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Before The Stream

An in depth look back at albums I listened to growing up and the listening experience. 
Jason Bemis Lawrence, creator and host of Before The Stream, is a singer/songwriter and a drummer with bands like Heather Woods Broderick, The Building, and Jesse Marchant. In this podcast, Jason and a guest will be checking in on a record they both listened to abundantly in the past to see what memories the record conjures, what holds up, and what has changed about.. well, everything.

Mar 21, 2024

The 1st single from Jason's forthcoming 2nd LP is out! 

The song is called In the Quiet Golden Hour, and Jason talked all about it with Andrew Carlson, who played bass and guitar and sang on the track. 

The two friends talk about recording at Peppermint Studios in Youngstown, OH, with Anthony LaMarca and Gary Rhamy....


Feb 22, 2024

We are back! 

The grand return of Before the Stream features Jason and Natasha Alexandra talking about Tori Amos' 1994 classic album Under the Pink.

Jason tries to guess Natasha's defining 3 songs from this record before the two friends and musical colleagues dive into the full album, whether spirits help with...


Jul 21, 2023

Rob Collier made his first appearance on the show back in episode 4 to talk about Soul Asylum.

Now he's back to talk about their 1995 album, Let Your Dim Light Shine.

It's impossible not to talk about Dave Pirner's lyrics. But Rob and Jason also talked a lot about music production (Butch Vig produced this record),...


May 22, 2023

Jason and Brian Kantor continue and conclude their conversation about The Cardigans' 1996 album First Band on the Moon

The two friends analyze each song on the record while sharing thoughts on production, arrangement, creativity, Black Sabbath, and more. They even dramatically read a couple of bizarre reviews for this...


May 2, 2023

Nina Persson of the Cardigans is interviewed in this episode! 

Brian Kantor returns to talk about The Cardigans' 1996 album First Band On The Moon. 

Brian is friends and erstwhile bandmates with Nina, so they recorded a conversation about the album that we listen to on this episode. 

Jason and Brian talk about drum...