Ep. 75 - The Raveonettes - Pretty in Black (with Sune Rose Wagner)
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Our last lockdown episode finishes a s****y year with a bang. A real gem of the 2000s, Pretty in Black saw The Raveonettes enlist the help of members of Suicide, The Velvet Underground and The Ronettes to create a dark and poignant, modern rock album indebted to music of the 50s and 60s. Lead singer, drummer, guitarist, songwriter and sampler in the band Sune Rose Wagner joins us to take us through the tracks while also talking about driving without a licence, learning about music through books, being launched by a music journalist, drinking with Buddy Holly's widow and prepping for the US elections.
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