Ryan H. Walsh: writer/musician. Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 (Penguin Press), Hallelujah The Hills (the band). Broadcasting live from Boston, MA, this is literally my first rodeo.
New single "Here Goes Nothing" out today & we've doubled yr pleasure w/ 2 different takes: the LP version & "Patrick's Version" wherein the great Titus Andronicus frontman Patrick Stickles leads the Hills through this hook-laden State of the You-ion
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“Synthetic World” by #SwampDpgg is the first cover song of the month over at the Patreon. And singing this one with us is Mariam from Bong Wish, who met the Dogg himself in 2021! Hear the whole thing at HillsDeck.com, free 7-day trials available.
"It was as though the music were a long-locked door to which I’d finally found a key—or, better, as if I contained a long-locked door, which the music had finally pried open." — a great music metaphor, from a tear summoning profile of Low in the New Yorker this week
A poetic, beautiful piece of radio from the BBC about a singular song that I was so happy to be able to be a part of just aired today. You can currently stream it in the U.S. at the link here.
When I was, like, 14 yrs old, every day after school we’d go back to Anthony’s house and prank phone call this basic cable TV show about personal finances and try to derail the premise that was being presented. Every. Single. Time. Here’s a character who is calling in because he feels he doesn’t need to save money and wants them to know that. The guest had written a book called “The Wealthy Barber” which is helpful to know for the first “joke.” #GodDoesntHaveAnyMoney
I'm interviewing Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 editor Ed Park at the Newburyport Book Festival about his acclaimed new novel Same Bed, Different Dreams.
SAT APR 27 Jabberwocky Bookshop in Newburyport, MA. Learn more: newburyportliteraryfestival.org/2024-schedule-of-events/#34
Out today on the DECK Patreon, it’s an audio doc about the making of 2014’s ‘Have You Ever Done Something Evil?’ — fun had, secrets revealed! In this excerpt, the singles that led up to that record. HillsDeck.com
Out today on the HTH DECK Patreon, our cover of Will Oldham’s “New Partner.” About the cover image: Robert Rauschenberg fits a unicorn costume onto fellow student Inga (Ingeborg) Lauterstein at Black Mountain College, circa 1949. #SoundOn #WillOldham #CoverSong HillsDeck.com