Lotus Land

Even as love and fatherhood have remade my life, I’m not immune to falling into a bit of a rut. But in early-aughts New York, you never know when a chance conversation with Lady Gaga will set a course for the future.

SONGS EXCERPTED IN THIS EPISODE

“Never Understand” - The Jesus & Mary Chain 

“London’s Burnin’” (live) - The Clash

“We Are the Sleepyheads” - Belle & Sebastian

“A Method” - TV on the Radio

“Daylight” - Aesop Rock

“Girl on Fire” - the Royal Chains

“Sometimes” - the Brian Jonestown Massacre

“God Only Knows” - the Beach Boys

“I Wanna Be Adored” - the Stone Roses

“My Kingdom” - Echo & the Bunnymen

“Sea Cruise” - Volcano Suns

“Love Sick Dog” - Willie “Loco” Alexander

“Little Wonder” - David Bowie

“88” - Anna Domino

“Rocket 88” - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats

“88 Lines About 44 Women” - The Nails

“Strawberry Letter #23” - the Brothers Johnson

“Route 66” - Bobby Short

“I’m Eighteen” - Alice Cooper

“Edge of Seventeen” - Stevie Nicks

“‘95 aka Make Things Right” - Lemon Jelly

“Rockin’ the Suburbs” - Ben Folds Five

“Ain’t Got No” - “Hair” Broadway soundtrack

“I Am the Fly” - Wire