RAW impressions with Lou Barlow and Adelle Barlow

Lou plays 2 songs (Healthy Sick and Soulmate) from the first Sebadoh D.I.Y. cassette (not the Homestead version) and attempts to explain, unsuccessfully, the first Sebadoh cassette. Become a paid subscriber to our Substack and stream a censored, abridged, version of duh original cassette. https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/ Watch this sh*t on LouTube! https://youtu.be/fzt-LE8WHUQ Hosted on A...

Lou shares an acoustic version of his song Privatize while pondering his primal fear of domestic anarchy. Adelle’s got 2 tipping conundrums. Lou’s cold-wave Sixt commercial gets a re-airing.     Join our Substack for all the juicy content we’ve accumulated over the years plus hot fresh writing by Adelle and Lou!  https://substack.com/@barlowfamilygeneral watch it on LouTube: ht...

Lou plays Adelle an acoustic version of a song he co-wrote, remotely, with Mike Watt, Alan Licht and Vish Khanna for Vish's Kreative Kontrol podcast. The concept of the song, hope, was a request from a KK listener. Lou consults his favorite mailing list for lyric inspiration: The Marginalian. -watch- on LouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c3aF4rvfEE -listen- to Kreative Kontrol! http://vishkh...

It's Valentines Day and Adelle leaving for a trip to L.A. in an hour, The Final Countdown blaring in her head. Lou ponders life without cannabis after a recent bout of atrial fibrillation. Have you seen our 2021 Valentines Day special? You should! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnI2rW687uI&t=266s and, why not join our Substack? https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Lou's first, 'proper', solo LP turned 20 last week and he and Adelle are here to chat about it. Lou plays Legendary and Monkey Begun from the LP and Adelle admires his Outlander-esque appearance. WATCH it on LouTube https://youtu.be/Sv1vbW9Ooj4 join our substack because we are asking you to join our substack because it's a meaningful way to support our podcasting efforts!  https://barlowfamil...

Next in the 'distractisode' series, Adelle and Lou discover an archive of human flatulence and share it with 4-Track Man. Hilarity ensues.  Join our Substack because we are asking you to join our Substack!! Paid subscriptions help support our podcasting efforts.  https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/ WATCH it on LouTube! https://youtu.be/hzJzXOWC0SE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

RAW Impressions podcast ep. 109: the distractisode   Adelle and Lou, along with 4-Track Man, attempt to distract listeners from certain orange-y events of the day with a domestic ‘tail’ of an outrageous cat-tree purchase. Izzy’s vocal improvisations and the great-office-clean-out of 2025 are also discussed. WATCH it on LouTube https://youtu.be/HJJuxBkgcow  join our Substack! to...

Adelle and Lou talk about their trip to Wisconsin and the news from their favorite city, Los Angeles. 4-Track Man sings a little bit of Puff, The Magic Dragon and all of a wordless song for Altadena.  Subscribe to our Substack for extra stuff. Become a paid subscriber for extra extra stuff. https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com/ Watch it on LouTube https://youtu.be/TkcYUETEuRk Hosted on Ac...

Lou turns his recent MRI experience into a 2-part sound collage featuring 8-year old Izzy’s pop-vocal stylings. Adelle thanks listeners for their thoughtful comments on last week’s episode re: her mother’s ALS diagnosis.  Subscribe to our Substack, free or paid there's plenty to see and hear. Paid subscribers get the collage in it’s uninterrupted entirety and have full access to the vast arch...

Sensitive topic warning: This episode concerns Adelle's mother's recent ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) diagnosis. The time has come for Adelle to share, with her mother's blessings, some personal family news. https://www.als.org/ watch on LouTube https://youtu.be/osCCp6FrDMY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lou zeroes in on another self-diagnosis for his mysterious hearing loss and recounts Sebadoh’s, first in five years, show in Seattle. Many names are dropped, Adelle is there to pick them up. Also, Lou plays another lo-fi demo for a possible Dinosaur Jr song, Adelle says it’s good! watch it on LouTube https://youtu.be/Kb4z-mNerTw join our Substack! https://substack.com/@barlowfamilygeneral Hosted o...

Lou makes good on writing a song about the incident described in epic episode 103. He plays Kittens in the Christmas Tree for Adelle and Adelle makes it clear she is done doing all the Barlow family Christmas preparations herself. Tuna melts are also discussed.  WATCH IT on LouTube https://youtu.be/FFDLOfWUBdA In 2020 we made the best Pandemic Christmas Special ever! Have you seen it yet?&nbs...

