Playlist for The Evan "Funk" Davies Show - August 11, 2009

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August 11, 2009: Mink DeVille tribute, with guests Ben Edmonds AND Ted Leo! Plus, the best Midnight Ticket Oasis ever.
Willy DeVille, leader of the band Mink DeVille and a critically acclaimed solo artist, died late last week of pancreatic cancer. While they wouldn't be considered a "punk" band today, Mink DeVille were regulars at CBGB in the early/mid-'70s, alongside the Ramones, Television and Talking Heads. Ben Edmonds, a former editor for Creem, signed the band to Capitol Records in 1976 and subsequently paired them with legendary producer/arranger Jack Nitzsche. Ben shares his memories of Willy and provides his unique perspective on how a soul-blues-roots-Latin band fit in -- and didn't -- with the dawn of the NYC punk rock scene.
PLUS, as if that weren't enough, the wonderful Ted Leo pops in to perform a heartfelt version of Mink DeVille's "Let Me Dream If I Want To."
Ted Leo appears courtesy of Tom Scharpling

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Willy DeVille and his wife Toots
Willy DeVille and his wife Toots photo: Leland Bobbe

(* = new)

Artist Track Album Label Comments Year New Approx. start time
mink deville  little girl   s/t  capitol  MInk DeVille's debut LP  1977    0:00:00 ( )
mink deville  cadilac walk   7"  capitol    1977    0:04:10 ( )
mink deville  spanish stroll   s/t  capitol    1977    0:07:54 ( )
mink deville  soul twist   return to magenta  capitol  Return To Magenta, Mink DeVille's second LP  1978    0:10:35 ( )
mink deville  mixed up, shook up girl   s/t  capitol    1977    0:13:19 ( )
 
 
Interview with Ben Edmonds
 
willy deville  hey joe   backstreets of desire  forward/rhino  Backstreets of Desire CD  1992    0:36:09 ( )
 
ted leo  let me dream if i want to   live in the studio!          0:42:34 ( )
mink deville  just your friends   return to magenta  capitol    1978    0:45:51 ( )
mink deville  gunslinger   s/t  capitol    1978    0:50:05 ( )
willy deville  empty heart   backstreets of desire  forward/rhino    1992    0:52:16 ( )
 
warlocks  static eyes   the mirror explodes  tee pee      *   1:05:48 ( )
a sunny day in glasgow  (cult of) the cemetery flowers   you can't hide your love forever 1 7"  geographic north      *   1:11:23 ( )
jeanne marie sens  tape tape tape   va-dirty french psychedelics  discograph      *   1:15:17 ( )
tussle  animal cop   you can't hide your love forever 2 7"  geographic north      *   1:17:21 ( )
steeplechase  down on the town   lady bright  polydor    1970    1:21:29 ( )
              1:25:02 ( )
peter holsapple & chris stamey  widescreen world   here and now  bar none      *   1:29:42 ( )
summer cats  let's go   songs for tuesdays  slumberland      *   1:33:21 ( )
art brut  the passenger   art brut vs. satan  downtown      *   1:35:54 ( )
outsets  dancin' in the dark   s/t 12" ep  plexus    1983    1:38:32 ( )
the laureates  i wanna miss you   witching boots  funambulist  Chicagohoans!! See the Laureates live this Thursday night at the Hideout! I hope you know where that is, because I don't!  2008    1:41:46 ( )
 
hex dispensers  gates of steel   winchester mystery house  douche master      *   1:50:49 ( )
nothing people  it's been a bad day   not yet released          1:53:19 ( )
bare wires  looking for some action   7"  milk n' herpes      *   1:56:10 ( )
dan bryk  city of...   pop psychology  urban myth      *   1:58:33 ( )
awol one & factor  official   owl hours  fake four inc      *   2:01:42 ( )
 
suck  sin's a good man's brother   time to suck  shadoks  orig 1971    *   2:12:47 ( )
leroy stevens  assorted screams   favorite recorded screams  small world      *   2:15:53 ( )
harvey averne  the micro-mini   never learned to drive: anthology 1967-71  fania      *   2:18:04 ( )
don armando's second avenue rhumba band  deputy of love   va-ze 30: ze records 1979-2009  strut      *   2:20:41 ( )
flight  johnny's mixed up   7"  sweet rot      *   2:25:50 ( )
 
eddy current suppression ring  yo-yo man   s/t  goner      *   2:33:24 ( )
wire  ambitious   1985-1990: the a list  mute        2:36:45 ( )
miss kittin & the hacker  1000 dreams   two  nobody's business      *   2:40:48 ( )
love is all  jealousy   last choice  what's your rupture      *   2:46:12 ( )
little claw  human taste   human taste  ecstatic peace      *   2:50:07 ( )
 
mink deville  she's so tough   s/t  capitol    1977    2:54:46 ( )

Listener comments!

Tue. 8/11/09 11:07pm From: efd

hi folks - Ben Edmonds coming up at around 11:20, after which a VERY SPECIAL live appearance from Ted Leo!

Tue. 8/11/09 11:10pm From: Wendy from Windsor

WERDDDDD!!!!! on Ted Leo!!!
And finally someone playing some Mink Deville!

Tue. 8/11/09 11:10pm From: billy gibbons

yo, zz top on qualuudes

Tue. 8/11/09 11:15pm From: Sybil

RIP, Mr. DeVille.

I'm completely blissing out on the music...

Tue. 8/11/09 11:17pm From: Sybil

This was "my song" for a long time. (Make of it what you like.)

Tue. 8/11/09 11:21pm From: BunnyKickButt

Does it still smell like PFT in the studio?

Tue. 8/11/09 11:21pm From: randy in NC

RIP. I saw him back then at CB's.

