Discograffiti

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Love Part 18: The Full Story Behind Baby Lemonade (7 & 7 & 7 Is: The Definitive 21-Episode Story Of Arthur Lee & Love Series) (Ep. 262B)

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400

For the full, ad-free, 47-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969 ($49 instead of $75)

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1.

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Part 18 covers the early 1990s to the early 2000s, a period which encompasses both the nadir and zenith of Arthur’s career—that is, his stint in prison and his redemptive, post-release victory lap tour of Forever Changes—by which time Arthur’s experienced the kind of adulation of which he’d been deserving since a large audience had last paid attention.

Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The Origin Story: how Baby Lemonade wound up crossing paths and then working with Arthur Lee;
What spurned the unfortunate early exit of Baby Lemonade bassist Henry Liu;
Their first recording session together, and why it was an immediate red flag for the new backing band;
The facts behind the evening that landed Arthur in prison;
Why a man named Gene Kraut was almost entirely responsible for the rehabilitation of Arthur’s reputation;
The new batch of Arthur Lee material, and the central conundrum it posed;
The big comeback falls apart during their homecoming show at Royce Hall;
And an overview of Arthur & Baby Lemonade’s “Girl On Fire” single.

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Jefferson Airplane Part 6: Jack Casady Reveals The Full Story Behind Jefferson Airplane Takes Off--Pt 2 (Ep. 262)

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400

For the full, ad-free, 57-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

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New to the show? Start at Jefferson Airplane Part 1.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000765230378

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Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Feed Your Head: The Great Jefferson Airplane Deep Dive is an audio documentary that was consciously crafted to act as the ultimate repository of fact and opinion on one of the greatest bands to ever walk the face of the earth. It includes long-form interviews, commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release.

Part 6 of the series features Jack and I doing a deep, deep dive on every song off the band’s debut album.

Here are just a few of the many things that Jack discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Jack’s recollections of Skip Spence;
Their first of many dealings with the censors, and what they were forced to cut from the lyrics;
Who Marty originally wrote “It’s No Secret” for;
Some unexpected and very welcome in-the-moment Casady Airplane jamming;
Who “Come Up The Years” was written about;
The one sole instrumental overdub on the entire record;
And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off Jefferson Airplane Takes Off.

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Love Part 17: The Full Story Behind 1981's Arthur Lee & 1992's Arthur Lee And Love (7 & 7 & 7 Is: The Definitive 21-Episode Story Of Arthur Lee & Love Series) (Ep. 261B)

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 06:00:00 -0400

For the full, ad-free, 75-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

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New to the show? Start at Love Part 1.

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Part 17 covers a fifteen year period (from the late 1970s to the early 1990s) during which the wild choices Arthur made in his life overshadowed his music as a priority…and yet still somehow made him no less fascinating.

Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Arthur’s less than triumphant reunion with Bryan MacLean for a one-off live show;
The unfortunate double function his bandmates at the time may have served, to Arthur’s probable detriment;
Arthur finally exhumes the sole outtake from Forever Changes and commits it to wax;
Inarguably the worst remake from Arthur’s back catalog, a misfire on a level almost incomprehensibly misguided;
The arrests start to pile up;
Arthur starts taking business advice from mobsters;
Enter Baby Lemonade;
And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off 1981’s Arthur Lee and 1992’s Arthur Lee And Love.

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Jefferson Airplane Part 5: Jack Casady Reveals The Full Story Behind Jefferson Airplane Takes Off--Pt 1 (Ep. 261)

Fri, 29 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400

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New to the show? Start at Jefferson Airplane Part 1.

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Part 5 of the series features Jack and I doing a deep, deep dive on the making of the band’s debut album. Expect deliriously interesting digressions.

Here are just a few of the many things that Jack discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Recollections about the contracts he may or may not have signed;
The way that the album was recorded;
A discussion about the blurb on the back cover, which empties out into a fascinating discussion about the ideals of the 1960s;
The differences between Signe Toly and Grace Slick;
What Jack felt like they got right in the Sixties;
And a conversation that veers so beautifully, so organically, into one of my all-time favorite digressions in Discograffiti history, exploring the legacy of the hippie era.

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Love Part 16: The Full Story Behind Love's Black Beauty & Reel To Real (7 & 7 & 7 Is: The Definitive 21-Episode Story Of Arthur Lee & Love Series) (Ep. 260B)

Mon, 25 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400

For the full, ad-free, 72-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1.

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Part 16 covers a little-known but unbelievably fascinating era during which Arthur was afforded his final substantial opportunity, and what happened with that opportunity in Arthur’s dubiously capable hands.

Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Arthur Lee bringing the funk in a big way;
The great lost Love song, and in many ways the true epilogue to Forever Changes;
Arthur’s final big chance;
What you get if you’re Eric Clapton and you’ve asked Arthur to open for you;
That time Robert Plant and Jimmy Page swung by to meet Arthur;
That time Arthur lived out of his car…but with a driver;
And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off Black Beauty and Reel To Real.

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Jefferson Airplane Part 4: The Road To Jefferson Airplane Takes Off (Ep. 260)

Fri, 22 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400

For the full, ad-free, 46-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

Purchase the 32-episode Jefferson Airplane series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2123066

New to the show? Start at Jefferson Airplane Part 1.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000765230378

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Part 4 of the series covers the period from August 1965 to August 1966—that is, from their very first gig to the release of their debut album—in the style of an audiobook documentary.

Here are just a few of the many things discussed in this episode of Discograffiti:

Grace Slick, Skip Spence, and Spencer Dryden enter the picture;
Members begin to play musical chairs as they edge closer and closer to the classic line-up;
Their early audition for Phil Spector;
All the record labels the Airplane turned down, and the one they did not;
Jack Casady flies out to San Francisco to try out for the band;
The stylistic affectation that initially did not endear Jack to Paul Kantner;
The wheeling and dealing of their first manager, notorious shyster Matthew Katz;
And the trials and tribulations behind the making of their debut album, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off.

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LOVE PART 15: THE FULL STORY BEHIND LOVE’S DEAR YOU (A.K.A. LOVE LOST) & ARTHUR LEE’S VINDICATOR (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 259B)

Mon, 18 May 2026 06:00:00 -0400

For the full, ad-free, 40-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969 ($49 instead of $75)

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 .

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Part 15 covers a hard-partying era during the early 1970s when Arthur’s life started to spin wildly out of control.

Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The two months during which Arthur had a major label deal, and what he did with that opportunity;
Whether or not the music created during that time was even intended for human ears (or any other species, for that matter);
Arthur’s transition into shooting cocaine;
That time he called the cops…on himself;
A new slew of material that trumpeted his new vegetarian lifestyle;
Arthur’s continuing insistence on sing-song vengeance tunes written for backstabbing friends;
And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off Dear You (a.k.a. Love Lost) and Arthur’s solo debut Vindicator.

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JEFFERSON AIRPLANE PART 3: MARTY BALIN’S DREAM (FEED YOUR HEAD: THE GREAT JEFFERSON AIRPLANE DEEP DIVE SERIES) (Ep. 259)

Fri, 15 May 2026 03:53:58 -0400

For the full, ad-free, 50-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

Purchase the 32-episode Jefferson Airplane series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2123066

New to the show? Start at Jefferson Airplane Part 1.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000765230378

The Full Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-episode-1-1-156815363

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Feed Your Head: The Great Jefferson Airplane Deep Dive is an audio documentary that was consciously crafted to act as the ultimate repository of fact and opinion on one of the greatest bands to ever walk the face of the earth, the almighty Jefferson Airplane. It includes long-form interviews, commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release.

Part 3 of the series covers the very early years of the band in the style of an audiobook documentary, as the Airplane’s original visionary Marty Balin seeks out the best of the best and winds up pulling together a band that will soon change the course of music history.

Here are just a few of the many things discussed in this episode of Discograffiti:

Marty Balin’s early music dalliances;
Piecing together his dream band, one member at a time;
The unbelievable first original that they performed;
Marty’s genius plan to foist his band on San Francisco with a true splash;
Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady: the origin story of a 70-year musical love affair;
The incredibly rare first recording by Jack & Jorma;
How Jorma was seduced into the Airplane;
The true origin of the band’s name;
The bargaining chip used by their first manager Matthew Katz to convince the group that he was their man;
And their public debut as a band.

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LOVE PART 14: THE FULL STORY BEHIND LOVE’S FALSE START (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 258B)

Mon, 11 May 2026 05:06:08 -0400

For the full, ad-free, 39-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969 ($49 instead of $75)

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962

Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ

Part 14 covers the Hendrix-heavy moves of the False Start era, as Arthur’s Love greeted the new decade with his spirited take on the funk-inflected hard rock of the time, yet another large stylistic move away from the Forever Changes era that his fans so desperately craved.

Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The rekindling of Arthur’s friendship with his old buddy Jimi Hendrix only months before his death;
Details about the session during which Jimi joined Love, and what was played;
The major similarities—and glaring differences—between Arthur & Jimi;
The band that Arthur and Jimi were supposedly planning on assembling before his untimely passing;
The crumbling of this next line-up, as the substance imbibing begin to gain steam in Arthur’s life;
That time Arthur got arrested for zapping people with a cattle prod;
And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off False Start.

New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

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Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

Order the $11 Digital version of the MMM 2xLP on Bandcamp: https://discograffiti.bandcamp.com/album/metal-machine-muzak

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JEFFERSON AIRPLANE PART 2: JACK CASADY REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THEIR ENTIRE CAREER (FEED YOUR HEAD PART 2, FEATURING BAXTER’S, CROWN, VOLUNTEERS, BARK, LONG JOHN SILVER, & MORE) (Ep. 258)

Fri, 08 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400

For the full, ad-free, 94-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

Purchase the 32-episode Jefferson Airplane series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

New to the show? Start at Jefferson Airplane Part 1.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000765230378

The Full Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-episode-1-1-156815363

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with legendary Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casady about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output (for over a dozen hours total), with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release. Feed Your Head: The Great Jefferson Airplane Deep Dive was consciously crafted to act as the ultimate repository of fact and opinion on one of the greatest bands to ever walk the face of the earth, the almighty Jefferson Airplane. As a celebration of the kick-off to what is going to be one hell of a wild ride, THIS ENTIRE EPISODE WILL BE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE ON DISCOGRAFFITI’S PUBLIC STREAM! (...with the implied agreement that, in return, you’ll subscribe to our Patreon to tune in to the rest of the series!)

Going in to this interview, I was under the impression that this might be the only time I’d ever get with Jack. However, after he experienced the legendary “Discograffiti effect,” Jack generously afforded me carte blanche to talk at great length about each of the Airplane’s records. Part 2 is from my first interview with Jack, in which we cover his life story from the Summer of Love up to the late 1980s Airplane reunion.

Here are just a few of the many things that Jack discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Monterey Pop, Woodstock, & Altamont;
How he rolled with Paul Kantner’s more revolutionary material;
The details behind how Jack wound up playing on Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Chile”;
How speed skating may have saved his life during the dissolution of Jefferson Airplane;
The wilderness years, during which Jack did some of his most vital work as bassist for the San Francisco punk band SVT;
His true feelings on the 1989 Airplane reunion;
And making After Bathing At Baxter’s, Crown Of Creation, Bless Its Pointed Little Head, Volunteers, Bark, Long John Silver, and Jefferson Airplane.

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

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Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

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257A. Rudy Fischmann's "Episode 18": The World's First (And Last?) Triple-Album Cancer Charity Rock Opera (Discograffiti Soldiers Of Sound Podcast Ep 127)

Wed, 06 May 2026 05:04:53 -0400

So it was exactly six years ago this month that primary SOS host Rudy Fischmann started work on an ill-advised project— a rock opera. It was ill-advised because Rudy is actually living with brain cancer, and lacks enough left hand coordination to actually play any instruments traditionally, nor the energy. Still, he’s managed to pull it off with the help of 60 other people from 12 nations around the globe. It may not be major musical history, but it’s an absolute first of its kind.

So minor music history?

The whole thing serves as a fundraiser for two great cancer charities… both very closely associated with rock opera kings The Who. We’re talking about Teen Cancer America and the Teenage Cancer Trust in the UK.

So check out this podcast to learn more about this big, dumb idea that became a brilliant reality, and some of the people who helped make it possible.

To learn more specifics on the rock opera and its fundraising component, visit: https://www.episode18.com

It's simple, really: the music is free, but make a donation to either charity and you're entitled (if you want) to digital downloads, a printed booklet of liner notes, and a lyric/story script. Rudy's not looking to fill your life with clutter... just to get you to take a listen to his music, and for you to share some love with teens going through cancer.

All music is available on most music streaming apps and YouTube. Just search for “Episode 18” by That Cancer Life.

Get to know your new music-obsessed friends in Rudy Fischmann's fascinating podcast-within-a-podcast, The Discograffiti Soldiers Of Sound Podcast, created exclusively by & for Discograffiti's Patreon "Soldiers of Sound" community, where you get to be the guest!

Listen & Subscribe at the Private Tier to receive your weekly episode and submit to be a guest (and hear the full, ad-free Friday show as an early release):

LOVE PART 13: THE FULL STORY BEHIND LOVE’S FOUR SAIL & OUT HERE (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 257B)

Tue, 05 May 2026 05:01:23 -0400

For the full, ad-free, 75-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

Grab the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962

Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ

Part 13 covers the first two releases by a brand new Love—Four Sail & Out Here—which features a wild, powerhouse performance style that couldn’t possibly be more different from what had preceded it.

Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How Arthur found the musicians that would populate the second iteration of Love;
The massive stylistic differences with which the new Love boldly led;
The wild drug habits of the new crop of guys;
Insane stories about Arthur’s dog from that era, which was named Self;
The very unique recording situation that begat both records;
The track selection process that was agreed upon by Elektra’s Jac Holzman and Blue Thumb’s Bob Krasnow;
The details behind the abjectly disastrous one-off reunion of the original Love for one final live performance;
And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off Four Sail & Out Here.

New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE PART 1: JACK CASADY REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THEIR ENTIRE CAREER (FEED YOUR HEAD PART 1, FEATURING TAKES OFF, SURREALISTIC AIRPLANE, & AFTER BATHING AT BAXTER’S) (Ep. 257)

Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400

For the full, ad-free, 93-minute podcast, subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher (or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

Grab the 30-episode Jefferson Airplane series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti(

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with legendary Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casady about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output (for over a dozen hours total), with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release. Feed Your Head: The Great Jefferson Airplane Deep Dive was consciously crafted to act as the ultimate repository of fact and opinion on one of the greatest bands to ever walk the face of the earth, the almighty Jefferson Airplane. As a celebration of the kick-off to what is going to be one hell of a wild ride, this entire episode will be available free of charge on Discograffiti’s public stream! (...with the implied agreement that, in return, you’ll subscribe to our Patreon to hear all the rest of the series!)

Going in to this interview, I was under the impression that this might be the only time I’d ever get with Jack. However, after he experienced the legendary “Discograffiti effect,” Jack generously afforded me carte blanche to talk at great length about each of the Airplane’s records. Part 1 is the first part of my first interview with Jack, in which we cover his life story all the way up to the Summer of Love, just as Jefferson Airplane started making their third LP, After Bathing At Baxter’s.

Here are just a few of the many things that Jack discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The foundational, near-death experience with which he dealt as a child;
His holy sh*t moment of creative epiphany;
His first band—also featuring Jorma Kaukonen—which the two best friends formed back in 1958;
Who almost got the bass gig in the Airplane before it was proposed to Jack;
The early gigs and the making of the band’s debut record;
The profound growth the band experienced between the debut and Surrealistic Pillow;
Jack’s frank thoughts on free love;
And the very beginning of the Baxter’s lunacy.

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

CONNECT

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Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ

LOVE PART 12: JOHNNY ECHOLS REVEALS HIS THOUGHTS ON THE COURSE THAT LOVE & ARTHUR LEE TOOK AFTER THE ORIGINAL BAND SPLIT (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 256B)

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:45:48 -0400

For the full, ad-free, 27-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/full-episode-12-156609089

Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962

The Full Version: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with OG Love mainstay Johnny Echols about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output (for 4 1/2 hours total), with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings—from both Dave and Johnny—for every release. 7 & 7 & 7 Is: The Definitive 21-Episode Story Of Arthur Lee & Love was consciously crafted to act as the ultimate repository of fact and opinion on one of the greatest bands to ever walk the face of the earth, the almighty Love.

Part 12 is the sixth and final part of my first interview with Johnny, and it’s the part I always think of when I look back on our conversation.

Here are just a few of the many things that Johnny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How Johnny felt about all the Love records that came after Forever Changes;
Johnny’s opinion on the damage that Arthur did to Love’s legacy with the later records;
Regrets over drug abuse;
Johnny’s upcoming plans with Love;
Johnny’s modest outlook on Love’s legacy;
And a story about Jac Holzman at the very end that will be seared into my brain for the rest of time immemorial.

CONNECT

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Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

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Order the METAL MACHINE MUZAK Double Vinyl + Digital package: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/169954

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Venmo Dave A Tip: @David-Gebroe

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LOVE PART 11: THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE END OF LOVE MK. I (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 256)

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962

Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ

Part 11 covers the first several months of 1968, during which the original Love fell to pieces. Here, then, is everything you could ever want to know about the period after which the band was no more.

Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

A look into why Forever Changes may have tanked as badly as it did;
An in-depth examination of one of the great singles of all time, their 1968 swan song “Your Mind And We Belong Together” backed with “Laughing Stock”;
Arthur’s unsuccessful attempt to eject Bryan MacLean from the band;
The fate of Bryan MacLean’s solo album for Elektra;
Love’s 1968 New York jaunt, which was plagued with a panoply of problems;
The death of their road manager, which Arthur later documented in “Your Friend & Mine - Neil’s Song” on Love’s next record, Four Sail;
What happened with Johnny Echols, Bryan MacLean, Snoopy Pfisterer, Michael Stuart-Ware, and Ken Forssi;
And finally, the tragic life, and death, of Don Conka.

For the full, ad-free, 61-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413

Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

CONNECT

Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/

Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

Order the $11 Digital version of the MMM 2xLP on Bandcamp: https://discograffiti.bandcamp.com/album/metal-machine-muzak

Order the METAL MACHINE MUZAK Double Vinyl + Digital package: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/169954

Merch Shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all

Venmo Dave A Tip: @David-Gebroe

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LOVE PART 10: JOHNNY ECHOLS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND LOVE’S FINAL SINGLE AND THEIR BREAK-UP (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 255B)

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:33:41 -0400

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962

Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ

Part 10 is the fifth part of my interview with Johnny, which covers the material he’d conceived to contribute to Forever Changes, Love’s final single, and the chaotic final days of the band.

Here are just a few of the many things that Johnny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The classic final 1968 single that Love made before breaking up;
The tracks that Johnny had written and conceived to be part of Forever Changes back in 1967;
A brutally honest and raw look back at Johnny’s days using heroin while the band was imploding;
How Johnny got off drugs once and for all;
The little-known one-time live reunion of Love that came to a swift end;
Johnny’s relationship with Miles Davis in the early 1970s, not to mention the possibility that he was an uncredited inspiration behind one of Miles’ seminal records from that time;
And some hard truths about the end of Don Conka’s life.

For the full, ad-free, 31-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413

Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969

CONNECT

Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/

Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

Order the $11 Digital version of the MMM 2xLP on Bandcamp: https://discograffiti.bandcamp.com/album/metal-machine-muzak

Order the METAL MACHINE MUZAK Double Vinyl + Digital package: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/169954

Merch Shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all

Venmo Dave A Tip: @David-Gebroe

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LOVE PART 9: THE FULL STORY BEHIND EVERY SINGLE SONG ON LOVE’S FOREVER CHANGES (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 255)

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962

Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ

Part 9 is a track-by-track exploration of every single song on Love’s undisputed masterpiece Forever Changes, which only a fool would argue is not the towering peak of the band’s career. Here, then, is everything you could ever want to know about the songs on this perfectly conceived record.

Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The incredible and tragic story of the trumpet soloist on the opening track, “Alone Again Or”;
The jaw-dropping story behind Johnny Echols’ double-tracked guitar solo on “A House Is Not A Motel”;
The only Forever Changes track that was actually a holdover from Da Capo;
The very real possibility that Arthur Lee may have actually invented rap music;
The one Forever Changes outtake;
And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off Forever Changes.

For the full, ad-free, 77-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413

Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): www.patreon.com/collection/2004969

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

CONNECT

Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/

Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

Order the $11 Digital version of the MMM 2xLP on Bandcamp: https://discograffiti.bandcamp.com/album/metal-machine-muzak

Order the METAL MACHINE MUZAK Double Vinyl + Digital package: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/169954

Merch Shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all

Venmo Dave A Tip: @David-Gebroe

CONTACT DAVE

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LOVE PART 8: JOHNNY ECHOLS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND LOVE’S FOREVER CHANGES (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 254B)

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962

Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ

Part 8 is the fourth part of my interview with Johnny, which covers the same time period as Episode 7, but in more granular detail, and heard directly from the man who lived it. Part 8 covers Love’s Forever Changes: the machinations behind the scenes, the making of the record, and all the classic music on it.

Here are just a few of the many things that Johnny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Why Arthur thought he was going to die after making Love’s third record;
Arthur’s relationship with cocaine at that time;
The secret that Arthur kept from the band members during the making of the album;
Whether Neil Young had any production involvement, as legend has had it;
Johnny’s thoughts on orchestrator David Angel’s contribution to the LP;
His true thoughts about turning down Monterey Pop;
What Johnny thinks is his best ever moment on record;
Finally, that “All of God’s children gotta have their freedom” piece at the end of “The Red Telephone” is explained!;
And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive with Johnny on Forever Changes, plus his own star rating for the record!

For the full, ad-free, 53-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413

Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2004969

CONNECT

Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/

Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

Order the $11 Digital version of the MMM 2xLP on Bandcamp: https://discograffiti.bandcamp.com/album/metal-machine-muzak

Order the METAL MACHINE MUZAK Double Vinyl + Digital package: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/169954

Merch Shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all

Venmo Dave A Tip: @David-Gebroe

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LOVE PART 7: THE FULL STORY BEHIND FOREVER CHANGES (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 254)

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962

Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ

Part 7 covers Love’s third record, the undisputed masterpiece Forever Changes, which only a fool would argue is not the towering peak of their career: here, then, is the record’s background story, and the making of it. It is often referred to as the greatest album of all time, especially in the U.K., where in 2002 members of Parliament signed a motion declaring Love’s 1967 release "the greatest album of all time".

Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How drugs factored into things during that time, and which drugs they were;
What separated the orchestrations intended for this record from the strings on all other rock records up to this point;
The misunderstood notions about who is playing what and the band members’ involvement in the process of creating the songs;
Whether or not Forever Changes was intended at the outset to be a double album;
Just how things got off on the wrong foot on the first day of sessions;
The extent of The Wrecking Crew’s involvement in playing on the record;
Why exactly they turned down Monterey;
The man responsible for sequencing the album, as well as the one song he cut from the track list;
And the background story which begat its classic title.

For the full, ad-free, 46-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

New to the show? Start at the full version of Episode 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/love-part-1-full-152927413

Purchase the 21-episode Love series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): https://www.patreon.com/collection/2004969

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

CONNECT

Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/

Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

Order the $11 Digital version of the MMM 2xLP on Bandcamp: https://discograffiti.bandcamp.com/album/metal-machine-muzak

Order the METAL MACHINE MUZAK Double Vinyl + Digital package: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/169954

Merch Shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all

Venmo Dave A Tip: @David-Gebroe

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THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE CALIFORNIA RAISINS (OR, THE REDEMPTION TALE OF BUDDY MILES FROM THE ELECTRIC FLAG & BAND OF GYPSYS) (Ep. 253)

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0400

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. April Fools! You may think the joke here is that we’ve made an episode on the California Raisins backstory, but in fact…the joke is that you think this episode is a joke. This touching expose of the raisin industry is actually a disguised Discograffiti episode about the career trajectory of the great Buddy Miles (Electric Flag, Buddy Miles Express, Band Of Gypsys). Host Dave Gebroe teams with OG Discograffiti host Joe Kennedy, and together they create a whoopee-cushioned joy buzzer of an April Fools’ gag that succeeds on every level imaginable.

Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The issues within the raisin industry which provoked the creation of the California Raisins;
The father of Claymation, who lent his talents to bringing these shriveled, anthropomorphized snacks to life;
A full career overview of Buddy Miles;
The crazed extent of the merchandising involved with this phenomenon;
The mysterious, off-label fourth California Raisins record;
And a not-very-in-depth, extremely shallow dive on The California Raisins discography!

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LOVE PART 6: JOHNNY ECHOLS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND LOVE’S DA CAPO (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 252B)

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:43:25 -0400

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962

Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ

Part 6 is the third part of my interview with Johnny, which covers the same time period as Episode 5, but in more granular detail, and heard directly from the man who lived it. Part 6 covers Love’s Da Capo: the machinations behind the scenes, the making of the record, and all the classic music on it.

Here are just a few of the many things that Johnny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How Love shifted from being jazz fans to entering into jazz territory as a band;
The background of the sly coda of “7 & 7 Is”;
How The Rolling Stones “borrowed” from Love at least twice;
The kind of imprint Paul Rothchild’s production made on their sophomore record;
How Johnny counters the myths that proliferate around this band;
And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive with Johnny on Da Capo, plus his own star rating for the record!

For the full, ad-free, 42-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

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LOVE PART 5: THE FULL STORY BEHIND DA CAPO (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 252)

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0400

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962

Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ

Part 5 covers Love’s sophomore LP Da Capo: the background story, the making of the record, and a song-by-song overview. An argument can be made that the growth displayed in the gap between record one and two is the most mind-boggling quantum leap in music history.

Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The making of the “7 & 7 Is” single, who it was written about, and how it changed sonically from its original conception;
How The Doors absolutely idolized Love, but why Arthur helping them get a deal with Elektra wound up biting his band in the ass;
The initial conception of their second LP, before things veered off into a whole other terrain;
The great lost Arthur Lee classic that he gave away to a rival group;
The formation of the briefly-lived septet iteration of Love;
The female wedge that drove herself between Arthur Lee and Bryan MacLean;
An examination of the largest qualitative Side 1 / Side 2 disparity in music history;
And an in-depth, track-by-track deep dive on every song off Da Capo.

For the full, ad-free, 76-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti

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Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

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LOVE PART 4: JOHNNY ECHOLS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND LOVE’S DEBUT ALBUM (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 251B)

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0400

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962

Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ

Part 4 is the second part of my interview with Johnny, which covers the same time period as Episode 3, but in more granular detail, and heard directly from the man who lived it: Part 4 covers Love’s self-titled debut Elektra LP: the machinations behind the scenes, the making of the record, and all the classic music on it.

Here are just a few of the many things that Johnny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The meanings behind some of the cryptic lyrics of “7 & 7 Is”, and how the song metamorphosed once Johnny got his hands on it;
The only song in Love Mk. I history on which Arthur played guitar;
The amount of material that Johnny says he wrote on the debut for which he did not receive credit;
Johnny’s theory as to why Arthur drove himself into the depths of drug addiction without ever letting up;
Jac Holzman’s process of singling Arthur out for recognition from the rest of Love, and how that impacted the group;
What life was like in The Castle;
And an in-depth deep dive with Johnny on the debut LP Love, plus his own star rating for the record!

For the full, ad-free, 34-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

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Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

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LOVE PART 3: THE FULL STORY BEHIND THEIR DEBUT ALBUM (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 251)

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0400

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962

Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ

Part 3 covers Love’s self-titled debut Elektra LP: the background story, the making of the record, and a song-by-song overview. Snotty garage punk arguably never came with so much built-in replay value.

Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The first man to jump ship from Love, and the spectacular success he surprisingly wound up achieving;
Why Don Conka needed replacing, and the psychological dynamic set in place with Snoopy Pfisterer’s arrival in the band;
The band’s Elektra contract, which set a new standard for legal sloppiness;
The heated songwriting rivalry set in place between Arthur Lee and Bryan MacLean;
How Love’s version of “My Little Red Book” wound up veering off from Burt Bacharach’s intended chord sequence;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Love.

For the full, ad-free, 64-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast:

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Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

CONNECT

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Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

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LOVE PART 2: JOHNNY ECHOLS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND LOVE’S EARLY DAYS (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 250B)

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:17:49 -0400

New to the show? Start at Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Love Part 1 on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discograffiti/id1592182331?i=1000755046962

Love Part 1 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3B3FEgFZ58gJOZqSSmaiGG?si=5LuYUXfVRYy2NRE30AszCQ

Part 2 is the first part of my interview with Johnny, which covers the same time period as Episode 1, but in more granular detail, and heard directly from the man who lived it: it’s Love’s early years, as best friends Arthur Lee and Johnny Echols spend copious amounts of time inspiring each other…all of it building toward the moment they record their very first album as Love.

Here are just a few of the many things that Johnny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

What Arthur was like as a kid;
His relationship with Billy Preston, and the time they saw The Beatles together;
Johnny’s holy shit moment of creative epiphany;
Whether or not he thinks Hendrix borrowed from his own early showboating style;
The realities of Love’s compromised touring strategy;
And Johnny’s ongoing relationship with ex-Love member Bobby Beausoleil.

For the full, ad-free, 46-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

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Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

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FREE FULL SOS EPISODE: THE WEDDING PRESENT & CINERAMA'S DAVID GEDGE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS MANY SONGWRITING ERAS, HIS UPCOMING TOUR, & SEAMONSTERS' 35TH ANNIVERSARY (Ep. 250A) (SOS #120)

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 04:43:02 -0400

SOS 250a: A Conversation with David Gedge of The Wedding Present and Cinerama Previewing His Upcoming Tour and Our Epic Deep Dive into his Many Songwriting Eras

And yes, the episode title is needlessly long in tribute to the early days of David Gedge giving songs ridiculously long titles.

Anyway, Paul Kelly of the great Indie band, The Martial Arts, and Rudy were just minding their own business recording their thoughts on David Gedge for a series of episodes about his great and varied songwriting when SOS friend Patrick Tape Fleming of the greatest Indie bands Poison Control Center and Gloom Balloon arranged for Paul and Rudy to talk to Gedge himself. Naturally, this was not an opportunity two fanboys could not resist.

This discussion centers mostly on The Weddoe’s “Seamonsters”, since Gedge will be touring the US and Europe to celebrate that release’s *gulp* 35th anniversary. Think of this episode as a special preview of the proper “David Gedge Series” that starts next month, and motivation to get tickets to go see The Wedding Present perform “Seamonsters” in its beautiful entirety along with many more TWP classics.

To see where The Wedding Present is playing and how to get tickets, visit:
https://www.scopitones.co.uk/forthcomingconcerts

Paul Kelly is the artist behind the excellent indie band The Martial Arts. You can find their releases and merch here:
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LOVE PART 1: THE FULL STORY BEHIND THEIR EARLY DAYS (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 250)

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0400

Part 1 covers the early years, as best friends Arthur Lee and Johnny Echols spend copious amounts of time inspiring each other…all of it building toward the moment they record their very first album as Love.

Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The miracle that brought Arthur Lee and Johnny Echols together as best friends;
What Arthur was like as a kid;
Arthur’s inspiration to assemble his first band;
How Arthur’s style mutated until it reached a state of complete originality;
The clubs on the Sunset Strip that were instrumental in allowing Love to grow;
The reason Love had to (thankfully) change their name from The Grass Roots;
Manson acolyte Bobby Beausoleil’s brief stint in the band;
And how they arrived at the name Love.

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Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

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THE FULL STORY BEHIND RANDY CALIFORNIA & SPIRIT (PART 9: RAPTURE IN THE CHAMBERS, SEA DREAM, TENT OF MIRACLES, & CALIFORNIA BLUES) (Ep. 249B)

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:45:23 -0400

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 9 covers Randy California’s creatively listless final years, which produced a handful of problematic records with terrific cherrypicking moments…before he tragically lost his life.

Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The most surprisingly ambitious project on which Randy worked during his last decade;
Details surrounding the long slide down in Randy’s relationship with Spirit;
The legitimately tragic and valiant death of Randy California;
Noteworthy posthumous releases;
Spirit’s arc, as determined by Dave;
Our top 3 Spirit albums, and our least favorite;
And an in-depth deep dive on some of the songs off Rapture In The Chambers, Sea Dream, Tent Of Miracles, and California Blues.

The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti

For the full, ad-free, 34-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Purchase the 8-episode Spirit series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): Patreon.com/collection/1928400

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.

JIMMY WEBB REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS LOVE FOR BRIAN WILSON & THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (Ep. 249)

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series: it’s Chuck’s chat with legendary songwriter/singer Jimmy Webb. This beautiful little interview serves as the perfect palate cleanser before Discograffiti launches into our unprecedented 21-episode Love Series, which kicks off next week.

Winning the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the age of 21, Webb has written multiple platinum-selling songs, including ”Up, Up and Away”, “By The Time I Get to Phoenix”, “MacArthur Park”, “Wichita Lineman”, “Worst That Could Happen”, “Galveston”, and “All I Know”. He had successful collaborations with Glen Campbell, Michael Feinstein, Linda Ronstadt, The 5th Dimension, country supergroup The Highwaymen, The Supremes, Art Garfunkel, Richard Harris, and Carly Simon. He’s the only artist ever to receive Grammy Awards for music, lyrics and orchestration.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Jimmy discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

What George Martin had told Jimmy about Pet Sounds;
The importance of multi-track recording for works like Pet Sounds to even exist;
Magic Alex and the freeing possibilities of recording potential during the 1960s, which we now take for granted;
Jimmy’s favorite song off Pet Sounds;
And the fascinating story about Jimmy’s prospective project with Frank Sinatra, which unfortunately never got off the ground.

