S4E182 - The Knack 'Get The Knack' with Sam Fogarino
Old friend - and former bandmate - Sam Fogarino (Interpol) returns with a record that briefly set the world on fire but ultimately fell victim to a somewhat unfair backlash: The Knack's multi-platinum...
21 Aug 20211h 11min
S4E181 - Squeeze 'East Side Story' with Peter Norris
Singer/songwriter Peter Norris phoned in all the way from Glasgow, Scotland to discuss "East Side Story" by Squeeze. Are songwriting duo Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford REALLY the "new wave heirs to ...
14 Aug 20211h 5min
S4E180 - Bonzo Dog Band 'Urban Spaceman' with Ira Robbins
Legendary rock and roll magazine Trouser Press was a big part of my musical coming-of-age, so I was super excited to have founding editor/publisher Ira Robbins on the show to discuss a record that exp...
7 Aug 20211h 7min
S4E179 - Stevie Wonder 'Innervisions' with Steve Dawson
You might not draw a straight line between Chicago singer/songwriter Steve Dawson's (Dolly Varden)music and Stevie Wonder, but when he first heard Wonder's 1973 record "Innervisions" as a teen living ...
31 Jul 202156min
S4E178 - The Smiths 'Meat Is Murder' with Paul Marfleet
Aylesbury, UK resident Paul Marfleet first heard "Meat Is Murder" by The Smiths on a cassette in his family's home, and their politically strident/musically adventurous second album took hold of his y...
24 Jul 20211h 6min
S4E177 - Adam And The Ants 'Kings of the Wild Frontier' with Beatriz Monteavaro
Returning guest, artist/musician Beatriz 'Betty' Monteavaro wears her 80s heart on her sleeve. For this episode, she again set the controls for 1981 and brought a record that melded Burundi beats, spa...
17 Jul 20211h 6min
S4E176 - Richard Thompson 'Rumor and Sigh' with Eric Lazier
This week's guest Eric Lazier makes the case that British performer and Fairport Convention co-founder Richard Thompson is woefully unheralded as both a guitar player and songwriter. As evidence, he b...
10 Jul 20211h
S4E175 - 39 Clocks 'Subnarcotic' with Tom Smith
When he's not tearing faces off in various musical projects - 'To Live and Shave in LA' & 'NH Meth' to name two - Tom Smith leads a genteel life in Hanover, Germany, so it's only fitting that he broug...
3 Jul 20211h 5min
