Best Nick Bono Podcasts (2024)

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#126 PHIL COLLINS pt. 2! 1:23:29

3M ago1:23:29

1:23:29

It's part 2 of our excavation of Phil Collins' memoir Not Dead Yet: The Memoir. We've reached the mid-1980s and the boy is absolutely everywhere...can he sustain the breakneck pace of being one of the most celebrated (and oversaturated) Brits in pop music history? We cover his stressful transcontinental Live Aid experience, his Disneyfied '90s, his…

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#125 PHIL COLLINS pt.1! 1:32:08

3M ago1:32:08

1:32:08

I can feel it coming ON the air tonight...a podcast about Phil Collins. Well, the first part of a podcast about Phil Collins. We're talking about his child actor youth, his mod adolescence, his rock 'n' roll grindset that got him a slot in Genesis, his scoot from the drumset to the front of the stage after Peter Gabriel's departure, and the hella d…

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#124 NICK THORBURN! 1:06:17

4M ago1:06:17

1:06:17

Welcome to another And Introducing, Also Interviewing, where today we are talking to Nick Thorburn! You might also known Nick Thorburn as Nick Diamonds. He's been a consistently joyous and joyously consistent presence on the "indie rock" circuit for over twenty years. He fronts the band Islands (and previously The Unicorns) and they have a new albu…

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#123 youbet! 51:10

5M ago51:10

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It's another And Introducing, Also Interviewing, and we're talking to Nick Llobet from the NYC-based band Youbet! They put out an album called Compare & Despair in 2020 and are back with a fresh new album out called Way To Be (which came out on Hardly Art on May 10th). We talked to Nick about a bunch of things: breaking out of a creative funk by le…

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#122 BAD TUNER! 53:46

7M ago53:46

53:46

Another 'And Introducing, Also Interviewing' up on deck. This time we're talking to bad tuner, an electronic musician in Brooklyn—he just put out an EP called look at me but through me, whose single "24 hours" f*cked our sh*t up but utterly when it arrived on our ears' doorstep. We had a great chat with bad tuner about the current club culture in N…

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#121 A BEACON SCHOOL! 1:03:12

7M ago1:03:12

1:03:12

And Introducing, back again, and featuring an interview with an artist that we think you just might love...A Beacon School!A Beacon School is Patrick J. Smith, a musician in New York City whose pleasing indie pop compositions are gaining big-time steam for listeners worldwide—we're talking millions of streams, TV show syncs, and a multi-city tour c…

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#120 95 BULLS! 52:59

8M ago52:59

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And Introducing is back and we're talking to another musician we like today. Actually two musicians! Emily Ash and Kayla Asbell play in the truly excellent NYC rock and roll band 95 Bulls—Emily on vocals, Kayla on keys—and we caught them in the middle of writing their next album, which will follow 2022's face-ripper Go Home. We talked about the pow…

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#119 DAN BOECKNER! 1:11:51

1y ago1:11:51

1:11:51

We're joined by musician Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Divine Fits, Handsome Furs, Operators, Arcade Fire) to chat about his life and career in music. We touch on everything from terrible tour stews, leveling up to arena shows, burning CD-Rs in hotel rooms, telemarketing, too much fog machine and more. We also spend a good deal of time on the constant…

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#118 STEELY DAN! (ft. Alex Pappademas & Joan LeMay) 1:01:24

1+ y ago1:01:24

1:01:24

We're going back, Jack, and we're doing it again with another angle on the Steely Dan story. Last time we were listening to Donald Fagen complain about hotel pools with Matthew Perpetua; this time we're talking about the freaky characters of Steely Dan's lyrical universe with writer Alex Pappademas and artist Joan LeMay, who together created the bo…

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#117 BONO! pt. 2 1:25:26

1+ y ago1:25:26

1:25:26

Bono part deux — for a relaxing time, make it governance time. We hit the second half or so of Bono's book Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story and get into his advocacy, his lobbying, his product-launch mindset, his south of France hedonism, his relationship with God and his overall reflective vibes. Unos dos tres catorce bitches!Listen to Black Bubbleg…

