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24 Question Party People: Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, and Folk Implosion Sep 26, 2023

Celebrated musician and fellow podcaster Lou Barlow joins the show this week to compare podcasting styles and scheduling preferences and to share best practices for filing systems and great hacks for spreadsheets. Yasi and Lou don’t really do any of that, but they do chat about matters of the heart, soul, and mind—as well as an Evan Dando party story that you have to hear to believe—this week on '24 Question Party People.'

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Lou Barlow

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Hether Fortune

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The Smiths: Part 1 with Naomi Fry Sep 21, 2023

Manchester, so much to answer for. From 1982 to 1987, The Smiths produced more goddamn gorgeous beautiful songs than many other artists do in their entire careers. How did something so fragile burn so brightly in such a dark corner of northern England? How did a stylish young guitar savant find the shyest poet, the one who lurked alone in the corner at every gig in the city? This week we are joined by the fantastic Naomi Fry to discuss all of this and more, on Bandsplain.

Follow Naomi Fry on Twitter @FryNaomiFry

Listen to songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2fBT2UAI58pF6oXhnOnv69?si=KVTnh-P5SImiF_dxRAlP9g&utm_source=sms&utm_medium=sms&nd=1&_branch_match_id=1189756611074731511&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXLy7IL8lMq9TLyczL1k%2F1DXOqyohyMXdOAgBgYWEmIAAAAA%3D%3D&pt_success=1

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Naomi Fry

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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24 Question Party People: Slug of Atmosphere Sep 19, 2023

If you were given $5 to go away in 2007, that would be worth $7.40 in today’s economy. Fortunately, Yasi’s fee has gone up in the years in between, and she reunites with Slug this week to discuss this inciting incident, as well as child-rearing and break dancing. It’s another perfectly normal week on '24 Question Party People.'

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Slug

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Hether Fortune

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The 1989 Music Draft with Chris Ryan, Rob Harvilla, and Jon Caramanica Sep 14, 2023

Chris Ryan, Rob Harvilla, and Jon Caramanica join Yasi in the Thunderdome to pick their favorite songs and moments from the year that started the 90’s: the last year of the 80’s.

Can someone’s own take also be their draft pick? And who ultimately emerged as the winner of the draft? Listen and decide for yourself, this week on Bandsplain.

You can follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisRyan77

You can follow Rob on Twitter @Harvilla

You can follow Jon on Twitter @joncaramanica

Listen to songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ho2aPo1GkGNl6dp9T8q4a?si=090c9d89921e4dfc&pt=9db3eff25f7e02d0d079b3de4cb4f7aa

Host: Yasi Salek

Guests: Chris Ryan, Rob Harvilla, and Jon Caramanica

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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24 Question Party People: Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys Sep 12, 2023

This week on '24 Question Party People' we are joined by Yasi's mate Matt Helders, founding member and legendary drummer of the Arctic Monkeys. Matthew joins us from backstage somewhere on the eastern seaboard to weigh in on his experiences with Lisa Vanderpump and Sir Paul McCartney, starting a band before you play an instrument, true love, and humor as a British cultural value.

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Matt Helders

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Hether Fortune

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Death Cab for Cutie with Michael Tedder Sep 07, 2023

Death Cab for Cutie emerged from the Pacific Northwest in the late 90’s and came to embody the indie sound of the mid aughts, rising to fame alongside the teenage melodrama they helped soundtrack. Today they are still releasing meaningful music while many of their peers faded away. Author Michael Tedder joins Yasi to trace their path from early years to the present.

Follow Michael Tedder on Twitter @Mtedder

Listen to songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Zbm70t55Zi9HuVYD7Icqr?si=ecb3c2c96cb44d53

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Michael Tedder

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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24 Question Party People: Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie Sep 05, 2023

On this week’s show, Ben Gibbard comes on to chat with Yasi about life, death, and the truth. Other big topics include: Daryl Hall—one of the greatest vocal ad-libbers of all time? Can a live performance make you want to flip a car over? What kind of protein powder are we all using? All this and more is revealed on another riveting episode of '24 Question Party People.'

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Ben Gibbard

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Hether Fortune

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Television with Evan Laffer Aug 31, 2023

Arguably the band to start the CBGBs scene paving the way for the Ramones, Talking Heads, Patti Smith, Blondie and more, was a band called Television. One of the most innovative bands of the early New York "punk" scene, Television were there and then they weren’t and then like 15 years later, they were again. Their influence casts a long shadow, and the music continues to influence artists today. Press play to find out why Television didn’t become their own sort of Grateful Dead.

Follow Evan Laffer on Twitter @EvanLaffer

Listen to songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qLN6afJvq9o3ZUzU5Ssfa?si=7a167bfdfdf24f84&nd=1

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Evan Laffer

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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24 Question Party People: Bethany Cosentino Aug 29, 2023

Bethany Cosentino is a brilliant solo artist from Southern California, formerly of the band Best Coast. She is also the generous writer of the 'Bandsplain' theme song and the real-life BFF of our host, Yasi Salek. We laughed, we cried, and Yasi somehow learned something new about the smart, funny, talented person she talks to every single day on every single communication platform.

