Tag: Patrick Foster
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Episode 2388: In Conversation: Tommy Nickoloff, Part Two
Patrick and Scott Parks are joined by film director Tommy Nickoloff, the driving force behind a documentary on the early life and career of the late, great Ohio musician Jason Molina. In the second part of the interview, Tommy discusses the process of getting a film accepted at a festival and his long-term vision for his film.
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Episode 2387: In Conversation: Tommy Nickoloff, Part One
Patrick and Scott Parks are joined by film director Tommy Nickoloff, the driving force behind a documentary on the early life and career of the late, great Ohio musician Jason Molina. Today’s episode is the first part of their conversation.
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Episode 2370: April 2026 New Music 1: At the Gates, Angine de Poitrine
Patrick puts the April 2026 New Music Train into gear and heads off towards the fields of rock and roll. On the train’s soundsystem, he’s got fresh tunes from At the Gates and Angine de Poitrine blasting.
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Episode 2369: Book Nook: The Chitlin Circuit and the Road to Rock and Roll
It’s been a while, but Patrick is back in the Book Nook! Today, he discusses the outstanding volume written by Preston Lauterbach, The Chitlin Circuit and the Road to Rock and Roll. This engrossing book brings to life the southern circuit of nightclubs, theatres, juke joints and back rooms that sustained black musicians and dancers during the 1930s through the late 1950s.
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Episode 2367: Three Stevie Wonder Covers in Honor of His 76th Birthday
Stevie Wonder was born on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan. Patrick selects three cover versions – from Beck, Bogert & Appice, Freddie Hubbard and the Red Hot Chili Peppers – to celebrate.
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Episode 2348: The Laughing Hyenas… Live!
Mark Neese checks in with his thoughts on a new live album by the Ann Arbor, Michigan band Laughing Hyenas, while Patrick shares a 1989 live review he wrote on the group.
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Episode 2344: Second Album Syndrome with Steven Routledge Part Two: The Stone Roses and The Darkness
In the second of a two-episode series, Steven Routledge joins Patrick to defend the second album from the Stone Roses (Second Coming) and tell a tale of The Darkness (that brings the conversation back to Radiohead). Many thanks, Steven.
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Episode 2340: February 2026 New Music 8: Tailgunner, Wicked Smile, Starbenders, The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
It’s the last ride for the February 2026 New Music Train as it looks forward to some rest before its next journey. Sunny Varney and Patrick steer it into the depot, with new tunes from Tailgunner, Wicked Smile, Starbenders and The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis.
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Episode 2331: ’90s Album Madness – Halfway Through the Sweet 16
It’s time for a ’90s Albums Madness tournament update! Analysts Jason Goebel and Mike Kohli join Jim and Patrick to recap the first half of the Sweet Sixteen and preview the remaining matchups in the Sweet Sixteen.
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Episode 2328: ’90s Album Madness – We Have a Sweet 16!
Analysts Jason Goebel and Mike Kohli join Jim and Patrick to recap the second round in the Hosts Quadrant and preview the Sweet Sixteen round in the Sales and Critics quadrants.