American Invention for Discouraging Sex. We saw this project as an opportunity to break the back of denial."
~Raymond Gibba, executive secretary of the National Youth Council of Gambia GO TO EPISODE NOW >>>
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Ukulele pt. 2
March 19, 2005
Part two of our romp through the turbulent career of the ukulele. Despite being subject to the fickle winds of pop culture, it remains a big part of the musical culture of Hawaii and Japan. One of the giants of ukulele is Honolulu's Herb Ohta, who won his first and last ukulele playing contest at the tender age of 10, in 1944. He's recorded dozens of albums since then, including a few exploring the instrument's possibilities in jazz and even classical music. Tune in to hear Bach on the uke.
Music from the Show:
- "The Very Thought Of You" Lyle Ritz & Herb Ohta buy music
- "On Fire" Ka'au Crater Boys buy music
- "Ukulear Power" Jim Beloff buy music
- "Lulu's Back In Town" Lyle Ritz's signature song, played by him & Herb Ohta buy music
- "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea" George Harrison buy music
- "My Ukulele" George Formby
- "Joy Spring" Lyle Ritz & Herb Ohta buy music
- "Badinerie, Orchestra Suite No. 2" Herb Ohta playing J.S. Bach
- "Song For Anna" Herb Ohta's bestselling record, played by him & Lyle Ritz buy music
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