SWANS on Records In My Life (interview 2016)

RIML met with Michael Gira, founding member of the band Swans when they performed in Vancouver last month. He discussed with us some of his earliest and most influential records, including a rare album by Charlemagne Palestine! Swans on RIML references the following albums: 1. Songs of the South 2. South Pacific 3. Chubby Checker - The Twist 4. The Doors - The Doors 5. The Doors - Strange Days 6. The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out 7. .The Mothers of Invention - Absolutely Free 8. The Mothers of Inventi