That Record Got Me High Podcast

For this BONUS Valentine's Day episode, we asked our Patrons to send us a song that broke their heart. Because sometimes, love stinks! Songs featured in this episode: Love Hurts - Nazareth; Alone Again, Naturally - Gilbert O'Sullivan; Operator - Jim Croce; Whatever (Folk Song in C) - Elliott Smith; If I Didn't Love You - Squeeze; Things - Paul Westerberg; I Am The Cosmos - Chris Bell; 1963 - New O...

A self-professed band geek whose first instrument was trumpet, this week's guest - bassist extraordinaire Dan Bonebrake (Dashboard Confessional, The Lightworkers, Vacant Andys, Quit, Honest Liars...) - brought us a record that for him is an amalgamation of everything he loves about music: "Allroy's Revenge" by ALL . 3/4 of legendary CA punk band Descendents (Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez, and Steph...

This week's guest Bob Fay (Sebadoh, Deluxx, Cardinal) has played on a wide swath of punk/indie releases, so it makes perfect sense that the album he chose to discuss was ' Songs in the Key of Life'  by Stevie Wonder , right? Right?? Both Elton John and Michael Jackson sited it as a personal favorite, and Prince simply called it the best album ever recorded - so Bob may be onto something... Songs f...

We ventured once again into the Rat's lair - otherwise known as the South Beach studio of Frank 'Rat Bastard' Falestra - and sat down with Miami-via-Pennsylvania singer/songwriter Nick Mencia a.k.a. Nick County  to discuss the stunning "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" by Lucinda Williams . The soul-baring songs of Williams transcend any alt-country/American roots-rock labels, and the album is truly a...

What do Guns N' Roses , Young Frankenstein and Johnny Rotten all have in common? They are all name-checked in this episode as we take a deep dive into guitar prodigy - and former GnR member - Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal's 7th solo release, 'Abnormal' , with special guest Larry Smith . Come for the over-the-top musicianship and quirky-but-catchy songs, stay for the self-effacing humor and Axl Rose shade....

When our guest Steve Carroll was a North London lad of fourteen in 1979, the Virgin Records window display of Elvis Costello's 'Armed Forces' (his 2nd album with the Attractions and 3rd overall) caught his eye, but he wasn't quite ready for the record to catch his ears yet. The heady mix of catchy melodies, fierce musicianship and ultra-clever wordplay eventually won him over a few years later, an...

U.K. punk/mod titans The Jam burned fast and bright in their relatively short existence - they released 18 consecutive Top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982, including four number one hits. This week we're joined by California Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst - and music fan - Rory Cox to discuss their fourth record, the thematically a...

In this special BONUS Episode, we asked our Patrons to send in a favorite song by a female artist or female-led band. Let's hear it for the girls!! Songs featured in this episode: Can't Stop - Missy Elliott; You Don't Own Me - Leslie Gore; Valentine - Snail Mail; Billy's Birthday - Romeo Void; Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go's; Emotions & Math - Margaret Glaspy; Hypocrite - Lush; Stop In The Name...

In 1990 Matthew Sweet - who was going through a divorce and was just dropped by his record label - assembled a band that included iconic guitarists Richard Lloyd and Robert Quine and released what would be his breakout album, 1991's 'Girlfriend' . Singer/songwriter Paul Roub sat down with Rob to discuss this stripped-down slab of noisy pop goodness. Songs featured in this episode:  Be Human  - Pau...

At the time of their 1989 debut album 'You And Your Sister' , The Vulgar Boatmen constituted two bands: one based in Florida and one based in Indiana. Returning guest Steve Michener (Big Dipper, Volcano Suns, Dumptruck) makes the case that their wonderfully subdued, heart-tugging songs easily overshadow their slightly bizarre backstory. Come along for the ride... Songs featured in this episode: Al...

For our 200th episode, Boston guitar legend Rich Gilbert ( Human Sexual Response , The Zulus , Frank Black & The Catholics ) joins us to discuss a record that stoked his lifelong passion for creating music without boundaries: 'On The Corner' by Miles Davis . It's also the return of Barry Stock to the guest co-host chair, making sure Rich had someone intelligent to talk jazz with. Dig it! Songs fea...

Political Consultant and Speechwriter Brian Franklin knows a thing or two about the impact words can have, and the existential dread and barely repressed frustration of Matt Berninger's lyrics paired with his band The National's viscerally elegant music hits him in all the right places. We discuss the Brooklyn-by-way-of-Cincinnati band's breakout 2013 album 'Trouble Will Find Me' in this slow-burn...

