Tag: Patrick Foster
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Episode 2244: The Albums of 1975 Part Five: Patrick’s Picks
This week, we tune our ears back 50 years to 1975 and flip through some of the albums released in that year. Each episode will examine those records from a different angle. In the series finale, Patrick discusses three of his favorite albums from ‘75, releases from Richard and Linda Thompson, Burning Spear and Brian Eno.
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Episode 2241: The Albums of 1975 Part Two: The Critics
This week, we tune our ears back 50 years to 1975 and flip through some of the albums released in that year. Each episode will examine those records from a different angle. In the second part of the series, we run down some of the critical choices for best album of 1975, including lists from Paste, Rolling Stone and the Village Voice’s Pazz and Jop.
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Episode 2239: The Day John Met Yoko
Patrick searched for the exact date that John Lennon went to a gallery in London to see a preview of an exhibition by an artist named Yoko Ono… and found that it might have been this day in 1966.
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Episode 2238: Golden Growl with Ron Winters
Patrick catches up with his old friend Ron Winters (formerly of Branch Manager) to discuss Ron’s new project, Golden Growl. There is a brand-new, limited-edition 7” single out now. Ron describes the inspiration behind the project and plans for the future.
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Episode 2237: They’re in Both! Who is in both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Patrick discovered recently that pianist Floyd Cramer had been inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. That prompted him to seek out others who might be members of both Halls. In this episode, he gives you the list.
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Episode 2233: Perfect Pop: The Dream Syndicate – Halloween
Patrick takes a stab (see what we did there) at finding a song perfect as a Halloween tune and perfect as pop.
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Episode 2231: September 2025 New Music 7: Castle Rat, Mirador, Shame, Emma Pollack
The September 2025 New Music Train is out for its final journey of the month and it’s a good one, as Sunny Varney hops on board to join Patrick for four doses of fresh tunes. Sunny discusses new records from Castle Rat, Mirador and Shame, while Patrick talks up the first solo album from Emma Pollack (Delgados) in nine years.
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Episode 2204: Interview: Chris Slusarenko, Part Three
Bob Peterson joins Jim and Patrick for a wide-ranging interview with musician, podcaster and former video-store owner Chris Slusarenko. In the final part of the conversation, we wrap up music documentary chat and get into some musical talk. Many thanks to Bob and Chris for making this happen!
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Episode 2194: Road Trip to Suburbs Fest Grand Rapids, Part Three
Patrick, Nick Scalera and Mike Wagner embarked on an epic motor vehicle journey at the end of July – a drive to Suburbs Fest Grand Rapids! We’ve got the audio evidence to prove, too. So sit back and enjoy (or endure) the story of our trip. In Part three, the crew arrives in Michigan (and finds a 7-11).
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Episode 2193: Road Trip to Suburbs Fest Grand Rapids, Part Two
Patrick, Nick Scalera and Mike Wagner embarked on an epic motor vehicle journey at the end of July – a drive to Suburbs Fest Grand Rapids! We’ve got the audio evidence to prove, too. So sit back and enjoy (or endure) the story of our trip. In Part Two, we have lunch, among other adventures.