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Writer, comedian, musician Aug Stone joins us this week to unpack The Afghan Whigs and their stunning 1996 release: 'Black Love'. Leader Greg Dulli and company mine themes of vengeance, remorse and self-loathing on a record that manages to be both ferocious AND soulful.
Songs discussed in this episode: The Bed (Lou Reed cover) - Afterhours (feat. Greg Dulli); Written In The Stars - Aug Stone & The Love Conspiracy; Premonitions - Damien Youth; Rachel On The Rooftops - Aug Stone; Debonair - The Afghan Whigs; There's Been An Accident - The Twilight Singers; Crime Scene Part One, Turn On The Water, My Enemy, Double Day - The Afghan Whigs; Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations; Blame, Etc, Step Into The Light - The Afghan Whigs; Superstition - Stevie Wonder; Going To Town, Honky's Ladder, Night By Candlelight, Bulletproof, Dear Prudence (Live Montreal 1998), Purple Rain (Live, LA 2012), Summer's Kiss - The Afghan Whigs; Teenage Wristband - The Twilight Singers; Faded - The Afghan Whigs; Rachel On The Rooftops - Aug Stone; Been Teen - Dolly Mixture; There Are Solutions To Each & Every Problem - Black Watch; A Lighthouse I Ain't Ever Been To - Aug Stone
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Writer, comedian, musician Aug Stone joins us this week to unpack The Afghan Whigs and their stunning 1996 release: 'Black Love'. Leader Greg Dulli and company mine themes of vengeance, remorse and self-loathing on a record that manages to be both ferocious AND soulful.
Songs discussed in this episode: The Bed (Lou Reed cover) - Afterhours (feat. Greg Dulli); Written In The Stars - Aug Stone & The Love Conspiracy; Premonitions - Damien Youth; Rachel On The Rooftops - Aug Stone; Debonair - The Afghan Whigs; There's Been An Accident - The Twilight Singers; Crime Scene Part One, Turn On The Water, My Enemy, Double Day - The Afghan Whigs; Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations; Blame, Etc, Step Into The Light - The Afghan Whigs; Superstition - Stevie Wonder; Going To Town, Honky's Ladder, Night By Candlelight, Bulletproof, Dear Prudence (Live Montreal 1998), Purple Rain (Live, LA 2012), Summer's Kiss - The Afghan Whigs; Teenage Wristband - The Twilight Singers; Faded - The Afghan Whigs; Rachel On The Rooftops - Aug Stone; Been Teen - Dolly Mixture; There Are Solutions To Each & Every Problem - Black Watch; A Lighthouse I Ain't Ever Been To - Aug Stone

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