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The Jokermen flip the record to the second side and count down all of John Cale's album art, from least to most swag. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON

July 22nd, 2000 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts Mansfield, MA The Players Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar Charlie Sexton: electric guitar Larry Campbell: mandolin, pedal steel, electric slide guitar David Kemper: drums Tony Garnier: bass Like what you hear? SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES AND BOOTLEGS

The Jokermen engage in one of their favorite pastimes, taking stock of the history of Lou Reed's album art and ranking his covers from worst to best. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON

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The Jokermen ostensibly discuss John Cale's 2012 LP but end up spending most of their time talking about Death Grips, Vampire Weekend, ketchup, chocolate, World War I, "Paycheck" (2003), "In Time" (2011), Godzilla, Kaputt, and The Sopranos. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON

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The Jokermen are joined by the great Laurie Anderson to discuss Lou Reed, his artistic practice, and the extraordinary reissue of his final solo record, Hudson River Wind Meditations, available now from Light In The Attic. COP "HUDSON RIVER WIND MEDITATIONS" NOW

Hello Jokermen Nation, Now that we've got a year's worth of material in the Never Ending Stories library, we want to start sharing a little more of it with you all. To that end, we'll be posting one (1) full episode from the previous year to the Jokermen feed every month going forward. Like what you hear? SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES AND BOOTLEGS

Ian is joined by illustrator and animator Mark Neeley to discuss a legendary document of the earliest days of The Velvet Underground (and Nico) and the story behind its recording. FOLLOW MARK ON INSTAGRAM SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON

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Craig Finn returns to the program to talk the 90s indie scene, cigarette butts in jean cuffs, and his favorite Silver Jews record for DCB Week 2024. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON CATCH CRAIG ON TOUR

The Jokermen assemble their essential Velvets picks. I'll warn you ahead of time: "Friends" makes it, but "Sweet Jane" doesn't. LISTEN TO "WHAT COMES IS BETTER THAN WHAT CAME BEFORE: Jokermen Selects The Velvet Underground" ON SPOTIFY SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON

The Jokermen welcome back Matt & Josh, The Boys of the Crumbling Leaves of Autumn, for a journey back to St. Ann's Warehouse in 2006. Pour yourself a glass of Dubonnet. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES AD-FREE

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The Jokermen discuss John Cale's blackAcetate, along with all the artists John Cale has decided to sound like at this point: Franz Ferdinand, Beck, Jimmy Eat World, Green Day, Animal Collective, Keane, and Avril Lavigne. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES AD-FREE

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60 years since that dark day in Dallas — our Murder Most Foul opus, free and unlocked for all

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Will Hermes joins the show to go deep on his superb new biography of Lewis Allan Reed, "Lou Reed: The King of New York." BUY "LOU REED: THE KING OF NEW YORK" FOLLOW WILL ON TWITTER SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON WATCH OUR "BOB DYLAN REVISITED" SERIES ON YOUTUBE FOLLOW JOKERMEN ON TIKTOK

Evan and Hesse (@ZeroSuitCamus) of Seeking Derangements and Chapo Trap House's Movie Mindset podcasts drop into the darkness for a very special monstrosity-sized halloween episode on Scott Walker’s untouchable masterpiece FOLLOW HESSE ON TWITTER SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON WATCH OUR "BOB DYLAN REVISITED" SERIES ON YOUTUBE