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Interviews with kickass Indigenous women doing things differently! I invite you to look at the world through a different lens, a personal lens, a cultural lens, a lens made by and made for us – mā hine, mō hine, kia hine!
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Are you a music obsessive? Can you sit down for an hour or so poring over an album you love, digging deep into the lyrics, musical references and 'secret sauce' that makes it so special to you? Then this just MIGHT be your podcast! Each week your host - rock-n-roll lifer and recovering punk Rob Elba - sits down with a special guest to dissect a record that - metaphorically - got them high.
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S7E367 - The Beach Boys 'Love You' with Evan Taylor
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This week's guest, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Evan Taylor (Bernie Worrell Orchestra, Loantaka Records), brings us The Beach Boys' 21st studio album - and the last one under the group's name to be written and produced solely by troubled leader Brian Wilson - 'The Beach Boys Love You'. Released in 1977, this strange, at-times chi…
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S7E366 - Wire 'Red Barked Tree' with Garry Messick
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British post-punk superstars Wire always seem to be ahead of their time, no matter what time they exist in. Returning guest Garry Messick (American Doom Podcast) brings us their twelfth studio album, 2011's mysteriously diverse, surprisingly melodic 'Red Barked Tree'. 34 years into their career at the time of its release, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis…
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S7E365 - Rickie Lee Jones 'Debut' with Pamela McNeill
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When Rickie Lee Jones burst onto the music scene in 1979, she was an immediate sensation. There was no one remotely like her. When week's guest - Minneapolis singer/songwriter Pamela McNeill - picked up Jones' debut on cassette at a truck stop, she was looking for some cool female-fronted music to pop into her Walkman for the long drives to gigs si…
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S7E364 - Wings of Desire Soundtrack with Yasuko Onuki and Ichiro Agata (Melt-Banana)
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Strap-in dear listeners, as we are joined by Yasuko Onuki and Ichiro Agata (Yako & Agata) of Japanese noise rock band Melt-Banana - and some creepy computer-generated translation software - for this BONUS episode discussing the soundtrack to Wim Wenders' 1987 film Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) "Can you hear it? Can you see it? Can you lo…
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S7E363 - The Pastels 'Truckload Of Trouble' with Josh Medsker
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This week we dive into Glasgow Scotland's influential indie-pop purveyors The Pastels and their excellent EP/Singles compilation 'Truckload Of Trouble' with special guest, teacher and poet Josh Medsker. Songs discussed in this episode: Lonely Planet Boy (New York Dolls Cover) - The Pastels; The Horrors In The Museum - Rudimentary Peni; Nothing To B…
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S7E362 - Government Issue 'You' with Tim Hinely
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Dagger Zine's Tim Hinely returns with a record that STILL gets him high after 37+ years. A turning point for D.C. Hardcore band Government Issue, their 1987 release 'You' saw the band moving in a more mature, melodic direction that proved to be a game-changer, and paved the way for many a post-hardcore band that followed in their footsteps. Songs d…
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S7E361 - Palace Brothers 'There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You' with Alan Zweig
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Returning guest, filmmaker Alan Zweig (Vinyl, When Jews Were Funny), brings us Will Oldham - a.k.a. Palace Brothers, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy...etc) and his stunning debut: 'There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You'First released in 1993 under a cloud of mystery, Oldham's dark tales of sin, lust, alcohol, and redemption made for rousing conversation…
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S7E360 - Milton Nascimento - 'Milagre Dos Peixes' with David Nagler
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Our guest this week, Brooklyn-based musician David Nagler (Tape Hiss), brings us Brazilian music legend Milton Nascimento and his 1973 release: Milagre Dos Peixes (Miracle of the Fishes) When many of the song lyrics were rejected by the Brazilian military regime, Nascimento elected to remove them and replace them with a wordless singing style that …
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S7E359 - Led Zeppelin III with Karen Haglof
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This week we take another swing of the hammer of the Gods with Led Zeppelin's 3rd release, Led Zeppelin III. Our guest Karen Haglof came up in the Minneapolis indie music scene in the late 70s, eventually moving to NYC and playing in several of no wave pioneer Rys Chatham's guitar ensembles and later with Band Of Susans, before taking a break to ea…
