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Show Notes

James Blacktop joins Bob Jonkman in the studio, and Marc Reilly is on the phone as we talk about The Boys & I and the upcoming release of their first single, That Ain’t Me Anymore.

The interview starts at 4m08s.

Online:

• Website: https://theboysandiband.com/
• Facebook: @theboysandiband
• Reverbnation: The Boys & I
• Spotify: James Blacktop | Spotify
• YouTube: The Boys & I / James Blacktop
• Bandcamp: James Blacktop | The Boys & I
• SoundCloud: James Blacktop | SoundCloud
• Spotify: The Boys & I | Spotify
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• Twitter: @AdomPostma

That Ain’t Me Anymore (Lyric Video)

Podcast

Download: ckms-community-connections-2020-08-31-episode057.mp3 (56.6 MiBytes, 59m00s, episode 057)

Podcast Index

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• 0m00s: CKMS Community Connections theme – Steve Todd
• 0m23s: Angel In Disguise – James Blacktop
• 4m07s: James Blacktop is the first musical guest to come back for a repeat visit; talking about recording the single That Ain’t Me Anymore; this is a single, no EP yet; James and Marc Reilly playing a few gigs; That Ain’t Me Anymore is Marc’s first commercial recording. Introducing the band: Luke Ducharme, percussion, has started a family and has left the band, Nathan Bonassin is now the drummer, Marc Reilly is lead guitar, Adom Postma is the bass player. James introduces Lay Down Easy.
• 11m56s: Lay Down Easy – James Blacktop, Live, On-Air, In-Studio!
• 15m34s: That’s new music! Going from idea to production; talking about collaboration; mentioning Book of Counted Sorrows; Marc’s inspiration for music combines with James’s music; writing down the music; James gets the lyrics first, notes some chords, than passes to Marc to flesh out the music; introducing Book Of Counted Sorrows.
• 23m40s: Book Of Counted Sorrows – performed by James Blacktop, music by Marc Reilly, live, in-studio
• 27m47: Origins of Book Of Counted Sorrows; James Blacktop’s studio equipment, and on live gigs; cancelled gigs and internet gigs; starting live gigs again with plastic screens separating musicians from the audience; toying with new songs during quarantine.
• 38m40s: Lovers In A Dangerous Time – James Blacktop, live, in-studio
• 43m40s: Playing cover songs at live gigs; releasing That Ain’t Me Anymore on all the usual online and streaming locations; practising when not performing; Adom Postma on YouTube Chat; trying collaboration software during quarantine; the story behind That Ain’t Me Anymore; a brief listen of last year’s studio recording; alterations to the song since last year; James and Marc chat while Bob finds the track to play.
• 53m45s: That Ain’t Me Anymore – James Blacktop and The Boys & I
• 57m56s: End credits

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Bonus Footage

YouTube: CKMS Community Connections for 31 August 2020

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