These may be on interest. All part of a show called Sound Opinions on 93.1 WXRT, Tuesday nights at 10pm-12am Central Standard Time, you can listen on the radio or you can go to http://www.wxrt.com/ and click on the moving gif on the left hand side that basically says "Listen Live" then "AOL For Broadband" and it'll stream it for you (live only). Show will also be temporarily archived a few days after broadcast at:
http://www.93xrt.com/program/detail/sound_opinions.html as streaming RealPlayer only.
4-5: Tom Petty interview. Greg and Jim's epic, in-depth interview with TP will be aired in its entirety for the first time since his week-long Chicago residency at the Vic. Petty talks about life and music-making with the Heartbreakers, collaborating with Dylan, his longtime friendship with George Harrison, meeting Elvis for the first time, and what records he'd put in his Desert Island Jukebox.
4-12: The story behind Pink Floyd: Drummer Nick Mason gives Jim and Greg the scoop about the inner workings of one of rock's legendary bands, previewing his forthcoming book, "Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd"
4-19: One of Chicago's finest bands, the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, joins Jim and Greg for a live in-studio performance.
4-26: The postpunk legacy of New Order and Joy Division. Jim and Greg look at the history of one of rock's most influential bands as New Order releases a new album and prepares to play Chicago for the first time in a decade.
Tom Petty, Nick Mason(Pink Floyd), Joy Division on WXRT
Tom Petty, Nick Mason(Pink Floyd), Joy Division on WXRT
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"Neither slave nor tyrant." - Basque motto
"Neither slave nor tyrant." - Basque motto
MK wrote:Nick Mason interview going on now. Sounds like his upcoming book may be a great read.
It's been out for awhile in the UK. I thought it was a really good read. Lots of really great photos and minutiae. Not as much Syd specific info as I was hoping but I was stoked to finally have some definitive info on their '65 demo session.