Tue. 8/11/09 11:39pm From: BunnyKickButt

Goodnight all you funksters. The bed calls. Have fun.

Tue. 8/11/09 11:39pm From: slicky

good job.

Tue. 8/11/09 11:39pm From: efd

special live guest Ted Leo coming right up!

Tue. 8/11/09 11:46pm From: Jessica

Aloha, EFD, and howdy Ted!
What a set to come back to - full on FMU awesome in effect.
Cheers from my new hideout, deep in the crackalicious westernmost eastbay, now with intarwebs.

Tue. 8/11/09 11:51pm From: efd

hi Jessica, Sybil, slicky, BunnyKB and Wendy! nice to have you all here... I'm still floored by that Ted Leo performance!

Tue. 8/11/09 11:56pm From: Danne D

Hi all you funk afficianados! :)
What's going on EFD?

Wed. 8/12/09 12:03am From: Danne D

hmm, this ticket announcer guy sounds familiar...

Wed. 8/12/09 12:18am From: efd

best Midnight TIcket Oasis ever. Hi Danne!

Wed. 8/12/09 12:22am From: randy in NC

EFD- To continue from last week, I thought the live version Mitch Easter did of Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' was hotter than either his recorded version or the original IMHO...

Wed. 8/12/09 12:24am From: KC

Thank the gods for archives. Friends wouldn't shut up during Willy's set! This is a great show, keep it up.

Wed. 8/12/09 12:28am From: Danne D

I have that premium :)

Wed. 8/12/09 12:40am From: Danne D

btw, thanks for your help, Evan :)

Wed. 8/12/09 12:42am From: efd

don't mention it, Danne!

KC, yes, the archives rule. And Randy, I agree 100%.

Wed. 8/12/09 12:43am From: randy in NC

Outsets!

Wed. 8/12/09 12:51am From: randy in NC

Vinny played with the early Feelies and with Richard Lloyd among others...

Wed. 8/12/09 12:52am From: Danne D

So Evan, I'm starting to feel like my Barre K's are the Red Sox to Ubergoober's Yankees this year. *sigh*

Wed. 8/12/09 12:54am From: Danne D

Whooooooooo, lovin' the Devo cover!

Wed. 8/12/09 12:58am From: stingy d

listening on my new iphone

Wed. 8/12/09 12:59am From: efd

Danne, if your baseball analogy is correct then I'm banking on a comeback!

hey Stingy!

Wed. 8/12/09 1:00am From: Danne D

LOL thanks for your confidence EFD!

Stingy - alas I just gotta pre myself. No FMU app for that I'm sure

Wed. 8/12/09 1:01am From: randy in NC

This Bare Wires has to be on a top ten of the year list, right?

Wed. 8/12/09 1:02am From: efd

Randy, absolutely. Pretty sure it's currently the single of the year, we'll see if anything topples it between now and December

Wed. 8/12/09 1:08am From: Sybil

So, because I'm drifting off...

Thanks for the great Willy deVille tribute, efd! (And the great Ted Leo cover, and the best Midnight Ticket Oasis reading EVAR!)

I'll be listening as I fall asleep but I'm too tired to stay upright.

Night, all!

Wed. 8/12/09 1:09am From: Danne D

Got my first football draft tomorrow. where has the summer gone?

G'night Sybil - sweet dreams :)

Wed. 8/12/09 1:11am From: Danne D

I bet a Funk family picnic would be a real blast :)

Wed. 8/12/09 1:15am From: Danne D

A band that plays both King Crimson and Grand Funk - pretty impressive range :)

Wed. 8/12/09 1:17am From: Pete

EFD;

You can get the Bare Wires record @

http://www.tictactotally.com/

Unfortunatly, only vinyl (this is starting to make me mad) It's 13 bucks which may be cheaper than emusic but at least you will have the record

Wed. 8/12/09 1:17am From: MD

Aw crap. RIP MINK. And I'm just tuning in. Couldya one more Mink D play? Thanks amililon !

Wed. 8/12/09 1:19am From: MD

Did you buy this Leroy Stevens at Dope Jams, any chance?

Wed. 8/12/09 1:22am From: efd

MD, it's the station's copy so I'm not sure where it came from - might have been sent as a promo.

maybe i'll spin one last MInk track to end the show.

Wed. 8/12/09 1:22am From: Danne D

That Leroy Stevens reminds of those old Rock Station contests where they'd mash up like 10 snippets of a song real fast and if you could name them all you'd win like $10,000

Wed. 8/12/09 1:41am From: Rarus Avis

Follow Wire with The Bachs?

Wed. 8/12/09 1:42am From: Rarus Avis

Or, Willy Nelson?

Wed. 8/12/09 1:43am From: efd

i was thinking miss kittin & the hacker

Wed. 8/12/09 1:47am From: Rarus Avis

Works for me. It's definitely your show. Thank you for good a good experience. Or, following Miss Kitten, Discrete Encounter. Ears just wandering.

Wed. 8/12/09 1:51am From: MD

Ah, so good of you to play more Mink (time permitting of course.. and unfortunately as these RIPs relentlessly teach, Time doth little permit..).
Now re: Leroy Stevens, I found that same scream record at Dope Jams over weekend, thought you were mining the same vein. (NB scream collectors, they had a few more copies in stock I believe..

Wed. 8/12/09 1:57am From: Danne D

Night, everyone. Another great show, EFD!

Wed. 8/12/09 1:58am From: efd

thanks Danne and all - this one was special. see you all next week.

Fri. 8/14/09 4:52am From: chuck

RIP WILLY...ANOTHER HERO GONE..........GREAT SHOWW AND INTERVIEW

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