Monday, July 21:
Released in 1985, Crashing Dream was the sophomore album from the Los Angeles band The Rain Parade. Although the record was neither a commercial nor critical success upon release its reputation has endured in the 40 years since then. The LP was reissued earlier this year in deluxe format. We’ll hear music from it on this episode of the show as well as selections from Beelzebubba, the 1988 release from The Dead Milkmen, notable for the inclusion of the song “Punk Rock Girl.”
Tuesday, July 22:
Pavements is new film that explores the career of the band Pavement. In the picture, the band is celebrated through the making of a jukebox musical, a high budget Hollywood documentary, and a museum that houses everything from vodka ads featuring artwork from the group’s 1995 LP Wowee Zowee to a toenail belonging to original drummer Gary Young. We’ll hear music from the 1994 album by Pavement, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, which captures the group at its peak, as well as selections from Bee Thousand from Guided By Voices, also released in 1994.
Wednesday, July 23:
We'll remember Ozzy Osbourne on this episode of the show. He died Tuesday, July 22 at age 76. A founding member of Black Sabbath, a band many consider the architects of heavy metal, he was fired from that group in 1979 but quickly embarked on a solo career during which he overshadowed virtually everything Black Sabbath did without him. Although both his own music and Sabbath's was deemed heavy metal, the music was often more eclectic in nature than detractors acknowledged and the lyrics (primarily written in Black Sabbath by bassist Geezer Butler) and on his own (often written by bassist Bob Daisley) to his songs often dealt with issues ranging from an appreciation for the environment ("Revelation (Mother Earth)") to personal relationships ("Mama I'm Coming Home"). Osbourne performed his final concert in his hometown of Birmingham, England on July 5 with solo sets and one final performance with the original Black Sabbath. We'll hear music from his solo career and his tenure with Black Sabbath on this episode as well as renditions of his songs from Alex Skolnick Trio, Ruthie Foster, Jazz Sabbath, and more.
Thursday, July 24:
Ripped and Torn is the debut album from Chicago’s Lifeguard. We’ll hear selections from that recording on this episode plus music by Velvet Crush from the 1994 recording Teenage Symphonies to God.
Friday, July 25:
Listen for selections from At Delmark, the latest recording from Chicago musician Johnny Iguana, as well as music from Blue & Lonesome, the 2016 LP from The Rolling Stones.
Saturday, July 26:
Neon Cowgirl is the new album from singer-songwriter Tami Neilson and showcases her ability to move between soul, country, and Americana. We’ll hear selections from that release on this episode of the show as well as a recent conversation with Neilson and music from Willie Nelson, Nicole Atkins, Crowded House, The Tragically Hip, and Roy Orbison.
