Discograffiti

In this episode, Taja Cheek & Ben Chapoteau-Katz of hypnotic loop-based indie darlings L’Rain talk with Discograffiti about: Their attitude on the modern rock-star day job; Whether or not their mesmerizing loop-based music is actually influenced by the Grateful Dead; And why Taja’s stage name has turned out to have led her on such an emotional journey within. NEXT WEEK: ANTHONY FANTANO, THE OR...

She’s written and recorded some of the greatest music of all time.  And her new memoir, “Wayward: Just Another Life To Live,” is an absolute must-read.     Considered the godmother of the freak-folk movement, as if underscore the point, Devendra Banhart used to write her name on his arm before he’d play shows.    In this episode, Vashti Bunyan talks with Discograffiti about: Her day-long collabora...

She’s written and recorded some of the greatest music of all time.  And her new memoir, “Wayward: Just Another Life To Live,” is an absolute must-read.     Considered the godmother of the freak-folk movement, as if to underscore the point, Devendra Banhart used to write her name on his arm before he’d play shows.    In this episode, Vashti Bunyan reveals to Discograffiti:    Exactly what happened...

Discograffiti talks with the music-obsessed director about:   The 1966 concert that forever changed his life;   The most indispensable box set of all time;   And why it took him some time to “get” The Ramones.   Also, don’t miss our incredible summer Patreon series FILLMORE FEAST, a sordid, many-coursed meal of intimate happenings that went down during Allan’s time rising through the ranks at the...

Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with David Pajo reaches a crescendo with its final chapter, in which the indie rock legend experiences massive catharsis while detailing:   The psychological ramifications of producing emotionally vulnerable music from within a hardcore scene which considered that incredibly uncool;   Why The For Carnation’s “Fight Songs” is both the most criminally underrated EP o...

Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with David Pajo continues with Part 4—which just happens to be the 100th episode of Discograffiti!!!—in which the indie rock legend reveals his thoughts on how Tweez would be regarded today if Spiderland had never been created, the broad, wild stew of influences at play amongst the band when they recorded it, and exactly how many stars Pajo gives King Kong’s “Movie...

Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with David Pajo continues with Part 3, in which the indie rock legend reveals the surprise derivation of the Papa M band name from none other than Prince himself; exactly which substances David experimented with during his various recordings; and the 3 vastly different Papa M records he’s currently in the midst of making! Don’t miss out on five weeks of essential P...

Alongside esteemed co-host Joe Kennedy, we crack open and peer awestruck Into the innards of this crazed beast of an LP, the 1990 Steve Albini-produced masterpiece by Kim Deal, Tanya Donelly, and co. Coming this Friday: DAVID PAJO PART 3 — PAPA M!   SUBSCRIBE NOW!: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18391091762...

This past Friday heralded the release of Bully’s fourth album—and third for SubPop—and Alicia talks with Discograffiti about everything she learned from working with Steve Albini, the importance of the Little Sampson pedal to her life, and whether or not she gives a rat's ass about Britpop music. Check out her best one yet, "Lucky For You." Coming this Friday: DAVID PAJO PART 3: PAPA M!   SUBSCRIB...

Today, June 2nd heralds the release of Bully’s fourth album—and third for SubPop—as Alicia takes Discograffiti’s hand, along with yours, and quite graciously acts as a tour guide through her best one yet, "Lucky For You." Next Week: DAVID PAJO PART 3: PAPA M!   SUBSCRIBE NOW!: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti   Alicia’s self-directed video for “Hard To Love”: https://youtu.be/myv2QDJe0JM The...

Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with indie rock legend David Pajo continues with Part 2, the absolute rawest of the five installments. Pajo gives Discograffiti an honest assessment of his Zwan experience, not to mention his brief spells in The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, and Gang of Four, our mutual misadventures with a host of narcotics…and ultimately ending up at a harrowing yet triumphant re-ev...

Our 9-hour interview with indie rock legend David Pajo covers every single aspect of his career—his influences, Slint, Tortoise, and his consistently amazing solo career, typically released under the moniker Papa M. In Part 1, “Favorites, Firsts, & Flavorings,” Pajo talks with Discograffiti about his favorite albums of all time, his pre-Slint metal outfits, and the myriad post-Slint bands in w...

