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08/03/2022 07:59 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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Another Jamaican artist and groundbreaking recording engineer, and a protege of King Tubby ; https://www.factmag.com/2015/07/14/a-beginners-guide-to-scientist |
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08/03/2022 07:54 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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Jamaican producer, artist, broadcaster, and label founder who learned from King Tubby and Lee "Scratch" Perry early on; he toured with The Clash, and produced and performed on The Clash's Sandinista! (which we just heard) ; https://www.factmag.com/2015/09/15/mikey-dread-beginners-guide |
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08/03/2022 07:51 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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And a dub version of the tune on the same triple-LP release for good measure ; review of the album back in the day: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/clash-sandinista-188352 ; you can listen back to sets from the 2022 International Clash Day here on KEXP last February: https://www.kexp.org/internationalclashday |
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08/03/2022 07:47 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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Worked with the great Mikey Dread (more about him coming up) on this one and many others: https://medialoper.com/certain-songs-229-the-clash-one-more-time-one-more-dub ; http://www.theclash.com |
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08/03/2022 07:42 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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Their version of the song written by Jamaican-born artist and producer Danny Ray ; the album turned 40 back in 2019: https://noise.thehardtimes.net/2019/11/05/40-years-of-revolution-rock-remembering-the-clashs-us-debut ; released in the UK in 1979 and the US in 1980 |
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08/03/2022 07:35 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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The Essex band's manager was Ed Hollis, brother of Mark Hollis from Talk Talk ; they split up in 1985, then reunited in 1996, but singer Barrie Masters passed away in 2019. These days the former bassist Ian 'Dipster' Dean leads a legacy form of the band: https://www.eddieandthehotrods.com |
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08/03/2022 07:33 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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Feargal Sharkey on vocals for this Northern Ireland band ; original promo video for this song: https://youtu.be/wGu2lu5XWE8 ; and a live video from 1983: https://youtu.be/NWJxLurU6SM ; https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/entertainment/3522909/ahead-of-their-aberdeen-show-punk-legends-the-undertones-discuss-the-accident-of-teenage-kicks-and-fame |
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08/03/2022 07:30 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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1978 single, b/w "Oh Shit!" (included on the 1979 album); cool old live video: https://youtu.be/lbauu27ZIUs ; and the "official" video (also cool): https://youtu.be/-EEPvXlTUnU ; the band was formed in England in 1976 by Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto |
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08/03/2022 07:28 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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This song live (w/ Rockpile) in 1978: https://youtu.be/lHWy6DuYvus ; his solo debut album (after Rockpile), the original release in the UK was called "Jesus of Cool," and the single of this song was the first release by UK's Stiff Records ; Nick and Elvis Costello being interviewed on the radio in 1978: https://youtu.be/0DNM5_cVsuk |
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08/03/2022 07:25 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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This song live at JFK Stadium in 1982: https://youtu.be/rXIysnNs3nQ ; and a pretty amazing 1980 TV ad for the album: https://youtu.be/_Vi9OZeXqmM ; https://www.facebook.com/ElvisCostello ; https://www.elviscostello.com |
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08/03/2022 07:16 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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Fri 8/5 and Sat 8/6 @ Pickathon, hosted on Friday night by your very own DJ Greg Vandy! Also Thu 8/4 @ Marymoor, opening for Decemberists ; this song and others live here in The Roadhouse in 2019: https://youtu.be/DeiboW_Qc58 ; http://www.jakexerxesfussell.com ; https://jakexerxesfussell.bandcamp.com ; https://www.facebook.com/jakexerxesfussell |
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08/03/2022 07:13 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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Thu 8/4 and Fri 8/5 @ Pickathon https://pickathon.com ; this song's video: https://youtu.be/F_TLHH4bss8 ; https://cassandrajenkins.bandcamp.com ; Cassandra wrote about what this song means to her: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/cassandra-jenkins-releasing-new-lp-watch-the-michelangelo-video ; https://cassandrajenkins.com |
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08/03/2022 07:09 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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Sat 8/6 and Sun 8/7 @ Pickathon https://pickathon.com , AND 8/21-8/22 for two nights @ Tractor ; video for this song: https://youtu.be/KE46naR5WKA ; http://www.sggoodman.net ; https://www.facebook.com/SGGoodmanKY |
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08/03/2022 07:05 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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Official video for this song: https://youtu.be/9OIRNhO6QDM ; https://alexizenberg.bandcamp.com ; http://www.alexizenberg.com ; https://www.facebook.com/alexizenbergofficial |
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08/03/2022 07:01 PM DJ: Greg Vandy |
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Collaboration with producer and drummer Greg Saunier of Deerhoof ; official video for this song: https://youtu.be/mFaldSn76q0 ; https://perpetualdoom.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-approaches |
