111 A Renaissance Of Robyn: Hitchcock Pt 3 The Conclusion

The final chapter of our three-part celebration of the incomparable Robyn Hitchcock has arrived, and it’s a journey you simply cannot afford to miss!

In this concluding installment of "A Renaissance Of Robyn," we tie together the threads of a career that defies categorization, blending the whimsical, the surreal, and the profoundly human.We dive deep into the creative resurgence of 2024, exploring both his evocative memoir, 1967: How I Got There And Why I Never Left, and the companion album, 1967: Vacations In The Past.

From there, we trace the evolution of his sound, revisiting the jagged, infectious energy of his six albums with The Egyptians, featuring the powerhouse Soft Boys rhythm section of Andy Metcalfe and Morris Windsor, and the collaborative magic of his three-album run with The Venus 3, anchored by R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and  legendary Ministry drummer Bill Rieflin.But we don't stop there!

This episode goes far beyond the discography of Robyn Hitchcock. We examine Robyn’s pivotal role in director John Edginton’s 2001 BBC 2 masterpiece, The Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett Story, as well as his 2007 feature documentary Sex, Food, Death & Insects, which made its North American debut at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax.The stakes are high as we peel back the layers of a story that turns personal: a candid conversation between director John Edginton, dedicated enthusiast Todd Michalik, and your host, The Generation X Offender. What began as a celebration of an artistic icon concludes with a promise unfulfilled and the dissolution of a friendship, all sparked by the intoxicating, life-altering elixir that is the music of Robyn Hitchcock.It’s fun, it’s informative, it’s essential.

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*THE SONGS

Saturday Groovers

Vacations In The Past

Dominoes (written by Syd Barrett)

Mexican God

Daisy Bomb

In Agony Of Pleasure