Kenny Anderson: it would have been King Turpentine, but that was he name of a real Byzantine monarch
Pinch, punch, it's the first of the month - and the first ever Music Weekly podcast of November 2007!
(Can you believe it?! Neither can we.)
To celebrate, we've invited Scottish folk singer King Creosote by the pod. He performs a live and ever-so-exclusive version of Leslie for us, the show-stopping opening track from his current album Bombshell. As well as relaying the story behind that particular track, KC expands on life as a member of Fence Collective, the infamous and somewhat sprawling folk outfit from his native Fife.
He also opens up about his brother Gordon Anderson, ex-Beta band member and current Alien, and his struggle with mental illness. It's a lengthy section, but worth a listen and we've packaged it into a special Music Weekly Extra in order to help you do that.
There's more music; we have the cream of the New York crop in the shape of Alicia Keys's "comeback" single No One, and Brooklyn hipster Santogold's new double A-side. Plus, another double A-side from mathematical Southenders These New Puritans. They're so cool it's excruciating, but are they any good?
Elsewhere, and the topic of the day is this: Kids bands. Not bands with kids in them, although there are A LOT of them these days, but bands with the Kids in the title. Why? Who? Where? Well, not where, but the other two. Black Kids, Dead Kids, Cool Kids and more all turn up in our little featurette, so please feel free to contribute some Kids of your own. And by which we mean, oh, you know what we mean.....
Questions:
Do you have any kids to contribute?
Does Alicia Keys's comeback leave you breathless? Or just a bit wheezy?
What's your favourite rock'n'roll family?
Do you have a farewell message for Benjamino?
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