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Jon Brion
Jim and Greg revisit one of their favorite interviews in the history of the show: a 2006 conversation with multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and film composer Jon Brion. Brion has produced for artists like Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Spoon, and Kanye West and worked as a session player for Macy Gray and others. He's collaborated with filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson, Michel Gondry, and Charlie Kaufman, providing the score for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Punch-Drunk Love, Synechdoche, New York, I ♥ Huckabees, and more.
But Jon Brion is also an accomplished solo artist with one solo album, Meaningless, to his name. Brion has grown a devoted following for his decades-long residency at the Los Angeles club Largo. At his shows, Brion improvises spectacular sets of originals and covers as he shows off his virtuosity on every instrument. He demonstrates his skills through performances of some of his compositions in front of a small audience. He also demonstrates to Jim and Greg the difference between the art of songwriting (as exemplified by Gershwin and Kurt Cobain) and what he calls "performance pieces."
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Jim
With a main course of Ramones and a side of Tom Petty, Jim has had his fill of boomer classic rock for this episode. So, for dessert, he offers up Macy Gray as a Desert Island Jukebox selection. And he'd encourage any eye-rollers to remember how great her debut album was in 1999. Most memorable of all from On How Life Is, is "I Try," one of the best songs of the '90s. Here's hoping her forthcoming release in harkens back to these good 'ol days.
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Songs About Mom
Throughout the year Jim and Greg like to mark special occasions by playing the best and most appropriate music to celebrate. And nobody deserves more love than Mom. Here are some of our hosts' favorite songs for Mother's Day.
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Throughout the year Jim and Greg like to mark special occasions by playing the best and most appropriate music to celebrate. There has been Valentine's Day and Father's Day, but shockingly, they've never tackled Mother's Day…until now. Pop music is full of tunes inspired by Mom, and here are some of our hosts' favorites.
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Featured Songs
- Robert Johnson, Last Fair Deal, Gone Down, King of Delta Blues Singers, Sony Music Distribution, 1961
- Pussy Riot, Putin Lights Up the Fires, Putin Lights Up the Fires (Single), Self-Released, 2012
- The Ramones, Teenage Lobotomy, Rocket to Russia, Rhino, 1977
- The Ramones, Cretin Hop, Rocket to Russia, Rhino, 1977
- The Ramones, Do You Wanna Dance, Rocket to Russia, Rhino, 1977
- The Sex Pistols, God Save The Queen, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Universal, 1977
- The Ramones, Sheena is a Punk Rocker, Rocket to Russia, Rhino, 1977
- The Rolling Stones, Tell Me, The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hit Makers), Polydor, 1964
- The Ramones, I Can't Give You Anything, Rocket to Russia, Rhino, 1977
- The Ramones, Rockaway Beach, Rocket to Russia, Rhino, 1977
- The Ramones, I Don't Care, Rocket to Russia, Rhino, 1977
- The Ramones, We're a Happy Family, Rocket to Russia, Rhino, 1977
- The Ramones, Sheena is a Punk Rocker, Rocket to Russia, Rhino, 1977
- The Replacements, Here Comes a Regular, Tim, Sire, 1985
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, American Dream Plan B, Hypnotic Eye, Reprise/Warner Bros., 2014
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Forgotten Man, Hypnotic Eye, Reprise/Warner Bros., 2014
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Shadow People, Hypnotic Eye, Reprise/Warner Bros., 2014
- Macy Gray, I Try, Oh How Life Is, Epic, 1999
- The Beatles, No Reply, Beatles for Sale, Capitol, 1964
- Anberlin, Hearing Voices, Lowborn, Tooth & Nail, 2014
- Buddy and Julie Miller, Ellis Country, Written in Chalk, " New West, 2009
- Frank Black, Los Angeles, Live Thursday June 24, 1993 10pm Eastern, Elektra, 1993
