Tag: Nick Scalera
-
Episode 2156: Beach Boys Week Part Five: In Conclusion, The Seventies and Beyond
Listen: EPISODIX: Posted: July 11, 2025 Music: All music in this episode by the Beach Boys. Notes: The week of Beach Boys concludes with a…
-
Episode 2155: Beach Boys Week Part Four: Good Vibrations and A Teenage Symphony to God
Welcome to Beach Boys Week! In the aftermath of Brian Wilson’s passing last month, Nick Scalera and Mike Wagner lead a discussion of the iconic and legendary California band. We’ve arrived at the fourth installment in the series, in which Brian’s artistic ambition blossoms into commercial success on “Good Vibrations,” followed by an attempt to make a record so ambitious that it would drive him into the abyss.
-
Episode 2154: Beach Boys Week Part Three: Pet Sounds
Welcome to Beach Boys Week! In the aftermath of Brian Wilson’s passing last month, Nick Scalera and Mike Wagner lead a discussion of the iconic and legendary California band. In the third part of the series, Brian Wilson nears his artistic zenith as he responds to the Beatles Rubber Soul with his masterpiece, Pet Sounds.
-
Episode 2153: Beach Boys Week Part Two: All Kinds of Growth (1964-1965)
Welcome to Beach Boys Week! In the aftermath of Brian Wilson’s passing last month, Nick Scalera and Mike Wagner lead a discussion of the iconic and legendary California band. In the second installment, Brian Wilson’s growth (both chemically and musically) is the focus as he quits touring and finds his true home in the recording studio.
-
Episode 2152: Beach Boys Week Part One: Formation and the Early Years
Welcome to Beach Boys Week! In the aftermath of Brian Wilson’s passing last month, Nick Scalera and Mike Wagner lead a discussion of the iconic and legendary California band. In part one, the band’s formation and early recordings are the focus.
-
Episode 1922: Rest in Power: Martin Phillipps
Martin Phillipps, visionary songwriter and leader of legendary Flying Nun band The Chills, passed on July 28th. Nick Scalera joins Patrick for this episode, and with heavy hearts they discuss Martin’s legacy.
-
Episode 1852: The Replacements “Tim” – The Original and the Let It Bleed Edition, Part Two
Mike Wagner and Nick Scalera are in the hosting chairs for a look at how the sound of the remix of the Replacements seminal 1985 album changed their perceptions of these classic songs. Here is the second part of their conversation.
-
Episode 1833: Examining R.E.M.’s Green, Part Two
It’s part two of a look at R.E.M.’s Green with Mike Wagner and Nick Scalera. Today, they discuss “Stand” and the quality of the album’s sound, among other topics.
-
Episode 1831: Examining R.E.M.’s Green, Part One
Mike Wagner and Nick Scalera are back in the hosting chairs today for the first part of their look at R.E.M.’s sixth studio album Green, released in 1988 on Warner Bros. Records.
-
Episode 1697: Examining The Who’s Quadrophenia, Part Two
Listen: EPISODIX: Posted: September 15, 2023 Music: All songs by the Who from Quadrophenia (2011 reissue, Geffen Records). Original album (MCA/Track) 1973. Notes: Mike Wagner and Nick Scalera continue…