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Episode 329: Guest Shot – Rockin’ the Cello
We conclude Guest Shot Week with Minnesota’s BJ Bonin and Amy Waller discussing the use of the cello in popular music. Plus, a Perfect Pop pick (without cello).
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Episode 328: Guest Shot – Anything Goes
Michael Whyte of Rockford IL assumes guest-host duties today, as the big Spring Break continues for Jim and Patrick. Enjoy as Mike spins some obscure tunes, just as he did on his former radio show “Anything Goes.”
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Episode 327: Guest Shot – L7 Threatened to Blow up my Toilet
Craig Rosen sticks around to guest host a second episode. (Spring Break continues for Jim and Patrick.) Here, he tells his much-anticipated L7 story.
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Episode 326: Guest Shot – ‘… reporters baffled, trumped …’
Craig Rosen of the suburbs of Los Angeles fills in today as Jim and Patrick take off for Spring Break. Craig has a lot to talk about, including his dog’s broken toe, the back story on Portugal. The Man and R.E.M. lyrics, deciphered.
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Episode 325: Guest Shot – Best Albums of 2018, So Far
Jim and Patrick are on Spring Break, so it’s a week of Guest Shots. We start with Erik Didriksen of New York and his picks for the best albums of the year so far. Erik likes Rat Kid Cool, Exmaid, Khruangbin, Hurry and The Royal They.
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Episode 324: Motown Museum, Part 3
The conclusion of our conversation with Paul Barker of the Motown Museum. He talks about plans for a massive expansion of the museum, plus he reveals his favorite classic Motown artist (hard to dispute this pick).
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Episode 323: Motown Museum, Part 2
Continuing the conversation with Paul Barker, director of development at the Motown Museum in Detroit. Today, we talk about the cultural impact of Motown Records in the 1960s and some of the celebrity visitors to the museum over the years.
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Episode 322: Motown Museum, Part 1
Jim took a trip to Detroit and spent some time at the Motown Museum (it was glorious) and talked with Paul Barker, the museum’s director of development. The museum has preserved the original Hitsville USA building and Studio A. Such an important setting in the development of pop music.
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Episode 321: March New Music – Jack White, Lemon Twigs, Lucius
Jim’s new music picks from March. A sort of “modern classic” theme, with original songs by Jack White and the Lemon Twigs and a cover by Lucius.
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Episode 320: March New Music – Lucy Dacus, Natalie Prass, Titus Andronicus
Patrick lays some new music on us. He’s been listening to two RVA artists, Lucy Dacus and Natalie Prass. Plus, a Bob Dylan cover from Titus Andronicus.