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Ep. #17: Lee Ranaldo

New York City’s Lee Ranaldo is a founding member of Sonic Youth and, as such, is one of the most gifted and revered guitarists, singers, and songwriters in the history of rock music. When Sonic Youth began a hiatus in the fall of 2011, Ranaldo was already at work on a solo album; the excellent Between the Times and the Tides was released in 2012 and stood as one of the finest records of the year. On July 28, Lee Ranaldo and the Dust will perform at the 30th anniversary edition of the Hillside Festival in Guelph, Ontario and, if all goes well, they may preview material from a new album, which is scheduled to be released in October 2013 on Matador Records. Lee and I tend to have nice conversations. This one was no different. It was over Skype though, while he was in Brazil.
Related links: hillsidefestival.ca leeranaldo.com matadorrecords.com vishkhanna.com. Listen and subscribe on iTunes.

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Ep. #16: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy

I always love speaking to Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy a.k.a. Will Oldham. This past February, Dawn McCarthy and Bonny Billy released an LP called What the Brothers Sang, a collection of songs originally recorded by the Everly Brothers. Dawn and Will have been touring throughout Europe and North America this summer, including stops at the Dawson City Music Festival this week and Hillside Festival, here in Guelph, next weekend. Will and I spoke about these things and more. 

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Dawn McCarthy
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Dawn McCarthy

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Ep. #11: Maestro Fresh Wes + Diamond Rings

Canada’s king of hip-hop (sorry Drake), Maestro Fresh Wes and I have a chat about the 25th anniversary of his colossal hit single, “Let Your Backbone Slide ,” how to keep Canadian audiences engaged with rap music, and his great, star-studded new album, Orchestrated Noise. And budding Canadian dance-pop star Diamond Rings and I discuss what’s up with his new band, the art of remixing original songs, summer festival season, and the future. Which is where he might be from.

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