Today's guests are more than just bandmates. Friends since the first grade -- with matching tattoos to boot -- being founding members of the influential Kansas collective The Get Up Kids has taken Rob Pope and Jim Suptic (along with Matt Pryor and Rob's brother Ryan) to seemingly every corner of the world since their 1995 formation. This year marks…

The shoes that grace the cover of Orrin Evans’ new record are special shoes from his childhood that were necessitated by being born with neurofibromatosis. The record is called Walk a Mile in My Shoe, and the shoes are a reminder of his condition and the impact that this neurological disorder has had on him. However, Evans yearns to move past the i…

Not everyone can say that both their first and last jobs were behind the counter of a record store. But that's how things ended up for Matthew Caws, before his beloved power-pop act Nada Surf became his main gig in the mid-2000's. Shifting time between New York City and Paris growing up, he points to an eclectic list of influences (classical, disco…

A love affair with records has fueled Tracyanne Campbell for as long as she can remember: Before anyone else woke up in the morning as a kid, she'd already be spinning ELO; thanks to her grandmother, she became a devout listener of American country music and still has a profound memory of first hearing Tammy Wynette's groundbreaking "Stand By Your …

Full LP Mashup v1.3 Full credit to Kelly Clarkson for "Save You" and Big Wreck for "It Comes as No Surprise". Used without permission as a tribute to both original artists and to 3's mommy - for all she does and all she's put up with. I occasionally mashup songs, usually dedicated to someone or with something special in mind but always in honor of …

After several decades of creating music in a manner that was beginning to feel routine, guitarist Miles Okazaki was searching for a fresh way to make music. He examined the processes of artists Ed Ruscha, Sol Lewitt, and Ken Price as templates for creating. In possession of these new ideas gleaned from these artists, he went into the studio with a …

Early in his career, John Moreland says he existed in a state of what he dubs "under-being": Living in perpetual humility to a fault, believing he wasn't deserving of appreciation for his art, let alone basic kindness. But in 2024, whether being championed by his Grammy-winning peers, or hailed by GQ as "the new face of folk rock,” he's finding bei…

“Our old manager was always saying to me, ‘Artwork’s not really that important. No one cares.’ That’s why he’s our old manager.” That bit from this week’s 200th episode, with Travis' Fran Healy, speaks to his genuine reverence for how music is presented. And though he's the voice and songwriter behind such anthemic rave-ups as "All I Wanna Do Is Ro…

The colors black, white, brown, beige, and blue have all had a prominent place in music, but in the eyes and ears of saxophonist Troy Roberts the color green piqued his interest due to its ambiguity. Not only can the color green convey greed and envy or rot and decay, it can also represent nature and tranquility. Troy embraces green as an impetus t…

This is an encore presentation of a previous episode, originally airing in September 2020. 4x Grammy-winning producer, engineer and mixer Vance Powell has worked with a wide range of artists and bands including Chris Stapleton, Buddy Guy and Phish. For vinyl collectors, he's arguably most known for being a consistent studio go-to for Jack White, no…

Cousins! 3/3By Richie Masotti III

While most music-focused kids picked up guitars or drums in the 60's and 70's, John Flansburgh says he was pulled toward the machinery that made art possible. With a reel-to-reel in hand before age 10 and an early love of graphic design, the detailed processes of printmaking, photography and analog recording seemed downright magical to his captivat…

Saxophonist Jon Gordon’s new recording, 7th Ave South takes its name from the iconic club owned by the Brecker Brothers that closed its doors in 1987. The title of the album is emblematic of a time that shaped Jon as a musician as a high school student in NYC in the 80s. In this episode of LINER NOTES he pays homage to the people, the musicians, an…

Richie leaves Sophia another message at her Sweet 16 Birthday Party! #MonsVaynard #ProudDaddyBy Richie Masotti III

"I don't have stage fright, I have life fright." Indiana native Timothy Showalter -- the mind and voice behind the moniker Strand of Oaks -- has pulled no punches when it comes to combatting his own childhood trauma and lifelong anxieties through music. And while he says that touring and performing puts him in his most zen state, he has experienced…

To say The Long Winters had some bad luck getting their music on vinyl would be an understatement: After a hurricane in the mid-2000's sent most copies of an exclusive box set into the Atlantic Ocean, the band struck a relationship last year with Bandbox -- an LP-subscription service doing limited, colored pressings of modern classics and out-of-pr…

Slow Water is the latest release from bassist and composer Stephan Crump. In this ambitious 67 minute work, Crump explores how society uses water and addresses the question “What does water want?” as proposed by Erica Gies in her 2022 book Water Always Wins. For this project he assembled a new ensemble comprised of musicians with which he had littl…

Hello? Dada? ❤️💛By Richie Masotti III

Esquire editor-at-large and former MTV VJ Dave Holmes discusses how his ADHD allowed him to embrace the chaos of live television, why hitting up a NYC vinyl listening bar with The Mandalorian didn't go exactly as planned, and his new podcast docuseries examining MTV's cultural impact. Subscribe to Who Killed the Video Star?: The Story of MTV wherev…

Hello! For my day job, I host and produce Looped In: Chicago, a podcast for WBBM Newsradio. And this week, they allowed me to make an episode all about the city's ties, past and present, to the record industry. So while it's different from your typical Vinyl Emergency episode, I hope you'll find this one to be an equally engaging listen, with guest…

