And Introducing

A fresh new episode of And Introducing! On it, we talk to Ryan Dusick, Maroon 5's founding drummer, about his new book Harder To Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery. Ryan's story is extremely wild: an impossibly long pre-stardom grind as part of Maroon 5 leading up to their smash (sort of) debut album Songs About Jane, overwhelming "overnight" success, and a stunning reversal where a physical breakdown hindered his ability to play drums to the point of his dismissal from the band. We get into all of that, plus pop stardom's inherent body-and-brain-rattling stress, the 1990s Los Angeles music scene, being a musical athlete slash athletic musician, and much more...so have a listen! We missed you!! Songs played: Maroon 5 - "Harder To Breathe" (8-Bit Arcade Version) Kara's Flowers - "Soap Disco" Maroon 5 - "Harder to Breathe" Maroon 5 feat. Megan Thee Stallion - "Beautiful Mistakes"

23 Nov 20221h 14min

This week (month...summer...) we are talking about none other than FLEA. One of the world's funkiest living bassists, Flea has kept it thick on the low end for the Red Hot Chili Peppers for almost forty years. His 2019 memoir Acid For The Children enthusiastically details his life from conception to right as the Peps formed. It's a tale of Dickensian proportions: street rapscallion lifestyles, dirty Hollywood escapades, 1970s high school vibes, various freaks and creeps practically vibrating off the page. Shooting cocaine on an Amtrak train, hitchhiking, actual hiking, wrap party meth sharing, jeans that show off one's camel toe, puking at the club, dine-and-dashing at the local BBQ joint, and of course the power of jazz: it's all here and sometimes it's in ALL CAPS, BABY. Join us as we trace Flea's path from Australian childhood to Anthony Kiedis-enhanced adolescence and beyond. "Give It Away [8 Bit Tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers]" - 8 Bit Universe "Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples" - Parliament Funkadelic "I Don't Care About You" - Fear "Out In LA" - Red Hot Chili Peppers The National Anthem - Flea "Give It Away" - Red Hot Chili Peppers "Party Party Superstar" - Pretty Dim Wonder

9 Sep 20221h 30min

And introducing…the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley! We welcome Atlantic movie critic and co-host of the Blank Check podcast David Sims back to the pod to discuss Baz Lurhmann’s new biopic ELVIS. We talk about the King’s legacy, Baz’s filmography, Tom Hanks going sicko mode, whether the music biopic genre can be transcended (or if it’s been fully murdered by Walk Hard), and all the pop-culture Elvis missed. RIP Elvis, you would have loved mdma. Check out Molly’s essay on attending a Deadmau5 NFT party: https://themollyzone.com/post/687870869007187968/i-went-to-a-music-nft-party David’s work at the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/david-sims/ All things Blank Check: https://www.blankcheckpod.com/

29 Jun 20221h 19min

On this episode of And Introducing, we meet a new type of guy: human vampire, Polish legend, gentle giant, Parks Department tree-hugger, Slim-Fast guzzler, melodramatic romantic, Brooklyn baby, cat dad, and overall agent provocateur Peter Steele. Most famously of the 1990s gothic metal band Type O Negative, Peter achieved a long list of accomplishments in his short lifetime, and we don't just mean his extremely erect appearance in a 1995 issue of Playgirl. We're joined by new guest Ryan of AntiArt, an up-and-coming digital publication and podcast breathing some fresh air into Instagram these days. Don't follow AntiArt at your own risk because we are giving it a heart endorsement as the future of music media (seriously). Type O Negative - "Christian Woman (8-Bit)" Fallout - "Batteries Not Included" Carnivore - "Jesus Hitler" Agnostic Front - "Public Assistance" Type O Negative - "Unsuccessfully Coping With The Natural Beauty of Infidelity" Type O Negative - "Christian Woman" Type O Negative - "Summer Breeze" Type O Negative - "Cinnamon Girl" Type O Negative - "Love You To Death" Type O Negative - "I Don't Wanna Be Me" AntiArt's blog: https://www.antiart.blog/ AntiArt instagram: instagram.com/__antiart__ Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/saywhatagain Molly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/missmollymary

