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Episode 570 - Gary Marks
Episode 718
How to describe Gary Marks? Deep vinyl junkies might know him for the three albums he released in the 70s that fused jazz and folk in a fresh way tha…
8 hours ago
Episode 569 - Colin Newman (Wire) and Malka Spiegel (Minimal Compact) of Immersion
Episode 717
Even though Wire are considered one of the most important post-punk bands ever, it's actually been a long time since they played in that genre. The b…
1 week ago
Episode 568 - Mitch Easter
Episode 716
One could argue that the sound of American indie rock and power pop was shaped by Mitch Easter. Of course, he produced those early REM albums that ar…
2 weeks ago
Episode 567 - Prairie Prince of The Tubes/Todd Rundgren/Chris Isaak
Episode 715
We love the Tubes around here so we're breaking one of our rules of not dipping into bands we've already covered on the show. There's a very good rea…
3 weeks ago
Episode 566 - Brian Vollmer of Helix
Episode 714
Helix front man Brian Vollmer has been bringing the rock for over 50 years. From humble Canadian beginnings, Helix have managed to keep the metal mov…
4 weeks ago
Episode 565 - Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton of Parliament/Funkadelic
Episode 713
There have been few creative bursts of the modern era more epic than George Clinton's in the 70s. He had so many songs in his brain he had to keep cr…
1 month ago
Book Club - Jim Sullivan author of Backstage & Beyond: 45 Years of Rock Chats and Rants
Episode 712
Former Boston Globe Music Critic and rock and roll lifer Jim Sullivan joins us this week to discuss his highly entertaining new books Backstage and B…
1 month ago
Episode 564 - Jason Stollsteimer of the Von Bondies
Episode 711
It was going so well. Detroit's Von Bondies exploded out of the same garage rock scene that birthed the White Stripes and many others. In fact, Jack …
1 month, 1 week ago
Panel - Cameron Crowe's The Uncool: A Memoir
Episode 710
Jon is joined by former guest Jackie Clary and our great friend Ryan Rauzon to discuss the recently released memoir by Cameron Crowe, The Uncool. We …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Episode 563 - John Power of Cast/the La's/Solo
Episode 709
Britain's Cast are enjoying quite the second chapter. The last few years have seen a creative burst that rivals, if not exceeds, their early work. Th…
1 month, 3 weeks ago