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S7E358 - 'That Cover Of That Song Is Better Than The Original' Patron-curated Episode
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For this special BONUS episode, we asked our Patrons to send in a cover of a song they feel is better than the original. As usual, they did NOT disappoint! Warning: Hot takes ahead!! Songs discussed in this episode: Hallelujah - John Cale, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, K.D. Lang, Neil Diamond and Brandi Carlile Seven Days Too Long - Dexys Midnigh…
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S7E357 - No Doubt 'Tragic Kingdom' with Chelsea Nenni (Late Slip)
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The last thing Rob expected to be doing in 2024 was talking about Anaheim, California ska-punk/pop band No Doubt, but when he invited Late Slip's ringleader Chelsea Nenni on the show her record choice was crystal clear. When she first heard their breakout album 'Tragic Kingdom' as a 10 year old girl living in Southern California, the seed of one da…
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S7E356 - Daryl Hall and John Oates 'War Babies' with Fernando Perdomo
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In this positively bonkers episode, we ventured into the studio of L.A. musician/producer Fernando Perdomo to help him unpack the bizarre album by Philadelphia pop/soul hitmakers Daryl Hall and John Oates that got them dropped by Atlantic Records: 1974's 'War Babies'. Strap in, kids... Songs discussed in this episode: Is It A Star - Todd Rundgren; …
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S7E355 - Melanie 'Beautiful People: The Greatest Hits Of Melanie' with Azalia Snail
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Avant-garde singer-songwriter and musician Azalia Snail joins Rob in the TRGMH studio to discuss an artist near and dear to her heart - Melanie Safka aka Melanie - and some of her greatest hits: "But maybe it'll all be alright, ma Maybe it'll all be okay Well, if the people are buying tears I'll be rich someday, ma Look what they done to my song...…
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S7E354 - Bob Dylan 'New Morning' with Steve Dawson
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For our very first stab at a Dylan record, Chicago singer/songwriter Steve Dawson (Dolly Varden) veered away from the obvious and chose 1970s 'New Morning'. Coming on the heels of his widely ill-received 'Self Portrait', 'New Morning' was a tight, solid collection of songs many considered a welcome return to form from Mr Zimmerman. Super-fun conver…
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S7E353 - Mixtape Episode 'Unspooled' with Rob Drew
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This week's guest, author Rob Drew, traces how a lowly, hissy format that began life in office dictation machines and cheap portable players came to be regarded as a token of intimate expression through music and a source of cultural capital in his new book Unspooled: How the Cassette Made Music Shareable. For this episode, he curated a mixtape of …
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S7E352 - 'Those Horns In That Song Got Me High' Patron-curated Episode
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For this special BONUS episode, we asked our Patrons to send in a song with horns that got them high. As always they did NOT disappoint - it's a super-eclectic episode with some really fantastic 'songs with horns' picks, so enjoy!! Songs discussed in this episode: A Message To You Rudy - The Specials; Young Americans - David Bowie; The Impression T…
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S7E351 - John Cale 'Paris 1919' with Stephen Bluhm
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This week, New York musician Stephen Bluhm brings us John Cale and his hauntingly beautiful 1973 masterpiece: 'Paris 1919' Songs discussed in this episode: Paris 1919 (live at the Paradiso Amsterdam Netherlands) - John Cale; Any Little Thing - Stephen Bluhm; Big White Cloud - John Cale; No One Is There - Nico; All The Love You Want, Wissahickon - S…
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S7E350 - Led Zeppelin 'Physical Graffiti with Corey duBrowa
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What more can be said about Led Zeppelin's densely iconic sixth studio album, 'Physical Graffiti', that hasn't already been said? Apparently quite a bit. Returning guest Corey duBrowa takes us to rock school as we unpack this multi-platinum hard rock mammoth of a double-record. Songs discussed in this episode: Kashmir (Live at Olympia, Paris, Franc…
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S7E349 - Pescado Rabioso 'Artaud' with Ale Campos
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The third and final studio album by Argentine rock band Pescado Rabioso, 1973s 'Artaud', is essentially a solo album by enigmatic singer/songwriter Luis Alberto Spinetta. The record's jagged, irregular shape foreshadows the darkly beautiful music within, and this week's guest Ale Campos (Las Nubes) helps hopeless gringo Rob unpack this essential Sp…
