Episode 191: Nirvana 'In Utero' Special with Michael Azerrad
"If Nevermind was a peek into Kurt (Cobain)'s psychological/emotional world, then In Utero was a wide-open window." This comes from today's episode with author Michael Azerrad (Our Band Could Be Your ...
12 Dec 20231h 6min
Episode 190: Jim Pitt, Music Booker for SNL / Conan / Kimmel
Starting as an NBC page in the mid-80's, Jim Pitt eventually landed a dream job, for many: music booker for Saturday Night Live. From Nirvana's debut on network television to Sinead O'Connor's impactf...
28 Nov 20231h 9min
Episode 189: R.E.M.'s 'Up' at 25 (with Josh Modell)
Logistically and artistically, R.E.M.'s 1998 album Up marked a fork in the road for their trajectory: Prior to its recording, drummer and founding member Bill Berry had amicably left the band, having ...
7 Nov 20231h 3min
Episode 188: Mac McCaughan of Superchunk / Merge Records
North Carolina-based label Merge Records, inarguably one of America's most influential and prolific purveyors of indie-rock, is on the cusp of turning 35 -- a landmark that co-founders Laura Ballance ...
24 Okt 202359min
Episode 187: Bruce Springsteen 'Nebraska' Special with Warren Zanes
Since his first book twenty years ago, musician/author (and all-around music appreciator) Warren Zanes has deftly chronicled what it means to be a rock star without a road map. His acclaimed 2015 auth...
12 Sep 20231h
Episode 186: Mike Mills of R.E.M.
As bassist Mike Mills tells it, on the cusp of their formation in 1980, he and his fellow Athens, GA bandmates had a simple goal: To make a cool, 45 RPM single with a picture sleeve -- the kind they g...
29 Aug 202352min
Episode 185: Tommy Prine
The two sounds Tommy Prine says he remembers most growing up were having the AM radio on or his father (renowned singer/songwriter John Prine) workshopping tunes at the kitchen table. Journeying throu...
1 Aug 202347min
Episode 184: Louise Post of Veruca Salt
In her family, Louise Post says that there have been three usual career paths: Join the clergy, practice medicine or become an artist. Thankfully she followed the latter. In 1992, Louise co-founded Ve...
18 Juli 202348min
