David J, the dapper flaneur whose legendary bass playing is part of the rhythmic backbone of Love and Rockets and Bauhaus, sat down with Spotlight On’s guest host, Michael Donaldson, for a no-holds-barred chat. Starting with David’s latest demo collection, Tracks From The Attic, the conversation meandered through a maze of topics, touching on everything from the esoteric to the heavy beats of dub music. They also swapped stories about Leonard Cohen, Genesis P-Orridge, the off-the-cuff creation of Shiva Saves, and even Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies.
The discussion wrapped with talk of this fall’s ongoing Love and Rockets tour with Jane’s Addiction.
Tracks from the Attic (released on Independent Project Records) is David J’s career-spanning triple album made up of home demos recorded between 1984 and 2004, hand-selected for inclusion by the artist himself. You can hear a few musical excerpts from the album in the interview.
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You can listen to Tracks From The Attic below and order the album here.
The Love and Rockets/Jane’s Addiction summer tour, spanning 23 cities, kicked off on August 9 at Las Vegas’ Fontainebleau. The band will wind its way across the continent, culminating in a climactic performance at the Evolution Festival in St. Louis on September 29. It promises to be a celebration of a band that, despite the years, remains as vital and compelling as ever.
- Love and Rockets Tour Dates:
- Wed Aug 21 — Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
- Fri Aug 23 — Durant, OK @ Choctaw Grand Theater
- Sun Aug 25 — New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore
- Tue Aug 27 — Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place
- Thu Aug 29 — Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Sat Aug 31 — Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live
- Tue Sep 03 — Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
- Thu Sep 05 — Portsmouth, VA @ Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion
- Sat Sep 07 — Atlantic City, NJ @ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
- Tue Sep 10 — New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17
- Fri Sep 13 — Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion
- Sun Sep 15 — Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
- Wed Sep 18 — Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
- Fri Sep 20 — Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheater
- Sun Sep 22 — Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Pavilion
- Tue Sep 24 — Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
- Thu Sep 26 — Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
- Sat Sep 28 — Huntsville, AL @ South Star Music Festival
- Sun Sep 29 — St. Louis, MO @ Evolution Festival
- Wed Oct 02 — Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium (New Date Added)
- Fri Oct 04 — Sandy, UT @ Sandy Amphitheater (New Date Added)
- Tue Oct 08 — Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater (New Date Added)
- Wed Oct 09 — Portland, OR @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum (New Date Added)
- Fri Oct 11 — Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort and Casino (New Date Added)
- Sun Oct 13 — San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic (New Date Added)
- Wed Oct 16 — Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater (New Date Added)
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