Dec 14, 2021
Singer/Songwriter Pascal Balthrop (Balthrop, Alabama) joins Jason to discuss Billy Joel's 1982 album The Nylon Curtain.
Pascal remembers all the reasons this was an important album for him in his childhood while Jason tries to track down why exactly he never gave a crap about Billy Joel.
This all leads to an in-depth...
Nov 18, 2021
Drummer/percussionist/businessman extraordinaire Dean Anshutz joins Jason to talk about Tom Petty's 1994 album Wildflowers.
The two friends have a wide-ranging discussion about first impressions of the album, it's place in Tom's body of work, lyrics, production, drumming.
Is it front-loaded? Is it a little uneven as...
Oct 29, 2021
Michael Arthur (@inklines) joins Jason to discuss R.E.M.'s 1996 album New Adventures in Hi-Fi.
Did everyone grow up in a crappy time for pop music? Does anyone want to be someone's Easter Bunny? What is it about this band? About Michael Stipe? Is this record just too long or too same-y because it's so live?
Jason and...
Oct 8, 2021
D. James Goodwin rejoins the pod to discuss Jane's Addiction's 1990 album Ritual de lo Habitual. Jason and Dan discuss Jane's place among rock bands during a time when popularity was switching from Hair and Glam Metal to Alternative. They go through the sounds and production on each instrument, how to get the most out...
Sep 3, 2021
Photographer, producer, podcast host, musician Bryan Bruchman (bryanbruchman.com) joins Jason to discuss the 1991 Guns N' Roses releases Use Your Illusion I & II.
Both Bryan and Jason got these cds before they had cd players, but they did different things about it. They discuss their memories of first hearing the...