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S7E348 - Wilco 'summerteeth' with Lynn Drury
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New Orleans singer/songwriter Lynn Drury helped Rob get over his irrational Jeff Tweedy/Wilco bias and fully embrace their 1999 release, 'summerteeth'. Tweedy and multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett combined intricate studio experimentation with pure pop to craft a wonderfully ambiguous gem of a record. Songs discussed in this episode: Thirteen - Wil…
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S7E347 - Valley Girl (Music From The Soundtrack) with Marcia Potts
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This week, we're joined by Patron Marcia Potts as we travel back to a simpler time when the shirts were bright, the jackets Members Only and the music was...AWESOME! When director Martha Coolidge made her 1983 sleeper hit 'Valley Girl', she filled the movie with New Wave gems made popular by KROQ's "Rock of the 80s" format. Unfortunately the planne…
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S7E346 - Ultravox 'Vienna' with Oscar Herrera
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When British band Ultravox released their fourth studio album 'Vienna' in 1980, the addition of new lead singer Midge Ure marked a total change in direction from experimental post-rock to lushly orchestrated synth-pop. This week's guest, singer/songwriter Oscar Herrera (The Sleep of Reason, Black Tape For A Blue Girl), joins us as we explore this i…
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S7E345 - 7 Seconds 'Skins, Brains & Guts E.P.' with Bob Suren
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When author Bob Suren (Weird Music That Goes on Forever: A Punk's Guide to Loving Jazz) was first exposed to hardcore music as a teen in the early 80s, it opened his ears and mind to to a world beyond his suburban life in Stuart, FL. The Reno, NV band 7 Seconds were a big part of this awakening, and their blistering 1982 7" E.P. 'Skins, Brains & Gu…
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S7E344 - Laurie Anderson 'Big Science' with Jeff Greenstein
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Writer/director Jeff Greenstein (Will and Grace, Desperate Housewives, Friends) joins us again this week to unpack an album - and artist - that continues to get him spectacularly high: 'Big Science' by avant-garde titan Laurie Anderson. This weirdly wonderful, surprisingly catchy selection of musical highlights from her eight-hour production United…
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S7E343 - Republic Of Loose 'This Is The Tomb Of The Juice' with Bex Marshall
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This week, British blues guitarist, singer/songwriter Bex Marshall brings us Irish funk rock band Republic Of Loose and their acclaimed 2004 debut 'This Is The Tomb Of The Juice'. With a surprising range of sounds for an outfit from Dublin - including gospel, rap, smoky blues and dirty funk - leader Mick Pyro and company sound like a cross between …
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S7E342 - Kate Bush 'The Dreaming' with Emile Milgrim
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This week, returning guest Emile Milgrim (Las Nubes, Other Electricities) brings us Kate Bush, and her groundbreaking fourth studio album 'The Dreaming'. Released in 1982 - and her first that was entirely self-produced - the highly experimental collection of unconventional, at times dense soundscapes initially baffled both critics and the general p…
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S7E341 - 'That DRUMMING In That Song Got Me High' Patron-curated Episode
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For this special BONUS episode, we asked our Patrons to send in a song where the drumming/drummer got them high. Turn it up!! Songs - and drummers - discussed in this episode: Train In Vain - The Clash (Topper Headon); Satisfaction - DEVO (Alan Myers); PDA - Interpol (Sam Fogarino); Anthrax - Gang Of Four (Hugo Burnham); Tusk - Fleetwood Mac (Mick …
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S7E340 - Butthole Surfers 'Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac' with Barry Stock
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1984 had its share of sonically expansive punk releases, but few were as viscerally bizarre and dizzyingly unpredictable as Butthole Surfers' full-length debut, 'Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac'. Former TRGMH co-host Barry Stock joins Rob as they unpack this at-times-menacing, at-times-hilarious classic. Songs discussed in this episode: T…
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S7E339 - Red Red Meat 'Jimmywine Majestic' with Michael Wiener
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This week, vocalist/songwriter...etc Michael Wiener (The Children...) brings us Chicago's Red Red Meat and their 1993 Sub Pop release 'Jimmywine Majestic'. With singer/songwriter Tim Rutili's - later of Califone - impressionistic lyrics and the band's fuzzed-out bluesy swagger, it's a dark, menacing ride indeed. Songs discussed in this episode: Smo…
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S7E338 - Spoon 'Kill The Moonlight' with Rob Kassees
