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A 21 minute excerpt of Connections on WPKN with Eric Cocks for those on the go. Includes "Hip These Days" by Joy Askew, "Powerworld" and "Lever Pulled Down" by Sam Phillips, "Somebody Else" by Jeff Bridges (in the movie Crazy Heart)... plus a special segment on psychedelic baseball and The Beatles in authentic monaural sound.

Btw, Joy Askew is a terrific singer and songwriter, also known for her work with Peter Gabriel, Laurie Anderson, Joe Jackson, Rodney Crowell and others. Check out her website at www.joyaskew.com

Sam Phillips is a brilliant artist breaking new ground, bypassing the record companies with her Long Play subscription. More info on Sam at www.samphillips.com

You can also hear an in depth WPKN interview I did with Sam at:

http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/3549

The entire April 9, 2001 episode of Connections (including an interview with Neil Innes of The Rutles, Bonzo Dog Band and Monty Python) can be heard at:

http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/7076

For further info, updates and occasional videos, feel free to join the new FaceBook page: 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