Lou’s left-ear officially goes lo-fi, he and Adelle hit some holiday highs, and Pumpkin (the tabby kitten) puts Adelle in E.R. . It was a wild Wednesday. Please enjoy this extra long, extra RAW show.   Also, Lou plays a damaged version of his 2005 family-friendly classic The Ballad Of Daykitty. Join our Substack because we really want you to join our Substack! There’s oodles of extra stu...

Saddle up everyone, Lou’s not done talking about his ear ‘cause it’s still fucked up. This week the pod is hosted by 4-Track Man’s good friend Dr. Tapper , the 4-Track Tapper, who introduces an ‘original’ tapping method. What’s tapping? Do your own research! Use the Google Machine!! WATCH on LouTube https://youtu.be/ZWvl4_hY1hU join our Substack for loads of extra stuff, pod and non-pod relat...

After 11 tragically pod-less days, Lou returns home from The Folk Implosion tour and recreates the troubling form of tinnitus afflicting his left ear. As Adelle prepares for her annual holiday craft sale, Lou ponders the implications of permanent hearing damage.  WATCH on LouTube https://youtu.be/KH2qCk91Yp8 Paid subscribers to the Barlow Family General Substack can watch a bonus, full episod...

Lou has installed 4 Neo 120 Luxe Bidets and wants everybody to know about it. He plays Adelle an unsponsored ad he made in hopes of helping Americans save big money on toilet paper. The pros and cons of spraying one's donut hole with water are discussed. WATCH IT LouTube https://youtu.be/N1iYh-6w694 earlier eps with Lou's friend Mark https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rYRnpaGEIG0GD1vFXkLwF?si=m5Gq5...

Adelle and Lou listen to WRAW 99.5 and hear a strange collage: 99 Earanuses 99. Lou also recaps his recent South American tour with Dinosaur Jr.  WATCH on LouTube! Paid subscribers to our Substack can hear the collage (and many, many, other pod and non-pod-related extras) in it's RAW form.  https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

It’s Election Day and Adelle and Lou try to record a show last minute before Lou flies to Argentina. Politics are not discussed, however, religion is. Lou shares an interesting theory about the crucifixion and Adelle reveals her religious affiliation.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lou plays his song Garden from Dinosaur Jr's LP Sweep It Into Space. Adelle and Lou discuss the upcoming presidential election. visuals on LouTube! https://youtu.be/bhYvJnsLjpA the Garden video Adelle and Lou made! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu0_TOybRx0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adelle is preparing for Hotdish Halloween (the Barlow family's annual party) and Lou gives a classic 80s dance song a radical makeover.  watch it on LouTube! https://youtu.be/3k752r-9R2E hear the music as a paid subscriber to our Substack! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lou needs to start writing songs and finishing them. He plays a new demo for Adelle while a kitten climbs her chair. watch it on LouTube t see the kitten climb the chair! https://youtu.be/jAOqHyaW4x8 join our Substack for extra stuff and to hear our new episodes commercial free! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Breath expert Tim Huff (4-Track Man in disguise) makes an underwhelming return as this week’s announcer. Adelle is sick but no longer too sick to talk about how sick she is. Also, some kitten talking.  Watch this on LouTube and see the kittens! Go see the kittens!!!  https://youtu.be/c4RjdPP1lg4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest announcer Franklin Hunter dispenses conversation tips while Lou and Adelle complain, alot, about FRIDAYS in Terminal A of Dallas' Love Airport. Join our paid Substack and hear the episode commercial free, with an extra 15 minutes of chatter! https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Watch it on LouTube https://youtu.be/q87CVjhQcTo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lou's in Ashland, Oregon for a day off and plays a new song for Adelle to see if it has 'legs'. Adelle says it does! Yay! Join our Substack just ‘cause https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Touche Amore y'all: https://store.toucheamore.com/collections/music/products/touche-amore-spiral-in-a-straight-line-lp-pretty-colors-preorder watch this shit: https://youtu.be/r444IqAmL2w Hosted on Acast. Se...

What's with hotels these days? More expensive than ever and they want you to check yourself in and make your own keys!?!? Lou and Adelle face the fact that they are just old. join our fuggin' substack 'cause it's another way to support our podcasting efforts besides likin' and subscribin' https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com watch this sh*t on LouTube https://youtu.be/0l0scoUnUN0 Hosted on Aca...