Haledon, New Jersey's The Feelies were a touchstone for bands as diverse as R.E.M ., Sonic Youth and Weezer . Although their 1980 debut Crazy Rhythms is the one that put them on the alt-influencer map, this week's returning guest Tom Lawery has a particular fondness for their 2nd record made six years later - the Peter Buck produced 'The Good Earth'. Songs featured in this episode: The Boy With Th...

This week's guest Heidi Caballero felt a connection with New York hip hop explorers Beastie Boys from the time she was 8 years old - through her older brother - and by the time 1994's 'Ill Communication' appeared her road to spiritual awakening had begun in earnest. In many ways her path mirrored that of late Beastie member Adam 'MCA' Yauch, who was a practicing Buddhist and became an important vo...

We did it live! For this special livestreamed episode we simulcast from Live Apparatus studios with special guest co-host Erin Lee , discussing an artist/record near-and-dear to her heart: British punk/folk songwriter Frank Turner and his 2013 album 'Tape Deck Heart' Listen to the full episode - including extra song drops - on your favorite podcast player, and then watch the live-as-it-happened st...

In this special Bonus Episode, we sit down with 12 year old Jonas to discuss Columbus, OH musical duo Twenty One Pilots and their 2021 self-described "pandemic record" Scaled and Icy .

In 1970, Paul Kantner assembled an all-star musical cast including Grace Slick , Jerry Garcia , David Crosby and many others to create the Hugo Award nominated concept album - and first to mention the Jefferson Starship moniker - 'Blows Against The Empire' . Our guest, advertising art director and self-described 'art guy with a love for science and techie stuff' Michael Lebron , describes his quan...

Returning guest Joe Tunis (Pengo, Carbon Records) brings us a music/art trio Thurston Moore called "one of the most interesting bands in the world", New Zealand's The Dead C and their blistering 1990 release 'Trapdoor Fucking Exit' . The group's lo-fi, improvisational brand of post-rock is not for everyone, but brave listeners will surely come away with their ears ringing in a way they've never qu...

Poet/essayist Sarah Nichols brings us a band/record that has lived in her psyche for 30+ years: New Order's 1989 release, 'Technique' . Born from the ashes of Joy Division after singer Ian Curtis' suicide, New Order's integration of post-punk with electronic and dance music reached it's peak on this, their final studio album for Factory Records . Songs featured in this episode:  World In Motion  -...

For our first Halloween-themed episode we had our Patrons send in their favorite creepy songs. Happy Halloween!! To become a Patron , go to: https://Patreon.com/TRGMH/ Songs featured in this episode: Welcome To My Nightmare - Alice Cooper; Libet's Delay - The Caretaker; DOA - Bloodrock; Do They Know It's Hallowe'en? - North American Halloween Prevention Initiative; She-Wolf - Shakira; A Forest - T...

Chicago Blues historian Marty Weil joins us to discuss the great Howlin' Wolf and his second record, the collection of Chess singles often referred to as The Rockin' Chair Album . Songs featured in this episode: Sweet Home Chicago -  Robert Johnson; Golden Rule - Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials;  Preaching The Blues - The Gun Club;  Shake For Me, The Red Rooster, You'll Be Mine, Who's Been Talkin',...

Fullerton, California's Adolescents' 1981 self-titled debut - aka The Blue Album - was one of the first hardcore punk albums to be widely distributed throughout the United States. This week's guest Tim Hinely (Dagger zine, Where The Wild Gigs Were) makes the case that their superior brand of melodic hardcore is a classic of the genre, and he gets no argument from us! Go!! Songs featured in episode...

A music journalist for two decades with more than a thousand bylines in publications ranging from Rolling Stone to Paste Magazine to GQ, this week's guest Corey duBrowa knows a compelling music story when he hears it. On both a musical and lyrical level, Roger Keith  " Syd "  Barrett's  "The Madcap Laughs" is a wonderfully inventive - though at times hard to listen to - document of a gentle artist...

Chicago's Mick Hans brings us the debut record by Derry lads The Undertones. Often referred to as the "Irish Ramones", their hyper charged tales of teenage angst and adolescent heartbreak caught the ear of legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, who was an early champion of the band and famously dubbed "Teenage Kicks" his all-time favorite song! "A teenage dream's so hard to beat"

Returning guest Woody Compton takes on what some feel is the Holy Grail of punk rock excess/hubris, The Clash's sprawling, three-record-36-track opus "Sandinista!" Woody contends it would have been far more effective - and palatable - as a single record, and brought us his 12 song track list as evidence. Rob is in love with the whole overindulgent assemblage, proving one man's mess can be another...