#212 - Brian McBride | Yé-yé | Tom Waits

We celebrate the first day of school, the intro that Greg made when the Red Nots play Blood Sugar Sex Magik, and Ciri’s fantastic Summer Recap 2023 video. Then it’s on to the show…First up, Nick shares his profound love and appreciation for the music of Stars of the Lid and its co-founder Brian McBride, who passed this week at the age of 53. McBride met co-founder Adam Wiltzie in 1993 at a party in Austin and have performed as Stars of the Lid for the last 30 years. Composed and performed on two guitars, the duo drew out incredibly rich and emotional melodies over the course of minutes or entire albums. Their final albums The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid (2001) and And Their Refinement of the Decline (2007) are worthy of good workday listen. Thank you for sharing your art Mr. McBride, you will be missed.Songs:Stars of the Lid - “Music for Twin Peaks #30, Pt 1” Stars of the Lid - “Even If You’re Never Awake” Greg got a called from one of his earliest L.A. friends, Brittany, to play a house party this weekend in L.A. Having lived in Greg’s home country of France for a few years, Brittany became enamored with Yé-yé, a style of pop music that emerged in France in the early 1960’s. Greg is quite familiar with this genre, as it’s the music his mom listened to when he was growing up. We dive into the genre as Greg reckons and accepts the fact that his Mom’s music turns out to be hip after all.Songs:Jacqueline Taieb - “Le Cœur Au Bout Des Doigts”Jacques Dutronc - “Les cactus”Brigitte Bardot - “Contact”Forty years ago this month, Tom Waits released Swordfishtrombones. Twenty years later in a Baltimore apartment, Jay was introduced and immediately fell in love. While he still bemoans the time lost before first hearing it, he’s made up for lost time and counts the reasons why Mr. Waits music remains so appealing to this day. The 1983 album has been remastered and we discuss a recent interview with some major artists that share Jay’s affection [The Guardian].Songs:Tom Waits - “Underground”Tom Waits - “16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought Six”Tom Waits - “Clap Hands”Tom Waits - “Temptation”