Episode Info
Show:
Connections... with Eric Cocks
Original Aired:
Monday, September 12th, 2011
10:47AM to 11:57AM
Duration:
1 hour, 10 minutes
Posted:
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 3:40PM
Tags:
hamsandwich
beatles
psychedelic
eclectic
dylan
mono
connections
warrenzanes
Listen
Episode: Warren Zanes Interview with Eric Cocks
An in depth interview of Warren Zanes by Eric Cocks of Connections on WPKN on Sept 12, 2011.
Warren's new album, I Want To Move Out In The Daylight, is a mix of high quality songwriting and production, great feel and tremendous openness. It's gotten high praise by Aimee Mann, Tom Petty, Cameron Crowe and many others.
Starting out with The Del Fuegos as a teenager, Warren went on to earn two Masters degrees and a Ph. D., while also becoming a professor, writing books on Tom Petty, Dusty Springfield and others, along with numerous articles for major publications. He became part of The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame as Vice President of Education and Programs. He's involved in documentary films, recently collaborating with Martin Scorsese on the new George Harrison movie, Living In The Material World. He's also Executive Director of Steven Van Zandt's Rock And Roll Forever Foundation, bringing music and art to middle school and high school students in a new way.
Warren never lost sight of the music and has just released a phenomenal new record, produced by Brad Jones and Daniel Tashian.
We talk about the album, songwriting, recording and production, along with a wide ranging conversation about music, musicians, many of the greats of rock and roll, and why that music still lives on, influencing new generations of creative artists, listeners and music enthusiasts.
The show ends with a John Lennon rarity... his demo of She Said She Said.
Thanks to Warren for his amazing work, and for his openness and insight.
Warren's website is www.warren-zanes.com.
Thanks for tuning in...
Today's entire episode of Connections, including music by Sam Phillips, Brian Eno, Ray Charles, Marshall Chapman, Jeff Barry, Nash The Slash and an exploration of Bob Dylan and The Beatles in mono (and why that matters) is available at http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/24753
Previous episodes of Connections are available in archives, including:
Sam Phillips Interview #2: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/14471
Tommy James Interview: Music and The Mob: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/23882
Dylan/Beatles in Mono and more (Part 1): http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/18173
Beatles/Dylan in Mono Part 2 and more: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/22105
Dylan/Beatles in Mono Part 3 and more: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/23973
For updates, info and occasional videos, feel free to join the FaceBook page: Connections on WPKN
Show: Connections... with Eric Cocks
Connections... with Eric Cocks
Explores the connections between songs, songwriters, musicians, producers and people... often in surprising ways.
Vital, intelligent music with true artistic vision.
Includes extended features on specific artists such as Bob Dylan, The Kinks, The Beatles and far more. Also comedy by Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Eddie Izzard, Paul Krassner and others with a rock and roll renegade attitude. In depth explorations of early electronic music (and how it relates to current music). Vital new music that deserves to be heard. Surf music. Garage bands. British invasion. Rock and Roll. John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Jimi Hendrix, Laurie Anderson, William Burroughs, Robert Anton Wilson, The Blues Magoos, David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Dr Fiorella Terenzi, Beethoven, Bo Diddley, The Rolling Stones, Alex Chilton, Tom Petty, The Pretenders, Blondie, demos, rarities, unreleased new music and far more may be part of any given show. Also live interviews of performers, writers, producers, engineers, session musicians and people behind the scenes. Plus unexpected surprises...
Previous in depth interviews include Sam Phillips, Peppy Castro of The Blues Magoos, author/comedian Paul Krassner, Chris Frantz, Neil Innes, Tommy James, legendary session musician Carol Kaye and more. All are available in archives for about 385 days. (Maybe that'll get extended one day.) Stay tuned for future interviews and special features.
The show will keep changing over time.
Tune in every 2nd and 4th Monday of each month from 9 am to noon eastern. Also special editions at other times. Available live at http://wpkn.org or listen later in archives.
For further info, updates, news, videos and special features, please check the FaceBook site: Connections on WPKN
Thanks for tuning in!