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Not Truth, But Effect

May 3, 2021 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

With KPC

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Theme: "Angel" (starts 1/2 way thru the show)

New music from Flock Of Dimes, Real Numbers, Katy Kirby & more. Also, old music.

5:11 PM		Dead Meadow Copper Is Restless ('til It Turns to Gold) Warble Womb XEMU 2013
5:15 PM		Activity Spring Low Life Unmask Whoever Western Vinyl 2020
5:25 PM		Menahan Street Band Snow Day The Exciting Sounds of Menahan Street Band Daptone Records 2021
5:25 PM		Flock of Dimes Hard Way N Head of Roses Sub Pop Records 2021
5:28 PM		Beautify Junkyards Cosmorama Cosmorama Ghost Box 2021
5:31 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
5:38 PM		The Mommyheads Greta Thunberg New Kings of Pop Fanar! 2020
5:41 PM		David Nance Gentle Traitor Staunch Honey Trouble In Mind Records 2020
5:43 PM		Ela Minus el cielo no es de nadie acts of rebellion Domino Recording Co 2020
5:47 PM		Real Numbers Brighter Then N Brighter Then - EP Slumberland Records 2021
5:51 PM		Elvis Costello Revolution #49 Hey Clockface Concord Records 2020
5:53 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
6:00 PM		Katy Kirby Secret Language N Cool Dry Place Keeled Scales 2021
6:03 PM		Andrew Wasylyk The Violet Hour Fugitive Light and Themes of Consolation Athens Of The North 2020
6:08 PM		Firestations Low Ratio Melted Medium - EP Lost Map 2021
6:12 PM		Latitude Vertical Highway Mystic Hotline Emotional Response 2020
6:16 PM		Jane Weaver Heartlow N Flock Fire Records 2021
6:20 PM		Lande Hekt Undone Going to Hell Get Better Records 2021
6:22 PM		The Reds, Pinks and Purples The Biggest Fan N Uncommon Weather Slumberland Records 2021
6:25 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
6:34 PM		Organi The Getaway N Parlez-vous Français? Alien Transistor 2021
6:36 PM		Sex Clark Five She Collides With Me Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987 V/A Captured Tracks 2020 Originally released 1987
6:38 PM		Tamar Aphek Nothing Can Surprise Me All Bets Are Off EXAG'/Kill Rock Stars 2021
6:43 PM		Yasmin Williams Juvenesence N Urban Driftwood Spinster Records 2021
6:46 PM		Set Break: ------------ANGEL----------------------------------------
6:51 PM		John Prine Angel from Montgomery R John Prine Atlantic Records 1972
6:53 PM		Roxy Music Angel Eyes R Manifesto Atco Records 1979
6:57 PM		Belly Angel R Star 4AD 1992
7:01 PM		Jimi Hendrix Angel R First Rays of the New Rising Sun MCA/Experience Hendrix 2009 originally released on The Cry of Love in 1970
7:05 PM		Massive Attack Angel R Mezzanine Circa 1998
7:11 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:16 PM		Lucinda Williams Drunken Angel R Car Wheels On a Gravel Road Mercury Records 1998
7:18 PM		The Mighty Lemon Drops Like an Angel CD86 V/A Castle/Sanctuary 2006 Originally released 1985
7:24 PM		Slant 6 Blue Angel Soda Pop * Rip Off Dischord Records 1994
7:24 PM		The Clash Red Angel Dragnet Combat Rock Epic Records 1982
7:28 PM		They Might Be Giants She's an Angel Then: The Earlier Years Restless Records 1997 Originally released 1985
7:30 PM		Babes In Toyland Angel Hair Painkillers Reprise Records 1993
7:33 PM		Set Break: ----------------------------------------------------
7:38 PM		Talking Heads Thank You for Sending Me an Angel R More Songs About Buildings and Food Sire Records 1978
7:39 PM		The Strypes Angel Eyes Snapshot Virgin/EMI 2014
7:44 PM		Laurie Anderson Gravity's Angel Mister Heartbreak Warner Records 1984
7:49 PM		James Mastro Angel in my pocket Nuts And Bolts (with Richard Barone) Passport Records 1983
7:51 PM		Mazzy Star Be My Angel She Hangs Brightly Capitol Records 1990
7:54 PM		Heavenly Mark Angel Operation Heavenly K Records 1996
8:00 PM		Boris Angel Noise Sargent House Records 2014

Chat is archived.

Chat is on :)

Hi KPC!

Hi Bo!

Happy belated birthday!

Ah thank you!

