3 Songs Podcast

Songs from Curtis Mayfield, The Residents, The Primitives, Silkworm, Curved Air, and Alan Milman Sect, plus Bob and Mike tell stories about horse racing, political activism in music, and Son of Sam, and Bon Nastanovich talks about bringing Steve Malkmus to Monmouth Park and hanging in hotels with Urge Overkill.

New Zealand legend Chris Knox is featured, as Bob and Mike play songs from all parts of his career, from The Enemy to Toy Love to Tall Dwarfs to his solo material. Plus Bob tells stories about meeting Chris and playing on a Tall Dwarfs song.

Songs from Waylon Jennings, Terminals, Shonen Knife, Tindersticks, Orbital, and Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, plus Bob Nastanovich drops that he once met Muhammad Ali.

Simon Joyner, Slovenly, Randy Newman, Mofungo, Elliott Sharp/Carbon, Rifle Sport, Patti Smith Group, and Sly & the Family Stone. Also Bob and Mike discuss the use of the "n" word by white artists.

Songs by Magazine, Television, Sacred Paws, Del Amitri, U.S. Girls, plus Die Kreuzen being ripped off by Butthole Surfers(?).

Songs from Captain Beefheart, Bridget St. John, Imarhan, Babes In Toyland, The Ex, and Otis Redding, plus a little discussion of when Pavement played Peel Sessions.

Songs by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Freakwater, The Cannanes, Alastair Galbraith, Ought, and Blind Willie Johnson were played and discussed. Bob Nastanovich liked all of them but one.

Spotlight on Sheffield with Aidan Coughlan, Cabaret Voltaire, Television Personalities, 2.3, Eula Cooper, AC Temple, and (yet more) Amy Rigby. Plus Bob tells a story on how he once wrote a song that ripped off Cabaret Voltaire.

The 30th anniversary of The Pixies' Surfer Rosa LP, three songs by Amy Rigby, happy birthday to Lee 'Scratch' Perry, plus songs from Breadwinner, Deerhunter, Darcy Clay, and some dude called Bruce Springsteen.

The 30th anniversary of The Pixies' Surfer Rosa LP, three songs by Amy Rigby, happy birthday to Lee 'Scratch' Perry, plus songs from Breadwinner, Deerhunter, Darcy Clay, and some dude called Bruce Springsteen.