Tag: Nick Scalera
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Episode 556: Interview – The Chills’ Martin Phillipps, Part 1
Patrick Foster and Nick Scalera went backstage at the Black Cat in Washington DC to interview Martin Phillipps of legendary New Zealand indie rock band The Chills. This is part one of that interview.
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Episode 508: Greatest Hits – Flying Nun Records, Our Most Popular Episode
We conclude Greatest Hits Week with our most popular episode of 2018. You all really enjoyed hearing Nick Scalera talk about the current bands in the Flying Nun Records galaxy of stars. We get it – the Courtneys, Aldous Harding, Fazerdaze, Wax Chattels – they’re great bands.
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Episode 471: Galaxie 500 – ‘Today’
Today, we celebrate “Today.” That’s Galaxie 500’s debut album, released 30 years ago. Nick Scalera leads the discussion.
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Episode 470: Sonic Youth – ‘Daydream Nation’
Sonic Youth’s pivotal double album, “Daydream Nation,” was released 30 years ago. Nick Scalera joins the podcast to discuss its impact.
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Episode 469: Nebraska Rocks!
Paul Trap of Omaha joins the show to talk about a couple of bands from Nebraska he likes — Millions of Boys and Jason Steady & the Soft Ponies.
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Episode 468: Perfect Pop – The Ronettes, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Listeners Paul Trap and Nick Scalera join us in the basement to make their Perfect Pop picks. Both are classic R&B songs. Paul goes with the Ronettes, Nick with Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.
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Episode 409: July New Music – Jim James, Bad Moves, The Beths
Live from the deck party, Jim spins some new music by Louisville’s Jim James (of My Morning Jacket fame) and D.C.’s Bad Moves. Plus, Nick Scalera touts New Zealand’s The Beths.
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Episode 334: Flying Nun Today – Courtneys, Aldous Harding, Fazerdaze and More
We conclude Flying Nun Week with a look at the influential New Zealand label’s current roster, including the Courtneys, Aldous Harding, Fazerdaze, Grayson Gilmour and the Wax Chattels. (Nick Scalera fills in for Jim this week.)
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Episode 333: Flying Nun – Influence on America
Day 4 of Flying Nun Week. Nick Scalera and Patrick Foster talk about American bands influenced by New Zealand indie rock. Includes covers by Jeff Mangum, Stephen Malkmus and Superchunk.
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Episode 332: Flying Nun – The Bats, Straitjacket Fits, Jean Paul Sartre Experience, 3Ds
Flying Nun Week, Part 3. Nick Scalera (filling in for Jim) and Patrick go deep on more New Zealand bands: the Bats, Straightjacket Fits, Jean Paul Sartre Experience and 3Ds.