Hey Kevin, Bill Davidson here! I tried calling the request line, but it just kept ringing.

I am new to this chat feature.

LOL. There is no request line

Oh.

We are broadcasting from home

Ah, yes, of course. COVID.

Y'know COVID & all....

Cool!

Yes it's fun!

Can I request an "Angel" song?

Of course.

(More curious if you've already chosen the song.)

"Angel from Montgomery," John Prine

@Bill Davidson, read my mind, was the first one that entered my head.

Ah yes I will play it for you.

Okay, cool, thanks!

I have 4 four versions of it lol. But I will play the original of course!

Thanks for coming in the chat Bill.

(I went to high school with Bill)

Bo, yes! John Prine. I bet John Weingart has played his music more than once.

(He also managed my band in the 90s)

"Managed" ;-)

Less I use the term loosely

Ah that's great!

Hahaha!

KPC, what was your band's name?

Furiously Stiff

Are John Weingart and Jon Solomon the old-timer DJs at 'PRB? I remember listening to them eons ago.

HA! :))

Yeah...

Great name!

...taken from the lyrics of The Doors' "Horse Latitudes"

Yes! I was just about to say that!

Oh, I see.

"Legs furiously pumping Their stiff green gallop"

Yes. I came up with it in juinor year if high school

Cool!

Thanks.

You might be able to find some songs on the Youtubes

Have you played The Stiff Richards yet?

Not today

So you've heard of them I take it, of coarse you have.

It occurred to me recently that Devo's "Be Stiff" would make a good FS cover.

...What happened?

Yes O

CD is skipping

Oh, that stinks.

Happens sometimres

I'll see if it wants to play it this time....

Do you get record skips on air, too?

Of course

Skipping again. Shit.

beautiful song / wish didn’t have the tech difficulties

flock dimes was great too

Yes, I liked "Cosmorama," too

theme suggestion: roxy music angel eyes / if u haven’t already considered :)

Yes, Mark, good choice!

Thanks Mark! Yes I will play!

haha we’ll see if the dj agrees :)

and mr kpc: don’t do like olaf & put letters in a litter baskets/ I’ve been looking thru these postcards like a Kremlinologist:)

Haha!!!

Yes...they are fun actually!

whoever sent is incredible clever & creative :)

I agree,,,they are very cool. Maybe they are from Fran?

We expect no less from the amazing WPRB listeners.

Yes very true Dave.

Anyone here remember the 'PRB show "Thanks for Sharing?"

(1980s. I am old.)

Not me!

I don't remember the names of shows from back then. Not even my own.

My first show: 1988

It was a call-in show where the DJs just chatted with callers. They ended each call with "Thanks for sharing."

It was funny. I think the DJs were University students.

Most of them are!

Your first show was in 1988?

haha she does remind of pipi longstocking & there’s a great old photo that suggests greta may be A time traveler

Yep...summer of '88

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg

Did you ever run into Wilbo Wright at 'PRB?

He had a show in the '90s, I think.

Wilbo was in the NYC band UI. He also used to run the TAG fest in Trenton.

Yes Wilbo had the show right after mine.

I've actually spent some time with him

He's fun

But he's not ding a show right now b/c of COVID

Wow, that's cool! I met Wilbo through Chris Harford. I talked to him once on the phone. Seemed like a cool guy.

Yes he is! He plays out still -- or did before the virus

Wilbo was also in Fusionaires with Sim Cain.

KPC, do you have Angel by Belly or Angel/ Massive Attack?

Yes & yes! Will play both for you!

Awe SWEET, many thanks!

Perfect pop this!

Yes it's an adorable bop!

@bill : just looked up Chris Hartford as kinda recalled the name / musician artist vintner & lax coach !! Wow

*harford / misspelled

Yes, Chris is Princeton's local hero. He still plays out in the area.

He and Mickey from Ween play together at John & Peter's in new Hope pretty often.

and i think how i recognized name is esoterica interviewd him / i can’t wait until J&P can safely do music again - never saw a show there

The International is supposed to be a killer show at J&P's.

...Oops, I mean the Invitational

https://www.facebook.com/groups/invitationalnewhopejam/

i stop by their outside seating occasionally/ they said they’ve done a few invite only concerts w limited crowds to test things out

The last live Show I went to was Dead Boys @ J&P's

Dead Boys at John & Peter's? That must have been mayhem. Although those guys are ancient now.

Whoa when wrre dead boys there ?!

It was a cattle crush, my hearing still hasn't recovered fully ;))

hahaha i saw them way back in the day :)

hahaha!

