Tag: Nick Scalera
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Episode 724: Galaxie 500 – ‘On Fire’
Podcast patron Nick Scalera gets to pick the topic. He wants to talk about Galaxie 500’s “On Fire” album, celebrating its 30th anniversary.
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Episode 718: At the Movies – Ken Burns’s ‘Country Music’
Jim watched all 16 hours of Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’ documentary series on PBS. He and Patrick discuss this impressive work with listener Nick Scalera, who also happens to work at PBS’ Washington DC affiliate WETA.
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Episode 651: Guest Shot – The Who’s ‘Tommy’
Guest hosts Mike Wagner and Nick Scalera explore the wonders of The Who’s rock opera “Tommy,” released 50 years ago.
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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 558: Interview – The Chills’ Martin Phillipps, Part 3
Part 3 of our interview with Martin Phillipps of The Chills. In this episode, Martin takes us through the creative process for the band’s new album “Snow Bound,” receives a surprise Sloaty gift from Patrick and The Bish, then fields a challenging hypothetical.
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Episode 557: Interview – The Chills’ Martin Phillipps, Part 2
Part 2 of our interview with Martin Phillipps of The Chills, conducted backstage at the Black Cat in Washington DC. Martin talks about a new documentary about the band.