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Join Nick as he interviews musicians, producers and music industry professionals.
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est.2020
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"The truth is you've never lost"
Matthew Ryan is an American musician from Chester, PA and currently residing in Nashville, TN. No Depression magazine has described him as "Equal parts Springsteen and Paul Westerberg". He's one of the great lyricists around today. Tune in for a great conversation about life, culture, record companies, art vs commerce and the truth. A must listen.
Dearly Beloved...we are gathered here today to talk about Prince.
Join Nick as he talks to Neal Karlen, friend to Prince and author of the book "This Thing Called Life." Topics include their 30 year friendship, how it feels complicated to call a legend a friend and their final conversation weeks before his death. Great guy and great talk.
Join Nick as he talks to Glen Phillips about the history of Toad the Wet Sprocket. You'll learn about his big hits, record company politics as well as his solo career. Great talk. Great guy.
Nick has a hilariously entertaining conversation with Blake Smith (Fig Dish/Caviar/Forgotten Species). Learn what it was like to be on a major label in the 90s, fight with vicious geese, open for Alex Chilton and blow a bunch of record company money on a video they wouldn't be able to run. Check it out! It's a lot of fun.
Join Nick as he talks to Bob Mehr, author of Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements. Bob is an award-winning music critic and was recently nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Album Notes. Great conversation! A must listen for any fan of the Replacements.
Join Nick as he learns the history of Billy Pilgrim as well as the story of their return. You'll learn about their days with Atlantic Records as well as what Billy Pilgrim lessons Kristian Bush carried with him as he started superstar country band "Sugarland." Great folks! Great chat!
Join Nick as he talks to Peter Finestone the former drummer of Bad Religion. Peter takes us through discovering punk rock, learning to play the drums and recording albums such as "Suffer" and "No Control." He also shares some advice he received from Dave Grohl that opened up a new world to the band. Good talk! Great guy.
Join Nick along with his High on Stress bandmate, Mark Devaraj, as they speak to a panel of bandmates and friends of the late Tommy Keene to honor the third anniversary of his passing. Tommy was a critically acclaimed American rock n' roll solo artist that also spent time as a sideman for Paul Westerberg, Robert Pollard, Velvet Crush and also appeared on the Goo Goo Doll's hit song "Broadway" from "Dizzy Up the Girl."
Panel of Guests:
Ted Nicely (Record Producer: Tommy Keene, Fugazi, Jawbox, Shudder to Think and more)
Brad Quinn (Tommy Keene's bass player and backing vocalist extraordinare)
Matty McLaughlin (Part time bandmate, friend and Tommy's comic relief)
Jeffrey Underhill (Velvet Crush guitarist)
Join me as I speak with Sergie Loobkoff from Samiam.
We talk about Gilman Street, Operation Ivy, Green Day, Jawbreaker, Knapsack and his bitter rivalry with the bass player from Creed. Good chat!
December boys got it bad!
Tune in as Nick talks to Jody Stephens from Big Star. Jody takes us through what it was like being in one of the greatest and most influential bands of all time. We also talk about Ardent Studios, Golden Smog and Those Pretty Wrongs. Amazing guy, amazing chat!
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