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#116 BONO! pt. 1 1:31:47

1+ y ago1:31:47

1:31:47

Yeah I'm thinking we're back. Back with a big one. Back with Bono. He wrote a memoir called Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story and we're podcasting all about it. Well, not all about it, but about half of it, because Bono's book is so meaty that it requires a two-part podcast. We dig into Bono's early life in bubblin' Dublin, the crucial single week whe…

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#115 GORDON RAPHAEL! 1:12:55

2y ago1:12:55

1:12:55

Wow, a new episode of And Introducing - this one featuring legendary music producer and musician Gordon Raphael, whose musical ear, intuition, tech savvy and patience all played a huge role in helping craft the indelible sound of The Strokes' first two albums, Is This It and Room On Fire. His book The World Is Going To Love This: Up From The Baseme…

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#114 FRANK SINATRA (...Has a Cold)! 1:09:37

2y ago1:09:37

1:09:37

And introducing…King of the hill…A#1……KING OF THE HILL: it’s Frank Sinatra! Yes we’re ring-a-ding-dinging in the New Year with one of the greatest recording artists of all time AND one of the greatest pieces of Words About Music of all time in one go. We’re covering Ol’ Blue Eyes from Gay Talese’s celebrated, wildly influential 1966 profile for Esq…

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#113 RYAN DUSICK (MAROON 5)! 1:14:41

2y ago1:14:41

1:14:41

A fresh new episode of And Introducing! On it, we talk to Ryan Dusick, Maroon 5's founding drummer, about his new book Harder To Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery. Ryan's story is extremely wild: an impossibly long pre-stardom grind as part of Maroon 5 leading up to their smash (sort of) debut album Songs Abo…

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#112 FLEA! 1:30:54

2y ago1:30:54

1:30:54

This week (month...summer...) we are talking about none other than FLEA. One of the world's funkiest living bassists, Flea has kept it thick on the low end for the Red Hot Chili Peppers for almost forty years. His 2019 memoir Acid For The Children enthusiastically details his life from conception to right as the Peps formed. It's a tale of Dickensi…

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#111 ELVIS! (ft. David Sims) 1:19:26

2+ y ago1:19:26

1:19:26

And introducing…the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley! We welcome Atlantic movie critic and co-host of the Blank Check podcast David Sims back to the pod to discuss Baz Lurhmann’s new biopic ELVIS. We talk about the King’s legacy, Baz’s filmography, Tom Hanks going sicko mode, whether the music biopic genre can be transcended (or if it’s been fu…

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#110 PETER STEELE! (ft. AntiArt) 1:28:03

2+ y ago1:28:03

1:28:03

On this episode of And Introducing, we meet a new type of guy: human vampire, Polish legend, gentle giant, Parks Department tree-hugger, Slim-Fast guzzler, melodramatic romantic, Brooklyn baby, cat dad, and overall agent provocateur Peter Steele. Most famously of the 1990s gothic metal band Type O Negative, Peter achieved a long list of accomplishm…

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#109 FLUXBLOG! (ft. Matthew Perpetua) 1:19:35

2+ y ago1:19:35

1:19:35

On a very special episode of And Introducing, we bring back Matthew Perpetua for his third pod appearance to talk about something a little more personal than Donald Fagen or Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas: Fluxblog, Matthew's mp3 blog that has now reached its landmark 20th year of existence. Gird your loins for a rich and digressive conversation th…

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#108 JIMMY BUFFETT! 1:31:20

2+ y ago1:31:20

1:31:20

And Introducing…we are taking a brief but fertile trip to Key West to visit a friend of quite a few folks: that's right, it's Jimmy Buffett. A son of a son of a sailor, a blender-drink connoisseur, a schooner crooner, a Conch Train stowaway, a vacation virtuoso, and an escape artist on the level of Houdini, Jimmy Buffett's life and career are truly…

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#107 BOB DYLAN! (feat. Jokermen) 1:30:44

