Latest Episodes
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Episode 1353: March New Music: Dream Widow, Father John Misty, Scott Hardware
We clear the decks for Adam Coop and Urb Fernandez to do their new music thing. Tracks from Dream Widow, Scott Hardware and Father John Misty have caught their ear. And we take a moment to hope that Taylor Hawkins is resting in power.
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Episode 1352: March New Music: Beachheads, Jesper Lindell, Tropical F*ck Storm/King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Bakers Eddy, Sam Jr.
On the second day of March New Music, the listeners spoke and Niklas Nygårds, Liam McIndoe and Charlie Mack proclaimed that new songs were good. Those songs were from Beachheads, Jesper Lindell, Tropical F*ck Storm/King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Bakers Eddy, Sam Jr.
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Episode 1351: March New Music: Ian Noe, Pure Reason Revolution, Fatherson, Mondo Cozmo
It’s New Music Week. We’re shaking down March 2022 and Steven Routledge, Roger Grace and Gerald Chyzenski have the inside info.
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Episode 1350: What Was First: Touch & Go Records
Tough & Go is a classic midwestern label, known for its roots in the early hardcore scene, and one that would evolve into one of America’s most influential indie labels.
Touch & Go Records evolved from a fanzine of the same name started in 1979 by Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson, two punk rock fans from East Lansing, Michigan.
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Episode 1349: What Was First: Stiff Records
Patrick delivers a bite-size history lesson by exploring the very first release on iconic record labels. Today, Stiff Records is under the spotlight.
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Episode 1348: Exploring the Church, Part Two
We bring you the second half of our Church conversation with Kevin Goff and Nick Scalera. In this episode, we examine the later part of the band’s career and the lineup changes that took place. If you didn’t listen to yesterday’s show (episode 1348), make sure to go back and catch up on the early Church.
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Episode 1347: Exploring the Church, Part One
Patrons and pals Kevin Goff and Nick Scalera join Jim and Patrick for a discussion of long-running Australian band The Church. The first of a two-episode series focuses on the early part of the band’s career and their breakthrough music.
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Episode 1346: Robert Pollard Redux: Taking off with Boston Spaceships
Scott Parks joins Patrick to kick off the week with a look into Boston Spaceships, a band comprised of Robert Pollard and Chris Slusarenko of Guided By Voices, and John Moen of The Decemberists.
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Episode 1345: Instrumentals with Bill: Bangles, Go-Gos, Nick Lowe, The Police, Van Halen
Longtime friend of the pod Bill Mulligan drops by Patrick’s basement to discuss something that’s been on his mind lately: What happens when bands with perfectly good singers play instrumentals? Bill’s got a list of songs that he and Patrick discuss. Plenty of clips in this one!
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Episode 1344: What Was First: Rough Trade Records
We debut a new segment today! Have you ever wondered what record was the very first release on iconic indie record labels? So do we! Patrick investigates the first release on legendary UK label Rough Trade (which turns out to be a single from French punk band Métal Urbain). Hit play for a bite-size musical history lesson.