The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti

For the full, ad-free, 39-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

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THE FULL STORY BEHIND RANDY CALIFORNIA & SPIRIT (PART 8: POTATOLAND II, EURO-AMERICAN, & THE 13TH DREAM) (Ep. 248B)

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:10:26 -0500

Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

A cherry-picking overview of Randy’s second attempt to launch his solo career, a period covered by the 4-CD Euro-American box set, which includes a handful of buried gems you’d certainly otherwise never learn about;
The events that led to the exhumation of the Potatoland project;
Why, even though it’s not Potatoland proper, it’s arguably just as amazing and important for entirely different reasons;
How Spirit spent their second and final classic line-up reunion;
Why 1984 is such a landmark, signpost year for Spirit;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Spirit’s Potatoland and The 13th Dream, plus Randy’s solo album Euro-American.

The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti

For the full, ad-free, 33-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Major Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Purchase the 8-episode Spirit series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): Patreon.com/collection/1928400

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.

CSNY'S GRAHAM NASH REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND CROSBY & NASH’S DEBUT GRAHAM NASH DAVID CROSBY, AND CSNY’S FIRST ATTEMPT AT HUMAN HIGHWAY (Ep. 248)

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Graham Nash comes clean with host Dave Gebroe about Crosby & Nash’s debut album as a duo, Graham Nash David Crosby, and CSNY’s first attempt at recording their great lost album, Human Highway, featuring commentary and stories from that time. Discograffiti’s Wild Tales: The Graham Nash Interview Series tackles every last release the great Graham Nash ever had a hand in creating, including CSN/Y, C&N, and his solo career, detailing a history almost too wild to be believed.

Here are just a few of the many things that Graham discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The infuriating experience with Crosby that inspired David Geffen to not only fire CSNY, but to dissolve his entire music management business;
The final recorded studio appearance of Jerry Garcia’s pedal steel guitar;
The start of the recorded CSNY in-fighting swipes in song;
The final appearance of PERRO on Graham’s records, with The Dead acting as C&N’s backing band;
The story behind the writing of Graham’s hit single, “Immigration Man”;
The only single Graham ever partnered up with Neil Young to do, as a duo;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Graham Nash David Crosby.

The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti

For the full, ad-free, 50-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

THE FULL STORY BEHIND RANDY CALIFORNIA & SPIRIT (PART 7: SON OF SPIRIT, FARTHER ALONG, & FUTURE GAMES) (Ep. 247B)

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 7 covers the wildly prolific and diverse years at the end of Spirit’s Mercury Records era, which included a reunion of the classic era line-up and the absolute peak of Randy California’s loner recording weirdness.

Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The unquenchable spiritual search of Randy California;
How the original line-up managed to reform;
The particular kind of slick that occurred when Spirit veered into mid-1970s slickness territory;
The reunion’s sudden, disastrous finale, a single moment that killed off any future prospects for the original line-up;
The insane whiplash about-face from Farther Along to Future Games;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Spirit’s Son Of Spirit, Farther Along, and Future Games.

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Purchase the 8-episode Spirit series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): Patreon.com/collection/1928400

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.

KIM FOWLEY REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (Ep. 247)

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the very special next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series: it’s Chuck’s chat with legendary producer, songwriter, musician, and self-described “rock and roll creep” and Lord of Garbage Kim Fowley. He has been described as "one of the most colorful characters in the annals of rock & roll", and that is truly putting it mildly. Although admittedly he is always in rare form (I can confirm, having had a relationship with him toward the end of his life), he is in the rarest of rare forms in this interview, barely allowing Chuck to get a word in edgewise. The dynamic is delightful right from the off.

He is the single common denominator that links “Alley Oop”, Cat Stevens, The Soft Machine, Bruce Johnston, Kiss, Helen Reddy, John Lennon, Ariel Pink, The Byrds, Motley Crue, Frank Zappa, The Modern Lovers, Alice Cooper, Warren Zevon, The Runaways, and the idea of raising a lighter at a concert. Although this chat careens maniacally off the rails, the main topic of conversation centers on Kim’s plan to pave the way for Pet Sounds to make a huge splash amongst the British press and pop star aristocracy. Kim passed away a few years later in 2015, which makes this posthumously released “Chuck Chat” yet another priceless buried treasure.

There’ll be a short sneak peak running publicly for free, but the entirety of this podcast will only be accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Don’t miss it, or you’ll only be getting part of the story. Get it as a one-off, or better yet just subscribe.

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THE FULL STORY BEHIND RANDY CALIFORNIA & SPIRIT (PART 6: SPIRIT OF ’76) (Ep. 246B)

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 04:16:21 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 6 covers the beginning of Spirit’s Mercury Records era, a fertile period rife with creativity, as Randy California wound up processing his feelings around America’s Bicentennial through a surprisingly emotional internal filter, recording so much material for this double set that there was enough left over for a whole other record to come.

Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Randy’s attempt to become a regular guy—including his stint working at a McDonald’s—before disappearing into thin air;
Randy’s move to Hawaii, and some legitimately wild tales regarding his time there;
How Ten Years After backing out of a Florida gig wound up changing the trajectory of Randy’s career;
Reconciling the twin notions of recording an ambitious double set but gracing it with an album cover drawn haphazardly upon…a napkin?;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Spirit’s Spirit of ’76.

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Purchase the 8-episode Spirit series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): Patreon.com/collection/1928400

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.

THE FULL STORY BEHIND RANDY CALIFORNIA & SPIRIT (PART 5: POTATOLAND) (Ep. 246)

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 03:58:39 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 5 details the almost-too-crazy-to-be-believed tale behind one of the most mythically nuts concept albums ever dreamt up.

Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The origin of the Potatoland project;
The massive public uprising that practically forced Randy California to exhume the project several years later;
The 2019 Esoteric Recordings Potatoland box set that has to be one of the ten most essential reissue purchases of all time;
The live radio shows during that era which Randy dared to play on LSD;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Spirit’s Adventures of Kaptain Kopter & Commander Cassidy in Potato Land, the 1973 LP that was rejected by Epic Records.

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The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Purchase the 8-episode Spirit series at a 33% discount (hear as they appear): Patreon.com/collection/1928400

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

LENNY WARONKER REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND VAN DYKE PARKS' SONG CYCLE (PART 4) (Ep. 245B)

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:27:13 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode (Part 4 of a 4-part series edited down from a 5 1/2 hour interview), Lenny Waronker takes a deep-dive stroll along with host Dave Gebroe through his entire career, with priceless commentary and stories peeled off along the way. Legendary producer and Warner Brothers studio head Lenny Waronker is a record producer and music industry executive. As the president of Warner Brothers Records, and later, as the co-founder and co-chair of DreamWorks Records, Waronker was noted for his commitment to artists and his belief that "music, not money, was still number one." In 2025, Waronker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Ahmet Ertegun Award category for non-performing industry professionals.

Part 4 focuses on the first album Lenny ever produced, Side 2 of Van Dyke Parks’ legendary debut LP Song Cycle. Lenny once said: “To be associated with Song Cycle, even now, is more important to me than 99% of the hit records I’ve been involved with.” Parts 2 & 4 are an absolute dream come true for fans of this record.

Here are just a few of the many things that Lenny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The track on the LP that Van Dyke referred to as “like stepping from one kind of music into something else”;
How Randy Newman feels about Nilsson Sings Newman, according to Lenny;
A wildly divergent digression during which I discover the very direct link between The Beau Brummels and Rickie Lee Jones;
An overview of Song Cycle’s ad campaign, one of the most memorable and least conventional music industry experiments of all time;
An in-depth deep dive on every song off Side Two of Song Cycle;
The early days of getting Ry Cooder & Randy Newman’s careers off the ground at Warner Brothers;
Whether or not Van Dyke invented MTV a decade before its time;
And an in-the-moment eulogy for Brian Wilson, who had died only days before the taping of this episode.

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For the full, ad-free, 84-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.

LENNY WARONKER REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS CAREER AT WARNER BROTHERS AND DREAMWORKS RECORDS (PART 3) (Ep. 245)

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode (Part 3 of a 4-part series edited down from a 5 1/2 hour interview), Lenny Waronker takes a deep-dive stroll along with host Dave Gebroe through his entire career, with priceless commentary and stories peeled off along the way. Legendary producer and Warner Brothers studio head Lenny Waronker is a record producer and music industry executive. As the president of Warner Brothers Records, and later, as the co-founder and co-chair of DreamWorks Records, Waronker was noted for his commitment to artists and his belief that "music, not money, was still number one." In 2025, Waronker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Ahmet Ertegun Award category for non-performing industry professionals.

Part 3 focuses on Lenny’s time breathing rarefied air as a studio head, while he ran Warner Brothers Records and DreamWorks.

Here are just a few of the many things that Lenny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The A&R dream team Lenny assembled to sign talent for Warner Brothers in the early 1970s;
Grievances about his time at DreamWorks;
Thoughts on becoming close to the artists with whom he worked;
Tales from the trenches with Elvis Costello and Gordon Lightfoot;
Lenny’s love life;
The biggest asshole he’s ever worked with;
And a lengthy conversational outro that stands alone in the annals of Discograffiti history.

The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti

For the full, ad-free, 62-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

LENNY WARONKER REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND VAN DYKE PARKS' SONG CYCLE (PART 2) (Ep. 244B)

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:24:21 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode (Part I of a 4-part series edited down from a 5 1/2 hour interview), Lenny Waronker takes a deep-dive stroll along with host Dave Gebroe through his entire career, with priceless commentary and stories peeled off along the way. Legendary producer and Warner Brothers studio head Lenny Waronker is a record producer and music industry executive. As the president of Warner Brothers Records, and later, as the co-founder and co-chair of DreamWorks Records, Waronker was noted for his commitment to artists and his belief that "music, not money, was still number one." In 2025, Waronker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Ahmet Ertegun Award category for non-performing industry professionals.

Part 2 focuses on the first album Lenny ever produced, Van Dyke Parks’ legendary debut LP Song Cycle. Parts 2 & 3 are an absolute dream come true for fans of this record.

Here are just a few of the many things that Lenny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The myriad of influences that made up the cultural stew that was Song Cycle;
The mind frame of boundless largesse and expense that went into the making of the record;
The real reason why Van Dyke covered Donovan’s “Colours”, and the reason he used an alias when it was released as a single;
Lenny’s dalliance with speed, and what it did for him at the time that he otherwise had difficulty doing;
Van Dyke’s need to obfuscate his own voice on a record so dependent on being able to understand its lyrical virtuosity;
The current state of Lenny & Van Dyke’s friendship;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Side One of Song Cycle.

The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti

For the full, ad-free, 60-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Majors & up.

LENNY WARONKER REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS EARLY CAREER (PART 1) (Ep. 244)

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:00 -0500

Part 1 focuses on the early years of Lenny’s career, leading up to the first album he ever produced, Van Dyke Parks’ Song Cycle.

Here are just a few of the many things that Lenny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

What it was like growing up with his father Simon, as he set up and funded the launch of Liberty Records;
Befriending Randy Newman as a small child, and coming to realize how gifted he was;
What it’s like for Lenny and Randy to struggle with issues of self-confidence, and how those issues manifest;
Meeting Van Dyke Parks for the first time and beginning to work with him;
Hearing Brian Wilson’s Smile tapes through Van Dyke;
And the contract offered to Van Dyke: possibly the most artistically and financially advantageous agreement ever made with anybody ever.

The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti

For the full, ad-free, 88-minute podcast, either subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon at the Private Tier or higher, or just grab the episode as a one-off at the same link.

The Full Podcast: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Dave's Show Notes are available at a separate link for Lieutenants & up.

THE FULL STORY BEHIND RANDY CALIFORNIA & SPIRIT (PART 4: BAND BREAKS UP, JO JO GUNNE, FEEDBACK, & KAPTAIN KOPTER) (Ep. 243B)

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The chaotic events that led to the band’s break up;
The formation of Spirit side act Jo Jo Gunne, which eventually seceded from Spirit and enjoyed success of their own;
A brief rundown of the Jo Jo Gunne discography;
The one-off iteration of Spirit without Randy California in it, which thankfully produced only a single record, whose closest comparison point is The Velvet Underground’s Squeeze;
The manically inspired beginning of Randy California’s solo career, and the underrated masterwork that came out of it;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Spirit’s Feedback and Randy California’s Kapt. Kopter And The (Fabulous) Twirly Birds.

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BEACH BOYS ARCHIVAL PRODUCER MARK LINETT REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS PRODUCTION CAREER (Ep. 243)

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Mark Linett takes a deep-dive stroll along with host Dave Gebroe through his entire career, with priceless commentary and stories. Legendary producer and audio engineer Mark Linett is best known for his remixing and remastering of The Beach Boys’ catalog. Since 1988, he’s been the engineer of choice for Brian Wilson’s recordings. In 1996, Linett created the first true stereo mix of Pet Sounds. He’s also co-produced nearly all of the band's archival releases, including 1997’s The Pet Sounds Sessions, 1998’s Endless Harmony Soundtrack, 2003’s Hawthorne, CA, and 2011’s The Smile Sessions, as well as the Feel Flows (2021) and Sail On Sailor (2022) box sets. In addition to earning three Grammy Awards, he was nominated for Best Engineered Album for his work on 2004’s Brian Wilson Presents Smile. He’s also worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s Addiction, Los Lobos, Rickie Lee Jones, and Randy Newman.

Here are just a few of the many things that Mark discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Mark’s first few unillustrious gigs on his path to break into the music industry;
His early work milking the Jimi Hendrix catalog;
Mark’s love of The Beach Boys leading up to his work on Brian’s debut 1988 solo album;
Mark’s genius brainstorm of releasing The Beach Boys catalog as those genius celebrate “two-fer” releases;
Assembling The Pet Sounds Sessions and The Smile Sessions;
And the serendipitous story of how he wound up in this industry in the first place.

The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti

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THE FULL STORY BEHIND RANDY CALIFORNIA & SPIRIT (PART 3: TWELVE DREAMS OF DR. SARDONICUS) (Ep. 242B)

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:28:59 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 3 covers Spirit’s most fondly remembered LP, Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus, which also became the commercial high point of the band. An FM underground classic created after the band had parted ways with producer Lou Adler, it has since served as the introductory keyhole for most of the band’s fans.

Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

A discussion about the single that served as the band’s final release of the 1960s;
How Neil Young’s producer David Briggs modified Spirit’s sound to showcase the band in a different light;
The fights happening in the band at the time, not to mention the massive accident that Randy California incurred during the recording of Sardonicus;
Whether Randy’s brain injury contributed to the boundless sense of creativity he experienced for many years to come;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus.

The Free Teaser: linktr.ee/discograffiti

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CSNY'S GRAHAM NASH REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS DEBUT SOLO LP SONGS FOR BEGINNERS (Ep. 242)

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Graham Nash comes clean with host Dave Gebroe about his very first solo album, the classic Songs For Beginners, with commentary and stories from that incredibly fraught, chaotic time. Discograffiti’s Wild Tales: The Graham Nash Interview Series tackles every last release the great Graham Nash ever had a hand in creating, including CSN/Y, C&N, and his solo career, detailing a history almost too wild to be believed.

Here are just a few of the many things that Graham discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The three albums that Graham was making at the same time during that era;
The overly complex relationships which fueled Graham’s songwriting at the time;
The track that features The Grateful Dead, David Crosby, & Neil Young as Graham’s backing band;
Details on Graham’s friendship with Terry Reid;
The very first Crosby & Nash studio session, which wound up devolving into a complete debacle;
Graham’s experience working with Judee Sill, as producer of “Jesus Was A Cross Maker”;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Songs For Beginners.

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THE FULL STORY BEHIND RANDY CALIFORNIA & SPIRIT (PART 2: THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER, MODEL SHOP OST, & CLEAR) (Ep. 241B)

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 04:49:56 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In the first episode of this brand-new series, host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti, and together they discuss the classic psych band’s entire recorded output with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 2 covers the dizzyingly busy period of 1968-1969, during which Spirit became a big touring concern while simultaneously working on several projects at once.

Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The crazed madness of making two albums and a soundtrack basically all at once;
How Spirit wound up creating and releasing their hit single “I Got A Line On You”;
The evolution of their relationship with Lou Adler;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off The Family That Plays Together, Clear, and the Model Shop soundtrack.

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THE FULL STORY BEHIND RANDY CALIFORNIA & SPIRIT (PART 1: THE RED ROOSTERS & THE SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM) (Ep. 241)

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In the first episode of this brand-new series, host Dave Gebroe talks with Spirit biographer Ryan Gabrinetti, and together they discuss the classic psych band’s entire recorded output with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 1 covers the incredible story of the band’s early days, as the band coheres and releases one of the greatest debut albums of all time.

Here are just a few of the many things that Ryan discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How Randy California wound up crossing paths with Jimi Hendrix in a life-changing moment as a teenager that set him on his path for the rest of his life;
How a teenage kid wound up playing in a band with his 45-year-old step-father in an era when you were supposed to distrust anyone over 30;
How Mamas & The Papas producer Lou Adler wound up taking the band under his wing;
The lawsuit with Led Zeppelin over “Stairway To Heaven”, and the Spirit song which they allegedly stole for it;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Spirit, their 1968 debut record.

Sneak Peek: linktr.ee/discograffiti

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CAROL KAYE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HER WORK WITH BRIAN WILSON ON THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (Part 3, Ep. 240B)

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series: it’s Part 2 of Chuck’s chat with his close friend, legendary bassist Carol Kaye. This time around, they’re joined by Chuck’s bassist buddy, Ammo. Carol is one of the most prolific bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings during a career spanning over 65 years. She actually started doing session work in 1957 on guitar, and after a bassist failed to turn up to a session in 1963, she switched to that instrument, quickly making a name for herself as one of the most in-demand session players of the 1960s. She’s appeared on sessions by Frank Sinatra, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Four Tops, and The Monkees. The intro on Glen Campbell's “Wichita Lineman”? She came up with that. Of course, that’s also Carol plucking away on The Beach Boys albums Today!, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), Pet Sounds, and Smile. Most famously, Kaye's bass lines are the driving force behind “Good Vibrations”, one of her many number 1 hits.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Carol discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

What Murry Wilson was like at that time;
The love that Chuck Britz had for Brian, especially during his dark time in the 1970s;
Carol’s views on Paul McCartney’s bass playing;
Her nightmare story of working with producer Joe Thomas;
And Carol’s absolutely brilliant way of explaining why Brian’s music connected with people in such a big way.

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CAROL KAYE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HER WORK WITH BRIAN WILSON ON THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (Part 2, Ep. 240)

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Here’s just a few of the many things that Carol discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Brian’s psychological difficulties;
A nerd’s fantasy: a rundown of her equipment;
The corruption she experienced firsthand while working for Motown;
The music she liked and didn’t like playing;
The particularities of the legendary studios in which she recorded;
And just setting the record straight in general, about absolutely everything.

Sneak Peek: linktr.ee/discograffiti

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HAL BLAINE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS WORK WITH BRIAN WILSON & THE BEACH BOYS (Ep. 239B)

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. This is the interview you’d hope for if you prayed for all the things you wanted Hal Blaine to talk about in a stream of consciousness style, without a filter: what it was like to work with an acid-addled Brian Wilson; how it felt working at The Beach Boys home studio with the rest of the group; attempting to work with Joe Thomas; how it felt having Murry Wilson around; working with a wildly inebriated John Phillips; and how he feels he got accepted into his senior living community.

This entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is the second part of Chuck’s chat with Brian Wilson’s favorite drummer, legendary studio maestro Hal Blaine. It’s not hard to understand why Brian worked with him so often: Hal claimed to have participated in over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. His drumming is featured on 150 US top 10 hits, 40 of which went to number one. Chuck’s interview with Hal took place while the latter was living in a retirement community, and the tone is definitely “no shits given” by this point. Hal passed away a few years later in 2019, which makes this posthumously released “Chuck Chat” yet another priceless buried treasure.

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UNREST’S MARK ROBINSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BILLY JOEL'S DISCOGRAPHY (PART 7: Storm Front & River Of Dreams) (Ep. 239)

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, host Dave Gebroe talks with the epitome of DIY punk spirit (who can also write a pop hook like the best of ‘em), Unrest’s Mark Robinson, and together they discuss Billy Joel’s entire recorded output with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. Part 7 covers the era during which Billy catches his manager’s hand thrust deep in the cookie jar, Christie Brinkley divorces him, he stops writing pop music, dips his toe in classical waters, his drinking starts getting super scary, he gets married again, his third wife gives him a rehab ultimatum, he gets divorced a third time, and then gets married yet again. And he also manages to make and release Storm Front, River Of Dreams, and Fantasies And Delusions.

The goal for this and the previous episode was to make great art about bad art, to create two podcast episodes in inverse qualitative proportion to the rock bottom records being discussed. Mark and Dave accomplished their goal.

Here are just a few of the many things that Mark discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The crazed embezzlement fall-out with Billy’s manager Frank Weber;
Why we have Sean Ono Lennon to thank for “We Didn’t Start The Fire”;
Billy’s Shelter Island Sessions, which collapsed and then transformed into River Of Dreams;
Billy’s swerve into the classical lane with Fantasies And Delusions;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Storm Front and River Of Dreams.

I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.

The Director’s Cut of this episode is ad-free and features a plethora of additional essential material. Support Discograffiti by opting for this clearly superior version.

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CAROL KAYE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HER WORK WITH BRIAN WILSON ON THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (Part 1, Ep. 238B)

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:00:53 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series. Chuck and legendary bassist Carol Kaye are close friends, so this exceptional interview goes incredibly deep in its search for the truth. Carol is one of the most prolific bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings during a career spanning over 65 years. She actually started doing session work in 1957 on guitar, and after a bassist failed to turn up to a session in 1963, she switched to that instrument, quickly making a name for herself as one of the most in-demand session players of the 1960s. She’s appeared on sessions by Frank Sinatra, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Four Tops, and The Monkees. The intro on Glen Campbell's “Wichita Lineman”? She came up with that. Of course, that’s also Carol plucking away on The Beach Boys albums Today!, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!), Pet Sounds, and Smile. Most famously, Kaye's bass lines are the driving force behind “Good Vibrations”, one of her many number 1 hits.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Carol discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The truth about Mike Love;
The first time she crossed paths with Brian Wilson;
Working with Murry Wilson;
The three times that Carol had Brian and Marilyn over to her house.

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UNREST’S MARK ROBINSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BILLY JOEL'S DISCOGRAPHY (PART 6: An Innocent Man & The Bridge) (Ep. 238)

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, host Dave Gebroe talks with the epitome of DIY punk spirit (who can also write a pop hook like the best of ‘em), the great Mark Robinson (of Unrest, Grenadine, Air Miami, Flin Flon, Uncomfortable Police, et al), and together they discuss Billy Joel’s entire recorded output with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. If you’re a long-time listener, then you know that Dave has harbored a long-time hatred of Billy Joel…so why the sudden turnaround in taste? Part 6 covers the time after his divorce, a time when most people tend to sit around and sulk, but not Billy—he dated multiple supermodels, settled down with one, and became happy to an extent that managed to prove conclusively that great art absolutely can not be created by very happy people. And he also managed to make and release An Innocent Man and The Bridge.

The goal for this and the next episode was to make great art about bad art, to create two podcast episodes in inverse qualitative proportion to the rock bottom records being discussed. Mark and Dave accomplished their goal.

Here are just a few of the many things that Mark discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

That time when Billy’s music became more ubiquitous than oxygen, and how he—and more importantly we—dealt with that;
The various acts and song styles that Billy co-opted to create An Innocent Man;
The unfortunate, damaging effect that An Innocent Man had on Dave’s perception of Billy Joel and his music, until only recently;
The wildly successful Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 & 2, which went double diamond and whose two new tracks both became hits;
The heavy Huey Lewis & The News, Sting, and Cyndi Lauper vibe of The Bridge;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off An Innocent Man and The Bridge.

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BRUCE JOHNSTON REVEALS HIS TRUE THOUGHTS ABOUT HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH BRIAN WILSON & THE BEACH BOYS (Part 3, Ep. 237B)

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 05:00:33 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series. By now, Beach Boy Bruce Johnston has retired from being interviewed, so this epic, unheard 2001 interview for Chuck Granata’s Pet Sounds book is absolutely priceless…especially seeing as his fanboy love for Chuck’s Frank Sinatra book wound up contributing to a level of unvarnished honesty that’s super-rare for The Beach Boy universe.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Bruce discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Bruce’s opinion of Smiley Smile;
What it’s like to be scolded in a session and to have it actually make the final mix;
Bruce’s efforts to promote Pet Sounds in England at the time;
Bruce’s advice to Chuck on how best to approach the various Beach Boys in order to get the most out of his interviews with them;
And the roles that the group members played, both in the vocal blend and in their importance to Brian.

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UNREST’S MARK ROBINSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BILLY JOEL'S DISCOGRAPHY (PART 5: Glasses Houses & The Nylon Curtain) (Ep. 237)

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, host Dave Gebroe talks with the epitome of DIY punk spirit (who can also write a pop hook like the best of ‘em), the great Mark Robinson (of Unrest, Grenadine, Air Miami, Flin Flon, Uncomfortable Police, et al), and together they discuss Billy Joel’s entire recorded output with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. If you’re a long-time listener, then you know that Dave has harbored a long-time hatred of Billy Joel…so why the sudden turnaround in taste? Discograffiti’s Mark Robinson Tackles Billy Joel (But Only Metaphorically) Series dissects every last release Billy Joel’s ever had a hand in creating. Part 5 covers the last two records that Billy made before marrying Christie Brinkley and entering his tabloid uber-superstar phase: Glass Houses and The Nylon Curtain.

Here are just a few of the many things that Mark discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Which of us—Mark or Dave—feels like there isn’t a single bad song on Glass Houses;
The song Billy Joel considers the worst he’s ever written, and why he wrote it;
An overview of Billy’s live album, Songs In The Attic;
The recording of which Billy is most proud;
The moment that for Billy led directly to his first divorce;
The lengthy evolution of “Allentown”;
The one time that Billy Joel tried heroin, and the song he wrote about it;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Glass Houses and The Nylon Curtain.

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BEACH BOYS ARCHIVAL PRODUCER MARK LINETT REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH BRIAN WILSON & PET SOUNDS (Ep. 236B)

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:21:52 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series. It’s Chuck’s dizzyingly inspired chat with legendary producer Mark Linett, the producer and audio engineer best known for his remixing and remastering of The Beach Boys’ catalog. Since 1988, he’s been the engineer of choice for Brian Wilson’s recordings. In 1996, Linett created the first true stereo mix of Pet Sounds. He’s also co-produced nearly all of the band's archival releases, including 1997’s The Pet Sounds Sessions, 1998’s Endless Harmony Soundtrack, 2003’s Hawthorne, CA, and 2011’s The Smile Sessions, as well as the Feel Flows (2021) and Sail On Sailor (2022) box sets. In addition to earning three Grammy Awards, he was nominated for Best Engineered Album for his work on 2004’s Brian Wilson Presents Smile. He’s also worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s Addiction, Los Lobos, Rickie Lee Jones, and Randy Newman.

This is Chuck’s lengthy and consistently fascinating interview with Mark from the early 2000’s for his Pet Sounds book…stay tuned for my own more recent interview, which covers completely different territory.

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UNREST’S MARK ROBINSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BILLY JOEL'S DISCOGRAPHY (PART 4: 52nd Street & Glass Houses) (Ep. 236)

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, host Dave Gebroe talks with the epitome of DIY punk spirit (who can also write a pop hook like the best of ‘em), the great Mark Robinson (of Unrest, Grenadine, Air Miami, Flint Flon, Uncomfortable Police, et al), and together they discuss Billy Joel’s entire recorded output with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. If you’re a long-time listener, then you know that Dave has harbored a long-time hatred of Billy Joel…so why the sudden turnaround in taste? Discograffiti’s Mark Robinson Tackles Billy Joel (But Only Metaphorically) Series dissects every last release Billy Joel’s ever had a hand in creating. Part 4 covers the first couple records that Billy made after becoming a superstar: 52nd Street and Glass Houses.

Here are just a few of the many things that Mark discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The vibe and feel that Billy Joel was shooting for on the first album he made after becoming a superstar;
The rock star’s wife about whom he wrote “Big Shot”;
The song that Billy referred to as “the most bullshit song I ever wrote”;
A debate over whether “My Life” inspired the sitcom Bosom Buddies or vice versa;
The beginning of Billy’s struggle to maintain quality across side two of his albums;
Billy’s wild and wacky swerve from jazz to punky new wave;
The huge hit whose lyrics he dashed off lightning quick on the car ride to the studio;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off 52nd Street and the first side of Glass Houses.

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PRODUCER PHIL RAMONE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS LOVE FOR BRIAN WILSON & THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (Ep. 235B)

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 04:32:58 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series. It’s Chuck’s chat with legendary producer Phil Ramone, Billy Joel’s most relied-upon right-hand-man, the producer of every Billy Joel record during the height of his popularity, from 1977’s The Stranger to 1986’s The Bridge. Phil won his first production Grammy for his work on Paul Simon’s Still Crazy After All These Years in 1975, eventually becoming chairman of The Recording Academy. He also helped produce, with Quincy Jones, 2001’s televised A Tribute To Brian Wilson. His credits and accomplishments in the industry are almost literally endless, and what better place to learn about them than Chuck Granata’s 2007 memoir (co-written with Phil) Making Records: The Scenes Behind The Music. Phil passed away a few years after this interview in 2013, which makes this posthumously released “Chuck Chat” yet another priceless buried treasure.

Here are just a few of the many things that Phil discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The dysfunctional Wilson family dynamic, which Phil talks about with great candor;
Digging into the history of harmony, and the experience of working with The Beach Boys on Chicago’s “Wishing You Were Here”;
Working with Burt Bacharach, and Phil’s transition from engineer to producer;
The differences between east coast and west coast records in the 1960s & 1970s;
The Nylon Curtain’s debt to both The Beatles & Pet Sounds-era Beach Boys;
Why Elton John was nervous to perform at the Brian Wilson tribute;
And stereo vs. mono with regard to hearing Pet Sounds.

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UNREST’S MARK ROBINSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BILLY JOEL'S DISCOGRAPHY (PART 3: TURNSTILES & THE STRANGER) (Ep. 235)

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, host Dave Gebroe talks with the epitome of DIY punk spirit (who can also write a pop hook like the best of ‘em), the great Mark Robinson (of Unrest, Grenadine, Air Miami, Flint Flon, Uncomfortable Police, et al), and together they discuss Billy Joel’s entire recorded output with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. If you’re a long-time listener, then you know that Dave has harbored a long-time hatred of Billy Joel…so why the sudden turnaround in taste? Discograffiti’s Mark Robinson Tackles Billy Joel (But Only Metaphorically) Series dissects every last release Billy Joel’s ever had a hand in creating. Part 3 tackles the two mid-1970s records that, after their release, wound up turning him into a superstar: Turnstiles & The Stranger.

Here are just a few of the many things that Mark discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The audible differences between the original James Guercio-produced version of Turnstiles and his self-produced, released version;
The band that Billy poached in order to find the musicians with whom he’d spend most of his career playing;
The Turnstiles track that most Billy Joel die-hards hold to their hearts as an all-time favorite;
What generally happens when Billy tries his hand at reggae;
The massive producer that almost helmed The Stranger before Phil Ramone stepped in;
The mind-blowing level of success which The Stranger achieved;
The song Billy wanted to drop from the track list, which wound up exploding wildly;
The hit whose melody Billy had accidentally stolen before re-writing it as “Movin’ Out”;
The connective thread between 10cc’s “I’m Not In Love” and “Just The Way You Are”;
The three separate songs that were combined into “Scenes From An Italian Restaurant”;
Why, regardless of your favorite Billy Joel track, “Vienna” may just be Billy Joel’s best song of all time;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Turnstiles and Streetlife Serenade.

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UNREST’S MARK ROBINSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BILLY JOEL'S DISCOGRAPHY (PART 2: PIANO MAN & STREETLIFE SERENADE) (Ep. 234B)

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 03:32:20 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, host Dave Gebroe talks with the epitome of DIY punk spirit (who can also write a pop hook like the best of ‘em), the great Mark Robinson (of Unrest, Grenadine, Air Miami, Flint Flon, Uncomfortable Police, et al), and together they discuss Billy Joel’s entire recorded output with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. If you’re a long-time listener, then you know that Dave has harbored a long-time hatred of Billy Joel…so why the sudden turnaround in taste? Discograffiti’s Mark Robinson Tackles Billy Joel (But Only Metaphorically) Series dissects every last release Billy Joel’s ever had a hand in creating. Part 2 tackles his two early-1970s, California-based albums after signing with Columbia Records: Piano Man & Streetlife Serenade.

Here are just a few of the many things that Mark discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The multitude of genres that Billy tries out while in California during the early 1970s, before settling into his known style;
The violent altercation that host Dave Gebroe may have had with the real-life Captain Jack’s son;
The connective threads that bind Billy and Mark as artists that must create no matter what;
The not-very-well-known gang of Billy Joel instrumentals that ended in this era;
Billy’s “saving a hooker” song that’s somehow actually taken from his own personal life;
The amount of money that Billy made off the Piano Man LP;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Piano Man and Streetlife Serenade.

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UNREST’S MARK ROBINSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BILLY JOEL'S DISCOGRAPHY (PART 1: COLD SPRING HARBOR) (Ep. 234)

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, host Dave Gebroe talks with the epitome of DIY punk spirit (who can also write a pop hook like the best of ‘em), the great Mark Robinson (of Unrest, Grenadine, Air Miami, Flint Flon, Uncomfortable Police, et al), and together they discuss Billy Joel’s entire recorded output with commentary, stories, and star ratings for every release. If you’re a long-time listener, then you know that Dave has harbored a long-time hatred of Billy Joel…so why the sudden turnaround in taste? Discograffiti’s Mark Robinson Tackles Billy Joel (But Only Metaphorically) Series dissects every last release Billy Joel’s ever had a hand in creating. Part 1 tackles his turmoil-ridden ancient history, including early bands The Hassles and Attila, plus his debut LP, Cold Spring Harbor.