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This week's guest Rob Kassees (1001 Album Complaints Podcast) brings us Spoon and their deceptively sparse, sonically luscious 2002 release 'Kill The Moonlight'. Britt Daniel and company employ a less-is-more approach that feels effortless and often had us pondering, "Does it rock or does it groove?" Yes. Songs discussed in this episode: The Way We…
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S7E337 - Beastie Boys 'Paul's Boutique' with Kevin Moyer
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Initially considered a commercial failure following their multi-platinum debut, Beastie Boys' groundbreaking second record "Paul's Boutique" is now viewed as a landmark achievement in the world of hip-hop. Producer/Music Supervisor Kevin Moyer (Heaven Adores You, The Glamour and The Squalor) joins us as we unpack this dense, highly influential clas…
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S7E336 - Les Savy Fav 'Root For Ruin' with Camila Risso
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Hey! For our first episode of Season 7, long time TRGMH guest Camila Risso brings us NYC Art Punk purveyors Les Savy Fav and their endearingly bombastic 2010 release 'Root For Ruin'. "We've no shame and we've no pride And we've got nothing left to hide Cause we've got nothing left inside They can try with all of their might We still got our appetit…
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S6E335 - The Soft Boys 'Underwater Moonlight' with Tom Lawery
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For our final episode of Season 6, we're joined by TRGMH super-fan Tom Lawery as we explore a classic of neo-psychedelic post-punk, The Soft Boys' seminal 1980 release: 'Underwater Moonlight'. Robyn Hitchcock's jangly, twisted pop songs were hugely influential to a slew of 80s alternative bands, and we could hardly contain our glee at revisiting th…
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S6E334 - 'That TWISTED Love Song Got Me High' Patron-curated Episode
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"What is Love anyway, does anybody love anybody anyway?" We don't know the answer to that question, Howard, but we DID ask our Patrons to send in their favorite TWISTED love song - and they did NOT disappoint. We think you will love this episode... Songs discussed in this episode: Love Gets You Twisted - Graham Parker; Rosie - Jackson Browne; Woman…
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S6E333 - Superchunk 'On The Mouth' with Pete Gordon
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This week Rob sits down with a friend of 30+ years, musician Pete Gordon, to talk Chapel Hill NC indie rock titans Superchunk and their 1993 release, 'On The Mouth'. "Have you got a minute?..." Songs discussed in this episode: From The Curve (Live in Montreal 1993) - Superchunk; Worry Wart - Radiobaghdad; A New Hope - Amboog-A-Lard; Seed Toss - Sup…
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S6E332 - Cardiacs 'A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window' with Richard Farnell
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This week, UK record shop owner/musician Richard Farnell brings us the impossible-to-classify British iconoclasts Cardiacs and their magnificently eclectic 1988 debut 'A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window'. It's a wild ride indeed, and we're here for it! Songs featured in this episode: Interlude - Cardiacs; Sparkle - The Suncharms; T…
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S6E331 - Cocteau Twins 'Treasure' with Miki Berenyi
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This week's guest, English singer/guitarist Miki Berenyi (Lush, Piroshka, Miki Berenyi Trio), brings us a record by Scottish alternative band - and for a time 4AD labelmates of her band, Lush - Cocteau Twins and their stunning 1984 release 'Treasure'. Evocative, ethereal, and anchored by singer Elizabeth Fraser's otherworldly voice, its sublime, al…
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S6E330 - Pink Floyd 'Meddle' with Louis Michot (Lost Bayou Ramblers)
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When we asked this week's guest, Grammy Award winning fiddler/singer/songwriter Louis Michot (Lost Bayou Ramblers) to choose a record to discuss, he went with an album that captured his imagination as a young up-and-coming Louisiana musician and has mystified him ever since: Pink Floyd's fascinating 1971 release, 'Meddle'. "And no one calls us to m…
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S6E329 - Traveling Wilburys 'Vol. 1' with D.A. Stern
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A supergroup to end all supergroups, the Traveling Wilburys (George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne) and their mega-platinum debut, Vol. 1, is at-the-end-of-the-day a chronicle of 5 supremely gifted musicians making some music together and clearly enjoying each other's company. This week's guest, Los Angeles musician D.A.…
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S6E328 - Mixtape Episode 'Punk Under The Sun' with Joey Seeman
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For this special 'Mixtape Episode' we invited author/DJ/painter Joey Seeman to curate a mixtape of some of his favorite songs by bands featured in his new book (along with Chris Potash), Punk Under The Sun - 80s Punk and New Wave in South Florida. Joey's mixtape: 1.Silver Screen - Critical Mass 2.In Society - Reactions 3.Violent Days - Screaming Sn…
