Episodes
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Episode 1377: Book Nook: I Want My MTV
Jim takes over the Book Nook today and reports on a volume he read on a recent vacation: I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution.
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Episode 1376: The Echo Park Jimmy Universe
We kick off a new month with a series of messages from an old friend, Echo Park Jimmy AKA EPJ. We always eventually get around to our messages and while this one is from a few months back, it’s packed with thrills, spills and slap bass!
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Episode 1375: What Was First: Murderecords
The last day of May takes us to another episode of What Was First, where we explore the first release record labels. Today, a suggestion from listener Damon Wood sends us to Canada, where we find out what was the first release on Murderecords, a label founded and run by the members of the band Sloan.
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Episode 1374: Patron Episode: Eric Lohrenz and music from 2002
We wrap up the week with a patron episode featuring our good friend Eric Lohrenz. He focuses on the year 2002, picking out two albums and two songs for discussion.
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Episode 1373: Happy Birthday Stevie Nicks!
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Happy birthday Stevie Nicks!
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Episode 1372: April New Music Mega Blast!
They said it couldn’t be done. They said it would be foolish to try. They called it flying too close to the sun. Did we listen? Heck no. Here is the first-ever, one-of-a-kind, super spectacular April New Music Mega Blast!
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Episode 1371: What Was First: Flying Nun Records
Thanks to many listener suggestions, Patrick explores the first release from New Zealand’s Flying Nun Records.
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Episode 1370: What Was First: SST Records
We wrap the week with the story of the first release on one of the most iconic indie labels of all time, California’s SST Records. We fly the flag for a raging slab of punk rock that came roaring out of Hermosa Beach and blazed a trail for countless non-conformists to follow.
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Episode 1369: What Was First: Bloodshot Records
We are back on the What Was First bus today, with an episode suggested by some weird guy from the suburbia, a Mr. Jim Lenahan. We travel back in time to Chicago in the year 1994 to hear the story of the very first release on Bloodshot Records.
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Episode 1368: Dylan & Hoffman II
Tim Hoffman leads the second part of our discussion of Bob Dylan’s albums from the controversial 1976 -1981 era. The bottom line? “Shot of Love” is a very key Dylan album.