That Record Got Me High Podcast

MuteAnt Sounds Netlabel owner Jay Reeve was your average New Jersey teen in the early 90s, listening to metal and whatever was considered alternative at the time - until he heard Fugazi. With 1990s "Repeater", Ian MacKaye and co. opened up his mind - and ears - to a sound he didn't even know he needed...but he did. "...when we have nothing left to lose, you will have nothing left to use." Spotify...

A brief description of our podcast. Tune in every week! "Why did you come here? Where did you go wrong? You heard the siren's call And then, you heard the siren's song..."

When Miami comedian/drag queen Shelley Novak (aka Tommy Strangie) was navigating the early-80s as a gay teen in Saugus, MA, no performer loomed larger as an icon and roadmap towards the future than Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders. We convened at the secret lair of South Beach noise impresario Rat Bastard and took a deep-dive into their often-maligned sophomore record Pretenders II. Along the way...

Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba has been known to wear his heart on his sleeve, and when we met up with him in a Nashville hotel room he was not shy in professing his love for all things R.E.M., especially their 1988 major label debut "Green" With R.E.M.s move to major key rock songs and bigger sounds, some fans felt like they were losing their "little indie band from Athens, GA". Thankful...

Good evening, how's everybody doing?!? For this special Bonus Episode we asked our Patrons to choose a live album that got them high, and they did NOT disappoint! Turn it up, and get those lighters in the air...

John Strohm has had quite the eclectic musical career, from co-founding the indie-rock bands Blake Babies and Antenna to playing both drums AND guitar at various times for The Lemonheads to being named President of Rounder Records. Underneath it all he's an admittedly obsessive music fan, and he joined us in a Nashville hotel room to discuss a record that he came to a little late but soon discover...

In this special bonus episode we sat down with 15 year old Jasper Cash Dunn-Nolan to discuss a record that - while it was released 23 years before he was born - quickly became one of his favorites: "Speaking in Tongues" by Talking Heads. Rob did his best to decode what it is about David Byrne and co.'s quirky, funky gem that grabbed Jasper's attention, and Jasper did his best not to OK-Boomer Rob...

When Nashville resident Todd Nolan was working at a South Florida record store in 1994, Johnny Cash was not particularly on his radar. But then a record came in to the shop produced by Rick Rubin on his new "American Recordings" label - Johnny Cash's 81st - and the stark presentation coupled with the heft of JC's voice grabbed him and sent him on a musical train ride of the man and the genre he's...

When writer, musician and now record store owner David Lewis first heard Fleetwood Mac's 1971 album "Future Games" (their first with Christine McVie and Bob Welch as official members), he was transported to a place he returned to again and again throughout his life. At once haunting, beautifully melodic and steeped in melancholy, this is the record that first revealed the path towards pop stardom...

When Nashville singer/songwriter Diane Ward was working at a South Florida record store in the late 80s/early 90s, she discovered a whole new world of music she had previously been oblivious to. One record in particular, 1989's "Free" by Hollywood, CA band Concrete Blonde, had a HUGE influence on her as both a performer and songwriter. Singer Johnette Napolitano's tales of growing up on the seedy...

When guitarist/producer David Newton (the Mighty Lemon Drops) was a young lad in Wolverhampton UK he would listen to BBC Radio 1 and was exposed to everything from Glam/Glitter to Pop, Soul and everything in-between. At the dawning of British Punk one of the first bands that caught his ear - and one of the first to get a major recording contract - was The Boys. Combining their love of pub rock ban...

Rock-n-Roll couple Jill & Rich DeFinis bonded over many types of music when they first met some 35+ years ago (punk, new wave, metal), but it was their mutual love of Canadian power-prog nice-guys Rush that sealed the deal! 1978's "Hemispheres", with its epic songs about spaceships, mythology and bickering trees was just what their teenage selves needed at the time, and they make the case that in...

Singer/Multi-instrumentalist Adrian Belew has played with a multitude of heavy-hitters including Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Talking Heads and of course King Crimson. This week's guest Larry Smith has been a fan forever, but Belew's 1990 solo record "Young Lions" was, for him, the perfect amalgamation of alt-prog and pure pop. Welcome to the jungle!

