Greg Glover

The Bottom Forty

Arts EN ↓ 279 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.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.buzzsprout.com

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Greg Glover

Episodes

Issue #79. Fever Ray, Press Club, Sorry and more! 12.10.2022 32:27

The first new music from Fever Ray in a few years doesn't disappoint! Discover it and more on the latest issue!

Issue #78. Kid Kapichi, Sofa, White Lung and more! 03.10.2022 29:59

Kid Kapichi's track sounds like a less-cheesy and modern take on "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) meets Gorillaz or something like that. It should be a smash hit! Also a few lost gems plus new music from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, White Lung and more!

Issue #77. Smut, Shack, Starcrawler and more! 28.09.2022 31:08

The S's have it! Also, discover the man NME claimed was "England's greatest songwriter" in 1999. He's definitely one of my faves! Enjoy!

Issue #76. Hot Chip, The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, String Machine and more! 19.09.2022 32:27

Some great new music from a few alt legends plus the "strangest" song ever to be released by a major label!

Issue #75. Beth Orton, Don Julian & The Larks, Brutus and more! 12.09.2022 30:28

The first new music in 5+ years from the wonderful Beth Orton, Belgian post-hard rock from Brutus, a lost 70's Blaxploitation tune and more! Enjoy!

Issue #74. Kamikaze Palm Tree, Anthony Moore, Buddy Wynkoop and more! 05.09.2022 30:48

A duo that dress like Redd Kross hanging with Crispin Glover and sound like _____, a musician who wrote for Pink Floyd and more!

Issue #73. Loop, Asian Dub Foundation, Dendrons and more! 29.08.2022 33:06

Bollywood, punk, dub, sitar as guitar, politics and the kitchen sink comes close to describing Asian Dub Foundation but not quite! Noisy shoegazers Loop return with the first new music in 32 years and more!

Issue #72. Fake Palms, Psychedelic Furs, Oog Bogo and more! 22.08.2022 31:21

Alt vets Sloan return with a track from their upcoming 13th album plus hear new music from: Death Cab For Cutie, Fake Palms and Au Suiss. Enjoy!

Issue #71. No. 2, The Modern Lovers, Built To Spill and more! 15.08.2022 31:25

A couple of legends return with new music plus a track from an artist with "roots in India and hustle in Brooklyn".

Issue #70. Unloved, NRBQ, Jungle and more! 07.08.2022 35:40

Greetings to our our friends in Reno! The podcast is now back on the radio there with KWNK 97.7FM hosting us (www.kwnkradio.org) Sundays 8-10PM local time. This week hear music from a band featured on the Killing Eve OST, a track from the "greatest bar band of all-time" and more!

Issue #69. Near Beer, The Seymores, Tallies and more! 27.07.2022 37:53

Some tunes to get us all through the heatwave! New music from South London's PVA and Toronto's Tallies plus a band whose LP cover was adorned with the number of the beast!

Issue #68. Jockstrap, XTC, Mild Orange and more! 18.07.2022 34:33

New music from former Botch/Minus The Bear guitarist David Knudson, Dry Cleaning and a track from one of the most important indie albums.....................ever?

Issue #67. Mush, The Silos, The Chats and more! 04.07.2022 32:09

New tunes from The Silos and Sports Team plus a lost gem from a band fronted by a woman who is one of my all-time faves to see in a live setting. Enjoy.

Issue #66. Pink Mountaintops, Whipping Boy, Just Mustard and more! 19.06.2022 33:17

It's BHM>ATL>PDX as I post this! Happy Dad's Day!

Issue #65. Frog Eyes, Spinal Tap, Hotel Pools and more! 13.06.2022 37:06

Greetings from Birmingham! I'm uploading this from the world famous Lou's Pub & Package Store for your aural pleasure! Enjoy!

Issue #64. Sea Power, Rain Parade, Viagra Boys and more! 30.05.2022 35:25

One for the end of a long weekend! Discover a relatively unknown electronic artist from Portland, Oregon circa 1981 and some great new tunes!

Issue #63. Sharon Van Etten, Medium Medium, Wilco and more! 16.05.2022 35:58

Great new tunes from Wilco and Laura Viers, nearly-forgotten about post-punk from Medium Medium and more!

Issue #62. Young Prisms, The Only Ones, Dead Tooth and more! 10.05.2022 34:57

The first new music from The Big Pink in a decade and some not-too-subtle advice from Mr. Peter Perrett and more!

Issue #61. Guerilla Toss, Ela Orleans, Day Wave and more! 02.05.2022 29:57

Back with the good stuff that radio doesn't play! Great new stuff from Day Wave, Ducks Ltd., a track from a country television icon from the Deep South and more!

Issue #60. Built To Spill, Pink Fairies, Courting and more! 19.04.2022 34:59

New music from Kurt Vile (aka "the dude"), Cola, some early '70s Brit psych/rock and more!

Issue #59. Oceanator, Chapterhouse, Underwater Cliffs and more! 12.04.2022 40:22

It was the latest EVER "snow day" here in Portland but I'm pushing out another issue for your aural pleasure! Hear a newly discovered track from The Clash featuring a special guest on vocals plus new music from Interpol and more!

Issue #58. My Name Is Clyde, Archers Of Loaf, Melody's Echo Chamber and more! 04.04.2022 34:46

Hear a beautiful score from Portland musician/composer Clyde Wooten who records as My Name Is Clyde plus some vintage Archers Of Loaf and more!

Issue #57. Interview w/ Dave Faulkner (Hoodoo Gurus) 25.03.2022 1:09:14

Interview with Dave Faulkner of the legendary Aussie band Hoodoo Gurus! Find out what musical talent his dad possessed, what went wrong just as they were about to break big in the States, whether he's made enough money to retire yet and more!

Issue #56. Flasher, Teenage Fanclub, SONS and more! 17.03.2022 33:30

New music from one of the best live bands I've ever seen (in Iceland?), a band described as a mix up of The Fall and Captain Beefheart and more!

Issue #55. Afghan Whigs, Stars, Boy Harsher and more! 07.03.2022 31:22

Perhaps the heaviest track Afghan Whigs have ever released, a late '80s and early '90s band from Leeds I'd heard of but never heard and more!