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S6E327 - 'That Real Song By A Fake Band Got Me High' Patron-curated Episode
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For this BONUS Patron-curated episode, we asked our Patrons to send in their favorite song by a 'fake' band/artist. It rocks. Take that, Daisy Jones & The Six! Songs discussed in this episode: Cheese & Onions - The Rutles; Shape Of Things To Come - Max Frost & The Troopers; Maggie Thatcher - Ian Rubbish & The Bizarros; Touch Me I'm Sick - Mudhoney;…
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S6E326 - Neil Young 'After The Gold Rush' with Jeremy Wilms
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Atlanta, GA based multi-instrumentalist singer songwriter Jeremy Wilms (J.Wilms) brings us Neil Young and his seminal 1970 release 'After The Gold Rush'. We take a deep dive into a record that has influenced Jeremy's - and countless others - songwriting and STILL, on occasion, makes him cry. Songs featured in this episode: After The Goldrush - Lind…
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S6E325 - Nick Drake 'Bryter Layter with Paul Chastain
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When English singer/songwriter Nick Drake released his ambitious second album - 'Bryter Layter' - in 1971, he all-but-squashed any chance of commercial success by failing to promote it. Three years later the troubled artist was gone. This week's guest, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Paul Chastain (Velvet Crush, The Small Square), helps us unpac…
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S6E324 - boygenius 'the record' with Hillary Dougherty
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This week's returning guest, political activist and co-host of The Muck Podcast Hillary Dougherty, didn't mince words when she asked to come back on the show: "boygenius just released the album of the year and I need to come on and talk about it!" OK. Luckily the debut full-length by this indie supergroup made up of three young, talented women (Jul…
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S6E323 - Corinne Bailey Rae 'The Sea' with Ramona Jan & Nicholas Dembling (The Comateens)
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This week we're joined by Ramona Jan and Nicholas Dembling of NYC synth-punk pioneers The Comateens. For the record of discussion, Ramona chose British singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae's stunningly intimate 2010 release, 'The Sea', and Nick came along for the ride... Songs discussed in this episode: The Blackest Lily (Live in Williamsburg) - Co…
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S6E322 - Sentridoh (Sebadoh) 'Weed Forestin' with Dave Gebroe
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Originally released as a cassette in 1987 under the Sentridoh name, 'Weed Forestin' is a beautifully eclectic collection of home-recordings by songwriter Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr). This week's guest Dave Gebroe of the Discograffiti Podcast joins us as we unpack this weirdly wonderful indie classic. Songs discussed in this episode: Brand New…
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S6E321 - Love Tractor 'Themes From Venus' with Matthew Kenneth
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This week we shine a light on Athens, Georgia band Love Tractor and their fabulous, Mitch Easter produced 1989 release 'Themes From Venus'. Our guest, Milwaukee Oregon substitute teacher Matthew Kenneth, got some insider info from the band members themselves as we unpack this recently re-released gem of a record. Songs discussed in this episode: Sa…
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S6E320 - CAN 'Monster Movie' with Jiang Zi Xiu (Klaire) of GUJI
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SUPER fun conversation with Chinese national Jiang Zi Xiu (Klaire) of the Shanghai band GUJI about one of her favorite records: 'Monster Movie' by the German experimental band CAN! "You made a believer out of me..." Songs discussed in this episode: Can Dialog - The Can Project (Irmin Schmidt with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre…
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Returning guest Joe Tunis (Carbon Records, Pengo) brings us Louisville, Kentucky math rock purveyors Rodan and their first and only full-length studio album 'Rusty'. Strap in! Songs discussed in this episode: Tooth Fairy Retribution Manifesto (Live at The Black Cat, Washington, DC) - Rodan; It Don't Bring Me Down - Nod; Helen Said This - The Dead C…
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S6E318 - The Walkabouts 'Nighttown' with Rory Cox
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This week's guest Rory Cox phoned in all the way from Ljubljana, Slovenia to discuss enigmatic Seattle band The Walkabouts and their dark, haunting 1997 European release 'Nighttown' Songs discussed in this episode: Albuquerque - The Walkabouts; Mi se imamo radi - Die Jungen original Oberkrainer; Feel Like Going Home - The Walkabouts; Jinx - Tad; Th…
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