This week on the podcast, Rory recaps his Miami-Boston east coast run and Jun almost gets wiped out by a hurricane. Rory finds a vacation boyfriend and Jun manages to not get swept off to sea. We also deal with the state of the election. Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames Follow Jun: @johnraphael12…

This week, we welcome one of our favorite musicians to the show: Mark Lightcap of Acetone and the Dick Slessig Combo. Back in 2017, author Sam Sweet released a great book about Acetone called Hadley Lee Lightcap, accompanied by a stellar Light in the Attic anthology compilation,1992-2001. Writing about it, Transmissions host Jason P. Woodbury said:…

This week, podcast favorite Matt Palmer is BACK to discuss all the big hot topics and yell about lighting! Rory gets ready for his special and loses it on an audience member. Matt Palmer’s mom is in town and we discuss the future of pop music! Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames Follow Matt: @MattPalmerMusic…

There are heavy hitters, and then there's The Dirty Three. A trio comprising violinist Warren Ellis, guitarist Mick Turner, and drummer Jim White, these Australian independent rock legends recently returned with their first album in 12 year, the aptly titled Love Changes Everything. Though they are perhaps best known for their work with artists lik…

This week, lots of exciting announcements as Rory’s special is officially announced and tickets are on sale. Rory has a blast with Jackie Kashian on her podcast but accidentally makes a social faux pas. Plus, Jun has a nervous breakdown on a plane and is about to go on a weeklong cruise. Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @its…

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the show, Joe Pernice of The Pernice Brothers, Scud Mountain Boys, and Chappaquiddick Skyline—as well as books, records, and other projects under his own name. Since the early 2000s, Transmissions host Jason P. Woodbury have placed Joe on their personal Mount Rushmore of criminally under…

This week, Rory announces the date of the taping of his new comedy special — and the opening line-up. DumJun is a coyote target and wishes he was Sally Field from Mrs. Doubtfire. Plus, Timberlake’s DWI and new music from Mariah Carey, Normani, Katy Perry. Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames…

This week on Transmissions, guitarist Phil Manzanera, who joins us to discuss his latest project, a memoir called Revolución to Roxy. Writing about his childhood in revolutionary Cuba, his lifelong fascination with music, and his collaborations and run-ins with people like Brian Eno, David Gilmour, Robert Wyatt, and more, Manzera reveals his Zelig-…

This week, Jun is back for another pounding and looks like E.T. in a dress. Rory announces his new special and Jun can’t do it on command. Plus, Rory texts his dead dad. Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames Follow Jun: @johnraphael12By Rory James

Near the start of his recently released book World Within a Song, Jeff Tweedy admits there’s probably some parallel timeline where this one is his first, not third, book. It is, after all, dedicated to a subject he’s “thought about the most by far: other people’s songs.” Through a series of comical stories and humble reflections, the Wilco leader p…

This week, hilarious writer/comedian Kandice Martellaro stops by to bond over comedy and OCD, and the power of a funny person thinking you’re funny. Plus, forever running 6 minutes late and Rory shows off his cool new microphone that changes colors. Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames Follow Kandice: kandice_marte…

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions, our weekly series of illuminating interviews and contextual conversations. This week on the show, guitarist and composer Julian Lage. A child prodigy in his youth, Lage has commanded attention for decades for his guitar prowess—he performed at the GRAMMYs at the tender age of 12—and he’s accompanied …

This week, Rory has a sick day and feels like a fire-breathing dragon. Plus, the latest on his first stand-up special and comedy album that are being recorded in August. Plus, new music reviews, Dumb Jun’s Memorial Day Weekend, and Trumps gets booed bigly. Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames…

Incoming transmission. On this episode of our weekly podcast, singer/songwriter Leyla McCalla joins us to discuss the new sonic terrain of her latest album, Sun Without The Heat. Though her earlier work with groups like the Carolina Chocolate Drops and on her own was often classified as Americana, this album finds her shifting into a blurrier, more…

This week, Jun returns to announce his engagement but he also faces many other charges. Rory gives updates on his new comedy special and meets a guy at the gym. Plus, new Miley, Mariah, and Zayn! Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames Follow Jun: @johnraphael12By Rory James

Welcome to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the show, direct from his desert studio on the US/Mexico border south of Tucson: synth music pioneer Steve Roach. As a kid in Costa Mesa, he became entranced with motorsports, prog rock, and kosmische musik by Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, and other Berlin school fusionists. In 1984, he rel…

This week, LAURIE IS BACK with a new investigation series and can only hyper fixate on one topic at one time. New York treats Rory better than Los Angeles treats Laurie, which only infuriates her further. Plus, Laurie gives a detailed recap of the big Kendrick and Drake beef! Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames Fo…

