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“A Drummers Tale” – Phantom Power’s Interview with Charles Hayward

“Charles Hayward is one of the most propulsive, resourceful and generative rock-plus drummers of the past half-century,” says Phantom Power, a self-proclaimed “podcast on the sonic arts and humanities.” We agree! Listen to this great interview with the This Heat cofounder on the eve of their final U.S. shows ever—including at Big Ears 2019.

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