Here are just a few of the many things that Mark discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Dave’s complete revolution in taste from abject hatred of anything Billy Joel-related to discovering to his shock that he actually likes him;
How first wife Elizabeth’s glue-sniffing brother’s crazed antics gave Billy his initial big break in first band The Hassles;
How The Hassles metamorphosed into Billy’s sole foray into Zeppelin-inspired head-banging with his duo Attila;
An overview of his early days struggling with depression, which culminated in Billy attempting suicide twice in a row;
How that experience turned his life around and led to his career finally taking off;
And an in-depth deep dive on the early Hassles records, plus every song off Attila and his debut Cold Spring Harbor.

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BRIAN WILSON’S ENGINEER LARRY LEVINE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS WORK ON THE BEACH BOYS’ PET SOUNDS & SMILE (Ep. 233B)

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 05:30:40 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series. It’s Chuck’s chat with legendary Gold Star engineer Larry Levine, the man responsible, side by side with The Wrecking Crew, for building Phil Spector’s "Wall of Sound”. His peak accomplishments include “Be My Baby”, “Summertime Blues”, “River Deep, Mountain High”, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’”, “He’s A Rebel”, "Then He Kissed Me", A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector, Pet Sounds, Smile, and so many others. Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss poached Larry in 1967, making him A&M Records’ Chief Engineer. Larry passed away just a few years after this interview in 2008, which makes this posthumously released “Chuck Chat” yet another priceless buried treasure.

Here are just a few of the many things that Larry discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The early days of Gold Star and working with Phil Spector;
The Phil Spector session that became the turning point in his working relationship with the producer;
How Larry created the very first echo chamber, and an in-depth overview on how it developed over time;
Larry’s assessment of Brian Wilson’s overall character;
How Phil talked about Brian to Larry when Brian wasn’t around;
And his relationship with Chuck Britz.

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CSNY'S GRAHAM NASH REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND DAVID CROSBY’S SOLO DEBUT "IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME" (Ep. 233)

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Graham Nash discusses David Crosby’s classic solo debut If I Could Only Remember My Name with commentary and stories. Discograffiti’s Wild Tales: The Graham Nash Interview Series tackles every last release the great Graham Nash ever had a hand in creating, including CSN/Y, C&N, and his solo career, detailing a history almost too wild to be believed.

Here are just a few of the many things that Graham discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

An overview of the initial spate of CSNY solo projects, and how they all performed relative to one another;
The origin story of the Planet Earth Rock & Roll Orchestra, and the albums on which this massive aggregate of legendary musicians have appeared (in the Director’s Cut only);
The only track on which Neil Young and Jerry Garcia are both playing guitar;
How Jerry Garcia wound up being the hero of Remember My Name, and what exactly David & The Dorks was;
The massive boatload of Crosby’s session outtakes, all of which is top-notch quality;
The outstanding financial debt for which Croz is still on the hook to Graham;
Jerry Garcia’s favorite of his own pedal steel guitar performances;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song that comprises David Crosby’s If I Could Only Remember My Name, including David’s own lyrical analyses!

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SUNDAZED RECORDS FOUNDER BOB IRWIN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BEACH BOYS’ PET SOUNDS (Ep. 232B)

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:51:29 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series. It’s Chuck’s chat with re-issue genius Bob Irwin. Bob and his wife Mary started the Sundazed Music label in 1989. The first Sundazed releases were The Great Lost Knickerbockers Album! by The Knickerbockers and Western Union by The Five Americans, and reflected Irwin's personal preference for garage rock and surf music. His skill at restoring old vinyl records for the (then new) CD format attracted the attention of major labels, who increasingly solicited him to help them re-issue material from their back catalogs. He also helped Sony Music release their archival Legacy Records label. Later, his restoration work included early material by the likes of Bob Dylan, Nancy Sinatra, & The Byrds.

In this episode, Bob discusses his relationship with Pet Sounds, its standing in the pantheon no matter how many times you’ve heard it, its importance and influence on music in general, and the wonders of a technology with inherent, imposed limitations.

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BEACH BOYS AUTHOR CHUCK GRANATA REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PET SOUNDS: “CAROLINE, NO” (PART 7) (Ep. 232)

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 02:27:16 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Beach Boys author Chuck Granata reviews and discusses Pet Sounds’ “Caroline, No” with commentary and stories. Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection, and there’s nothing else quite like it. This is the final episode.

Here are just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How Pet Sounds’ final track differs from the rest of the record;
The many possible Carolines who may have inspired the song;
What writing the song wound up setting in motion for Brian, as he attempted to reconnect with his high school crush, Carol Mountain;
An intensive breakdown of the song’s mysterious coda;
And how both Chuck and I connect with “Caroline, No” in a laid-bare, explicitly personal way.

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Chuck Granata’s book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is the ultimate dissection of Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece. Order it on Amazon or at your favorite brick n mortar bookstore.

1001 ALBUM COMPLAINTS HOST ROB KASSEES REVEALS HIS STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS ON HOW TO MAKE A RECORD (Ep. 231B)

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 04:54:48 -0500

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Dave Gebroe interviews our brother podcast’s host Rob Kassees as he walks us through the process of creating and releasing your own album, something he’s done many times over by this point. In fact, he’s just released an initial sold-out vinyl press run of a new record that has to be heard to be believed.

Stay Puft is the best Ghostbusters musical you'll hear this year. Upbeat songs and catchy hooks abound as his band The Chop retells the story of science's triumph over ancient Sumerian demigods. If you love indie concept albums made by old pros whose friendship and experience ooze through the speakers at every turn, you'll love Stay Puft. Printed with love to special "Slimer-green" vinyl with all original songs and artwork.

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LYRICIST TONY ASHER REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND WORKING WITH BRIAN WILSON ON THE BEACH BOYS’ PET SOUNDS (PART 3) (Ep. 231)

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series, Discograffiti presents Part 3 of Chuck’s chat with Tony Asher, Brian Wilson’s lyrical collaborator on Pet Sounds. This is easily the best, most honest and unguarded Tony Asher interview in existence. Huge thank you to Chuck.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Tony discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The tantalizing pitch to rewrite some Beach Boys lyrics that Tony wound up turning down (Director’s Cut only);
How his work writing jingles for Mattel toys dovetailed creatively into his experience working with Brian (Director’s Cut only);
Granular details of his very first hang with Brian;
The grand total of Beach Boys LPs that Tony Asher owns;
His opinion of pre-Pet Sounds Beach Boys lyrics;
And details surrounding the wild Loren Schwartz parties which the two men both attended.

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ELECTRO-THEREMIN INVENTOR DR. PAUL TANNER REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND WORKING WITH BRIAN WILSON ON THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (Ep. 230B)

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series. It’s Chuck’s chat with Dr. Paul Tanner, inventor (with Bob Whitsell) of the Electro-Theremin, which he also famously played on three Beach Boys tracks: “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times,” “Good Vibrations,” and “Wild Honey.” Paul passed away a few years later in 2013, which makes this posthumously released “Chuck Chat” yet another priceless buried treasure.

Here are just a few of the many things that Paul discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How he got the idea for the Electro-Theremin in the first place;
The differences between the theremin and Dr. Tanner’s simpler device;
His days playing trombone with the Glenn Miller Band;
The 1958 record Music For Heavenly Bodies, which was the first full-length LP to feature Paul’s instrument;
Being asked to join The Beach Boys on tour;
And what happened when a different Wilson brother hired Paul for a session date.

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BEACH BOYS AUTHOR CHUCK GRANATA REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PET SOUNDS: “I JUST WASN'T MADE FOR THESE TIMES” & “PET SOUNDS” (PART 6) (Ep. 230)

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Beach Boys author Chuck Granata reviews and discusses Pet Sounds’ “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times” and “Pet Sounds” with commentary and stories. Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection, and there’s nothing else quite like it.

Here are just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Dave Gebroe’s 2 favorite songs of all time;
The use of the Electro-Theremin in “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times,” which stands as its first usage in a pop/rock record ever;
Tony Asher’s inability to personally connect with the lyrics to “I Just Wasn’t Made”;
The spiritual successor to the song that Brian created and recorded with Andy Paley in the 1990s;
The true origin and first-draft title of the title track;
And how both Chuck and I connect with “I I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times” and Pet Sounds” in a laid-bare, explicitly personal way.

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AUTHOR LEWIS SHINER REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS EPIC NOVEL “OUTSIDE THE GATES OF EDEN” (Ep. 229)

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, author Lewis Shiner discusses his epic, 868-page, music-based novel Outside The Gates Of Eden, which follows a series of characters from 1965 to the present day. Lewis describes it as a "War & Peace for the Woodstock Generation," and I believe it is an absolute masterpiece, one of the 10 best books I’ve ever read in my life.

Lewis explains the book’s origin, its adept blend of fact and fiction, how Dylan going electric became the leap-off point for both himself and his main characters, how the entirety of Woodstock earned a place in the book as a tour de force tableaux during an important sequence, the real-life stalwarts from the late 1960s rock scene who became characters in this world, and how he knew as an author that it was time to stop writing books.

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WRECKING CREW PIANIST LARRY KNECHTEL REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND WORKING WITH BRIAN WILSON ON THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 228B)

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series. It’s Chuck’s chat with Larry Knechtel, the Wrecking Crew keyboard player and bassist who—along with Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys—has worked with Simon & Garfunkel, Duane Eddy, The Mamas & The Papas, The Monkees, The Doors, The Byrds, The Grass Roots, Elvis Presley, Jerry Garcia, and Billy Joel. He also was a key member of the band Bread. Larry passed away a few years later in 2009, which makes this posthumously released “Chuck Chat” yet another priceless buried treasure.

Here are just a few of the many things that Larry discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

What he ascertained early on as a studio musician’s average career length, which then led to a healthy fear of his phone no longer ringing;
His legendary work on Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water”;
Besides Brian, the only Beach Boy he says his fellow studio musicians ever saw in the studio along with them;
The curse of having perfect pitch;
And his friendship with Jim Gordon…not to mention the fate of the 50+ hours of jam tapes that he recorded with him, which included spoken ruminations on what was bugging Jim at the time.

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CSNY'S GRAHAM NASH REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE “OHIO” SINGLE, THE 1970 TOUR, & THE GROUP'S BREAK-UP (Ep. 228)

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Graham Nash reviews and discusses the “Ohio” single, CSNY’s 1970 tour, and their first break-up (of many) with commentary and stories. Discograffiti’s Wild Tales: The Graham Nash Interview Series tackles every last release the great Graham Nash ever had a hand in creating, including CSN/Y, C&N, and his solo career, detailing a history almost too wild to be believed.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Graham discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The 1968 night during which Graham smoked some hash and managed to write three classic songs (in The Director’s Cut only);
CSN’s one rule as a group by which they lived (in The Director’s Cut only);
The early CSN band members who fell by the wayside while they were coming together as a group in Sag Harbor (in The Director’s Cut only);
The 9-week, 3,000 mile boat journey Crosby & Nash took before the release of Deja Vu;
How the $7 million 1970 tour broke down in chaos;
The batshit crazy way that Fuzzy Samuels managed to cope with the chaotic tone of the 1970 CSNY gigs;
How “Ohio” happened;
The Fillmore East show during which Stills pulled out the stops to showboat for Bob Dylan, who was in the audience;
How CSNY initially broke up;
And an in-depth deep dive on Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young’s “Ohio” 45 and Four-Way Street double-live LP!

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BEACH BOYS AUTHOR CHUCK GRANATA REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PET SOUNDS: “I KNOW THERE'S AN ANSWER” & “HERE TODAY” (PART 5) (Ep. 227)

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Beach Boys author Chuck Granata reviews and discusses Pet Sounds’ “I Know There's An Answer” (originally written as "Hang On To Your Ego") and “Here Today,” with commentary and stories. Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection, and there’s nothing else like it.

Here are just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The extremely illuminating original title of “Hang On To Your Ego”;
Some background info on little-known “Ego” co-writer Terry Sachen;
The impact of LSD on Brian’s consciousness during that time;
The difficulty that Tony Asher had with writing lyrics to “Here Today”;
The fraught relationship that Brian Wilson had with “Here Today”;
The Four Seasons song that may have been a “Here Today” influence;
And how both Chuck and I connect with “I Know There’s An Answer” / “Hang On To Your Ego” and “Here Today” in a laid-bare, explicitly personal way.

Listen: linktr.ee/discograffiti

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WRECKING CREW PIANIST DON RANDI REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND WORKING WITH BRIAN WILSON ON THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (Ep. 226B)

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

The next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is Chuck’s chat with Don Randi, Brian Wilson’s beloved Wrecking Crew pianist, not to mention Nancy Sinatra’s trusted ivory-tickling accomplice. Chances are if you’ve fallen in love with the piano work in a song from the 1960s or 1970s, it’s Don: “Good Vibrations,” “ABC,” “He’s A Rebel,” “It’s My Party,” “A Little Less Conversation,” “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” “Somethin’ Stupid,” “I Got You Babe,” “Different Drum”…the list goes on and on. Don is truly a national treasure.

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JACKASS’S WEE MAN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BLACK SABBATH (PART 3: SABOTAGE, TECHNICAL ECSTASY, NEVER SAY DIE, & 13) (Ep. 226)

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Here are just a few of the many things that Wee Man discusses with Discograffiti in Part 3 of this podcast:

The Sabbath song that single-handedly created thrash metal;
The two songs on Sabotage that Ozzy felt were distractions on an otherwise perfect album;
The many bad ideas behind Black Sabbath recording in Miami;
The telling t-shirt that Ozzy had made during the recording of Technical Ecstasy;
The weird several months after Ozzy split and Sabbath replaced him with ex-Fleetwood Mac vocalist Dave Walker;
The outright insanity of the Never Say Die! sessions;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Sabotage, Technical Ecstasy, Never Say Die!, and 13!

I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.

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MUSIC JOURNALIST DAVID WILD REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BRIAN WILSON & THE BEACH BOYS PET SOUNDS (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 225B)

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

The next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is Chuck’s chat with David Wild, a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine. His published books include Seinfeld: The Totally Unauthorized Tribute (1998), And the Grammy Goes To...: The Official Story of Music's Most Coveted Award (2007), He Is . . . I Say: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Neil Diamond (2009), and others. Wild hosted the Bravo television series Musicians, and has written for the Grammy Awards since 2001, becoming a producer for the show in 2016. In 2022, his Naked Lunch podcast debuted, featuring a wide range of guests, including Graham Nash, Susanna Hoffs, Keanu Reeves with his band Dogstar, Peter Frampton, Jimmy Kimmel, and many more.

Here’s just a few of the many things that David discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Why Pet Sounds is perfect;
Tony Asher’s incredibly commendable side gig;
The reliance on Brian’s inner child to produce greatness;
And what Brian Wilson revealed as his favorite Beach Boys record to David.

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JACKASS’S WEE MAN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BLACK SABBATH (PART 2: MASTER OF REALITY, VOL. 4, & SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH) (Ep. 225)

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Jackass’s Jason “Wee Man” Acuna is such an Ozzy fan, he crossed the ocean to see the Back To The Beginning gig before even having a ticket. (He made it in, Thank God.) The biggest little metalhead on the planet joins Discograffiti in paying tribute to the all-time greatest metal band in a whipcrack-fast three-part series that’ll school you in how metal got started. And to sweeten the pot, we’re only covering the Ozzy era.

Here are just a few of the many things that Wee Man discusses with Discograffiti in Part 2 of this podcast:

The Black Sabbath track that Billy Corgan credited with inventing grunge;
The reason Sabbath downtuned their guitars further on Master Of Reality, and the sub-genres that wound up creating;
How Tony Iommi’s “Sweet Leaf” coughing was captured;
The secret messages planted throughout Vol. 4’s songs and packaging, not to mention its initial jettisoned title;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Master Of Reality, Vol. 4, and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath!

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TOM FRANGIONE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS WILD EXPERIENCES WITH THE BEACH BOYS' BRIAN WILSON (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 224B)

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 02:00:00 -0400

The next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is Chuck’s chat with Tom Frangione, who’s been part of the official Beatles Channel on SiriusXM since its launch in 2017, serving as their 'Resident Beatles Expert'. He co-hosts the weekly "Fab Fourum,” “Apple Jam” with co-host David Fricke, and the weekly rarities program "Way Beyond Compare.” He also writes the weekly show "Across The Universe", which focuses on John Lennon's life and music. Tom is the long-time master of ceremonies at the Fest For Beatles Fans, as well as acting as Contributing Editor to Beatlefan Magazine and Joe Johnson's Beatle Brunch Radio. Above all else, this is hands-down the funniest interview of Chuck’s series.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Tom discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Hysterically funny details behind one of the more awkward Brian Wilson interviews that ever went down;
The song Brian once admitted he wished he’d written…and it’s not “Be My Baby”;
And a very smart breakdown of the mid-1960s Beatles / Beach Boys tennis match of inspiration.

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JACKASS’S WEE MAN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BLACK SABBATH (PART 1: THE SELF-TITLED DEBUT & PARANOID) (Ep. 224)

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Here’s just a few of the many things that Wee Man discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

A rundown of his experience attending the already-legendary Back To The Beginning gig;
The band’s early days growing out of the late-Sixties British blues scene;
The great allure of turning their debut record around in 48 hours flat that continued to hold appeal as a way of working for some members of the group;
The shockingly depressive underpinning of Geezer’s lyrics for “Paranoid”;
How in the hell Wee Man deals with his Jackass-induced aches & pains;
A look back at Wee Man’s relationship with Billy Barty when he was a kid;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song off Black Sabbath and Paranoid!

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MUSIC DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR DENNY TEDESCO REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS NEW FILM “THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY” (Sneak Peek, Ep. 223B)

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

The Wrecking Crew is to the Sixties what The Immediate Family are to the Seventies, so it’s no accident that music doc director extraordinaire Denny Tedesco tackled both groups of studio musicians in equally fascinating documentaries. While we’re on the topic of Graham Nash, The Immediate Family became Crosby & Nash’s touring ensemble, nicknamed The Mighty Jitters on the road for reasons we won’t go into here.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Denny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How Denny’s relationship with his father (Wrecking Crew guitarist Tommy Tedesco) changed after his cancer diagnosis;
The ways in which his newest doc The Immediate Family differs from his first, The Wrecking Crew;
The cold, hard realities of making an independent film;
The toxic relationship between Hal Blaine and Carole Kaye;
His incredible upcoming music doc projects;
And our mutual dream doc project.

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CSNY'S GRAHAM NASH REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND CROSBY, STILLS, NASH, & YOUNG'S "DEJA VU" (1970) (Ep. 223)

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Here’s just a few of the many things that Graham discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Woodstock, Altamont, and the death of Crosby’s girlfriend Christine Hinton happening one after the other after their debut record was released;
The other candidates who were pitched to join CSN before Neil Young;
What Jimi Hendrix called CSN’s music;
A mind-blowing recollection of Jerry’s Garcia’s pedal steel-playing prowess;
Graham’s honest assessment of Neil Young’s “Country Girl”;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song that comprises Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young’s Deja Vu LP!

Wild Tales: The Graham Nash Interview Series tackles every last release the great Graham Nash ever had a hand in creating, including CSN, CSNY, C&N, and his solo career, detailing a history almost too crazy to be believed. His honesty is profoundly refreshing, and overall this series is a Mt. Olympus climb which explores the Aquarian age in all its majesty and chaos. It’s already overtaken my life in so my ways…and it’s my hope that it does the same to yours.

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FRENCH HORN PLAYER ALAN ROBINSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS WORK WITH BRIAN WILSON ON THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 222B)

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

The next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is Chuck’s chat with French horn player Alan Robinson, the man whose extraordinary playing graces “God Only Knows.” It’s absolutely incredible what a photographic memory Alan possesses—listening to him speak, it’s as if you’re sitting there right beside him, watching Brian Wilson through the control room glass. This interview is an absolute must-hear for Pet Sounds fans.

At 21, Alan became the youngest contract member of the 20th Century Fox orchestra, where he played on films like The King & I, Carousel and The Sound Of Music. In the mid-1960s, he discovered that "being a busy session player was more lucrative than symphonic work,” which is how he came to be on Pet Sounds. Among his other pop credits are sessions and/or live shows with Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Neil Diamond, Earth, Wind, & Fire, The 5th Dimension, Johnny Mathis, Elton John, and Paul McCartney & Wings.

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BEACH BOYS AUTHOR CHUCK GRANATA REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PET SOUNDS: "GOD ONLY KNOWS" (PART 4, Ep. 222)

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Chuck Granata’s book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is the ultimate dissection of Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece. Chuck and I wound up diving so deep into the record, we unfortunately had to seek treatment for the bends…yet thankfully it was a risk worth taking, as Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection. Episode 4 is an examination of everything you’ll ever need to know about the classic first track on Side 2 of Pet Sounds, often considered The Beach Boys’ greatest song of all time: “God Only Knows.”

Here’s just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The Lovin’ Spoonful song that likely inspired the writing of “God Only Knows”;
Notwithstanding its controversial title, the other instance of that very title being utilized in another composition a decade earlier;
The compositional aspect that makes it completely unique in Brian Wilson’s songwriting canon;
A smattering of reactions from some of the biggest songwriting talents alive;
The implications of Brian moving production over to 8-track at Columbia Studio;
Brian’s coaching advice to his brother Carl before his classic vocal take;
And how both Chuck and I connect with “God Only Knows” in a laid-bare, explicitly personal way.

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BRUCE JOHNSTON REVEALS HIS TRUE THOUGHTS ABOUT HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH BRIAN WILSON & THE BEACH BOYS (Part 2, Sneak Peek of Ep. 221B)

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

By now, Beach Boy Bruce Johnston has retired from being interviewed, so this epic, unheard 2001 interview for Chuck Granata’s Pet Sounds book is absolutely priceless…especially seeing as his fanboy love for Chuck’s Sinatra book wound up contributing to a level of unvarnished honesty that’s super-rare for The Beach Boy universe.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Bruce discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

“Brian’s blender,” and the stew of his early influences;
The differences between Brian & Phil Spector’s approaches;
Capitol Records’ sabotage of Pet Sounds;
Bruce’s efforts in igniting a groundswell of interest in the UK upon Pet Sounds’ release;
And the difficulty of nailing the vocal parts that Brian had in mind.

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BRUCE JOHNSTON REVEALS HIS TRUE THOUGHTS ABOUT HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH BRIAN WILSON & THE BEACH BOYS (Part 1, Ep. 221)

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Here’s just a few of the many things that Bruce discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The only band Bruce thought that had what it took to pick up creatively where The Beach Boys left off at their peak;
The point at which Bruce felt Brian’s creativity had fully run its course;
His honest evaluation of his early Beach Boys knock-off records;
His championing of “Barbara Ann”’s release after “The Little Girl I Once Knew” tanked;
What Bruce feels is the last great piece of music out of Brian Wilson;
And The Beach Boys LP he prefers to Pet Sounds.

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LYRICIST TONY ASHER REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS WORK WITH BRIAN WILSON ON THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (Part 2) (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 220B)

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

The next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is Part 2 of Chuck’s chat with Tony Asher, Brian Wilson’s lyrical collaborator on Pet Sounds. This is easily the best Tony Asher interview in existence. You won’t want to miss a minute of this multi-part extravaganza. All I can say is: Thank you, Chuck.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Tony discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How Brian & Tony felt about Pet Sounds as they were making it;
The song that Tony felt knocked Brian out the hardest;
A rundown of the tactics Tony employed to convince Brian to use the title “God Only Knows”;
Tony’s favorite on the album, plus the single most difficult set of lyrics he was tasked to write;
A scene-setting of the first time Tony ever heard the completed record;
And the deal Tony struck with Murry Wilson, not to mention that one time he had to deal with him.

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BEACH BOYS AUTHOR CHUCK GRANATA REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PET SOUNDS: "DON'T TALK", "I'M WAITING FOR THE DAY", "LET'S GO AWAY FOR A WHILE", & "SLOOP JOHN B" (PART 3) (Ep. 220)

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Chuck Granata’s book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is the ultimate dissection of Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece. Chuck and I wound up diving so deep into the record, we unfortunately had to seek treatment for the bends…thankfully it was a risk worth taking, as Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection. Episode 3 is an examination of everything you’ll ever need to know about the remainder of Pet Sounds’ Side 1: “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder),” “I’m Waiting For The Day,” “Let’s Go Away For Awhile,” and “Sloop John B.”

Here’s just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Brian Wilson’s studio preparation for the production of “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)”;
What Brian feels is “the one cut off the album I didn’t really like that much”;
The Burt Bacharach song on which Brian had felt he’d subconsciously based “Let’s Go Away For Awhile”;
The stunning original intention for the final planned Pet Sounds session, before that date was used to knock out the entire mix of the LP;
Brian’s Great Bahamian Folk Song Swindle;
A full half-hour interview with Sid Sharp, whose string section played on virtually all of Brian's string dates, including both Pet Sounds and "Good Vibrations” (in The Director’s Cut only);
And how both Chuck and I connect with “Don’t Talk,” “I’m Waiting For The Day,” “Let’s Go Away For Awhile,” and “Sloop John B” in a laid-bare, explicitly personal way.

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LYRICIST TONY ASHER REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS WORK WITH BRIAN WILSON ON THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (Part 1) (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 219B)

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

The next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is Part 1 of Chuck’s chat with Tony Asher, Brian Wilson’s lyrical collaborator on Pet Sounds. Since I didn’t conduct the interview, I can be fully honest in my assessment without fear of reprisal: this is easily the best Tony Asher interview in existence. You won’t want to miss a minute of this multi-part extravaganza. The amount of insight on display is mind-blowing and thoroughly indispensable. All I can say is: Thank you, Chuck.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Tony discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

A comprehensive verbal tour of Brian and Marilyn’s house on Laurel Way;
How Tony knew definitively that he’d gotten far too stoned with Brian at his house one day;
Tony’s certainty that he’d introduced Brian to both the bass flute…AND THE THEREMIN;
And Brian’s singularly unique judiciousness in booking session musicians.

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BEACH BOYS AUTHOR CHUCK GRANATA REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PET SOUNDS: "WOULDN'T IT BE NICE", "YOU STILL BELIEVE IN ME", & "THAT'S NOT ME" (PART 2, Ep. 219)

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Chuck Granata’s book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is the ultimate dissection of Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece. Chuck and I wound up diving so deep into the record, we unfortunately had to seek treatment for the bends…thankfully it was a risk worth taking, as Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection. Episode 2 is an examination of everything you’ll ever need to know about the first three tracks on Pet Sounds: “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “You Still Believe In Me,” and “That’s Not Me.”

Here’s just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

A brief eulogy for Brian Wilson, as this was our first episode taped after his passing;
The jaw-dropping alleged lyrical subtext of “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”;
How the opening track deviated from Brian & Tony Asher’s typical collaborative approach;
How Brian set out to make two accordions sound like violins;
The reason for the appearance of the bicycle horn on “You Still Believe In Me”;
The only Pet Sounds track on which Dennis Wilson drummed;
An unreleased 15-minute session during which Brian and Tony experiment with piano sounds for the “You Still Believe In Me” backing track (Director’s Cut only);
And how both Chuck and I connect with the record’s opening three tracks in a laid-bare, explicitly personal way.

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WRECKING CREW DRUMMER HAL BLAINE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BEAVCH BOYS' BRIAN WILSON (Part 1) (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 218B)

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

The next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is Part 1 of Chuck’s chat with Brian Wilson’s favorite drummer, legendary studio maestro Hal Blaine. It’s not hard to understand why Brian worked with him so often: Hal claimed to have participated in over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. His drumming is featured on 150 US top 10 hits, 40 of which went to number one. Chuck’s interview with Hal took place while the latter was living in a retirement community, and the tone is definitely “no shits given” by this point. Hal passed away a few years later in 2019, which makes this posthumously released “Chuck Chat” yet another priceless buried treasure.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Hal discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Hal’s “Strangers In The Night” session with Frank Sinatra, and the classic drum beat from which he cribbed;
The early days of the session players which Hal liked to call “The Wrecking Crew”;
Getting started with Phil Spector, and how Phil liked to work;
Meeting Don Randi;
The beautiful gesture that Brian Wilson demonstrated to his friend while Hal was in the midst of experiencing the suicidal terror of his divorce.

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CSNY'S GRAHAM NASH REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND CROSBY, STILLS, & NASH (THE SELF-TITLED 1969 DEBUT ALBUM) (Ep. 218)

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Here’s just a few of the many things that Graham discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The reasons why he split from The Hollies (Director’s Cut only);
A recounting of the very first time he met Crosby & Stills, plus the fateful question they posed to him;
Exactly who was Captain Manyhands, and why he was so crucial to the success of that debut album;
The several identities behind the amalgam of personalities Crosby sung about in “Guinnevere”;
The very first time Graham met Joni Mitchell;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song that comprises the Crosby, Stills, & Nash LP!

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Wild Tales: The Graham Nash Interview Series tackles every last release the great Graham Nash ever had a hand in creating, including CSN, CSNY, C&N, and his solo career, detailing a history almost too crazy to be believed. His honesty is profoundly refreshing, and overall this series is a Mt. Olympus climb which explores the Aquarian age in all its majesty and chaos. It has already overtaken my life in so my ways…and it’s my hope that it does the same to yours.

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FOUR FRESHMEN MANAGER BILL WAGNER REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BEING THE MENTOR OF THE BEACH BOYS' BRIAN WILSON (Ep. 217B, Sneak Peek)

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

The next entry in the Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series makes for a perfect pairing with last week’s—it’s Chuck’s chat with Brian Wilson’s early mentor Bill Wagner, The Four Freshmen’s manager. This extremely lucid conversation offers a one-after-the-other cavalcade of precious insights, from the first visit to Bill’s office by a green-behind-the-ears Brian in 1958 to the ineffable sadness of later years. Bill passed away back in 2011 (only three months before Ross left us), which makes this posthumously released interview another priceless buried treasure.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Bill discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

A description of Brian’s initial 1958 office visit, and how he decided to go about impressing the manager;
Candid impressions of Murry Wilson, including an embarrassing tale about Murry’s hijacked Capitol building tour;
Fascinating insights into Brian’s initial home recording dalliances;
A recounting of a truly scary conversation he shared with Brian in 1966 about his experiments with LSD;
And the truly upsetting final conversation the two men shared.

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BEACH BOYS AUTHOR CHUCK GRANATA REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PET SOUNDS (PART 1) (Ep. 217)

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Who better to tackle Discograffiti’s epic, multi-episode Deep-Dive into The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds—my second favorite album of all time behind only Smile—than the scholarly yet super-cool Petsoundsologist Chuck Granata, whose book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is the ultimate piece of work on the LP? Chuck and I dived so deep we actually had to seek treatment for the bends, but as you’ll hear it was worth every second. Episode 1 is the story of the record from soup to nuts, without an examination of its specific songs…which is coming in episodes 2 through 6.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How an unassuming advertising jingle writer named Tony Asher somehow wound up collaborating with the greatest American songwriter on the planet on what many now consider to be the greatest LP of all time;
Brian’s drug experimentation back in 1966, which he used to jog his creative process;
The daily collaborative routine that Brian and Tony enjoyed;
Whether or not Pet Sounds was intended by Brian to be an honest-to-goodness concept album (Director’s Cut only);
An examination of the initial rumblings of group infighting that later proved to be fundamental in toppling the band;
The Beach Boys’ process of learning vocals literally directly before singing them;
And the long game of the record’s success, which began with a comparative tanking.

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THE FOUR FRESHMEN'S ROSS BARBOUR REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS INFLUENCE ON THE BEACH BOYS' BRIAN WILSON (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 216B)

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

We kick off the Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series at the very beginning…it’s Chuck’s conversation with one of Brian Wilson’s most towering influences, Ross Barbour of The Four Freshmen! His father Murry took Brian to see the legendary harmony group when he was 14, and he got the opportunity to meet them. The concert and that meeting had a profound effect on young Brian, who said, “My voice was shivering as I was talking to them…I was so in awe of them. It was one of the biggest moments in my life. [Their song] ‘It’s a Blue World’ made me cry. I learned to make four-part harmonies from the Four Freshmen.” Russ passed away back in 2011, which makes this posthumously released interview a particularly priceless buried treasure.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Ross discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The genetic uniquenesses that combine to make family harmony an inimitable feat;
Ross’s fantasy of developing a barbershop harmony supercomputer;
How Brian Wilson built upon The Four Freshmen sound for The Beach Boys;
How the group achieved the sparkling sound of their Capitol recordings;
From where Ross feels the melancholy in Brian’s music originated;
And what it felt like to ultimately be passed over in favor of groups like The Beach Boys who wouldn’t even exist without The Four Freshmen.

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THE HONEYS' MARILYN WILSON-RUTHERFORD & GINGER BLAKE REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THEIR ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY & WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE MARRIED TO THE BEACH BOYS' BRIAN WILSON (PART 2, Ep. 216)

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0400

In Part 2 of my amazing discussion with two-thirds of The Honeys, Marilyn, Ginger, and I work our way through some wildly emotional terrain, including what it was like to share lives with a creative genius while he was operating at his peak.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Marilyn & Ginger discuss with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How Marilyn felt about Brian’s Smile-era decor in their Laurel Way home;
Their thoughts on the Smile-era music, not to mention their ever-evolving lifestyle;
What it was like being produced by Murry;
The story behind American Spring, and the wonderful music that act produced;
The Honeys’ two latter-day LPs;
Their late-1960s singles, and the slew of wonderful guest appearances on other artists’ records (Director’s Cut only);
And how the ladies feel about Pet Sounds lyric collaborator Tony Asher.

