WPKN Music, Arts, and Culture Podcast

Joseph Celli WPKN's host of My Other Music (MOM) and SoundPrintAsia interviews composer/guitarist Nels Cline (WILCO) about his inspiration to devote his life to ‘sound’ with his wide range of music making groups ranging from progressive rock to free improvisation.  Nels  talks about the differences between recording and live performance and his love of improvisation and live audiences.  During the course of the interview we hear three cuts of his music and discuss his various bands. 

What is WPKN Music, Arts, and Culture Podcast?

The WPKN Music, Arts, and Culture Podcast features guest interviews hosted on WPKN broadcasts with our renowned DJs. Musicians, artists, producers, writers, movers and shakers - dig deeper into their philosophy and ethos.

Founded in 1963, WPKN is a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, CT and streaming online at WPKN.org. WPKN’s terrestrial signal now reaches to a listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, parts of New York and Massachusetts. Operating 24/7 and largely run by volunteers, WPKN offers a unique and eclectic mix of live and recorded music, news, public affairs, spoken word, arts & culture and other free-form programming which defy genre.