Episode 62 - "Edifice Wrecks"

The twins cover more than any short podcast should attempt - beginning with a question about whether or not booze is a drug and then diving into a maelstrom of ever-changing topics - including recording artists, songwriting, artistic integrity, performing rights organizations and much more - including another musical gem from the archive. SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - "Broken Angel" by Chris Yale - remix 4:00 - Greetings / Paraquat Kelley / 4:20 Candle / Stoners versus Drunks / Pigpen / The Grateful Dead / "This Is Spinal Tap" 5:35 - Isn't booze a drug? / Drink and judge / Is Roger a judgmental bastard? / Chemical smells 8:45 - Roxy Music / "Love is the Drug" / Judging recording artists / Lou Reed / "New York" album / The Velvet Underground / "Mistrial" / "New Sensations" 11:09 - Put-on personas / David Bowie and Mick Ronson produced "Walk on the Wild Side" / Mark Ronson / Toni Braxton 14:05 - Selling out? / Artistic integrity? 15:24 - Chris' current listening / Chris Cornell / Black Sabbath "Master of Reality" / Chris' darker side / "Sweet Leaf" 16:58 - About "Broken Angel" remix / Peter Knight / Yamaha AW series 18:25 - Mouth-breathing on mic / Chris' grandson tried to eat the mic 19:00 - Reconnecting with Roger's de facto piano mentor, Gordon Mogden / Roger's blog post, "Leon's Piano" / Leon Russell / Paradise Studios Burbank 21:42 - Chris' current efforts on Logic Pro / 1978 Telecaster / Roger's Cubase LE AI Elements 12 / Steinberg / Remote podcast sessions versus in-person sessions 26:18 - Easter "CEOs" / Mitch Easter / "The Andy Warhol Diaries" / Edifice Wrecks / Starstruck / Chris saw Jagger and Bowie / Chris tried on boots next to Paul Stanley on Melrose / Upcoming KISS and Elton John shows for Roger / Cidny Bullens and Elton John / The Refugees 32:10 - Roger's nature outings / Vereen Memorial Gardens / Myrtle Beach State Park 33:00 - Bruce Cockburn (pronounced Coburn) - We would pronounce it like that too / If you lay out on your back and fall asleep at a nudist beach, could you get Coburn? / Jackson Browne / Eric Clapton 34:26 - Yale Brothers on songwriting / Capturing ideas when they show up / TAXI / ASCAP / BMI / Performing rights organizations 39:10 - Steven Pressfield books / Book sharing / Kindle / DRM / Creative Commons / Dave Slusher / "Evil Genius Chronicles" 40:30 - Parting shots / Brotherly love / Edie Brickell and Paul Simon / Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon / Edie Sedgwick