This is an encore presentation of a previous episode, originally airing in December 2020. On today's show, keyboardist Derry deBorja (of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit) talks about the musical influence of his older brother, his time as a member of Son Volt, how experimenting with a modular synth has changed how he views composition, and the 400 Uni…

This month we join in congratulating pianist Luis Perdomo for his recent GRAMMY award for El Arte del Bolero vol. 2 in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album. In this episode of LINER NOTES, Luis recounts the musical journey from his native Venezuela and then coming to New York initially to study before transitioning into one of the most in demand p…

A mini-semi-classic! Large's birthday continued. On our way to the Alamo. Fox News, car washes and no gummies. Three be continued... ThursdayThe12thPodcast@gmail.com Rated R. Listener discretion advised. Copyright 2024. Thank you for listening and God bless! Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thursday-the-12th/id1447422518 Websit…

I'm sure he'll let me know if he wants this audio removed. Right. Props to 90 Day Fiance. ThursdayThe12thPodcast@gmail.com Rated R. Copyright 2024. Thank you for listening and God bless! Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thursday-the-12th/id1447422518 Website https://sites.libsyn.com/205751 https://sites.libsyn.com/205751/site A…

Short one for now. Working out a technical issue. Back in a jiff! #GetBungBy Rich Masotti

Since his last visit to Vinyl Emergency in August 2020, Nashville singer/songwriter Ruston Kelly has narrowly escaped a fiery bus explosion, sold off nearly every physical stage piece from his last tour, and rehabbed an old Victorian bungalow with his own two hands. And while all of these experiences are worth talking about, today he says that bein…

This is a cute one. Big props to Big Wreck, Candlebox, Steelheart and everyone at Hogan's Hangout on Clearwater Beach in Florida. ThursdayThe12thPodcast@gmail.com Rated R. Copyright 2024. Thank you for listening and God bless! Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thursday-the-12th/id1447422518 Website https://sites.libsyn.com/20575…

This is a flashback within a flashback live on Facebook! Listening to our own shit. 😜👍 Happy birthday, Lyric...lol 11/12/22 vs. 08/19 Three be continued...🙏By Rich Masotti

Props to Mr. Jim Cornette the night after Halloween. ThursdayThe12thPodcast@gmail.com Rated R. Copyright 2024. Thank you for listening and God bless! Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thursday-the-12th/id1447422518 Website https://sites.libsyn.com/205751 https://sites.libsyn.com/205751/site As always, thank you to Jason Bieler, …

Props to Sean Cunningham, Victor Miller, Paramount Pictures, Harry Manfredini, John Carpenter and Apple Music for the Essential Halloween Horror Movie Theme Songs. Three be continued... ThursdayThe12thPodcast@gmail.com Rated R. Copyright 2024. Thank you for listening and God bless! Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thursday-the-…

A regular trio (?) of quoons. Not our best audio. There is a lot of Halloween (and Friday the 13th) music playing in the background. Props to Harry Manfredini, John Carpenter, Apple Music, KISS et al. Three be continued... ThursdayThe12thPodcast@gmail.com Rated R. Copyright 2024. Thank you for listening and God bless! Apple Podcasts! https://podcas…

Bang! Cokkole says what? Props to WCW and YouTube. WARNING: Booker T says the n-word. Repeatedly. ThursdayThe12thPodcast@gmail.com Rated R. Copyright 2024. Thank you for listening and God bless! Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thursday-the-12th/id1447422518 Website https://sites.libsyn.com/205751 https://sites.libsyn.com/20575…

The titles says it all. Musical interludes courtesy of StreamYard. Please subscribe for free! Three be continued... ThursdayThe12thPodcast@gmail.com Rated R. Copyright 2024. Thank you for listening and God bless! Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thursday-the-12th/id1447422518 Website https://sites.libsyn.com/205751 https://site…

Listening to our favorite podcast, Thursday the 12th! Please subscribe for free! Three be continued... ThursdayThe12thPodcast@gmail.com Rated R. Copyright 2024. Thank you for listening and God bless! Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thursday-the-12th/id1447422518 Website https://sites.libsyn.com/205751 https://sites.libsyn.com/…

It begins again... ThursdayThe12thPodcast@gmail.com Rated R. Copyright 2024. Thank you for listening and God bless! Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thursday-the-12th/id1447422518 Website https://sites.libsyn.com/205751 https://sites.libsyn.com/205751/site As always, thank you to Jason Bieler, EP Wolfe and Bray Wyatt et al. #RJ…

It begins again. ThursdayThe12thPodcast@gmail.com Rated R. Copyright 2024. Thank you for listening and God bless! Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thursday-the-12th/id1447422518 Website https://sites.libsyn.com/205751 https://sites.libsyn.com/205751/site As always, thank you to Jason Bieler, EP Wolfe and Bray Wyatt et al. #RJM …

The week of March 5 guitarist Peter Bernstein brings a quartet to the Village Vanguard in New York City that includes pianist Sullivan Fortner, bassist Doug Weiss, and the iconic drummer Al Foster. In this episode of LINER NOTES Peter expresses a genuine gratitude for being able to play music. He also offers insights on how he personally approaches…