The Beat Goes On | Good Deaths, Dead Friends & Musical Connections with Jim White
from Death Is Not The End Hosted by Jim White
In this episode, Lo Carmen ponders connections between music and death and converses with drummer Jim White (The Hard Quartet/Xylouris White/Dirty Three/Marisa Anderson/Bill Callahan and many more) about dead friends, seeing things, his new solo record, Dirty Three and his father's 'good death'. We also hear from film director Ray Argall and about amazing musical exits from family friends Jane Skinner and Andrew Galpin. Listen to Jim's solo album All Hits: Memories here: https://lnk.to/allhits For more about Jim White: https://www.jimwhitedrums.com/ Music in this episode used with permission, with thanks and gratitude to: Jim White and Drag City for All Hits: Memories. The estate of Rachael Coutts for 'I Am Dreaming Of You' written & performed by Rachael Coutts. Peter Head for 'Round & Round & Round' and 'Carey Gully' featuring Bon Scott. Emma Swift and Tiny Ghost Records for permission to use 'Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands' from her album Blonde On The Tracks. Jimmy Dillon and band for their live in Hawaii version of 'Gimme Shelter', featuring Lisa Fischer. 'Gauloises Blue' from the album It Walks Like Love by Loene Carmen 'Sue's Last Ride' by the Dirty Three was a live recording by Lo Carmen from Beck's Festival Bar, Sydney Australia, 2002. Versions of 'Take Me To Church' and 'Its A Wonderful World' performed & recorded by Peter Head. Incidental music thanks to the Mobygratis Music Library, Descript Music Library & Pixabay. Editing & sound design by Aden Young and Lo Carmen Additional track mixing by David Akerman #jimwhite #dirtythree #songsaboutdeath #death #dying #deathisnottheend Subscribe to Lo Carmen's Loose Connections weekly newsletter: https://locarmen.substack.com Follow host Lo Carmen here: https://www.instagram.com/locarmenmusic/ https://www.facebook.com/locarmenmusic Follow Death Is Not The End here: https://www.instagram.com/deathisnottheendpod/ The repertoire on this recording is licensed by APRA AMCOS. The cover image 'Surrounded By Your Beauty' is an original painting by Craig Waddell, used with his kind permission. The Death Is Not The End Theme and incidental music composed, recorded & performed by Peter Head. Death Is Not The End sting written by Bob Dylan, recorded & performed by Peter Head. Death Is Not The End is created, written, recorded, edited & hosted by Lo Carmen. ©Black Tambourine Productions 2025
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In this episode, Lo Carmen ponders connections between music and death and converses with drummer Jim White (The Hard Quartet/Xylouris White/Dirty Three/Marisa Anderson/Bill Callahan and many more) about dead friends, seeing things, his new solo record, Dirty Three and his father's 'good death'. We also hear from film director Ray Argall and about amazing musical exits from family friends Jane Skinner and Andrew Galpin. Listen to Jim's solo album All Hits: Memories here: https://lnk.t...
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- 0:00 Introduction
- 4:59 Jim White conversation
- 10:33 Connections between music, trance, visions & death
- 21:03 On Jim White's album 'All Hits: Memories'
- 23:41 On the high mortality rate of music people
- 29:42 On processing death philosophically
- 30:34 Some words on loss from Ray Argall
- 32:50 Jim White talks about his father's death and how Bob Dylan was part of it
- 44:36 On connections between music and dying
- 46:00 Take Me To Church - On music & dying from Jane Skinner
- 47:01 Gimme Shelter - On music & dying from Andrew Galpin
- 50:58 Closing thoughts
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