Something tied in with the millenium I guess. That is a Mike answer
for you. I can tell you that right now. You will never get a straight
answer from Mike. Every song is too personal. Anyway it is a great
album. I am going to play a track for you right now. This one is Brut
from the new album Still Life from the Connell. 107.5 the end.
I got the Connell’s in the studio right now with me. That song was
written by Peal Everyly who is the drummer and he has been
contributing a lot of songs lately. In fact everyone has. Everyone has
at least one song writing credit on this album. That is pretty cool. It
seems like with every new album everyone contributes more and
David has a nice instrumental you should check out and George has
another one of his torch songs again and Steve the keyboardist
helped out with a song that Jim Scott wrote about a trip to this place
called boy island.
Steve came up with the lyrics and that was what Jim Scott was calling
the studio because it was just a bunch of guys hanging out.
So it was Boy Island
I was going to ask you where Boy Island is.
It is a studio. It is imaginary place.
Well everyone should go there. With everyone helping out with
songwriting does that help you guys feel more unity as a band or
have you ever lacked that? What do you think?
It probably does make everyone feel more involved in the whole
process so yea it is definitely a good thing.
Well it’s good everyone gets to help out. It’s a nice balance for the
album as well. I’m going to play the title track now and I’m going to
let Mike tell you what the title track deals with. If he will answer it
straight tell us about still life, Mike.
It is about the up side of just staying put. Of life slowing down a little
bit.
Still Life there you have it. Prolific words from Mike Connell here on
105.7 the end. Let’s listen to Still Life. (music).
105.7 the end that is still life and a track from the Connell’s new track
album Still Life. They are going to be playing tonight at the Holy Cow
private club for members second south and fifth east. Make sure you
check them out. Me having seen the live shows at a few cities
recently, I’m highly qualified to tell you that this is a show not to be
missed. The band sounds really great right now. The new songs
sound great live and of course Doug is providing a lot of old
fashioned entertainment.
Tonight it is Steve’s birthday too.
It is.
Make sure you have plenty of signs or yet out “Happy Birthday” to
Steve. Doug do you want to fill everybody in on the favorites they
can plan on hearing tonight from the other albums?
Oh God. Hey wild will be one. Maybe get a gun. So many I don’t
know.
Oh all your favorites. See I told you that it was not to be missed. So
along with all of the new good stuff, you can hear some of the old
favorites also. I got another old track for you right now if I can load
it up in time. It is from the Boiling Heights CD. It’s entitled Over
There.” If you are a Connell’s fan then you know it well. (MUSIC)
105.7 the end rocking with the Connell’s here in the studio that is
Over there from the Boiling Heights CD. I’m Stacy and we’re talking
with Mike Connell, George Huntley, and Doug McMilliam and we are
kind of talking about what has been happening with them lately really
cool project is this great cover of Cruel to be Kind the classic Nick
Lowe.
George you want to tell us how you got the chance to do that?
George: I’m not really sure how we got the chance to do that. We
had found out that we know a lot of people that know this Dan Rose
fellow who did this movie. His first movie was the Last Supper and I
don’t know if anybody has saw that. I’ve never seen it. The name of
this movie is Dead Man’s Curve and it appears to be sort of a twenties
something who done it love story kind of thing. It might be good
might not be.
But your song is on the soundtrack?
We really love doing the song. It was really fun. We had met Nick
Lowe on a couple of different occasions so Yea, I was hearing about
that and I hear that Mike had a really good time meeting Nick Lowe.
Doug and I ended up in Wales in some pub with good old Nick eight
years ago and we had a great conversation till a few pints later and
he had to leave. This was the first time I heard Junior Brown was in
his car in Wales. Pretty interesting.
Well great we’ll look for that one on the Dead Man’s Curve
soundtrack sometime in the fall is that right it will be released?
Yea, I think so.
And we hope we’ll get a chance to hear that one tonight because it
sounds very good live too. The new album was produced by Jim
Scott who has worked with a lot of fine artists including The Bodines,
Tom Petty, The Samples, Sting, and Wiskey Town. You could go on
and on. He is a busy guy. And the album has a really crisp sound
really energetic just pleasant to listen to all the way through. We are
going to play another one off that track right now and Mike give us
an honest answer. What is soul reactor about? (music)
Soul Reactor, another new one from the Still Life CD, the Connell’s on
105.7 the END. I am Stacy Tucker with members of the Connell’s here
in the studio and that Soul Reacor song man that rocks life and I am
not a woman who says that song rocks very often. Hey Doug what’s
this in this song.
We recorded in Sound City where we recorded and it fit the solvid
pattern.
You are right in there, right at James Dio.
He is a little guy and he fit right in.
There is too few songs that have credits to him.
We got McCartney and Lennon and Rio James Dio in that song and
company. Name droppers the big three.
We want to thank you guys for coming on by the studio today and
make sure you check out the Connell’s at the Holy Cow second south
and fifth east a private club for members get your tickets at the door
and good luck tonight guys. Good luck with the rest of the tour and
the album.
And show up no matter who wins the game.
Oh yea, go to the game and then go see the Connell’s. That is a
perfect way to round out your evening and we will put on another
old favorite here. This is “Something to Say” from the Fun and Games
disc. (Music). 105.7 the END.
