the go-go's

SUMMARY:
Two-time Grammy nominee and acclaimed singer-songwriter Peter Case joins Songcraft to talk about his wide-ranging career.

PART ONE:
Scott and Paul chat about instruments that are nearly as famous as their players. 

PART TWO:
Our in-depth interview with Peter Case

ABOUT PETER CASE:
Two-time Grammy nominee Peter Case made a name for himself in the pioneering California power pop trio The Nerves before going on to form The Plimsouls, which made a splash with the single “A Million Miles Away.” Launching a solo career with producer T Bone Burnett in the mid-1980s, Case went on to earn a reputation as a songwriter’s songwriter with staples such as “Old Blue Car,” “Entella Hotel,” “Two Angels,” “Travellin’ Light,” “Dream About You,” and “Beyond the Blues.” His songs have been recorded by The Go-Go’s, Marshall Crenshaw, Goo Goo Dolls, John Prine, Robert Earl Keen, James McMurtry, Chris Smither, Robert Randolph, John Prine, Alejandro Escovedo, Joe Ely, Hayes Carll, Dave Alvin, and others. Peter’s most recent album, Doctor Moan, is his first collection of original songs in seven years.  

On this week's show, we present our first Short Blast episode - a fistful of new/newish tracks we're digging, bookended by a pair of ridiculously short songs.

All this & much, much less!

Debts No Honest Man Can Pay started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.ys

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On this week's show, we...

• spend quality time with new records from Margo Price & Myron Elkins
• spin fresh tracks from U2, The Hold Steady & Peter Gabriel 
• bid adieu to Terry Hall & Jeff Beck

All this & much, much less!

Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

This week we once again lace up our Doc Martins and hike over to the Pacific Northwest to the land of everything GRUNGE! As usual, we discuss the bands just outside the usual suspects of Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, and Pearl Jam. Your hosts remember this time fondly, as we were young adults when the Seattle scene invaded all rock n’ roll avenues in the US. 

This episode features songs from bands outside the big 4 of grunge, but we don’t think you’ll be totally surprised. A perfect amalgam of punk, classic rock, and metal is right in our wheelhouse. We have a lot of fun reminiscing about this unique time in rock history. Grab a Starbucks, put your flannel on, and join us! 

Songs this week include:

1. Love Battery – “Confusion Au Go Go” from Confusion Au Go Go (1999)
2. My Sister’s Machine – “Hands And Feet” from Diva (1992) 
3. Willard – “Misery: Decomposition” from Underground (2018)
4. Bam Bam – “I’m Dead” from Free Fall From Space (2019)
5. Guillotina – “¿Cuántos Van?” from Rock Mata Pop (1996)
6. Lunachicks – “Why Me?” from Jerk Of All Trades (1995)
7. Feeder – “Change” from Polythene (1997)
8. MiNOR EARTH – “Mulch” from Don’t Kill The Messenger (1992)

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Comic and Writer Fielding Edlow and Brendan discuss life and the importance of The Go-Go's!

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On this week's show, we spend quality time with...

• the latest box set from The Replacements
• the brand new studio album from The War On Drugs 
• the first live set from The The 

All this & much, much less!

Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

The Go-Go's were the first all-female band to have a number-one record of self-penned songs with Beauty and the Beat, a feat unrivaled to this day.  A winning combination of punk, surf rock, and sugar in the raw, they were integral to the musical landscape of the 80s.  Kathy Valentine was part of that experience, slipping into the bassist spot just as the band tipped into national success.  But for all of the fame and money, Valentine makes it clear that being on stage with her friends and playing music was, genuinely, All I Ever Wanted.  Listen as Martha and Christian swoon for Valentine's masterful and moving memoir about her upside-down relationship with her mother, her love/hate relationship with Merle Haggard, and what it's like to have your best friends break up with you.

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It's another scorching hot episode of The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour as Dave, Dez and Chris welcome Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee Kathy Valentine, who you may know as the bassist for The Go-Go's, to the program for pedal talk, chit chat, and fun times all around. She rules! Recorded live March 22, 2021.

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On this week's show, we wrap up the merry month of Debts-cember (and the year in general) with...

• the most honorable of mentions
• the runners-up that fill our cup
• the best of the rest of 2020 

All this & much, much less! 

Debts No Honest Man Can Pay is over 2 rock-solid hours of musical eclectica & other noodle stories. The show started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

Many companies want to use customer experience, but are they really embracing its essence?  Businesses often think it is about customers being happy in terms of ‘customer satisfaction.’  The point is really customer experience is about much more than satisfaction. To be a company that embraces customer experience is to embrace cultural change. We all know that change can be difficult, and it can be challenging to get people on board with it. 

Our guest today, helps us figure out how to overcome this gap. Stacy Sherman has been living customer experience since she first had to pick it up and learn it on the job. From her full-time work as Director of Customer Experience and Employee Engagement at the Schindler Elevator Company, to her other full-time work as a consultant at Doing CX Right, much of her days are spent trying to make customer experience and centricity a part of organizational life. 