Featured Songs
- The Who, Reign O'er Me, Quadrophenia, Track, 1973
- The Replacements, Left of the Dial, Tim, Sire, 1985
- Pink Floyd, Mother, The Wall, Columbia, 1979
- John Lennon, Mother, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Apple, 1970
- The Smashing Pumpkins, For Martha, Adore, Virgin, 1998
- Jay-Z, December 4, The Black Album, Roc-A-Fella, 2003
- Merle Haggard, Mama Tried, Mama Tried, Capitol, 1968
- The dB's, Happenstance, Repercussion, Albion, 1982
- The Shangri-Las, I Can Never Go Home Anymore, I Can Never Go Home Anymore (single), Brooklyn Music Limited, 1968
- Macy Gray, I Want to Be Your Mother's Son in Law, The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood (soundtrack), Sony, 2002
- Paul Simon, Kodachrome, There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Warner Bros., 1973
- Kanye West, Hey Mama, Late Registration, Roc-A-Fella, 2005
- Scissor Sisters, Take Your Mama, Scissor Sisters, Polydor, 2004
- Earth, Wind & Fire, Mom, Last Days and Times, Sony, 1972
- Liz Phair, Only Son, Whitechocolatespaceegg, Capitol, 1998
- Justin Townes Earle, Mama's Eyes, Midnight at the Movies, Bloodshot, 2009
- Kate Bush, This Woman's Work, The Sensual World, Columbia, 1989
- The Rolling Stones, Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing in the Shadow?, Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass), London, 1966
- Animal Collective, Honeycomb, Honeycomb (single), Domino, 2012
- Blondie, Hanging on the Telephone, Parallel Lines, Chrysalis, 1978
- Ozzy Osbourne, Crazy Train, Blizzard of Ozz, Jet, 1980
- Eazy-E, Eazy-Duz-It, Eazy-Duz-It, Ruthless, 1988
- Tito Puente, Cha Cha Cha, Putumayo Presents: Latin Jazz, Putumayo World Music, 2007
- Snarky Puppy, Lingus, We Like It Here, N/A, 2014
Featured Songs
- Jon Brion, Monday, I ♥ Huckabees, Milan, 2004
- Jon Brion, I Was Happy With You, Live at Tonic, n/a, 2005
- Jon Brion, Life On Mars, Live at Tonic, n/a, 2005
- Macy Gray, I've Committed Murder, On How Life Is, Epic, 1999
- Fiona Apple, Fast As You Can, When the Pawn…, Epic, 1999
- Aimee Mann, Nothing Is Good Enough, Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo, V2, 2000
- John Cale, Paris 1919, Paris 1919, Reprise, 1973
- Roxy Music, Editions of You, For Your Pleasure, Island, 1973
- Jon Brion, Knock Yourself Out (Live on Sound Opinions), I ♥ Huckabees, Milan, 2004
- Deanna Storey, Little Person, Synecdoche, New York, Lakeshore, 2008
- Jon Brion, Phone Call, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Hollywood, 2004
- Led Zeppelin, Heartbreaker, Led Zeppelin II, Atlantic, 1969
- Jon Brion, Stairway to Heaven, Live at Tonic, n/a, 2005
- Radiohead, Karma Police, OK Computer, Parlophone, 1997
- Nirvana, Lithium, Nevermind, DGC, 1991
- Kanye West, Gone, Late Registration, Roc-A-Fella, 2005
- Jon Brion, The Way It Went (Live on Sound Opinions), Unreleased, n/a, 2006
- Jon Brion, Punch-Drunk Melody, Punch-Drunk Love, Nonesuch, 2002
- Jon Brion, Magnolia, Magnolia, Warner Music, 1999
- Jon Brion, I Believe She's Lying, Meaningless, Straight to Cut-Out, 2001
- Jon Brion, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Live on Sound Opinions), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Hollywood, 2004
- Jon Brion, Here We Go, Punch-Drunk Love, Nonesuch, 2002
- Emeli Sandé, Hurts, Long Live the Angels, Virgin, 2016
- Emeli Sandé, Give Me Something, Long Live the Angels, Virgin, 2016
- Emeli Sandé feat. Joel Sande & The Serenje Choir, Tenderly, Long Live the Angels, Virgin, 2016
- Emeli Sandé feat. Jay Electronica & Aine Zion, Garden, Long Live the Angels, Virgin, 2016
- Run the Jewels feat. BOOTS, 2100, 2100 (Single), Mass Appeal, 2016
- Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz, The Telephone Song, The Telephone Song, Verve, 1964
- The Tragically Hip, Wheat Kings, Fully Completely, MCA, 1992
- Blink-182, What's My Age Again?, Enema Of The State, MCA, 1999
- Warrant, Cherry Pie, Cherry Pie, Columbia, 1990
- Warrant, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Cherry Pie, Columbia, 1990
- Leonard Cohen, Hallelujah, Live In London, Columbia, 2009
- Leonard Cohen, If It Be Your Will, Various Positions, Columbia, 1984