Matt's old boss, mentor, and aggressively conversational friend Matt Peek comes on the show. They talk about celebrity musician encounters in Los Angeles, the education system in America, the Seattle grunge scene, and stories from their past at the legendary Not A Burger Stand restaurant while it still existed, and Peek's college days. Matt Peek wi…

After months of planning, Too Many Records Fest finally happened and it was an absolute success. Matt sold over 450 records, met a ton of awesome fans and vinylheads, Tiny Stills, Fort Vine and The Album Leaf played, and there was a live podcast. This is the live podcast. It was a bit truncated due to some time restraints, but Matt, Eric (Vinyl Rew…

Sandy aka Idalia Valles comes on the show today, and her and Matt take a trip down memory lane, discussing the early days of Damnit Sandy and the musical highlights they've shared since they first met. Sandy also shares a bit about her experience acting on 3 seasons of Queen of the South, and talks about IDALIA, her new musical project -- and we de…

Today's guest is comedy enthusiast and host of the Comedy on Vinyl podcast, Jason Klamm! Despite not being a huge music fan, Jason owns hundreds of (some would say, TOO MANY) records - comedy records, that is! Matt and Jason discuss listening to comedy on vinyl, some of their favorite stand-up specials, Jason's experience interviewing some amazing …

This episode is not sponsored by McDonalds but it damn well should be. Matt and Mikey are emo boyz who, after getting through an initial and mandatory discussion about all things Dragonball Z, talk about the history of Emo Nite and their shared love for all things emo and pop punk. Too Many Records is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent po…

Matt has been to a lot of concerts in his day, and Alex has only recently appreciated the art form that is live music -- but the two of them ended up at Arroyo Seco festival and had one of the best weekends ever! Hear a full recap of that magical musical weekend complete with a glorious ongoing pun-off. Plus, hear Alex's experience diving headfirst…

Jamie Parslow -- filmmaker, music fan and friend of Matt's comes on the show to discuss their mutual love of Modest Mouse, the dangers of algorithm based music discovery, and Jamie explains his theory about great albums that follow "The Hero's Journey" structure. Follow Jamie on Twitter at @JamieFilms and Instagram at @Japars Too Many Records is a …

The Vinyl Geek aka Vinyl Rewind aka Eric has come on the show to talk shop. After getting through the obligatory podcast hazing ritual of discussing Star Wars and Kanye, the Geek and Matt hunker down and talk about what it was like to collect vinyl during the "dead period" in the late 90s, and how to navigate YouTube's ever-changing algorithm and s…

Kailynn West AKA the frontwoman and primary songwriter of Tiny Stills came on the podcast to discuss the creation of her new album, Laughing Into The Void. Listeners of Dragon Wagon Radio may recognize her from her 2 appearances on The House Show Show podcast or the YouTube episode of Too Many Records where her and husband Tony Thaxton (Motion City…

Ameri came on the show to share her choices for Hip-Hop Mount Rushmore, and then her and Matt talked about the current Kan-troversy. Kanye West has been blowing up the twittersphere as of late and you better believe we're talking about it. His bizarre bars and political diatribes have been on everyone's tongues recently, but historically, that's Ka…

Gil is Matt's hip-hop partner in crime. The two of them reminisce about concerts they've seen together, including seeing one of their favorite rappers Lil' Ugly Mane and sneaking into the green room. They also go back to the infamous "Mount Rushmore" question and discuss who would be on the Hip-Hop Mount Rushmore. Leave a rating of the podcast and …

Chris Kramer is one of Matt's closest friends, and the two of them bond over food, Star Wars, and of course, music. Hear about Chris's dream job working on a traveling Food show, a debate about if Luke is a Jedi Knight or Master at the start of Return of the Jedi, a trip down memory lane recalling the incredible musical adventure that was the Deser…

For those who have watched Matt's YouTube channel for years, you may remember Tyler Taormina AKA Cloud come on the show to talk about his last LP, Zen Summer. He's back now on the heels of an excellent new album, Plays With Fire, and he talks to Matt about his music career up until now, his excellent film-making (highly recommend Suburban Legends f…

The COO and Operations Manager of metal/rock label Sumerian Records, Amanda Fiore and Ralphie Jollette pop by the show to talk about vinyl, early concert stories, and to laugh at the concept of the genre "Powerviolence!" Too Many Records is part of the Dragon Wagon Radio Independent Podcast Network. Show your support at www.dragonwagonradio.com/don…

You may have seen him in a few episodes of Too Many Records talking vinyl with Matt, however, Chris Diaz is actually the man behind the scenes, responsible for filming most episodes and doing graphics/editing many of them as well. As Matt's partner for the show, he's been through it all with him, and the two of them talk details behind the scenes o…

Video Game music is great, and Matt and guest Tom McLaughlin share some of their favorite Video Game soundtracks seeing as they are both gamers. Going one step further, the two of them discuss the history of rhythm games, starting with an obscure Aerosmith game from the 90s, going into Matt's deep dark Dance Dance Revolution phase, and leading into…

One of Matt's oldest friends of 13 years, Mike Tumbles comes on the show to talk about their shared musical history: through car rides and concerts, they've heard a lot together. Mike also was living with Matt when he first got into records, so he tells us about how that saga unfolded. From Mikey's delicious mistake at a Journey concert to seeing K…

Matt has been traveling around the holidays, but didn't want to leave you dark for too long. Visiting his father for Thanksgiving, he sat down with him to discuss music. They talked about their mutual love for Doo-Wop, his dad going to Woodstock and seeing Jimi Hendrix, the otherworldly nature of Bob Dylan's songwriting, and debated who would be on…

