Glenn Morrow, Janet Wygal, Doug Wygal, Jon Light Klages
Influences
Music we loved as kids:
Beatles, Beach Boys, Byrds, Al Green, Love, Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Enoch Light, T Rex, Otis Redding, Van Morrison, Lou Reed, Iggy & The Stooges, MC5
Bands we did shows with:
X , Dream Syndicate, DNA, Ventures, Polyrock, Rank & File, Three O’Clock, Translator, James White and the Blacks, Romeo Void, 10,000 Maniacs, Neats, Del Fuegos, Lyres, Mission of Burma, Slickee Boys, Love Tractor, REM, Bongos, The Cure, Magazine, David Johanssen, Cucumbers, Cyclones, the dBs, Til Tuesday, Information, Ut, A Certain Ratio, Waitresses, R. Stevie Moore, Raybeats, I Ride The Bus, TV Toy, Mofungo, Certain General
Sounds Like
The Individuals were inspired by:
Velvet Underground, Televison, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, Alex Chilton, Big Star, Glen Branca, DNA, The Contortions, Elvis Costello, Lydia Lunch, Richard Hell and the Void Oids, The Modern Lovers, Dwight Twilley, Ramones, Feelies, Gang of Four, Mekons, Pil, The Embarrassment
The Individuals formed in 1979 in the New York City metro area through a Village Voice ad that brought guitarist Glenn Morrow and drummer John Klett together with bassist Janet Wygal and lead guitarist Jon Klages. When John Klett left the band in 1980, he was replaced by Janet’s brother Doug Wygal. With Gene Holder of the dB’s producing, this lineup recorded the EP Aquamarine, the album Fields, and one single, “Dancing with My Eighty Wives.” Fields was the first full-length album recorded at Mitch Easter’s Drive- In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (At the same time, R.E.M. were working on their first EP at Mitch’s.)
An early Individuals bio ended with the line “In one of the worst years in the music business, the Individuals’ album is a bright spot.” That era saw the end of disco, and this current rerelease occurs at a similar time of flux, as the music industry once again attempts to figure out where it stands in the world of pop music. And still the Individuals’ music shines.
Tracklisting 01. This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren [4AD] 02. Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey On The Moon [RCA] 03. Brigitte Bardot, Sascha Distell & Serge Gainsbourg - Hippies [Fat City] 04. This Heat - Sleep [Rough Trade] 05. Napoleon XIV - They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! [Warner Bros.] 06. David Essex - Rock On [CBS] 07. Leonard Cohen - Lover Lover Lover [CBS] 08. The Creatures - Fruitman [Polydor] 09. The Slits - Typical Girls [Island] 10. Toto Coelo - I Eat Cannibals [Radialchoice] 11. Gary Glitter - I Didn't Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock 'N Roll) [Bell] 12. Faust - The Sad Skinhead [Virgin] 13. Shriekback - Sexthinkone [Y Records] 14. Black Randy & The Metrosquad - Down At The Laundrymat [Dangerhouse] 15. Test Dept. - Fuel To Fight [Ministry Of Power] 16. HTRK - Disco [Blast First Petite] 17. Harvey Matusow's Jews Harp Band - Wet Socks [Head] 18. Anna Jarvinen - Ar Det Det Har Det Hela Handlar Om? [Rip Curl] 19. Liverpool Scene - Bat Poem [Beat Goes On] 20. Sonic Youth - Ca Plane Pour Moi [City Slang] 21. Saints - This Perfect Day [Harvest] 22. The Skids - Scared To Dance [Virgin] 23. Black Sabbath - War Pigs [Castle] 24. Husker Du - Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely [Warner Bros.]