2+ y ago1:30:44

1:30:44

And introducing, a guy who nobody knows at all, someone who has released music that literally not a soul cares about...it's Bob Dylan! Just kidding, we are aware he's very popular. And he had a very popular...memoir? autobiography? autofiction? book to prove it. On this episode, we discuss Bob's 2004 "tome" Chronicles, Vol 1 with two guys who certa…

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#106 GAYLE! 1:09:00

3y ago1:09:00

1:09:00

And introducing, from TikTok to chart top, it's GAYLE! We discuss the recent abecedarian pop hit "abcdefu" by up-and-coming singer-songwriter GAYLE. A Twitter thread by music TikTok trendspotter Alice Ophelia detailed the song's precipitous rise to the charts via a commenter making a song request. But things aren't always what they seem....(suspens…

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#105 T-PAIN! (ft. Maxwell Britten) 1:18:30

3y ago1:18:30

1:18:30

Can we pod you a cast? Today's episode focuses on T-Pain, a talented musician and a notable bon vivant with a taste for the good life. Said taste is displayed in a new book of cocktail recipes and general drinking wisdom called Can I Mix You a Drink?, which T-Pain collaborated on with noted hospitality pro Maxwell Britten (curated by Kathy Iandoli)…

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#104 30 SECONDS TO MARS! (ft. Indieheads Pod) 1:34:44

3y ago1:34:44

1:34:44

And introducing….OPPRESSED by the music industry! Silenced for their ART! It’s Jared Leto and Thirty Seconds To Mars!! Yes this week is a mmmmmmovie episode. We’re joined by Matty Monroe and Gavin Wilks of the Indieheads Podcast to dive into the wildly mediocre world of Oscar Winner Jared Leto’s alt rock act and its struggle with their label EMI, t…

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#103 BROTHER BANDS (ft. Parquet Courts) 55:35

3y ago55:35

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And introducing, bands of brothers! We’re joined by brothers Max and Andrew Savage of Parquet Courts to discuss the phenomenon of bands with brothers, including a special look at two of rock n’ roll’s most contentious brothers, Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis. We also discuss Parquet Courts’ new album, their upcoming tour, and Max & Andrew’s exper…

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#102 MARIAH CAREY! (ft. Jasmine Danielle) 2:10:54

3y ago2:10:54

2:10:54

And introducing, on the mic, it’s Mariah Carey! We’re joined by Jasmine Danielle (@ItsAJasmine) to talk about THE Diva of Divas, the superstar who’s unstoppable voice dominated the charts of the 90’s and 2000’s, making her one of the best selling and most respected vocal artists of all time. We’ll be taking a look at her traumatic but resilient lif…

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#101 BOY BANDS! (ft. Maria Sherman) 1:51:35

3y ago1:51:35

1:51:35

We welcomed Maria Sherman back to the pod, this time not to talk about Calvin Johnson and his merry band of yogurt-drum twee dreamers, but to talk about THE HISTORY OF BOY BANDS — as detailed in Maria's book Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS. From shady '80s managers screwing New Edition out of their hard-earned dough, to t…

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BONUS: Molly Interviews Psychic Dairy 34:02

3y ago34:02

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And Introducing...Psychic Dairy! On this bonus episode of And Introducing, Molly chatted with Sebastian Keim and Ben Green, two of the five poets who joined forces to create a book of poems inspired by everyone's favorite genre-freak troubadour Beck, called, appropriately, Beck Poems, as the first release of their Brisbane-based indie press Psychic…

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#100 METALLICA! 1:33:34

3y ago1:33:34

1:33:34

And introducing, in therapy, it’s Metallica: Some Kind of Monster! For our 100th EPISODE we’ve decided to return to our roots in HARD ROCK, but instead of looking at it’s decadent heights, examining it at it’s most grinding, tedious, bureaucratic lows. We’re talking about the fantastic 2004 documentary Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, following the…

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BONUS: Molly Interviews Andrew Low of The Jazz June 1:01:28