Woo hoo!

That was back in 2019, I remember looking at the poster in the doorway and thinking my eyes are deceiving me, what a night!

ahhh the good old days of 2019 / i kinda remember them :)

LOL Mark! :))

Love the "singing saw" :)

ha Bo was it good craic time as I’ve seen u asked on these chats Am i using the term right ?

For sure, the craic was mighty!

haha i only learned the term from these chats !

Ha, happy to spread some Gaelic about ;)

Oh, cool, the Strum & Thrum collection! How is that? I've been curious.

I've only heard one track off of it (on your show).

is really excellent

I've played it a bunch recently

Cool!

NIce kinda obscure stuff but all good

Hello sounds good. I would have to request the Jimi Hendrix song for the theme if possible. "Angel".

Hey Brian! Yes I will play!

Yes Bill, Mark , all, Chris Harford is great! Saw many a Band of Changes show. Especially at John & Peter's.

And Thanksgiving shows he did there. As well as Thanksgiving eve shows at a private party just about every year.

Right on, man!

great first half of the show / before becoming a prb listener i thought almost all new music was bad - was i ever wrong

Thanks Mark!!

One of my favorite BOC shows at J&P's was when Chris handed his guitar mid-song to Michael Hampton who was sitting next to the stage.

Cool guitar solo cameo

and now i really have to keep an eye out for chris harford shows w all these learned Expert recommendations

Chris has quite the repertoire of original songs. And throws in some great covers too.

& just saw that esoterica interview w him is on sound cloud that I’ll listen to later on !

Chris has been playing live on Facebook recently. One night he wearing a mask and noodling with a rhythm machine.

Thanks, KPC!

Ooh yeah from the jazz world "Angel Eyes" some great versions to choose from

Yes I have many -- Sinatra, Chet Baker, Joe Albany...

Sucks Covid took this guy :((

Yes...sad. He was one of the greats

I have a soft spot for his album The Missing Years.

thanks always loved this one since wilbo & pethie opened their drive show in 19 w it / her theme was 1979 :)

That's cool I remember that!

OOh Bob Dylan/Band "You Angel You". And Willie Nelson "Angel Flyin Too Close to the Ground"

Belly still sound fantastic! Thanks KPC.

i asked pethie to post a link to it on archive it was a great show w amazing banter between them and great music !

Lucinda Williams - Drunken Angel

Thanks Rick! I will play that! Great tune

Sorry Dave I don't have the last two!

But I have this one at least

James Taylor Baroom Blues or Honky Tonk Angel

another great station ID :)

Yoooooou are my angel

Thats Fran!

She's auper cool.

Has her own echo plate

KPC, thanks again :)

Thank you for the request!

I had tickets for the Massive Attack tour when they were playing Mezzanine at the Metropolitan in Philly. But they had to cancel because of illness. And my niece was getting married on the makeup date so I missed it.

Damnnnnn that sucks

Did anyone catch that show or tour?

the Angels Have Gone David Bowie

Never seen Massive Attack, but seems like it would be a trippy show

@Chris, nor I, would've been great to see.

looks like there’s videos out there from that met show / musta been fantastic it’s a great venue

Chris Harford's named his backing band The First Rays of the New Rising Sun on his Elektra debut Be Headed.

Hendrix fan

But who isn't?

haha u gotta get back in studio so u can play all these great requests:) congrats on 2nd vax

Thanks Mark! Idk if I could find Willie or Dylan/Band in the RPB library either lol

Wow, Mighty Lemon Drops! Reminds of going to The Ritz in NYV in 1988. Everyone cheered when their image came up on the projection screen.

NYC

LOL Excerllent.

you've been to like a million shows Bill

That was my first rock show, The Church at The Ritz, summer 1988.

How about Talking Heads, "Thank You for Sending Me an Angel"? (aka KPC)

Between acts The Ritz would play videos on a projection screen promoting upcoming shows

Late reply: I love The Missing Years lp too from John Prine. Saw him around that time w/a bigger band and Junior Brown opened up and the roof was raised. Tower Theater in Phila mid 90s

That's so cool Dave! Sounds beautiful

That sounds like an awesome show, Brian! Never got to see John Prine. Would have been cool.

Chris M: that was on my request list too ! Forgot that one. Such a good song.

Chris -- I played that TH song during Thank you Theme a few weeks ago...but I can play it again why not??

Sorry Brian -- not Dave

Doing too many things

haha i was just about to say u played TH song recently: tho no thank you or angel ref in the lyrics:)

Slant six song kicked butt!

