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Episode 159 - Ron talks with Rose Marshack and Rick Valentin of Illinois indie rock band Poster Children about their pioneering podcast, four decades of music making, riding the wave of Nirvana mania, and surviving the grunge-era feeding frenzy. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 158 - Larry Peace-Love Yes becomes present in his body, SENNA preaches songwriting patience, AL1CE and X-RL7 collab on an animated adventure. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 157 - Big Black Delta meditates on uncertainty, Janet Devlin comes back to her senses, Theodore has a new musical orgasm. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 156 - Ron talks with Minnesota singer/songwriter Dillon Spurlin about a pure love of creating, our cold email courtship, growing up in a musical family, embracing baldness and The Beatles. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 155 - Social Station finally meets their record label, mclusky makes a comeback with a phallic opener, Love In Reverse stops so band members can move forward. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 154 - Ron talks with NYC guitarist Rob Mastrianni about being banished to Catholic school, his Brooklyn roots, birds of prey, belly dancers, releasing his first-ever solo album. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 153 - Shutdown celebrates 30 years of Brooklyn hardcore, Gloin gets dynamic, Pray For Sound bakes an album opener for two years, Boutique Feelings noodles his way towards an unexpected debut single. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 152 - Ron talks with singer/songwriter Paul Spring about touring in a canoe, his bohemian ancestry, playing Sunny's Bar, pottery-related popularity, and why he'll likely never sign with a label. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 151 - Nona Invie raises their vocal game, Ben Hazlewood is too loud for Tokyo, Bear Hands wreck cars in the desert, and Ron shares new faves from Paul Spring, Haley Heynderickx, + more. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 150 - Ron talks with Miami guitarist Ben Katzman about competing on Survivor, teaching young people to shred, Jews who rock, why being yourself is the best recipe for success. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 149 - Bike Routes cruise through the streets of New Jersey, Illiterate Light push themselves towards Hollywood, Patrick Watson loses his voice and finds inspiration, and Ron shares new faves from Sinkane, Waxahatchee + more. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 148 - Ron talks with Georg Holm of post-rock trio Sigur Ros about what being a musician really means, authenticity, embracing laziness, and finally making a record that sounds like Iceland. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 147 - Nitecap mixes funk and synth-heavy soul to make a voice memo sound bananas, OMBIIGIZI puts Big Pharma on trial, Rebecca Haviland waxes nostalgic for late-night New York City, and Ron shares new faves from SPRINTS, Father John Misty, + more. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 146 - Ron takes a tour of Nashville's United Record Pressing - the largest and longest-operating vinyl manufacturer in the US - and talks 75 years of music history with URP's Cam Sarrett. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 145 - John Van Deusen releases the oldest song he's ever written, Bird Call overcomes pandemic-provoked OCD, One Morning Left pays tribute to Knight Rider, Love In Reverse takes a digital detour, plus new faves from The Smile, Hammock + more. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 144 - Ron talks with drummer/composer Mario Gutierrez about his solo project @niecesandnephews, joining @ghostfunkorchestra, growing up on Tito Puente, bringing positive energy to the studio and the stage. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 143 - Caroline Kingsbury fulfills her wildest Bruce Springsteen dreams, Unlearn and MP Shaw recruit Daniel G. Harmann to take a forgotten song to intergalactic places, plus new faves from Jerry Cantrell, niecesandnephews, + more. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 142 - Kyle Andrews' song tells him how to write it, ASHRR speak French to unlock a space disco hook, and Ron shares new faves from Highly Suspect, La Luz, One Hundred Thousand + more. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 141 - Ron talks with sax legend Bill Evans about playing with Miles Davis, building a fanbase in Europe, wearing bandanas, getting help from Musician Treatment Foundation, and living in New York City in the '80s. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 140 - Urban Heat prepare for the apocalypse, Chris Kelly of Hillhaven hits rock bottom, Unwed Sailor deconstructs a song, and Ron shares new faves from Liily, Drab Majesty, Beth Gibbons + more. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Episode 139 - Ron talks with Michael Eliran of New York indie rock band Dolly about reconnecting with his musical community, shortening his band name, and the trials & tribulations that led to a new EP. SPONSORED BY DISTROKID Get 30% off your membership at distrokid.com/vip/independentminded SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast FOLLOW DOLLY ON SOUNDCLOUD @dollybk

Episode 138 - Ron talks with Ted Drozdowski of Nashville cosmic roots band Coyote Motel about Mississippi blues, Pennsylvania coal mines, his theremin-playing wife, and making his first-ever movie. SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast

Return To Earth is: Chris Pennie Brett Aveni Ron Scalzo returntoearth.bandcamp.com From the forthcoming release OCTAVIUS, out May 2024. Music by Return To Earth Lyrics by Ron Scalzo Copyright 2024 Bald Freak Music (ASCAP)

Return To Earth is: Chris Pennie Brett Aveni Ron Scalzo returntoearth.bandcamp.com "Octavius" is the third single from the forthcoming release OCTAVIUS, out May 10 2024. Music by Return To Earth Lyrics by Ron Scalzo Copyright 2024 Bald Freak Music (ASCAP)

Episode 137 - Ron talks with Brooklyn duo Castle Black about touring with dogs, tap dancing, teaching calculus and releasing their first full-length album. SUBSCRIBE + HEAR ALL EPISODES: baldfreak.com/podcast Follow Castle Black on Soundcloud @castleblackmusic