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Dec 12, 2011 episode of Connections on WPKN with Eric Cocks. Includes new and vintage music by Brian Eno, Bo Diddley, Joseph Arthur, Zaine Griff, Mike Viola, Brian Wilson, Alan Menken, Sam Phillips, The Section Quartet, Cate Le Bon, The Dum Dum Girls, Cass McCombs, Steve Earle, Mission 0, Jimmy Cliff, The Rolling Stones, The Bombay Bicycle Club, Kristeen Young, Charles Wright, Gary Clark Jr, The Heavy, Nellie McKay & Cyndi Lauper, The High Dials, Icarus Himself, Rick Nelson, John Lennon, Dennis Wilson,  David Lynch, Chris Isaak, Et Tu Brucé, Buffalo Daughter, The War On Drugs, St Vincent and more.

Plus comedy from Mike Nichols & Elaine May, along with various things that may have disappeared from memory.

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Previous episodes of Connections are available in archives, including:

The Smile Sessions and more: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/27289

Sam Phillips Interview #2: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/14471

The Beatles and Dylan in Mono Part 2: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/22105

Tommy James Interview: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/23882

Beatles/Dylan in Mono Part 4 plus Warren Zanes Interview: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/24753

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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.

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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.

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