What inspires Sex With Strangers? #RIML

Records In My Life had the pleasure of interviewing Hatch Benedict and Cory Price of the band Sex With Strangers just before soundcheck at the Fox Cabaret this October.  Sex With Strangers
is celebrating their sixth studio album, "Discourse," produced by Jason Corbett (Northern Light Records). 

Sex With Strangers have a new video out for the first single Gift of Fear and are already in production with the follow up. 



The band goes back a long ways with me, and a big part of my love for them has always been their humour.  I think the interview shows a glimpse into the world of Sex With Strangers, though it would take more than six minutes to capture the energy of friends making music together for 20 years!

In case you've missed SWS's immense repertoire over the past decade, here's a fun place to start.  New City Anthem from their Tokyo Steel album.

Records In My Life: Violent Femmes

We had the pleasure of meeting up with Brian Ritchie of Violent Femmes last week before their sold out show at The Commodore Ballroom.  While we were told only Brian might do the interview it was a real treat when Gordon Gano popped in to offer a couple of his favorite albums - particularly Johnny Thunders "Live at Max's Kansas City", before slipping back to his room to warm up for the show!  It was interesting to hear Brian cite a few of his influential albums, and came as a bit of surprise when he listed first and foremost Yes "Fragile" as the source of his bass playing style (which in retrospect makes total sense.  Have a look!

This Violent Femmes episode of Records In My Life references the following albums:

1. Yes - Fragile
2. T-Rex - A Beard of Stars
3. Albert Ayler - The Impulse Story
4. Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers - Live at Max's Kansas City
5. Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

Brian also spoke to us about his love of Televisions's Marque Moon as well as Ornette Coleman's "Ornette"

Records In My Life is hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein
direction, editing by Mark Henning
Videography by Benn McQuire & Mark Henning
Animations and logo by Susana Ramirez

Music Credits:
This Violent Femmes episode of RIML features their song "Memories" off the "We Can Do Anything" album

Theme music is "Best Tonight" by Combine the Victorious