Earlier in the year, we had hoped to bring Mike Watt back into the KPFK studios after he’d come in to share stories from the Minutemen’s heyday, at the 30th anniversary of Double Nickels On The Dime. The plan was for him to come in with the other members of one of his projects, Il Sogno Del Marinaio. Unfortunately his Italian band-mates got held up in Customs and they weren’t able to make it. A couple tours and a couple months later, Watt was able to finally come in and spend some time talking about that project, as well as a few other recent and upcoming ones, as well as tell more stories about growing up and playing music with D. Boon. The show starts off with a little Jimi Hendrix, as is our tradition around his birthday, but from there, it’s just me and Watt in the studio. In the second hour he plays a bunch of songs and we get to talking about all kinds of things. Hands down, one of the best shows of the year and of my entire career.
Melting Pot on KPFK #184: First Hour
Melting Pot on KPFK #184: Second Hour
Playlist 11-30-2014:
{opening theme} Boris Gardiner – Melting Pot – Is What’s Happening (Dynamic)
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Jimi Hendrix & the Band Of Gypsies – Power To Soul/Message Of Love/We Got To Live Together – Band Of Gypsies (Capitol)
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Mike Watt – Interview and Guest DJ Set – Recorded Live At KPFK (KPFK Archives)