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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McG’s Backroom: Pilot show
Posted: October 12, 2011 Filed under: Shows | Tags: Al Jolson, Battles, Big Black, Big Boys, Bill Hicks, Bitch Magnet, black flag, Bottomless Pit, Brian Eno, Charlie Chaplin, Clifford Brown, Dengue Fever, Descendents, Dizzy Gillespie, Don Caballero, George Carlin, Grinderman, Jawbox, Mean Lady, Minor Threat, Naked Raygun, Nirvana, sex pistols, The Beatles, The Dead Milkmen, The Jesus Lizard, the spinto band, Tom Waits, X Leave a comment »
Here is the very first episode of McG’s Backroom. It’s an eclectic mix of punk, indie and vintage sounds.
Aired on Thursday, October 12, 2011.
Playlist:
George Carlin – The People that Own This Country
The Dead Milkmen – Meaningless Upbeat Happy Song
Naked Raygun – New Dreams
X – Delta 88 (demo)
Descendents – Everything Sucks
Clifford Brown – De-Dah
The Spinto Band – Summer Grof
Mean Lady – Far Away
Jawbox – It’s Expected I’m Gone
Big Boys – Sound on Sound
Bill Hicks – It’s Just a Ride
Black Flag – My War (Radio Tokyo live session)
Grinderman – No Pussy Blues
Big Black – L Dopa
The Jesus Lizard – Dancing Naked Ladies
Bottomless Pit – Rhinelander
Bitch Magnet – Goat-Legged Country God
Don Caballero – Room Temperature Lounge
Tom Waits – Bad as Me
Dengue Fever – Seeing Hands
Brian Eno – 2 Forms of Anger
Battles – Ice Cream
Al Jolson – Hallelujah I’m a Bum Again
Roy Brown – Butcher Pete
Dizzy Gillespie – Salt Peanuts
Minor Threat – Salad Days
The Beatles – I’ve Got a Feeling
Nirvana – Something in the Way (BBC)
Buzzcocks – Harmony in My Head
Sex Pistols – Holidays in the Sun
Charlie Chaplin – Speech from The Great Dictator (music by The Album Leaf)
Download:
MP3: McG’s Backroom Pilot Show | MP3: Mirror Site
iTunes Store: McG’s Backroom Pilot Show
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