WPKN Archives: Connections: Abbey Road outtakes plus new and vintage music

Episode Info

Show:
Connections... with Eric Cocks

Original Aired:
Friday, September 27th, 2019
4:04PM to 6:52PM

Duration:
2 hours, 48 minutes

Posted:
Friday, September 27th, 2019 4:05PM

Tags:
hamsandwich new beatles psychedelic eclectic dylan wpkn mono connections comedy nilsson bootleg vintage improvised humor freeform demos squeaky chairs talkingheads squeakychairs road visconti iggy zanes buzzy bobdylan archives abbey abbeyroad linhart


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Episode: Connections: Abbey Road outtakes plus new and vintage music

Sep 27, 2019 episode of Connections on WPKN with Eric Cocks filling in for my good friend Chris Frantz the Talking Head. Includes a deep exploration of demos, outtakes and alternate versions of The Beatles recording Abbey Road… at various points throughout the show. 

Also new releases from Harry Nilsson, Tony Visconti, Leonard Cohen, Laurie Anderson, Iggy Pop, Foals, Patty Griffin covering Tom Waits (from Women Sing Waits, produced by Warren Zanes), Rob Laufer, La Fleur Fatale, Geowulf, Sturgill Simpson and more.  

Plus Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Brian Wilson, Talking Heads, Van Dyke Parks, Buzzy Linhart, Kathleen Edwards, Fred Neil, Gene Clark, The Beach Boys, Duane Eddy, Billie Eilish, The Squeaky Chairs, Wyrd Salad and whatever happened in the moment. 

Thanks for tuning in! 


Last week's episode of Connections is here in archives: 

Spontaneous Connections: New and vintage music:



For info, updates and occasional videos, photos and articles, please 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. 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.

The show will keep changing over time.

Tune in every 1st and 3rd Friday afternoon of each month at the new  time of  4 to 7 pm eastern. Also special editions at other times. Available live over the air at 89.5, online at http://wpkn.org, tunein radio or listen later in the WPKN archives.

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

Thanks for tuning in!

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