AV Vault

Austin filmmaker, Joe Swanberg, called in to Chillville this morning. Unfortunately, his phone was not wanting to coperate with us at all. Listen below to hear Joe calling in before his cell dies, and when he called us back (cell phone dies again). I guess it wasn’t ment to be.

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The Dallas based band, Shock of Pleasure, came by the studio this morning and even played a few tracks of their album. Check out the clips below to hear what they had to say.

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I got a chance to interview Mira and Daniel from Ladytron before their show. Listen to the clips below to hear what they had to say.

- Monty

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Even more than Spoon on the night Telephono…even more than Paul Westerberg…even more than Bill Hicks (!)…

My favorite radio interview ever was one transcendent hour with the late great Don Walser , the last night of SXSW in 1996.  Trexler and Langer and McCleese all bagged on their weekly “Talk Show” so I “had” to cover and find a guest at the last minute.

It was a thoroughly enjoyable visit, with four live songs performed, with about the nicest guy you’d ever hope to meet.  If Walser pre-dates your time as a music fan or perhaps your arrival in Austin, he was universally loved by all who came his way, but was particularly noteworthy for the way the Emo’s set embraced him with his weekly performances (not to mention Butthole Surfer Gibby Haynes and Al Jourgenson from Ministry).  Hearing him talk about the learning curve of watching punk rock kids learn to two-step is worth the price of admission alone.

Part One (includes “Mexicalli Rose”)

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Part Three (includes “Divorce Me, C.O.D.”)

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Part Five (includes phone calls from Don’s adoring fans]

Part Six (includes “Cattle Call”]

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Part Eight (includes “Weary Blues From Waiting”)

(there’s about 20 minutes left in the visit, and I’ll post it when I get time this week)

I’ve been in the process of converting all my old interviews to mp3 and this gem was too good not to share.

It’s my second day back on the air at 107.7 KNNC (K-Nack) and Paul Westerberg calls me out of the blue on the hotline. We talked about his new (second) solo record, scoring the Singles soundtrack, and why the Replacements will never regroup (an assertion I’m always skeptical of, but which has held true in the ensuing 12 years).

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DFW based band, Black Tie Dynasty, chilled with us today on the show. They played three live tracks including 2 exclusive never been heard songs off their upcoming album. Listen to the clips below.

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Check out the clips below to hear spoken-word artist Peter Nevland’s visit to Chillville. Very, very, entertaining.

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