The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & the Lash For Barry's final TRGMH Podcast episode we have somewhat of an Irish wake, as we're joined by South Florida Sun Sentinel Deputy Opinion Editor Dan Sweeney to discuss one of his favorites: "Rum, Sodomy & the Lash" by The Pogues.
 "So come fill up your glasses Of brandy and wine Whatever it costs I will pay
So be easy and free When you're drinking with me I'm a ma...

When this week's guest, Ryan Smith (Ryan & Pony, The Melismatics, Soul Asylum) was growing up in Minneapolis/St Paul, Husker Du were considered royalty. With their 1984 double album "Zen Arcade", they transcended their hardcore roots and created a stunning masterpiece that became his - and many others' - "The Wall"...a stone cold classic!

Australia's new wave/neo-psychedelic band The Church leaned into the dream pop for their 1985 release "Heyday", adding strings and horns to their already heady brand of shimmering indie guitar rock. This week's guest, Milwaukie, Oregon resident Matthew Kenneth, was left "Tantalized" by this record, and although initially hesitant we eventually succumbed to its charms as well.

Returning guest Michael Cudahy (better known by his nom-de-showbiz, "The Millionaire") grew up in New England, and paid his dues with Matador recording artists Christmas and Sub Pop lounge music super-stars Combustible Edison. So how did 60s Los Angeles psychedelic band Love and their 3rd album "Forever Changes" become such a touchstone to his musical soul? We'll let the always-entertaining Cudahy...

When this week's guest Javier Caballero first heard the Pixies, he was left much the same way so many others including David Bowie, Thom Yorke and Kurt Cobain were: excited, inspired, and wanting to hear more! On Charles Thompson IV (aka Black Francis) and Co.'s debut, "Come On Pilgrim", nothing much is sacred both musically and lyrically, and the resulting glorious racket sent waves across the al...

Released in the 30th year of their existence, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' 2013 "Push The Sky Away" is a dark, evocative piece of work that's both unlike anything they have done before and classic Nick Cave. Returning guest Christopher Lee White was instantly drawn into Cave's lush tales of faith, mermaids, "city girls" and late-night internet surfing. It's a sparse-yet-thrilling ride:
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For this special Bonus Episode, we asked our Patrons to give us a record that was released and got them high – metaphorically of course – in the year they turned fifteen. Rob & Barry chime-in with their own picks as well because they were teenagers once too - a long, long time ago Become a Patron today! www. Patreon.com/TRGMH

Formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1978, Young Marble Giants released one – and only one – full-length record in 1980: "Colossal Youth" The sparse, quietly minimalist record was a stark contrast to much of the post-punk music being made at the time, and caught the ear of many including this week's guest, Bioscience Professor and music lover Michael Bruford. Highly recommended!
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Gang Of Four, "Entertainment!" with Hugo Burnham As influential post-punk records go (its importance has been cited by a diverse array of artists including R.E.M, Rage Against The Machine and Kurt Cobain), you'd be hard pressed to top Gang Of Four's stunning 1979 debut "Entertainment!" In anticipation of Matador Records' "Gang Of Four 77-81" boxset release, we were honored to have original GoF dru...

For this bonus episode Rob's niece, SCAD (Savannah College of Art & Design) student Lauren Arnold, brought us the soundtrack to one of the most popular Broadway Musicals ever: Hamilton by Lin Manuel Miranda. Are Broadway musicals generally in That Record Got Me High Podcast's wheelhouse? No. Did listening to the musical turn Rob and Barry into dedicated Broadway Musical fans? Also, no. Did we have...

Pink Floyd – The Piper at the Gates of Dawn with Roger Miller(Mission of Burma.) As a teen in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this week's guest was already a fan of 13th Floor Elevators' Roger Kynard "Roky" Erickson when he discovered Pink Floyd's first and only record helmed by enigmatic singer/guitarist Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett. This album became an enduring lodestone of sorts for our guest, another Roger...

Bardo Pond – Dilate Longtime Patron and founder of Carbon Records Joe Tunis (noise, improv, heavy, loud rock, and weird music since 1994) brought us a band/record we were not familiar with, but totally got us high: "Dilate" by Philadelphia space rock/psych purveyors Bardo Pond. It's an album filled with slowly developing soundscapes that build and build, mixing equally vast amounts of subtlety and...