That's How I Remember It

Kevin Drew from Broken Social Scene is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It . I met Kevin years ago at some festivals our bands played together, and have always really enjoyed speaking with him, so I was thrilled to have him on the show. We talked about the great new BSS record as well as AC/DC, losing a parent, Rosie Grier, not having children, Dinosaur Jr., and the Broken Social...

Kevin Drew from Broken Social Scene is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It. I met Kevin years ago at some festivals our bands played together, and have always really enjoyed speaking with him, so I was thrilled to have him on the show. We talked about the great new BSS record as well as AC/DC, losing a parent, Rosie Grier, not having children, Dinosaur Jr., and the Broken Social S...

José González is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It . José is a fantastic guitarist and songwriter who just released a great new record Against The Dying of Light . We talked about his prior studies in biochemistry, pushing away intrusive thoughts when playing live, his roots in punk and hardcore, Quicksand, Richard Dawkins and ending on a hopeful note. Really great conversation,...

José González is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It. José is a fantastic guitarist and songwriter who just released a great new record Against The Dying of Light. We talked about his prior studies in biochemistry, pushing away intrusive thoughts when playing live, his roots in punk and hardcore, Quicksand, Richard Dawkins and ending on a hopeful note. Really great conversation, w...

Buck Meek is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It . Buck is, of course, a member of the incredible Big Thief band. He also makes excellent solo records including the recently released one titled The Mirror . We talked about making that record as well as sense memory, feedback loops, icehouses, influential guitar teachers, the connection between grief and love, and trusting songs. T...

Buck Meek is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It. Buck is, of course, a member of the incredible Big Thief band. He also makes excellent solo records including the recently released one titled The Mirror. We talked about making that record as well as sense memory, feedback loops, icehouses, influential guitar teachers, the connection between grief and love, and trusting songs. Thi...

Julia Steiner from the band Ratboys is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It . Ratboys originated in the dorms at the University of Notre Dame and have put out six albums since forming in 2010. This year's release, Singin’ to an Empty Chair , is an absolutely fantastic rock record, and we talked about making that as well as watching Super Bowls as a band, having a personal stake in...

Julia Steiner from the band Ratboys is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It. Ratboys originated in the dorms at the University of Notre Dame and have put out six albums since forming in 2010. This year's release, Singin’ to an Empty Chair, is an absolutely fantastic rock record, and we talked about making that as well as watching Super Bowls as a band, having a personal stake in yo...

Milo Aukerman from the Descendents is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It . In summer 1987, I went to a Descendents show at First Ave in Minneapolis for what was to be the band’s final tour. Halfway through the show, the band announced they were recording a live album. That album became the classic Liveage! record, in my mind an all time great live record. Milo and I talked about...

Milo Aukerman from the Descendents is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It. In summer 1987, I went to a Descendents show at First Ave in Minneapolis for what was to be the band’s final tour. Halfway through the show, the band announced they were recording a live album. That album became the classic Liveage! record, in my mind an all time great live record. Milo and I talked about t...

Courtney Marie Andrews is my guest on the first That’s How I Remember It of 2026. Courtney is a great songwriter, poet, painter - a true artist who does a lot of things. We talked about love and grief on her great new record Valentine as well as light affecting memory, Marin County, the musical Annie, playing covers, Warren Zevon’s Preludes, and poetry vs. songs. Really enjoyed this and happy to b...

Courtney Marie Andrews is my guest on the first That’s How I Remember It of 2026. Courtney is a great songwriter, poet, painter - a true artist who does a lot of things. We talked about love and grief on her great new record Valentine as well as light affecting memory, Marin County, the musical Annie, playing covers, Warren Zevon’s Preludes, and poetry vs. songs. Really enjoyed this and happy to b...

For Those I Love is a project by Irish artist David Balfe, and he is the guest on this week's episode of That’s How I Remember It . I first became acquainted with David from his self-titled 2021 record that went on to win the prestigious Choice Music Prize for "Irish Album of the Year." He’s back with another great record called Carving the Stone and we talked about both LPs as well as recording c...