Nikhil and Matt talk fondly about vinyl records and discuss whether or not the vinyl bubble is going to pop anytime soon. Additionally, learn about how Nikhil snuck into a Metallica show and had a very strange experience involving their wives and exercise bikes. Learn about Brendon Small (of Metalocalypse fame)'s upcoming Galaktikon 2 and Hope for …

Richard Houghten doesn't just make incredible music under his name and the monikers "Bloomypetal" and "A Cosmic Gift", he also owns a lathe cut machine and painstakingly (and masterfully) cuts his own releases to vinyl. Going beyond that, he incorporates forward-thinking techniques like etchings, holograms, and liquid-fills to turn his releases int…

Frequent Too Many Records YouTube guest Allison Sharpe comes on the podcast to do a deep dive into her musical past. Starting with Abba and the Monkees as a child, graduating to musicals, and then diving head first into My Chemical Romance era pop punk/alt rock, Allison has traversed many genres throughout her life. In this podcast hear some grippi…

Carly and Basti fuse their infectious love and talent to create tunes under the name KiSMiT. With groovy, funky guitar stylings and powerful vocals, the band is a catchy hit powerhouse that are destined for greatness. Join them as they talk to Matt about their history, inspirations, and relationship with vinyl. They also share their new single, Cos…

Shaun and Matt have a very similar taste in music, and they both love to wax poetic about the bands they love. Join them as they talk about seeing concerts in other countries, Shaun leaving Coachella as Radiohead began their set, an embarassing moment at a Belle and Sebastian concert, and many more passionate and hilarious anecdotes. Shaun is also …

From interviewing Green Day just after Dookie dropped and touring with 50 Cent as his publicist, Erik Reynolds has a storied history with music and musicians. In this episode Erik regales Matt with stories from his youth living the Almost Famous-esque life of a young music journalist that led into his long and impressive career of doing PR for the …

Moollz is an incredibly talented musician who is a veteran guest of Matt's YouTube channel -- so it was only natural that she'd be on the podcast. Riding the wave of her exceptional debut EP, Moon Fruit, she returned to LA after her Freshman year at NYU to talk with Matt about her next album, almost dying on the Subway, and wanting to physically tr…

The final part of the Pearl Jam discography trilogy has Matt and Jake discussing the Self-Titled album, or Avocado as Matt calls it (and Jake hates), Backspacer, and Lightning Bolt including a tragic story regarding Matt's vinyl history with the album. They wrap up by discussing the state (of love and trust) of Pearl Jam in 2017 and speculate on wh…

Jake, who runs Dragon Wagon Radio, has a neighbor who loves music and vinyl. Matt had him come on the show, without knowing him at all, and as it turns out, they have the same taste in music in an almost eerie way. Watch the two hit it off as they discuss their real life run-ins with Kanye West, their favorite Beck album (not what you'd expect), 5 …

Matt was lucky enough to have the accomplished voice actor, fellow nerd, and all-around excellent human Kyle Hebert on the show! Learn about how they got in touch, and dive deep into Kyle's relationship with music, vinyl, and many facets of geekdom including Star Wars, Pokemon, and of course, Dragonball Z. Follow Too Many Records @TooManyRecords To…

Pearl Jam has so many incredible albums, and Matt and Jake were barely able to scratch the surface in the first part of this podcast discussion. The two of them dive into the middle albums of Pearl Jam's catalogue, at the peak of their world fame, and Matt, of course, talks about the vinyl that comes with that. Follow Too Many Records @TooManyRecor…

Fellow Dragon Wagon Radio podcast host and the artist behind August Brings, Zen Zenith joins Matt on this episode of Too Many Records. Zen is an awesome songwriter who has a lot of power pop and pop punk influences, two genres of music that Matt really loves. The two of them unpack excellent bands such as Weezer, Jimmy Eat World, Motion City Soundt…

LIVE MUSIC RULES! The Troubadour! The El Rey! The Roxy! The Echo! The Fonda! The Wiltern! Los Angeles is home to dozens of incredible venues, small and large, and you could see a different show every night of the week if you wanted to. Matt goes to a lot of concerts, and so does his friend Jessica. The two of them talk about their favorite venues i…

Matt enjoys some metal, but on a very surface level. Metal fans are intense and passionate about the genre and he wanted to learn more about the history of, and why people love it so much. In this episode, Chris takes Matt through the history of all the metal sub genres and tells some legendary lore from the black metal history books. Follow Too Ma…

Michael and Matt met because of a Radiohead concert that turned out to be one of, if not the best shows they had ever seen. Learn the story of that fateful night in this episode, and then join them as they discuss the legendary band's Discography front to back. Matt dives into the vinyl releases, as well, talking about what pressings to avoid and w…

Matt and an anonymous guess calling himself "Alex" sit down to discuss the history of online ticketing, specificially via Ticketmaster. "Alex" worked there for five years, so he certainly has a lot to say. In this episode, we take a behind the scenes look at Ticketmaster, learning the truth about where your money really goes for "convenience fees",…

In the inagural episode of Too Many Records, Matt (a new, but devoted adoptee to the Jamily) and Jake (a long time superfan) dissect Pearl Jam's discography and share their thoughts on albums, songs, and the era they came out in. Matt also shares his knowledge about the vinyl releases for each album. Stupidly thinking they could get through the ful…

Hi I'm Matt and I have Too Many Records... In fact I have an entire YouTube channel dedicated to having Too Many Records. And now I have a podcast! This is just a brief introduction to what the show will be. Starting Tuesday March 21st!