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BEACH BOYS AUTHOR CHUCK GRANATA & MANAGER FRED VAIL REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND BRIAN WILSON'S PET SOUNDS TIMELINE DIARY (Ep. 215B, Sneek Peak)

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Recorded only two days before the great man’s passing, this audiobook-style episode is a Brian Wilson diary that covers the 27 sessions it took to accomplish one of his great works, a span of six months that kicks off at the moment in December 1965 when he first heard The Beatles’ Rubber Soul and vowed to make the greatest rock record of all time, to Pet Sounds’ release in May 1966. I’m joined by the world’s foremost Petsoundsologist Chuck Granata, author of the incredible book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. This episode features a critical cameo by the great Fred Vail.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The Pickwick Bookstore acid flashback that inadvertently provided the initial inspiration for Pet Sounds;
The unlikely figure who first introduced Van Dyke Parks to Brian Wilson;
The only song on the record that features The Beach Boys playing instruments;
The record company’s real motivation for releasing “Sloop John B” as a single;
How Brian countered record company disinterest in a classic meeting held at Capital HQ;
The importance of Bruce Johnston’s UK Pet Sounds unveiling;
And a beautiful cameo by Fred Vail describing the atmosphere at the mastering session, which was only attended by Fred and Brian’s wife Marilyn.

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THE HONEYS' MARILYN WILSON-RUTHERFORD & GINGER BLAKE REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THEIR ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY & WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE MARRIED TO THE BEACH BOYS' BRIAN WILSON (PART 1, Ep. 215)

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 04:40:00 -0400

Here’s just a few of the many things that Marilyn & Ginger discuss with Discograffiti in this podcast:

What the group was like before they bumped into Brian Wilson;
The amazing way station for rock and roll talent that was the Rovell household, and the ways in which Brian fundamentally changed the family for the better;
How Marilyn feels about Mike Love’s current touring version of The Beach Boys;
An in-depth discussion of their first few classic 45s;
And a talk about how much of an inspiration Marilyn was in Brian’s music and lyrics.

Recorded just after granddaughter Lola Bonfiglio made it onto American Idol, but before Brian’s recent passing, this delightful yet intensive 4-hour interview with two-thirds of The Beach Boys’ Sister Group—cousins Ginger and Marilyn—covers all the projects both under Marilyn’s former husband Brian Wilson’s guiding hand and the records made of their own volition. If you mistakenly thought they were just a female knock-off act, then prepare yourself for a glorious education.

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MOBY GRAPE BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND SKIP SPENCE (EPISODE 12: THE FINAL CHAPTER) (Ep. 214B Sneak Peek)

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This is the final episode of the Grape Expectations Series, which covers Skip’s life during the years 1981-1999. Here’s just a few of the many things that Cam discusses with Discograffiti in Part 6 of our discussion:

Skip’s 1990s band Epicenter;
How Robert Plant became instrumental in sparking a Spence family reunion;
Skip’s final music project, Eternity’s Gate;
The details surrounding Skip’s track “Land Of The Sun”, which was created for the X-Files TV show LP, but was left off the album;
How the More Oar compilation project was assembled;
And what it was like to hang out with the band back in 1996 when I was an awe-struck and overly stoned 24-year-old fan geek.

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Wouldn’t It Be Nice If Chuck Granata Gave Me All His PET SOUNDS INTERVIEWS? (Episode 214)

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Meet Chuck Granata. Chuck’s written the only tome anyone needs about Pet Sounds, entitled Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. His timing in climbing aboard the Discograffiti train is splendid, indeed: his entrance has allowed this season to balloon to gargantuan proportions. Simply put, it will be the most in-depth investigation of a single record ever enacted in the history of music.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The origin of Chuck’s book;
The ludicrous amount of incredible interviews that Chuck conducted for his book;
The crazy road trip we took together to retrieve his tapes, which were in storage 10 hours away across the US;
And a look ahead at Season 3 of “The Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True”.

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213B. MOBY GRAPE BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND SKIP SPENCE (PART 5: THE 1970’s: SKIP DREAMS BIG, THEN NOT AT ALL) (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 11)

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Here’s just a few of the many things that Cam discusses with Discograffiti in Part 5 of our discussion:

The importance of meeting Gordon Stevens at the beginning of the 1970’s;
Skip’s plans to mount an surprisingly ambitious live show around his Oar LP;
Moby Grape’s reunion…and also the very first reunion in rock history;
The disastrous consequences of Skip tossing his psych meds out a car window;
Bill Graham’s Moby Grape meltdown;
Whatever happened with Skip’s short-lived 1972 band The Yankees;
And Moby Grape’s cocaine era.

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CSNY'S GRAHAM NASH REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS LOVE FOR THE BEACH BOYS' PET SOUNDS (Ep. 213)

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Welcome to Season 3 of “The Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True!” This season focuses solely on Pet Sounds, and stands as the most in-depth investigation of a single record ever enacted in Discograffiti history. The Beach Boys’ 11th LP changed a lot of lives, not least of which the man who brought his effortlessly breezy pop charm to The Hollies, Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, and his own solo career. In fact, this episode stands as the launching point of a huge Graham Nash series—his longest interview of all time—which will air concurrently with this unprecedented Pet Sounds showcase.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Graham discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Why Graham’s journey to achieve greatness may have begun with The Hollies’ terrible attempt at “Marrakesh Express”;
A peek into Crosby, Stills, & Nash’s formation;
The incredible method The Hollies used to test out their final mixes (Director’s Cut only);
The frustrating story behind the lost CSN album Human Highway (Director’s Cut only);
Why it was felt that the chaos-evoking Neil Young was an essential ad to the group (Director’s Cut only);
Whether Graham is ultimately a Beach Boys fan or a Brian Wilson fan;
The songs in which Graham felt he came closest to the vulnerable intimacy of Pet Sounds;
And how important LSD was to the person that Graham became.

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If you’re a Beach Boys or Graham Nash superfan like me, The Director’s Cut of this episode is ad-free and features 14 additional minutes of essential material.

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212B. SNEAK PEEK OF MOBY GRAPE BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND SKIP SPENCE (PART 4: WEIRD HERALD, PACHUCO, & THE DOOBIE BROTHERS) (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 10)...

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Grape Expectations’ Episode 10 will hip you to one of the greatest lost psych bands of the 1960s, as we explore the late 1960s-early 1970s in Skip’s life, a time when he gave it his best shot acting as Dad to four kids when he just couldn’t hack it, as the pull of the lifestyle got the better of him...but not before helping to assemble one of the most successful bands of the 1970s.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Cam discusses with Discograffiti in Part 4 of our discussion:

The batshit insane drug called “LBJ” that Skip may possibly have taken when he had his breakdown;
The first wave of Grape acolytes who found their way west to search for Skip and the gang…and with whom Skip played matchmaker, creating a band by accident that wound up practically owning the 1970s;
A side deep-dive on Weird Herald, Billy Dean Andrus’s band that existed concurrently with Moby Grape’s initial run, plus a track-by-track rundown of their recently released masterpiece, Just Yesterday;
And the short-lived band in which Skip played with Billy Dean Andrus called Pachuco.

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212. MOBY GRAPE’S PETER LEWIS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE HISTORY OF THE BAND PART 3 (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 9)

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Welcome to Part 3, and the final installment of my conversation with Peter Lewis, a one-of-a-kind discussion that leapfrogs incessantly from one shocking revelation to the next. Here’s just a few of the many things that Peter discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

That time he took psilocybin with some hit men;
How he was hoodwinked into participating in the 20 Granite Creek project;
Robert Plant’s favorite Moby Grape song;
What he did during his 1971-1977 self-ordained “Wandering Phase”;
An almost unbearably intense retelling of the Skip Spence monastery exorcism tale;
The Moby Grape album that was mainly an excuse to vacuum up as much cocaine as was humanly possible;
And a full rundown of the circumstances behind The Real Potato’s shelving (Director’s Cut only).

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If you’re a Moby Grape & Skip Spence superfan like me, The Director’s Cut of this episode is ad-free and features 25 additional minutes of essential material.

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211B. MOBY GRAPE’S PETER LEWIS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE HISTORY OF THE BAND PART 2 (SNEAK PEEK OF GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 8)

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Grape Expectations’ Episode 8 is the true turning point of the series, a breathless conversation with Moby Grape guitarist/songwriter Peter Lewis which goes to great lengths to illustrate the point a man must reach where it becomes preferable to move furniture for his grandma as a side hustle in lieu of recording a single additional note with his musical soulmates.

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211. MOBY GRAPE’S DON STEVENSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE HISTORY OF THE BAND PART 3 (TRULY FINE CITIZEN, 20 GRANITE CREEK, LIVE GRAPE, LEGENDARY GRAPE, ETC) (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 7)

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Welcome to Part 3, and the final installment of my conversation with Don Stevenson, in which we cover the expansive era of 1969 to the present. Don says this will be the very last time he’ll be talking about his time in Moby Grape, so you absolutely will not want to miss this.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Don discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How Skip Spence’s Oar really got made, not the mythological pajama-wearing motorcycle ride to Nashville that’s been bandied about for years;
The difficulty of Bob Mosley’s breakdown occurring in the much larger shadow of Skip’s concurrent mental problems;
The reasons why their final album, 2010’s The Real Potato, was shelved (Director’s Cut only);
How their disastrous 1971 gig at The Fillmore East really went down;
The unimaginable horrors that occurred during the making of 20 Granite Creek;
And a track-by-track deep-dive on Truly Fine Citizen, 20 Granite Creek, Live Grape, Legendary Grape, and several other records Moby Grape made during this period!

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If you’re a Moby Grape & Skip Spence superfan like me, The Director’s Cut of this episode is ad-free and features 27 additional minutes of essential material.

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210E. CARNIE WILSON ON BRIAN WILSON’S EVENTUAL PASSING (FROM DECEMBER 2024)

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:07:49 -0400

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210D. BRIAN WILSON: A EULOGY

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:29:22 -0400

Just a brief word on the heartbreak his music so perfectly captures and that this inevitable day has brought.

Coming on June 27th: Season 3 of "The Beach Boys' And Your Dream Comes True"--a very, very long season honoring and celebrating the almighty Pet Sounds.

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210C. JORMA KAUKONEN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND JEFFERSON AIRPLANE & HOT TUNA

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

This last-minute interview promoting Jorma’s appearance at The Hudson Valley Music Festival thankfully fell into my lap…because it'll be the first in an upcoming Jefferson Airplane Deep Dive Series featuring Jorma, Jack Casady, & (fingers crossed) Grace Slick, all the living members of the classic Airplane line-up. Tickets to The Hudson Valley Music Festival are going fast, so jump on it now: it’s happening this Saturday, June 14th (2025), in Croton Point Park, Croton NY.

Visit hudsonrivermusicfestival.com to check out the killer line-up and buy tickets (Admission is free for children 12 & under.)

Here’s just a few of the many things that Jorma discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Jorma’s holy shit moment of creative epiphany that started it all;
His early days in the South Bay folk scene coming up with Janis Joplin, Skip Spence, Billy Dean Andrus, and other legendary figures;
My live pitch to get a Jefferson Airplane Discograffiti Deep Dive interview series going;
How a reluctant Jorma was initially convinced to join the Airplane;
The various factors that split up the band;
The record of his that’s most redolent of the ravages of substance abuse;
And the wonders of getting and staying sober.

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210B. SNEAK PEEK OF MOBY GRAPE BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND SKIP SPENCE (PART 3: BREAKDOWN & OAR) (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 6)

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 6 of our Grape Expectations Series features Moby Grape & Skip Spence biographer Cam Cobb detailing Skip’s June 1968 mental breakdown, as he grabs a fire axe and goes after drummer Don Stevenson. That error in judgment lands him in Bellevue for six months, and upon his release he heads to Nashville with his family to create his groundbreaking solo album Oar.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Cam discusses with Discograffiti in Part 3 of our discussion:

Exactly what happened when Skip lost the plot;
As much info as is available on the mysterious Joanna Wells, the witchy woman who seemed to be at least partially responsible for Skip’s overnight transformation;
The creepy details of Don’s visit to Joanna’s Greenwich Village pad;
A peek inside Bellevue, as somehow Skip experiences his most inspired creative surge;
And a track-by-track breakdown of not just Oar, but every released moment in the 3-CD AndOarAgain box set collection!

Full Episode:

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210. MOBY GRAPE’S DON STEVENSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE HISTORY OF THE BAND PART 2 (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 5) (WOW/GRAPE JAM, MOBY GRAPE '69)

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Episode 5 of our Grape Expectations Series is the podcast to hear if you ever wondered what it felt like to be hunted down by a psychedelically deranged band member wielding a fire axe. Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Don Stevenson, in which we cover the most harrowing period of his life, not to mention the band’s career (1967-1969). Don says this will be the very last time he’ll be talking about his time in Moby Grape, so you absolutely will not want to miss this.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Don discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How Moby Grape wound up blowing it at Monterey Pop;
The point at which their manager Matthew Katz went to war with the band;
The experience of touring the country at the same time as The Fake Grape;
And a track-by-track discussion of both Wow/Grape Jam and Moby Grape ’69.

Listen: linktr.ee/discograffiti

I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.

If you’re a Moby Grape & Skip Spence superfan like me, The Director’s Cut of this episode is ad-free and features 25 additional minutes of essential material.

Purchase The Director’s Cut as a one-off at Patreon.com/Discograffiti.

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209B. SNEAK PEEK OF MOBY GRAPE BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND SKIP SPENCE (PART 2: GRAPE DAZE) (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 4)

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Episode 4 of our Grape Expectations Series features Moby Grape & Skip Spence biographer Cam Cobb talking about Skip’s rollercoaster ride through those early days of Moby Grape, a tale which includes disastrous tours, lawsuits, police busts, horribly nefarious managers, a fake touring version of the band, mysterious black magic witches, drug-induced madness, insane asylums, and attempted murder with an axe. And, no joke—that’s just within the band’s first two years.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Cam discusses with Discograffiti in Part 2 of our discussion:

A step-by-step reconstruction of the hunt for talent that wound up pulling together the original band;
The manifold ways in which Matthew Katz failed them as a manager;
How The Summer of Love ironically wound up beating this great band down;
A discussion about why Skip’s songs of biblical reckoning took a sharp left into novelty-adjacent Weird Al territory!
*** This episode includes a cameo appearance by the great JERRY MILLER, who talks with Cam about the band’s early days as they began to gel as a unit!

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209. MOBY GRAPE’S DON STEVENSON & PETER LEWIS REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE HISTORY OF THE BAND (PART 1: THE SELF-TITLED DEBUT & WOW) (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 3)

Fri, 30 May 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Episode 3 of our Grape Expectations Series features two—count ‘em, TWO SEPARATE INTERVIEWS with drummer Don Stevenson and guitarist Peter Lewis, each of whom gives their own Rashomon-like perspective on the fascinating early part of Moby Grape’s career. Disastrous tours, lawsuits, police busts, horribly nefarious managers, a fake touring version of the band, mysterious black magic witches, and drug-induced madness. And, no joke—that’s just within the band’s first two years.

The first episode of my conversations with both Don & Peter features both men discussing their first two records, the self-titled debut and Wow, right up to when Skip had his breakdown.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Don & Peter both separately discuss with Discograffiti in Part 1 of our conversation:

How the band initially coalesced;
The early days finding their sound at The Ark;
How the major label feeding frenzy over the band wound up impacting them;
Don’s infamous front cover middle finger;
An in-depth discussion of their legendary self-titled debut;
The steep downhill slide that began literally on the night of their launch party;
And the time Skip broke down crying in the studio when the reaction to his new song wasn’t as he’d expected.
Then, for good measure, Peter drops a bomb at the end of the whole thing.

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208B. SNEAK PEEK OF MOBY GRAPE’S BOB MOSLEY REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE HISTORY OF THE BAND (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 2)

Mon, 26 May 2025 06:00:00 -0400

The great Bob Mosley—Mr. Blues himself—is known for a soul-belting voice that is a true force of nature. As a man who’s transcended his share of real blues (a bout of homelessness, a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia that’d sideline the average person), conversely Bob has fronted multiple bands, been idolized by Robert Plant, and played in a late-1970s supergroup with Neil Young called The Ducks.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Bob discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

What it was like opening for The Rolling Stones;
How he first found out that he could sing like that;
His favorite song on Moby Grape’s classic debut;
What it was like living on the street;
His relationship with Skip Spence, both of whom endured a lifetime struggle with the same severe psychological diagnoses, yet neither man ever admitted defeat.

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208. MOBY GRAPE BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND SKIP SPENCE (EPISODE 1: PRE-GRAPE) (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS)

Fri, 23 May 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Grape Expectations, an immersive, 5-week-long, Rashomon-style series about the amazing band Moby Grape, featuring all three living band members and their biographer. There is no crazier story in the history of music than that of The Grape. It includes disastrous tours, lawsuits, police busts, horribly nefarious managers, a fake touring version of the band, mysterious black magic witches, drug-induced madness, insane asylums, and attempted murder with an axe. And, no joke—that’s just within the band’s first two years.

The first episode features Moby Grape and Skip Spence biographer Cam Cobb talking about Skip’s dizzying years leading up to the formation of Moby Grape!

Here’s just a few of the many things that Cam discusses with Discograffiti in Part 1 of this podcast:

Skip’s wandering childhood;
Coming up with Billy Dean Andrus in the South Bay folk scene;
His first (little-known) acid trip;
The truth behind the wild legend of Skip passing through both Quicksilver and Jefferson Airplane in literally one afternoon;
Skip’s initial songwriting efforts;
And his whirlwind 10-month tenure in The Airplane!

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207. DEAN WAREHAM REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND GALAXIE 500 & RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 3: THIS IS OUR MUSIC)

Fri, 16 May 2025 04:00:00 -0400

For my money, Galaxie 500 was the greatest dream pop group that ever existed. And Dean’s Discograffiti appearance couldn’t possibly be better timed: his brand-new solo LP, That’s The Price Of Loving Me—his best work since 1990 imho—marks the first time he and producer Kramer have collaborated since that very year, after the latter had doused Galaxie 500’s perfect triumvirate of albums in his trademark reverb bath.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Dean discusses with Discograffiti during the final chapter of this podcast:

The band’s brief experience employing a manager;
The most off-the-beaten-path place that Dean’s ever performed “Hearing Voices”;
Initial rumblings of the formation of Luna;
Dean’s surprising favorite track on the record;
Honest details about the disintegration of Galaxie 500;
And a track-by-track rundown of their classic final LP, This Is Our Music!

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206. DEAN WAREHAM REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND GALAXIE 500 & RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 2: ON FIRE)

Fri, 09 May 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Here’s just a few of the many things that Dean discusses with Discograffiti in Part Two of this podcast:

Our many wayward tales of dropping acid and wandering around Cambridge, Mass.;
Exactly how many songs are inspired by LSD on their sophomore record;
The nature of the disagreement that practically broke them up for good before the release of their debut;
The question Sonic Boom had for Dean;
Dean’s in-the-moment realization that the Blue Thunder EP was an unintentional suicidal depression concept piece;
And a track-by-track rundown of On Fire!

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If you’re a Galaxie 500 superfan like me, you’ll want The Director’s Cut of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 10 additional minutes of essential material. Purchase it as a one-off, get the entire Season 1 & 2 Series as a bundle (listed under Collections), or better yet…

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205. DEAN WAREHAM REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND GALAXIE 500 & RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 1: TODAY)

Fri, 02 May 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Here’s just a few of the many things that Dean discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

A deep-dive into the degree of urgency intended by “Don’t Let Our Youth Go To Waste,” which Discograffiti wisely co-opted as its eternal sign-off;
An overview of the type of material proffered by Dean’s early band Speedy & The Castanets;
The early champions who wound up making things happen for the band;
And a track-by-track rundown of Galaxie 500’s demo tape and their classic debut, Today!

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204B. STREET CRED: HOW I WOUND UP CORRESPONDING WITH BIG LURCH, AN ALLEGED CANNIBAL RAPPER

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0400

One day on a whim about a decade ago, I reached out to incarcerated rapper Big Lurch, with the idea of one day making a documentary about his legitimately crazy tale. He responded with a letter. Then another. And another, all of them beautifully written. And then the calls started coming, sometimes as many as several a day. The documentary never wound up getting off the ground, but the letters and calls—while not always consistent—never stopped. Until, one day, they did.

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204. MOGWAI’S STUART BRAITHWAITE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND JOY DIVISION & RATES THEIR RECORDS (PART 2: CLOSER)

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Everyone needs a Beach Boy break every now and then, and I’m happy as a clam to announce this sharp left turn with Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite, as we take a mutual descent into the heart of darkness. Our examination of every last triumphantly bleak release by post-punk progenitors Joy Division is a dependably in-depth celebration of this great band’s “eerie spatially.”

Here’s just a few of the many things that Stuart discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The avalanche of crazily top-shelf singles Joy Division released between their two LPs, including “Love Will Tear Us Apart”;
The obscure song from which Joy Division cribbed the riff for “Love Will Tear Us Apart”;
The super-cool but maddening-at-the-time decision to do an exclusive release of Stuart’s all-time favorite Joy Division 45 through a French fanzine;
The unfortunate inverse ratio of the band’s success to Ian Curtis’s worsening epilepsy and suicidal urges;
The crucial role that mundane conversation held in Joy Division’s band rehearsals;
The details surrounding Ian Curtis’s tragic suicide;
Stuart’s favorite album of all time;
And a track-by-track rundown of Joy Division’s posthumous classic Closer.

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If you’re a Joy Division & Mogwai superfan like me, you’ll want The Director’s Cut of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 13 additional minutes of essential material. Purchase it as a one-off, get the entire Season 1 & 2 Series as a bundle (listed under Collections), or better yet…

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203. MOGWAI’S STUART BRAITHWAITE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND JOY DIVISION & RATES THEIR RECORDS (PART 1: UNKNOWN PLEASURES)

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Here’s just a few of the many things that Stuart discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

An exploration of their early punk years as Warsaw;
The band’s feeling that producer Martin Hannett never properly captured their real sound in the studio;
A side discussion about the successful bands of the 1960s who we feel are vastly overrated;
The pricelessly uncouth way in which they kicked their original drummer out of the band;
Whether or not this is Stuart’s favorite debut album of all time;
And an in-depth rundown of Unknown Pleasures and a bunch of early singles and EPs.

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If you’re a Joy Division & Mogwai superfan like me, you’ll want The Director’s Cut of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 15 additional minutes of essential material. Purchase it as a one-off, get the entire Season 1 & 2 Series as a bundle (listed under Collections), or better yet…

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202B. SPACEMEN 3’S SONIC BOOM ON DRUGS, KIDS, THE RED KRAYOLA, & WHY EMOTICONS SUCK

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Believe it or not, this explicitly vulnerable catch-up was simply my prelude to rapping with Pete Kember about The Beach Boys’ Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). Pete’s a truly great man, so wonderful to talk with, and these 15 minutes were a free-range roam during which we tackled a wide variety of topics just as compelling as anything ever spoken about on Discograffiti.

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202. WRECKING CREW PIANIST DON RANDI & DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR DENNY TEDESCO REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ STACK-O-TRACKS

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0400

For our big Season 2 Finale, Discograffiti’s opted to fudge the timeline just a bit in order to give the proper red-carpet drum-roll gravitas to Season 3, especially since much of the music on The Beach Boys’ “Stack-O-Tracks” was created during this period, by the musicians who’d go on to create 99% of the music created during Season 3. In this very special episode, the inimitable Don Randi and Wrecking Crew guitarist Tommy Tedesco’s son Denny Tedesco—director of the excellent music docs The Wrecking Crew and The Immediate Family—come together for an overview of the black sheep of The Beach Boys’ 1960s catalog, plus a history of the musicians who made most of the music on it…not to mention most of Pet Sounds & Smile.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Don and Denny discuss with Discograffiti in this podcast:

A sneak peek preview of Denny’s upcoming third music doc;
The very different original track listing for “Stack-O-Tracks”;
The origin story and early days of The Wrecking Crew;
The many reasons for the disbursement of that classic group of great players;
The resentments of the band members who wound up being replaced on their records by the 1960s session guys;
If Don really knew that Brian was a genius at the time, without the benefit of hindsight;
Plus, some background on the ill-fated 1992 Phil Spector session with The Wrecking Crew that never quite came off.

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201B. LEGENDARY FM RADIO & SIRIUS XM DJ PAT ST. JOHN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ SINGLE “THE LITTLE GIRL I ONCE KNEW”

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This Beach Boys 45 is the band’s final musical communique prior to Pet Sounds’ release, and although it’s indisputably up there with the greatest music they’ve ever created, it died a relative death at the hands of FM radio DJs at the time due to the extremely unconventional and bold series of silences featured in the song. DJs were left scratching their heads, horrified by the prospect of dead air, and so instead resorted to playing “Barbara Ann” off the recently released “Party!” LP, which wound up becoming a far bigger hit. So who better to explain the curious fate of “The Little Girl I Once Knew” than legendary FM radio DJ and Sirius XM mainstay Pat St. John, whose perspective on the undeserved fate of this classic single is a sorely needed one.

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201. THE BEST SHOW’S TOM SCHARPLING REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ PARTY! (PLUS THE SEMINAL STEPPING STONES EN ROUTE TO PET SOUNDS)

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0400

The Best Show’s Tom Scharpling has been a Beach Boys obsessive for over 40 years, and the idea behind bringing him on for Party!, The Beach Boys’ oft-dismissed 10th LP that also served as a stopgap measure allowing Brian Wilson to buy time to shape Pet Sounds, was to feature a guest who took this record seriously. In addition, the various unreleased experiments in which Brian was engaging during this era are some of the most fascinating studio visits Brian would ever make in his life, and each and every one is covered in forensic detail (especially in The Director’s Cut edit). Greatness was not just around the corner…it was already here.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Tom discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How Tom initially became deeply, deeply obsessed with The Beach Boys in the early 1980s, and the burnout he eventually incurred via oversaturation;
The time in the late 1980s that a young Tom contacted a radio call-in show that featured Brian, only to harangue him about when Smile was coming out;
A fascinating series of unreleased studio experiments that paved the way for both Pet Sounds & Smile;
A discussion about whether or not The Beach Boys are an inherently funny band…or not at all in the least;
A debate over whether covering their own material on Party was proto-Weird Al or just a complete misfire;
And a track-by-track rundown of the Party! LP.

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If you’re a Beach Boys superfan like me, you’ll want The Director’s Cut of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 13 additional minutes of essential material. Purchase it as a one-off, get the entire Season 2 Series as a bundle (listed under Collections), or better yet…

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200B. SNEAK PEEK INTO THE EPIC ROUNDTABLE DEEP-DIVE WITH THE SMITHEREENS’ DENNIS DIKEN & FRIENDS REVEALING THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ SUMMER DAYS (AND SUMMER NIGHTS!!)

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This incredibly special bonus episode, possibly the longest documented conversation about The Beach Boys 9th LP, is exactly as its title suggests. Here we have four human beings disproportionately excited by the task at hand, throwing down in a medically unadvisable manner. I crushed this 3 1/2 hour behemoth down to 2 1/2 hours, and I couldn’t conceive of losing another second of it. I’m not kidding.

There’ll be a short sneak peak running publicly for free, but the entirety of this podcast will only be accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Don’t miss the full episode, or you’ll only be getting part of the story. Get it as a one-off, purchase the entire Beach Boys Season 1, or better yet just subscribe.

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It’s completely free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for the Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for early release, ad-free, super-extended Director's Cuts of the main show plus half our Patreon episode archive, & $20 for Discograffiti’s bonus episodes and our entire Patreon episode archive. There are now over 300 Patreon episodes.

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200! SPACEMEN 3’S PETE KEMBER (AKA SONIC BOOM) REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ SUMMER DAYS (AND SUMMER NIGHTS!!)

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Returning guest Pete Kember (aka Sonic Boom) is back, and better than ever, as he tackles the 9th LP by The Beach Boys. As it says in David Leaf’s 1990 CD two-fer liner notes: “After side two of Today!, it didn’t seem possible that Brian could return to these simpler themes, but for one last album, he found a way to combine Capitol’s commercial demands with his artistic calling.” Stay tuned, Pete’ll be back for one of our many episodes on SMiLE!

Here’s just a few of the many things that Pete discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How Pete’s obsession with The Beach Boys began;
An in-depth conversation about Brian Wilson’s first acid trip in April 1965;
A consensus on Bruce Johnston’s entrance into the band;
Exactly how influenced Animal Collective’s Panda Bear is by The Beach Boys;
Brian’s absolute hatred of his vocal for “Let Him Run Wild”;
And the great “filler” debate, specifically with regard to exactly how much of it mars this record.

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If you’re a Beach Boys superfan like me, you’ll want The Director’s Cut of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 11 additional minutes of essential material. Purchase it as a one-off, get the entire Season 2 Series as a bundle (listed under Collections), or better yet…

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199B. SNEAK PEEK INTO AUTHOR DAVID LEAF GOING TRACK-BY-TRACK ON THE BEACH BOYS’ TODAY! (PART 2)

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This is an absolute treat of a bonus episode, featuring the remainder of my interview with David Leaf…and the most important material, to boot. This hour-long special is a track-by-track rundown of all the songs featured on The Beach Boys’ classic 8th LP, “Today!” Part 1 found us just getting started—welcome, then, to the main event.

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199. AUTHOR DAVID LEAF REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ TODAY! (PART 1)

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Welcome to Season 2 of “The Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True!” Sub-titled “Icarus Ascending,” this season focuses solely on the year 1965 because, well…a whole heck of a lot can happen in that short a timespan if you’re Brian Wilson edging ever closer to your peak. The Beach Boys’ 8th LP, Today!, is tackled by none other than author/filmmaker David Leaf, who’s long held the belief, despite the reams he’s written on “Pet Sounds”—not to mention his forthcoming “Smile” oral history—that “Today!” is his favorite of their records. Tune in and find out why.

Here’s just a few of the many things that David discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How David’s Brian Wilson fascination began;
Revealing details about his brand-new book about “Smile,” and how he came to write it;
The chaotic steps leading to Today’s creation and release;
Whether Brian’s nervous breakdown was real or him resorting to extreme behavior to get his way;
And the role that marijuana played during the “Today!” era in Brian’s compositional style and arrangements.

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If you’re a Beach Boys superfan like me, you’ll want The Director’s Cut of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 10 additional minutes of essential material. Purchase it as a one-off, get the entire Season 1 Series as a bundle (listed under Collections), or better yet…

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198B. ”THE BEACH BOYS: AND YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE” SEASON 1 WRAP-UP GOSSIP, SEASON 2 COMING ATTRACTIONS, & RUSS TITELMAN BONUS GOODIES! (WITH JOE KENNE...

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Welcome to the fulcrum point of Season 1’s finale and the beginning of Season 2! In this episode, special guest Joe Kennedy and I talk about all the juicy Season 1 Wrap-Up Gossip I can’t talk about on the public platforms, an explanation of Season 2’s entire line-up, what’s coming up around the bend in Season 3, and a bonus guest spot that couldn’t fit elsewhere but is packed with transportive, transcendental musical awesomeness. Don’t miss it, here’s where we turn a corner along with Brian on his bullet train flight to the heavens.

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198. SEASON 1 FINALE: AUTHOR JON STEBBINS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ ALL SUMMER LONG (PART 2)

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0400

The Beach Boys’ sixth LP is unquestionably one of their best. It’s a transitional one, too, which is why this record stands as the perfect signpost at which to conclude “Catch A Wave: 1961-1964.” This two-part Season One Finale is an intense investigation of the heady days that built up to the explosion of creativity that still stands unequalled in the annals of music history. Beach Boys author Jon Stebbins is back, and he explains why his favorite Beach Boys record preceded what’s normally considered Brian’s most celebrated era.

*** STAY TUNED, BECAUSE SEASON 2 BEGINS NEXT WEEK! ***

Here’s just a few of the many things that Jon discusses with Discograffiti in this Season 1 finale podcast:

Brian Wilson’s curious signature move of placing random coughing and muttered background conversations in his otherwise perfect tracks;
The importance of drive-in theaters in the culture at the time, and how best to sneak people in;
Brian’s insistence that his best, most important song was a track on this very album;
An in-depth breakdown of Side 2 of the All Summer Long LP;
The wild build-up of landmark events in Brian’s life as 1964 drew to a close which comparatively makes the last scene in GoodFellas feel about as intense as a an afternoon at a retirement community;
And the most important nervous breakdown in music history.

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197B. SNEAK PEEK INTO ENDLESS SUMMER QUARTERLY EDITOR DAVID BEARD REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ CHRISTMAS ALBUM

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Welcome to Discograffiti’s exploration of The Beach Boys’ seventh studio album, this one packed with holiday cheer and orchestral sparkle. In this episode, special guest David Beard and I talk about Brian’s album-length excuse to work with one of his heroes, Four Freshman arranger Dick Reynolds, whose expertise with the 41-piece orchestra that plays on half this LP foreshadows Brian’s just around the corner on Pet Sounds. We also discuss whether this was a dry run for an A-Side/B-Side tonal discrepancy that wound up coming heavily into play on 1965’s Today! LP, as well as what exactly happened with the group’s botched late-1970s Christmas album sequel.

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Note: It’s mentioned in this episode that Brian didn’t work with arranger Dick Reynolds again until his unreleased 1977 LP Adult/Child, but in fact they did collaborate again for a single orchestral session which went unreleased, held ostensibly to boost Brian’s confidence prior to getting started on Pet Sounds. More details to come in Season 2.

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197. SEASON 1 FINALE: AUTHOR JON STEBBINS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ ALL SUMMER LONG (PART 1)

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 04:00:00 -0500

The Beach Boys’ sixth LP is unquestionably one of their best. It’s a transitional one, too, which is why this record stands as the perfect signpost at which to conclude “Catch A Wave: 1961-1964.” Part 1 of Discograffiti's Season One Finale is an intense investigation of the heady days that built up to the explosion of creativity that still stands unequalled in the annals of music history. Beach Boys author Jon Stebbins is back, and he explains why his favorite Beach Boys record preceded what’s normally considered Brian’s most celebrated era.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Jon discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The hard-to-argue theory that the sessions that devolved into chaos with Murry present wound up giving them number one singles;
The importance of “I Get Around” topping the charts when it did;
How “I Get Around” begat the hip-hop boast;
The origin point of the Beatles/Beach Boys rivalry;
The only topic that gets Brian to join the conversation;
And an in-depth breakdown of Side 1 of the All Summer Long LP!

