Episodes
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Episode 898: June New Music – Haim, Sarah Jarosz, Hinds, Billy Porter
What have our interns been digging lately? Sam goes with Haim. Matt picks Sarah Jarosz. Sami chooses Hinds. And Mary touts a Buffalo Springfield cover by Billy Porter.
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Episode 897: June New Music – Coriky, Michael Olatuja, The Sword
What’s Patrick been digging lately? New music from Coriky and Michael Olatuja. Plus, we play a ZZ Top cover by the Sword.
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Episode 896: June New Music – John Prine, Margo Price, Becca Mancari
What’s Jim been digging lately? New music from Becca Mancari and Margo Price, plus a posthumous single by John Prine.
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Episode 895: At the Movies – ‘Hamilton’
Jim watched “Hamilton” on Disney+. Does this hip-hop musical live up to the massive hype?
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Episode 894: R.E.M. – ‘Up’
Noah Crane, a patron of the pod, gets to pick the topic. He wants to talk about R.E.M.’s 1998 album “Up.” It was the first without drummer Bill Berry, and Noah stands up for “Up.”
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Episode 893: Joe Pernice β Interview, Part 2
Part 2 of our interview with Joe Pernice, solo artist and also of Pernice Brothers and Scud Mountain Boys. Joe’s new album is called “Richard.” He discusses his music and also his writing for books and TV.
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Episode 892: Joe Pernice – Interview, Part 1
We talked with indie singer-songwriter Joe Pernice, via Zoom, about his new stripped-down solo album, “Richard.”
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Episode 891: At the Movies – Rush, Beatles, Elton John
Recently (but not necessarily new) music movies we have seen: “Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage,” “Yesterday” and “Rocketman.” Discuss.
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Episode 890: Album Closing Tracks
Tim Hoffman, a patron of the pod, gets to pick the topic. We discuss great album closing tracks.
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Episode 889: Book Nook – 1966, Iron Maiden, Steve Forbert
Patrick talks about three rock books he recently read: “1966: The Year the Decade Exploded” by Jon Savage and two autobiographies, “What Does This Button Do?” by Bruce Dickinson “Big City Cat: My Life in Folk-Rock” by Steve Forbert.