25 Mai 20221h 28min

On a very special episode of And Introducing, we bring back Matthew Perpetua for his third pod appearance to talk about something a little more personal than Donald Fagen or Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas: Fluxblog, Matthew's mp3 blog that has now reached its landmark 20th year of existence. Gird your loins for a rich and digressive conversation that covers topics such as poptimism, the rude and gross 2000s, how music media has changed over the past two decades, Kylie Minogue and "alt pop" girlies, being the first person in North America to blog about that insanely good song "Heartbeats" by the Knife, and why everyone is always acting like it's the end of the world when it's never really the end of the world. Matthew's freakin blog: http://www.fluxblog.org/ Matthew's Spotify playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/123059001?si=9a603cb29fae4268 Matthew's newsletter: https://fluxblog.substack.com/ Matthew's podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fluxblog Molly's videos for The Alternative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huEtAZe2H8U&list=PL91XLsodQepCJeZ2c1Ja9V7x9PLc0zsv1 Pickathon: https://pickathon.com/ Songs in this episode: Automatic - "New Beginning" (first song currently on Matthew's Fluxcaviar playlist) Harry Styles - "As It Was" Kylie Minogue - "Sweet Music" Doja Cat - "Taco Bell Mexican Pizza Freestyle" Måneskin - "Beggin'"

2 Mai 20221h 19min

And Introducing…we are taking a brief but fertile trip to Key West to visit a friend of quite a few folks: that's right, it's Jimmy Buffett. A son of a son of a sailor, a blender-drink connoisseur, a schooner crooner, a Conch Train stowaway, a vacation virtuoso, and an escape artist on the level of Houdini, Jimmy Buffett's life and career are truly one of one, and we learned all about it via his 2017 biography Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All The Way by Ryan White. So throw some lime juice and tequila in a glass...........grill up some hot dogs..........whip out the old Hawaiian shirt.........and listen to our podcast. It may not be Key West, and as I type this I'm immediately regretting not putting in some like wave/ocean sounds or seagull calls into the podcast but it's simply too late now.....but regardless it might take your mind on a brief vacation. Songs played on the pod: Jimmy Buffett - "Margaritaville" (Raxlen Slice 8 Bit Chiptune Remix) Jimmy Buffett - "The Christian?" Jimmy Buffett - "Come Monday" Jimmy Buffett - "Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude" Jimmy Buffett - "Margaritaville" Jimmy Buffett - "Cheeseburger in Paradise" Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett - "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere"

21 Mar 20221h 31min

And introducing, a guy who nobody knows at all, someone who has released music that literally not a soul cares about...it's Bob Dylan! Just kidding, we are aware he's very popular. And he had a very popular...memoir? autobiography? autofiction? book to prove it. On this episode, we discuss Bob's 2004 "tome" Chronicles, Vol 1 with two guys who certainly know their Empire Burlesque from their Blood On The Tracks — Evan and Ian from the Jokermen Podcast! We get into many but definitely not all things Bob, from his weapons-hoarding NYC roommate, to his obsession with the Civil War, to his completely obscure "numbers" system that apparently has influenced his live shows for the past like 40 years, and the Jokermen school us in some elite and deep-cut Bob Dylan anecdotes along the way. Listen now and you too might have a time that might have a-changed, at some point. Buy Bob's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Chronicles/Bob-Dylan/9780743244589 Jokermen Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jokermen-a-podcast-about-bob-dylan/id1519299517 The Jokermen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jokermen Songs in this ep: "The Times, They Are A-Changin' (8-Bit)" - ChubbyBunny "Blonde On Blonde" - Nada Surf "Jokerman" - Bob Dylan "Maggie's Farm (Live At Budokan)" - Bob Dylan "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" - Bob Dylan "The Man In Me" - Bob Dylan "Series Of Dreams" - Bob Dylan

11 Feb 20221h 30min

And introducing, from TikTok to chart top, it's GAYLE! We discuss the recent abecedarian pop hit "abcdefu" by up-and-coming singer-songwriter GAYLE. A Twitter thread by music TikTok trendspotter Alice Ophelia detailed the song's precipitous rise to the charts via a commenter making a song request. But things aren't always what they seem.... (suspenseful enough for you?? oh yeah babe) An episode about viral songs, TikTok trends, astroturfing fandom, industry plants, and teenage musician sigma grindset. Wow! Songs played in this episode: "abcdefu" (8-Bit Version) - 8 Bit Universe "abcdefu" (TikTok version) - GAYLE "abcdefu" (studio version) - GAYLE "dumbass" - GAYLE "I'd Rather Die" - Tramp Stamps "Chaise Longue" - Wet Leg Works cited: Alice Ophelia's thread: https://twitter.com/iamaliceophelia/status/1468345748039344130 Ryan Broderick's Garbage Day: https://www.garbageday.email/p/our-sneakerhead-future Mia Nazareno for Billboard, "CHARTBREAKER: HOW GAYLE SPELLED OUT HER SUCCESS WITH BREAKUP SMASH ‘ABCDEFU’" :https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/gayle-abcdefu-january-2022-chartbreaker-interview-1235015322/ Tina Benitez-Eves for American Songwriter, "Youthful GAYLE Has a Story to Tell": https://americansongwriter.com/dumbass-gayle-song-interview/

14 Jan 20221h 9min