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Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesIn the Shadow of Woodstock: “Summer of Soul” and “Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage”
by What’s the point of a music festival? The answer depends on who you ask: To make money; To perform your art in front of crowds while also getting paid; To see bands, hang out with friends, enjoy the weather, and maybe have a transformative experience..
The festival that still stands out in history is the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. It’s not just a touchstone in American music, but American culture. The electrifying performances and peaceful gathering of hundreds of thousands of fans remain an ideal image of what festivals can be.
Two new documentaries highlight two other major milestones in music festival lore, one of them lost to history until now, the other one something a lot of people would rather forget.
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (July 19 - July 25)
Upcoming Events:
- Saturday August 14 - Sunday August 15: CHIRP is proud to be a media sponsor for Chicago's only classical music street fest, Thirsty Ears, on Wilson Avenue between Ravenswood and Hermitage
On the Podcast:
- DJ Mike Nicholich interviews Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer
Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 7/26/21:
Yves Tumor – The Asymptotical World (Warp)
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (July 12 - July 18)
On the Podcast:
- DJ Ninja talks with Mike Lust of Tight Phantomz
On the Blog:
- Eddie Sayago compares two versions of "I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor"
Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 7/12/21:
Serengeti – Have a Summer (Self-Released)
Eddie writesTake Two: “I Bet You Look Good On the Dance Floor” (Arctic Monkeys Vs. Baby Charles)
by Eddie Sayago
There is a chance that you have come across a song (or two, or so many more) that you enjoy and did not realize that it's either been covered by someone else or is a cover itself. We hope that this series allows you to appreciate both the original and the covers they have inspired, and to seek out and enjoy new music in the process.
The Original: Arctic Monkeys
From the album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2006, Domino)
The world (especially music) was very different in 2006 when Arctic Monkeys released their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. YouTube debuted the year before, occupied by abstract and weird humor, home movies, and music videos and live performances. The best selling album of the year was the High School Musical soundtrack. (Olivia Rodrigo, of “Driver’s License” fame and who began her career on a TV series based on the musical, was three years old at the time.)
One of the first music acts to become popular thanks to the Internet (primitive music blogs, Myspace, non-creepy chat rooms, file-sharing sites), Arctic Monkeys were led by Alex Turner, who at age 19 revived a dismal indie rock scene in the U.K. with 13 rambunctious rock songs on Whatever People Say.... Their debut single, “I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor,” is a homage to the punk rock of the late 1970s, a short, catchy dance song that can be played at both Sweet Sixteens parties and dive bars where only sixteen people can sit inside.
CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Weekly Voyages (July 3 - July 11)
On the Podcast:
- Mike Nicholich interviews Mars Williams of Liquid Soul
Top of the CHIRP Charts for the week of 7/5/21:
Sault – 'NINE' (Forever Living Originals)