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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The Spinto Band – In Pursuit of Shy
Posted: April 22, 2012 Filed under: Shows | Tags: Bill Hicks, cheer elephant, delaware, Harry Nilsson, Miniature Tigers, Rainbow Music, sea of bees, shy pursuit, The Sin City Band, the spinto band, three dog night, Turing Machine, Wilmington Leave a comment »The Spinto Band makes their second check-in into McG’s Backroom. This time, Thomas takes us on an aural tour of the new album, “Shy Pursuit,” and explains the band’s love of Harry Nilsson.
Playlist:
Harry Nilsson – Courtship Of Eddie’s Father Opening Theme
Harry Nilsson – Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him-) – Trailer
Harry Nilsson – Harry Nilsson-Mr. Richland’s Favorite Song_One (1971, BBC)
The Spinto Band – Take It (Withered Cassette Demo)
Three Dog Night – One
The Spinto Band – Vivian Don’t
The Spinto Band – Summer Grof
The Spinto Band – Biba Steel
The Spinto Band – Brazil
The Spinto Band – Biba Jeff Hobson
Turing Machine – Yeah Cmon
Cheers Elephant – Doin’ it Right
Sea of Bees – Broke
Harry Nilsson – Many Rivers to Cross
The Spinto Band – The Bandit’s Apprentice (Bonus Track, Biba)
Interview Pt. 1 – RSD, Adda Lee
The Spinto Band – Adda Lee
The Spinto Band – Cookie Falls (Live at Rainbow Books and Music)
Interview Pt. 2 – Take It Video
The Spinto Band – Take It
The Spinto Band – Brown Boxes
Interview Pt. 3 – Record Release; Residencies
The Spinto Band – Living Things
The Sin City Band – Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (live at Kennet Flash)
Interview Pt. 4 – Nilsson
The Spinto Band + Miniature Tigers – Me and My Arrow
The Spinto Band – Muesili (Live at Mojo 13)
Bonus unaired audio:
The Spinto Band – Live at Rainbow Music and Books (Full Set)
Miniature Tigers – Mansion of Misery
The Spinto Band – Leave Yourself Alone
The Spinto Band – Direct to Helmet
Bill Hicks – People Who Hate People
Bill Hicks – It’s Just a Ride
