Tag: Patrick Foster
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Episode 2487: Election Day Special: Women’s Suffrage, KDKA and “Crazy Blues”
On this election day, if you found yourself wondering what the 19th Amendment, the birth of commercial radio and “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds have in common, then this is the episode for you! Listen as Patrick ties all the threads together.
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Episode 2486: Book Nook: John Peel: Margrave of the Marshes
Patrick bought a new book recently and wants to tell you about it. John Peel: Margrave of the Marshes is a different kind of autobiography, but contains multitudes for those who are enamored of the legendary British DJ John Peel. Hear Patrick’s take of the book in this episode.
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Episode 2476: The Andersson Project: A Tale of Nine Siblings, Part Three
Niklas Nygards and Steven Routledge join Patrick for a discussion of a musical project that grew from recordings of Niklas’ grandfather recounting his life story. Hear the story of The Andersson Project: A Tale of Nine Siblings. In the final part of the series, the story of the entire five-song EP comes together.
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Episode 2475: The Andersson Project: A Tale of Nine Siblings, Part Two
Niklas Nygards and Steven Routledge join Patrick for a discussion of a musical project that grew from recordings of Niklas’ grandfather recounting his life story. Hear the story of The Andersson Project: A Tale of Nine Siblings. In part two, Niklas and Steven discuss the lead-off and second tracks from the EP.
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Episode 2474: The Andersson Project: A Tale of Nine Siblings, Part One
Niklas Nygards and Steven Routledge join Patrick for a discussion of a musical project that grew from recordings of Niklas’ grandfather recounting his life story. Hear the story of The Andersson Project: A Tale of Nine Siblings. In part one, the genesis of the project and discussion of the lead single.
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Episode 2473: A Very Brief History of Rocktober
Patrick set out to find the origins of the term Rocktober and though he was distracted halfway through his research, he found out a few things of interest. Hit play to learn what he learned, dear listener. Happy Rocktober to all.
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Episode 2454: The Mountain Goats in Five Songs, Bonus Track: “Jenny III”
The first of a new series designed to introduce listeners to bands they have heard of, but might not know where to start with their catalogue. We begin with the Mountain Goats and a series of episodes recorded at Suburbs Fest with Scot Isom, Aaron Houx, Matt Carlson and Patrick. Scot and Aaron came up with a bonus track to close the series, choosing “Jenny III” from the 2023 album Jenny From Thebes.
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Episode 2453: The Mountain Goats in Five Songs, Part Five: “Hostages”
The first of a new series designed to introduce listeners to bands they have heard of, but might not know where to start with their catalogue. We begin with the Mountain Goats and a series of episodes recorded at Suburbs Fest with Scot Isom, Aaron Houx, Matt Carlson and Patrick. We have reached the fifth song, which comes from the band’s 2022 album, Bleed Out.
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Episode 2451: The Mountain Goats in Five Songs, Part Three: “No Children”
The first of a new series designed to introduce listeners to bands they have heard of, but might not know where to start with their catalogue. We begin with the Mountain Goats and a series of episodes recorded at Suburbs Fest with Scot Isom, Aaron Houx, Matt Carlson and Patrick. The third song on the list is “No Children” from the band’s 2002 album Tallahassee.
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Episode 2450: The Mountain Goats in Five Songs, Part Two: “Dance Music”
The first of a new series designed to introduce listeners to bands they have heard of, but might not know where to start with their catalogue. We begin with the Mountain Goats and a series of episodes recorded at Suburbs Fest with Scot Isom, Aaron Houx, Matt Carlson and Patrick. The second song, like the first, is a selection from the 2005 Album The Sunset Tree. It’s called “Dance Music.”