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"Nevermind Man” Butch Vig - Turning Garbage Into Gold Dec 06, 2022

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Nirvana Nevermind producer & Garbage drummer Butch Vig tells us about the time he lost Kurt Cobain at a Butthole Surfers show; how Garbage was once forced to play a gig at gunpoint; and why the band's lead singer Shirley Manson nearly didn't pass her audition.

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Quick Taps - Sex Parties, Sex Shoots, and Sex Workers Nov 29, 2022

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Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps - short stories in short episode for short attention spans. On this week’s QT, hear about how surprised an LA singer was when she found out she was gigging at an orgy; how mortified a male supermodel was when he realized the famous fashion photographer who was taking nudes photos of him didn’t have film in his camera; and how shocked a rising recording artist was when she realized she was the only woman at a hotel who was actually there to sleep.

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Film Director Mark Waters - Persistence Keeps Waters From Evaporating Nov 22, 2022

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Mean Girls and Freaky Friday director Mark Waters tells us about the time he got parenting advice from Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider; why Matthew McConaughey calls everyone by their last name; and how tuna sandwiches helped Jim Carrey get out of his funk during the filming of Mr. Popper’s Penguins.

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Bill Stephney - Public Enemy #2 Nov 08, 2022

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Def Jam Records' original president and co-producer of Public Enemy’s “Yo Bum Rush the Show” Bill Stephney talks about the time PE sprinkled a gig with 'Artificial Flavor'; how early Beastie Boys shows reached a climax; and how Rick Ruben literally buried his old record company at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Discover the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap, a first-of-its-kind multimedia collection chronicling the growth of the music and culture from the parks of the Bronx to solidifying a reach that spans the globe.

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Quick Taps - Unease with Celebrities like Mark Wahlberg, Robert De Niro, and Miley Cyrus Nov 01, 2022

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Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps - short stories in short episodes for short attention spans. On this week’s QT, hear about a supermodel’s face-off with Mark Wahlberg; a weird conversation with Robert De Niro; and the day Hannah Montana turned into Tony Montana.

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Violent Femmes Brian Ritchie - The Not-So-Ephemeral Femme Oct 25, 2022

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Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie tells us about attending the legendary 1975 Bruce Springsteen “Bomb Threat” show in Milwaukee; why Kurt Cobain insisted on opening for the Femmes even though Nirvana was a bigger band; and what it was like to be part of the Velvet Underground reunion on Moe Tucker’s album “I Spent a Week There the Other Night."

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Check out the 30th Anniversary reissue of "Why do birds sing?" on translucent red vinyl

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Semisonic's Dan Wilson - Songwriting With Kings (Carole), Queens (Adele), and Legends (John) Oct 11, 2022

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"Closing Time” songwriter and 2x Grammy-Award winner Dan Wilson shares about the time Liam Gallagher from Oasis sort of paid him a compliment; how Carole King responded when he nixed one of her song ideas; and why Adele chose to use their demo version of "Someone Like You" on her mega-album, 21.

Listen to Dan's new EP, Dancing on the Moon

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Quick Taps - Abandoned, Stranded, and Nearly Crash-Landed Oct 04, 2022

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Need a Quick Infusion of Spinal Tap Moments? Try Quick Taps - short stories in short episodes for short attention spans. Hear about Billy Idol's keyboardist getting left on the john in Eastern Europe; a punk rock band on their first tour getting penned up in Pennsylvania; and the bassist from Babes In Toyland on her first (and last) time driving the tour bus.

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Old 97's Rhett Miller - Fame and (maybe) Fortune Sep 27, 2022

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Rhett goes Wheels Off about the time Kobe Bryant said "Cool" after he sang the National Anthem at a Lakers game; and the time Kobe DIDN'T say "Cool" when Rhett sang the anthem stoned; and how awkward it was when Rhett stopped by a recording studio and Kanye West was in the vocal booth "taking a nap with a lady.”

Pick-up Rhett's new solo album The Misfit on vinyl from ATO Records

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Find Rhett's podcast Wheels Off and other music-powered shows on the Evergreen Podcast Network

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Shudder to Think's Craig Wedren - Monotony Monotony Monotony EXPLOSION! Sep 13, 2022

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Craig shudders to think about the time he was in Germany shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall; how his record label used Michael Jackson as bait to get his band's video on MTV; and why his hometown, Cleveland, was crucial to the success of Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie.

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