113. David Joseph Discusses Mark Hollis, self-titled
Send a text Multi-instrumentalist and composer David Joseph of Held By Trees has played with several of the musicians who performed on the final two Talk Talk albums, so there is no one better to intr...
30 Apr 20231h 14min
112. Jake Uitti Discusses Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist
Send a text Music and sports writer Jake Uitti visits YMAAA to introduce Al to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ The Heist. Jake talks about why he chose the album for this episode, how it became a breakthro...
23 Apr 20231h
111. Michael Peter Olsen Discusses Van Halen, 1984
Send a text Cellist Michael Peter Olsen joins Al to familiarize him with an album he thought he mostly knew: Van Halen’s 1984. Michael makes the case that a careful listening of the album reveals an e...
16 Apr 20231h 9min
110. Elizabeth Nelson Takes Over and Al Melchior Discusses Genesis, self-titled
Send a text Elizabeth Nelson of The Paranoid Style turns the tables on Al for this episode, serving as host and asking Al about why he loves Genesis and their 1983 self-titled album (also known as the...
9 Apr 202354min
109. Neil Gust Discusses Nigeria 70, Vol. 1 (Funky Lagos)
Send a text Neil Gust, guitarist, songwriter and vocalist for Portland rock trio No. 2 (and previously of Heatmiser) becomes the first YMAAA guest to discuss a compilation. He introduces Al to Nigeria...
2 Apr 20231h
108. Neal Barnard Discusses Cream, Wheels of Fire
Send a text Dr. Neal Barnard is a clinical researcher who is the founding president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and he is also a multi-instrumentalist who founded the band Ca...
26 Mar 20231h 2min
107. Chris Slusarenko Discusses The Fall, Perverted by Language
Send a text Chris Slusarenko of the Portland-based band Eyelids joins Al to talk about The Fall’s 1983 album, Perverted by Language, and their “Kicker Conspiracy” single, which was released in the sam...
19 Mar 20231h 9min
106. Highlights from #MWE
Send a text This year, for the first time, Al took part in #MWE — aka Music Writer’s Exercise — listening to and writing about a new album every day throughout the month of February. Al discusses 10 o...
12 Mar 202332min
