WPKN Archives: Connections: Dylan's Cutting Edge Part 2, New Music and Tony Visconti Interview

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Show:
Connections... with Eric Cocks

Original Aired:
Friday, December 18th, 2015
4:02PM to 6:55PM

Duration:
2 hours, 53 minutes

Posted:
Friday, December 18th, 2015 4:01PM

Tags:
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Episode: Connections: Dylan's Cutting Edge Part 2, New Music and Tony Visconti Interview

Dec 18, 2015 episode of Connections on WPKN with Eric Cocks. Features rare Dylan, new music and an interview with Tony Visconti. 
 
The first 45 minutes of the show goes deeply into newly released outtakes, alternate versions, studio rehearsals and previously unreleased live hotel recordings, such as Positively Van Gogh and Don't Tell Him, Tell Me. Also an exploration of being in the studio while Bob works on I'll Keep I With Mine, Absolutely Sweet Marie, Visions Of Johanna, Desolation Row, Rainy Day Women, Obviously Five Believers and more. 
 
There's also new music and some radio premieres from Roxanne Fontana, Anna Rose, David Bowie's new single Lazarus, Et Tu Brucé and M.Ward, along with music from Sam Phillips, T-Rex, Kristeen Young, Warren Zanes, The Section Quartet, The Beach Boys and whatever happened in the moment. 
 
About an hour and a half in, I'm joined by the brilliant and legendary producer, arranger, engineer, musician and vocalist Tony Visconti… well known for producing David Bowie, T-Rex, Iggy Pop, The Moody Blues, Kristeen Young, Thin Lizzy, Alejandro Escovedo, Richard Barone, Esperanzo Spalding and many more. 
 
In a very informal interview/conversation, we talk about his upcoming tour with Holy Holy (featuring drummer Woody Woodmansey). They'll be performing the entire David Bowie album, The Man Who Sold The World (which Tony produced and played bass on with Woody on drums), along with Bowie classics in the second half. 
 
We also talk about his deep friendship with David Bowie and Marc Bolan of T-Rex, the importance of a producer in recording music and how that applies to Tony's viewpoint in a time of modern technology, and much more. Plenty of good laughs, great stories, insights and observations along the way. 
 
The interview is followed by Bowie's Black Country Rock (with his great impersonation of his friend Marc Bolan) and a Kristeen Young duet with David Bowie. David's new song Lazerus is a bit later, after Warren Zanes and Sam Phillips. 
 
There's also a direct link to the Tony Visconti interview at: 
 
 
Great thanks to Tony for joining me and making the interview so much fun. 
 
Thanks for tuning in! 
 
 
 
Previous episodes of Connections are available in the WPKN archives, including interviews with Chris Frantz of Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, New Yorker cartoonist and author Roz Chast, Peppy Castro of The Blues Magoos, Grammy Award winning singer and author Janis Ian and more. Also special features on Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Harry Nilsson, The Beach Boys, Bob Marley and the British Invasion.
 
Here are some direct links: 
 
 
Connections: Dylan's Cutting Edge 1965-1966 and more (Nov 4, 2015)
(The first hour and a half explores previously unreleased songs and outtakes): 
 
 

 
 
 
Connections with Eric Cocks (New and vintage music, plus rare demos by Alan Menken, Nov 20, 2015): 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Connections: The Beatles and Dylan in Mono on Vinyl and more… 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Connections: Dylan's Basement Tapes and other stuff… 
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 15, 2015 Bob Dylan Special with Chris Frantz: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Roz Chast: Guest DJ and Interview with New Yorker cartoonist and bestselling author: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Peppy Castro of The Blues Magoos: Interview/Conversation
 
 
 
 
 
 
Janis Ian Interview: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Connections: Beatles, Dylan, Nilsson, Kinks, Elvis, Beach Boys and new music (August 2015): 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Connections with Eric Cocks: Odds and Ends, New and Vintage… 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Connections at Night (including music and comedy geared for late night listening): 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bob Dylan Special with Chris Frantz and Jeff Slate (May 2014): 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Connections: Music of the Heart (Sep 2015): 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For more info, updates and occasional videos, please check 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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