In our conversation, we talk about the conception and birth of customer experience, its coming of age and the growing pains associated with early adolescents, how it is finding an identity in its adulthood, and where it may be going as it ages. We also the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in customer experience as a profession and practice. Finally, we talk about what we can learn from the pop band The Go-Gos about customer experience.

Fellow Paperhouse Network member, James Mattern comes into the studio to talk about his podcast, The Commissioner of Comedy, where he explains the unwritten rules of the comedy business. James is one of the most well-respected comics in NYC and has many years of stage time, green room hangs, and road work that makes him an expert in the field. Nick and James also play the new segment, Embarrassments and Regrets! Plus there's some wrestling talk because they just can't help themselves.

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I can tell what you're thinking:  really, What the Riff?  The Go-Go's?  That's not rock, that's pop!  Well we'll agree that their debut album Beauty and the Beat was quite popular, but the group has its roots in the punk movement, not pop music.

With Belinda Carlisle on lead vocals, Charlotte Caffey on lead guitar and keyboards, Gina Schock on percussion, Kathy Valentine on bass, and Jane Wiedlin on rhythm guitar, The Go-Go's were the first and (so far) only all female band to hit the top of the charts writing their OWN songs and playing their OWN instruments.

Their inspiration comes from punk stalwarts like Iggy Pop and The Sex Pistols, and the band was formed before the members actually knew how to play their instruments.  They established a reputation in the L.A. punk scene and were eventually signed by I.R.S. Records.  Beauty and the Beat combines Punk sensibilities with the upcoming New Wave sound of the early 80's, and the result was both critically and popularly well received.  The Go-Go's would be nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy in  1982, and Beauty and the Beat would spend 6 weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart.

So it is OK to rock out to The Go-Go's.  But don't worry if you're embarrassed.  We won't tell.  Our lips are sealed!

We Got the Beat
This is the song that started it all for The Go-Go's.  Penned by guitarist and keyboardist Charlotte Caffey, it gained popularity as a demo in the UK in 1980.  They were invited to tour with the group Madness at that time, and it's distinctive percussion beat is iconic.

Our Lips Are Sealed
“Pay no mind to what they say.  It doesn't matter anyway.”  This was the first track on the album and the lead U.S. single.  It's pop orientation is also atypical for the group, and The Go-Go's were unenthusiastic about doing the video.  The perky, fresh image was very different from their roots.

Can't Stop the World
This deeper cut sounds a little more new wave than the hits off the album.  Kathy Valentine's bass licks are prominent on this track.  The lyrics are good advice for today.  “Things will be alright.  Can't stop the world.”

Automatic
This minor key track has a mysterious vibe to it.  This song is played in the background on a documentary on The Go-Go's discussing the darker side of the group.  There are some cool pauses in the middle of this track.

ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:

The William Tell Overture (Main Theme from "The Legend of the Lone Ranger")
One of the biggest box office failures hit the cinemas this month, and both the star and director of the movie would not respectively act and direct again.

STAFF PICKS:

Swords & Tequilla  by Riot
Wayne's staff pick cranks out the rock.  Heavy Metal band Riot is out of New York City, and unfortunately didn't catch the fame that later hair bands would gain.  This is from their album Fire Down Under.  The lead singer was killed in Atlanta when shot during an attempted carjacking. 

Ain't Even Done with the Night by John Cougar
Brian brings us an early hit from the album “Nothin' Matters, and What If It Did” by John Cougar.  Cougar - soon to revert back to John Mellencamp - was an observational writer, and so his songs are not autobiographical.  “It's time to go home, and I ain't even done with the night.”

Find Your Way Back   by Jefferson Starship
Bruce's staff pick is off Modern Times, the sixth album by Jefferson Starship, and the second with Mickey Thomas on lead vocals.  This song is about regret at leaving a relationship.  The chorus comes back to the theme, “find your way back to her heart.”

Somebody's Knockin'  by Terri Gibbs
Rob finishes us off with a crossover country song from from talented and blind Georgia native Terri Gibbs.  This song hit number 13 on the pop charts.  “Lord it's the devil, would you look at him?  I've heard about him, but I never dreamed he'd have blue eyes and blue jeans.”

INSTRUMENTAL TRACK:

Primera Invasion by Santana
This instrumental track showcases the talents of Carlos Santana, who had an album on the charts at the time.

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Belinda Carlisle is one of those rare talents who continues to remain relevant after nearly four decades in the business. Amidst changing tastes, the gifted and glamorous singer-songwriter has indelibly touched the hearts of pop fans around the world with her unique blend of gutsy vocals. She’s a Grammy winner, mother, wife and activist. Her commitment to her craft and her well-rounded approach to life have kept her going strong throughout her career, and she shows no signs of slowing down.

In this episode of the LOVING LIFE podcast, I share my interviews with Tony Lewis who you know and hear as the lead singer of The Outfield. With songs like "Your Love", "Since You've Been Gone", and more PLUS we talk a little about his new album "Out Of The Darkness". Then I got to spend some time with Belinda Carlisle who you know as a successful solo artist, but also as the lead singer of The Go-Go's. We talk about a lot of stuff including if she thinks the Go-Go's may come back...listen for her thoughts on that! Enjoy!