3+ y ago1:01:28

1:01:28

And Introducing...Andrew Low! The lead singer and guitarist for the fundamental Pennsylvania emo band The Jazz June, Andrew joined Molly for a very special solo episode, aka one where no books were read but music was certainly discussed. Topics of conversation include embracing vs. rejecting the emo label, playing DIY shows in the late '90s, and ro…

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#99 WE POD ECONO - EPILOGUE (ft. Michael Azerrad) 1:14:43

3+ y ago1:14:43

1:14:43

AND introducing WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We’re joined by the Michael Azerrad, the author of Our Band Could Be Your Life to discuss the book’s legacy, DIY in the 21st century, and #RockCriticLaw. Then, Chris and Molly share some final thoughts on our first miniseries, pitch some movie ideas, share listener mail, and t…

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#98 BEAT HAPPENING! (ft. Maria Sherman) 1:42:30

3+ y ago1:42:30

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AND introducing WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, FINISHING today with Chapter Thirteen: Beat Happening! We’re talking Calvin Johnson, K Records, and exploding the teenage underground into passionate revolt against the c…

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#97 MUDHONEY (ft. Mark Yarm) 1:32:49

3+ y ago1:32:49

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AND introducing WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Twelve: MUDHONEY! For the last leg of our trip, we turn to the Pacific northwest to cover Mudhoney, Sub Pop records, the origins of “Grunge”…

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#96 FUGAZI! (ft. Josiah Hughes & Sam Sutherland) 1:44:52

3+ y ago1:44:52

1:44:52

AND introducing WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Eleven: FUGAZI! Back in DC, Ian MacKaye is looking for something new out of hardcore. Enter Rites of Spring frontman Guy Picciotto, who alon…

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#95 DINOSAUR JR. (feat. Jake Longstreth) 1:39:05

3+ y ago1:39:05

1:39:05

And introducing WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Ten: Dinosaur Jr.! We’re joined by Time Crisis and Mountain Brews’ Jake Longstreth to take a look at Dinosaur Jr., the band that pushes volu…

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#94 BIG BLACK! (ft. Bryn Nieboer) 1:45:15

3+ y ago1:45:15

1:45:15

And introducing WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Nine: Big Black! We’re joined by our returning Albiniologist Bryn Nieboer to talk all things Big Black, from Cables to Kerosene, and hopeful…

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#93 BUTTHOLE SURFERS! (ft. Raina Douris) 1:29:17

3+ y ago1:29:17

1:29:17

And introducing, WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Eight: Butthole Surfers! We’re joined by NPR World Cafe’s Raina Douris to take a look at the Texas-tinged acid-fried world of these genuine…

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#92 SONIC YOUTH! (ft. Paula Mejia) 1:44:06

3+ y ago1:44:06

1:44:06

And introducing WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Seven: Sonic Youth! We’re joined by Texas Monthly’s Paula Mejia to take a look at the original NYC cool kids of 80’s rock, as well as come u…

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#91 THE REPLACEMENTS! (ft. Felix Biederman) 1:26:16

3+ y ago1:26:16

1:26:16

And introducing WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Six: The Replacements! We’re joined by Felix Biederman to examine the self-sabotaging career of one of the greatest American bands-that-coul…

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#90 HÜSKER DÜ! (ft. Steven Hyden) 1:33:10

3+ y ago1:33:10

1:33:10

And introducing WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Five: Husker Du! We’re joined by culture critic Steven Hyden to set the Land Speed Record of podcasting and do the Dü.Check out Steven’s boo…

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#89 MINOR THREAT! (ft. Bryan Quinby) 1:48:34

3+ y ago1:48:34

1:48:34

And introducing WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Four: Minor Threat! We’re joined by Street Fight Radio’s Bryan Quinby to talk hardcore, straightedge, punk houses, DIY and all things Minor …

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#88 MISSION OF BURMA! (ft. Rob Sheffield) 1:54:44

