The Vinyl Detroit Podcast

In this episode of the The Vinyl Detroit Podcast, Brian continued his discussion with Jennifer Baron of The Garment District about their 2023 stellar release Flowers Telegraphed to All Parts of the World of HHBTM. Jennifer was one of the founding members of The Ladybug Transistor among a number of other projects spanning music, art, photography and so much more. Jennifer’s interests are wide and f...

In this episode of the The Vinyl Detroit Podcast, Brian spoke with Jennifer Baron of The Garment District about their 2023 stellar release Flowers Telegraphed to All Parts of the World on HHBTM. Jennifer was one of the founding members of The Ladybug Transistor among a number of other projects spanning music, art, photography and so much more. Jennifer’s interests are wide and far reaching. Jennif...

In this episode of the The Vinyl Detroit Podcast, Brian spoke with Sarah, Brian and Kelly of Velocity Girl in one of the finest episodes of this podcast. Amid a flurry of activity by the band, Velocity Girl took time to speak about the band’s early years, writing and recording and the current resurgence of 90s independent music. Kelly, Brian and Sarah share their experiences going from the fledgel...

In this episode of the The Vinyl Detroit Podcast, Brian spoke with Mel, one of the founding members and only lineup constant in the wonderful Hermit Crabs. With the recent vinyl reissue of their pop masterpiece, Saw You Dancing, Mel was gracious enough to sit down in December 2022 and speak extensively about the album. Saw You Dancing was originally released in 2007 on Matinée Recordings as a digi...

In this episode of the The Vinyl Detroit Podcast, Brian spoke with Craig Badynee of PAS/CAL about his band’s brilliant 2008 release “I Was Raised On Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura” on Le Grand Magistery. Because of Craig’s vast musical contributions to, in his words, the American canon of music, and being mentioned many times on this podcast, it was important to speak to him. What started out as...

In Part 2 of the The Vinyl Detroit Podcast with Craig Badynee, Brian continues his deep discussion with Craig of PAS/CAL about his band’s brilliant 2008 release “I Was Raised On Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura” on Le Grand Magistery. Part 2 of Brian’s conversation with Craig starts out talking about his dear friend Christopher "Chip" Porter or Veronica Lake, Audrey’s Diary and much more. In episod...

In this episode of the The Vinyl Detroit Podcast, I sat down with David Gedge, principle songwriter and one of the founding members of The Wedding Present. David and The Wedding Present have been writing and recording music for 5 decades contributing many albums, EPs and live recordings to their catalog. Having written and recorded over 300 songs, David’s immense output is nothing short of legenda...

In this episode of the The Vinyl Detroit Podcast, I had the opportunity to speak to Cece of Cosial regarding her excellent debut EP, Sports. Cece was a wonderful guest. At the age of only 19, Cece crafts some of the most beautiful lyrics I’ve every heard as a way to express feelings of being second best. This theme is intricately woven through the contents of each track, all presented with vivid i...

This episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast features Part 1 of my extensive 2-part conversation with Kerry Alexander, who along with her husband Chris Hoge make up the wonderful Bad Bad Hats. The bad’s debut EP, It Hurts, is celebrating 10 years since its release in 2013 with a newly remastered edition available for the first time on vinyl. It Hurts finds Kerry and the band in their earliest form an...

This episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast features Part 2 of my extensive 2-part conversation with Kerry Alexander, who along with her husband Chris Hoge make up the wonderful Bad Bad Hats. The bad’s debut EP, It Hurts, is celebrating 10 years since its release in 2013 with a newly remastered edition available for the first time on vinyl. It Hurts finds Kerry and the band in their earliest form an...

In this special episode of the The Vinyl Detroit Podcast, I had the privilege of speaking to Owen Williams of ex vöid regarding their absolutely stunning Bigger Than Before album on Prefect Records. Owen shared his experiences in recording the album, their mysterious online facts (or not) and how the band started-up after the dissolution of Joanna Gruesome. Owen is a prolific artist currently invo...

This episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast features Part 2 of my discussion with Mike Schulman of Slumberland Records. Slumberland started in 1989 in the DC area and was the brainchild of Mike as well as other folks from that scene including members of Velocity Girl, Big Jesus Trashcan, Black Tambourine and Powderburns. The label has been a stalwart of the independent music scene for over 34 years....

This episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast features Part 1 of my discussion with Mike Schulman of Slumberland Records. Slumberland started in 1989 in the DC area and was the brainchild of Mike as well as other folks from that scene including members of Velocity Girl, Big Jesus Trashcan, Black Tambourine and Powderburns. The label has been a stalwart of the independent music scene for over 34 years....

This episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast features the superbly-talented Paul Stewart of Blueboy where we discuss the band’s seminal 1994 masterpiece Unisex. Blueboy formed when Paul met the late Keith Girdler in church in 1983. It is in this church where Paul witnessed Keith famously carving the word “Dexy” in a pew while wearing an Orange Juice t-shirt! From this point forward, the two went on t...

This episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast features up-and-coming Detroit-based band Clinic Stars. Clinic Stars is comprised of its main songwriters Christian Molik and Giovanna Lenski. Christian is a life-long Detroiter who has been influenced by a wide array of music, much of which includes seminal UK outfit 4AD as well as classic folk of the 1970s. He and Giovanna met after she wrote him to tell...

What an absolute treat! When Amelia Fletcher (Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, The Catenary Wires, Marine Research, Skep Wax Records) reached out and asked if would be interested in speaking to The Orchids about their new album, I responded with an emphatic “YES”! I have been a fan of The Orchids since the very early 90s when I was first discovering the world of Sarah Records. The Orchids are one of the fe...

Season 2 of the The Vinyl Detroit Podcast kicks off with my very special discussion with San Francisco’s own The Umbrellas. I had the privilege of speaking to the entire band on the eve of the 2022 Oakland Weekender, where they rocked the show! Matt, Keith, Morgan and Nick share their experiences recording their absolutely wonderful debut LP, which I firmly stand behind my comment that it will be...

For this episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast, Brian sat down for a fun discussion with Finn and Carrick Moore Garety of Push Kings. They discuss their fantastic self-titled debut released in 1997 on Sealed Fate. Drawing influences from The Beatles, Pavement, Bowie, T-Rex and funny enough Bjork, the brothers share their experiences during the recording of this iconic album. Finn also shares the in...

For this episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast Interview, Brian spoke to Josh Meadows of Australian-based band The Sugargliders. The Sugargliders were very active in the early 90s releasing singles on Summershine Records and later seminal indie label Sarah Records. We’re All Trying To Get There is a compilation of many of those Sarah singles. The Sugargliders were a different act for Sarah who’s ar...

For episode 12, Brian had the opportunity to speak to Christopher Porter, the primary creative force behind indie pop act Veronica Lake and co-founder of Audrey’s Diary. Founded in metro Detroit in the early 90s, Audrey’s Diary had a very brief run of 6 releases, each holding a place in the pantheon of American independent, space and dream pop. For those of you wondering about the importance of Au...

For this episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast Interview, Brian spoke to the talented Glenn Donaldson about his recent project’s 2021 record Uncommon Weather on Slumberland Records. Recorded in his home in the Inner Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco, Glenn wrote, recorded and performed nearly every instrument on the album. Recommended by Beth Arzy (Aberdeen, Trembling Blue Stars, The Luxembour...

For this episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast Interview, Brian had an in-depth conversation with Dusty Reske of Rocketship. Brian and Dusty spoke about Rocketship’s 1996 release A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness on Slumberland Records. A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness appeared on the scene as a departure from the guitar-based indie pop music of the day. With organs and analog synths taking fron...

For the special episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast Interview, Brian had the pleasure of speaking to Kendall Meade of Mascott. Kendall was gracious enough to speak about the making of her 2000 LP Follow The Sound on Le Grand Magistery. Follow The Sound is a unique album as it features multiple producers including Jim O’Rourke, Jeffrey Baron of The Ladybug Transistor, Stars and Mario of Shoestring...

In this episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast, Brian spotlights the powerful pop classic The Friend I Once Had by Club 8. Club 8 was a project started by Johan Angergård and Karolina Komstedt after their work in the Poprace project. Angergård is best known for his work with Acid House Kings, The Legends, Djustin and others. An absolutely fantastic pop album from start to finish, The Friend I Once H...

In this episode of The Vinyl Detroit Podcast Interview, Brian spends time speaking with Matthew Jacobson, founder of the label Le Grand Magistery. Matthew has many credits on his resume in addition to the creation of Le Grand Magistery including commercial design and album covers from the likes of Spoon, Andrew Bird and many, many others. In part 1 of this 2-part discussion about the label, Matthe...