Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie tells us about attending the legendary 1975 Bruce Springsteen “Bomb Threat” show in Milwaukee; why Kurt Cobain insisted on opening for the Femmes even though Nirvana was a bigger band; and what it was like to be part of the Velvet Underground reunion on Moe Tucker’s album “I Spent a Week There the Other Night." See IG (Decades of Disorganized Music): @officialviolentfemmes Website: https://vfemmes.com Check out the 30th Anniversary reissue of "Why do birds sing?" on translucent red vinyl -------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Website: https://tmepshow.com Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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