Father John Misty releases new cover song EP, ‘Anthem +3.’
Josh Tillman, A.K.A. Father John Misty, releases “Anthem +3” on Bandcamp. The EP consists of cover songs he has previously recorded, plus “Anthem” by Leonard Cohen.
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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 11
BORN
DAVID BAERWALD of David + David
PETER MURPHY of Bauhaus
SCOTT SHRINER of Weezer
SUZANNE VEGA
THIS HAPPENED
In 1969, David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” was released just ahead of the first Apollo moon landing.
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Hear At Home with Karen Grotberg from The Jayhawks
The Independent 88.5 FM's afternoon host, Andy Chanley talks with Karen Grotberg from The Jayhawks for this Hear At Home episode. Grotberg talks about her history with The Jayhawks and the hiatus. Grotberg talks about their new album, XOXO, and plenty of other topics about The Jayhawks.
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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 10
BORN
ARLO GUTHRIE
MAVIS STAPLES
SANDY WEST of The Runaways
THIS HAPPENED
In 1962, The first trans-Atlantic transmission was sent by the American Communications satellite Telstar. A British record producer was inspired to compose an instrumental in honor of the occasion, and by the end of the year that song, “Telstar,” had become a #1 pop hit for The Tornados.
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Hear At Home with Girl Friday
88.5 FM's mid-day host, Mookie chats with the entire band of Girl Friday. The band reflects on how their priorities have changed during the pandemic. Girl Friday also talks about how the band came together and evolved through the process. Mookie gets the band to tell us about their favorite venues as well! Catch new music from Girl Friday on the Independent 88.5 FM.
ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 9
BORN
JACK WHITE of The White Stripes/The Raconteurs/The Dead Weather
JIM KERR of Simple Minds
MITCH MITCHELL of The Jimi Hendrix Experience
TOM HANKS
THIS HAPPENED
In 1955, Bill Haley And His Comets began an eight-week run at #1 in the US with “Rock Around the Clock.”
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Catch Matt Costa on NPR’s Live Sessions
Matt Costa will be performing a live session for NPR on Thursday, July 9 at 1 PM PT.
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ADVANCED MUSIC HISTORY Cheat Sheet for July 8
BORN
ANDY “FLETCH” FLETCHER of Depeche Mode
BECK (born Bek Campbell)
JOAN OSBORNE
THIS HAPPENED
In 1965, The Dave Clark Five had their movie, Catch Us If You Can, premiere in London. The film was renamed to Having A Wild Weekend for its US release.
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