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Send us Fan Mail It's weird being online. Remember when friendship disagreements involved a conversation instead of the block button? That's one topic of today's Cassingle. Jeff and Matt also discuss Klassik '78 , a great band that fans of '70s KISS should be aware of. Are you watching The Afterparty ? Well, you should be. The show notes you crave will be here . Join our R...

Send us Fan Mail Podcasting pioneer, funny guy and fellow music nerd Jimmy Pardo ( Never Not Funny , The Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien ) is our guest to discuss Peter Cetera's third solo album, One More Story . A fellow lifelong Chicago fan, Jimmy has seen the band a zillion times and appeared in the documentary film, Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago . He also wrote liner notes (...

Send us Fan Mail On the heels of our conversation with David Wild regarding Ringo Starr's Time Takes Time album, which turns 30 this year, we went a bit deeper. (As if David's great interview with Don Was in that same episode wasn't impressive enough....) Former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch (a talented producer and songwriter himself) had the pleasure of co-wri...

Send us Fan Mail Legendary rock scribe David Wild joins Matt and Jeff to discuss Ringo Starr's Time Takes Time on the brink of the album's 30th anniversary. But that's not all -- David came armed with audio from Ringo Starr and additional audio of a conversation he had with Don Was to revisit Don's experience as one of the producers on Time Takes Time. While David's wife j...

Send us Fan Mail Mike Errico joins Jeff and Matt to discuss Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot , the 1995 debut album by Sparklehorse, the banner which the late Mark Linkous used to bring his music into the world. Nearly 30 years after the record first hit the shelves, it remains an extremely compelling listen. We enjoyed having the chance to revisit the album with Mike. It proved to be the cataly...

Send us Fan Mail Matt speaks with Mitchell Stuart, writer/director of the new film, Worst to First: The True Story of Z100 New York . The movie is now available to stream and also can be found on select cable networks. Highly recommended for radio nerds, music fans and anybody who loves a good documentary watch. Stuart details his experiences working on the film with radio legends Scott Shannon an...

Send us Fan Mail We weren't planning on venturing back to Hiatt Country so soon (after our initial episode on John Hiatt's Bring the Family ), but we got an email from Michael Elliott , author of the new book, Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story with an interesting idea. He pointed out that February 18 is the 30th anniversary of the release of Little Village by Little Village, feat...

Send us Fan Mail Rickie Lee Jones ' 1981 album Pirates emerged on the other side of what had been a complex period for the artist. Her 1979 self-titled debut charted top five on the Billboard Album Charts and her single " Chuck E.'s in Love " performed similarly well. Touring extensively, her popularity continued to rise as additional media exposure, including a performance on...

Send us Fan Mail Another week has come and gone and Jeff and Matt are back to try to make sense of it all. There's plenty for you to listen to and read, as you'll hear (and read in the show notes below). The guys preview the next two episodes that are on tap for this week. Join our new Record Club ! Cassingle Notes: Mary Chapin Carpenter - Songs from Home Mike Campbell's Instagram (...

Send us Fan Mail The great Bill Lloyd of Foster & Lloyd fame is our guest for today's edition of The Record Player. Bill beamed in from Nashville to discuss one of his favorite albums from the McCartney catalog, 1971's Ram . Ram emerged as the Beatles were in the process of legally dissolving their existence as a band. Credited to Paul and Linda McCartney, the album arrived after 197...

Send us Fan Mail Guitarist George Marinelli , known for his years of work with both Bonnie Raitt and Bruce Hornsby, as well as many others, joins Matt and Jeff to discuss one of his favorite albums. Ahmad Jamal's At the Pershing: But Not for Me , recorded live in January of 1958 and released later that same year, is an album which carries some interesting history -- including that fun fact th...

Send us Fan Mail Matt and Jeff are discussing John Mellencamp's new album, the press he has been doing around it (which you should listen to) and why Brian Boone (longtime friend of the podcast) needs to come on to discuss John Mellencamp. There's a new Patreon for the show which you can read about here, where we're planning to share materials related to the podcast in addition to s...

Send us Fan Mail Styx's Lawrence Gowan joins up with Jeff and Matt to nerd out about progressive rock. Specifically, Genesis and 1973's Selling England by the Pound , arriving as the prelude to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway , which would be released the following year. Lawrence and Matt also dig deep to share their thoughts on the current Genesis tour which is probably their farewell. D...

Send us Fan Mail On the heels of the news regarding the passing of Meat Loaf, Jeff and Matt share some of their individual memories and experiences with his music. We're also discussing carbonated beverages (thanks, Sloane Spencer!), a recent book by Daryl Gregory that's worthy of your reading time, Dweezil Zappa's excellent Van Halen podcast and other topics. See the show notes bel...

Send us Fan Mail Matt and Jeff take a look back at John Hiatt's breakthrough album with a huge assist from producer and A&R man Peter Lubin , who gives us a glimpse of the fascinating untold story behind the making of the record. We love listener feedback! Share your thoughts and questions via Twitter @RecordPlayerPod . Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Jeff had the idea to do "minisodes" to discuss random things we're digging and who knows what else. We're contrary and also nostalgic, so we decided to call them "cassingles." it's a way to share feedback we get about the episodes, things we got wrong, things we forgot about and maybe occasionally, some wisdom. For today's inaugural run, we...

Send us Fan Mail Jeff and Matt are discussing ( Breach) , the album that Jakob Dylan and the Wallflowers released in 2000 after the mega-success of Bringing Down the Horse , the group's breakout second record that was released in 1996. Journalist Allison Rapp in on board to talk about ( Breach) and the interesting evolution of the band through the years. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail David Baerwald joins Matt and Jeff to take an extended look at his career, including a lengthy discussion regarding his Triage album, which turns 30 later this year. He also shares some details regarding his next project. Stay up to date with David via his Twitter account . The audio for this episode has been newly remastered as of May 2023. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Jeff Giles and Matt Wardlaw unveil their new podcast and share some details on what music fans can expect when the series begins in January. Follow The Record Player on Twitter for program updates and subscribe now so that you'll start receiving the episodes as they go live! Support the show