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NPR's "Fresh Air" review of "Holiday in Dirt" | 2008-06-08
Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Holiday in Dirt for NPR's "Fresh Air".

Bush 'n BBQ | 2008-06-08
It's the end of the summer! Download and listen to Drywall's "hidden bonus track # 16" from Barbeque Babylon.

tampabay.com: Stan Ridgway interview online | 2008-06-08

New Stan Ridgway Audio Interview Online

Lengthy discussion includes Stan's beginnings in music and early influences, his solo career, the early days of Wall Of Voodoo, recording, Drywall, upcoming dates in the UK and yes, baked beans, ventriloquism, magic, and more.

Stan Interview / Australia Triple R radio Melbourne | 2005-11-15
Stan Ridgway was interviewed by Jonathan Alley of Triple R Radio in Melbourne Australia. They discuss "Snakebite" and other works as well as some people that have influenced Stan.
MP3 file download (26MB) | direct link to RealMedia file

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly | 2005-11-15
From the vault! Wall of Voodoo's take on Ennio Morricone's theme for The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Monsters of the Id (Live at the Saxon Pub) | 2005-11-15
Complete with an intro by Stan and Pietra featuring the giant Saxon, it's Mose Allison's fantastic "Monsters of the Id."

Video of "Knife and Fork" (from Black Diamond) | 2005-11-15
RealMedia version of the video for "Knife and Fork" from the album Black Diamond.

Ring of Fire (Live at Cafe du Nord) | 2005-11-15
Recorded live at a 2005 show at San Francisco's Cafe du Nord.

Mr. Moonman | 2005-09-19
a song for the soon to be released "SONGS FER KIDS" CD.

Clouds | 2005-09-19
Stan sings CLOUDS by Joni Mitchell

Goin' On Down to the BBQ | 2005-08-01
The first track off the new Drywall CD: "Barbeque Babylon", due out August 14!

Garage Band '69 (Live) | 2005-07-11
Live at The Saxon Pub in Austin, Texas, on the Ides of March (3.15.2005)

Call of the West MP3 | 2005-06-16
Mark Deming, All Music Guide
Wall of Voodoo's second full-length album, Call of the West, was a noticeably more approachable work than their debut, Dark Continent, and it even scored a fluke hit single, "Mexican Radio," a loopy little number about puzzled American tourists that's easily the catchiest thing on the album. But while Wall of Voodoo's textures had gotten a bit less abrasive with time, the band's oddball minor-key approach was still a long way from synth pop, and frontman Stan Ridgway's songs were Americana at its darkest and least forgiving, full of tales of ordinary folks with little in the way of hopes or dreams, getting by on illusions that seem more like a willful denial of the truth the closer you get to them. There's a quiet tragedy in the ruined suburbanites of "Lost Weekend" and the emotionally stranded working stiff of "Factory," and the title song, which follows some Middle American sad sack as he chases a vague and hopeless dream in California, is as close as pop music has gotten to capturing the bitter chaos of the final chapter of Nathaniel West's The Day of the Locust. In other words, anyone who bought Call of the West figuring it would feature another nine off-kilter pop tunes like "Mexican Radio" probably recoiled in horror by the time they got to the end of side two. But there's an intelligence and wounded compassion in the album's gallery of lost souls, and there's enough bite in the music that it remains satisfying two decades on. Call of the West is that rare example of a new wave band scoring a fluke success with what was also their most satisfying album.

Buried the Pope (Blues for John Paul) | 2005-04-13
Website Exclusive. Downlaod a new song from soon to be released summer CD, as yet untitled, from Stan Ridgway and Band / MP3: "Buried the Pope" (Blues for John Paul)

"My Rose Marie," a different version than the CD | 2005-04-09
MP3: "My Rose Marie - A Soldier's Tale", a different recorded version than what appeared on "Snakebite". This alternate take contains different lyrics in places and was recorded live in studio with just a few overdubs.

Streaming video trailer from "Holiday In Dirt" the DVD | 2005-03-02
Streaming video trailer from "Holiday In Dirt" the DVD. Out now and in
stores.
See the dirt!

Director's Cut version of Stan Ridgway's Weekend Edition Sunday interview | 2005-01-15
MP3: The Director's Cut version of Stan Ridgway's September interview on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. He discusses his new album, Snakebite: Blacktop Ballads and Fugitive Songs with host Liane Hansen.

"Head Like a Radio ", a mashup by Phog Masheen | 2005-01-15
MP3: "Head Like a Radio ", a mashup by Phog Masheen of Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio" and Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like a Hole".

Quicktime promo movie for Holiday In Dirt | 2004-12-17
From the archives:
Quicktime promo movie for 2002's
Holiday In Dirt.

"Train of Thought" recorded live at The Great American Music Hall | 2004-12-05
MP3: "Train of Thought"recorded October 15, 2002 at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California.

Snakebite: Blacktop Ballads and Fugitive Songs NPR review | 2004-11-08
Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Snakebite: Blacktop Ballads and Fugitive Songs, the new CD by Stan Ridgway.
npr_snakebite_review.mp3

Holiday in Dirt NPR review | 2002-01-11
Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Holiday in Dirt, the new CD by Stan Ridgway.
npr_dirt_review.mp3

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