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196B. SNEAK PEEK OF BEACH BOYS FANATIC DOMENIC PRIORE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BRIAN WILSON’S ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK FOR MUSCLE BEACH PARTY

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Welcome to Discograffiti’s exploration of Brian Wilson’s truncated yet intriguing foray into film. In this episode, Domenic Priore and I talk primarily about the Annette Funicello American International flick Muscle Beach Party, which houses an original Brian Wilson soundtrack created during the All Summer Long period, as well as details about the Beach Boys movie that almost was! This podcast will only be accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Don’t miss it, or you’ll only be getting part of the story.

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196. THE SMITHEREENS’ DENNIS DIKEN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ SHUT DOWN VOLUME 2

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 04:00:00 -0500

By the time The Beach Boys had released their fifth LP, they were firing on all cylinders, creating some of the best and most powerful music they’d ever make. Enter Dennis Diken: Smithereens drummer, rock historian, co-producer of this very series, and mensch-about-town, who takes us by the collective hand and guides us through this fraught era of the Boys’ history, as the Fab Four rose up from out of nowhere and offered then-unwelcome but ultimately very useful creative competition.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Dennis discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The real-life story that inspired Brian Wilson to write “Help Me, Ronda”;
How Murry wound up getting sacked, and the familiar way in which he dealt with it;
Whether “Warmth Of The Sun” foretold JFK’s assassination or offered a fresh tribute to it;
A friendly argument over whether or not the record falls apart toward the end;
And an incredible cameo by Russ Titelman, who clarifies how “Fun Fun Fun” came to be!

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195C. SNEAK PEEK OF PRODUCER RUSS TITELMAN & ENDLESS SUMMER QUARTERLY EDITOR DAVID BEARD REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND BRIAN WILSON’S OUTSIDE PRODUCTIONS

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 04:00:00 -0500

Welcome to Discograffiti’s exploration of Brian Wilson’s Outside Productions, of which there are very many, discussed with both Endless Summer Quarterly’s Editor-In-Chief David Beard, who is currently entrenched in a year-long series on this very topic (!), as well as Producer/Songwriter Russ Titelman—Brian’s pal and confidante during this time, as well as producer of all the classic 1970s Randy Newman LPs and Brian’s first solo album. In this episode, we talk about what Brian wound up getting out of his non-Beach Boy production work, what he brought back into the Beach Boy fold from all this work, the various regrets of some of the artists who worked with him but never quite hit the big time, and Russ’s in-depth ruminations on the two classic songs he co-wrote with Brian: “Guess I’m Dumb” & “Sherry, She Needs Me.”

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195B. EDITOR DAVID BEARD REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS ENDLESS SUMMER QUARTERLY ORIGIN STORY (THE BEACH BOYS PUBLICATION OF RECORD)

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:00:00 -0500

In today’s bonus episode, Discograffiti is thrilled to introduce the passionate David Beard, whose Endless Summer Quarterly, The Beach Boys Publication of Record, is mandatory reading for Beach Boys fans. In this podcast, we talk about ESQ’s origin story, how a chance meeting with Lee Dempsey changed the course of his life, our shared love of Smile and how he first learned of it, and how the memory of Carl Wilson has guided his hand over the years.

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195. AUTHOR JON STEBBINS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE WILD & RESTLESS TALE OF DAVID MARKS AFTER THE BEACH BOYS

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 04:00:00 -0500

David Marks never stayed in one place for long after leaving The Beach Boys. In this special episode, David Marks biographer and Beach Boys author Jon Stebbins steps aboard the Discograffiti train to address the ridiculous controversy behind the volatile David Marks season opener interview, before transitioning into a blow-by-blow account of a consistently fascinating career that has as its trademark the appearance of having very little connective thread of which to speak.

Here’s just a few of the many things that Jon discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

A postscript commentary on Discograffiti’s controversial David Marks interview with his biographer, a man who knows him better than most;
Some of the wild behavior that got David sacked from The Beach Boys;
How David’s income was cut off months before David was actually removed from the band;
Murry Wilson’s bizarre, vengeful campaign to squash any chances that David Marks & The Marksmen may have had at being successful…while simultaneously offering them assistance, too;
And the ways in which LSD began to color his musical stylings during the late 1960s.

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If you’re a Beach Boys superfan like me, you’ll want The Director’s Cut of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 11 additional minutes of essential material. Purchase it as a one-off, get the entire Season 1 Series as a bundle (listed under Collections), or better yet…

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194B. BEACH BOYS MANAGER FRED VAIL REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ CONCERT

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Welcome to Discograffiti’s exploration of The Beach Boys’ classic first live album, discussed with the man responsible for it in the first place: the great Fred Vail. In this episode, Fred and I talk about how he initially got involved with The Beach Boys, the noticeable lack of live albums in the early rock and roll era, how each of the band members wound up changing, the last time he ever saw the original Beach Boys live on stage, how it felt to witness the writing of “The Warmth Of The Sun,” and whether that happened before or after JFK was assassinated.

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194A. WILL CULLEN HART’S FINAL INTERVIEW (PRESENTED BY THE DISCOGRAFFITI SOLDIERS OF SOUND PODCAST)

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 06:44:09 -0500

This episode was recorded just six days before the untimely and tragic death of Indie rock legend Will Cullen Hart.

It also marks the beginning of Patrick Fleming as part of the team.

The original theme of the discussion was to be “Explanation II” by Olivia Tremor Control, but we wound up covering both of the band’s LPs, as well as the work of some of Hart’s favorite musical artists.

We’ll be sure to keep everyone updated on the vinyl release of “Explanation II” on the Elephant 6 Recording Company imprint in the months ahead.

Get to know your new music-obsessed friends in Rudy Fischmann's fascinating podcast-within-a-podcast, and the Elephant 6 Community in his & Mathew's podcast-within-a-podcast-within-a-podcast. Subscribe to Discograffiti's Patreon and receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week!) of must-hear binge-listening. And now with our 2025 Patreon Membership Drive, you’ll also get an episode all about YOU and a FREE copy of Metal Machine Muzak at the Lieutenant Tier or higher.

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194. THE PATTI SMITH GROUP'S LENNY KAYE & THE SMITHEREENS' DENNIS DIKEN REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ LITTLE DEUCE COUPE

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 04:00:00 -0500

The story goes that it only took a single day to record this album. Well, Discograffiti ironically took this opportunity to double down on our efforts to discuss it. Featuring two incredible special guests—The Patti Smith Group’s Lenny Kaye and Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken—topped off by Righteous Brother Bill Medley, who drops in for a quick visit. If you asked me (which you didn’t), this is one of the greatest episodes in Discograffiti history.

Here’s just a few of the many things Lenny & Dennis discuss with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The incomparably insane recording and release schedule under which The Beach Boys were working in the Fall of 1963; The yearning reach and sense of possibility inherent in the early 1960s, and how that wound up embedded in the grooves of the Little Deuce Coupe LP; What Mike Love once told Dennis “Ballad Of Ol’ Betsy” may have been about; Lenny’s favorite Beach Boys LP; The absolute necessity of doo-wop music and car culture at that time; And the live, in-the-moment discovery that Lenny and Dave are actually fraternity brothers.

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If you’re a Beach Boys superfan like me, you’ll want The Director’s Cut of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 24 additional minutes of essential material. Purchase it as a one-off, get the entire Season 1 Series as a bundle (listed under Collections), or better yet…

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193B. SNEAK PEEK OF JELLYFISH'S JASON FALKNER & PRODUCER RUSS TITELMAN REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ SURFER GIRL

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Welcome to Discograffiti’s epic exploration of The Beach Boys’ classic 3rd LP, a deservedly rich, two-headed beast accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Musician Jason Falkner—not only Beck’s guitarist, but he of the amazing Jellyfish, too—and Producer/Songwriter Russ Titelman--who co-wrote Guess I’m Dumb and Sherry She Needs Me with Brian Wilson, was his pal and confidante during this time, and produced all the classic 1970s Randy Newman LPs and Brian’s first solo album—hash it out on the first Beach Boys LP to carry the “Produced by Brian Wilson” credit. In this episode, we discuss working with Paul McCartney, Jason’s not-so-cool surf background, what it’s like to grow up having no game with the ladies, and a whole lot more.

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193. WILSON PHILLIPS' CARNIE WILSON REVEALS HER TEN FAVORITE RECORDS BY DAD BRIAN WILSON'S BAND THE BEACH BOYS (PART 3)

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 04:00:00 -0500

Carnie assured me she’s never done an interview like this in her life, so it’s an honor for Discograffiti’s “Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True” Series to have had this opportunity. Here, then, is Part 3 of the longest interview Carnie’s ever given, and on a subject she rarely talks about…her father’s band, and what it means to her. She picked 7 of the most important Beach Boys albums of her life (plus a solo LP), which, if taken together, form a patchwork quilt that defines the essence of Dad as she knows him. We, of course, know him as Brian Wilson, and so rarely do we get to have such an intimate glimpse of him.

Here’s just a few of the many things Carnie discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Her favorite Beach Boys album of all time; The mixed feelings that the 1976 “Brian’s Back” campaign brought up in her; The whirlwind launch of Carnie’s own career in Wilson Phillips, and how that helped in putting her past with Dad to bed; Her feelings on 15 Big Ones, Love You, Brian Wilson’s self-titled 1988 solo debut, and in a Director’s Cut exclusive 1979’s L.A. (Light Album); And, most importantly, the farting habits of the Wilson clan.

Listen: linktr.ee/discograffiti

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192. WILSON PHILLIPS' CARNIE WILSON REVEALS HER TEN FAVORITE RECORDS BY DAD BRIAN WILSON'S BAND THE BEACH BOYS (PART 2)

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 04:00:00 -0500

Carnie assured me she’s never done an interview like this in her life, so it’s an honor for Discograffiti’s “Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True” Series to have had this opportunity. Here, then, is Part 2 of the longest interview Carnie’s ever given, and on a subject she rarely talks about…her father’s band, and what it means to her. She picked 7 of the most important Beach Boys albums of her life (plus a solo LP), which, if taken together, form a patchwork quilt that defines the essence of Dad as she knows him. We, of course, know him as Brian Wilson, and so rarely do we get to have such an intimate glimpse of him.

Here’s just a few of the many things Carnie discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

What it was like living in Holland with her family in the early 1970s;
How Carnie feels about Mike Love’s demonized perception in the band;
Brian’s insane first anniversary gift to Marilyn;
Carnie’s amazing project with Dad that she wanted to produce, which he unfortunately rejected;
And her feelings on Friends, Sunflower, Holland, and 15 Big Ones!

I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.

If you’re a Beach Boys superfan like me, you’ll want The Director’s Cut of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 13 additional minutes of essential material! Purchase it as a one-off or better yet…

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191. WILSON PHILLIPS' CARNIE WILSON REVEALS HER TEN FAVORITE RECORDS BY DAD BRIAN WILSON'S BAND THE BEACH BOYS (PART 1)

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 04:00:00 -0500

Carnie assured me she’s never done an interview like this in her life, so it’s an honor for Discograffiti’s “Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True” Series to have had this opportunity. Here, then, is Part 1 of the longest interview Carnie’s ever given, and on a subject she rarely talks about…her father’s band, and what it means to her. She picked 7 of the most important Beach Boys albums of her life (plus a solo LP), which, if taken together, form a patchwork quilt that defines the essence of Dad as she knows him. We, of course, know him as Brian Wilson, and so rarely do we get to have such an intimate glimpse of him.

Here’s just a few of the many things Carnie discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

Her father’s typical breakfast in the 1970s;
Carnie’s memories of Grandpa Murry;
How her parents felt about her Playboy appearance;
What music’s been playing uninterrupted on a loop for the last 19 years in Carnie’s home;
Carnie’s fraught experiences while being looked after by Dr. Eugene Landy;
And her feelings on Pet Sounds and Friends!

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190B. SNEAK PEEK: BIOGRAPHER JAMES B. MURPHY REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ SURFIN SAFARI

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Here it is, a sneak peek into album number one. Although Brian’s wizardry in the studio had yet to truly take root, the endearingly youthful cornball pop of Surfin Safari tends to be unfairly underrated when placed in the context of the leaps n’ bounds advancements of the next few years. When it comes to The Beach Boys, so much happens in so little time…so don’t miss this full, uncut episode on our Patreon, or you’ll only be getting part of the story! Special guest James B. Murphy’s book “Becoming The Beach Boys 1961-1963” stands as the perfect companion piece to Season One, “Catch A Wave, (1961-1964),” and his insights into the period during which the group crafted their debut are crucial to understand how they grew into greatness.

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It’s completely free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for the Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for early release, ad-free, super-extended Director's Cuts of the main show plus half our Patreon episode archive, & $20 for Discograffiti’s Off The Beaten Path episodes and our entire Patreon episode archive. There are now about 300 Patreon episodes.

A very special thanks to Joe Kennedy for his audio wizardry and that killer new theme song.

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190. THE BEACH BOYS’ DAVID MARKS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND WHY HE'S BITTER ABOUT HIS TREATMENT IN THE BAND (PART 2)

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 04:00:00 -0500

This interview began with an innocent phone call placed to Beach Boy David Marks asking if it was possible to one day do an interview, and it became clear very quickly that this WAS the interview. No prep, no notes, no Zoom even…honestly, I was just holding on for dear life.

What followed, in my opinion, was the most honest interview in Discograffiti history.

Here’s just a few of the many things David discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

The Beach Boys songs on which David feels he’s getting screwed out of royalties;
The real truth behind his ousting from the band, as David sees it;
His wildly honest assessment of The Beach Boys albums that came after Pet Sounds;
And, in a Director’s Cut exclusive, the incredible story of how his two blank-check budget LPs with The Moon came together.

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If you’re a BEACH BOYS superfan like me, you’ll want THE DIRECTOR’S CUT of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 11 ADDITIONAL MINUTES of essential material! Purchase it as a one-off or better yet…

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189B. SNEAK PEEK: BECOMING THE BEACH BOYS AUTHOR JAMES B. MURPHY REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND'S EARLY DAYS (PART 2, JULY 1961 - APRIL 1962)

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Welcome to a sneak peek of the very first episode of Discograffiti’s epic Beach Boys series “And Your Dreams Come True.” Part Two of Discograffiti’s interview with Author James B. Murphy covers the release of The Beach Boys’ debut single “Surfin” and the success that lay ahead for them. Murphy’s book “Becoming The Beach Boys 1961-1963” stands as the perfect companion piece to our Season One, “Catch A Wave, (1961-1964).” Don’t miss the full episode on our Patreon, or you’ll only be getting part of the story!

(This episode is available on the Major Tier & up)

I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.

It’s completely free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for the Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for early release, ad-free, super-extended Director's Cuts of the main show plus half our Patreon episode archive, & $20 for Discograffiti’s Off The Beaten Path episodes and our entire Patreon episode archive. There are now about 300 Patreon episodes.

A very special thanks to Joe Kennedy for his audio wizardry and that killer new theme song.

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189. THE BEACH BOYS’ DAVID MARKS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND WHY HE'S BITTER ABOUT HIS TREATMENT IN THE BAND (PART 1)

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 04:00:00 -0500

What followed, in my opinion, was the most honest interview in Discograffiti history. There was no other way to begin this season (Catch A Wave: 1961-1964), not to mention the series as a whole. Although not representative of what’s to follow, welcome to the first free episode of Discograffiti’s epic Beach Boys series “And Your Dreams Come True.”

Here’s just a few of the many things David discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

How embarrassed he is by the music he created with The Beach Boys;
The attempts Murry Wilson made to get with David’s mother;
His true feelings about each of the guys in the band;
And the unheralded touches of production genius that Murry Wilson brought to The Beach Boys’ early material.

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188B. SNEAK PEEK: BECOMING THE BEACH BOYS AUTHOR JAMES B. MURPHY REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND'S EARLY DAYS (PART 1, JUNE 1942 - JULY 1961)

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Welcome to a sneak peek of the very first episode of Discograffiti’s epic Beach Boys series “And Your Dreams Come True.” Episode 1 explores the origin story of America’s band, along with author James B. Murphy, whose book Becoming The Beach Boys 1961-1963 stands as the perfect companion piece to our Season One, “Catch A Wave, (1961-1964).” Don’t miss the full premiere episode on our Patreon, or you’ll only be getting part of the story!

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188. THE BEATLES’ PETE BEST REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS FIRING FROM THE BAND AND HOW HE COPED WITH BEING KICKED OUT

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 04:00:00 -0500

Discograffiti is kicking off 2025 with a biggie, our searingly honest interview with the world’s most notorious case of right-place-right-time strike-out. You know him, primarily for what he never got to do. It’s The Beatles’ Pete Best, who’s had the dubious distinction of having to live his life in the shadow of missed opportunity.

Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:

Details of the exciting announcement around The Casbah Club’s re-opening as an airbnb destination;
An exploration of the six possible reasons for Pete’s dismissal from the band that became the biggest cultural force on planet Earth within weeks of his sacking;
And an in-depth examination of the survival skills that allowed him to deal with the explosion of Beatlemania.

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133. THE OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL'S WILL CULLEN HART REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM & RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PLUS HE TALKS ABOUT THE NEW OTC) (PART 3)

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 19:49:33 -0500

In Part 3 of Discograffiti’s incredible, career-spanning 7-hour interview, Will Hart spills the beans on:

Exactly how the great Bill Doss wound up saving Will’s life before tragically passing away;
All of his own star ratings for the entire Circulatory System discography;
And a fascinating, lengthy discussion about the mythical third Olivia Tremor Control record, The Same Place.

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132. THE OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL'S WILL CULLEN HART REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND AND RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 2: BLACK FOLIAGE)

Sun, 29 Dec 2024 05:27:11 -0500

In Part 2 of Discograffiti’s incredible, career-spanning 7-hour interview, Will Hart spills the beans on:

A track-by-track rundown of Dusk At Cubist Castle & Black Foliage, plus Will’s own ⭐️ rating assessments (non-album material included in the Patreon Director’s Cut);
What part drugs played (or didn’t play) in his inimitable creative process;
And a painful look at the dissolution of the band…not to mention their triumphant resurrection for LP number 3!

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187. THE APPLES IN STEREO'S ROBERT SCHNEIDER REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS RELATIONSHIP TO MUSIC AND ELEPHANT 6

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 04:00:00 -0500

This off-the-cuff interview with Robert Schneider, which went down spontaneously after our Strawberry Alarm Clock conversation concluded, unexpectedly became a tidal wave of incredibly moving, impassioned notions about identity and fulfillment. And although it preceded Will Cullen Hart’s untimely passing, much of it seems to pre-empt the tragic event lying in wait just around the bend.

Here’s just a few of the many things Robert and I discuss in this podcast:

The superfluousness of LSD to the middle-aged brain;
The levels of fulfillment Robert gets from music vs. math at this point in his life;
The background origin story of the Elephant 6 Enthusiasts Facebook Group;
How his musical path will likely look just around the bend;
The massive impact Bill Doss’s death had on his identity;
And Robert’s favorite Apples In Stereo LP.

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131. THE OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL'S WILL CULLEN HART REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND AND RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 1: DUSK AT CUBIST CASTLE & THE EARLY SINGLES)

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:42:34 -0500

In Part 1 of an incredible, career-spanning 7-hour Discograffiti interview, Will Hart spills the beans on:

His all-consuming obsession with Discograffiti, along with his assessment of my assessment of Pavement’s work;
The jaw-droppingly surprising double album that inspired him to make music his life’s path (you’ll never guess it);
And an in-depth Deep Dive into The Olivia Tremor Control’s formation and classic early singles.

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186. SONIC BOOM (A.K.A. PETE KEMBER)) REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND SPACEMEN 3 AND RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (PART 4: RECURRING)

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 04:00:00 -0500

This 6 1/2 hour Discograffiti podcast interview series is an unprecedented, no-holds-barred honest account of Pete’s output and experience in the legendary psych band Spacemen 3.

Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:

An examination of the end of Pete’s love affair with opiates, and how that train came to a stop;
The endless ways in which the band was being manipulated & screwed over by the end;
The crazy tale of how Spiritualized was born behind Pete’s back, and how he discovered its existence during a one-man sting operation;
Some of the biggest whip-cracking taskmasters with whom Pete’s ever worked;
A fascinating deep-dive on their final album, Recurring;
Not to mention the background story behind his masterful new holiday LP with Dean & Britta, out now on Carpark Records…A Peace Of Us!

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185. SONIC BOOM (A.K.A. PETE KEMBER)) REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND SPACEMEN 3 AND RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (PART 3: PLAYING WITH FIRE, PERFORMANCE, & DREAMWEAPON)

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 04:00:00 -0500

With Dave’s Mom undergoing home hospice and then passing away during the taping of this series, this 6 1/2 hour interview literalizes the ego-death slant of this classic psych band's lyrics. Whether or not you’re on drugs, Spacemen 3 has the absolute best music to keep you grounded during life’s rollercoaster freakouts.

Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:

The very moment when the rot and discontent began infiltrating the Spacemen 3 world;
Why the band’s relationship with their record company came limping out of the gate right from the go;
The origin of the band’s “no girls on the bus” policy;
How Pete really feels about Spiritualized;
Not to mention a fascinating deep-dive on Playing With Fire, and the twin live documents Performance and Dreamweapon!

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184. SONIC BOOM (A.K.A. PETE KEMBER)) REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND SPACEMEN 3 AND RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (PART 2: SOUND OF CONFUSION & THE PERFECT PRESCRIPTION)

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:25:00 -0500

Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:

The secret behind Jason Pierce’s early lyric-writing technique (a Director’s Cut exclusive);
The friend of theirs about whom the song “O.D. Catastrophe” was written;
Plus, incendiary discussions about their demo tapes and first two studio albums, Sound Of Confusion and The Perfect Prescription!

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183. SONIC BOOM (A.K.A. PETE KEMBER)) REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND SPACEMEN 3 AND RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (PART 1: THE EARLY DAZE)

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:00:00 -0500

With Dave’s Mom undergoing home hospice during the taping of this episode, this 6 1/2 hour interview series literalizes the ego-death slant of this classic psych band's lyrics. Whether or not you’re on drugs, Spacemen 3 has the absolute best music to keep you grounded during life’s rollercoaster freakouts.

Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:

The creative advantages of favoring electric razor and washing machine sounds to band-created music as his building blocks of influence;
His early days at art college, as his friendship with Jason Pierce started shooting out sparks;
And a Discograffiti first: a narcotics deep-dive during which Pete reveals the substances that had the largest influence on the Spacemen 3 sound.
Not to mention, in a Director’s Cut exclusive, a convincing diatribe on the life-sustaining power of plant farts.

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182. THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS’ BILL MEDLEY REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE GROUP'S HISTORY AND THEIR SONGS (PART 2)

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:00:00 -0500

I’m going to let Bill Medley explain why this one’s a must-hear: “This is one of the most unbelievable interviews I’ve ever done in my life, and I appreciate it, and I thank you—I can retire now. It’s been an honor, it’s been a lot of fun. You’ve asked me a lot of questions that I’ve never been asked before, and probably brought more out of me than I wanted to give--or should give--but hey, it is what it is, and I love you for it.”

Here’s just some of the many things Bill and I touch on in this podcast:

The real reason why he actually left The Righteous Brothers back in 1968;
His hilarious three-month-long love affair with marijuana in 1970;
What inspired their 1974 reunion;
And unforgettable, heartbreaking details of Bobby Hatfield’s death scene, onto which Bill stumbled in 2003.

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181. THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS’ BILL MEDLEY REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE GROUP'S HISTORY AND THEIR SONGS (PART 1)

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:00:00 -0500

BILL MEDLEY: “This is one of the most unbelievable interviews I’ve ever done in my life, and I appreciate it, and I thank you—I can retire now. It’s been an honor, it’s been a lot of fun. You’ve asked me a lot of questions that I’ve never been asked before, and probably brought more out of me than I wanted to give--or should give--but hey, it is what it is, and I love you for it.”

Here’s just some of the many things Bill and I touch on in this podcast:

An in-depth discussion about their plan to have Phil Spector produce only the singles, while—believe it or not—Bill himself produced absolutely everything else;
How they dealt with a management proposal from Brian Epstein after leaving The Beatles tour;
A tremendous kitchen-sink-deep-dive into “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’”;
The Righteous Brothers song that we share as our all-time favorite;
And an explicitly candid conversation about the damage Phil Spector did to the Brothers’ relationship.

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180. TSUNAMI'S JENNY TOOMEY & KRISTEN THOMSON REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE GROUP'S HISTORY & RATE ALL THEIR OWN RECORDS (DEEP END, THE HEART'S TREMOLO, A BRILLIANT MISTAKE, & ALL THEIR SINGLES)

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 04:00:00 -0500

Jenny Toomey & Kristin Thomson—arguably the two women most responsible for the ceaseless onslaught of incredible indie music in the 1990s due to the Simple Machines Records label and their explosively powerful band Tsunami—go head-to-head-to-head with Discograffiti during an unprecedented 3-hour interview during which they discuss the entirety of their catalog, which thankfully is being reissued today by Numero Group in a lovingly compiled box set entitled Loud Is As. Do yourself a big favor and get yourself one.

Here’s just some of the many things Jenny, Kristen, and I touch on in this podcast:

The story of how and why their label Simple Machines Records came to be;
A track-by-track discographical discussion of everything they’ve ever released;
And why the band finally decided to initially call it a day.

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179. HOWARD JONES REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS 12-YEAR ROAD TO OVERNIGHT SUCCESS

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 04:00:00 -0400

In a Discograffiti first, my interview with Howard Jones focuses exclusively on the decade-plus period when he followed his musical dreams while the universe ignored him almost completely. The Director’s Cut on our Patreon page also includes an in-depth, 30-minute, track-by-track discussion of his masterful debut, Humans Lib.

Here’s just some of the many things Howard and I touch on in this podcast:

Rare details on Howard’s very first band, the 1971 prog outfit Warrior;
Why the manager who broke him internationally initially turned him down before changing his mind;
And the ways in which Howard was able to stay grounded when an explosion of superstardom followed over a decade of obscurity!

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178. PRODUCER BOB EZRIN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND MC5’S HEAVY LIFTING & THE ART OF THE ROCK OPERA

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0400

This sequel to the Tom Morello MC5 episode goes deep on an exploration of the just-released Heavy Lifting LP, along with its producer, the great Bob Ezrin, producer of such classics as Pink Floyd’s The Wall, Kiss’s Destroyer, and Alice Cooper’s Billion Dollar Babies.

Here’s just some of the many things Bob and I touch on in this podcast:

Bob’s work as the king of the rock opera, specifically on Lou Reed’s Berlin, about which I was able to ask him a question I’ve been literally waiting to ask since I was 14 years old (this section is only available in The Director’s Cut of this episode);
The fascinating story of how this record started off as a Wayne Kramer film project and wound up transforming into an MC5 LP;
Plus, a deep-dive discussion about the brand-new, yet final MC5 record, Heavy Lifting!

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177. TOM MORELLO REVEAL REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE MC5 & RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (KICK OUT THE JAMS, BACK IN THE USA, HIGH TIME, & HEAVY LIFTING)

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello was part of the powerhouse unit that recorded Heavy Lifting, The MC5’s first album in 53 years. In this unforgettable podcast, Tom pays tribute to both the band and the recently departed Wayne Kramer, the band’s legendary guitarist/songwriter and his close personal friend.

Here’s just some of the many things Tom and I touch on in this podcast:

Why Tom feels that the MC5 are the spiritual forebears to Rage Against The Machine;
A moving glimpse into Tom and Wayne’s friendship and the far-reaching work they did with Jail Guitar Doors;
Plus, incendiary discussions about their early singles, Kick Out The Jams, Back In The USA, High Time, and their incredible new opus, Heavy Lifting!

Don’t miss next week’s podcast with Heavy Lifting producer Bob Ezrin, as we continue our celebration of The MC5!

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176. ROBERT SCHNEIDER FROM THE APPLES IN STEREO REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK & RATES THEIR RECORDS (PART 2: WORLD IN A SEA SHELL, GOOD MORNING STARSHINE & THE FINAL 45s)

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Talking with Robert Schneider is like riding a rollercoaster that’s not quite tethered to its track—with all the thrills an experience like that portends, and none of the danger. Needless to say, collaborating with him on this show has been one of the most invigorating experiences of my life.

Here’s just some of the many things Robert and I touch on in this podcast:

An imagined series of reasonings to explain why The Strawberry Alarm Clock would choose to leapfrog from string-laden hippie elevator music to blues rock;
An incredibly intimate rendering of a “Good Morning Starshine”-based jingle that served as young Robert’s very first hit;
And wildly caffeinated rundowns of the Good Morning Starshine LP, not to mention (in a Director’s Cut exclusive) the slew of incredible 45s that marked the end of the line for the band!

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175. ROBERT SCHNEIDER FROM THE APPLES IN STEREO REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK & RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (PART 1: INCENSE & PEPPERMINTS & WAKE UP...IT'S TOMORROW)

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Here’s just some of the many things Robert and I touch on in this podcast:

The wild tale of “Incense & Peppermint”’s 7-month build to number one, especially in light of the fact that it was originally just a b-side sung by a friend of the band;
The FM rock classic that was stolen outright from the SAC’s “Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow”;
And wildly caffeinated rundowns of Incense & Peppermints and Wake Up…It’s Tomorrow!

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174. CASSANDRA JENKINS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HER ENTIRE CAREER & RATES HER OWN RECORDS (PART 2: AN OVERVIEW ON PHENOMENAL NATURE & MY LIGHT, MY DESTROYER)

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Cassandra’s newest LP My Light, My Destroyer is challenging and accessible in equal measure, containing infinite universes of sound and creative possibility. Discograffiti sat down with her for an uninterrupted 5-hour interview about her entire recorded output. Things got deep.

Here’s just some of the many things Cassandra and I touch on in Part 2 of this podcast:

How she transitioned from deciding to throw in the towel entirely on her career, to making the best music of her life;
In-depth, track-by-track discussions of An Overview On Phenomenal Nature and My Light, My Destroyer;
And, most importantly, a primer on how to maintain a successful career established upon “f*ck it” energy when you actually start to care a lot.

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173. CASSANDRA JENKINS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HER ENTIRE CAREER & RATES HER OWN RECORDS (PART 1: PLAY TILL YOU WIN)

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Here’s just some of the many things Cassandra and I touch on in this podcast:

Her super-cool, unusual childhood that portended an inevitable future career in music;
The resourceful way in which she got the money together to fund the making of her first LP, Play Till You Win;
And a plethora of details surrounding the ill-fated Purple Mountains tour in which Cassandra had been hired to participate.

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172. NO AGE’S RANDY RANDALL REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE JESUS LIZARD & RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (PT 1 & 2: PURE, HEAD, GOAT, LIAR, LASH, DOWN, SHOT, BLUE)

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Today, the first Jesus Lizard record release in 26 years goes down, an event that demands celebration. Join No Age’s Randy Randall and Discograffiti Host Dave Gebroe as we rate and discuss the entire catalog of one of rock and roll’s finest all-time bands. Huge thanks to Ipecac Recordings for making this happen!

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171. HOST DAVE GEBROE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS UNFINISHED 1994 FEATURE FILM, JESUS II

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Ripped directly from the darkest part of my soul...here, then, is the tall tale-like story of Jesus II, an absolutely true and harrowing account of the collapsed 1994 feature film I attempted and failed to complete right out of college, at a cost of $100,000. Get ready for a boatload of essential Dave Gebroe background info.

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170. A GLIMPSE INTO OUR UPCOMING SERIES “THE BEACH BOYS: AND YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE”, WITH CO-PRODUCERS JEFF McEVOY & THE SMITHEREENS' DENNIS DIKEN

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Meet Beach Boys/Brian Wilson photographer Jeff McEvoy and Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken, who’ve joined with me in bringing Discograffiti’s epic new Beach Boys super-series to life. In this episode, we’ll fill you in on some crucial details, including:

Who I plan on interviewing;
The ridiculously broad expanse of music we’ll be covering in the series;
And what the “behind the mirror” companion episodes on Patreon will consist of, as half the series will only be accessible there. To subscribe, visit
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169. QUEASY LISTENING: THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE DARK SIDE OF DEBBY BOONE'S “YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE”

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0400

The biggest hit single of the 1970s spent ten weeks at number one. If you weren’t alive at the time, then there’s no way to adequately describe how torturous that period truly was. Yet the deeper I dug in my research for this episode, the more nauseated I became. The tale of this song has to be heard to be believed. It is truly epically horrendous.

Here’s just a few of the many things Discograffiti O.G. Joe Kennedy and I discuss in this podcast:

A mini-history of some of the biggest runaway hits of all time, of which this is most certainly up there;
The weird, messed-up background of its writer and creator;
And a seemingly never-ending tale of criminal depravity that’ll leave you slack-jawed with disbelief by the end!

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168. THE FULL STORY BEHIND CINDY LEE’S DIAMOND JUBILEE

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Discograffiti is NOT a normal podcast, and this episode stands as inarguable proof. If you connect with what you’re about to hear, please re-post this or send it to someone you care about who’s in trouble and may find some comfort and solace in the topics discussed.

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167. CHRIS COHEN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS ENTIRE CAREER & RATES ALL HIS RECORDS (PART 2: THE SELF-TITLED 2019 ALBUM ABOUT HIS DAD & PAINT A ROOM)

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0400

First in Deerhoof and then on his own over four consistently brilliant solo LPs (including the brand-new Hardly Art release Paint A Room), Chris Cohen’s been gifting us with projects over the last 25 years that’ve run the gamut stylistically. Massive success inevitably beckons, and that’s the objective truth.

