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Heavy Friends
Saturday May 26th, 2018 with Chris Ikonomopoulos w Guest Jim Dooley
Jim discusses his new book about Gang of Four

Heavy Friends weclomes back Jim Dooley as we talk about British band Gang of 4, their influences, their music and their music that inspired others. Red Set: A History of Gang of Four Published by Repeater Books https://repeaterbooks.com/product/red-set-a-history-of-gang-of-four/
We begin with music that influenced Gang of Four
Honey Bee
Muddy Waters - After The Rain - 01969 - Cadet
The Unfaithful Servant
The Band - S/T - 01969 - Capitol
Fire
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced? - 01967 - Reprise
Sweet Jane
Velvet Underground - Loaded - 01970 - Atlantic
Vitamin C
Can - Ege Bamyasi - 01972 - United Artist
Click Clack
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - The Spotlight Kid - 01972 - Reprise
She Does It Right
Dr. Feelgood - Down By The Jetty - 01975 - United Artist
King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown - 01976 - Clocktower
Flashlight
Parliament - 7" - 01978 - Casablanca
Now some Gang of Four
At Home He's a Tourist
Gang of Four - Peel Sessions [recorded 1979] - 01986 - Strange Fruit
What We All Want
Gang of Four - Another Day / Another Dollar - 01982 - Warner
To Hell With Poverty
Gang of Four - Another Day / Another Dollar - 01982 - Warner
We Live As We Dream
Gang of Four - Songs of the Free - 01982 - Warner
Tattoo
Gang of Four - Shrinkwrapped - 01995 - Castle Communications
And now some music that was influenced by Gang of Four
Exhuming McCarthy
REM - Document - 01987 - I.R.S.
Waiting Room
Fugazi - S/T EP - 01988 - Dischord
Corpse Pose
Unwound - Repetition - 01996 - Kill Rock Stars
One More Hour
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out - 01997 - Kill Rock Stars
Can't Stop
Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way - 02002 - Warner
Darts of Pleasure
Franz Ferdinand - S/T - 02004 - Domino
Staying Fat
Bloc Party - [single] - 2004 - Moshi Moshi
Decent Days and Nights
The Futureheads - S/T - 02004 - 679
Natural's Not In
Ladytron - G4 - Return The Gift - 02005 - V2 Records
Time With My Girl
MC Esoteric & K. Flay - Flay Casualties - 02010 - Fly Casual Creative
Interactive CKCU
Lina
Hi Chris and Jim! Listening in! GREAT show so far, I feel like I've seen Dr. Feelgood perform, just I can't remember when :-)

8:31 PM, May 26th, 2018
Chris Ikonomopoulos (host)
Hi Lina. Thanks for listening and enjoying. Your musical memory will come through!

8:46 PM, May 26th, 2018
Dave JC.
Echo what Lina says. Grt live. I saw them at Hammersmith Palais, supported by Pierre Ubu in '81, the same day someone attempted to assassinate Reagan. Make of that what you will!

9:45 PM, May 26th, 2018
Chris Ikonomopoulos (host)
Conspiracy theory time?! Thanks Dave.

2:11 PM, May 27th, 2018