More Episodes
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Episode 910: Midyear 2020 Report
Listeners Adam Coop and Walt Falconer submit their lists of favorite albums of 2020 so far. Jim and Patrick weigh in with a couple of picks.
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Episode 909: A Musical Road Trip
Jeff Niebuhr, a patron of the pod, gets to pick the topic. We discuss a way-cool musical road trip he took recently with his girlfriend, Diane. They recorded songs related to the places they visited along the way.
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Episode 908: The Beths – Interview, Part 2
Part 2 of our interview with Elizabeth Stokes and Jonathan Pearce of The Beths (with special guest cohost Nick Scalera). Liz and Jon talk about songwriting, the use of backing vocals, their favorite New Zealand bands and more.
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Episode 907: The Beths – Interview, Part 1
With the help of guest cohost Nick Scalera, we talk with Elizabeth Stokes and Jonathan Pearce of most excellent indie pop band The Beths. We connected via Zoom to the band’s home base in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Episode 906: Mansun – An Appreciation
Steven Routledge, a patron of the pod, gets to pick the topic. We discuss British band Mansun, one of Steven’s favorites. The alternative band released three albums between 1997 and 2000.
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Episode 905: Great Live Albums
Keith Jacobsen, a patron of the pod, gets to pick the topic. We discuss great live albums, including recordings by Van Morrison, Bill Withers, Talking Heads and Cheap Trick.
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Episode 904: Radkey – Interview
We talk with Isaiah Radke of the awesome rock band Radkey. Patron Mike Snider, friend of the band, set this up.
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Episode 903: Lit’s Popoff Brothers – Interview, Part 2
Part 2 of our interview with Ajay and Jeremy Popoff of Lit. They discuss their new country-tinged project, under the name Popoff Brothers; the need for merchandising in today’s music business; creative past promotions for Lit; and their experiences at Woodstock ’99.
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Book Review: ‘This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division, the Oral History’ by Jon Savage
A fascinating and incredibly well put together oral history of Joy Division.
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Episode 902: Lit’s Popoff Brothers – Interview, Part 1
We talk with Ajay and Jeremy Popoff of rock band Lit (via Zoom). They discuss their modern classic “My Own Worst Enemy” and growing up with a top 40 DJ as a dad. (Part 2 tomorrow.)