Here’s just a few of the things Chris and I discuss in this podcast:

How his creative process fundamentally shifted for the construction of his brilliant new LP, Paint A Room;
A shockingly bare and extremely in-depth discussion of his father’s addictions and indiscretions, not to mention the trauma that created for Chris (which was then funneled into the autobiographical bravery of his third album);
And a song-by-song analysis of both Paint A Room and 2019’s self-titled LP!

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166. CHRIS COHEN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS ENTIRE CAREER & RATES ALL HIS RECORDS (PART 2: HIS DEERHOOF YEARS, OVERGROWN PATH, & AS IF APART)

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Here’s just a few of the things Chris and I discuss in this podcast:

How he wound up joining Deerhoof and became a crucial architect of their sound during the Apple O’/Milk Man era;
A rundown of the tumultuous interpersonal drama that went down during his time in the band;
And in-depth discussions of Chris’s first two solo albums, Overgrown Path and As If Apart!

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165. MICHAEL IMPERIOLI REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE SMITHS AND RATES THEIR RECORDS (PART 2: THE QUEEN IS DEAD, LOUDER THAN BOMBS, & STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME)

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0400

One of the greatest actors of all time—The Sopranos’ Michael Imperioli—is also a confirmed, dyed-in-the-wool music nerd and songwriter in his own right. The Smiths came along and changed the game for him, and Discograffiti needed to find out exactly why.

Here’s just a few of the things Michael and I discuss in Part Two of this podcast series:

In-depth discussions of The Queen Is Dead, Louder Than Bombs, and Strangeways Here We Come;
Michael’s favorite few Morrissey solo songs;
And sections in the Patreon Ultimate Cut detailing the vitriol-fueled end of the band, all four members’ post-Smiths musical endeavors, and their travails in court as they battled it out for royalties!

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164. MICHAEL IMPERIOLI REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE SMITHS AND RATES THEIR RECORDS (PART 1: THE SELF-TITLED DEBUT, HATFUL OF HOLLOW, & MEAT IS MURDER)

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Here’s just a few of the things Michael and I discuss about The Smiths:

Why the group made such a huge impact on a young Michael Imperioli at that particular time of his life;
The song that Johnny Marr describes as what Joni Mitchell would’ve done if she had been an MC5 fan;
And in-depth dissections of The Smiths’ self-titled debut, Hatful Of Hollow, and Meat Is Murder!

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163. TOM BAILEY OF THE THOMPSON TWINS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS CAREER AND RATES ALL HIS OWN RECORDS

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0400

The Thompson Twins were one of the greatest bands of the early MTV era, pumping out hit after hit while offering an emotional resonance that transcended the typical chart fare. Singer/songwriter Tom Bailey is still very much at it, making vital new music and touring, and he doesn’t shy away from the difficult questions. He’s a terrific interview.

Here’s just some of the many things we touch on in this podcast:

The Thompson Twins’ barely known origins as a 7-person post-punk outfit that played thoroughly unhinged live shows;
How their first huge hit wound up making more than half the band’s members redundant;
And the incredible ad hoc superstar version of the band that was assembled to play a one-off performance at Live Aid!

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

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162. SANDY, BRUCE, & ELLEN DEDRICK OF THE FREE DESIGN REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THEIR ENTIRE CAREER (PART 3: STARS/TIME/BUBBLES/LOVE, VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE, ONE BY ONE, THERE IS A SONG, & PEEKABOO)

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 04:00:00 -0400

There is one sunshine pop band that stands as the greatest example of the genre, and that one band is The Free Design. They had one 1967 hit, “Kites Are Fun”—it hit #114, and that was it. But that’s only the beginning…

In Part 3 of this unprecedented 5 1/2 hour interview with 3/4 of the original brother-sister quartet, Discograffiti explores the history and output of the band with appropriately fawning adoration.

Here’s just a choice sampling of what’s bandied about in this podcast:

Why the band began disintegrating, and the reasons behind Bruce’s departure;
The hard left into the weird world of The Starscape Singers, the Canadian chorale into which most of The Free Design were absorbed after the band split;
And a deep-dive exploration of Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love, Free Design Sings For Very Important People, One By One, There Is A Song, and Peekaboo!

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

If you’re a Free Design superfan like me, you’ll want the DIRECTOR’S CUT of this & the rest of the installments of Discograffiti’s Free Design Series—this episode alone features no ads and AN ADDITIONAL 30 MINUTES of essential material that we had to cut for time. To purchase it as a one-off: www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/

Order the Digital package of our METAL MACHINE MUZAK double album (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & Will Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

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161. SANDY, BRUCE, & ELLEN DEDRICK OF THE FREE DESIGN REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THEIR ENTIRE CAREER & ALL THEIR OWN RECORDS (PART 2: YOU COULD BE BORN AGAIN & HEAVEN/EARTH)

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 01:52:00 -0400

In Part 2 of this unprecedented 5 1/2 hour interview with 3/4 of the original brother-sister quartet, Discograffiti explores the history and output of the band with appropriately fawning adoration.

Here’s just a choice sampling of what’s bandied about in this podcast:

The impact of Ellen’s entrance into the group, which made them a quartet;
Whether or not any of them actually cared about the lack of hits they seemed unfairly doomed to experience by that point;
And a deep-dive exploration of LPs 2 & 3: You Could Be Born Again and Heaven/Earth!

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

If you’re a Free Design superfan like me, you’ll want the DIRECTOR’S CUT of this & the rest of the installments of Discograffiti’s Free Design Series—this episode alone features no ads and AN ADDITIONAL 30 MINUTES of essential material that we had to cut for time—it’s actually double the length of the free version! To purchase it as a one-off: www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/

Order the Digital package of our METAL MACHINE MUZAK double album (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & Will Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

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160. SANDY, BRUCE, & ELLEN DEDRICK OF THE FREE DESIGN REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THEIR ENTIRE CAREER & ALL THEIR OWN RECORDS (PART 1: KITES ARE FUN)

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0400

In this unprecedented 5 1/2 hour interview with 3/4 of the original brother-sister quartet, Discograffiti explores the history and output of the band with appropriately fawning adoration.

Here’s just a choice sampling of what’s bandied about in this podcast:

How their polio-stricken musician father raised six kids on an upstate New York farm while existing barely above poverty level;
What allowed them to sing their complex vocal arrangements right along with the session musicians as they laid down their tracks live in the studio;
And a deep-dive exploration of their classic 1967 debut LP, Kites Are Fun!

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

If you’re a Free Design superfan like me, you’ll want the DIRECTOR’S CUT of this & the rest of the installments of Discograffiti’s Free Design Series—this episode alone features no ads and AN ADDITIONAL 23 MINUTES of essential material that we had to cut for time. To purchase it as a one-off: www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/

Order the Digital package of our METAL MACHINE MUZAK double album (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & Will Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

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159. THE FULL STORY BEHIND JOHN PHILLIPS' SOLO CAREER (PART 2: WASTED) (MAN ON THE MOON, PAY PACK & FOLLOW, & PHILLIPS 66)

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0400

First there were all the seminal, early folk outfits…then came The Mamas & The Papas, and now…welcome to The Solo Years, where plenty of buried treasure and fascinating insanity awaits! (I’m lookin’ at you, John.)

In this, the very last episode of Discograffiti’s Mamas & Papas Series, Richard Campbell (@richcbart) & creator/host Dave Gebroe explore & rate John’s solo recording career.

Here’s just a choice sampling of what’s bandied about in this podcast:

The monstrous failure of John’s 1975 off-Broadway flop “Man On The Moon”;
How John was responsible for the final Rolling Stones album of their classic Mick Taylor era, and why those recordings went unreleased;
And a stark account of possibly the most self-destructive bender any one human being has ever undertaken in the history of narcotics abuse.

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

If you’re a John Phillips & Mamas And The Papas superfan like me, you’ll want the DIRECTOR’S CUT of this & the rest of the installments of Discograffiti’s “Michelle Phillips: Interview of a Lifetime” Series—this episode alone features no ads and AN ADDITIONAL 17 MINUTES of essential material that we had to cut for time: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/

Order the Digital package of our METAL MACHINE MUZAK double album (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & Will Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

Please help support the show by ordering some choice goods from our new merch shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all

Order your copy of our guest Richard Campbell’s incredible new book Gettin’ Kinda Itchie-The Groups That Made The Mamas & The Papas right now!

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158. THE FULL STORY BEHIND JOHN PHILLIPS' SOLO CAREER (PART 1: JOHN, THE WOLFKING OF LA)

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 04:00:00 -0400

First there were all the seminal, early folk outfits…then came The Mamas & The Papas…and now welcome to The Solo Years, where plenty of buried treasure and fascinating insanity awaits! (I’m lookin’ at you, John.)

In this special penultimate installment of Discograffiti’s Mamas & The Papas Series, Richard Campbell (@richcbart) & creator/host Dave Gebroe explore & rate John’s solo recording career.

In this special 2-part final installment of our Mamas & Papas series, here’s just a choice sampling of what’s bandied about:

An intense deep dive down into the murky deep of John’s classic 1970 solo LP John, The Wolfking Of LA;
The measly, solitary single that emerged as the result of John’s $50,000 advance from Clive Davis;
And the legendary origin story behind John’s classic song “Me & My Uncle,” which was written while he was blackout drunk…and went on to become the most performed song in Grateful Dead history!

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

If you’re a John Phillips & Mamas And The Papas superfan like me, you’ll want the DIRECTOR’S CUT of this & the rest of the installments of Discograffiti’s “Michelle Phillips: Interview of a Lifetime” Series—this episode alone features no ads and AN ADDITIONAL 15 MINUTES of essential material that we had to cut for time: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/

Order the Digital package of our METAL MACHINE MUZAK double album (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & Will Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

Please help support the show by ordering some choice goods from our new merch shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all

Order your copy of our guest Richard Campbell’s incredible new book Gettin’ Kinda Itchie-The Groups That Made The Mamas & The Papas right now!

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157. THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS' MICHELLE PHILLIPS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HER OWN SOLO CAREER (VICTIM OF ROMANCE)

Fri, 31 May 2024 04:00:00 -0400

In this special penultimate installment of Discograffiti’s without-precedent 16-hour interview, Michelle Phillips guests along with band biographer Richard Campbell (@richcbart) & creator/host Dave Gebroe as we put our heads & hearts together to explore & rate Michelle’s solo recording career.

We talk about:

Every musical gesture she made after leaving The Mamas & The Papas;
What it was like working with notorious wildman Jack Nitschze on her lone solo LP Victim Of Romance;
And the last time she ever stepped in a recording studio, when she provided background vocals for what turned out to be a ubiquitous #1 smash hit!

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

If you’re a Michelle Phillips & Mamas And The Papas superfan like me, you’ll want the DIRECTOR’S CUT of this & the rest of the installments of Discograffiti’s “Michelle Phillips: Interview of a Lifetime” Series—this episode alone features no ads and AN ADDITIONAL 7 MINUTES of essential material that we had to cut for time: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/

Order the Digital package of our METAL MACHINE MUZAK double album (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & Will Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404

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Order your copy of our guest Richard Campbell’s incredible new book Gettin’ Kinda Itchie-The Groups That Made The Mamas & The Papas right now!

156. THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS' MICHELLE PHILLIPS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND MAMA CASS'S SOLO CAREER (DREAM A LITTLE DREAM, MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC, DAVE MASON & CASS ELLIOT, ETC)

Fri, 24 May 2024 04:00:00 -0400

In Part 6 of this without-precedent 16-hour interview, Michelle Phillips guests along with band biographer Richard Campbell (@richcbart) & creator/host Dave Gebroe as we put our hearts & minds together for the singular purpose of exploring and rating Cass Elliot’s solo recording career.

In this episode, we reveal:

Brutal details about Cass’s fumbled 1968 solo career coming-out party in Las Vegas, when she took the stage high on heroin;
The confusing divide between Cass’s predilection for both tin pan alley-style song selection and countercultural material;
And a fact-based demystification of the details surrounding her death.

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

If you’re a Michelle Phillips & Mamas And The Papas superfan like me, you’ll want the DIRECTOR’S CUT of this & the rest of the installments of Discograffiti’s “Michelle Phillips: Interview of a Lifetime” Series—this episode alone features no ads and AN ADDITIONAL 18 MINUTES of essential material that we had to cut for time: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/

Or subscribe! In addition, the 30-minute Denny Doherty Solo Years episode (also featuring Michelle) is for Patreon subscribers only (Major Tier & higher), and was released earlier this week!

Extended edits of all shows are available on either the Lieutenant (longer) or Major (longest) Tiers. Discograffiti’s 4-show-a-week release schedule can be yours for the price of a cup of coffee a week.

Please help support the show by ordering some choice goods from our new merch shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all

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155. THE LEMON TWIGS'S BRIAN & MICHAEL D'ADDARIO REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEACH BOYS’ WILD HONEY

Fri, 17 May 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Brian & Michael D’Addario write great songs and release great albums, something they very much have in common with our mutual favorite band. The fertile period following the collapse of the mythic Smile project offers myriad auditory treasures, not least of all this charming soul confection from the fall of 1967.

In this episode, we reveal:

A sneak-attack rating of The Lemon Twigs’ entire discography;
How the myth of their unreleased masterpiece Smile made the lo-fi Beach Boys era an even more bemusing mindscrambler of a prospect for the record-buying public to accept;
And The Lemon Twigs’ prowess in getting me to a place of love and acceptance with all the latter-era Beach Boys records, including the mound of feces called Summer In Paradise.

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

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154. AUTHOR DAVID HOLZER REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIHND HIS BOOK ABOUT LOU REED’S METAL MACHINE MUSIC

Fri, 10 May 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Our celebration of Lou Reed’s deafeningly assaultive 1975 double-LP Metal Machine Music continues with author David Holzer, who’s currently working on a book about the record!

In this episode, David & I discuss:

The manifold ways in which Metal Machine Music can be used as a weapon;
Why having a propensity for substance abuse lends itself to having the skill set one may require to fully immerse within the depths of Lou’s work;
And the f*cking sonic seagulls!

True to the original, Discograffiti creator/host Dave Gebroe’s tribute compilation Metal Machine Muzak features four long-form tracks, each clocking in at 16 minutes and 1 second, by four indie-rock visionaries: LOU BARLOW (Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh), CORY HANSON (Wand), W. CULLEN HART (The Olivia Tremor Control) and MARK ROBINSON (Unrest).

METAL MACHINE MUZAK will be available in two different configurations: digital-only or double vinyl plus digital. The double-LP gatefold configuration will be pressed on 180-gram metallic silver vinyl, and is limited to an exclusive numbered run of 300 copies, only 90 of which will be available for purchase online.

METAL MACHINE MUZAK was curated and released by Dave Gebroe, creator and host of the music obsessive’s podcast, Discograffiti. Both are available online ONLY on The Discograffiti Podcast's Patreon Record Shop. They will not be on streaming.

To Order the Digital package: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-digital-pre-order-169938

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Check out Rudy Fischmann’s Metal Machine Muzak mind-movie short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akd3lYMUAs0

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153. THE OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL'S W. CULLEN HART REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS APPROACH TO HIS METAL MACHINE MUZAK PIECE

Wed, 08 May 2024 04:00:00 -0400

METAL MACHINE MUZAK IS FINALLY HERE!! Olivia Tremor Control and Circulatory System maximalist pop genius W. Cullen Hart explains exactly how he approached filling his sixteen minute and one second canvas in this very special bite-sized episode, one in a series of 5 we’re rolling out over this week that celebrates the May 3rd drop of Discograffiti’s first official music release, our ambient reimagining METAL MACHINE MUZAK.

True to the original, Discograffiti creator/host Dave Gebroe’s compilation features four long-form tracks, each clocking in at 16 minutes and 1 second, by four indie-rock visionaries: LOU BARLOW (Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh), CORY HANSON (Wand), W. CULLEN HART (The Olivia Tremor Control) and MARK ROBINSON (Unrest).

To Pre-Order the Digital package (May 3rd release): ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-digital-pre-order-169938⁠⁠

To Pre-Order the Double Vinyl + Digital package: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-double-vinyl-digital-169954⁠⁠

Check out Rudy Fischmann’s Metal Machine Muzak mind-movie short: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akd3lYMUAs0⁠⁠

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Art: Bex J. Boyd

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152. UNREST'S MARK ROBINSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS APPROACH TO HIS METAL MACHINE MUZAK PIECE

Mon, 06 May 2024 04:00:00 -0400

METAL MACHINE MUZAK IS FINALLY HERE!! Teenbeat mastermind and Unrest/Air Miami/Flin Flon/Grenadine/Fang Wizard/Cotton Candy/et al band addict Mark Robinson explains exactly how he approached filling his sixteen minute and one second canvas in this very special bite-sized episode, one in a series of 5 we’re rolling out over this week that celebrates the May 3rd drop of Discograffiti’s first official music release, our ambient reimagining METAL MACHINE MUZAK.

To Pre-Order the Digital package (May 3rd release): ⁠https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-digital-pre-order-169938⁠

To Pre-Order the Double Vinyl + Digital package: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-double-vinyl-digital-169954⁠

Check out Rudy Fischmann’s Metal Machine Muzak mind-movie short: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akd3lYMUAs0⁠

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Art: Bex J. Boyd

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151. WAND’S CORY HANSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS APPROACH TO HIS METAL MACHINE MUZAK PIECE

Sun, 05 May 2024 04:00:00 -0400

METAL MACHINE MUZAK IS FINALLY HERE!! Wand main man and solo superstar Cory Hanson explains exactly how he approached filling his sixteen minute and one second canvas in this very special bite-sized episode, one in a series of 5 we’re rolling out over this week that celebrates the May 3rd drop of Discograffiti’s first official music release, our ambient reimagining METAL MACHINE MUZAK.

To Pre-Order the Digital package (May 3rd release): ⁠https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-digital-pre-order-169938⁠

To Pre-Order the Double Vinyl + Digital package: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-double-vinyl-digital-169954⁠

Check out Rudy Fischmann’s Metal Machine Muzak mind-movie short: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akd3lYMUAs0⁠

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Art: Bex J. Boyd

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150. DINOSAUR JR & SEBADOH'S LOU BARLOW REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS APPROACH TO HIS METAL MACHINE MUZAK PIECE

Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:00 -0400

METAL MACHINE MUZAK IS FINALLY HERE!! This beloved Sebadoh / Folk Implosion / Dinosaur Jr. luminary explains exactly how he approached filling his sixteen minute and one second canvas in this very special, unexpectedly profound episode, one in a series of 5 we’re rolling out over this week that celebrates the May 3rd drop of Discograffiti’s first official music release, our ambient reimagining METAL MACHINE MUZAK.

To Pre-Order the Digital package (May 3rd release): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-digital-pre-order-169938

To Pre-Order the Double Vinyl + Digital package: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-double-vinyl-digital-169954

Check out Rudy Fischmann’s Metal Machine Muzak mind-movie short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akd3lYMUAs0

Listen & Subscribe to Discograffiti: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

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Art: Bex J. Boyd

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149. THE OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL'S WILL CULLEN HART REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS LOVE FOR LOU REED’S METAL MACHINE MUSIC

Thu, 02 May 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Olivia Tremor Control and Circulatory System maximalist pop genius W. Cullen Hart explains his relationship with Lou Reed’s deafeningly assaultive 1975 double-LP Metal Machine Music in this special, bite-sized episode, one in a series of 8 we’re rolling out over the next two weeks that celebrates the May 3rd drop of Discograffiti’s first official music release, our ambient reimagining METAL MACHINE MUZAK.

METAL MACHINE MUZAK will be available in two different configurations: digital-only or double vinyl plus digital. The double-LP gatefold configuration will be pressed on 180-gram colored vinyl, and is limited to an exclusive numbered run of 300 copies, only 90 of which will be available for purchase online.

To Pre-Order the Digital package (May 3rd release): ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-digital-pre-order-169938⁠⁠⁠

To Pre-Order the Double Vinyl + Digital package: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-double-vinyl-digital-169954⁠⁠⁠

Check out Rudy Fischmann’s Metal Machine Muzak mind-movie short: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akd3lYMUAs0⁠⁠⁠

Listen & Subscribe to Discograffiti: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

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148. UNREST'S MARK ROBINSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS LOVE FOR LOU REED’S METAL MACHINE MUSIC

Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Teenbeat mastermind and Unrest/Air Miami/Flin Flon/Grenadine/Fang Wizard/Cotton Candy/et al band addict Mark Robinson explains his relationship with Lou Reed’s deafeningly assaultive 1975 double-LP Metal Machine Music in this special, bite-sized episode, one in a series of 8 we’re rolling out over the next two weeks that celebrates the May 3rd drop of Discograffiti’s first official music release, our ambient reimagining METAL MACHINE MUZAK.

METAL MACHINE MUZAK will be available in two different configurations: digital-only or double vinyl plus digital. The double-LP gatefold configuration will be pressed on 180-gram colored vinyl, and is limited to an exclusive numbered run of 300 copies, only 90 of which will be available for purchase online.

To Pre-Order the Digital package (May 3rd release): ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-digital-pre-order-169938⁠⁠

To Pre-Order the Double Vinyl + Digital package: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-double-vinyl-digital-169954⁠⁠

Check out Rudy Fischmann’s Metal Machine Muzak mind-movie short: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akd3lYMUAs0⁠⁠

Listen & Subscribe to Discograffiti: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

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Also, please help support the show by ordering some choice goods from our new merch shop:

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147. WAND’S CORY HANSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS LOVE FOR LOU REED’S METAL MACHINE MUSIC

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Wand main man and solo superstar Cory Hanson explains his relationship with Lou Reed’s deafeningly assaultive 1975 double-LP Metal Machine Music in this special, bite-sized episode, one in a series of 8 we’re rolling out over the next two weeks that celebrates the May 3rd drop of Discograffiti’s first official music release, the ambient reimagining METAL MACHINE MUZAK.

METAL MACHINE MUZAK will be available in two different configurations: digital-only or double vinyl plus digital. The double-LP gatefold configuration will be pressed on 180-gram colored vinyl, and is limited to an exclusive numbered run of 300 copies, only 90 of which will be available for purchase online.

To Pre-Order the Digital package (May 3rd release): ⁠https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-digital-pre-order-169938⁠

To Pre-Order the Double Vinyl + Digital package: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-double-vinyl-digital-169954⁠

Check out Rudy Fischmann’s Metal Machine Muzak mind-movie short: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akd3lYMUAs0⁠

Listen & Subscribe to Discograffiti: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

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146. DINOSAUR JR & SEBADOH'S LOU BARLOW REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS LOVE FOR LOU REED’S METAL MACHINE MUSIC

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0400

This beloved Sebadoh / Folk Implosion / Dinosaur Jr. luminary explains his relationship with Lou Reed’s deafeningly assaultive 1975 double-LP Metal Machine Music in a special, bite-sized episode, one in a series of 8 we’re rolling out over the next two weeks that celebrates the May 3rd drop of Discograffiti’s first official music release, our ambient reimagining METAL MACHINE MUZAK.

METAL MACHINE MUZAK will be available in two different configurations: digital-only or double vinyl plus digital. The double-LP gatefold configuration will be pressed on 180-gram colored vinyl, and is limited to an exclusive numbered run of 300 copies, only 90 of which will be available for purchase online.

To Pre-Order the Digital package (May 3rd release): https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-digital-pre-order-169938

To Pre-Order the Double Vinyl + Digital package: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/metal-machine-muzak-double-vinyl-digital-169954

Check out Rudy Fischmann’s Metal Machine Muzak mind-movie short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akd3lYMUAs0

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145. THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS' MICHELLE PHILLIPS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND'S HISTORY & RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 5 OF THE 16-HOUR INTERVIEW: PEOPLE LIKE US)

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0400

(To win a personalized 8x10 Michelle Phillips autograph, keep reading.)

Simply put, this is the best interview I’ve done to date. It helps that band biographer Richard Campbell (@richcbart) and I were faced with a woman who was ready to come clean, to be so vulnerable, so funny….and SO RAW.

In Part 5 of this without-precedent 16-hour interview, Michelle burrows headfirst into some seriously traumatic territory, namely:

The time John Phillips saved her from being murdered;
The two horrifying images she pictures whenever she thinks of the sessions for The Mamas & The Papas’ final LP, People Like Us;
And a frank discussion of her most forbidden topic…her 8-day marriage to Dennis Hopper.

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

If you’re a Michelle Phillips & Mamas And The Papas superfan like me, you’ll want the DIRECTOR’S CUT of this & the rest of the installments of Discograffiti’s “Michelle Phillips: Interview of a Lifetime” Series—Part 5 alone features no ads and AN ADDITIONAL 29 MINUTES of essential material that we had to cut for time: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/

Or subscribe! Extended edits of all shows are available on either the Lieutenant (longer) or Major (longest) Tiers. Discograffiti’s 4-show-a-week release schedule can be all yours for the price of a cup of coffee a week.

Please help support the show by ordering some choice goods from our new merch shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all

Order your copy of our guest Richard Campbell’s incredible new book Gettin’ Kinda Itchie-The Groups That Made The Mamas & The Papas right now!

TO WIN 1 OF 10 PERSONALIZED 8X10 MICHELLE PHILLIPS MONTEREY POP AUTOGRAPHS, JUST RE-POST THIS SHOW’S PROMO ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND TAG Discograffiti, Dave Gebroe, & @richcbart THROUGH THE DURATION OF THIS SERIES…DOING IT FOR EACH INSTALLMENT WILL ONLY IMPROVE YOUR ODDS!

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144. THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS' MICHELLE PHILLIPS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND'S HISTORY & RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 4 OF THE 16-HOUR INTERVIEW: THE PAPAS & THE MAMAS)

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0400

(To win a personalized 8x10 Michelle Phillips autograph, keep reading.)

During Part 4 of this without-precedent 16-hour interview, the legendary singer and actress from The Mamas & The Papas tells it exactly like it is, in between rating everything the band’s ever released.

In Part 4, Michelle reveals:

A blow-by-blow of how she wound up falling in love with Mamas & Papas producer Lou Adler while she was pregnant with Chynna;
The true story behind how she brought “Dream A Little Dream” to the band;
And her contemptuous dismissal of their 4th album “The Papas & The Mamas,” recorded while the band fell apart.

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

If you’re a Michelle Phillips & Mamas And The Papas superfan like me, you’ll want the DIRECTOR’S CUT of this & the rest of the installments of the "Michelle Phillips: Interview of a Lifetime" Series—Part 4 alone features no ads and AN ADDITIONAL 48 MINUTES of essential material that we had to cut for time: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/

Please help support the show by ordering some choice goods from our new merch shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all

Order your copy of Richard Campbell’s incredible new book ⁠Gettin’ Kinda Itchie-The Groups That Made The Mamas & The Papas⁠ right now!

TO WIN 1 OF 10 PERSONALIZED 8X10 MICHELLE PHILLIPS MONTEREY POP AUTOGRAPHS, JUST RE-POST THIS SHOW’S PROMO ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND TAG DAVE GEBROE & DISCOGRAFFITI THROUGH THE DURATION OF THIS SERIES…DOING IT FOR EACH INSTALLMENT WILL ONLY IMPROVE YOUR ODDS!

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143. THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS' MICHELLE PHILLIPS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND'S HISTORY & RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 3 OF THE 16-HOUR INTERVIEW: DELIVER)

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 04:00:00 -0400

(To win a personalized 8x10 Michelle Phillips autograph, keep reading.)

During Part 3 of this without-precedent 16-hour interview, the legendary singer and actress from The Mamas & The Papas tells it exactly like it is, in between rating everything the band’s ever released.

In Part 3, Michelle reveals...

A fascinating account of her participation in the origin of 1967’s Monterey Pop Festival, the first rock festival of the modern era;
Her harsh, gloves-off opinion of The Mamas & The Papas 3rd LP Deliver;
And whether or not she felt any countercultural guilt over being the first rock group to opt for Lear Jet travel instead of vans & cars.

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

If you’re a Michelle Phillips & Mamas And The Papas superfan like me, you’ll want the DIRECTOR’S CUT of this & the rest of the installments of the Michelle Phillips: Interview of a Lifetime Series—Part 3 alone features no ads and AN ADDITIONAL 34 MINUTES of essential material that we had to cut for time: https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/

Please help support the show by ordering some choice goods from our new merch shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all

Order your copy of Richard Campbell’s incredible new book Gettin’ Kinda Itchie-The Groups That Made The Mamas & The Papas right now!

TO WIN 1 OF 10 PERSONALIZED 8X10 MICHELLE PHILLIPS MONTEREY POP AUTOGRAPHS, JUST RE-POST THIS SHOW’S PROMO ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND TAG DISCOGRAFFITI THROUGH THE DURATION OF THIS SERIES…DOING IT FOR EACH INSTALLMENT WILL ONLY IMPROVE YOUR ODDS!

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142. THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS' MICHELLE PHILLIPS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND'S HISTORY & RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 2 OF THE 16-HOUR INTERVIEW: IF YOU CAN BELIEVE YOUR EYES AND EARS & S/T)

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0400

(To win a personalized 8x10 Michelle Phillips autograph, keep reading.)

During Part 2 of this without-precedent 16-hour interview, the legendary singer and actress from The Mamas & The Papas tells it exactly like it is, in between rating everything the band’s ever released.

In Part 2, we cover:

An in-depth analysis of their first two classic records;
How Gene Clark of The Byrds really felt deep down about his affair with Michelle;
And a highly emotional discussion about the devastation left behind by John Phillips’ rampant drug abuse.

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141. THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS' MICHELLE PHILLIPS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND'S HISTORY & RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 1 OF THE 16-HOUR INTERVIEW: THE EARLY DAYS)

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0400

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Simply put, this is the best interview I’ve done to date. It helps that band biographer Richard Campbell and I were faced with a woman who was ready to come clean, to be so vulnerable, so funny….and SO RAW. During Part 1 of this without-precedent 16-hour interview, the legendary singer and actress from The Mamas & The Papas tells it exactly like it is, in between rating everything the band’s ever released.

In Part 1, we’re treated to…

An in-depth exploration of the group’s very first acid trip together;
A glimpse into Michelle’s intense hatred toward one of The Mamas & The Papas’ biggest ever hits;
And in all likelihood, the most mythologically crazy backstory in rock history.

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140. GUITARIST PHIL MANZANERA REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND ROXY MUSIC’S FIRST FIVE YEARS (ROXY MUSIC, FOR YOUR PLEASURE, STRANDED, COUNTRY LIFE, & SIREN)

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0400

There’s no disputing that Phil Manzanera is an art-rock genius. Dovetailing with the imminent release of his incredible memoir, “Revolucion To Roxy,” we cast a glance back at the Roxy Music guitarist and songwriter’s early days in the band.

In this episode, Phil & I discuss:

The real story behind how Phil acquired that bug-eyed glasses look;
The decidedly un-weird song with which Phil auditioned for Roxy;
And why exactly he primarily connects mainly with the first 3 Roxy Music albums.

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139. KULA SHAKER'S CRISPIAN MILLS & PAUL WINTER-HART REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE ALBUMS THAT SHAPED THEM

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0400

Britpop seekers Kula Shaker are so much more than the sum of their influences…but what a wondrous pot of soil from which they took sprout. Singer-songwriter-guitarist Crispian Mills & drummer Paul Winter-Hart excitedly lay out the 15 super-cool albums that made them who they are today.

In this episode, we discuss:

The ace up Crispian’s sleeve when he’s stuck on how to work his way out of a guitar break;
The album he refers to as “secret ingredient X for Kula Shaker”;
And Crispian’s vote for the greatest psychedelic song of all time.

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138. BIOGRAPHER JOEL SELVIN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE RISE & FALL OF JIM GORDON (THE SUPER-EPISODE, FEATURING A NEW FORWARD)

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0500

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The most popular interview in Discograffiti history is back, and now it’s better than ever…just in time for Joel Selvin’s brand-new biography “Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey Of Jim Gordon” to hit your bookshelf.

All Things Must Pass.

Layla.

You’re So Vain.

Rikki Don’t Lose That Number.

Maybe you haven’t heard his name, but you’ve definitely moved to the rhythms his hands beat out for years.

In this episode, we focus on Jim’s conquering of the 1960s and ‘70s pop/rock universe and his terrifying descent into mental illness, which led to the murder of his own mother and a life sentence in prison.

Joel Selvin talks with Discograffiti about:

The tune Jim laid down in 1974 that wound up as the most sampled drum break in history;
The ways in which Jim managed his schizophrenia that allowed him to move about undetected amidst the highest levels of rock aristocracy.
And a horrifying rundown of the events that led to the murder of his own mother.

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137. BADASSES OR BRASSHOLES?: BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS BATTLE ROYALE WITH GUITARIST FERNANDO PERDOMO!

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0500

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In this episode, Fernando & I reveal:

The very surprising and well-known female vocalist who was initially supposed to take Al Kooper’s place in Blood Sweat & Tears before David Clayton-Thomas stepped in;
The difference between a rock band and a ROCK BRAND;
And which of us loves and does not love Jaco Pastorius, The Blues Project, Billy Joel, and Chicago’s Hot Streets LP.

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136. UNREST'S MARK ROBINSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS ENTIRE CAREER AND RATES HIS OWN RECORDS (PART 4: MY DINNER WITH MARK, 1995-2024)

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 04:00:00 -0500

Welcome to the final installment of Discograffiti’s 16-hour-long, definitive Mark Robinson interview.

In this episode, Mark spills the beans on:

The unending flood of new bands, projects, name changes, and bemusing detours that’ve characterized his work since Air Miami’s dissolution;
The ballsy recording rules he utilizes to create material under the monikers Fang Wizard, Party Milk, et al;
And the serpentine, unpredictable moves of an incomparable career that make a strong case for why Mark Robinson is the consummate artist.

