The artist has got to be not like the historian.
The historian’s got hindsight. He can go back and go, “That was a great moment.” But the artist’s got to go, “No, I was there.” It’s like, history is something that happens. You can’t be there at history.
— Julian Cope, May 10, 1991
It’s May of 1991. Deirdre is in London, chatting backstage with post-punk indie underground legend Julian Cope. Cope has just released “Peggy Suicide,” one of the most ambitious and successful albums of his career. And while Deirdre’s in town, they’re hatching plans for Julian to appear on “SNAP!”
But just days after that announcement, “SNAP!” was off the air. Deirdre left KCRW for good in June of 1991. Then she left LA, too, for a while.
The following year, she showed up in rural England to live with Cope and his family. Cope joins Bent By Nature to recount their unique relationship and roles in each other’s lives.
Go with the Flow: Community, Virality, and the Politics of Dancing
Places & Spaces: The Mizell Brothers’ LA Alchemy
Kendrick Lamar and the big samples (from “Switched on Pop”)
Viva Tirado: The South/East LA Connection
My Lady’s Frustration: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA
Mojo on Trial: The Seedy, Greedy World of Ruth Christie
The True Story of ‘Tainted Love’
Lost Notes Returns with the True Story of ‘Tainted Love’
Jonathan Demme: 'Stop Making Sense' interview and guest DJ set (1984)
Bent By Nature - Ep. 10: Rollins
Bent By Nature - Ep. 8: Half A World Away (with Michael Stipe)
Bent By Nature - Ep. 7: Ages of You
Bent By Nature - Ep. 6: Crossing Over (with David Lowery)
Bent By Nature - Ep. 5: Haywire (with Kathy McCarty & Brian Beattie)
Bent By Nature - Ep. 4: Almost Magic (with Syd Straw)
Bent By Nature - Ep. 3: Inside Out (with David and Bekki Newton)
Bent By Nature - Ep. 2: Music Could Be Your Whole Life
Bent By Nature - Ep. 1: This Is 'SNAP!'
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