The Complicated Life of Moby Grape's Skip Spence with Don Stevenson and Cam Cobb

On this episode of Reading Is Funktamental, we speak with musician Don Stevenson and author Cam Cobb about the star-crossed life of Skip Spence, a founding member of Moby Grape who went on to record the legendary solo album, OAR. Stevenson was Spence's bandmate in this acclaimed ensemble from San Francisco's Haight Ashbury, a renowned drummer/songwriter. Cobb is the author of a fantastic new biography, Weighted Down: The Complicated Life of Moby Grape's Skip Spence (Omnibus Press). My earlier review of the book can be found at PopMatters - https://www.popmatters.com/moby-grape... "Reading is Funktamental" is a one-hour radio show and podcast about great books written about music and music-makers. In each episode, host Sal Cataldi speaks to the authors of some of the best reads about rock, jazz, punk, world, experimental music, and much more. From time to time, the host and authors will be joined by notable musicians, writers, and artists who are die-hard fans of the subject matter covered. Expect lively conversation and a playlist of great music to go with it. "Reading Is Funktamental" can be heard the second Wednesday of every month from 10 – 11 AM on Wave Farm: WGXC 90.7 FM and online at wavefarm.org. It can be found wherever podcasts are on Apple, Spotify, and more. Sal Cataldi is a musician and writer based in Saugerties. He is best known for his work with his genre-leaping solo project, Spaghetti Eastern Music, and is also a member of the ambient guitar duo, Guitars A Go Go, the poetry and music duo, Vapor Vespers, the post-rock project Hari Karaoke Trio of Doom and the quartet, Spaceheater. His writing on music, books and film has been featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, PopMatters, Seattle Times, Huffington Post, Inside+Out Upstate NY, and NYSMusic.com, where he is the book reviewer.