6/24/12 21 - Wrapped Up in Books - Luke Taylor

This week on The Current Presents, we're taking a look at the back-and-forth influences between music and literature. Local musician and English professor Dr Andy Scheiber describes the cross-pollination among music, literature and other arts. Some connections are obvious while others are surprising. (Originally aired 11/21/10)

Segments

Wrapped Up in Books
Belle & Sebastian

No Myth
Michael Penn

Cemetry Gates
The Smiths

Hey, Jack Kerouac
10,000 Maniacs

Upfield
Billy Bragg

Afternoons and Coffeespoons
Crash Test Dummies

Tender
Blur

Summer Days
Bob Dylan

Ghost of Tom Joad
Bruce Springsteen & Pete Seeger

Meet Me By The Moonlight
The Get-Up Johns

Soma
The Strokes

Do-Wah-Doo
Kate Nash