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Episode 594: April New Music – Fontaines D.C., Witchtrial, Starcrawler
What’s Patrick been digging lately? New music from Ireland’s Fontaines D.C. and Washington DC’s Witchtrial. Plus, we play a Ramones cover by Starcrawler.
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Episode 593: New Zealand Rocks! – Death and the Maiden, Aldous Harding, Tiny Ruins and More
Patrick Foster and Nick Scalera wrap up Flying Nun Week II by discussing new music from New Zealand (Flying Nun Records or other). The legacy of the Dunedin Sound lives on in acts like Death and the Maiden, Aldous Harding, Tiny Ruins, Pickle Darling and Salad Boys.
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Episode 592: Flying Nun Classic Bands – The Clean, the Chills, the Bats, the Verlaines
Patrick Foster and Nick Scalera focused on classic ’80s recordings from these artists last year in Flying Nun Week I, but their careers have continued in most cases. What The Clean, The Chills, The Bats and the Verlaines did after the early days.
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Episode 591: Flying Nun Side Projects – David Kilgour, Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate, and More
Nick Scalera and Patrick Foster continue down the Flying Nun Records rabbit hole, this time talking about solo projects and spinoffs by David Kilgour (the Clean), Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate (Tall Dwarfs), Robert Scott, the Magick Heads and Minisnap (the Bats).
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Episode 590: Flying Nun in the ’90s – Garageland, Headless Chickens and More
The classic art vs. commerce debate hits Flying Nun, as some artists were removed from the label in favor of more commercial musicians. Patrick Foster and Nick Scalera discuss The Headless Chickens, Superette, The Cakekitchen, Bressa Creeting Cake, Garageland and the Terminals.
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Episode 589: Flying Nun Records – Pin Group, Sneaky Feelings, The Stones and More
Jim is off this week, so Nick Scalera joins Patrick to discuss his favorite topic: Flying Nun Records. It’s become an annual tradition. (Listen to episodes 330-334 for the first installments.) Today, they examine some early bands, including The Pin Group, Sneaky Feelings, The Stones, The Great Unwashed, Bird Nest Roys, Children’s Hour, The Doublehappys and This Kind of Punishment.
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Episode 588: Live Show – Don Zientara, Part 3
Part 3 of our live show in front of an audience at Spaces in Chevy Chase MD, with producer Don Zientara of Inner Ear Studio. Don takes audience questions and talks about that time Foo Fighters recorded at his studio. Don also plays two of his own songs: “Into the Daylight” and “All of the Pieces.”
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Episode 587: Live Show – Don Zientara, Part 2
Part 2 of our live show from Spaces in Chevy Chase MD with producer Don Zientara of the famed Inner Ear Studio. Don discusses working with avant-garde band the Happy Flowers, among other topics, and plays two of his own songs: “You Come” and “Jr. Heartbreaker.”
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Episode 586: Live Show – Don Zientara, Part 1
Welcome Don Zientara, famous producer of DC punk bands (Fugazi, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, etc.) and a singer-songwriter in his own right. In this live show — recorded as part of Alex Vidales’ DC Podfest live podcast series at Spaces in Chevy Chase MD — Don talks about how he got his Inner Ear Studio off the ground. Don also plays two songs at the end of the episode: “So Long” and “Easter Morning Prayer.”
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Episode 585: Fan Mail – Karen O and Danger Mouse, Strand of Oaks, Naked Giants, Unperfect, Fidlar and More
More listener picks for hot new music. We take calls from Gerald Chyzenski from Ireland by way of Canada, Scott from Georgia USA, Kjell Arne Sandvik from Norway and Steven Routledge from Scotland.