Throwback Thursday: Fee Waybill discusses The Tubes “She’s a Beauty”
Originally released as Episode 106 on June 6th, 2022, this episode features Fee Waybill of The Tubes discussing the writing and recording of their hit 1983 single “She’s a Beauty.” Chris DeMakes A...
16 Apr 1h 5min
Ep. 299: Will Gold discusses Lovejoy’s “Scoundrels”
This week, Will Gold of Lovejoy opens up about the writing and recording of the band’s 2025 song “Scoundrels.” Working alongside producer Ali Chant, the band set out to craft an organic sound that is ...
13 Apr 1h 4min
Throwback Thursday: Sondre Lerche discusses his song “Bad Law”
This week’s Throwback Thursday episode was originally released as Episode 99 of Chris DeMakes A Podcast on April 18th, 2022. In this episode, Norwegian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Sondre Lerche ...
9 Apr 1h 16min
Ep. 298: Rachel Bolan discusses Skid Row’s “I Remember You”
In this episode, Skid Row bassist and songwriter Rachel Bolan tells the story behind the band’s 1989 smash hit, “I Remember You.” He traces the song back to its humble beginnings, written in the “Gree...
6 Apr 1h 24min
Throwback Thursday: Exchanging Weird Songs
This week’s Throwback Thursday episode was originally released on March 24th, 2025, as an episode of The After Party. In this very fun edition of the show, Chris and Chris each give each other five st...
2 Apr 37min
Defeat DeMakes Episode 12
As a month of Defeat DeMakes episodes comes to a close, Chris DeMakes tries to improve to above .500 against friend of the show Johnny Yetsconish. In a music trivia battle that spans questions from th...
30 Mar 44min
Throwback Thursday: Jamie Woolford discusses The Stereo’s “New Tokyo Is Calling”
This week’s Throwback Thursday was originally released on April 11th, 2022, as Episode 98 of Chris DeMakes A Podcast, and it features guitarist, vocalist, and producer Jamie Woolford discussing the wr...
26 Mar 1h 13min
Defeat DeMakes Episode 11
This week, Chris DeMakes faces some of his stiffest competition yet, as he takes on Matt Kelly (of One Hit Thunder / Weird Al-gorithm / Horror Movie Night) in yet another battle of music trivia knowle...
23 Mar 35min
