90. Gilly Ann Hanner Discusses X, More Fun in the New World

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Portland indie rock legend Gilly Ann Hanner (Calamity Jane, Starpower, Braille Stars, No. 2, Desír) drops by the show to introduce Al to X's 1983 album, More Fun in the New World. Gilly talks about how she first learned about X, why this album is one of her favorites and how it has influenced her music. She also talks about the recently-released albums by Desír and No. 2, and the time that Calamity Jane opened for Nirvana in Argentina.

Al mentioned in this episode that he wrote a piece for Bandcamp Daily about No. 2 and their new album, First Love.  You can read it here: https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/no-2-first-love-interview

Keep up with Gilly and her bands on Instagram!
Gilly: @gillyann
Desír: @desirmusique
No. 2: @___numberdeux___

...and also be sure to check out her website, gillyannhanner.com.

As Gilly mentions, you can buy or stream her music on Bandcamp.
Desír: https://desirmusique.bandcamp.com/
No. 2: https://no2music.bandcamp.com/album/first-love
Braille Stars: https://braillestars.bandcamp.com/album/golden-dream

1:26 Gilly joins the show

3:14 Al found a connection between Gilly and Liz Phair

6:07 Al explains why he had never listened to X before

8:37 Gilly learned about X from People magazine

11:00 Gilly and Al marvel at completists

13:15 Gilly loves X’s lyrics

14:16 Is More Fun in the New World a punk album?

20:37 “Devil Doll” destroyed many of Al’s preconceptions about punk

21:52 Gilly says X is still a great band live and on record

23:48 Gilly and Al compare X with the B-52s

28:10 Gilly talks about X’s and B-52s’ influence on her own music

31:07 Gilly and Al admire John Doe’s vocals

31:54 Al was surprised by all of the references to older music on More Fun in the New World

37:30 Gilly gives an example of how X supports their lyrics with their music

40:10 Gilly appreciates X’s vocal harmonies

41:39 “True Love Pt. 2” reminds Al and Gilly of a particular classic rock song

43:46 Gilly makes some recommendations for some X-related films to watch

45:20 Gilly talks about the making of Desír’s first album

50:47 Gilly discusses some past projects

52:11 Gilly talks about getting back into making music after a long hiatus

57:08 Gilly recounts Calamity Jane’s infamous show in Argentina, when they opened for Nirvana

1:04:22 Gilly talks about when she first knew Kurt Cobain in Olympia

Outro is from “Pugilist” by Desír.

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