Two of experimental music's most important figures — Ian Williams of Battles and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth — talk lyrics, writing for bands versus scoring orchestral music, and the profound musical influence of the cheerleading movie Bring It On in this edition of the Talkhouse Music Podcast, recorded live at Samsung 837.
—Elia Einhorn, Talkhouse Podcast producer and engineer
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Listen to Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) and Ian Williams (Battles) Bond over Bring It On
These experimental legends sat down for an episode of the Talkhouse Music Podcast.
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