10.01.07

A podcast after the bomb

Posted in podcast - October 1st, 2007 at 7:56 pm by Cricket

Once again it’s podcasting time! This go ’round Tommy Womack came to spend part of his afternoon talking to us and singing for us. He’s been in bands you might have heard of, Government Cheese and the bis-quits. He plays amazing solo shows, recently bringing spoken word into his sets to great effect. He’s written a couple books, The Cheese Chronicles and The Lavender Boys and Elsie (which isn’t yet available, so after you listen to this call your favorite publisher and beg them to make this book available to you, though you can read parts of it here, on Tommy’s site).

His new album, There I Said It! is available now and full of songs he might describe as being full of middle-aged anxiety, politics and not a little joy. They are surprisingly universally applicable, given the subject matter.

We sat down with him on one of the first lovely crisp days of fall, talked about growing up, touring, his books and songs and his life. During the set he played:

Alpha Male & the Canine Mystery Blood
Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks)
A Nice Day
I Couldn’t Care Less
Cockroach After the Bomb
I Miss Ronald Reagan

This is definitely a ‘cast not to be missed. Download it (right click and ’save as’ to download) and give it a whirl. When you are done with us, head on over to Tommy’s site and give his podcasts a listen. Buy his album. Check out his writings.

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