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S5E245 - Tori Amos 'Boys For Pele' with Kenny Franklin and Efrain Schunior Aug 27, 2022

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Coming up as a teenager playing piano in Washington, D.C. gay bars, Tori Amos has always had a special connection to the LGBTQ community - particularly gay men. For this week's guests, 'Drive All Night - The Songs Of Tori Amos Podcast' co-host Efrain Schunior and Tori super-fan Kenny Franklin, that connection was only deepened with the release of her 1996 tour de force 'Boys For Pele'. Recorded primarily in a church in rural Ireland, the album combines her typically virtuoso piano playing with more experimental instrumentation and sometimes stark, sometimes expansive songs about casting emotional demons aside and reclaiming one's fire.

Songs featured in this episode: Mr Zebra, Professional Widow (Armand's Star Trunk Funkin' Mix), Strange Little Girl, Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos; Sonata for Harpsichord Four Hands in C major - Mozart; Beauty Queen/Horses, Blood Roses, Father Lucifer, Professional Widow - Tori Amos; Violet - Hole; Marianne, Caught a Lite Sneeze, Caught a Lite Sneeze (Live sessions at West 54th 1998), Muhammed My Friend, Muhammed My Friend (Live feat. Maynard Keenan), Hey Jupiter - Tori Amos; Wish You Were Gay - Billie Eilish; Little Amsterdam, Doughnut Song - Tori Amos; Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover - Sophie B Hawkins; Vibeology - Paula Abdul; The Springtime of His Voodoo, Putting the Damage On - Tori Amos; The Tourist - Radiohead; Time (Live on David Letterman, 2001) - Tori Amos

S5E244 - Mott the Hoople 'The Hoople' with Brad Elvis and Chloe Orwell Aug 20, 2022

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the golden age of rock and roll... Brad Elvis and Chloe Orwell (The Handcuffs, Big Hello) call in from Chicago for a rollicking discussion of Mott the Hoople's banging 1974 release - and lead vocalist Ian Hunter's swan song with them - 'The Hoople'

Songs featured in this episode: Lost in the Supermarket - The Clash; Roll Away The Stone (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London 1973) - Mott the Hoople; She Ain't No Fluffer, I'm Happy Just To Dream With You - The Handcuffs; All the Young Dudes (Live at Rockpalast, 1980) - Ian Hunter and Mick Ronson; Changes - David Bowie; Now's The Time - Charlie Parker; Saturday Night (High 'n' Dry) - Def Leppard; Death May Be Your Santa Claus, All The Young Dudes, The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll - Mott the Hoople; The Jean Genie - David Bowie; Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis; All The Way From Memphis (Live, 1974), Marionette, Alice, Crash Street Kids - Mott the Hoople; Now I'm Here - Queen; Be My Lover - Alice Cooper; Shout It Out Loud - Kiss; Born Late '58 - Mott the Hoople; Christine Sixteen - Kiss; Trudi's Song - Mott the Hoople; Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed; Pearl 'n' Roy (England), Through The Looking Glass, Roll Away The Stone - Mott the Hoople; Big Fat Mouth - The Handcuffs

S5E243 - The Orb 'Pomme Fritz' with Nick Morfitt Aug 13, 2022

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This week we ventured outside the box a bit, as we explored 1994's confounding 'Pomme Fritz' (The Orb's Little Album) by English electronic music group The Orb. When our guest, UK musician Nick Morfitt, first discovered this record he was ALREADY a fan of The Orb's brand of ambient techno, but this release - incorporating more abstract, experimental musique concrète elements - took him years to fully comprehend. Rob might still need a little more time.

