Episodes
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Episode 549: Guest Shot – Knoxville Rocks!
Jim and Patrick take some time off. Today, Randall Brown, singer and guitarist for Rockin’ the Suburbs house band Quartjar, and Becky talk about cool bands from Knoxville TN, including Ex-Gold and the Holifields, plus some other “musical musings.”
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Episode 548: Interview – Mandolin Orange, Part 3
Part 3 of our interview with Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz of Mandolin Orange. In this concluding segment, we talk about working with independent label Yep Roc, admiration for fiddle players and performing at the famed Ryman Auditorium.
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Episode 547: Interview – Mandolin Orange, Part 2
Part 2 of our interview with Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz of Mandolin Orange. They talk about writing, recording and performing music tied to grief. On a lighter note, Carolina barbecue!
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Episode 546: Interview – Mandolin Orange, Part 1
We met up with Americana duo Mandolin Orange (Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz) backstage before a sold-out show at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC. In part 1 (of 3), we talk about why acoustic music is so popular today, among other topics.
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Episode 545: Movies – ‘Wayne’s World,’ ‘Scott Pilgrim,’ ‘Jubilee’
More movie talk, this time about films tangentially related to music: “Wayne’s World,” “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” and British cult classic “Jubilee.”
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Episode 544: Movies – Fyre Festival, Mott the Hoople
Because it’s Oscars time, we talk about some music movies we’ve seen recently. Today, it’s documentaries about the infamous Fyre Festival – “Fyre” on Netflix and “Fyre Fraud” on Hulu – and “The Ballad of Mott the Hoople.”
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Episode 543: Book Nook – Creedence Clearwater Revival, Beastie Boys, Eric Clapton and More
Patrick gives many book reports today, including works about Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Beastie Boys, Eric Clapton, Robert Pollard and Guided By Voices, the Circle Jerks and Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant.
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Episode 542: Fan Mail – Beatles, Ray Davies
The listeners respond to our Beatles Countdown (episodes 486-490). Plus, a sorta related story about Ray Davies of the Kinks.
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Episode 541: Fan Mail – Public Enemy, Devo, Sonic Youth
Listeners write in to respond to recent episodes on album anniversaries, with comments about our Public Enemy, Devo and Sonic Youth shows.
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Episode 540: Fan Mail – Sharon Van Etten, Alice Merton, Better Oblivion Community Center, The Delines
Listeners call and write with new music they discovered in January, including Sharon Van Etten, Alice Merton, a Conor Oberst-Phoebe Bridgers project called Better Oblivion Community Center and the Delines. Plus, Mackensi Crenshaw writes about a reissue series called “Eccentric Soul.”