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Episode: Spontaneous Connections in Space and Time

July 19, 2019 episode of Connections on WPKN with Eric Cocks. It's spontaneous! New and vintage music, including a brief exploration of space. Music by The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Aimee Mann, Harry Nilsson, Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega, The Kinks, David Bowie, Alex Chilton, Allen Toussaint, The Beach Boys a cappella, Elliott Randall, Ennio Morricone, Texas Tornados, The Byrds, Elvis Costello, Jean-Michel Jarre, Leonard Cohen, Sam Phillips, The Rolling Stones, Allen Ginsberg with Paul McCartney, Lenny Kaye and Phillip Glass, Ramp, T Bone Burnett, Ham Sandwich, Neil Diamond, Jennifer Warnes, T Rex and more. 

Also, new music by The Coolies (Kim Shattuck, Melanie Vammen and Palmyra Delran), Lali Puna, Pavo Pavo, The Phat Chance, The Squeaky Chairs and more, along with comedy from Paul Krassner, some personal thoughts on Apollo 11, miscellaneous concepts and whatever happened in the moment. 

Because the show is highly improvised, there are times when the connections only become apparent later. Some of the jokes are in time release space capsules. 

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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. Or just because it sounds good...

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, Nilsson, Tom Petty, Lucinda Williams, Jon Brion, Aimee Mann, Tame Impala, Grimes, The Pretenders, Blondie, Caitlin Rose, Juana Molina, Mojo Mancini, Elliott Randall, Marshall Chapman, Jessy Lanza, Big Star, 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 of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, Neil Innes of The Rutles, Tommy James, legendary session musician Carol Kaye, Warren Zanes, Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals, Rod Argent of The Zombies, Oscar Winning Composer Alan Menken, Patty Larkin and more. All are available in archives for about 385 days. (Maybe that'll get extended some day.) Stay tuned for future interviews and special features.

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For further info, updates, news, videos and special features, please check the FaceBook site: Connections on WPKN

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