Episode 107 - The Shivvers

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Episode 107 - The Shivvers

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Mar 2, 2022

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Keith talks with writers John M. Borack and Stanley Clark about the Milwaukee based band The Shivvers. The band rose to regional prominence in the late 70's into the early 80's. John opens up a serious can of power pop knowledge on this episode.

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Mar 2, 2022

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Cruel to Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe: Join the Rock N Roll Librarian Shelley Sorenson and the Rock N Roll Archaeologist Christian Swain as they discuss the definitive biography of singer-songwriter Nick Lowe, best-known for "Cruel to Be Kind" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" Described as "Britain's greatest living songwriter," Nick Lowe has made his mark as a pioneer of pub rock, power-pop, and punk rock and as a producer of Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, the Damned, and the Pretenders. He has been a pop star with his bands Brinsley Schwarz and Rockpile, a stepson-in-law to Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, and is the writer behind hits including "Cruel to Be Kind" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding." In the past decades, however, he has distinguished himself as an artist who is equally acclaimed for the second act of his career as a tender yet sharp-tongued acoustic balladeer. Biographer Will Birch, who in addition to by Rock N Roll Librarian
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