Guy Livingston: The Bug - "music, secrets, and silence"

Guy Livingston: The Bug - "music, secrets, and silence"


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The Bug S2#7 A rant
May 08, 2020

No, I’m not falling apart: this rant is only possible because I finally feel like I have a handle on my personal situation. I’m stabilized. But now that I’m stable, I’m looking around me, and saddened by how much my friends, family,

The Bug S2#6: Quarantine is for the birds
May 01, 2020

Whether it’s schizophrenia at home, or driving down the long highway in a lonesome car… …solitude is for the birds in this quarantine-era podcast.  Music of Laurent Coq, Frank Pahl, the band Ida, and Mozart/ShakeUp Music, as sung by the birds.

The Bug S2#5: Until The End of the World
April 24, 2020

Tonight’s Playlist Opening Titles, by Graeme Revell: from Until the End of the World (film by Wim Wenders) I’ll Love You (until the end of the world), by Nick Cave: from Until the End of the World My Blue Wave, by Lambchop: from Is A Woman Mysterons,

The Bug S2#4: “Music is the greatest of truth-tellers”
April 10, 2020

going slightly mad?! PLAYLIST Mark Hollis – The Colour of Spring Rolling Stones – 19th Nervous Breakdown Queen – I’m going slightly Mad Mark Hollis – The Colour of Spring (reprise)   CREDITS This show is dedicated to Geoff Council,

The Bug S2#3: Drumming on the highway
April 03, 2020

music in time of quarantine… PLAYLIST AC/DC Highway to Hell Alanna Battat – Eclipse, from Recognize Manfred Mann’s Earthband   NEWS Who says the world is getting quieter this week? This fellow was parked along the Dutch A4 highway,

The Bug S2#2: When the music stops
March 27, 2020

CO-HOSTED WITH NED McGOWAN! Tonight at 6pm…Ned and I are co-hosting The Bug. We taped our conversation last night, and had a really good time, though there are minor technical issues which I’m sure you (our audience) will forgive,

The Bug S2#1: when time stops
March 20, 2020

The Bug is back – this is Season Two, episode #1. I wasn’t planning to start so soon, but my concert tour has been cancelled – with no more performances in the foreseeable future; indeed who knows when we can all travel again?

The Bug #12: Muses
July 05, 2019

end of Season One of The Bug: episode #12 "muses and inspiration"

The Bug #11: Stockhausen’s new clothes
June 07, 2019

Postcast #11: featuring special guest Ned McGowan, in conversation with Guy Livingston “Aus Licht” consists of extracts from the excruciatingly long and bombastic opera “Licht” by Karlheinz Stockhausen – fortunately livened by occasional flashes of gen...

The Bug #10: Music for Airports (redux)
May 24, 2019

with special guest Ned McGowan… The Bug Number 10, a podcast about airports, commercialism, and inner space (and the longest neon sculpture in the world).