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October 3, 2011
WESLEY STACE BECOMES JOHN WESLEY HARDING
Studio 360
Kurt Andersen interviews musician and author Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding) about his soon-to-be-released new record, The Sound of His Own Voice. The single "There's a Starbucks (Where the Starbucks Used to Be)" pays tribute to a Brooklyn neighborhood with a boondoggle problem.
There's a stadium where we used to drink at Freddy's,
for a team that no one likes or wants or needs,
they said they'd revitalize the place,
now there's a million parking spaces,
maybe bedrooms for the homeless refugees.
Listen to the interview:
Watch the video for "There's a Starbucks (Where the Starbucks Used to Be)":
NoLandGrab: Veterans of the Atlantic Yards fight will recall John Wesley Harding's memorable performance at the Prospect Park bandshell following DDDB's Walk Don't Destroy II fundraiser in 2006.
Posted by eric at October 3, 2011 4:17 PM