only plays 2:44

OK, that makes sense. It's still only playing after midnight, and I ought to call the midday folks and request it and see what they do.

I miss political songs.

oops, wrong artist(s)

Zep's (almost) never wrong. "The Crunge" was a big ol' shout out to the Godfather, and in perfect JB tradition it made both perfect sense and no sense at all. And in a completely different way from Plant's usual meaningless (ooh, sacrilege...) lyrics.

Hi, Hayden. The Smash recordings are pretty great -- even if "Hawg Jaw" makes me want to Gitmo-ize Dallas Frazier. Rich's recordings are really frustrating because from song to song he can go from the best thing ever to showing giant contempt for the material to just mailing it in. Part of that is his various producers and record companies saddling him with crappy tunes and him not fighting that for whatever reason (temperament? alcohol? weariness? misguided careerism?). Both he and his wife were excellent songwriters, and their songs are almost always the best things on his records. Give him good material & he's awesome. Give him something he doesn't want to do and he'll do it, but he'll do it in a way that makes you wish he'd just refused. Boss Man is the epitome of this. Side one features "Nice and Easy" plus four songs written by Mr. and/or Mrs. Rich and it's as good as any album side in his catalog. Side two... is pretty ugly. It starts out well -- "Big Boss Man" is pretty good, esp. the half-time segment at the end, and I like his cover of "Hello Darlin'" -- but then goes in the toilet. If "Golden Slipper Rose" had been the first Charlie Rich song I'd heard it would also have been the last. Just ghastly.

Fun Counterpunch quote: "John Barry-- Thunderball: his best outburst, also the title song is so masculine, so muscular, it's almost gay" (Ben Tripp)

Tell me everything you know about Jeff Buckley. For example, he was drunk when he drowned, right?

Also, does anyone here know very much about DJ Screw, or syrup hip-hop in general?

I am trying to prepare for a radio-show thing I have to do and I am NERVOUS and scared I won't have enough "facts."

Tell me everything you know about Jeff Buckley.

I'm acquainted with someone he was dating, but not well enough to ask her any questions.

Tell me everything you know about Jeff Buckley. For example, he was drunk when he drowned, right?

Did we get a blood alcohol report with his autoposy? I think he was drunk, or otherwise fucked up because it displayed poor judgement at the least.

He's Tim Buckley's child, inherited his Dad's famous voice, and also died tragically young (though he died even more tragically young than his Dad did. It's kind of like the whole Bruce Lee/Brandon Lee thing.)

Zep's (almost) never wrong. "The Crunge" was a big ol' shout out to the Godfather, and in perfect JB tradition it made both perfect sense and no sense at all.

Oh, I totally know that. It was always fun back in high school watching the metal meatheads trying to wrap their pointy heads around the very existence of that song.

And in a completely different way from Plant's usual meaningless (ooh, sacrilege...) lyrics.

Totally agree with you on this - I've always loved Plant, but mainly because his voice is another instrument, not because he writes any lyrics that are particularly note-worthy (the current example excepted).

Hey, Rio! Jeff Buckley's mom used to let bands practice in their garage. He was in Kilgore Trout and Sweat Bee in Tuscaloosa and then the Ohms in Athens, GA. Super-nice guy and a talented musician, too. But you're probably talking about the famous one.

not because he writes any lyrics that are particularly note-worthy

Oh, come on!

On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore.

Fuckin' poetry, man!

The radio show I host? My first program was on June 28, 1984. That means it's my 20th anniversary!

This Friday and next, from 8-10am EDT, I'll be doing a retrospective, playing a few songs from each of the last 20 years. Indie-rock songs that "defined" either that year in general or my show in particular.

Congrats Jon!! Do you already have your playlist all picked out? How fun would that be. Did it take forever?

Fuckin' poetry, man!

Yeah, have another toke, ya effin hippy!!! :)

Incidentally, BIG TIME congrats on the 20th Anniversary!

Also, RIO!!! BEEP!