Radio Junk Drawer #299

6 February 2008, Wednesday 3-5 pm

 

 

Featuring . . .

Badfinger

 

(with special co-host Scott Woodman)

 

3:02 pm

SONIC YOUTH: Anagrama (1997) from SYR 1

BADFINGER: In the Meantime/Some Other Time (1974) from Wish You Were Here

> David and Scott describe their longstanding love for Badfinger.

 

3:15 pm

THE IVEYS (BADFINGER): Beautiful and Blue (1969) from Magic Christian

Music

> Interview material: Mike Gibbins, Joey Molland, Paul McCartney, and Ron Griffiths

discuss the early days of The Iveys and Badfinger.

PAUL MCCARTNEY: Come and Get It (demo) (1969) from The Beatles Anthology

Vol. 3

> David and Scott explain Badfinger's formation and the Beatles-Badfinger connection

before pondering the provocative album cover of No Dice.

 

3:26 pm

BADFINGER: Believe Me (1970) from No Dice

BADFINGER: Better Days (1970) from No Dice

> David and Scott take note of Badfinger's four members as songwriters and vocalists.

 

3:37 pm

> Interview material: Joey Molland describes the composition of Without You and tells

the story of the band's encounter with Harry Nilsson at Air Studios.

NILSSON: Without You (1971) from Nilsson Schmillson

PETE HAM: Without You (demo) (1970?) from Golders Green

> David and Scott recall seeing Badfinger at the Fenway Theater in Boston in 1972.

 

3:49 pm

> Interview material: Joey Molland describes working with producer George Harrison on

four songs for the Straight Up album.

BADFINGER: Suitcase (1972) from Straight Up

> David and Scott detail George Harrison's and Todd Rundgren's contributions to

Straight Up.

BADFINGER: Suitcase (live) (1972) from a television appearance on The Midnight

Special

BADFINGER: Perfection (1972) from Straight Up

 

4:07 pm

♫ RJD's weekly rundown of local music shows, films, and other events.

RHYS CHATHAM: Guitar Trio (1977)  from Die Donnergötter

> David and Scott remark on the mysterious charms of Badfinger's Ass album.

 

4:14 pm

BADFINGER: Get Away (1973) from Ass

BADFINGER: Apple of My Eye (1973) from Ass

BADFINGER: When I Say (1973) from Ass

 

4:24 pm

> David and Scott note the band's switch from Apple Records to Warner Brothers and

share their respective opinions of the album Badfinger.

BADFINGER: Lonely You (1974) from Badfinger

BADFINGER: Shine On (1974) from Badfinger

 

4:33 pm

> David and Scott talk about Badfinger's beautiful swan-song album, Wish You Were

Here, and the array of forces that led to the destruction of the band.

BADFINGER: Got to Get Out of Here (1974) from Wish You Were Here

BADFINGER: Just a Chance (1974) from Wish You Were Here

> Interview material: Joey Molland and Mike Gibbins describe hearing news of Pete

Ham's suicide in April 1975.

 

4:43 pm

> David and Scott discuss Pete Ham's suicide, the dissolution of the band, and Tom

Evans' appearance as Badfinger in Cambridge a few months before his own

suicide in 1983.

BADFINGER: Dennis (1974) from Wish You Were Here

FACT FAMILY: No Matter What (2007) from a limited edition CD-R

BADFINGER: Andy Norris (1974) from Badfinger

SONIC YOUTH: Anagrama (1997) from SYR 1

Radio Junk Drawer #298

30 January 2008, Wednesday 3-5 pm

 

 

Featuring . . .

Xiu Xiu's Women as Lovers (2008) + Wire's 1985-1990: The A List (1993)

+ The Bee Gees' Trafalgar (1971)

 

3:05 pm

SONIC YOUTH: Anagrama  from SYR 1 (1997)

BUTTER 08: Mono Lisa  from Butter (1996)

MISSION OF BURMA: Fever Moon  from ONoffON (2004)

THE RATTLESNAKES: Scanned  from El Bursto (2007)

MOTT THE HOOPLE: Crash Street Kidds  from The Hoople (1974) [♪ for Jon]

MOUSE ON MARS: Hallo  from Iaora Tahiti (1998)

 

3:20 pm

WIRE: A Serious of Snakes (1987)  from 1985-1990: The A List (1993)

T. REX: Mister Mister  from Tanx (1973) [♪ for Oscar]

METAL FEATHERS: Visita  from a forthcoming album (2008)

GENTLE GIANT: Prologue  from Three Friends (1972)

 

3:35 pm

XIU XIU: I Do What I Want, When I Want  from Women as Lovers (2008)

XIU XIU with MICHAEL GIRA: Pressure  from Women as Lovers (2008)

WIRE: Advantage in Height (1987)  from 1985-1990: The A List (1993)

WIRE: The Point of Collapse (1987)  from 1985-1990: The A List (1993)

 

3:50 pm

THE BEE GEES: Trafalgar  from Trafalgar (1971)

BADFINGER: You're So Fine  from Wish You Were Here (1974)

THE SAN FRANCISCO SEALS: Baby Blue  from Now Here (1994) [♪ for Jared]

 

4:04 pm

♫ RJD's weekly rundown of local happenings

RHYS CHATHAM: Guitar Trio (1977)  from Die Donnergötter (1982)

 

4:10 pm

ANIMAEUX DOMESTIQUES: Damo  from a forthcoming album (2008)

FACES: Debris  from A Nod Is as Good as a Wink (1971)

XIU XIU: White Nerd  from Women as Lovers (2008)

WIRE: Madman's Honey (1987)  from 1985-1990: The A List (1993)

THE BEE GEES: Walking Back to Waterloo  from Trafalgar (1971)

EXTENDO-RIDE: Do What  from an unreleased ep (2002)

THE BEE GEES: It's Just the Way  from Trafalgar (1971)

 

4:35 pm

LAURIE ANDERSON: O Superman vinyl ep (1981) [♪ by request for George]

    >mixed with what turned out to be the wrong type of passage from<

GUILLAUME DE MACHAUT: Two Secular Songs  from Music for a Medieval Day

(1968)

WOOD BURNING CAT: The Laughing Man  from a self-released mp3 (2007)

THE LOUD FAMILY: He Do the Police in Different Voices  from Plants and Birds

and Rocks and Things (1993)

THE 500S: Hole in My Pocket  from OMG! OMG! OMG! THE 500S! WTF? (2007)

THE FASTBACKS: Dreams I.H.S.  from The Day That Didn't Exist (1999)

THE BEATLES: What You're Doing  from Beatles for Sale (1964)

SONIC YOUTH: Anagrama  from SYR 1 (1997)