Hope is Best – Aric Pringle Tribute
Posted: April 24, 2012 Filed under: Shows | Tags: aric pringle, Battles, Bill Hicks, Butthole Surfers, Carnal Ghia, Dead Kennedys, deerhunter, Dengue Fever, elizabeth frasier, Elliott Smith, Foo Fighters, Harry Nilsson, hope is best, joe strummer, Lou Reed, Nancy Polzin, Napoleon Dynamite, Neil Young, Pete Wiedmann, Ramones, Simon and Garfunkel, sonic youth, steve albini, The Beatles, The Dead Milkmen, the gamilons, The Jesus Lizard, The Smiths, the spinto band, the stiffs, Ween 1 Comment »McG previews the upcoming Hope is Best: A Benefit Concert for Mental Health being held April 29, 2012 in New Castle, DE and pays tribute to the late musician and mental health advocate, Aric Pringle.
Guest Pete Wiedmann of The Gamilons will be calling in with memories of Aric and we’ll listen to some of Aric’s music and Aric’s favorite bands such as Ween, Sonic Youth, The Dead Milkmen and The Jesus Lizard.
Download Aric Pringle’s music for free on archive.org.
Playlist:
Bill Hicks – It’s Just a Ride
Napoleon Dynamite – Pedro is Feeling Hot
Elizabeth Frasier – At Last I Am Free
The Smiths – There is a Light That Never Goes Out (early take)
Aric Pringle – Hope is Best (download MP3)
The Gamilons – Blue Shadows
The Beatles – Girl (Love version, iTunes)
Simon and Garfunkel – Sounds of Slience (Hot Mono Mix)
The Jesus Lizard – Fly on the Wall (Live, Club)
Sonic Youth – Starpower (2009 acoustic version)
Elliott Smith – Between the Bars (Live at Largo)
Nancy Polzin interview
Lou Reed – Perfect Day
Harry Nilsson – Don’t Forget Me
The Spinto Band – Cookie Falls (live at Rainbow Records)
Carnal Ghia – Raymond Listen (MP3)
Ween – Birthday Boy
Neil Young – Winterlong
Bonus unaired audio:
Dead Kennedys – Let’s Lynch the Landlord
Steve Albini – Punk Rock
Ramones – The KKK Took My Baby Away
The Stiffs – Gravedigger’s Song
The Dead Milkmen – Stuart
The Dead Milkmen – Big Deal
Butthole Surfers – Who Was In My Room Last Night?
Battles – Sundome remix
Deerhunter – Helicopter
Dengue Fever – Seeing Hands
Foo Fighters – Gas Chamber
Joe Strummer – Without People
Download:
iTunes Store: McG’s Backroom - Hope is Best – Aric Pringle Tribute (with one hour of bonus, unaired audio)
McG’s Backroom - Hope is Best – Aric Pringle Tribute (MP3 direct download)
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Posted: March 28, 2012 Filed under: Shows | Tags: Bill Hicks, bo diddley, boss hog, crime, deerhunter, elizabeth frasier, fIREHOSE, Foo Fighters, gang gang dance, George Carlin, iggy and the stooges, jack teagarden, jello biafra, laughing hyenas, Minor Threat, obits, peter aaron, pg six, Ramones, rapeman, repo man, robert wyatt, scrawl, sonic youth, steve hughes, tar, The Beatles, the chrome cranks, the cramps, The Gun Club, the offs, the replacements, the spinto band, the stiffs, the wipers, Tom Waits, unsane Leave a comment »Peter Aaron from The Chrome Cranks checks into McG’s Backroom to talk about the band’s new album, “Ain’t No Lies in Blood,” and the band’s reactivation in 2009.
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Playlist
Repo Man – The Death of Duke
Steve Hughes – Offended
The Offs – Everyone’s a Bigot
The Replacements – Dope Smoking Moron
The Replacements – God Damn Job
Scrawl – Public Image
fIREHOSE – Brave Captain
Deerhunter – Helicopter
Tom Waits – Return of Jackie and Judy
The Beatles – I’m So Tired
Bo Diddley – Pills
The Spinto Band – Take It
PG Six – Palace
Elizabeth Frasier – At Last I Am Free
Boss Hog – Dandelion
Unsane – Streetsweeper
The Chrome Cranks – I’m Trash
The Chrome Cranks – Rubber Rat
The Chrome Cranks – Black Garage Door
The Cramps – New Kind of Kick
Laughing Hyenas – Here We Go Again
Crime – Frustration
Jack Teagarden – St. James Infirmary
Robert Wyatt – At Last I Am Free
Bonus unaired segment:
Rapeman – Song Number One
Sonic Youth – White Cross
The Gun Club – Preaching the Blues
Tar – Known Anamolies
The Stiffs – Fear No Evil
Bill Hicks – People Who Hate People
Obits – Let Me Dream if I Want To
George Carlin – We Are Part of Nature
The Wipers – Over the Edge
Gang Gang Dance – Glass Jar
Foo Fighters – Gas Chamber
Iggy and the Stooges – Search and Destroy
Jello Biafra – Jezebel
Minor Threat – Salad Days