Music featured in this episode: Two Highland Lads - Alexander Brothers; Emerald Isle - NM and the No Man Band; Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb; Oxygene - Jean-Michel Jarre; Assassin, Oxbow Lakes, Pomme Fritz - The Orb; Spud Beer - SNL Parody Commercial; More Gills Less Fishcakes, We're Pastie To Be Grill You - The Orb; Two Highland Lads - Alexander Brothers; Spam Sketch - Monty Python; Bang 'Er 'N Chips, Alles Ist Schoen - The Orb; Space Mountain Star Tunnel Music; Little Fluffy Clouds - The Orb; Golden Clouds - The Orb feat. Lee Scratch Perry; His Immortal Logness, Towers Of Dub - The Orb; Irrational Anthem - NM and the No Man Nand

S5E242 - Bonus Mixtape Episode with Mike Watt Aug 08, 2022

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"The Man In The Van" himself, Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE, The Stooges) joins us for another BONUS "Mixtape Episode", where we invite a special guest to curate a mixtape for our listeners and dig into their musical selections. He did NOT disappoint! Mike's mixtape: 1. Blank Generation - Richard Hell & The Voidoids 2. She's As Beautiful As A Foot - Blue Oyster Cult 3. Another Coke - Alternative Television 4. Dice Man - The Fall 5. Mine Mine Mind - Roky Erickson 6. Up Around The Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival 7. Forces Of Oppression - The Pop Group 8. Dot Dash - Wire 9. Richie Dagger's Crime - The Germs 10. You're Not Blank (So Baby We're Through) - The Dils 11. (Afraid of Being) Bled by Leeches - Lemon Kittens 12. Jump Into The Fire - Harry Nilsson

*Other songs featured in this episode: Take 5, D. - Minutemen; Arrow-Pierced-Egg-Man - Mike Watt; 1969 (live, 2007) - The Stooges; Bad Brain - The Ramones; The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard; The Big Stick - Minutemen; Frownland - Captain Beefheart; All My Senses - VS (Mark Stewart, Mike Watt, KK Null; Ghost Rider - Suicide; Dr. Wu - Minutemen

S5E241 - Fountains Of Wayne 'Welcome Interstate Managers' with S.W. Lauden Aug 06, 2022

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This week's guest, writer/drummer S.W. Lauden, first wrote about NY band Fountains Of Wayne in the book 'Go All The Way: A Literary Appreciation of Power Pop'. During that time, he listened to their third - and breakout - album 'Welcome Interstate Managers' for months on repeat, and eventually formulated a theory that it's actually a sly, sophisticated Gen-X concept album. To be clear, this is solely HIS theory. Nonetheless, it lent itself to a really fun conversation, and the pure-pop mastery of Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger's songs cannot be denied!

Songs featured in this episode: Valley Winter Song - Fountains Of Wayne (NPR Tiny Desk Concert); Next Aquarius - The Brothers Steve; Go All The Way - Raspberries; Radiation Vibe - Fountains Of Wayne; Fight Test - The Flaming Lips; That Thing You Do - The Wonders; Mexican Wine, Bright Future In Sales, Stacy's Mom - Fountains Of Wayne; Buddy Holly - Weezer, Just What I Needed - The Cars; Hackensack - Fountains Of Wayne; Hackensack - Katy Perry (Live MTV Unplugged, 2009); No Better Place, Valley Winter Song, All Kinds Of Time - Fountains Of Wayne; Rock-n-Roll Star - Oasis; Little Red Light, Hey Julie, Fire Island, Bought For A Song, Supercollider, Yours And Mine, Elevator Up - Fountains Of Wayne; Popular - Nada Surf; Hackensack - Fountains Of Wayne (Live Jersey 4 Jersey feat. Sharon Van Etten)

S5E240 - That Duet/Collaboration Got Me High BONUS Patron-curated Episode Aug 02, 2022

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For this BONUS Patron-curated episode, we asked our Patrons to send in a Duet/Collaboration that got them - metaphorically - high. They did good. Real good.