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Bethany Cosentino

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Hether Fortune

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Talking Heads: Part 2 with Rob Harvilla Aug 24, 2023

Yasi and Rob return this week to find a band in peril. Side projects are popping up left and right, tropical vacations are being taken, Tina Weymouth has quitting on her mind, and Chris Frantz does not. What David Byrne is thinking at any point in time is anyone’s guess. What will become of the Talking Heads? You probably already know, but press play to find out how it happened.

Listen to the songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Vtk9g0QOypaWVCePqx7oc?si=878c3724100b4cdd

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Rob Harvilla

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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24 Question Party People: Paul Banks of Interpol Aug 22, 2023

The earnest, honest, and thoughtful Paul Banks of Interpol joins Yasi mid-tour from an undisclosed location (Dallas) to discuss the usual: astrology, the RZA, destiny, fatherhood, Billy Corgan’s outfits, awkward encounters with Jay-Z, and more. Oh, and it turns out “Indie Sleaze” is a pretty succinct name after all.

Audio producer: Steven Ahlman

Guest: Paul Banks

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Additional production supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme song: Hether Fortune

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Talking Heads: Part 1 with Rob Harvilla Aug 17, 2023

Babe, wake up, Bandsplain is back and Rob Harvilla joins us once more to usher in a new season. What’s that? Qu'est-ce que c’est? That’s right, it’s time to tackle Talking Heads. One of the most ground-breaking and innovative bands to find their way into your parents' record collection, Talking Heads are the band you liked before you knew they were cool and you were supposed to like them. In Part 1, we cover art school tea to CBGBs goss to feeling the Byrne, if you will. Welcome back to Bandsplain.

Listen to the songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6CsFYh3wvfA26FrNBd2v7Q?si=b1090ddad6d0417e

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Rob Harvilla

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino

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24 Question Party People: Blondshell Aug 15, 2023

This week on '24 Question Party People,' we invite every listener over the age of 30 to experience ego death upon hearing the guest’s first purchased record. The formidable and talented Blondshell stops by the show this week to talk about 'Grey’s Anatomy' and the particulars of songwriting in a scholastic setting.

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Blondshell

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Hether Fortune

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24 Question Party People: Jenny Lewis Aug 08, 2023

Hello and welcome back to '24 Question Party People,' the show that asks the hard questions. Again and again and again. This week, we welcome the legendary Jenny Lewis to the program, where she and Yasi discover a deep kinship through obscure backpack rap and biohacking, as people often do.

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Jenny Lewis

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Hether Fortune

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24 Question Party People: Geoff Rickly of Thursday Aug 01, 2023

Geoff Rickly has taken his golden retriever spirit to places good dogs don’t go, and lived to tell the tale. In his new book, 'Someone Who Isn’t Me,' Rickly details a life not unlike his own. This week on '24 Question Party People' he speaks with Yasi about the book, not taking a picture once at a party, and much more.

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Geoff Rickly

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Hether Fortune

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24 Question Party People: Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind Jul 25, 2023

Stephan Jenkins joins us this week to be on the receiving end of some emergency journalism before discussing Vivaldi, why someone else being 6-foot-3 caught him off guard, and the Pitchfork critic in your mind. Listen closely and you’ll find out who the Moon Professor is. All of this and more on '24 Question Party People' this week.

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Stephan Jenkins

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Hether Fortune

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24 Question Party People: Ian Shelton of Militarie Gun Jul 18, 2023

Our fearless host is back in the USA and filled with ennui, but worry not, we have another flawless episode for you this week. Ian Shelton of Militarie Gun joins the show to talk about The Adicts, Concord California, and differing relationships to baristas.

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Ian Shelton

Producer: Jessie Miller-Gordon

Associate Producers: Chris Sutton and Devon Renaldo

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Hether Fortune

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24 Question Party People: Jason Isbell Jul 11, 2023

Bonj, good people: Your dear host is still transmitting from abroad. Jason Isbell is a top-notch musician and songwriter and, like how Yasi was born with a podcasting mic in her hand, Jason picked up a guitar at an early age and never put it down. In this episode he answers the 24 questions with gravitas and charm, and we hear what “Demna” sounds like in a Northern Alabama accent.

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Jason Isbell

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: HetherFortune

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24 Question Party People: Adam Duritz of Counting Crows Jul 05, 2023

Welcome back to '24 Question Party People.' This week's episode is one day late because of the holiday, but we'll be back Tuesdays starting next week. In this episode, we bring our 24 questions to Counting Crows front man Adam Duritz, and we manage to reflect on a range of topics, from the virtues of sincerity to his favorite blended alcoholic bev to what meme encapsulated his and Chris Carrabba's essence. As always, you’ll have to listen to figure out what any of that means.

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Adam Duritz

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

Theme Song: Hether Fortune

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24 Question Party People: Liz Phair Jun 27, 2023

Welcome to 24 Question Party People, hosted by Yasi Salek. From the braintrust that brings you Bandsplain comes an interview show that is both irreverent and thoughtful to match. Each week, a guest will be asked the same set of 23 questions (with one wild card) to wildly different results. On our inaugural episode, we welcome the legendary Liz Phair on the eve of her 'Exile in Guyville' 30th anniversary tour to talk music, doubters, and why she will never see that DM you sent. Let’s get into it, babe.

