Records Revisited

From Ben: I fly solo for this interview with Mindy Smith. I could have used Wayne to tell me that my microphone wasn't working properly (it might be time for a new laptop). Mindy and I talk about her excellent new album "Quiet Town" and other topics like being Geminis, Neilson Hubbard (who produced "Quiet Town"), Susan Ashton, writing sad songs, reading the comments, breaking the rules (and how it...

Sloan Golden joins us to discuss her debut EP “Long Conversations” and then we dive into "Heard It In A Past Life" from Maggie Rogers.  Plenty of other discussion including she had me at the handclaps, walking past people we don't want to talk to, Alaska and Pharrell, "Astrology gets negative points," and things that help us be our best person,   Check out Sloan Golden at: https://www.instagram.co...

Ronny Tibbs joins us to discuss the second Paul McCartney record (this one with wife Linda) - the underappreciated "Ram" from 1971. Plenty of other discussion including Myspace and Livejournal, tying audio and video into an EP, Steely Dan, George Martin's absence, McCartney solo records (I might have a hot take) and 70's solo Beatles records, "John Lennon can't be the only person Paul's mad at," f...

Michael Citro of Michael’s Record Collection (and occasional concert buddy) joins us to discuss the heavy metal classic “The Number of the Beast” from Iron Maiden.  Plenty of other discussion including gallops, Vikings, seeing Crowded House together, mommy and daddy are fighting again, metal albums we own (or once owned), backmasking, lyrical controversies and lawsuits, and we determine that the U...

Sameer Gadhia and Eric Cannata of Young the Giant join us to discuss their sophomore album “Mind Over Matter” that is celebrating its 10th anniversary!   We talk about the production of the album, sequencing, could they have made “American Bollywood” earlier in their career, vocal acrobats, misheard lyrics (Sienna?), getting “Teachers” and “Daydreamer” back into the live setlists, finding out your...

Jocelyn Si of Walt Disco and guest co-host Jason Earle (of The Marinade” podcast) join me in discussing “Poses” from Rufus Wainwright.  Plenty of other discussion including finding one’s voice in college, getting ready to tour with OMD in the states (in 2025, not in 2024), Bronski Beat, Nepo Babies, Death of Venice, welcome moments of horns, and "In A Graveyard" is I think the best Billy Joel song...

Guests Alice Wallace and little brother Dave Montgomery join us for this week's episode to discuss "More Adventurous" from Rilo Kiley. Plenty of other conversation including the LA country scene, Mule Kick Records, Post Malone, the Bluebird, male guilt, Jenny Lewis, alternative radio in 2004, beeps and boops, and we still don’t know the meaning of 11/11/46.  Jenny needs to come on the show to expl...

We have a few episodes coming up that are "not our typical format." Here's the first one. We got to hang out virtually with Frank Turner for 30 minutes and ask some follow up questions about "Love Ire & Song" and a few things about his latest album. Wayne has a new favorite artist now. You're gonna have a new favorite artist as well. Let me know your thoughts if we should do more of these type...

We got the band back together! Another Seattle related band episode with repeat revisitors Kasey Anderson and Shawn Brown...this time Pearl Jam's "Yield." Plenty of other discussion including the 1998-99 Alternative overcorrections, conspiracy theories and JFK, Ticketmaster, the song that should have been a single, "We're all crazy," Hummus, souvenir keys, and more. The intro song is Kasey's "Beli...

Josh Joplin joins us to discuss "Be What You Are” from the Staple Singers (1973).  Plenty of other discussion including the new album from Josh called “Figure Drawing” and baptism, Quakers, the soul charts of 1974, Bill Withers, Stax Records, Gladys Knight, “I’ll Take You There” and a song that Ben thinks sounds like it, “You can’t wash the Bert out” and what happens when you have to do some of yo...

Dan Rickabus, the drummer from The Crane Wives, joins us to discuss "Sound & Color" from Alabama Shakes. Plenty of other discussion including the new album from The Crane Wives called "Beyond Beyond Beyond," Blake Mills, Grammys 2016 when Alabama Shakes dominated, Nate Smith, "That's Enough" from Brandy, shoegazing, voice modulation/muffled vocals/reverb, and "You came to Florida? Where was I?...

Don't recognize the name Stelth Ulvang? He's been a part of the Lumineers for 11 years as their touring keyboardist (and other instruments). But he also puts out records under his own name and with his wife under the moniker Heavy Gus. We dove into "There's Nothing Wrong With Love" from Built to Spill and talked about a whole myriad of topics including Bishop California, his work with the Lumineer...

Repeat Revisitors Alex Alt (Sly Dog Music Cast) and Jeff Frame join us to discuss "Sentimental Hygiene" also known as the 1987 "comeback record" from Warren Zevon. Plenty of other conversation including Neil Young (the San Diego concert and Neil's guest appearance on this album), Hindu Love Gods, weird Cali beaches, fate of karma, music industry travails, Warren's obsession with Monkeys, and I com...

