Greg Glover

The Bottom Forty

Arts EN ↓ 280 episodes

The Bottom Forty is hosted by Greg Glover who grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, but relocated to New York City in the mid 1990s. He co-founded the indie label Arena Rock Recording Company (Harvey Danger, Superdrag, Elf Power, Calla, Bombay Bicycle Club) in 1995 and also served as an A&R rep for both London/Slash and Sire Records. Each half-hour issue of the show blends genres and features an expansive range of new music from the underground (U.S. indie + U.K. imports + unsigned bands) as well as deeper tracks from more established artists.

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Greg Glover

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Issue #5. The Bottom Forty Top 40 of 2020 Pt. 1 of 4 (#40-#31) 05.02.2021 44:04

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...

Issue #4. Interview w/ Avery Mandeville (Little Hag) 20.10.2020 42:11

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...

Issue #3. Interview w/ Jonah Falco (Jade Hairpins) 14.10.2020 46:08

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...

Issue #2. Interview w/ John Paul Pitts (Surfer Blood) 25.09.2020 32:24

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...

Issue #1. Interview w/ Brandon Curtis (Secret Machines) 12.09.2020 49:26

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...