Original air date ~ 3rd December 2009

We talk to iconic Melbourne renegade Rowland S. Howard, who's playing the Homebake Festival this weekend in support of his first new studio album in a decade, the powerful "Pop Crimes".

2SER-FM's "Static" playlist for Thursday 3rd December was as follows ...
 
LATE OF THE PIER "Blueberry" (Zarcorp/Parlophone)
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE "What Would I Want? Sky" (Domino)
BEACH HOUSE "Norway" (Sub Pop/Mistletone)
ROWLAND S. HOWARD "The Golden Age Of Bloodshed" (Liberation)
HOT CHIP "One Life Stand" (EMI)
DANIEL JOHNSTON "I Had Lost My Mind" (Eternal Yip Eye Music/Hub)
BOY & BEAR "Mexican Mavis" (www.myspace.com/boyandbearmusic)
JONATHAN BOULET "Community Service Announcement" [THE ALBUM LEAF Remix] (Modular)
ELIZABETH FRASER "Moses" (Rough Trade)
GIRLS "Ghost Mouth" (Fantasy Trashcan/Pod)
SPOON "Written In Reverse" (Merge/Spunk!)
LINDSTRØM "Little Drummer Boy" (Smalltown Supersound)

"Static" can be heard on 2SER (107.3FM) on Thursdays between 8pm and 10pm ... or stream live online at www.2ser.com
Past episodes can be streamed on-demand at www.mixcloud.com/static2SER

Rowland S. Howard ~ Interviewed on 2SER's Static

I worship at no shrine

I like:

Rowland S Howard
the Thin White Duke
Ziggy Stardust
Stooges
Wall of Sound groups
Lee Hazlewood
Billie Holiday (Live)
Keith Levene
Scott Walker
Suicide
Nikki Sudden
VU
Krautrock
feedback
garage
roses with thorns
film soundtracks
etc





Static is a weekly new music program on Sydney public radio station 2SER-FM, which debuted in 1992.
For over 30 years, hosts Berko and Mick have been at the forefront of championing new bands and music trends, with up-to-the-second fresh releases from around the world.
Each week's show blends everything from alternative pop to underground rock, eclectic electronica, post-everything and much more.
Every week Berko speaks in-depth to an artist on the show ... these are those interviews.
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