In a recent interview with the Austin Chronicle, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy sounded off on the difference between CD/MP3 and older music listening devices, such as vinyl and jukeboxes, calling the latter two: “things that are imperfect that would come packaged with all this added emotion and depth and meaning because they sounded, literally, like they were transmissions from another planet.” In light of Tweedy’s fondness for “pops and scratches and static,” Wilco’s recent appearance on the classic radio variety show A Prairie Home Companion was a perfect fit.
Not that the show is still using only old technology to send transmissions from the planet Minnesota: as evidenced by their official site, host Garrison Keillor and company are settling into the modern age nicely. Just as we said last week, the entire broadcast, which features interviews and performances by guests Wilco and Patty Loveless, is available to stream in parts or full here.
It’s a long show and if you’re only listening for Wilco, you may have to skip around a bit, but it makes a perfect soundtrack to your workday, I say.