Songs featured in this episode: I Got You, Babe - Sonny and Cher, Marianne Faithful and David Bowie, UB40 with Chrissie Hynde, Joey Ramone and Holly Beth Vincent; Let It Be Me - The Everly Brothers; Whenever I Call You Friend - Stevie Nicks and Kenny Loggins; Angel from Montgomery - Bonnie Raitt and John Prine; Piss Bottle Man - Mike Watt with Evan Dando; Down In The Willow Garden - The Everly Brothers; Sweet Fire Of Love - Robbie Robertson and U2; The Mask - Danger Doom (Danger Mouse and MF DOOM); Return of the Grievous Angel - Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris; Muffin Man - Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart; Fairytale Of New York - The Pogues with Kirsty MacColl; Kick It - Peaches and Iggy Pop; Life's A Gas - Marc Bolan and Cilla Black; Love Hurts - Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris; Traveling Light - Tindersticks with Carla Torgerson; Baby Don't Go - Dwight Yoakam and Sheryl Crow; Kingdom of Rain - The The (Matt Johnson and Sinead O'Connor); Tha Boogee - Janko Milovic/The Soul Surfers; I Love How You Love Me - Nino Tempo and April Stevens; King Of America - The I Don't Cares (Julianna Hatfield and Paul Westerburg); Sweet Dreams Will Come - Nancy Grifith and John Stewart; Break Into Your Heart - Iggy Pop and Josh Homme; So Long, So Long - Dashboard Confessional with Adam Duritz; The Seer - Big Country with Kate Bush; Stop, Look, Listen To Your Heart - Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye; Madam Butterfly (Un Bel Di Vedremo) - Malcolm McLaren with Betty Ann White and Debbie Cole

S5E239 - Be-Bop Deluxe 'Sunburst Finish' with Bill Burns Jul 30, 2022

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Founded in Wakefield, West Yorkshire UK in 1972 by singer/guitarist Bill Nelson, Be-Bop Deluxe were a band that combined art-rock, glam and prog with a healthy dose of heavy metal guitar heroics. OG BBD fan Bill Burns joins us as we unpack their sonically stunning 1976 album, 'Sunburst Finish'.

Songs featured in this episode: Anemone - The Brian Jonestown Massacre; Stay Young - Bill Nelson's Red Noise; Sickle Clowns - The Pretty Things; Axe Victim - Be-Bop Deluxe; Matte Kudasai - King Crimson; Good Times Roll - The Cars; Wah-Wah Galaxy No. 1 - Bill Nelson; Fair Exchange - Be-Bop Deluxe; At Night In Dreams - White Denim; Heavenly Homes, Ships In The Night - Be-Bop Deluxe; Watch That Man - David Bowie; Crying To The Sky - Be-Bop Deluxe; Apache - The Shadows; Sleep That Burns - Be-Bop Deluxe; Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles; Maid In Heaven, Beauty Secrets, Life In The Air Age, Like An Old Blues - Be-Bop Deluxe; Hercules - Elton John; Crystal Gazing - Be-Bop Deluxe; Penny Lane - The Beatles; Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney and Wings; Baby's On Fire, 2/1 (Music For Airports) - Brian Eno; The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise - DEVO; Blazing Apostles - Be-Bop Deluxe; Great White Buffalo - Ted Nugent; Blazing Apostles - Be-Bop Deluxe (Live, Grand Theatre, Leeds 14 Feb 1977)

S5E238 - Harry Nilsson 'The Point!' with Tony Kapel & Maitejosune Urrechaga Jul 23, 2022

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Husband-and-wife bandmates Tony Kapel & Maitejosune Urrechaga (Pocket of Lollipops) bring us Harry Nilsson's wonderfully weird 1970 concept album 'The Point!' This strange and endearing collection of songs - which was accompanied by an animated film adaptation that aired a few weeks after the album's release on the ABC-TV network - is an often-overlooked gem that still resonates today.