3+ y ago1:54:44

1:54:44

And introducing, WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Three: Mission of Burma! We’re joined by author Rob Sheffield to talk Boston excellence, Zines, radio, Clown Night, and the Horrible Truth …

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#87 MINUTEMEN! (ft. Hausu Mountain) 1:44:16

3+ y ago1:44:16

1:44:16

And introducing, WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene, continuing today with Chapter Two: The Minutemen! We’re joined by Max & Doug of the Chicago-based indie label Hausu Mountain to talk mersh, gigs, fliers, corndogs from P…

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#86 BLACK FLAG! (ft. Branson Reese) 1:39:09

3+ y ago1:39:09

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AND introducing...our first ever miniseries! WELCOME TO WE POD ECONO: an Our Band Could Be Your Life miniseries! We are taking a journey through Michael Azerrad’s chronicle of the 1980’s American underground rock scene. And today we start that journey with the legendary...BLACK FLAG. We’re joined by artist/comedian/podcaster Branson Reese to explor…

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#85 RICK RUBIN! (feat. Jesse Canon) 1:44:08

3+ y ago1:44:08

1:44:08

And introducing, on the ones and twos, it’s RICK RUBIN. One of the superstar producers of the last forty years, Rubin went from Long Island punk to hip-hop pioneer in the 80’s, founding Def Jam Records out of his dorm room with Russell Simmons. He’d go on to produce some of the top recording artists of his era, ranging from Beastie Boys to Neil Dia…

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BONUS: ROCK-A-DOODLE! (feat. Max Collins of Eve 6) 1:17:00

3+ y ago1:17:00

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Max Collins of Eve 6 drops by to discuss mysterious cartoon memories, predatory music management, the Trolls franchise, rock ‘n roll for children, evil owls, and more all through Don Bluth’s 1992 animated film “ROCK-A-DOODLE”. We also talk about Eve 6, being a teenage superstar, and finding emotional catharsis through twitter, but this is a ROCK-A-…

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#84 FRANK ZAPPA! (ft. Robin Hatch) 1:32:55

4y ago1:32:55

1:32:55

And introducing...singer, song-writer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and all around legend, it’s Mr. Frank Zappa! One of the S-tier weirdos of rock n’ roll, Zappa mixed genres from classical modernism to doo-wop with an acerbic sense of humor to create a vast discography of Rock weirdness. All the while, becoming one of the most outs…

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#83 RICK JAMES! 1:36:52

4y ago1:36:52

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And introducing, on lead vocals, it’s Rick James! Yes we’re talking about the 1980’s #1 funk superfreak who managed to fit 3 lifetimes worth of decadence and depravity into one short life. And today we’ll give it to you, baby, from his book “GLOW: The Autobiography of Rick James” by Rick James and David Ritz.Songs in order:Mynah Birds - It’s My Tim…

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#82 BJÖRK! 1:35:31

4y ago1:35:31

1:35:31

And introducing, from Iceland, our NATO ally to the north, it’s BJORK. The most famous musician from the isolated northern island, Bjork has built an incredible career and international fame from her unique voice and genre-exploring, endlessly idiosyncratic music. And today we’ll be exploring all things Bjork from her coffee table book BJORK and a …

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#81 BILLY CORGAN! (ft. Leslie Lee III) 1:44:27

4y ago1:44:27

1:44:27

And introducing, on lead vocals, guitar and bass...it’s Mr. Billy Corgan. Yes we’re talking through the legendary frontman and sole consistent member of gen x rock titans Smashing Pumpkins, a person who is constantly portrayed as either alt-rock’s greatest villain or saint, depending on who you’re asking. And today we’re joined by Struggle Sessions…

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#80 THE 500 GREATEST ALBUMS! 1:11:43

4y ago1:11:43

1:11:43

And introducing, online, it’s Rolling Stone Magazine’s NEW 500 Greatest Albums of All Time List! We discuss Rolling Stone’s updated-for-2020 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, talk about the value of lists, the relative ranked-ness of the Beatles, and how our appreciation of music changes over time.Songs:Britney Spears - Piece of MeBeatle…

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