WPKN Archives: Connections: The Beatles Revolver at 50 plus new and vintage music

Episode Info

Show:
Connections... with Eric Cocks

Original Aired:
Friday, August 5th, 2016
4:01PM to 6:55PM

Duration:
2 hours, 54 minutes

Posted:
Friday, August 5th, 2016 4:00PM

Tags:
hamsandwich new beatles psychedelic rare bowie stockhausen eclectic vinyl dylan wpkn mono connections comedy bootleg vintage humor freeform mcgowan demos squeaky chairs squeakychairs cuttingedge menken alanmenken byrds euphoria revolver abronxtale chazz


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Episode: Connections: The Beatles Revolver at 50 plus new and vintage music

August 5, 2016 episode of Connections on WPKN with Eric Cocks. New and vintage music, world radio premieres and an in depth exploration of The Beatles album Revolver on the 50th anniversary of its release. 

All these years later, Revolver is still highly influential, both in its sound and the ability to combine fantastic songwriting and production with innovative recording techniques. The show includes several songs from Revolver on vinyl, with some in mono and some in stereo from MFSL half speed masters, along with some thoughts on The Beatles, George Martin, Geoff Emerick, Klaus Voorman and how they created this amazing, enduring work of art and music. 

The show includes music from The Byrds, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Tony Visconti, Annette Peacock, T. Rex, Simon & Garfunkel, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Bob Dylan and George Harrison, along with new music from Ian Hunter, Esme Patterson, Anna Rose, Jenny O., Jagwar Ma, Nice As F**k (featuring Jenny Lewis), Richard Barone (with John Sebastian), Allah-Las, Rose McGowan, Aphex Twin, Euphoria, Metronomy and Regina Spektor. 

Plus radio premieres of new music by my good friend, Oscar winning composer Alan Menken, with some demos from his upcoming musical version of A Bronx Tale, which will debut on Broadway in November. It's based on the work of Chazz Palminteri (who appears on some of these demos). The show will be co-directed by Robert DeNiro and Jerry Zaks. More info is available at www.abronxtalethemusical.com. 

Also an experimental piece in tribute to Revolver and The Beatles combining 1964 tape loops by William S. Burroughs with new music by Aphex Twin and early work by electronic music pioneer Karlheinz Stockhausen. (Note: Burroughs taught Paul McCartney how to make tape loops, which were used extensively on Tomorrow Never Knows.) 

Plus a brief appearance by Mike Raphone of The Squeaky Chairs and whatever happened in the moment. 

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, Producer Tony Visconti (Bowie, T-Rex and many more), 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: Blonde on Blonde and Pet Sounds Outtakes, Plus New and Vintage Music (May 20, 2016): 






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: Dylan's Cutting Edge Part 2, New Music and Tony Visconti Interview (Dec 18, 2015) 





 
Tony Visconti Interview
(Direct link to Dec 18, 2015 conversation about record production, David Bowie, Marc Bolan of T Rex, exploring music and much more):
 





Connections: Bob Dylan 75th Birthday Special with Eric Cocks and Chris Frantz (May 24, 2016):






Spontaneous Connections (April 15, 2016): Link Wray covering Dylan, Beatles, Bowie, Stones, Kinks, Liz Phair, Esquivel, PF Sloan, Dennis Wilson, Slim Harpo and Rockpile. New music from Dylan, PJ Harvey, Mudcrutch, Paul Simon, Sturgill Simpson, Euphoria, Parquet Courts and more. 

 
 
 
 
 
Subconscious Connections (April 29, 2016, filling in for Chris Frantz): Beatles, Dylan, Yardbirds, Little Richard. New music from Brian Eno, Mudcrutch, Beth Orton, PJ Harvey, The Jayhawks, Xeno & Oaklander, Andrew Bird and more. Special tribute to Prince… 
 





Connections (Feb 19, 2016): New music from Lucinda Williams, Wild Nothing, Dion, Anna Rose, Hillary Bratton, The Mynabirds, Mavis Staples, Ty Segall, Miike Snow, One Prayer One Sin, Leon Bridges and more. World premiere of music from A Bronx Tale, The Musical by Alan Menken. Plus Beatles, Dylan, Lee Hazlewood, Larry Williams and other vintage music: 






Connections with Eric Cocks (New and vintage music, plus rare demos by Alan Menken and much more, 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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