Nashville Radio: Art, Words and Music

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215 paintings by Jon Langford of the Mekons - the punk rock Leonardo'. Included alongside Langford's images are lyrics and autobiographical writings, plus a free CD of Langford performing 18 of the printed songs. The rocker's art wrestles with the culture and politics of his adopted US home, invoking musical icons such as Hank Williams and Johnny Cash as well as marginal figures who are jerked around by the forces of success, exploitation, fame and neglect.

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Jon Langford is a British musician based in Chicago, who, along with Tom Greenhaigh, has piloted legendary punk rockers the Mekons through 17 years of tours, label changes and massive underground adulation. He is well known for his side projects (Waco Brothers, Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Three Johns) and has written and starred in performance art pieces. His paintings have toured art galleries worldwide.