Alternate Take: Hear ACDC cover from Detroit dance band Slingshot; music from Arthur Russell and more

On the latest episode of Alternate Take, I share music from Slingshot, a band that performed live on the iconic local TV show The Scene and in Detroit clubs in the early ‘80s.

Related: Reflecting on the cultural legacy of ‘The Scene’

I also explore music from Arthur Russell, a Soft Moon remix of M83, Dummy and a collaboration between indie band Stereolab and flute player Herbie Mann.

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Alternate Take Playlist for June 20, 2024

• Kairos Creature Club – “Space Sand”
• Biosphere – “Oi – 1”
• Dummy – “Cloud Pleaser”
• Stereolab & Herbie Mann – “One Note Samba / Surfboard”
• Arthur Russell – “In the Light of the Miracle”
• DJ 3000 – “Part Time Profit”
• Yellow House – “Blowing Away”
• Halima – “Awaken”
• Sigur Rós – “Ísjaki”
• M83 – “Oceans Niagara (The Soft Moon Remix)”
• Sparks – “This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us”
• Jackie Mendoza – “Besos y Café”
• Slingshot – “You Shook Me All Night Long (Detroit Electro) feat. Kathy Kosins”
• Kraftwerk – “Aéro Dynamik”
• DetroitCentriX, Kathy Kosins & Paul Randolph – “What We Want”
• Calexico – “Epic”
• Grace Jones – “Warm Leatherette”
• Love and Rockets – “Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven”
• Jack White – “Hi-De-Ho (feat. Q-Tip)”
• The The – “Helpline Operator”
• Jamie Lidell – “Me and You”
• Cults – “Crybaby”
• José Padilla – “Blitz Magic”