STEWART COPELAND

So, I was just piddling around with some audio software, trying to make it do my bidding, and I got it in my head to try to download Stewart's old KCRW interview so I could listen to it later in the car.

Turns out I can't download it and I'm going to have to record it the old-fashioned way, but what's important here is that it's a really good interview. It's ten years old but has aged well; Stewart provides this information, amongst other factoids:

* His kids are 5th generation musicians, but he doesn't really want them to get into the music business, for a few different reasons
* His grandmother was an opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
* His "daddy" (I love this) was from the Deep South and used to hang out playing jazz on riverboats
* "Daddy" was also a Republican but Stewart thinks he wouldn't recognize today's GOP

He's, um, also playing my record collection...Which really, really makes me wish he'd do another guest-DJ session like this one. (Aside from the fact I always enjoy the usual Copeland wit and banter, I'm insanely curious to know which current records he thinks we all ought to run out and buy!)

I would imagine he may yet get around to it, but I really enjoyed this, and I think you will too:

http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/m ... ion=listen

(I can probably email this via MP3 once I'm finished recording it, but I have a few other projects in the pipeline, so it could be a few days. I'll let you know once I've got it ready.)

I agree DiveMistress.

Here's the link to more guest DJs, including Andy, that was posted here a few years back.

http://www.gomorrha.de/kcrw.html

The Tom Waits guest spot is interesting, to say the least.

Yeah, send me the mp3 too!

Hey kids, here it is if you want it in a non-streaming format. Otherwise, the streaming link I posted works just fine.

http://www.jeandy1.com/stewartcopelandKCRW.mp3

(Right click the above link, "save as".)

But you gotta love being able to listen to it from your ipod...

Thanks Dive!