For Those I Love is a project by Irish artist David Balfe, and he is the guest on this week's episode of That’s How I Remember It. I first became acquainted with David from his self-titled 2021 record that went on to win the prestigious Choice Music Prize for "Irish Album of the Year." He’s back with another great record called Carving the Stone and we talked about both LPs as well as recording co...

Rhett Miller is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It . The Old 97s frontman has a cool new solo record A Lifetime of Riding by Night , which came out in October. We talked about that as well as remembering lyrics, teaching songwriting, persistence, The Kingston Trio, vocal surgery, Strangeways Here We Come , chain wallets, our mutual trip to Joshua Tree in 2012 and the time we met...

Rhett Miller is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It. The Old 97s frontman has a cool new solo record A Lifetime of Riding by Night, which came out in October. We talked about that as well as remembering lyrics, teaching songwriting, persistence, The Kingston Trio, vocal surgery, Strangeways Here We Come, chain wallets, our mutual trip to Joshua Tree in 2012 and the time we met at...

Ryan Miller of Guster is the guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It . We recorded it live this past August at One Longfellow Square in Portland, Maine as part of Guster’s very inspiring On the Ocean Festival. It was an amazing day and great to sit down with Ryan and talk about the last Guster record Ooh La La , The Scorpion’s “Still Loving You”, high school bands, writing songs on new i...

Ryan Miller of Guster is the guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It. We recorded it live this past August at One Longfellow Square in Portland, Maine as part of Guster’s very inspiring On the Ocean Festival. It was an amazing day and great to sit down with Ryan and talk about the last Guster record Ooh La La, The Scorpion’s “Still Loving You”, high school bands, writing songs on new ins...

Dave Hause is the guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It . I first met Dave as a member of the band The Loved Ones, and we went on an epic tour of the States in 2008 together. Since then, he’s made a bunch of solo records, including the very excellent Dave Hause and the Mermaid LP, which came out in September. We talked about the new record as well as The Hooters, Billy Joel’s “Angry Yo...

Dave Hause is the guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It. I first met Dave as a member of the band The Loved Ones, and we went on an epic tour of the States in 2008 together. Since then, he’s made a bunch of solo records, including the very excellent Dave Hause and the Mermaid LP, which came out in September. We talked about the new record as well as The Hooters, Billy Joel’s “Angry You...

This November, I'm going out on tour with my friend Patterson Hood. We're calling it the Devil in the Details tour , and we're gonna be appearing on the same stage at the same time playing our songs with one auxiliary musician, a guy named Ben Hackett. This tour is gonna be magical, and I'm already excited about it. In fact, I'm so excited about it that I decided to dig into the vaults and re-air...

This November, I'm going out on tour with my friend Patterson Hood. We're calling it the Devil in the Details tour, and we're gonna be appearing on the same stage at the same time playing our songs with one auxiliary musician, a guy named Ben Hackett. This tour is gonna be magical, and I'm already excited about it. In fact, I'm so excited about it that I decided to dig into the vaults and re-air t...

Conor Oberst is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It . I’m very excited about that because I’m a huge fan. I talked to the BRIGHT EYES songwriter about his excellent last record Five Dice, All Threes as well as Don McLean’s "American Pie," La Bamba the movie, 120 Minutes , Billy Joel, signing to Grass Records as a high school student, his creative relationship with Alex Orange Drin...

Conor Oberst is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It. I’m very excited about that because I’m a huge fan. I talked to the BRIGHT EYES songwriter about his excellent last record Five Dice, All Threes as well as Don McLean’s "American Pie," La Bamba the movie, 120 Minutes, Billy Joel, signing to Grass Records as a high school student, his creative relationship with Alex Orange Drink,...

Matt Berninger from The National is my guest on this episode of That’s How I Remember It . Matt checked in from a tour bus at the End of the Road festival in the UK and we talked about his great solo record Get Sunk , lyric monitors, Rizzo from Grease, roller skating, hotel bars, reading novels to plot your future, memory as fantasy and collage, writing about childhood, early 2000s NYC, and Naboko...