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April 9, 2010 edition of Connections on WPKN with Eric Cocks, featuring an in depth interview with Neil Innes of The Rutles, Bonzo Dog Band and Monty Python, along with a wide range of eclectic music from different eras.

The music includes Aimee Mann, Elvis Costello, Charlotte Gainsbourg, The Beatles, Joy Askew, Mojo Mancini, Wayne Cochran, Bobby Darin, The Fugs, Imogen Heap, Sam Phillips, Dion, Alex Chilton, Cinnamon Chaser, Jonsi (formerly of Sigur Ros), Jeff Bridges, The Beach Boys, Jakob Dylan and more.

Also, a world premiere of La Fleur Fatale's "Travel With Your Mind", part of an upcoming tribute album in honor of Sky Saxon of The Seeds.

The interview with Neil Innes is in the middle of the show (and is available in a separate link if you would like to go there directly: http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/7100).

It's a wide ranging conversation with music and great stories about The Rutles, Bonzos, Pythons and Neil's upcoming solo tour, along with insights on his good friend George Harrison and much more. Find out the relationship between The Rutles and tennis, Bonzos and The Beatles and the part that London's Portobello Road played in musical history. Lots of great laughs in this one. As Neil says at one point:

"Laughter is something you can't put into words"

Great thanks to Neil for his creativity, spontaneity, humor and outlook on life, along with his generosity of spirit. His U.S. tour starts April 11.

Stay tuned for future episodes. Feel free to join the new low key FaceBook page for updates, info, occasional videos and inexplicable happenings: Connections on WPKN

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 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. 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 and special features, please check the new FaceBook site: Connections on WPKN