With a Twist of Lana
Lana Del Rey’s anticipated follow up to her acclaimed 2019 Album, “ Norman F***ing Rockwell” is, in fact, not an album. Well, it’s kind of an album, but not what you’d expect. An, EP then? No, it’s an audiobook! “Violet Bent Over Backwards in the Grass,” is a spoken word recording of 14 poems by Lana Del Rey accompanied by music from award winning songwriter/producer Jack Antonoff who produced Lana’s “ Norman...” album.
“Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass” has been released as an audiobook download
and is coming October 2 on CD, Vinyl and Picture Disc. Here’s the track listing:
ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 28
BORN
MARC PERLMAN of The Jayhawks
MIKE BLOOMFIELD of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band/The Electric Flag
RICK WRIGHT of Pink Floyd
SIMON KIRKE of Bad Company/Free
THIS HAPPENED
In 1958, Billboard magazine warned that driving along listening to rock & roll music could “cost the motorist money.” Researchers from the Esso gas company said the rhythm of rock & roll could cause the driver to be foot heavy on the pedal, making them waste fuel.
In 1970, The Australian western film Ned Kelly opened, marking Mick Jagger’s acting debut.
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Hear At Home with Norah Jones
For this Hear At Home episode, 88.5 FM's Nic Harcourt talks with Norah Jones from her home. Jones tells us how she handles her life staying at home. She explains the title of her new album, Pick Me Up Off The Floor and the process of creating it.
Feelin’ Alright
What do you do when you’re stuck? Phone a friend! Wait, that’s for “Millionaire,” not quarantine. Maybe phone a few friends? Hey, let’s get together and form a band!
Dave Mason did just that, but not just any band... how about Sammy Hagar, Michael McDonald, Mick Fleetwood, John McFee, Tom Johnston, Pat Simmons, his son, Pat Jr. and drummer Alvino Bennett? Wow, right ?! Can’t get together, everyone’s quarantining, but we can build it, we have the technology.... hey, it’s not the Six Million Dollar Man, it’s...
Dave Mason and the Quarantines! Next, they needed a song, something upbeat, something familiar, there’s comfort in that, maybe sing along too... so that you're… Feelin’ Alright!
ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 27
BORN
BOBBIE GENTRY
CONWAY SAVAGE of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
JULIANA HATFIELD
PETE YORN
THIS HAPPENED
In 1940, Bugs Bunny made his official screen debut in A Wild Hare.
In 1976, After a long battle, John Lennon was finally issued his green card granting him permanent residency in the US.
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Hear At Home with Washed Out
For this Hear At Home episode, the Independent 88.5 FM’s program director, Mookie - or Marc, if you prefer - talks with Ernest Weatherly Greene Jr., commonly known as Washed Out. He shares his story behind the album art for his latest album, Purple Moon. Host Mookie and Greene talk about the challenges and benefits of working from home.
KT Tunstall NPR's At Home Performance
Join Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall Wednesday, 7/29 at 2PM PT as she performs some tunes from her home studios in Los Angeles for NPR Music's Live Sessions.
ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 26
BORN
MICK JAGGER of The Rolling Stones/SuperHeavy
ROGER TAYLOR of Queen
THIS HAPPENED
In 1968, on Mick Jagger’s 25th birthday, London Records objected strenuously to the graffiti-scrawled, sleazy restroom wall cover of The Rolling Stones’ Beggar’s Banquet album and postponed the release date until it was suitably altered.
In 1979, The “newest selling tool for rock” was the promotional video proclaimed an article in Rolling Stone magazine that cited “Boys Keep Swinging” by David Bowie and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
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