Host: Yasi Salek

Guest: Liz Phair

Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon

Associate Producers: Chris Sutton and Troy Farkas

Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles

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Jane’s Addiction with Jessica Hopper Jun 22, 2023

What can be said about the original 80’s Los Angeles freak band that hasn’t been said before? Gotta listen to find out, babe. Jessica Hopper joins us this week to track Los Angeles legends Jane’s Addiction from their formation, through Lollapalooza, and back to reforming the band and living más.

Follow Jessica Hopper on Twitter @jesshopp

Listen to the songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/55kJr96qurvaAdc7YRdndC?si=030c9a1c85cb401b&nd=1

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Judgment Night Soundtrack with Sean Fennessey and Rob Harvilla Jun 15, 2023

It wasn’t the future of rap, but it was the future of rock. In 1993, one of the strongest music years in popular memory, a quirky soundtrack was released that ended up eclipsing the movie it was made for. Perennial Bandsplain favorites Sean Fennessey and Rob Harvilla join us to talk about what led to this moment, and what followed.

Follow Sean Fennessey on Twitter @seanfennessey

Follow Rob Harvilla on Twitter @Harvilla

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The Sundays with Hazel Cills Jun 08, 2023

Two people fell in love at University and then they started writing good pop songs. Decades later they still can’t see what the big deal is, but they released three albums as The Sundays, and people never got over it. NPR editor Hazel Cills joins us to discuss the idyllic sounds and reasonable attitudes of this short lived, yet perpetually ongoing band.

Follow Hazel Cills on Twitter @HazelCills

Listen to the song we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1EKKy7qt3XAFR4NbqEXOSj?si=c802aa3260a7407c&nd=1

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The National with Jeremy Bolm Jun 01, 2023

Are you a tote carrying member of the Sad Dad’s club? What does it look like if you tell a different guy to draw a man? You’re going to find out, babe. This week on Bandsplain, frontman, writer, label owner and podcast host Jeremy Bolm joins us to discuss Brooklyn’s own Cincinnati band, The National.

Follow Jeremy Bolm on Twitter @JeremyXBolm

Listen to the songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IofdHfE4aXRPKFuGsdbkl?si=CBgoFt6NTDOGmsp4E_ELyg&pt_success=1&nd=1

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Dave Matthews Band Redux: Part 2 with Grayson Haver Currin May 25, 2023

Part 2 of the DMB resplaining picks up right where we left off. Dave and the guys are jammed up recording, and things get a little off the rails from there. Host Yasi Salek and returning guest Grayson Haver Currin take the listener from the early internet confusion of the Lillywhite Sessions to present day and the band’s latest album, 2023’s Walk Around the Moon.

Follow Grayson Haver Currin on Twitter @currincy

Listen to the songs we detail in the episode HERE

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Dave Matthews Band Redux: Part 1 with Grayson Haver Currin May 18, 2023

Sometimes when you really love something, you don’t let it go, you revisit it again and again. That’s why we’re resplaining the Dave Matthews Band, babe. Longtime music critic and newspaper editor Grayson Haver Currin is back with us to give Dave and the Band the full Bandsplain treatment they deserve. This first episode takes us from long before Miller’s bar in Charlottesville to the heights of popularity and fame somewhere in between the Chicago river and an infamous unfinished recording session.

Follow Grayson Haver Currin on Twitter @currincy.

Listen to the songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Kon5ugwF3xLlfgRiCB1sM?si=af860cbe10c44472&pt_success=1&nd=1

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Listener Mailbag with Rob Harvilla May 11, 2023

Rob Harvilla joins Yasi to go through listener questions. Should you resent your poser ex boyfriend? Will there ever be a cult band again? And what do you playlist for your HIIT class?? Plus a special guest you’ve all missed as much as we have.

Follow Rob Harvilla on Twitter @Harvilla

Follow Producer Jesse on Twitter @ItsMeJMG

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The White Stripes with Sean Fennessey May 04, 2023

Six Albums, two members. The White Stripes were there and then they weren’t. Breaking through from Detroit’s garage scene and rock n’ roll tradition to worldwide success, you now hear Seven Nation Army in arenas around the world they’ve never been to and will never play week after week. Find out how a complicated sounding relationship was simple, and a legend took shape. This week we are joined by Ringer Head of Content, podcast extraordinaire, and longtime music writer, Sean Fennessey, as we work through how an unlikely group made perfect sense for international glory.

Follow Sean Fennessey on Twitter: @SeanFennessey

Listen to the songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/40SNLv6sJ14AhlTksZXZQw?si=c64f50160d0d4e64&pt_success=1&nd=1

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Paramore with Ira Madison III Apr 27, 2023

Paramore exploded into the popular consciousness in the mid aughts only a couple short years after forming, releasing their first records while the members were still hovering between teenagerdom and adulthood. Through all the push and pull this band has managed to grow and continue to put out compelling music with an evolving sound. We are joined by the amazing and prolific writer and podcaster Ira Madison III to discuss how Paramore found their way into so many hearts and minds.

