I got a chance to interview Mira and Daniel from Ladytron before their show. Listen to the clips below to hear what they had to say.
- Monty
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Archive for June, 2008
Interview with Ladytron
Friday, June 13th, 2008The Great Robert Smith of The Cure
Thursday, June 12th, 2008I got lucky with this shot!!!
The Cure Show at Austin Music Hall – 6/8/08
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Ladytron Show at Stubb’s – 6/6/08
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
June 8th Catch of the Day – N.E.R.D.
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Today’s catch comes from N.E.R.D., which is one of the coolest sounding bands out right now (in my opinion). Their latest highly anticipated album, Seeing Sounds, drops this Tuesday the 10th. I listened to a copy of it and have to say that it is an excellent piece of work, and beautifully mixes a combination of soul, rap, and rock. We played the hip-hop/rock track “Spazz” a few weeks back with a very nice response from you the listeners. I think today’s catch, “Yeah You”, is just as good, if not better than that one. This track is a little more mellow sounding with soulful lyrics and groovy beats. Also, be sure to catch N.E.R.D. at ACL this year. Enjoy!
New (Old) Stuff in the AV Vault
Sunday, June 8th, 2008I’ve been in the process of digitizing all my old airchecks and interviews. While I will not be putting all of them up here, I definitely think you will enjoy my interview with Replacements founder Paul Westerberg from back in the day. And perhaps my finest moment in broadcasting (for posterity’s sake anyway): an hour with Texas music legend Don Walser, the kind of stuff I doubt you’ll find anywhere else, ever.
They are both in the AV Vault.
My Favorite Interview Ever: Don Walser
Sunday, June 8th, 2008Even more than Spoon on the night Telephono dropped… even more than Paul Westerberg… even more than Bill Hicks (!)…
My favorite radio interview ever was one transcendent hour with the late great Don Walser, the last night of SXSW in 1996. Trexler and Langer and McCleese all bagged on their weekly “Talk Show” so I “had” to cover and find a guest at the last minute.
It was a thoroughly enjoyable visit, with four live songs performed, with about the nicest guy you’d ever hope to meet. If Walser pre-dates your time as a music fan or perhaps your arrival in Austin, he was universally loved by all who came his way, but was particularly noteworthy for the way the Emo’s set embraced him with his weekly performances (not to mention Butthole Surfer Gibby Haynes and Al Jourgenson from Ministry). Hearing him talk about the learning curve of watching punk rock kids learn to two-step is worth the price of admission alone.
Part One (includes “Mexicalli Rose”)
Part Two
Part Three (includes “Divorce Me, C.O.D.”)
Part Four
Part Five (includes phone calls from Don’s adoring fans]
Part Six (includes “Cattle Call”]
Part Seven
Part Eight (includes “Weary Blues From Waiting”)
(there’s about 20 minutes left in the visit, and I’ll post it when I get time this week)
