May 22, 2012 12:17 pm by: Robin Babb
Better known as a songwriter in the 60's (he created the hits "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning"),
Chip Taylor released a new album of his own called
F*** All The Perfect People with his new European band, The New Ukrainians. It came out on his own record label Train Wreck Records earlier this year. The music video for the title track of the album has made the rounds on the World Wide Web and has garnered it plenty of interest.
Sentimental and largely acoustic,
F*** All The Perfect People is a far cry from some of Taylor's early R&B-tinged hits. But the talented songwriter has definitely produced a country gem in this album. Let's just hope that he remembers to censor himself when he's on air Friday.
Chip Taylor & the New Ukrainians played Studio 1a this Friday before their show on Threadgill's that night....
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The Dandy Warhols are one of the few bands to emerge from the Northwest in the mid 90s that are still making music. While many bands from that era faded with the end of the grunge/garage movement The Dandy Warhols' polished sound and strong fan base kept them on the radio and on tour. Over the years the Dandy Warhols have tightened their sound while maintaining their signature psychedelic overtones. The Warhols are currently on tour supporting their newest album This Machine which takes a mellower tone than previous efforts. They will be performing at Emo's East Tuesday night and will stop by KUT to play us a few songs off the new album. Listen HERE!
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