Yesterday I got the pleasure of speaking in length to Ben Sollee, who’s 2008 album Learning To Bend set a new high water mark for what you could accomplish with a cello, some folk music, and a whole lot of political soul. He returns with some friends in tow this time with the disc, Dear Companion, a duet/collaboration record with fellow Kentuckians Daniel Martin Moore and Jim James (Yim Yames/My Morning Jacket) who held production duties. In this expansive phone call, we chat the origins of the project, having Jim as a producer, the in’s and out’s of the LP, and the theme and reason of the whole thing, mountain top removal, to which proceeds of the sales are going to aid in educating and halting.
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Lee Renaldo is a multitasker. Not only is he able to contribute on a consistent basis to one of the most legendary bands of all time, Sonic Youth, all the while keeping his hands in an uncountable amount of side projects, but he can also do a phone interview while washing dishes and never miss a beat. Talent, my friends!
Here we discuss the ins and outs of being relevant in a band for thirty years, their life so far on new label Matador Records, the latest disc, The Eternal, vacations, and the adventure that’s to come in 2010.
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So, it’s the first real show of the New Year. New website, new music, new favorites. Not a bad way to start a decade. There is a lot happening around here (including a new stations playing the show, IndieSF.com), so I thought a little organization might be in order.
New Interviews – I posted the full interviews with Lightning Dust and Sonic Youth this week. Make sure to check ‘em out.
New Videos – How about that new Video Player? You hit play, and your magically transported back to when you could turn on a TV and see multiple videos in a row!!! I know, magic is pretty awesome. This week we added new moving pictures from OK Go, Islands, RJD2, Animal Collective, & Japandroids, along with the rest of big ones making the rounds. Kick back and let ‘em play!
Now, on to the show!
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So, you’ve got a crush on Amber Webber and wanna have a chat with her? Vicariously, you can live through me. A member of both Lightning Dust and Black Mountain, she called in to talk about the biggest differences between her two acts, touring with Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, and what lies ahead. Let it roll…
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2009′s Biggest, Best, and Most Discussed – Round Three!
Well here it is, the final part of our 2009 year-end, wrap-up edition of The Weekly Feed. It was a great year, but we all know we can do it better. Here’s to 2010 and enjoy this bit of pop culture history with drop-in’s from Wild Beasts, Islands, Brendan Benson, and Spiral Stairs (Scott from Pavement).
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The Weekly Feed is distributed by WFPK and Louisville Public Media. The executive producer is Stacy Owen, with additional help from WFPK’s Laura Shine. Produced and hosted by Kyle Meredith. Make sure to say hi, yeah?
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2009′s Biggest, Best, and Most Discussed – Round Two!
As promised, here is part two of the big year-end, wrap-up episode of The Weekly Feed. Along with more of the years biggest songs, we’ll also be joined by Lightning Dust, Yeasayer, Handsome Furs, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes, Sonic Youth, and Free Energy. Enjoy!
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Now that part 1 and part 2 are officially in the books, I’ll be using this page to post some of the interviews in full. Since the The Weekly Feed is only an hour long, we had to cut most of the chatting out to make room for all of the music, so if you’re interested in what else the artists had on their mind, this would be a good spot. I’ll keep it updated on most days adding the newest artist to the top. Enjoy!
Fun
The Thermals
Company of Thieves
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2009′s Biggest, Best, and Most Discussed – Round One!
Over the next three weeks, I’ll be posting the episodes that make up the three-part Year-End Wrap-Up special. We’ve all be working really hard on getting it together this month. Not only am I excited for you to hear some cool interviews with a lot of my favorite artists, but to start the conversation of the year’s biggest songs. Maybe there is something in here that you missed, or maybe there is something in here that you first heard on The Weekly Feed and it went on to become and important part of your 2009 soundtrack; something you’ll hear ten years from now and still place the moment you were in. Those moments are important, and I feel like I’ve got more than enough that made 2009 a pretty solid year in new music.
Also, there won’t be a full blog to go along with these like there are with regular season episodes. All the notes are in the show, and yeah, you get some great interviews to go along with it. This week, Company of Thieves, Chromeo, The Thermals, and Fun all make a call-in. So please, grab some friends, hit the lights, and pull the volume up a bit. It’s time to celebrate 2009.
Just push play.
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