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  • The Ledge #517: Directors Gorman Bechard and Fred Uhter Discuss ‘Where Are You, Jay Bennett?’

    Posted on April 23, 2022 12:59 am by theledge Comment

    For a large percentage of Wilco fans, the glory days of that band were in the late 90’s and early 00’s, with classic albums such as Being There, Summerteeth, and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. It’s no coincidence that those records, along with collaborations with Billy Bragg on previously-unrecorded Woody Guthrie tunes, featured multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett. And when I say multi-instrumentalist, I don’t mean he can set down his guitar to play piano on a few tracks. Bennett was a savant. He was a man who could pretty much turn any object into a tuneful tool.
    Bennett was fired from Wilco in 2001 during the latter stages of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’s creation, and his dismissal was controversially included in 2002’s “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart” documentary. After a series of critically acclaimed solo albums, Bennett tragically passed away in 2009.
    Bennett’s story is finally being told with this week’s release of “Where Are You, Jay Bennett?”, and co-directors Gorman Bechard and Fred Uhter are interviewed in this week’s episode about a film that Bechard says he made to “right the wrongs” of that previous documentary. Besides his controversial dismissal from Wilco, Jay’s entire life is showcased, from his mom proudly showing his childhood art to stories behind some of the final songs he wrote before his death. We also discuss the special Record Store Day double vinyl package of Bennett’s last two solo albums, which comes with a DVD copy of the film.
    To purchase “Where Are You, Jay Bennett?”, head to https://www.whatwerewethinkingshop.com/product/where-are-you-jay-bennett-deluxe-bluray-dvd-combo

     

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    📂This entry was posted in Podcast 📎and tagged billy bragg documentary fred uhter gorman bechard jay bennett jeff tweedy music podcast scott hudson wilco
  • The Ledge #450: New Releases

    Posted on November 7, 2020 2:59 am by theledge Comment

    In all the years of doing this monthly new release show, this may be the most varied I’ve ever done. After initial sets of folk-ish, acoustic rock, this month’s supersized show gradually built up the intensity until a final set of veteran hardcore bands. In between was almost all genres of rock and roll, including indie, garage, post-punk, and so much more. It’s a great guide to new tunes!

    After listening, please go purchase those tracks you enjoy! These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs.

     

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    📂This entry was posted in Podcast 📎and tagged adolescents descendents eels elvis costello fleshtones jeff tweedy kevin morby kurt baker music new releases podcast scott hudson the ledge young fresh fellows
  • Live Ledge #361: 40 Best Records of 2018

    Posted on December 22, 2018 3:41 am by theledge Comment

    It’s a countdown of Scott’s 40 favorite records of 2018.

     

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    📂This entry was posted in Podcast 📎and tagged archie bunkers best of 2018 courtney barnett graham parker jeff tweedy kurt vile music podcast shadracks Subsonics superchunk ty segall
  • Live Ledge #360: New Releases/Rocking Christmas

    Posted on December 15, 2018 2:35 am by theledge Comment

    A continuation of last week’s new release episode, plus an hour of new rock and roll Christmas songs!

     

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    📂This entry was posted in Podcast 📎and tagged christmas jeff tweedy live ledge music new releases podcast ramones realpunkradio william shatner
  • Live Ledge #301: Jay Bennett

    Posted on September 9, 2017 12:58 am by theledge Comment

    Where Are You, Jay Bennett directors Fred Uhter and Gorman Bechard are this week’s guests.

     

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    📂This entry was posted in Podcast 📎and tagged gorman bechard jay bennett jeff tweedy podcast scott hudson wilco

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