40 Nights of Rock & Roll

40 Nights of Rock Archive: Day 20 video blog - Capgun Coup

After hanging at the ballpark with Paul Westerberg in Minneapolis, Scott and Steve head south and west toward Omaha. At dinner, Scott is nearly poisoned to death when he deviates from his standard burgers/tacos/pizza diet and eats a bowl of vegan, cashew-butter-laced tomato soup at a local health-food restaurant. That’ll teach him to ignore his best instincts. But Scott cures himself the old fashioned way - with straight whiskey - and the 40 Nights crew presses on, interviewing lo-fi Omaha rockers Capgun Coup outside Brothers Lounge. (WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS PROJECTILE VOMITING)

RELATED LINKS

• Watch the video for Capgun Coup’s “A Liar in Texas in a Green Room in Memphis”
• Like surf, psychedelia, booming big-beat drums and squalling guitars? Read more about Capgun Coup here.