Follow Ira Madison III on Twitter: @iramadisonthree

Listen to the songs we detail in the episode here: http://open.spotify.com/playlist/6aIWpJNxgwvkBiw4b9XUIO?si=69a9b5048d4c41d9&pt_success=1&nd=1

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No Doubt with Bethany Cosentino Apr 20, 2023

Would you believe us if we told you there was a moment in 1995 when some people wondered out loud if Anaheim was the new Seattle? To find out how this happened, join Yasi and this week’s returning guest Bethany Cosentino as they dig deep into their SoCal roots and traverse the career of Orange County’s No Doubt. From their late 80’s formation to mid 90’s explosion and eventual early aughts pop renaissance, No Doubt emerged as one of the signposts for alternative music at the end of the 20th century. Tune in as we retrace that journey from the beginning to present day.

You Can Follow Bethany on Twitter @Bestcoast

Listen to songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0WuUeYWohcBpTF2oDTmPlh?si=9d164509826b4885&pt_success=1&nd=1

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The 2002 Music Draft with Chris Ryan and Rob Harvilla Apr 13, 2023

Chris Ryan and Rob Harvilla return to Bandsplain Arena with our star player Yasi. On this episode we dive into the heart of indie sleaze: 2002. Interpol has New Yorkers up all night and Dr. Dre is teaming up with Gwen Stefani and Eve. Tune in to find out who rates what from this cursed year, and why they love it.

You can follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisRyan77

You can follow Rob on Twitter @Harvilla

Listen to songs we detail in the episode here: http://open.spotify.com/playlist/23I6UuRxFWexSAOxiu3rjb?si=8c387fc61d0e4adc&nd=1

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Depeche Mode: Part 2 with Patrik Sandberg Apr 06, 2023

That’s right listeners, you’re back taking a ride with your best friend. Our Heroes Yasi and Patrik return to hack their way through the second half of Depeche Mode’s monster career, in which they navigate fame, fortune and the 90s, as well as the spectre of Dave Gahan’s goatee. How did they survive it all? Listen to the opposite of silence to find out.

You can follow Patrik on Twitter @PatrikSandberg

Listen to songs we detail in the episode here: http://open.spotify.com/playlist/7BWR9pHJbTXYF8ITZVYJ44?si=8934a29f9ed44e71&pt_success=1&nd=1

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Depeche Mode: Part 1 with Patrik Sandberg Mar 30, 2023

The story of how a few synth-curious teenagers became one of the most influential - and enduring - musical institutions of our time. In Part 1 of our wild two part ride, Yasi and her guest Patrik Sandberg follow the lads of Depeche Mode from their humble but ambitious Basildon beginnings as they develop their sound by way of a variety of powerful influences, including Daniel Miller of Mute Records, Genesis P-Orridge, and their second home, the city of Berlin, dropping hit single after hit single along the way to their Black Celebration.

You can follow Patrik on Twitter @PatrikSandberg

Listen to songs we detail in the episode here: http://spotify.link/dnTYBcSxxyb

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Joy Division with Anthony Anzaldo Mar 23, 2023

Joy Division made a huge impact in a very short amount of time. The iconic Manchester outfit that would tragically have to turn the page and become New Order were formed quickly in the wake of a Sex Pistols show, and released some of their most prominent tracks after the passing of their lead singer, Ian Curtis. Anthony Anzaldo of the band Ceremony joins Yasi to explore this shooting star of a band that helped bring in a new sound and way of doing things.

You can follow Anthony Anzaldo via his band on Twitter @Ceremony

Listen to songs we detail in the episode here: http://open.spotify.com/playlist/3LxEhCqX3cILGU8wFI9Ac9?si=c941f7bd8cec4731&nd=1

This episode includes discussion of suicide. Please keep this in mind when deciding if, how, and when you’ll listen. For resources on these topics, visit spotify.com/resources.

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The Cure: Part 2 with Hanif Abdurraqib Mar 16, 2023

Hanif and Yasi continue on their voyage, picking up in the heart of the Cure’s discography. Did we leave you with your Head on the Door? Don’t Disintegrate. Our heroes pick up right where they left off and take you to present day.

You can follow Hanif Abdurraqib on Twitter @NifMuhammad

Listen to the accompanying playlist here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/647QhOpb2HfJUhYiIF1KmD?si=87156fa1f52f4ed8

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The Cure: Part 1 with Hanif Abdurraqib Mar 09, 2023

We're back babe and we're bringing you an epic two-parter on the Cure, with a Bandsplain favorite repeat guest, the renowned poet, critic, and author Hanif Abdurraqib joining us once again. The Cure are bigger than any one genre with a decades-spanning discography to match and you better believe we cover it all.

Part 1 takes us from their humble beginnings in the distant London suburb of Crawley through the divisive album The Top. LFG.

