I Produced Every Band Ever

You’re listening to a conversation between Scott Bunn, a lover of Bob Dylan, and Tamarah Federici, producer of every band ever, already in progress. Scott Bunn co-hosts  Run That Back  on 103.3 Asheville FM (with Tom Chalmers, from EBE’s Van Halen episodes) an indie sports talk show with a mix of comedy and music. Scott also writes and manages  Recliner Note...

You’re listening to a conversation between Gavin Conner, a lover of bands and creator and Host of the Holy Hour - All Cure podcast and Tamara Federici, producer of every band ever. Gavin Conner is the creator and host of The Holy Hour - All Cure podcast. A decade and 262 episodes later, still going strong, sad and a little bittersweet.  He also writes and records music as a solo artist, as we...

You’re listening to a conversation between Jason Phillips, a lover of Kylie Minogue and B52’s, and Tamara Federici, producer of every band ever, already in progress.  Jason Phillips is a storyteller and an improviser in Asheville, NC. He has a day job that sounds stressful but he will prevail!  Tamara Federici is totally a cop, dude.  Edited by Will Velasquez. Produced by both. Some...

You’re listening to a conversation between Gavin Conner, a lover of bands and creator and Host of the Holy Hour - All Cure podcast and Tamara Federici, producer of every band ever. Gavin Conner is the creator and host of The Holy Hour - All Cure podcast. A decade and 262 episodes later, still going strong, sad and a little bittersweet.  He also writes and records music as a solo artist, as we...

You’re listening to a conversation between Zibby Owens, a book publisher and author, and a lover of 80s girl bands, and Tahmahrah Federici, producer of every band ever, already in progress. Vulture calls Zibby Owens “NYC’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer.” She is the author of Blank: A Novel and the editor of three anthologies including her latest, On Being Jewish Now. Her novel Overheard is forthcomi...

Full circle from Season 1 and the Midnights album, Joanna shares her pre-game Eras Tour outfit strategy, Tamara explains the historical background and pluses of moss covered pianos, they ponder stadium ghosts, wearing a Laura Ashley dress with smeared breakup makeup, and Dads are swifties, too. Artwork by Simon Morris Winheld Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Part 2 of a conversation between Joanna Rakoff and Tamara Federici leads us down the path of what truly powers Taylor Swift to bring it each night, Joanna’s fear of snakes and snakes in pop music, and the tiny magical Eras tour gift that Joanna learns she missed out on. Bring your heart shaped food and your love of carousel horses to this stadium-sized episode! I don’t know what it means either. A...

You’re listening to a conversation between Joe Gerrigan, a drummer of bands, an fan of Def Leppard, and Tamara Federici, producer of every band ever, already in progress.  With a career spanning decades, this Greensboro-based drummer and event promoter has been a cornerstone of North Carolina's vibrant music scene since the 1990s. Known for his versatility, he has performed in a wide variety...

SPECIAL NOTE: Tom and I recorded this in Asheville, NC (Weaverville, to be specific) in 2023. I joke with Tom that he is the unofficial Mayor of Asheville. He's been doing story and comedy shows there as well as acting for the last 15 years, and elsewhere sort of forever. On Sept 27, Tropical Storm Helene devastated the area. Today, I wanted to give a shout out to Tom and to Asheville, my home for...

SPECIAL NOTE: Tom and I recorded this in Asheville, NC (Weaverville, to be specific) in 2023. I joke with Tom that he is the unofficial Mayor of Asheville. He's been doing story and comedy shows there as well as acting for the last 15 years, and elsewhere sort of forever. On Sept 27, Tropical Storm Helene devastated the area. Today, I wanted to give a shout out to Tom and to Asheville, my home for...

You’re listening to a conversation between between Mike Brumm, Deadhead and Senior Producer and Writer for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Tamara Federici, producer of every band ever, already in progress.  Michael Brumm is a 4-time Emmy Award-winning writer for The Colbert Report . He’s also he author of the kid graphic novel series The Cryptid Club (HarperCollins). When not working,...

You’re listening to a conversation between Chris Day, a librarian and a lover of Depeche Mode, and Tamara Federici, producer of every band ever, already in progress.  Chris Day is a librarian in Chicago who just so happens to have done several decades of improv and sketch comedy in the City That Works. He no longer performs more than once every two years so he has no shows to plug. But i...

You’re listening to brand new Season 3 coversation between Joanna Rakoff, celebrated author and lover of bands, and Tamara Federici, producer of every band ever, already in progress. American Hero Joanna Rakoff wrote the international bestselling memoir  My Salinger Year,  now a feature film starring Margaret Qualley and Sigourney Weaver. Her forthcoming memoir is called T...