Patreon Revisitor Dan Beck joins us and picked “Love Ire & Song” from Frank Turner for his first episode with us.  Plenty of other discussion including how the title is missing a comma, “poetry is not my jam” (or is it?), 12 shaming, Buy The Tickets, being defiantly English, The Smiths, Journey & Boy George and other concerts we’re going to, and whiny crybabies playing pianos. Check out Fr...

Adam Hartshorn joins us to discuss Johnny Cash’s “At Folsom Prison.”  Plenty of other discussion including Harley t-shirts, breakdance circles, Couer d’Alene Lake, Provo (the good and the bad), cautionary tales, knowing your audience, “I’m On A Train,” Jack Clement, and Wayne laments “should we have done San Quentin instead?” Check out Adam Hartshorn at: https://www.adamhartshorn.com/ Check out Jo...

Alex Hall joins us to discuss his debut album “Side Effects of the Heart” and then we dive into “I Still Believe in You” from Vince Gill.  Plenty of other discussion including being dads, Gainesville (Georgia, not Florida), breaking the code of country radio, Tom Jones, golf, flexing on Vince Gill autographs (Alex wins that one), Bakersfield, and how Vince was kind of a big deal in the 90s…even wi...

With Wayne away and Jeff Frame as guest co-host, we had to pick an album that we didn't think Wayne would get butt hurt if we discussed in his absence. Hence...."0898 Beautiful South" with repeat Patreon Revisitor Andrew Rybak! For folks in the states, it's criminal that The Beautiful South never got their due here.  Let's see if we can shine a light 30 years after it's release. Enjoy! Check out o...

Patreon Revisitor Tim McKay rejoins us to dissect “Only By The Night” from Kings of Leon.  Plenty of other discussion including the pigeon poo incident, Ethan Johns, here’s some cranberry juice, Wayne describes the word “revelry” to us, Stray Cats, and we discuss just how big this album was complete with multiple Grammy wins.      Check out Kings of Leon at:  https://www.kingsofleon.com Check out...

Episode 338: Call Me Spinster discusses Prince’s “Musicology” Call Me Spinster returns (you might remember them from our Lauryn Hill episode) and this time we talk about my favorite later career Prince album "Musicology." Did you know this was his 28th album (28th!!!)?  We talk about their great new album "Potholes" as well as discussion about white t-shirts, Mom Rock (or is "Holler Pop"), the Cha...

Patreon Revisitor Dave Greenberg rejoins us with special guest John Brodeur (aka Bird Streets) to discuss Big Star's sophomore record "Radio City." Plenty of other discussion including Aerosmith, Nada Surf, Columbia House record club, Brussel sprout burps, Memphis, and more. Do you know how difficult it is to get an unanimous top score for an episode with three people (me, Wayne, and a guest)? It...

Beau Wagner of Flickerstick and [DARYL] and The Crash That Took Me joins us to discuss the 1998 album “Jesus Hits Like The Atomic Bomb” from Tripping Daisy.  Plenty of other discussion including seeing U2 at the Sphere and meeting Beau (and Ben making a fool of himself), Flickerstick, Live Aid, D.A.R.Y.L., and the Dallas Music Scene, shooting free throws like Rick Barry, brand names that become wo...

We finally did it! Our first Jimi Hendrix episode. Wesley Dean joins us to discuss "Are You Experienced" from The Jimi Hendrix Experience as well as Wesley's new album " Music From Crazy Hearts" which comes out on Friday. Plenty of other discussion including moving your family to the US from Australia (and changing your name as well), Shannon Sanders, Nirvana (because, you know, Seattle), differen...

Patreon Revisitor Scotty Kummer of the I’ve Got That On Vinyl Podcast & The Ten Junk Miles Podcast joins us to discuss the debut record from Violent Femmes.  We strut our stuff with plenty of other discussion including will we ever have the Triple T-Shirt Trifecta (The coveted T3), Flogging Molly, what are “essential” albums and is Blondie’s “Parallel Lines” essential, Music League and Simple...

Repeat Revisitor Jason Earle of the Marinade Podcast joins us on a last minute’s notice to discuss “Some Girls” from The Rolling Stones.  Plenty of other discussion including Verlon Thompson, Carbon Leaf, being weird about asking to be on “the list,” our favorite Stones records (and where this stacks up), Keith Richards’ autobiography, other albums from 1978 and the dominance of The Brothers Gibb,...

Dave Gebroe from The Discograffiti Podcast joins us to go back to the '60s to discuss the second Mamas and the Papas album. Yeah...we skip right over the previous album that has "California Dreaming" and "Monday, Monday." Fair warning...Wayne and I didn't love the album so that makes for some fun discussion because Dave LOVES this album and loves the band. Dave loves them so much so that he has Mi...