John talks to Discograffiti about the pronounced changes in Michael Jackson’s demeanor that international fame brought during their work on the "Black Or White" video, his very favorites of his own filmography, and most importantly…exactly what kind of tip you can expect when waiting on director David Fincher.   SUBSCRIBE NOW!: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti   The Making Of Beverly Hills Co...

Landis talks with Discograffiti about the making of the Thriller Video, giving us a blow-by-blow account of its genesis and what it was like to work with Michael Jackson...plus the time Prince pitched John to direct Purple Rain, and revealing tales about his decades-long friendship with David Bowie! Next Week: Landis Vol. 5: The Black & White Video, Beverly Hills Cop III, and working with Sylv...

But I’m okay now.   SUBSCRIBE NOW!: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www. Patreon.com/Discograffiti Podfollow: https://podfollow.com/1592182331 Merch Shop: https://discograffiti.creator-spring.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...

We’ll learn about the real reason why Landis’s grandiose vision for The Incredible Shrinking Woman fell apart, the true origin of the Blues Brothers, and that time John locked horns with a very angry Cab Calloway! Next Week: LANDIS VOL. 4: THE THRILLER VIDEO & COMING TO AMERICA!   SUBSCRIBE NOW!: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti   The Blues Brothers Behind-The-Scenes Featurette: https://y...

We’ll learn about the time John spent on location with Spielberg for the Jaws shoot during which he rewrote Close Encounters, how he met the Zucker Brothers and launched Kentucky Fried Movie, and how Animal House transformed into a college raunchfest from its genesis as a dark comedy about Charlie Manson’s high school days. Next Week: Part 1 of a gargantuan 9-hour interview with the great DAVID PA...

In this very special hour-long interview, we’ll learn about the time No Age almost broke up, the most awkward celebrity interactions both of us have ever experienced, the joys and pitfalls of sobriety, and the ways in which their early band Wives differed from the incredible two-man juggernaut that is No Age. Next Week: DAVID PAJO, EPISODE 1!   SUBSCRIBE NOW!: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti...

The man behind the greatest band to ever come out of Brazil talks in great detail about every song from that astounding first album—inarguably one of the greatest debuts of all time. We’ll learn about three aspects of the record that were improvised right there on the spot, the Mutantes song that Sergio says features the very first sample in music history, and how many stars out of five Sergio giv...

The man behind the greatest band to ever come out of Brazil generously bares his soul in part one of this very special and long-promised double-parter. We’ll learn about which song on Os Mutantes’ debut was actually Sergio’s very first composition ever, the origin of the Tropicalia movement and his part in it, and the real truth behind feeding guitars through honest-to-goodness sewing machines! Ne...

Sure, it’s a music commentary podcast—but when you’re friends with John Landis, you invite John Landis on the show. Not to mention the man is one of the foremost music directors who ever was—simply for The Blues Brothers and Michael Jackson’s Thriller Video alone. For the next 6 months, there will be one Landis episode a month, as we dissect his entire career, Discograffiti-style. We’ll learn abou...

Throughout the course of Bert Sommer's post-Woodstock career, we’re reminded over and over again how unfair fate can be. Join us, along with Bert Sommer’s biographer Sharon Watts and Music Expert Angie Pope, as we learn about the debilitating drug habit that led to Bert’s early 1970s incarceration, the honest-to-God Sid & Marty Krofft kids TV show on which Bert wound up later in the decade, th...

For this second installment of our “We Are Stardust, We Are Over” series, you are in for the ride of your life. Throughout the course of Bert Sommer's career--which seemed pre-destined for success--we’re reminded once again of how unfair fate can be. Join us, along with an unprecedented three guests, all of whom add gobs of insight into the mysterious figure who never was quite able to grab ahold...

De La Soul has one of the best catalogs in the history of hip hop, but due to legal problems with Tommy Boy, the majority of it’s been unavailable on streaming services. In late 2021, the group members announced that the catalog would finally be coming to streaming, but it took a year and a half for it to come to pass. Today's the day!! We’ll learn about all the crucial elements that producer Prin...

After a childhood jamming with Leslie West and touring in the road band of The Music Explosion, our guest Ira Stone answered a newspaper ad in May 1969 that changed his life—Bert Sommer needed a guitarist for a gig coming up in August, a little thing called Woodstock. We’ll learn about how Ira and Leslie West obtained their unique guitar sound together, the making of Leslie West’s “Great Fatsby” r...