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Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra talks about the band's new record, becoming a music industry veteran, and how it feels when you grow up in church...
- Added: Feb 09, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
Martha Kelly discusses addiction, her role on the FX show "Baskets," and her unironic love of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Jason Isbell performs an int...
- Added: Jan 26, 2018
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 5
There is a tremendous amount of current culture that we now call "Americana" that came from the 1950s to 70s era. Something fundamental to definin...
- Added: Jan 14, 2018
- Length: 03:57:17
Other than marinating in water, there's not much similarity between Louisiana Swamp Pop music and California Surf music. Oh yeah, both were featur...
- Added: Jan 09, 2018
- Length: 02:49:42
We find out about how Elliott Smith was responsible for the birth of Death Cab for Cutie and how Elliott Smith himself was born — sort of.
- Added: Dec 29, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
Plenty of New Orleans music and songs about yo yos. Then I had "these urges" that turned into unrehearsed stunts.
- Added: Dec 25, 2017
- Length: 03:07:17
We revisit our podcast miniseries about the late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, as we hear stories about how influential Elliott's music was and ...
Bought by KBBI Alaska, KWIT, KWIT, and WLPR
- Added: Dec 22, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
You're not alone. Even the music identifying application, Shazam, gets stumped on this show. Songs including knock offs of, "The Battle of New ...
- Added: Dec 06, 2017
- Length: 04:06:27
It's an episode full of brotherly love. Joe and Dave Henry talk discuss the circuitous route they took to author the Richard Pryor biography "Furio...
- Added: Dec 01, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
Guiding thoughts to live by. All sorts of music and one spoken word (Martin Luther King Jr).
- Added: Nov 10, 2017
- Length: 02:58:46
Adam Turla of Murder by Death discusses his band's beginnings and how he became a Kickstarter celebrity. Aaron Weiss of mewithoutYou talks about lo...
- Added: Oct 27, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
Music that incorporates mechanical noises into the rhythm, gunslinger songs (including a psychological analysis of a gunslinger) and my Jerry Samue...
- Added: Oct 09, 2017
- Length: 02:24:40
I feel like breaking some rules this week...but which ones? Never ending a sentence with a preposition? Hey - some rules are still sacrosanct, okay...
- Added: Sep 30, 2017
- Length: 59:00
Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe of Lucius discuss their longtime friendship and their unique creative approach. Jason Narducy talks about the somewhat...
- Added: Sep 22, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 4
Phosphorescent frontman Matthew Houck discusses his need for solitude when writing music and the difference between a musical palace and a musical ...
- Added: Sep 15, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
Wayne Kramer of the legendary proto-punk outfit The MC5 talks about his time in prison on drug charges and gives you the lowdown on The MC5's surpr...
- Added: Sep 08, 2017
- Length: 57:01
- Purchases: 3
Esoteric and topical enough?
- Added: Sep 04, 2017
- Length: 04:25:07
Comedian and former Daily Show correspondent Wyatt Cenac talks about why he gets on stage as a stand-up — and why comedy matters. Olivia Jean discu...
- Added: Aug 18, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
You know me. I'm never afraid to jump into the middle of a controversial confrontation. (And if that's what you think, you don't really know me, do...
- Added: Aug 16, 2017
- Length: 59:00
Rachel Bloom, star and co-creator of the CW show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, is also a Disney Princess impersonator, a student of musical comedy, and a fa...
Bought by Troy Public Radio and KICI Iowa City
- Added: Aug 04, 2017
- Length: 59:59
- Purchases: 2
The Naked American Songbook went LIVE with singer-songwriter-producer-genius Stephin Merritt, the force behind at least one indie-cult classic grou...
Bought by KICI Iowa City
- Added: Aug 01, 2017
- Length: 59:58
- Purchases: 1
Actor, Hobbit and former record label impresario Elijah Wood discusses the joy that stems from expanding your musical horizons. Bhi Bhiman talks ab...
- Added: Jul 28, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 3
They say laughter is the best medicine - although how effective is it really against, say, a broken leg, snake bite, or poison ivy? But if you're l...
Bought by KZYX
- Added: Jul 20, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
I guess that show title doesn't justify more support text.
- Added: Jul 09, 2017
- Length: 02:49:28
The Haves and the Have Nots, a very serious subject, a very sensitive subject. But, of course, I don't plan to be either, not for a second. Instead...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Jul 05, 2017
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1