This is a rerelease of a conversation between Scott Jacobson and Tamara Federici, producer of every band ever. Scott Jacobson is a writer and executive producer on Bob's Burgers , which is in its 13th season now. He has also written for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Tamara Federici is using oblique strategies to fuel the season premiere. EBE is: Host and Producer - Tamara Federici  Editor/...

Join Zach Hanner and Tamara Federici for a rerelease as they discuss Da Howlies again. Zach Hanner is an actor, writer, director and musician and, along with upright bassist Jones Smith and guitarist John McIntyre, plays ukulele in Da Howlies Hawaiian band. The group has performed their own blend of “Southern-Fried Hawaiian Music” in southeast North Carolina for the past 20 years. Starting with tr...

Once again, you're listening to a conversation between Tom Chalmers, a Van Halen fan, and Tamara Federici, producer of every band ever. Join writer and performer Tom Chalmers and producer of every band ever Tamara Federici as they discuss Van Halen. Tom Chalmers is a writer, performer, professor, and professed music show rat (as in he goes to a lot of them). A graduate of Columbia University, Tom...

This is a re-recording of a conversation between Daisy Hobbs and Tamara Federici. Daisy Hobbs, Broadway actress and comedian, considers the recently departed icon Tina Turner and probes Tamara for info on why they made so many songs about bodies of water. We miss you Tina. Tamara re-names Ike "Julian' just to make him mad. Daisy Hobbs is a former Broadway actress turned comedy writer. Her scripts...

This is a re-release of a conversation between the members of Bicycle Face and Tamara Federici. Join Mitchell McGirt, Brian Huskey, Chris Longworth, and host Tamara Federici as they take a look back at Bicycle Face. Bicycle Face was a North Carolina band hailing from Greensboro and a staple of the fertile music scene from 1988-1994, performing w Polvo, Archers of Loaf, Zen Frisbee, Geezer Lake and...

This is a re-release of a conversation between Willie Nelson fan Craig Cackowski and Tamara Federici, Producer of EVERY Band EVER. Craig Cackowski (Veep, Drunk History, Community), an EBE favorite commemorates Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday with insights from host and Ubiquitous producer Tamara Federici about Craig’s favorite Willie album, Stardust. We delve into the magic that Willie brings to cla...

This is a re-release of a conversation between former Aerosmith manager Keith Garde and Tamara Federici, Producer of EVERY Band EVER Keith Garde co-managed Aerosmith from the late ‘80s through 1995 and continues to consult for the group today. He has over 30 years of experience in recording/touring artist management and founded PKA management. His new CBD coffee line is at Rockincoffee.net. T...

Since the Eras Tour is in theaters and Taylor's Version of 1989 just dropped, we also choose to revisit Taylor Swift's triumphs through a rerun of The Eras Tour with Joanna Rakoff. Full circle from Season 1 and the Midnights album, Joanna shares her pre-game Eras Tour outfit strategy and Tamara explains the historical background and pluses of moss-covered pianos. They ponder stadium ghosts, wearin...

Since time is only an illusion, I Produced Every Band Ever is presenting a rerun of "Harrison Cannon" with the one and only Harrison Cannon. From Beatles time traveling to youthful bass-slapping, Tamara Federici and Harrison Cannon reminisce about what was happenin'. They discuss music's power to disrupt the space time continuum, screaming (with horns), and collegiate atmospheres. Harrison perform...

Join Zach Hanner and Tamara Federici as they discuss Da Howlies. Zach Hanner is an actor, writer, director and musician and, along with upright bassist Jones Smith and guitarist John McIntyre, plays ukulele in Da Howlies Hawaiian band. The group has performed their own blend of “Southern-Fried Hawaiian Music” in southeast North Carolina for the past 20 years. Starting with traditional Hawaiian tun...

Join Mitchell McGirt, Brian Huskey, Chris Longworth, and host Tamara Federici as they take a look back at Bicycle Face. Bicycle Face was a North Carolina band hailing from Greensboro and a staple of the fertile music scene from 1988-1994, performing w Polvo, Archers of Loaf, Zen Frisbee, Geezer Lake and countless other bands. Mitchell McGirt (guitar, vocals), Brian Huskey (bass, vocals) and Chris...

Once again, join writer and performer Tom Chalmers and producer of every band ever Tamara Federici as they discuss Van Halen. Tom Chalmers is a writer, performer, professor, and professed music show rat (as in he goes to a lot of them). A graduate of Columbia University, Tom spent his summers in Chicago taking classes at Second City and Improv Olympic (with the legendary Del Close). After col...