The Bottom Forty

Sweet 16! We're all grown up. Well...not really. Discover great new solo track from Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals plus a Portland project that I think sounds like Noel Gallagher demoing "Wonderwall" with Cocteau Twins and more! Please subscribe and make a supporting pledge if you dig!

This time around new music from Villagers, NYC alt legends Quicksand, a project dedicated to a departed best friend, a band from Down Under that rivals GBV when it comes to output and more!

More good stuff for your week. You'll discover a band formed at Vassar College who put cute bunnies on their LP cover and have a cool video game for you to play on their website plus a hotly tipped band from the UK named after what you drop off and then pick up a few days later and more! Hope you dig.

New music from a UK band named after an odd sea creature, another from one whose members were the reason I moved to Portland, “nostalgia done just right” plus “N.R.B.Q. fronted by Jonathan Richman” and more! Please pass the word about this podcast. Say "hello": thebottomforty@gmail.com

Great new tunes plus an American jangle-pop gem from the '80s that you've most-likely never heard before!  Hey! We'd love to be friends! Reach us via email at: thebottomforty@gmail.com Love and light from up here! Greg (& Biscuit & The Fuzzbillies)

In this issue you'll hear music from a late member of an NYC duo who were one of the first to ever use the term "punk music" on one of their fliers in the early '70s plus some Brooklyn goth, my favorite UK band of the past decade, discover an excellent band from Grand Rapids, Michigan and more!

New issue just hit the virtual stands today! New music form Portland's Buddy Wynkoop who I think sound like what would happen if The Fall's Mark, E. Smith's body was taken over by Iggy and then backed by Parquet Courts (or something like that). Also, new music from two indie supergroups (one current one disbanded), an excellent duo from Norway and a UK artist whose new release was c...

Hi friends! We're back to (somewhat) normal in regards to the program after our annual B40 Top 40 of 2020 countdown. In this issue you'll find the discover great new music from: The Chills, Django Django, Babe Club and more. Plus, two amazing new side projects! One is from a member of Guided By Voices and the other from a member of Sloan. You'll also hear a lost track from from an o...

The final chapter in The Bottom Forty Top 40 of 2020. Hear a track from each of my top ten favorite LPs of 2020. Who'll take the top spot? Listen to find out! Hope you enjoy. Next...back to new music issues with some great stuff so far this year!   -Greg

Continuing to play tracks from my personal favorite releases of 2020. This time we're into the Top 20. Hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening and please consider making a pledge to become a monthly sponsor of The Bottom Forty. -Greg

Continuing my annual countdown personal faves from 2020 and playing you a track from each one. Hope you enjoy! Thanks so much for turning on, tuning in and dropping by The Bottom Forty™ podcast. Please consider becoming a patron by clicking the support link. Contact: thebottomforty@gmail.com 

We're back! Due to some fine print courtesy of my former employer we were required to take a brief hiatus but return with my annual countdown in which I play a track from each of my personal favorite releases from the previous year. A re-briefing of a few artists/releases you forgot about or a maybe chance to discover a few for the first time! Anyhow...thanks for turning on, tuning in and dro...

Welcome to the fourth issue of The Bottom Forty Podcast™. One of my recent music discoveries is Avery Mandeville who records under the moniker Little Hag. I recently caught up with Avery to discuss her wonderful debut full-length ‘Whatever Happened To Avery Jane?’, riding Jet Skis, making first impressions, how the name Little Hag came about, living in Asbury Park, her love of Spoon and more! Hope...

Third time's a charm! Welcome to another issue of The Bottom Forty Podcast™. After a recent health scare I finally got the chance to chat with Jonah Falco about his amazing new band Jade Hairpins. Jonah is also a member of hardcore punk stalwarts Fucked Up but his new project couldn't be more different. We discussed making the transition from drummer to frontman, borrowing from Yello&apo...

Here we go again! Welcome to the sophomore issue of The Bottom Forty Podcast™. I recently had the chance to catch up with John Paul Pitts who is the founding member and singer/songwriter/guitarist of the band Surfer Blood. We discussed how a local venue in their hometown of West Palm Beach, FL influenced the title of their new LP 'Carefree Theatre', his much-publicized personal setback a...

Welcome to the premiere issue of The Bottom Forty Podcast™. I recently caught up with Brandon Curtis who is a founding member of the band Secret Machines. It was the first time we've spoken since we were both living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn two decades ago. We discussed the band's first album in 12 years 'Awake In The Brain Chamber', the passing of his brother/bandmate Benjami...