Tag: Nick Scalera
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Episode 469: Nebraska Rocks!
Paul Trap of Omaha joins the show to talk about a couple of bands from Nebraska he likes — Millions of Boys and Jason Steady & the Soft Ponies.
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Episode 468: Perfect Pop – The Ronettes, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Listeners Paul Trap and Nick Scalera join us in the basement to make their Perfect Pop picks. Both are classic R&B songs. Paul goes with the Ronettes, Nick with Smokey Robinson & the Miracles.
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Episode 409: July New Music – Jim James, Bad Moves, The Beths
Live from the deck party, Jim spins some new music by Louisville’s Jim James (of My Morning Jacket fame) and D.C.’s Bad Moves. Plus, Nick Scalera touts New Zealand’s The Beths.
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Episode 334: Flying Nun Today – Courtneys, Aldous Harding, Fazerdaze and More
We conclude Flying Nun Week with a look at the influential New Zealand label’s current roster, including the Courtneys, Aldous Harding, Fazerdaze, Grayson Gilmour and the Wax Chattels. (Nick Scalera fills in for Jim this week.)
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Episode 333: Flying Nun – Influence on America
Day 4 of Flying Nun Week. Nick Scalera and Patrick Foster talk about American bands influenced by New Zealand indie rock. Includes covers by Jeff Mangum, Stephen Malkmus and Superchunk.
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Episode 332: Flying Nun – The Bats, Straitjacket Fits, Jean Paul Sartre Experience, 3Ds
Flying Nun Week, Part 3. Nick Scalera (filling in for Jim) and Patrick go deep on more New Zealand bands: the Bats, Straightjacket Fits, Jean Paul Sartre Experience and 3Ds.
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Episode 331: Flying Nun – Tall Dwarfs, Verlaines, Look Blue Go Purple, Chills
Day 2 of Flying Nun Week. Today, Patrick Foster and Nick Scalera (filling in for Jim) talk about some of the great bands on that classic New Zealand label: Tall Dwarfs, the Verlaines, Look Blue Go Purple and the Chills.
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Episode 330: Flying Nun Records
Nick Scalera fills in for Jim this week, to talk with Patrick about the music of Flying Nun Records, that delightfully quirky New Zealand label.
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Episode 157: Guest Shot: Nick Scalera – The Clean
Nick Scalera fills in today to talk about his love of New Zealand indie rock, especially The Clean.