You can follow Hanif Abdurraquib on Twitter @NifMuhammad

Listen to the songs we detail in this episode HERE.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0DBAp7KjsYPkslgtnzza7I?si=0bfb920cfc854b82

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The 1992 Music Draft Dec 22, 2022

To celebrate the end of the year spent in our new home at The Ringer, we thought it would be important to immerse ourselves in the culture and to that end we bring you this: The 1992 Music Draft. Rob Harvilla and Chris Ryan join Yasi to decide what the best albums, rap songs, rock songs, pop songs, wild cards and music videos of 1992 were. What was chosen might shock even the most passionate of heads.

You can follow Rob Harvilla on Twitter @harvilla and Chris Ryan on Twitter @ChrisRyan77

Thanks for listening this year, we’ll see you all back here in 2023 for more episodes of Bandsplain.

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Teenage Fanclub with Ben Gibbard Dec 15, 2022

Teenage Fanclub emerged from the fertile Scottish rock scene of the late 80s as a fully formed power pop band and went on to lead a long, prolific, and often surprising career; from beating out Nirvana to land the top spot on SPIN's best albums of 1991 list to teaming up with De La Soul for a song on the legendary Judgment Night soundtrack to being anointed Liam Gallagher's second favorite band (after Oasis of course) and so much more. Joining Yasi to discuss his number ONE favorite band is Death Cab For Cutie and Postal Service frontman Ben Gibbard

You can follow Death Cab For Cutie on Twitter @DCFC

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The Clash: Part 2 with Brian Fallon Dec 08, 2022

Brian Fallon and Yasi wrap up their journey through the long legacy of The Clash, picking up in 1979 with the release of the iconic London Calling, straight on through Sandinista!, Combat Rock and the end of an era.

Follow Brian Fallon on Twitter and Instagram, follow The Gaslight Anthem on Twitter and Instagram

Some of the books we consulted while working on this episode, if you want to read along:

Redemption Song

Passion Is A Fashion

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The Clash: Part 1 with Brian Fallon Dec 01, 2022

The Clash were the undeniable breakout stars of the explosive UK punk rock scene. The Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon joins us as we dig deep into the history of the only band that matters. Yasi and Brian discuss the 101ers, Joe Strummer's many name changes, almost Sex Pistol Mick Jones and legendary Clash manager Bernie Rhodes.

Follow Brian Fallon on Twitter and Instagram, follow The Gaslight Anthem on Twitter and Instagram

Some of the books we consulted while working on this episode, if you want to read along:

Redemption Song

Passion Is A Fashion

A Riot Of Our Own

Join us next week for part 2 of The Clash with Brian Fallon!

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Listener Mailbag Three Nov 17, 2022

Producer Dylan returns to join Yasi in another dive into the listener mailbag! Questions include guilty pleasures, if we ever hear from the bands we talk about and how we find new music to love.

Speaking of, here’s a list of some bands we recommend in this episode:

You can subscribe to Producer Dylan’s newsletter HERE and Producer Niko’s HERE

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Sunny Day Real Estate with Ian Cohen Nov 10, 2022

Emerging from Seattle’s early 90s grunge dominance, Sunny Day Real Estate became legends of an emerging midwestern emo sound that began to redefine the boundaries of the genre. Meeting us there in the blue where the words are not is writer and podcaster Ian Cohen.

Follow Ian Cohen on Twitter @en_cohen and listen to his podcast Indiecast @Indiecast1

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Big Star with Rob Sheffield Oct 27, 2022

Rolling Stone writer and author Rob Sheffield joins us to dissect the long, storied history of the legendary Big Star, a band with a handful of records and an indelible legacy that reaches beyond the decades of their origin.

Follow Rob Sheffield on Twitter @robsheff

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The Offspring with Daniel Kohn Oct 20, 2022

The Offspring were one in a wave of southern California bands that ushered in a renewed interest in punk rock to the ears of the masses, becoming one of the best-selling punk rock bands of all time and here to help us come out and play is Daniel Kohn.

Follow Daniel Kohn on Twitter at @danielkohn.

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Third Eye Blind with Chris Black Oct 13, 2022

Third Eye Blind may have doot-doot-dooted their way to late 90s radio ubiquity, but there’s so much more to the story. Chris Black returns for a reconsideration of the earworm songwriting and complex lore of the singular Stephen Jenkins.

Follow Chris Black on Twitter at @donetodeath. Subscribe to How Long Gone on Spotify.

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Smashing Pumpkins: Part 2 with Rob Harvilla Oct 06, 2022

Rob Harvilla and Yasi continue their epic trek through the Smashing Pumpkins story post-1993’s Siamese Dream, in which the Pumpkins transcend 1990s alt rock cultishness into rock phenom status with their opus double-album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

Follow Rob Harvilla at @harvilla on Twitter and listen to his The Ringer podcast, 60 Songs That Explain the 90s.

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Smashing Pumpkins: Part 1 with Rob Harvilla Sep 29, 2022

Rob Harvilla joins us for the noble effort of explaining The Smashing Pumpkins, one of the most commercially successful and musically impactful rock bands of the 1990s. Yasi and Rob cover the first half of the band’s breakthrough career and comb through the origin story of Billy Corgan’s emergent and unusual celebrity.

Follow Rob Harvilla at @harvilla on Twitter and listen to his The Ringer podcast, 60 Songs That Explain the 90s.