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. This week on the show, we’re sitting down with Damon McMahon, best known as the man behind the mysterious and compelling Amen Dunes musical project. Transmissions host Jason P. Woodbury first spoke to McMahon way back in 2012, when he was touring in support of the second Amen Dunes album, 2011’s Thro…

This week, we have big news about all the podcast main characters! Laurie is back next week and Rory announces his new special and comedy album. DumJun gets engaged and makes a mess of his LA trip and Matt Palmer triumphs at his live show! Plus hip-hop beefs and comedy roasts. Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames…

Hauntology. Perhaps the phrase alone is enough to convince you we've wandered into the realm of pretension. But we've got to use it anyway, because this week on the podcast we're speaking with one of the main people associated with that term: Jim Jupp, co-founder of Ghost Box Records, which has mined TV soundtracks, vintage electronics, psychedelia…

This week, Rory is joined by New York City icon Donna Kim to discuss her fabulosity, brand, aesthetic, and evolution. Rory and Donna reminisce on NYC hotspots, how they met as college kids with big ambitions, and what they've learned. Plus a musical soulmate deep-dive! Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames…

Though he’s known for his fiery, raging performances with groups like Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka and The Ancestors, Shabaka Hutchings eases into a contemplative zone with his debut solo album, Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace. Released on Impulse! Records and recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey—w…

This week, Rory spills about his New York adventures — from Proof of Life of Laurie to Dumb John’s latest troubles in his love life. Plus, lunching like a New Yorker, secret airport routes, and Sabrina Carpenter! Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjamesBy Rory James

Hello, welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions. On Saturday, April 20th, Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions returned to the esoteric grounds of the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles for a living taping with guest host Will Sheff (Okkervil River) in conversation author Sean Howe, discussing Agents of Chaos: Thomas King Forçade, High…

This week, we’re live from the skies of New York City and joined by longtime podcast favorite Megan B. Rory hits the east coast to visit family and do glamorous New York things but ends up getting kicked off a train. Plus, love and sex advice with Megan B! Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames…

This week on Transmissions: Camae Ayewa, better known as Moor Mother. As one-half of the Black Quantum Futurism collective, a creative project she founded with Rasheedah Philips, Ayewa has focused her considerable energies on “the manipulation of space-time in order to see into possible futures, and/or collapse space-time into a desired future in o…

This week, we’re looking back on the laughs we’ve had in the third installment of our greatest hits series. Plus, Dumb John almost burns his eyes out during the solar eclipse. Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames Follow Jun: @johnraphael12By Rory James

This week on Transmissions, author, producer, archivist, and musician Pat Thomas. In the late '80s, he helped take the Paisley Underground overground with his label Heyday Records. Later, he helped bring out reissues by artists like Judee Sill, Sandy Bull, PiL, and more. And as if all that wasn't enough, he's the author of a number of essential cou…

This week, Matt Palmer joins us to bask in the brilliance of the Cowboy Carter album and predict Mariah’s new project. Plus, Laurie is constipated and John is transitioning. Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames Follow Matt: @MattPalmerMusicBy Rory James

This week on Transmissions, Aquarium Drunkard founder Justin Gage joins host Jason P. Woodbury to discuss big changes coming to Aquarium Drunkard: AD is transitioning to a membership-based model subscription model on April 8th. Transmissions has a very smart audience and one that’s tapped in—so we likely don’t need to explain to you how much the on…

This week, Dumb John returns as a Batman villain with a terrible costume and he’s queer with Ginger Ale while he recaps his Madonna experience. John prepares for his triumphant return to The View with his pal Kathy Griffin. Plus, Ariana Grande, the bombshell Nickelodeon doc, and John is Amelia Bedelia. Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Fo…

Incoming transmission from Roger Eno. This week on the show, he joins us for a freewheeling, friendly chat about art, place, and Dune (1984). Eno began his recording life in 1983, when he joined his brother Brian and Daniel Lanois at the latter’s studio in Hamilton, Ontario, to cut one of our favorite albums of all-time, Apollo: Atmospheres and Sou…

This week on the pod, we fall in love with a new podcast favorite STEPHANIE FROM COLLEGE… who it turns out went to college with Rory. We’re working out the kinks, getting hotter in our 30s, and honoring Port Urine. Plus, everyone’s excited to see a nudey person! Subscribe and follow us at @superexcitedpod Follow Rory: @itsRORYjames Follow Stephanie…

This week we're welcoming Elizabeth Nelson of The Paranoid Style to the show for a conversation about music, writing, ZZ Top, and her new album, The Interrogator. Packed with pub rock charm, punk verve, and rootsy, wide-eyed songwriting, the album finds Nelson and her collaborators, including partner Timothy Bracy and Peter Holsapple of The dB's, c…