The Mekons, from Leeds by way of Chicago, always hit the spot on a Friday evening. If any readers are fans of This American Life, there is a brillian
May 8, 2009

The Mekons, from Leeds by way of Chicago, always hit the spot on a Friday evening.

If any readers are fans of This American Life, there is a brilliant episode about classified ads where in one segment, Mekons guitarist/singer Jon Langford has one day to piece together an entire band from the classified ads of the newspaper and have them record a version of "Rocket Man" by Elton John. Well worth a listen -- you can get it here.

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