Discograffiti

Joe and Dave welcome Bob Forrest (of Thelonius Monster, The Bicycle Thief and Celebrity Rehab) to discuss the  work of The Band from their inception through their classic self-titled 1969 album. We love you, Robbie. And we're going to miss you very badly.   SUBSCRIBE NOW!: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti   NEXT WEEK: Jim Gordon Part 2!   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: htt...

All Things Must Pass. Derek & The Dominoes. You’re So Vain. Rikki Don’t Lose That Number. The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys.    Maybe you haven’t heard his name, but you’ve definitely moved to the rhythm his hands beat out unerringly for years.     In this episode, rock scribe and Jim Gordon biographer JOEL SELVIN talks in-depth with Discograffiti about both the greatest and most tragic drumme...

Welcome to The Pre-Episode, a new song-length Thursday mini-podcast you can use to suss whether or not you'll enjoy that Friday's episode!  Spoiler alert: YOU WILL ENJOY IT, no matter who the guest is or the band we're rating. Today we bring you 10 inarguable reasons that'd make you simply foolish to skip the Joel Selvin-guested Jim Gordon podcast. COMING TOMORROW: THE RISE OF JIM GORDON! CONNECT...

YouTube music critic Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop wasn’t born an icon—he struggled and slaved just like the rest of us schmoes.   In 13 action-packed minutes, Fantano reveals to Discograffiti: Which punk band had an enormous influence on him as a teen; The music he was listening to while growing up in suburban Connecticut; And how he struggled to get his show off the ground during his lean y...

Welcome to The Pre-Episode, a new song-length Thursday mini-podcast you can use to suss whether or not you'll enjoy that Friday's episode! Spoiler alert: YOU WILL ENJOY IT, no matter who the guest is or the band we're rating. Today we bring you 10 inarguable reasons that'd make you simply foolish to skip the Fantano podcast. COMING TOMORROW: ANTHONY FANTANO: THE ORIGIN STORY! CONNECT Join our Sold...

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...