They absolutely kick ass

Mark: Title counts!

yes of course ! :)

Bill: Love that Chris Harford big label debut. Great guest stars: Loundon Wainwright III, Ween, Richard Thompson, Proclaimers, Toshi Reagon, great studio/touring musicians David Mansfield

Wilbo Wright too

Totally forgot about this, excellent choice!

Thanks Bo!

Yes! And I wish Elektra had released Chris' second album.

@kpc It's just a request, but seriously, thx for being one of WPRB's angels

Awww thanks Chris!

Yes must have been one of those record company shakeups, changes..

best tmbg song!

OH ! This was on the list too! TMBGs. That "shriners loaned us a car" line love it

I think the guy who signed Chris got canned.

Thanks Andrew! Yes I love that line too...

when was he on the elektra label ?

1992

My wife & I just remembered a time we stayed w/her family down in Va Beach. Hotel right on the ocean. There was a Shriner convention at our hotel or the one next door maybe. BIG CARAVAN of little cars on the boardwalk and sidewalks and trails all around. A moment to behold

Mark: https://www.discogs.com/Chris-Harford-The-First-Rays-Of-The-New-Rising-Sun-Be-Headed/master/1816795

Some great songs still in the sets these days on that one

a college friend of mine’s father was actually the president of elektra for a time / he was a crazy & great music Industry character

Mark, what's his name?

I just found out he passed not to long ago: Joe Smith - his obits were pretty amazing

Wow

Found this: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/joe-smith-record-executive-grateful-dead-obit-920936/

hey, angel by das damen?

Sorry Andrew don't have that one!

Thanks, @kpc!

My pleasure Chris!

Joe Smith signed The Grateful Dead. So many of our Princeton High School classmates owe Joe Smith a debt of gratitude.

my biggest regret from my college years i never met him / he was notoriously the most fun parent to come visit / signed all the big acts using crazy tactics :)

@kpc I think this is my 1st time dropping into your chat, but I've been listening to NTBE for a few years. Always enjoy yr picks. Keep it up!

Those things happen. I chickened out on my chance to meet the actor Jason Robards at his daughter's wedding.

That's great Chris! I

Would have been cool, but he left behind tons of great work.

haha that would a been great meet too !

I'm glad you've liked the show for so long...thanks for chatting & requesting!

I love any song that mentions Lee Van Cleef

Yes, laurie Anderson! I thought about this one, too.

KPC, I kinda do too strangely enough :)

Yes!

LOL

that's alright! so many great angel songs tonight!

The Strypes were an talented bunch of lads!

Yes Bo! It's so hard to do blues rock well these days. They really do it well.

ha this one may inspire me to actually try to read gravity’s rainbow:)

I think they split up ???

Wouldn't mind hearing I'm no angel by Greg Allman

I'm sorry Zap I don't have that one!

O.k.

Bo--that's too bad. I didn't know that.

Love these theme sets. Thanks KPC.

and reminder : laurie anderson narrates the doc film that deirdre did an hour set about today

Thanks Brian! You guys really make them fun!

Mark, what film is that?

Holy shit, man! You have Nuts and Bolts?!?

Did you know that I knew James Mastro when I lived in Hoboken?

sisters of transistor/ streaming online about women electronic music pioneers - it sounds pretty great

LOL no I didn't know that

He sold my grandmother's Martin for me.

At his shop Guitar Bar

Wow that's cool Bill. I love this album.

Thanks, Mark, I'll have to check that out!

Yeah, I love this record, too

Bill another great Chris Harford memory is Angel Dust his duo w/Andrew Weiss. Lots of waste (a good word) synth and echo. Saw them up in New Brunswick at that Hungarian place... Budapest Lounge I think it was called

Ha but can’t wait too long / i think he said only available til thurs

Just dropping in, wishing I'd caught all the angel songs

Hi Rob! Sorry you missed them!

Joe Smith name has popped up in so many rock bios and music industry bio books that I have read in the past years.

rob u missed great show / thanks kpc:) !

Yes, Brian, I remember hearing about Angel Dust! Their tune Catacombs of Paris ended up on Chris' 2004 album Time WEarp Deck.

Time Warp Deck

KPC, Great, great show, thank you and the Chat thank you too, always an education.

Great LP! Bought that digital right off Chris I remember

Thank you everyone for listening, chatting, requesting & watching! You're the best listeners! See you next week!

Thank you!

Hi Mark and KPC. I'll try to drop by for the devil show next week