Songs featured in this episode: The Town - Harry Nilsson; Rainbow Swords, Skulls & Muscle Tones - Pocket Of Lollipops; Everything's Got 'Em, Without You, Me and My Arrow - Harry Nilsson; I'm Waiting For The Day - The Beach Boys; Poli High, Think About Your Troubles - Harry Nilsson; The Fool On The Hill - The Beatles; Life Line, Life Line (live at the BBC), Mucho Mungo/Mt. Elga - Harry Nilsson; Good Old Days - The Los Angeles Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra; P.O.V. Waltz, Are You Sleeping? - Harry Nilsson; Tiburon - Pocket Of Lollipops; As Time Goes By - Harry Nilsson (from A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night)

S5E237 - 13th Floor Elevators 'Easter Everywhere' with Paul Mahern Jul 16, 2022

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When this week's guest, producer/audio engineer Paul Mahern, discovered 'Easter Everywhere' by Texas psychedelic rock band 13th Floor Elevators in the early 80s, he was a punk rock loving musician (Indianapolis Indiana's Zero Boys) looking to expand his musical horizons. He got all that he bargained for and more with this wonderfully dense, expansive and mind-blowing record by a band - led by Tommy Hall and Roky Erickson - that went all-in on their spirituality-through-psychedelics ideals. "You're moving, keep climbing...leave your body behind."

Songs featured in this episode: I've Got Levitation (live, 1967) - 13th Floor Elevators; Vicious Circle - Zero Boys; Forecast - Diane Coffee (feat. Deep Sea Diver); Lucifer Sam - Pink Floyd; You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators; Night of the Vampire - Roky Erickson; Slip Inside This House, Slide Machine - 13th Floor Elevators; Monkey Island - Powell St John; She Lives (In a Time of Her Own) - The Judybats; She Lives (In a Time of Her Own) - 13th Floor Elevators; Let's Spend The Night Together - The Rolling Stones; Nobody To Love - 13th Floor Elevators; D.C.B.A.-25 - Jefferson Airplane; It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Bob Dylan; It's All Over Now, Baby Blue, Earthquake - 13th Floor Elevators; I Look Around - Rain Parade; Things'll Never Be The Same - Spacemen 3; Dust - 13th Floor Elevators; Think (Let Tomorrow Bee) - Sebadoh; I've Got Levitation, I Had To Tell You - 13th Floor Elevators; Sweet Virginia - The Rolling Stones; Universal Soldier - Buffy Sainte Marie; Postures (Leave Your Body Behind) - 13th Floor Elevators; Earthquake - Butthole Surfers

S5E236 - Bonus Mixtape Episode #2 with Vanessa Briscoe Hay (Pylon, Pylon Reenactment Society) Jul 11, 2022

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Singer/Artist Vanessa Briscoe Hay (Pylon, Supercluster, Pylon Reenactment Society) joins us for another BONUS "Mixtape Episode", where we invite a special guest to curate a mixtape for our listeners and dig into their musical selections. Vanessa's mixtape: 1. What is Life - George Harrison 2. Space Oddity - David Bowie 3. If There is Something - Roxy Music 4. Dancing Barefoot - Patti Smith 5. Dance This Mess Around - B-52's 6. I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones 7. Damaged Goods - Gang of Four 8. Planet Rock - Afrika Bamabatta & Soul Sonic Force 9. The Robots - Kraftwerk 10. Someone Great - LCD Soundsystem 11. Man on the Moon - R.E.M. 12. Na Nanana - The Squalls

*Other songs featured in this episode: Cool, Beep - Pylon; Messenger - Pylon Reenactment Society; You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes; Trans Europa Express - Kraftwerk; Crazy - R.E.M.; Stop It - Pylon

**Additional listening recommendations from Vanessa: Nina Simone - Feeling Good Olivia Tremor Control - Jumping Fences Beach Boys - God Only Knows Leonard Cohen - Boogie Street DAR Williams - I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile - Over Everything The Cure - Just Like Heaven The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner Blondie - One Way or Another The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing Romeo Void - Never Say Never Bush Tetras -Too Many Creeps Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun Allman Brothers - Jessica Delta 5 - Mind your own business Heart - Barracuda Joy Division - She's Lost Control Pere Ubu - Non-Alignment Pact Sly and the Family Stone - Everybody is a Star The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There Green Day -Boulevard of Broken Dreams The Go-Go's - We Got The Beat ESG - UFO Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love Parliament - Flashlight / Strobelight

****Spotify Playlist Link:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6wJCWreeeazii4awAUVEko?si=d5fd81dcb81b49b8

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