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Bad Brains with Atiba Jefferson Jun 02, 2022

Bad Brains were one of the most influential hardcore bands of all time, from inventing moshing to being groundbreaking black punks who injected hardcore with a Rastafarian philosophy and reggae influence. Though they were “banned in DC,” they built the foundation for hardcore and the history of punk to come. Photographer and unofficial mayor of LA Atiba Jefferson brings his lifelong fandom to the table as he and Yasi chart the history of Bad Brains.

Follow Atiba Jefferson on Instagram at @atibaphoto.

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PJ Harvey: Part 2 with Ann Powers May 26, 2022

Ann Powers returns for part 2 of PJ Harvey, covering the next period of Harvey’s prolific career—from To Bring You My Love on—which was punctuated by confident creative expansions, big-hitting collaborations, flirtations with pop success, and continued artistic investigations into riveting subjects.

Follow Ann Powers on Twitter at @annkpowers, and find her latest book, Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music wherever fine books are sold.

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PJ Harvey: Part 1 with Ann Powers May 19, 2022

For Yasi’s birthday, she can have a two part PJ Harvey episode as a treat. Ann Powers of NPR Music is welcomed back to Bandsplain to dissect the lauded work and cinematic life of Polly Jean Harvey, who Ann calls “the artiest rock star of the late 20th century” and a vector for deep discussions on gender, sexuality, mysticism, mythmaking, and art.

Follow Ann Powers on Twitter at @annkpowers, and find her latest book, Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music wherever fine books are sold.

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Neutral Milk Hotel with Mark Richardson May 12, 2022

Neutral Milk Hotel released only two studio albums in the mid-to-late 90s, On Avery Island and In An Aeroplane Over the Sea, but they’ve since been consecrated as quintessential indie rock classics. Emerging from the Elephant 6 musical collective, bandleader Jeff Mangum led this eccentric musical experiment that left much mystery, and a large cult following, in its wake. This week, Wall Street Journal’s rock and pop music critic and former editor-in-chief of Pitchfork Mark Richardson to explain Neutral Milk Hotel.

Follow Mark Richardson on Twitter at @markrichardson.

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The Slits with Zoë Howe May 05, 2022

In the mid-70s, four not-so-typical teenage girls came barreling into the nascent UK punk scene. The Slits split in the early 80s, but their impact on punk was profound and foundational. Zoë Howe, author of Typical Girls, the Story of the Slits, joins Yasi to talk about the revolution of the Slits.

Follow Zoë Howe on Twitter @ladyzoe2dots, and check out her book, Typical Girls, the Story of the Slits, on her website, zoehowe.com.

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Primus with Christopher Weingarten Apr 28, 2022

Primus, led by bass-slappin’ virtuoso Les Claypool, emerged from the Bay Area’s funk-punk-metal hybrid scene of the late 80s and 90s, to become a textbook cult band—you either love ‘em or hate ‘em. Music journalist Christopher Weingarten makes the case for the true cult fandom of Primus and the oddball, arty genius of Les Claypool.

Follow Christopher Weingarten on Twitter @1000TimesYes and pick up his 33 ⅓ book on Public Enemy’s It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.

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Operation Ivy with Corbett Redford Apr 21, 2022

Operation Ivy was likely your favorite band’s favorite band, and Corbett Redford, director of the documentary Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk, tells us why. These teenage pioneers of ska-inflected punk were a flagship band of Berkeley’s 924 Gilman scene in the mid 1980s, releasing only one full length that galvanized a scene and several generations of future punks.

Follow Corbett Redford on Twitter at @CorbettRedford and check out Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk.

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Rilo Kiley with Quinn Moreland Apr 14, 2022

Pitchfork’s Quinn Moreland joins us to explain the reverberations of Jenny Lewis’s reign as the queen of 2000s indie rock with her band of Los Angeles darlings, Rilo Kiley.

Follow Quinn Moreland on Twitter at @quinnmoreland.

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Radiohead: Part 2 with Cole Cuchna Apr 07, 2022

We’re back with Cole Cuchna, host of Dissect and Key Notes, for Part 2 of Radiohead, starting from their revolutionary 2000 album Kid A through their continuing evolution both as a band and as individual artists. Steven Hyden, author of This Isn’t Happening: Radiohead’s Kid A and the Beginning of the 21st Century, also joins us for an examination of Kid A’s impact on music criticism and the album’s context within rock music history.

Follow Cole Cuchna on Twitter at @dissectpodcast and check out his podcasts Dissect and Key Notes, only on Spotify.

Follow Steven Hyden on Twitter @Steven_Hyden, and check out his podcasts Indiecast and 36 From the Vault. Find his book This Isn’t Happening: Radiohead’s Kid A and the Beginning of the 21st Century wherever fine books are sold.

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Radiohead: Part 1 with Cole Cuchna Mar 31, 2022

Cole Cuchna, host of Dissect and Key Notes, brings his keyboard to Bandsplain for Part 1 of our deep dive into the history, music theory, and immense, innovative impact Radiohead has had on music at large. Covering their first era, Cole and Yasi take us through the band’s Oxford origins, to how they grappled with and later defied Creep’s one-hit-wonder status, all the way up to their groundbreaking work on OK Computer. Stay tuned next week for Part 2 of Radiohead.