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kickintheeye 014 kickintheeye.podomatic.com a monthly music podcast produced by John Kennedy & Ian Clark
Tracklisting 01. Nico - Eulogy To Lenny Bruce [Polydor] 02. David Van Ronk - He Was A Friend Of Mine [Fantasy] 03. Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Skeletons (Acoustic) [Polydor] 04. Woods - Rain On [Woodsist] 05. Marc & The Mambas - Terrapin [Some Bizzare] 06. Chris Knox - The Woman Inside Of Me [Flying Nun] 07. Elvis Costello - Big Boys [Demon] 08. Daniele Baldelli - Waka Kossa [Cosmic Sound] 09. Billy Bond - Tontos [Finders Keepers] 10. Arab Strap - Turbulence [Chemikal Underground] 11. Lene Lovich - Bird Song [Stiff] 12. Moebius & Plank - Conditionierer [Sky] 13. Family Fodder - Debbie Harry [Mute] 14. Deerhoof - Midnight Bicycle Mystery [ATP] 15. Liars - Everyday Is A Child With Teeth [Blast First] 16. Wooden Shjips - Contact [Mexican Summer] 17. Susie Ibarra - Fractal 1 [Tzadik] 18. Psychic TV - Terminus-Xtul [Tempus] 19. The Creatures - Killing Time [Polydor] 20. Bauhaus - King Volcano [Beggars Banquet] 21. 13th Chime - Cuts Of Love [Ellie Jay] 22. Love & Rockets - No Big Deal [Beggars Banquet] 23. Christian Death - After The Rain [Jungle] 24. Mission Of Burma - Progress [Taang!] 25. Liechtenstein - The End [Slumberland]
kickintheeye 013 kickintheeye.podomatic.com a monthly music podcast produced by John Kennedy & Ian Clark
Tracklisting 01. Marissa Nadler - The Hole Is Wide [Kemado] 02. The Durutti Column - Sketch For Dawn (I) [Factory] 03. Tunnel Vision - Watching The Hydroplanes [Factory] 04. Shriekback - Mothloop [Kaz] 05. R. Stevie Moore - I Still Want It [Forty-Seven] 06. Vetiver - Sister [Sub Pop] 07. Miss Ludella Black & The Masonics - Take A Heart [Damaged Goods] 08. Suburban Laws - Flying Saucer Safari [I.R.S.] 09. Young Marble Giants - Wurlitzer Jukebox [Rough Trade] 10. The Wolfgang Press - Prostitute I [4AD] 11. WEAVE! - Bravery [Pacific Reasons] 12. The Raincoats - Off Duty Trip [Rough Trade] 13. X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage Up Yours! [Virgin] 14. Rapeman - Trouser Minnow [Blast First] 15. Jane's Addiction - Summertime Rolls [Warner Bros.] 16. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Stranger Than Kindness [Mute] 17. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Dali's Car [Reprise] 18. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Talk About The Weather [Red Rhino] 19. Crispy Ambulance - Deaf [Factory] 20. Section 25 - Dirty Disco [Factory] 21. Flipper - Sex Bomb [Beggars Banquet] 22. Black Flag - Slip It In [SST]
kickintheeye 012 kickintheeye.podomatic.com a monthly music podcast produced by John Kennedy & Ian Clark
Tracklisting 01. Pere Ubu - Real World [Rough Trade] 02. John Cale - Sabotage [I.R.S. ] 03. Sonic Youth - (I Got A) Catholic Block [Blast First] 04. T-Rex - Cosmic Dancer [Fly] 05. Douglas Wood - Folk Ghost [Trunk] 06. Mayo Thompson - Black Legs [Glass] 07. Woody Leafer - There Are Drums In My Typewriter [Beat Jazz] 08. Dirty Three - At The Bar [Bella Union] 09. Jeffrey Lewis - The Gasman Cometh [Rough Trade] 10. Burnt Friedman - Where Should I Go [Nonplace] 11. John Zorn - Atmosphere [Tzadik] 12. Butthole Surfers - 22 Going On 23 [Blast First] 13. D.A.F. - Verlier NIcht Den Kopf [Virgin] 14. Einsturzende Neubaten - Sand [Some Bizzare] 15. XYX - Nunca, Nunca [S-S] 16. Mi Ami - Echononecho [Quarterstick] 17. Weave! - Little Liar [Pacific Reasons] 18. Wildbirds & Peacedrums - Doubt/Hope [Leaf] 19. Topmost - The End [Love]
Tracklisting 01. Arvo Part - Cantus In Memoriam Benjamin Britten [CCT] 02. Gil Scott-Heron - We Almost Lost Detroit [Strata East] 03. Bill Laswell - Is This Love [Island] 04. Rhythm & Sound - See Mi Yah [Burial Mix] 05. Barbara Lynn - I'm A Good Woman [Fryer Mantis] 06. A Certain Ratio - Shack Up [Creation] 07. Bush Tetras - Too Many Creeps [99 Records] 08. They Came From The Stars I Saw Them - Moon Song [THISISNOTANEXIT] 09. Lucky Dragons - About Peter [Marriage] 10. Danielle Dax - The Spoil Factor [Biter Of Thorpe] 11. King Hannibal - The Truth Shall Make You Free [Aware] 12. Dooza - Baby I Like it Raw [Foot Forward] 13. The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Bertha Butt Boogie [Atlantic] 14. The Stranglers - Bear Cage [I.R.S.] 15. Pascal Comelade, Pierre Bastien, Jac Berrocal & Jaki Liebezeit - Woolloomooloo Bay [EVVA] 16. Deerhoof - Family Of Others [Kill Rock Stars] 17. T-Bone Burnett - Humans From Earth [Warner] 18. Dog Faced Hermans - Wings [Konkurrel] 19. The Police - The Bed's Too Big Without You [A&M]
Attention Individuals fans! This Tuesday night, August 12, be sure to tune in to my show on WFMU at 11pm to hear THE INDIVIDUALS playing live for just the second time in 25 years! (The first time was their big reunion show at Maxwell's a couple of weeks ago). You can listen to WFMU at 91.1FM in NYC/NJ, 90.1FM in the Catskills/Hudson Valley region of New York, and/or online from anywhere at http://www. wfmu. org (And if you can't listen live, the show will be archived here on Wednesday morning.) Don't miss it!