Follow Cole Cuchna on Twitter at @dissectpodcast and check out his podcasts Dissect and Key Notes, only on Spotify.

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Mailbag Part Deux Mar 24, 2022

Once again, Yasi and Producer Dylan take a little breather from the 60 page Google Docs and 5 hour episodes to answer your burning questions, including: the making of Bandsplain, what bands we’re listening to now, and why we haven’t done Guided By Voices yet. Special shout out to our Gen Z listeners who called in, you are very cool.

Check out the artists Yasi and Dylan recommended in this episode:

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Liz Phair with Niko Stratis Mar 17, 2022

A major figure in the cool girl canon, Liz Phair broke through Chicago’s indie rock scene (and its politics) with her seminal 1993 debut, Exile in Guyville, setting her off on a fearlessly confessional path of continual, defiant self-reinvention. Writer Niko Stratis talks with Yasi about Liz Phair’s bold songwriting and boundary-pushing across the worlds of provincial indie rock and chart-topping pop.

Follow Niko Stratis at @nikostratis.

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311 with Marty Sartini Garner Mar 10, 2022

In honor of 3/11 day, we present to you: 311. Purveyors of positivity as well as amber-colored energies, 311’s extensive career gets a thorough and loving look from writer and known Excitable, Marty Sartini Garner.

Follow Marty Sartini Garner at @mrrrty.

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Randy Newman with Molly Lambert Mar 03, 2022

Songwriter laureate of Los Angeles Randy Newman gets explained by the Valley’s own Molly Lambert. Infinitely more prolific, and controversial, than his common image suggests as the “I Love LA” and Toy Story theme song guy, Molly takes Yasi on a tour of his extensive and complex oeuvre as Hollywood songman.

Follow Molly Lambert at @mollylambert.

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Sublime with Jeff Weiss Feb 24, 2022

Sublime, the ultimate legacy band for stoner kids everywhere, get explained by return guest Jeff Weiss. Jeff joins Yasi to make the case on how Sublime’s Long Beach heritage and their of-its-time infusions of ska, punk, rock, and reggae made them a ubiquitous Southern Californian musical export, even after singer Bradley Newell’s passing in 1996.

Follow Jeff Weiss at @passionweiss and check out The LAnd magazine at @theLAndmagazine.

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Pavement with Chris Ryan Feb 17, 2022

The Ringer’s Chris Ryan joins us for a long-awaited Bandsplain on one of Yasi’s all-time favorite bands: Pavement. Steeped in Californian suburban ennui, the casual, scruffy brilliance of Pavement pierced through the indie rock heyday of the post-grunge 90s to make them one of the most enduring rock bands from that moment.

Follow Chris Ryan on Twitter at @ChrisRyan77 and check out his Ringer podcasts The Watch, The Rewatchables, Music Exists, and The Ringer NBA Show.

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Minutemen with Joe Gross Feb 10, 2022

Minutemen from San Pedro, CA were a band of childhood soulmates whose experimental sound, working class roots, and lucid politics made them all-timers in the history of punk. Joe Gross returns to highlight Minutemen’s DIY ethos of “jamming econo,” and the timeless influence they had on the whole of independent music that came after them.

Follow Joe Gross on Twitter at @joegross and pick up his 33 ⅓ book on Fugazi’s In On the Killtaker wherever fine books are sold.

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Nine Inch Nails with Geoff Rickly Feb 03, 2022

Geoff Rickly from Thursday guides us through the extended universe of Trent Reznor, who took the pulse and grit of industrial music into the mainstream with NIИ’s 1989 debut, Pretty Hate Machine, and became one of rock’s darkest and most impactful innovators of the next few decades.

Follow Geoff Rickly on Twitter at @GeoffRickly.

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Fishbone with Joseph Patel Jan 27, 2022

Our Red Hot Chili Peppers Gen X-pert Joseph Patel, producer of Summer of Soul, returns to Bandsplain one of the Pep’s most influential, yet underappreciated, LA scene contemporaries: Fishbone. Their eclectic fusions of punk, funk, ska, metal, and soul earned these childhood friends from South Central a true cult following in the late 80s and early 90s, despite the industry racism and internal dysfunction that fumbled their mainstream potential.

Follow Joseph Patel on Twitter at @jazzbeezy and watch his documentary Summer of Soul.

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Weezer with Barry Johnson Jan 20, 2022

Barry Johnson of Joyce Manor joins Yasi for a thorough investigation into Weezer, the early nineties major label breakouts who have served as a gateway rock band for many a preteen since. Barry and Yasi plumb the depths of one idiosyncratic frontman, Rivers Cuomo, while examining the transmutations of alt-rock from the nineties to the aughts, and Weezer’s robustly maintained fandom community who’ve stayed with them to this day.

Follow Barry Johnson on Twitter at @joycemanor.

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Sheryl Crow with Bethany Cosentino Jan 13, 2022

We’re back! At Bandsplain, all we wanna do is have some fun, and Yasi had the feeling she wasn’t the only one. So this week, friend of the show Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast joins us to make the case for Sheryl Crow. In 1986, Sheryl’s winding road began when she left small town Missouri for Hollywood, where she toured with Michael Jackson, scrapped her own debut album, and survived off trail mix until her breakthrough Tuesday Night Music Club put her on the map. Bethany and Yasi uncover the tragedies and successes of Sheryl’s story as she spent the next few decades navigating the underbelly of celebrity and the mess of music media while becoming one of the quintessential songwriters of her time.

Follow Bethany Cosentino on Twitter at @bestcoast.

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Gin Blossoms with Bob Mehr Dec 09, 2021

Bob Mehr returns to Bandsplain for an in-depth look at oft overlooked stalwarts of the 90s rock charts, Gin Blossoms. Looking at the history before a slew of hit singles brought the band into the realm of grocery store soundtrack ubiquity (Hey Jealousy, Found Out About You, Follow You Down), Bob leads us through their origins in Tempe, Arizona’s fruitful scene of the late 80s and the tragic story of songwriter Doug Hopkins to the admirable longevity of some of their best-crafted rock songs.

Content warning: this episode addresses suicide and substance abuse.

Follow Bob Mehr on Twitter at @BobMehr and find Trouble Boys: the True Story of the Replacements wherever books are sold.

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Lifter Puller & The Hold Steady with Darcie Wilder Dec 02, 2021

From Lifter Puller’s scrappy Minneapolis origins to the Hold Steady’s reign as “America’s best bar band,” Yasi is joined by writer Darcie Wilder of Gawker to unpack this pair of critically beloved and certifiably cult bands who culled as much from Catholic symbolism and Springsteenian character studies as they did from the social milieu of the Brooklyn aughts zeitgeist.

Follow Darcie Wilder on Twitter @333333333433333 and pick up her book, “literally show me a healthy person.”

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Fountains of Wayne LIVE with Max Collins Nov 18, 2021

We’re coming at you from Zebulon in Los Angeles with our very first LIVE episode, where we’re blessed by the presence of Max Collins of Eve 6 as he discusses who he thinks is America’s greatest rock n’ roll band: Fountains of Wayne.

Follow Max Collins on Twitter at @eve6.

We’re off next week for Thanksgiving. See you back here on Thursday, December 2 for an all new episode of Bandsplain.

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Reba McEntire with Natalie Weiner Nov 11, 2021

Yasi is joined by journalist Natalie Weiner to unpack the four-decade reign of Reba, Queen of Country, from her humble Oklahoma rodeo origins all the way through her world domination as a multiplatinum-selling artist, award-winning star of screen and stage, and intrepid entrepreneur.

Follow Natalie Weiner on Twitter @natalieweiner and check out her podcast, Rebawatchables.

Check out Reba’s podcast, Living & Learning with Reba McEntire, only on Spotify.

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Pixies with Gina Arnold Nov 04, 2021

Gina Arnold—author, academic, and architect of Yasi’s youth—graces us with her perspective on Pixies, the seminal cult indie rock band from Boston.

Follow Gina Arnold on Twitter at @ginanarchy and check out her books Route 666: On the Road to Nirvana, the 33 ⅓ book on Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville, and Kiss This: Punk in the Present Tense.

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The Misfits with Mike Gitter Oct 28, 2021

If you’re gonna scream, scream with us. Glenn Danzig’s iconic punk outfit The Misfits get the Bandsplain treatment thanks to Mike Gitter, A&R man and progenitor of XXX Fan Zine. Yasi and Mike traverse the spooky landscape of The Misfits, from the history of horrorcore to punks pumping iron on tour, and the countless drummers in between it all.

Follow Mike Gitter on Twitter at @TheGitter and pick up his book, “XXX Fanzine 1983-1988: Hardcore & Punk n the Eighties,” wherever fine books are sold.

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Metallica: Part 2 with Joe Gross Oct 21, 2021

Here is part two of our Metallica episode, because nothing else matters. Journalist Joe Gross takes us through the latter years of Metallica. We investigate the ups and downs of their musical explorations, personnel changes, and famously documented self-help odyssey, all of which follows their 16x platinum blockbuster, the self-titled Black Album.

Follow Joe Gross on Twitter at @joegross and pick up his 33 ⅓ book on Fugazi’s In On the Killtaker wherever fine books are sold.

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Metallica: Part 1 with Kory Grow Oct 14, 2021

For whom the pod casts: we bring you part one of our mega-episode on Metallica, the biggest heavy metal band of all time. Rolling Stone senior writer Kory Grow has spent years writing about the band, and takes us through the beginning half of their career, from their origins to tragedy to triumph, and off to never never land.

Follow Kory Grow on Twitter at @korygrow.

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Guns N' Roses with Riki Rachtman Oct 07, 2021

We’re back with guns blazing. Yasi dons her top hat and talks with storied Guns N’ Roses associate Riki Rachtman, former host of MTV’s Headbangers Ball and original co-owner of the legendary rock n’ roll hangout the Cathouse Hollywood.

Follow Riki Rachtman on Twitter at @RikiRachtman.

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