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135. UNREST'S MARK ROBINSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS ENTIRE CAREER AND RATES HIS OWN RECORDS (PART 3: GOODBYE UNREST, HELLO AIR MIAMI!, 1992-1995) (PERFECT TEETH)

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 04:00:00 -0500

Welcome to Part 3 of the 16-HOUR-LONG, most definitive (every single release covered), and objectively the greatest interview ever conducted with Unrest/Grenadine/Air Miami/Flin Flon man and Teenbeat label head Mark Robinson.

Amongst so much else, here’s what goes down In this very special episode of Discograffiti:

A forensic, track-by-track rundown of Unrest’s classic final LP, Perfect Teeth;
Details on Mark’s abandoned plans for Unrest’s unmade 5th album!;
And my tireless interrogation of Mark Robinson on the subject of why the hell Unrest broke up right at their pinnacle!

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134. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS' JON WURSTER REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE LIVE ALBUMS THAT SHAPED HIM

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 04:00:00 -0500

Ever wondered what the hell Bob Mould, The Mountain Goats, Superchunk, Tom Scharpling, The Pretenders, Jay Farrar, Katy Perry, The New Pornographers, Margaret Cho, Rocket From The Crypt, Aimee Mann, Dave Grohl, Nick Cave, Guided By Voices, & R.E.M. could possibly have in common?

His name is Jon Wurster. To paraphrase Public Enemy: “Sound of the funny drummer, music hitting your heart 'cause I know you got soul!”

During Discograffiti’s 3-hour interview, Jon spills the beans on:

The very first rock concert he ever attended;
The show he ranks as his all-time favorite;
And his number 1 album of all time.

If you’re an Jon Wurster superfan like me, you’ll want the Director’s Cut of this episode—it features 55 minutes of essential additional material & no ads, as well as a rundown of a number of live records not included in the free cut.

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133. THE OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL'S WILL CULLEN HART REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM & RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PLUS HE TALKS NEW OTC) (PART 3)

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 04:00:00 -0500

In Part 3 of Discograffiti’s incredible, career-spanning 7-hour interview, Will Hart spills the beans on:

Exactly how the great Bill Doss wound up saving Will’s life before tragically passing away;
All of his own star ratings for the entire Circulatory System discography;
And a fascinating, lengthy discussion about the mythical third Olivia Tremor Control record, The Same Place.

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Coming Tuesday: Dave Gebroe’s Top 10 Batshit Crazy Celebrity Encounters, with special guest Will Hart! (Available on Patreon, Major Tier)

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132. THE OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL'S WILL CULLEN HART REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND & RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 2: BLACK FOLIAGE)

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 04:00:00 -0500

In Part 2 of Discograffiti’s incredible, career-spanning 7-hour interview, Will Hart spills the beans on:

A track-by-track rundown of Dusk At Cubist Castle & Black Foliage, plus Will’s own ⭐️ rating assessments (non-album material included in the Patreon Director’s Cut);
What part drugs played (or didn’t play) in his inimitable creative process;
And a painful look at the dissolution of the band…not to mention their triumphant resurrection for LP number 3!

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Coming Sunday: My Birthday Party with Will Hart!

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131. THE OLIVIA TREMOR CONTROL'S WILL CULLEN HART REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND & RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 1: THE ROAD TO DUSK AT CUBIST CASTLE & THEIR EARLY SINGLES)

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 04:00:00 -0500

Welcome to our new Elephant 6 Interview Series, which plumbs the depths of one of the greatest movements in the history of recorded music.

In Part 1 of an incredible, career-spanning 7-hour Discograffiti interview, Will Hart spills the beans on:

His all-consuming obsession with Discograffiti, along with his assessment of my assessment of Pavement’s work;
The jaw-droppingly surprising double album that inspired him to make music his life’s path (you’ll never guess it);
And an in-depth Deep Dive into The Olivia Tremor Control’s formation and classic early singles.

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130. UNREST'S MARK ROBINSON & TSUNAMI'S JENNY TOOMEY REUNITE TO REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND GRENADINE & RATE ALL THE RECORDS (GOYA, NOPALITOS, & THE SINGLES)

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:00:00 -0500

Although admittedly a side project for the above-mentioned Unrest and Tsunami songwritin’ n label-runnin' bandleaders, Grenadine was a game-changer for yours truly. Goya remains, for me, one of my favorite albums of all time. They released one more LP, and along with a handful of magical 45s, that was that.

Until now.

In this dream-fulfilling Discograffiti interview, Mark & Jenny reveal:

The overriding importance of visual design to the Grenadine aesthetic (longer cuts only);
Whether or not Mark went consciously Weird Al on his Nopalitos material;
And the exclusive scoop on a possible 3rd GRENADINE LP!

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If you’re a Grenadine superfan like me, you’ll want the Director’s Cut of this episode—it features 1 hour and 20 minutes of additional material & no ads, and is affordably priced in our Patreon Record Shop: Patreon.com/Discograffiti/Shop

Or just subscribe! It’s completely free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for our new Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for early, ad-free Director's Cuts, & $20 for the Wednesday Top 10!

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Coming Sunday: Another batshit crazy episode of Rudy Fischmann’s Discograffiti Soldiers of Sound Podcast.

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129. APPLES IN STEREO MANAGER DAN EFRAM REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND EXECUTIVE PRODUCING THE “ELEPHANT 6 RECORDING CO” DOCUMENTARY

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 04:00:00 -0500

Welcome to a new series that plumbs the depths of one of the greatest movements in the history of recorded music.

In this special Discograffiti interview, Dan reveals:

How he wound up becoming the manager of one of the great pop bands of our time;
The amazing story behind The Apples’ appearance on The Colbert Report;
And essential details about The Steve Keene Art Book!

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If you’re an Elephant 6 superfan like me, you’ll want the Director’s Cut of this episode—it features 19 minutes of additional material & no ads, and is affordably priced in our Patreon Record Shop: Patreon.com/Discograffiti/Shop

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128. UNREST'S MARK ROBINSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS ENTIRE CAREER & RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 1: THE ROAD TO IMPERIAL, 1985-1992) (MALCOLM X PARK, IMPERIAL F.F.R.R., ETC.)

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 04:00:00 -0500

Welcome to Part 1 of the longest (16 HOURS), most definitive (every single release covered), and objectively the best interview ever conducted with Unrest/Grenadine/Air Miami/Flin Flon man and Teenbeat label head Mark Robinson.

In this very special episode of Discograffiti, Mark reveals:

The full, sordid backstory of the several weeks leading up to our summit meeting, as I admittedly totally overdid it with my 204 pages of notes and endless, ultimately alienating texts and calls to him;
The growth steps that had to happen for Mark to develop into one of the greatest pop songwriters of all time;
And over a half-hour just on Imperial f.f.r.r. alone

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

If you’re an Unrest superfan like me, you’ll want the Director’s Cut of this & the remaining 3 installments of the Mark Robinson Series—Part 1 alone features 90 MINUTES OF ADDITIONAL MATERIAL & no ads, and is affordably priced in our Patreon Record Shop.

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128A. NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE CELEBRATION WITH UNREST/AIR MIAMI’S MARK ROBINSON!

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 23:58:00 -0500

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We launch into 2024 with a 7-minute podcast designed to kick things up to the next level for each and every one of us. This Friday, you are cordially invited to Part 1 of the longest (16 HOURS), most definitive (every single release covered), and objectively the best interview ever conducted with Unrest/Grenadine/Air Miami/Flin Flon man and Teenbeat label head Mark Robinson. If you’re an Unrest superfan like me, you’ll want the Director’s Cut of Friday's & the remaining 3 installments of the Mark Robinson Series—Part 1 alone features 90 MINUTES OF ADDITIONAL MATERIAL & no ads, and is affordably priced in our Patreon Record Shop.

Subscribe: Patreon.com/Discograffiti/Shop Or just become a member! It’s completely free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for our new Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for early, ad-free Director's Cuts, & $20 for the Wednesday Top 10! To stuff the tip jar: ⁠Gofund.me/d316c87c⁠ Coming TOMORROW: The 3-hour Director's Cut of Mark Robinson Rates Unrest: The Road To Imperial (1985-1992) CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Web site: ⁠http://discograffiti.com/⁠ CONTACT DAVE Email: dave@discograffiti.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hooligandave Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe #markrobinson #unrest #unrestband #airmiami #teenbeat #teenbeatrecords #flinflon #fangwizard #cottoncandyband #imperialffrr #unrestimperial #unrestimperialffrr #grenadine #cathcarroll #butchwillisisapsychopath #malcolmxpark #perfectteeth #bridgetcross #philkrauth #andrewbeaujon #eggsband #tsunamiband #davepark #kramer #discograffiti #metalmachinemuzak #kingofprussia #kennethanger #whartontiers #ingmarbergmanspersona

127. 1001 ALBUM COMPLAINTS PODCAST HOST ROB KASSEES REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BOSTON & RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (BOSTON, DON'T LOOK BACK, THIRD STAGE, & ALL THE REST)

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 04:00:00 -0500

When two podcasters commingle, sparks can fly. Fuck humbleness, Rob Kassees and I hit it outta the park for our Boston episode.

Think you’re familiar with the Boston story? How about:

The endless rejection which the band faced in its early days, not to mention the tireless perseverance that turns out to be a valuable trait when you end up releasing one of the ten-biggest selling debut albums of all time;

The first piece of music that Tom Scholz ever wrote, and which song on the debut it turned out to be;

And the full, shocking story behind singer Brad Delp’s tragic suicide.

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

There’s only one edit of the Boston episode: this one, at a whopping 102 minutes. But there’ll be 3 OTHER HUGE SHOWS THIS WEEK. We’re gonna gorge ourselves on a heapin helpin of top-shelf classic rock banter in preparation for a rockin’ 2024!

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Discograffiti’s 4-show-a-week release schedule can be all yours for the price of a cup of coffee a week. And to top it off, there are now over 100 Patreon episodes.

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Coming Sunday: Episode 2 of The Discograffiti Soldiers Of Sound Podcast, our brand-new Patreon show by and for the community.

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126. THE MINUTEMEN'S MIKE WATT REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND AND RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 3: DOUBLE NICKELS ON THE DIME TRACK-FOR-TRACK)

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 04:00:00 -0500

Mike Watt of punk legends The Minutemen rates his own catalog in this instant classic 3-part series!

In Part 3, Watt reveals:

George Hurley’s thoroughly unique lyric-writing method;
The full spiel on the record The Minutemen were planning to make when D Boon tragically passed;
And his thoughts on every song on Double Nickels, as we do an essential track-by-track rundown of one of the greatest albums of all time.

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Minus ads, the Director’s Cut of Watt Part 3 is a full 10 minutes longer than the free episode, and was made available 7 days earlier.

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Coming tomorrow : The Director's Cut Patreon release of MARK ROBINSON RATES UNREST: THE ROAD TO IMPERIAL!

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125. THE MINUTEMEN'S MIKE WATT REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND AND RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 2: WHAT MAKES A MAN START FIRES)

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 04:00:00 -0500

Mike Watt of punk legends The Minutemen rates his own catalog in this instant classic 3-part series!

In Part 2, Watt reveals:

All the elements that came together to make their classic What Makes A Man Start Fires LP as crazily good as it is;
The one single song from Double Nickels On The Dime on which Watt played with a pick;
And the full story behind one of music history’s great rivalries, Minutemen & Husker Du.

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

Minus ads, the Director’s Cut of Watt Part 2 is a full 9 1/2 minutes longer than the free episode, and was available 7 days earlier.

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124. THE MINUTEMEN'S MIKE WATT REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND AND RATES ALL THE RECORDS (PART 1: THE EARLY DAYS)

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 04:00:00 -0500

Mike Watt of punk legends The Minutemen rates his own catalog in a brand-new 3-part series!

In this episode, Watt talks with Discograffiti about:

The very first song he ever wrote;
How he budgeted econo for The Minutemen’s studio sessions;
And their insane first gig, from which they had to be rescued by D Boon’s dad.

Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331

Minus ads, the Director’s Cut of Watt Part 1 is a full 12 minutes longer than the free episode, and was available 7 days earlier.

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Coming Sunday: The premiere episode of Rudy Fischmann’s podcast by & for our community, The Discograffiti Soldiers Of Sound Podcast! Only on Patreon.

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123C. DISCOGRAFFITI’S TOP 10 SUICIDAL MUSIC CAREER DECISIONS

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 04:00:00 -0500

This episode rips so hard, I decided to make it FREE for all you cheapskates, homeless people, and those still living at home. In all seriousness, it’s a Hanukkah gift to every Jew and non-Jew on the planet whose #1 priority is MUSIC.

In this week’s Top 10 list, Dave Gebroe and Joe Kennedy expound eloquently on 10 decisions throughout music history that pointed the plane irrefutably into the mountainside for each of these bands.

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Coming Friday: Mike Watt Rates The Minutemen!

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123. TESTAMENT’S ALEX SKOLNICK SHREDS EXPECTATIONS & REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS ENTIRE CAREER (PART 2)

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0500

The lead guitar player of Testament isn’t your typical metalhead. He’s had a long, varied, and surprisingly moving career in music.

In this episode, Alex talks with Discograffiti about:

Whether he prefers the classic early Testament records or the later stuff;
His search for more adventurous musical landscapes, and the resistance it initially caused within the band;
And his most ambitious project ever—the amazing Planetary Coalition!

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122. TESTAMENT’S ALEX SKOLNICK SHREDS EXPECTATIONS & REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS ENTIRE CAREER (PART 1)

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 04:00:00 -0500

The lead guitar player of Testament isn’t your typical metalhead, as you’ll soon hear. He’s had a long, varied, and surprisingly moving career in music.

In this episode, Alex talks with Discograffiti about:

The evolution of the types of guitars he’s played through his life;
The exciting road to becoming Testament’s lead guitar player;
And the epiphany he experienced in the late 1980s watching a Miles Davis gig, and the profound effect it had on his career.

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121. WAND’S CORY HANSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND ALL HIS SOLO & BAND RECORDS (PART 2: 1000 DAYS, UNBORN CAPITALIST, PLUM, LAUGHING MATTER, PALE HORSE RIDER, & WESTERN CUM)

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 04:00:00 -0500

In this episode, Cory talks with Discograffiti about:

The tracks on each record that’ve driven Cory batshit crazy;
The piece of advice David Berman passed along to him, which wound up having a profound effect;
And Cory’s picks for his two best records, his worst, and what he believes to be the best Wand song of all time.

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120. WAND’S CORY HANSON REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND ALL HIS SOLO & BAND RECORDS (PART 1: GANGLION REEF & GOLEM)

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 04:00:00 -0500

In this episode, Cory talks with Discograffiti about:

What he’s looking for from a record with Wand;
21 bands that’ve had a huge influence on him;
And his 2 favorite tracks from his new record, Western Cum, which is a masterpiece.

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119. DEER TICK’S DENNIS RYAN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BOMBINO & RATES ALL HIS RECORDS AS THE FLOOD GETS A WHOLE HELL OF A LOT WORSE (PART 2)

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 04:00:00 -0400

When I set up to record this episode about Tuareg guitar master Bombino with Deer Tick’s drummer / co-songwriter Dennis Ryan, I had no idea that this incredibly intense episode was to take place during an honest-to-God flood evacuation...but we just keep on goin', because Bombino's discography isn't gonna rate itself.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

The songwriting methodology Dennis Ryan uses to separate out his solo work from his Deer Tick material;
And whether or not the emergency carbon monoxide alarm that was going off for half this episode saved my life.

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118. DEER TICK’S DENNIS RYAN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BOMBINO & RATES ALL HIS RECORDS DURING AN ACTUAL FLOOD (PART 1)

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0400

When I set up to record this episode about Tuareg guitar master Bombino with Deer Tick’s drummer / co-songwriter Dennis Ryan, we had no idea that our conversation about the master Nigerian musician who’d done some of his best work in dried-out Nigerian riverbeds was, ironically, to take place during an actual flood this past summer while in Vermont.

An actual, honest-to-God natural disaster.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

The 3 guitarists whose styles Bombino soaked up in lieu of learning in a more traditional way;

And whether or not I made it out of the flood alive.

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117. STRAY SLACK DOUBLE FANTASY: A CONVERSATION WITH PAVEMENT’S BOB NASTANOVICH (PART 2)

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0400

Discograffiti’s most popular guest Bob Nastanovich is back, and this time he and I dive headfirst into the soul of our own generation in an attempt to take the pulse on the Stray Slack spirit as it’s dragged kicking and screaming into middle age.

In Part 2 of this exclusive series, Bob talks with Discograffiti about:

What he’s listening to now, and what music means to him in his mid-50s;

His experience as a quasi-stepdad to a woman who grew up to be a force to be reckoned with in the indie rock community;

And Bob’s 3 favorite Pavement songs!

Coming Monday: Our Patreon-only slag-off show Queasy Listening is back! This time, we tackle Keith Jarrett’s super-awkward stab at hippie music, Restoration Ruin.

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116. STRAY SLACK DOUBLE FANTASY: A CONVERSATION WITH PAVEMENT’S BOB NASTANOVICH (PART 1)

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Bob talks with Discograffiti about:

The enormous changes that’ve occurred to this show as a direct result of his appearances rating the Pavement catalog starting at episode 49;

The two-minute film we made last year called Perfect Sound Forever: Bob Nastanovich Gets Hearing Aids (Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GBBeuFKvO4);

And let’s not forget about the bomb dropped at the end. Wait’ll you hear what’s about to roll down the pike.

COMING MONDAY: BOB NASTANOVICH’S STRAY SLACK DOUBLE FANTASY BONUS MATERIAL!

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115. MOJO EDITOR JOHN MULVEY REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEST BRITISH MUSIC MAGAZINE OF ALL TIME (PART 2)

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 04:00:00 -0400

Discograffiti host Dave Gebroe has read every single issue of MOJO Magazine from cover to cover since the moment he laid eyes on it through a New York shop window in December 1998. So it’s with great excitement that we accompany the magazine in celebrating their 30th anniversary with two weeks of MOJO-exclusive content!

MOJO Editor John Mulvey joins us in a pop and rock roundtable the likes of which are befitting of this truly celebratory occasion.

In Part 2, John talks with Discograffiti about:

3 of his favorite records of 2023 so far;

What the atmosphere is truly like at the MOJO office;

And the ways in which they’ve successfully navigated the chaos of the modern publishing industry after 360 consistently outstanding issues.

COMING MONDAY: THE MOJO BONUS MATERIAL COLLECTION, VOL. 2!

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114. MOJO EDITOR JOHN MULVEY REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BEST BRITISH MUSIC MAGAZINE OF ALL TIME (PART 1)

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:25:00 -0400

MOJO Editor John Mulvey joins us in a pop and rock roundtable the likes of which are befitting of this truly celebratory occasion.

In Part 1, John talks with Discograffiti about:

The 3 key figures who shaped MOJO at the start of its history;

How—contrary to the very soil in which Discograffiti’s taken root—the concept of ranking records has begun to feel superfluous to him…;

…but with that being said, John does reveal an old favorite, too. ❤️

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113.5. TERRY KIRKMAN, A EULOGY (1939-2023): THE BEATING HEART OF THE ASSOCIATION HAS PASSED, ONLY ONE DAY AFTER HIS FINAL DISCOGRAFFITI EPISODE AIRED

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:30:29 -0400

Discograffiti host Dave Gebroe conducted a 13-hour interview with the two founders of legendary 1960s soft pop act The Association, Terry Kirkman and Jules Alexander, in which they rated the entirety of their own discography.

The day after the final episode aired this past Friday, Terry passed away. This, then, is a brief eulogy to make sense of the impact this great man has had on my life, and the lives of so many others he touched with his undeniable warmth and compassion.

We will definitely cherish his memory forever.

THIS FRIDAY: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MOJO MAGAZINE EDITOR JOHN MULVEY

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113. THE ASSOCIATION’S TERRY KIRKMAN & JULES ALEXANDER REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND & RATE ALL THEIR RECORDS IN A 13-HR INTERVIEW (PART 4, 1971-2023: STOP YOUR MOTOR & WATERBEDS IN TRINIDAD)

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0400

It’s impossible to adequately put into words how surreal this series is. Trust me, it’s unquestionably a ride worth taking no matter how you feel about the genre.

Welcome aboard the most lunatic series in Discograffiti history.

In Part 4, the final chapter (!), we tackle:

What it felt like to tumble so quickly from the charts;
How many ⭐️’s outta five Terry & Jules give Stop Your Motor (1971), Waterbeds In Trinidad (1972), and the slew of generic singles released through the 1970s & ‘80s;
And the not-so-happy-sounding Happy Together Tour during which Terry insists their manager stole millions of dollars from his acts and invited Terry to take part!

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112. THE ASSOCIATION’S TERRY KIRKMAN & JULES ALEXANDER REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND & RATE ALL THEIR RECORDS IN A 13-HR INTERVIEW (PART 3, 1968-1970: BIRTHDAY, GOODBYE COLUMBUS, & S/T)

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0400

It’s impossible to adequately put into words how surreal this series is. Trust me, it’s unquestionably a ride worth taking no matter how you feel about the genre.

Welcome aboard the most lunatic series in Discograffiti history.

In Part 3, our longest episode of all time at over 2 FULL HOURS, we tackle:

Terry’s unfortunate first experiences with heroin;

The overdose death of original bassist Brian Cole;

And how many ⭐️’s outta five Terry & Jules give Birthday (1968), the Goodbye Columbus OST (1969), and The Association (1969)!

NEXT WEEK: THE ASSOCIATION PART 4

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111. THE ASSOCIATION’S TERRY KIRKMAN & JULES ALEXANDER REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND & RATE ALL THEIR RECORDS IN A 13-HR INTERVIEW (PART 2, 1966-1967: RENAISSANCE & INSIGHT OUT)

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0400

It’s impossible to adequately put into words how surreal this series is. Trust me, it’s unquestionably a ride worth taking no matter how you feel about the genre.

Welcome aboard the most lunatic series in Discograffiti history.

In Part 2, our longest episode yet at 2 FULL HOURS, Terry & Jules reveal:

What it felt like to be the first band of the first rock festival of the modern era, Monterey Pop!;
How their sophomore LP Renaissance, recorded five months after their debut, nearly killed the band;
And how many ⭐️’s outta five Terry & Jules give Renaissance (1966) and Insight Out (1967)!

Also, prepare yourself for the introduction of A TOP-SECRET SURPRISE 3RD GUEST!

NEXT WEEK: THE ASSOCIATION PART 3

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110. THE ASSOCIATION’S TERRY KIRKMAN & JULES ALEXANDER REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND & RATE ALL THEIR RECORDS IN A 13-HR INTERVIEW (PART 1, 1962-1966: AND THEN...ALONG COMES THE ASSOCIATION)

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0400

It’s impossible to adequately put into words how surreal this series is. Trust me, it’s unquestionably a ride worth taking no matter how the hell you feel about the genre.

Welcome aboard the most lunatic series in Discograffiti history.

In Part 1, Terry & Jules reveal:

How they went about forming one of the most successful bands of all time;
The manifold difficulties of getting a record deal when you’d just invented a whole new genre of music;
And exactly how many acid trips were indeed taken, whether dosed or intentional.

NEXT WEEK: THE ASSOCIATION PART 2!

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109. "WINDY" WRITER RUTHANN FRIEDMAN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HER ENTIRE CAREER (AND PAVEMENT’S BOB NASTANOVICH REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND MY 13-HOUR ASSOCIATION INTERVIEW!)

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 21:01:00 -0400

I conducted a 13-hour interview with the two founders of legendary 1960s soft pop act The Association, Terry Kirkman and Jules Alexander, in which they rated the entirety of their own discography.

In this episode, we start at the end, in deft tribute to Raging Bull, so as to better understand what precisely went down.

Post-interview, I hung out with the band, came close to bleeding to death (unrelated), was hired as their manager, and then was promptly ghosted.

Confused? So am I, and so is Pavement’s Bob Nastanovich.

Welcome aboard the most lunatic series in Discograffiti history.

In Episode One, Discograffiti covers:

Gebroe’s plan to bring The Association back to relevance with a rock opera of unquestionable significance;
The reason I was given for being ghosted;
And the real reason Ruthann Friedman left the music industry for so many years.

NEXT WEEK: THE ASSOCIATION PART 1

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109A. The Top 10 Reasons Not To Miss Discograffiti’s Episode #109 tomorrow! (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 09:13:00 -0400

Welcome to The Pre-Episode, a new free-to-all song-length Thursday mini-podcast you can use to suss whether or not you'll enjoy that Friday's episode!

Spoiler alert: YOU WILL ENJOY IT, no matter who the guest is or the band we're rating.

Today we bring you 10 inarguable reasons that'd make you simply foolish to skip this week's episode.

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108. WRITER JOEL SELVIN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE TRAGIC FALL OF JIM GORDON, THE GREATEST DRUMMER OF ALL TIME...AND A SCHIZOPHRENIC WHO KILLED HIS OWN MOTHER (PART 2)

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0400

All Things Must Pass.

Derek & The Dominoes.

Rikki Don’t Lose That Number.

The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys.

Maybe you haven’t heard his name, but you’ve definitely moved to the rhythm his hands beat out unerringly for years.

In this episode, rock scribe and Jim Gordon biographer JOEL SELVIN details the starkly precipitous descent of the greatest and most tragic drummer of all time, JIM GORDON.

Episode Two focuses on Jim’s terrifying descent into mental illness, which led to the murder of his own mother and a life sentence in prison. Joel Selvin talks with Discograffiti about:

The awe-inspiring story about how Jim achieved his studio masterpiece, Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain”;
The very moment that marked the end of his professional career;
And the horrifying forensic rundown of the events that led to the murder of his own mother.

NEXT WEEK: PART ONE OF TERRY KIRKMAN & JULES ALEXANDER OF THE ASSOCIATION RATING THEIR OWN CATALOG IN AN UNPRECEDENTED 13-HOUR INTERVIEW!

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107.8. THELONIOUS MONSTER'S BOB FORREST REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND & RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (PART 2, 1970-1998: STAGE FRIGHT, CAHOOTS, NORTHERN LIGHTS - SOUTHERN CROSS, LAST WALTZ, ETC)

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0400

Joe and Dave welcome Bob Forrest (of Thelonius Monster, The Bicycle Thief and Celebrity Rehab) to discuss the work of The Band from 1970 to 1998.

We love you, Robbie. And we're going to miss you very badly.

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107.5. THELONIOUS MONSTER'S BOB FORREST REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND & RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (PART 1, 1961-1969: MUSIC FROM BIG PINK & THE BAND)

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0400

Joe and Dave welcome Bob Forrest (of Thelonius Monster, The Bicycle Thief and Celebrity Rehab) to discuss the work of The Band from their inception through their classic self-titled 1969 album.

We love you, Robbie. And we're going to miss you very badly.

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107. WRITER JOEL SELVIN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE RISE OF JIM GORDON, THE GREATEST DRUMMER OF ALL TIME...AND A SCHIZOPHRENIC WHO KILLED HIS OWN MOTHER (PART 1)

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0400

All Things Must Pass. Derek & The Dominoes. You’re So Vain. Rikki Don’t Lose That Number. The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys.

Maybe you haven’t heard his name, but you’ve definitely moved to the rhythm his hands beat out unerringly for years.

In this episode, rock scribe and Jim Gordon biographer JOEL SELVIN talks in-depth with Discograffiti about both the greatest and most tragic drummer of all time, JIM GORDON.

Episode One focuses on Jim’s meteoric rise through and conquering of the 1960s and ‘70s pop/rock universe. Joel Selvin talks with Discograffiti about:

The convoluted process by which Jim brought the piano coda to Layla, renowned for its use at the end of GoodFellas;

The tune Jim laid down in 1974 that wound up as the most sampled drum break in history;

And the ways in which Jim managed his schizophrenia that allowed him to move about undetected amidst the highest levels of the era’s rock aristocracy.

NEXT FRIDAY: PART 2, THE TRAGIC FALL OF JIM GORDON.

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Official 3 hr+ “Drums & Demons” Jim Gordon Spotify playlist curated by Joel Selvin himself: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7aIHh3DwJ4coua93fbXSYs?si=3EP019M2SZOO9j0cLynXeA

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107A. The Top 10 Reasons Not To Miss Discograffiti’s THE RISE OF JIM GORDON tomorrow!

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0400

Welcome to The Pre-Episode, a new song-length Thursday mini-podcast you can use to suss whether or not you'll enjoy that Friday's episode!

Spoiler alert: YOU WILL ENJOY IT, no matter who the guest is or the band we're rating.

Today we bring you 10 inarguable reasons that'd make you simply foolish to skip the Joel Selvin-guested Jim Gordon podcast.

COMING TOMORROW: THE RISE OF JIM GORDON!

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106. THE NEEDLE DROP’S ANTHONY FANTANO REVEALS HIS ORIGIN STORY

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0400

YouTube music critic Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop wasn’t born an icon—he struggled and slaved just like the rest of us schmoes.

In 13 action-packed minutes, Fantano reveals to Discograffiti:

Which punk band had an enormous influence on him as a teen;

The music he was listening to while growing up in suburban Connecticut;

And how he struggled to get his show off the ground during his lean years working at a pizza shop.

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Next Week: The greatest drummer of all time…who just happened to kill his mother, JIM GORDON.

Our guest: The venerable rock scribe JOEL SELVIN, author of the forthcoming bio “Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon,” to be published in February.

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106A. The Top 10 Reasons Not To Miss THE NEEDLE DROP’S ANTHONY FANTANO: ORIGIN STORY tomorrow!

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0400

Welcome to The Pre-Episode, a new song-length Thursday mini-podcast you can use to suss whether or not you'll enjoy that Friday's episode!

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Today we bring you 10 inarguable reasons that'd make you simply foolish to skip the Fantano podcast.

COMING TOMORROW: ANTHONY FANTANO: THE ORIGIN STORY!

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105. L’RAIN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HER ENTIRE CAREER

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Taja Cheek & Ben Chapoteau-Katz of hypnotic loop-based indie darlings L’Rain talk with Discograffiti about:

Their attitude on the modern rock-star day job;

Whether or not their mesmerizing loop-based music is actually influenced by the Grateful Dead;

And why Taja’s stage name has turned out to have led her on such an emotional journey within.

NEXT WEEK: ANTHONY FANTANO, THE ORIGIN STORY!

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104. VASHTI BUNYAN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHND HER ENTIRE CAREER & RATES HER ENTIRE CATALOG (PART 2: JUST ANOTHER DIAMOND DAY, LOOKAFTERING, & HEARTLEAP)

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 04:00:00 -0400

She’s written and recorded some of the greatest music of all time. And her new memoir, “Wayward: Just Another Life To Live,” is an absolute must-read.

Considered the godmother of the freak-folk movement, as if underscore the point, Devendra Banhart used to write her name on his arm before he’d play shows.

In this episode, Vashti Bunyan talks with Discograffiti about:

Her day-long collaboration with Nick Drake;

Her true feelings about “Just Another Diamond Day”;

And why she didn’t write or sing for over 30 years.

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103. VASHTI BUNYAN: THE POP STAR WHO CHOSE HOMELESSNESS (PART 1: THE EARLY WANDERING YEARS)

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 04:00:02 -0400

She’s written and recorded some of the greatest music of all time. And her new memoir, “Wayward: Just Another Life To Live,” is an absolute must-read.

Considered the godmother of the freak-folk movement, as if to underscore the point, Devendra Banhart used to write her name on his arm before he’d play shows.

In this episode, Vashti Bunyan reveals to Discograffiti:

Exactly what happened on her lightning-quick ride on the fame train during the early part of her career;

What she did to sabotage her Jimmy Page-written single;

And a blow-by-blow account of her 18-month period of homeless wandering.

NEXT WEEK: Vashti Bunyan rates the bulk of her discography…including Diamond Day!

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Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/17OLRbUm2H5Sp6mwUHD25Q?si=OCZQtlRVRfevoW8P8OkW8g

Priceless Vashti & Robert Lewis footage from their travels: https://youtu.be/vhUcMIgJZXo
“Winter Is Blue” segment from “Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London”: https://youtu.be/JZ-RLaHSCA0

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102. “ROCK ’N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL” DIRECTOR ALLAN ARKUSH REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS 10 FAVORITE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 04:00:13 -0400

Discograffiti talks with the music-obsessed director about:

The 1966 concert that forever changed his life;

The most indispensable box set of all time;

And why it took him some time to “get” The Ramones.

Also, don’t miss our incredible summer Patreon series FILLMORE FEAST, a sordid, many-coursed meal of intimate happenings that went down during Allan’s time rising through the ranks at the Fillmore East, as he hung out, partied, got dosed by, and became tight friends with The Dead, The Allmans, and all the rest of rock history’s legends…that is, all except for CSNY.

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NEXT WEEK: Vashti Bunyan rates the entirety of her own discography!

Allan Arkush’s incredible YouTube channel, in which he tells his life story through music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSormz-EZa4yugvJ3MyKVkQ

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101. DAVID PAJO REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND SLINT’S SPIDERLAND (PART 5)

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:00:15 -0400

Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with David Pajo reaches a crescendo with its final chapter, in which the indie rock legend experiences massive catharsis while detailing:

The psychological ramifications of producing emotionally vulnerable music from within a hardcore scene which considered that incredibly uncool;

Why The For Carnation’s “Fight Songs” is both the most criminally underrated EP of all time and the spiritual heir to “Spiderland”;

And just how many stars out of five Pajo gives all these classic records.

Don’t miss out on five weeks of essential Pajo Patreon Collections—Subscribe at Patreon.com/Discograffiti.

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NEXT WEEK: Allan Arkush (Director of Rock & Roll High School, Get Crazy, Elvis Meets Nixon, & The Temptations) gushes about his Top 10 Favorite Albums Of All Time!

Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7cR8CSxPMQOhEu23AZdN7o?si=8MH5F0AmTae4zXum2zkO_A

Lance Bangs' essential feature film about Slint, Breadcrumb Trail (required viewing): ⁠https://youtu.be/GsRpS6XGiOs⁠

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100! DAVID PAJO REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHND SLINT & RATES THEIR RECORDS (PART 4: SLINT EP, TWEEZ, & KING KONG'S "MOVIE STAR")

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:00:26 -0400

Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with David Pajo continues with Part 4—which just happens to be the 100th episode of Discograffiti!!!—in which the indie rock legend reveals his thoughts on how Tweez would be regarded today if Spiderland had never been created, the broad, wild stew of influences at play amongst the band when they recorded it, and exactly how many stars Pajo gives King Kong’s “Movie Star” single, the Slint EP, and Tweez! Don’t miss out on five weeks of essential Pajo Patreon Collections—Subscribe at

Next Week: PART 5!

Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1sVV3D0PUhJxb0436r4Bdy?si=4-fE9A8JReuceiVoacC-Uw

- Lance Bangs' essential feature film about Slint, Breadcrumb Trail (required viewing): https://youtu.be/GsRpS6XGiOs
- Live at the Bangkok Bangkok, Chicago (1/0/1989): https://youtu.be/CtBQobzp0og
- Slint live set WebCast from Barcelona (5/30/2014): https://youtu.be/5gVRMa0iPvA

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99. DAVID PAJO REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS ENTIRE SOLO CAREER & RATES ALL HIS RECORDS (PART 3: PAPA M SINGS, LIVE FROM A SHARK CAGE, WHATEVER MORTAL, SONGS OF MAC, HIGHWAY SONGS, ETC)

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 04:00:32 -0400

Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with David Pajo continues with Part 3, in which the indie rock legend reveals the surprise derivation of the Papa M band name from none other than Prince himself; exactly which substances David experimented with during his various recordings; and the 3 vastly different Papa M records he’s currently in the midst of making! Don’t miss out on five weeks of essential Pajo Patreon Collections—Subscribe at

Next Week: DAVID PAJO PART 4: SLINT!

Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/56G5e0nQZjxITEhjibY2mu?si=9RwVZqqBTvqZZBfqQi7xhw

Papa M live at the Earl in Atlanta, 12/10/99: https://youtu.be/VRufQsROFk0

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98. THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BREEDERS’ POD (BULLY’S FAVORITE ALBUM)

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Alongside esteemed co-host Joe Kennedy, we crack open and peer awestruck Into the innards of this crazed beast of an LP, the 1990 Steve Albini-produced masterpiece by Kim Deal, Tanya Donelly, and co. Coming this Friday: DAVID PAJO PART 3 — PAPA M!

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97. BULLY’S ALICIA BOGNANNO REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND STEVE ALBINI, LITTLE SAMPSON, AND BRITPOP

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 06:00:31 -0400

This past Friday heralded the release of Bully’s fourth album—and third for SubPop—and Alicia talks with Discograffiti about everything she learned from working with Steve Albini, the importance of the Little Sampson pedal to her life, and whether or not she gives a rat's ass about Britpop music. Check out her best one yet, "Lucky For You." Coming this Friday: DAVID PAJO PART 3: PAPA M!

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Alicia’s self-directed video for “Hard To Love”: https://youtu.be/myv2QDJe0JM
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96. BULLY’S ALICIA BOGNANNO REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HER LUCKY FOR YOU LP

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 04:00:07 -0400

Today, June 2nd heralds the release of Bully’s fourth album—and third for SubPop—as Alicia takes Discograffiti’s hand, along with yours, and quite graciously acts as a tour guide through her best one yet, "Lucky For You." Next Week: DAVID PAJO PART 3: PAPA M!

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Alicia’s self-directed video for “Hard To Love”: https://youtu.be/myv2QDJe0JM
The video for “Lose You”: https://youtu.be/TyGvAV2L4pY

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95. DAVID PAJO REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THAT TIME HE COMMITTED ZWANICIDE (PART 2: HOW PAJO ACCIDENTALLY JOINED A BILLY CORGAN SUPERGROUP, AMONGST OTHER MISADVENTURES)

Fri, 26 May 2023 04:00:21 -0400

Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with indie rock legend David Pajo continues with Part 2, the absolute rawest of the five installments. Pajo gives Discograffiti an honest assessment of his Zwan experience, not to mention his brief spells in The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, and Gang of Four, our mutual misadventures with a host of narcotics…and ultimately ending up at a harrowing yet triumphant re-evaluation of his suicide attempt. Don’t miss out on five weeks of essential Pajo Patreon Collections—Subscribe at Patreon.com/Discograffiti. Next Week: PAJO PART 3: PAPA M!

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Zwan’s Mary Star Of The Sea LP (2003, full LP): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFD8HQe4PJS9sG7Fsvdf5nPd6RGC0v8RD
David Foster Wallace’s “This Is Water” commencement speech: https://youtu.be/ms2BvRbjOYo

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94. DAVID PAJO REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS FAVORITE RECORDS, HIS EARLY PRE-SLINT BANDS, & HIS STINTS IN TORTOISE, YEAH YEAH YEAHS, INTERPOL, & GANG OF FOUR (PART 1)

Fri, 19 May 2023 04:00:46 -0400

Our 9-hour interview with indie rock legend David Pajo covers every single aspect of his career—his influences, Slint, Tortoise, and his consistently amazing solo career, typically released under the moniker Papa M. In Part 1, “Favorites, Firsts, & Flavorings,” Pajo talks with Discograffiti about his favorite albums of all time, his pre-Slint metal outfits, and the myriad post-Slint bands in which he’s played where the members are on the lookout for that indefinable Pajo flavor. We’ll learn about what it was about the early Louisville punk scene that made David feel like he finally belonged, the totally uncool band he admits was his first-ever concert, and why he feels a deep-seated need to leave bands. Don’t miss out on the next five weeks of essential Pajo Patreon Collections—Subscribe at Patreon.com/Discograffiti! Next Week: PAJO PART 2: ZWANICIDE. Sign up for the Lieutenant Tier on our Patreon page to get a Wild Card Episode every Monday! This is an entirely listener-supported show, so try it for a month and hear for yourself why this is truly the ultimate music deep dive.

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Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3HQPu7fMVnsMQL1pGqVCNC?si=hhgfV-kvTZ-4eUnO8kCRRQ

Maurice’s 1985 “The First Shall Be The Last” Demo: https://youtu.be/CkSBcl44Blw
Tortoise live in Portland OR, April 1995: https://youtu.be/DR3uqa3DQFM
Interpol on Letterman (7/30/2010): https://youtu.be/XgHGHcauw4M
Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Letterman w/ Pajo (4/05/2013): https://youtu.be/c2KT6ARPb8c
Gang Of Four live in Atlanta, GA, full show (03/11/22): https://youtu.be/WaRHdiH96HY

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93. THE JOHN LANDIS TAPES, VOL. 5: JOHN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND DIRECTING THE MICHAEL JACKSON “BLACK OR WHITE” VIDEO, SYLVESTER STALLONE’S OSCAR, BEVERLY HILLS COP III, & THE STUPIDS

Fri, 12 May 2023 04:00:40 -0400

John talks to Discograffiti about the pronounced changes in Michael Jackson’s demeanor that international fame brought during their work on the "Black Or White" video, his very favorites of his own filmography, and most importantly…exactly what kind of tip you can expect when waiting on director David Fincher.

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The Making Of Beverly Hills Cop III: https://youtu.be/o1IIBajDP7o
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Blues Brothers 2000 Behind The Scenes: https://youtu.be/46o6wVnrCZk

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92. THE JOHN LANDIS TAPES, VOL. 4: JOHN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND DIRECTING THE THRILLER VIDEO, TRADING PLACES, SPIES LIKE US, THREE AMIGOS, & COMING TO AMERICA

Fri, 05 May 2023 04:00:21 -0400

Landis talks with Discograffiti about the making of the Thriller Video, giving us a blow-by-blow account of its genesis and what it was like to work with Michael Jackson...plus the time Prince pitched John to direct Purple Rain, and revealing tales about his decades-long friendship with David Bowie!

Next Week: Landis Vol. 5: The Black & White Video, Beverly Hills Cop III, and working with Sylvester Stallone!

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The Making of Thriller Featurette: https://youtu.be/3r2ivB71RG0
Trading Places Behind The Scenes : https://youtu.be/BSamMtzO_NU
15 Behind The Scenes Facts About Three Amigos: https://youtu.be/eh7XlK6qUX0
Trailer for Coming To America: https://youtu.be/4eFO-i9c1PI

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91. A SHORT SHOW ABOUT THAT TIME ONE WEEK AGO WHEN I NEARLY BLED TO DEATH WHILE TALKING TIRELESSLY ABOUT MUSIC UNTIL I LITERALLY LOST THE ABILITY TO SPEAK

Mon, 01 May 2023 06:00:06 -0400

But I’m okay now.

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90. THE JOHN LANDIS TAPES, VOL. 3: JOHN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND DIRECTING THE BLUES BROTHERS, STARRING THE MOST POPULAR COMEDY TEAM IN AMERICA AT THE TIME, DAN AYKROYD AND JOHN BELUSHI

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 04:00:42 -0400

We’ll learn about the real reason why Landis’s grandiose vision for The Incredible Shrinking Woman fell apart, the true origin of the Blues Brothers, and that time John locked horns with a very angry Cab Calloway! Next Week: LANDIS VOL. 4: THE THRILLER VIDEO & COMING TO AMERICA!

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The Blues Brothers Behind-The-Scenes Featurette: https://youtu.be/suUcZVh_WNM
“Galaxy Glue” from The Incredible Shrinking Woman: https://youtu.be/KbZQXK6kBEs
The American Werewolf Transformation Scene: https://youtu.be/_tb0HZrobUE

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89. THE JOHN LANDIS TAPES, VOL. 2: JOHN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND DIRECTING KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE & ANIMAL HOUSE

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 04:00:43 -0400

We’ll learn about the time John spent on location with Spielberg for the Jaws shoot during which he rewrote Close Encounters, how he met the Zucker Brothers and launched Kentucky Fried Movie, and how Animal House transformed into a college raunchfest from its genesis as a dark comedy about Charlie Manson’s high school days. Next Week: Part 1 of a gargantuan 9-hour interview with the great DAVID PAJO!

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The Zucker Brothers ruminating on Kentucky Fried's genesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr_oS8-Vzpc
Animal House Behind The Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzf2TzgZrUg
The Animal House cast, then & now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYotpOjlRdc

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88. NO AGE’S RANDY RANDALL REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND IT ALL

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 04:00:43 -0400

In this very special hour-long interview, we’ll learn about the time No Age almost broke up, the most awkward celebrity interactions both of us have ever experienced, the joys and pitfalls of sobriety, and the ways in which their early band Wives differed from the incredible two-man juggernaut that is No Age. Next Week: DAVID PAJO, EPISODE 1!

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87.OS MUTANTES' SERGIO DIAS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND'S CLASSIC SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM (PART 2)

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 04:00:54 -0400

The man behind the greatest band to ever come out of Brazil talks in great detail about every song from that astounding first album—inarguably one of the greatest debuts of all time. We’ll learn about three aspects of the record that were improvised right there on the spot, the Mutantes song that Sergio says features the very first sample in music history, and how many stars out of five Sergio gives his own debut. Last but not least, we find out who his favorite Beatle is! Next Week: A soul-bearing interview with Randy Randall of No Age!

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Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://spotify.link/k5I5E1awxyb

An early video for “A Minha Menina”: https://youtu.be/EfHPjZSlOp8
No Teatro Villaret, Portugal 1969: https://youtu.be/_NCjAwXRUvw
1969: Banho de Lua - Dois Mil E Um: https://youtu.be/m8P1HoesBmA

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86. OS MUTANTES' SERGIO DIAS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND'S WILD EARLY DAYS (PART 1)

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 04:00:11 -0400

The man behind the greatest band to ever come out of Brazil generously bares his soul in part one of this very special and long-promised double-parter. We’ll learn about which song on Os Mutantes’ debut was actually Sergio’s very first composition ever, the origin of the Tropicalia movement and his part in it, and the real truth behind feeding guitars through honest-to-goodness sewing machines! Next Week: Sergio Dias, Part 2!

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Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://spotify.link/Q13at3FVlyb

1969 Os Mutantes performance from French TV of “Bat Macumba”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxwQhrfTEc8&t=109s
July 1969 Os Mutantes English-language performance of “Caminhante Noturno”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoRzvlbND7M&t=3s
“Domingo No Parque” on TV with Gilberto Gil in 1967: https://youtu.be/mTFYMEPLjA0

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85. THE JOHN LANDIS TAPES, VOL. 1: JOHN REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE MOVIES & MUSIC OF HIS ENTIRE CAREER

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 04:00:25 -0400

Sure, it’s a music commentary podcast—but when you’re friends with John Landis, you invite John Landis on the show. Not to mention the man is one of the foremost music directors who ever was—simply for The Blues Brothers and Michael Jackson’s Thriller Video alone. For the next 6 months, there will be one Landis episode a month, as we dissect his entire career, Discograffiti-style. We’ll learn about the torrent of classic European films on which John worked in every possible capacity in the 1960s, his experiences attending both the TAMI Show and Monterey Pop, and finally the real story behind the making of his first feature film, Schlock, and the unexpected support from a truly massive celebrity that wound up kick-starting his career. Next Week: Part 1 of a soul-baring Interview With SERGIO DIAS From OS MUTANTES!

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More John Landis ruminations on his early career: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctPZQo7YSo8
John Landis on Trailers From Hell talking about the T.A.M.I. Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugoAwajp5Yc
John Landis's Debut Feature Film Schlock (in full): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc0-iF31-4

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84. BIOGRAPHER SHARON WATTS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND WOODSTOCK PERFORMER BERT SOMMER (PART 2, POST-WOODSTOCK: 1970-1990)

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:00:53 -0400

Throughout the course of Bert Sommer's post-Woodstock career, we’re reminded over and over again how unfair fate can be. Join us, along with Bert Sommer’s biographer Sharon Watts and Music Expert Angie Pope, as we learn about the debilitating drug habit that led to Bert’s early 1970s incarceration, the honest-to-God Sid & Marty Krofft kids TV show on which Bert wound up later in the decade, the shockingly unexpected creative team behind Bert’s very last attempt at the big time, and the car-crash of a public access show on which Bert guested, from which it’s absolutely impossible to look away, even for one second. Next Week: The John Landis Tapes, Volume 1! *

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83. BIOGRAPHER SHARON WATTS & BERT ACCOMPANIST IRA STONE REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND WOODSTOCK PERFORMER BERT SOMMER (PART 1: 1967-WOODSTOCK)

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 04:00:26 -0500

For this second installment of our “We Are Stardust, We Are Over” series, you are in for the ride of your life. Throughout the course of Bert Sommer's career--which seemed pre-destined for success--we’re reminded once again of how unfair fate can be. Join us, along with an unprecedented three guests, all of whom add gobs of insight into the mysterious figure who never was quite able to grab ahold of the brass ring. We’ll learn about the bus ride that changed Bert’s life, the 5 classics that he created before even kicking off his solo career, the blip in time during which he managed to become writer & lead vocalist for a classic 1960s baroque pop band, how he managed to bag Woodstock 1969 as his very…first…gig, and the varied forces that were aligned against his career ever having a chance to take off.

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* Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/79WElIj99RuM2swGwCO8su?si=I2v2uP2OQ8SOJ2_xeBJ75Q

(Keep in mind that his first/best solo LP and his Woodstock set are not available on Spotify, but they’re included below)

- Bert et al playing “Jennifer” at Woodstock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsv1R3PrGAU

- Bert’s entire debut solo LP “The Road To Travel”—genius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yxvTsvuvRA

- Bert’s complete set at Woodstock 1969: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb336MQH1EY

- Interviews with Ira Stone, Eddie Angel, Johnny Rabb, and Sharon Watts: https://www.spotlightontheartist.net/bert-sommer.html

- https://www.herecomesthesong.com/post/bert-sommer-jennifer-s-journey-from-oblivion-to-woodstock-folklore-sharon-watts

- http://www.bertsommer.com

- New & barely-seen, cleaned-up Hair video with Bert (1:43) and lots of Jobriath: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KfmhnTJU3Y

- Bert’s “Smile” as performed by Angie Pope along with her students - a must-see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YmhfASF0zs

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82. THE FULL STORY BEHIND DE LA SOUL (THREE FEET HIGH & RISING, DE LA SOUL IS DEAD, BUHLOONE MINDSTATE, STAKES IS HIGH, ...AND THE ANONYMOUS NOBODY, ETC)

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 04:00:00 -0500

De La Soul has one of the best catalogs in the history of hip hop, but due to legal problems with Tommy Boy, the majority of it’s been unavailable on streaming services. In late 2021, the group members announced that the catalog would finally be coming to streaming, but it took a year and a half for it to come to pass. Today's the day!! We’ll learn about all the crucial elements that producer Prince Paul brought to the table, the mid-’60s pop band that set the sample wars in motion, and the rap album mainstay that was both invented and perfected on their debut…not to mention Prince Paul’s one-of-a-kind hip-hopera!

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Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: In honor of Trugoy and what this band's been through...please, just stream it ALL.

In-depth, comprehensive interview on Drink Champs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsv1R3PrGAU
Interesting article about the band’s state of mind around the “Stakes Is High” record: https://www.factmag.com/2016/07/02/de-la-soul-stakes-is-high/

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81. WOODSTOCK PERFORMER IRA STONE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND WORKING WITH BERT SOMMER & LESLIE WEST (PART 1)

Sat, 25 Feb 2023 10:00:07 -0500

After a childhood jamming with Leslie West and touring in the road band of The Music Explosion, our guest Ira Stone answered a newspaper ad in May 1969 that changed his life—Bert Sommer needed a guitarist for a gig coming up in August, a little thing called Woodstock. We’ll learn about how Ira and Leslie West obtained their unique guitar sound together, the making of Leslie West’s “Great Fatsby” record, which song Ira was playing when the very first standing ovation at Woodstock went down, and the last time Ira ever spoke with Burt Sommer before his death.

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Next week: DE LA SOUL rated on the very day their catalog hits streaming!

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Bert Sommer with Ira Stone, et al, at Woodstock, August 1969: https://youtu.be/TaMIfkWcEpY
Lyndsay Stone’s “Surrounded”, from her 2019 EP: https://youtu.be/QPbM-1O3lv8
Ira & Maxine living room pandemic performance, “Secret Place”, May 2020: https://youtu.be/oThwleu3Q-s

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80. PAUL MAJOR REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND DENNIS THE FOX’S “MOTHER TRUCKER” LP (1972) (DISCOGRAFFITI'S THE PRIVATE PRESS SERIES)

Sat, 18 Feb 2023 10:00:19 -0500

The Private Press is the coveted jewel of our Patreon experience, but in the spirit of giving here’s an absolutely free primo sample! The tale of Dennis The Fox is a wild one, and serves as a bizarro world, subterranean parallel to the successfully orchestrated David Bowie/Tony DeFries starmaking machine. The main difference? Dennis’s machine didn’t launch a thing. Recorded in a vacated menswear shop, “Mother Trucker” went nowhere fast. However, as we all know by this point, that doesn’t mean it ain’t a stone-cold masterpiece of the first order. Don’t miss the series that’s soon to be a tv show in 2023…say you knew it when! Sign up for the Major Tier on our Patreon page to get The Private Press every Tuesday and keep abreast of the tv series launch! This is an entirely listener-supported show, so please consider giving it a shot—hear for yourself why this is truly the ultimate music deep dive. Next Week: An Interview With IRA STONE, WOODSTOCK ’69 PERFORMER and Bert Sommer/Leslie West accompanist!

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79. THE FULL STORY BEHIND WOODSTOCK OPENING BAND SWEETWATER (PART 1 OF "WE ARE STARDUST, WE ARE OVER: THE 4 LEAST FORTUNATE ACTS THAT PLAYED WOODSTOCK")

Sat, 11 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0500

As the first band to play the infamous 1969 Woodstock Festival, you’d think you’d have heard more about Sweetwater. Let band expert Corbin Betleyoun help you understand why you probably haven’t! Next week: The Private Press with Paul Major presents DENNIS THE FOX's 1972 masterpiece "Mother Trucker!"

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1968 “Why Oh Why” video: https://youtu.be/34PAx65iDTw
Sweetwater’s complete set at Woodstock, August 1969: https://youtu.be/i66HF-idtcg
“Motherless Child” on “The Hollywood Palace,” October 1969: https://youtu.be/8P7fw9vGgv4
“What’s Wrong” on Playboy After Dark, October 1969: https://youtu.be/LY7H9EhEJXE

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78. THE FULL STORY BEHIND DAVID CROSBY, PART 2: A TRIBUTE TO HIS WILD LIFE AND CLASSIC WORK WITH CSN, C&N, & SOLO

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 08:05:00 -0500

Crosby’s passing feels like the end of something big. It’s hit us hard here at Discograffiti Central, and so everything got pushed two weeks, original co-host Joe Kennedy was harangued back into the ring, and so ensued the ultimate eulogy—an exploratory saunter through the man’s life and work that’ll allow us all to both commiserate and celebrate the fruits of Croz’s wild ride together. Part 2 takes in everything from the debut Crosby & Nash LP, through his harrowing years of hard drug abuse, and into his late-life solo renaissance. Next week: SWEETWATER, with band expert Corbin Betleyoun!

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10/4/73: CSNY, live at Winterland, complete show: https://youtu.be/YzJ99HF4RhE
9/16/74: CSNY, live at Wembley Stadium in London, almost 3 hrs long!: https://youtu.be/YzJ99HF4RhE
1983: CSN performing Wooden Ships with an obviously impaired Croz: https://youtu.be/tCB5tS1L2kw
Mid-‘80s post-arrest TV interview: https://youtu.be/yFM8KKY_pWo
12/8/18: Croz & The Lighthouse Band, Live at the Capitol Theatre: https://www.youtube.com/live/3ohM6mmbmHo?feature=share

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77. THE FULL STORY BEHIND DAVID CROSBY, PART 1: A TRIBUTE TO HIS WILD LIFE AND CLASSIC WORK WITH THE BYRDS, CSN, C&N, CSNY, & SOLO

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 10:00:28 -0500

Crosby’s passing feels like the end of something big. It’s hit us hard here at Discograffiti Central, and so everything got pushed two weeks, original co-host Joe Kennedy was harangued back into the ring, and so ensued the ultimate eulogy—an exploratory saunter through the man’s life and work that’ll allow us all to both commiserate and celebrate the fruits of Croz’s wild ride together. Part 1 takes in everything from “Mr. Tambourine Man” to “If I Could Only Remember My Name.” Next week: Croz Part 2.

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Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5uB9tH3XxPlOkIcuCnP21k?si=Ph03zsyTTg6Bg5OcK-Vqyw

1966, silent studio footage of The Byrds recording: https://youtu.be/HyWJom-Uc0w
Date unknown, priceless ego-flaring CSN footage from Long Time Comin’: https://youtu.be/KBNVmE3mvjg
August 1969, “Helplessly Hoping” live at Woodstock: https://youtu.be/ttbhQ7yr8JY
August 1969, The Dick Cavett Show, ridin high the day after Woodstock ended, feat. a slew of hippie royalty: https://youtu.be/y-yzV5gKvGg
December 1970, David & The Dorks live at The Matrix: https://youtu.be/IFrfqV8OJGo
Circa 1971, The PERRO Sessions (just a taste!): https://youtu.be/WELRag-wuwo

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76. PAUL MAJOR & MICHAEL FARNETI REVEAL THE FULL STORY BEHIND MICHAEL FARNETI'S CLASSIC "GOOD MORNING KISSES" LP (1976) (DISCOGRAFFITI'S THE PRIVATE PRESS SERIES)

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 11:00:53 -0500

An extremely special, normally Patreon-only podcast intro to THE PRIVATE PRESS WITH PAUL MAJOR TV SHOW! The series was always eventually intended to heavily feature the artists themselves, so this particular episode, then, serves as the ground-zero template for its televised incarnation…seeing as the man himself, Michael Farneti, helps Dave & Paul lift the lathe for what is quite unbelievably Michael’s 2nd interview ever. Don’t miss the series that’s soon to be a tv show in 2023…say you knew it when! Sign up for the Major Tier on our Patreon page to get The Private Press every Tuesday and keep abreast of the tv series launch! This is an entirely listener-supported show, so please consider giving it a shot so you can hear for yourself why this is truly the ultimate music deep dive. Next Sunday: A brand-new series called “We Are Stardust, We Are Over: The 4 Least Fortunate Acts That Played Woodstock.” Episode One is SWEETWATER, with special guest Patreon expert Corbin Betleyoun!

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75. FOXYGEN'S JONATHAN RADO REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS CAREER

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 13:00:49 -0500

Music seeps outta this man’s soul, whether through his own brilliant tunes or through the lucky slew of artists whose outputs’ have been graced with Rado’s production touch: including Tim Heidecker, Whitney, The Lemon Twigs, Father John Misty, The Killers, Jackie Cohen...and Weyes Blood, whose new masterpiece "And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow" is chock full of Rado magic. No question is off limits, so come gather with us as we collectively seek to understand the complexity of his mind and manifold working ways. Next week: Michael Farneti’s Good Morning Kisses with Michael himself!

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74. ANDREW TUTTLE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE MONKS (BLACK MONK TIME & MORE)

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 13:00:31 -0500

Once upon a time, before there was even a thing called punk, along came a bunch of punks, a gang of servicemen stationed in Germany who shaved the tops of their heads and very briefly engaged in complete musical insanity, the reverberations of which I still feel in my innards when it’s cranked up high. Next week: An Interview With Foxygen’s Jonathan Rado!

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Boys Are Boys, live in 1966 (get ready for your jaw to drop if you haven’t seen it): https://youtu.be/0_t3Cp7rVgc
Monks Chant, live in 1966: https://youtu.be/3H-fmmNmrRs
Oh, How To Do Now, live in 1966: https://youtu.be/Bic0lgcEjY4
Complication, live in 1966: https://youtu.be/uNSQ5mYX-Pw

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73. THE WRECKING CREW'S DON RANDI REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS INCREDIBLE CAREER

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 13:01:00 -0500

What’s The Wrecking Crew without Don Randi? When original co-host Joe Kennedy and I taped our David Axelrod episode back in late 2021, we intentionally recorded an entire separate career-spanning non-Axelrod show with the man because, well…Brian Wilson, Lee & Nancy, Spector, The Monkees, Buffalo Springfield. Elvis. Be My Baby. The tales are fascinating and endless. Next week: Banjo ambient mastermind Andrew Tuttle rates The Monks!

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Our award-winning episode on David Axelrod, guested by Don himself: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xzN3M1UVaZZkJiZ7k0SUe?si=T2Xd9drGQd-KWokP7wwMBQ
Don approving an Axelrod reissue: https://youtu.be/E3zJiY4lZdA
An amazing Don Randi tune composed with The Righteous Bros in mind, but unused by the group: https://youtu.be/d6eDdSINL_A

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72. 2 1/2 HOUR TRYPTOPHANTASY SUPERMIX: "SLEEP WITH ME" PODCAST HOST DREW ACKERMAN REVEALS THE GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME THAT WILL PUT YOU TO SLEEP

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 20:00:42 -0500

Our Christmas Special is a 2 1/2 hour “Greatest Sleep Albums Of All Time” behemoth recorded with special guest Sleep With Me host Drew Ackerman, and this thing’s scientifically designed—utilizing the latest in cutting-edge digression technology—to put you right to beddy-bye. Here, then, are the greatest LPs to which one can drift off, in a show designed to actually put you to sleep before it ends…now finally extended to almost twice its length in a “form meets content” supernova. And check out that 19-hour playlist!

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71. NO AGE'S RANDY RANDALL REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHND THE JESUS LIZARD (PART 2: LIAR, LASH, DOWN, SHOT, & BLUE)

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 13:01:00 -0500

And so it continues, the great primer on what not to do…and how signing to a major’s not the end of all your problems, it’s actually just the beginning! Plus, Randy ranks every last Jesus Lizard release!

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Next week, we bring you Tryptophantasy: the 2 1/2 hour “Greatest Sleep Albums Of All Time” Holiday Supermix recorded with special guest Sleep With Me host Drew Ackerman.

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Live in Boston, 10/4/94: : https://youtu.be/9cT5UlUFQ98
Spring 1998 public access David Yow interview: https://youtu.be/3wFMpjkzzkc
Live in Philly, 12/30/19, Complete Show: https://youtu.be/oykH7FnJ71w

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70. NO AGE'S RANDY RANDALL REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHND THE JESUS LIZARD (PART 1: PURE, HEAD, & GOAT)

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 13:00:56 -0500

The Almighty Jesus Lizard get the respect they deserve, with a rollercoaster two-parter featuring towering rock god Randy Randall from the equally indomitable No Age ranking his idol’s discography like the teenage music fan we all still are inside, when it comes down to it. Look for the super-revealing interview with Randy coming down the Patreon pike on December 15th! Next week: Part Two.

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2009 ABCNews profile, great little overview with modern-ish interviews: https://youtu.be/b8AkgxQ3KaI
Awesomely awkward interview at the Cannibal Club in Austin, 11/29/91: https://youtu.be/y9_pCo1p-dA
S.D.B.J. Live in D.C. on 4/29/91: https://youtu.be/YHj_QKiOHY8
The video for Nub, 1991: https://youtu.be/UJm8KHBZEbU

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69. THELONIOUS MONSTER'S BOB FORREST REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS CAREER AND HIS SOBRIETY

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 13:00:28 -0500

An intimate, soul-baring discussion with the great Bob Forrest, who presents a persuasive argument for throwing your life away over a heroin habit, then veers into his crazed days back in Thelonius Monster, the effect that sobriety has on creativity, and most importantly—acknowledging when you’re being a shitty dad, and having the strength of character to fix it.

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Next week: Randy Randall from No Age rates The Jesus Lizard!

Thelonius Monster live at Palace Hollywood, 7/21/89: https://youtu.be/k8bXp_1M234
Bob And The Monster movie trailer, 2013: https://youtu.be/FxwIjgwGeqw
The Bicycle Thief live from September 2020: https://youtu.be/yvHDed9GDk0

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68. COMEDIAN JIM FLORENTINE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BLACK SABBATH AND RATES THEIR RECORDS (PART 4, 1983-2013: BORN AGAIN, A LOT OF REALLY BAD RECORDS, & 13)

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 13:00:46 -0500

Finally, on this action-packed finale of our four-part Black Sabbath series, Jim Florentine ranks the entire discography! Part 4 covers the Spinal Tap-inspiring musical territory that is Sabbath in 1983, and documents the straight slide down as they churn out some of the worst music of all time for 15 straight years…before pulling a classic out of their collective ass! Stay tuned for next week, as we present an intimate, soul-baring interview with the great Bob Forrest, who presents a persuasive argument for throwing your entire life away over a heroin habit.

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Live 1983 with Ian Gillen in Montreal on October 21, 1983 as proof that that incarnation of the band actually happened: https://youtu.be/QqZDsN_j1mk
Sabbath at Live Aid, 7/13/85: https://youtu.be/g4R9YLaAXXc
Costa Mesa 1992 full live set with Rob Halford fronting the Sabs: https://youtu.be/Buj3SdzmPX4
Live in Moscow (Full Show), 12/7/16: https://youtu.be/vpEK88rHKDo

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67. COMEDIAN JIM FLORENTINE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BLACK SABBATH AND RATES THEIR RECORDS (PART 3, 1976-1981: TECHNICAL ECSTASY, NEVER SAY DIE!, HEAVEN AND HELL, & MOB RULES)

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 13:00:50 -0500

Black Sabbath November presents the ultimate & final word on this awe-inspiring behemoth of a band, the complete discography of whom is dissected & reviewed over the course of an unprecedentedly epic 5-hour interview. Part 3 covers the drug-addled disintegration of the Ozzy-led unit and the surprising rebirth of the early ‘80s Dio years, 1976-1981!

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Live 1978 with Ozzy from the Never Say Die tour: https://youtu.be/L6U5-CSc_7c
Dave Walker, vocalist for a day, singing “Junior’s Eyes” with the Sabs on BBC in 1978: https://youtu.be/BFybJKfPyMs
October 1980 Nassau Coliseum live gig with Dino from the Heaven And Hell Tour: https://youtu.be/vpEK88rHKDo

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66. PAUL MAJOR REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND STONEWALL'S 1976 SELF-TITLED LP (DISCOGRAFFITI'S THE PRIVATE PRESS)

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:00:09 -0500

I couldn’t in good conscience keep this one behind the paywall. Stonewall is quite possibly the greatest hard rock record ever made, as well as possibly the most expensive—a copy will net you more than 14 grand! In fact, the band themselves were such victims, they literally had no idea they’d even recorded an album. In conjunction with re-issue label Permanent Records, who’ve done an astounding job re-pressing this beast on saliva-inducing multi-colored vinyl, we bring you our Stonewall Release Party—both the episode and the vinyl! This is Discograffiti’s 1st ever in-person event, so you best head on down & spread the word: you can look forward to a live premiere of our Stonewall episode, a rare Paul Major Q&A (rarer than a Yeti sighting, actually), plus a slew of stunningly gorgeous LPs for sale out on Permanent Records’ patio.

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65. COMEDIAN JIM FLORENTINE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BLACK SABBATH AND RATES THEIR RECORDS (PART 2, 1971-1975: MASTER OF REALITY, VOL. 4, SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH, & SABOTAGE)

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 13:00:09 -0500

Who more qualified to lead us through a super-detailed, crazily passionate quadruple episode series on Sabbath than host of That Metal Show & Ozzy’s Boneyard mainstay Jim Florentine? Strap yourselves in, because Black Sabbath November presents the ultimate & final word on this awe-inspiring behemoth of a band, the complete discography of whom is dissected & reviewed over the course of a 5-hour interview. Part 2 covers what is probably the most inspired part of their career, 1971-1975!

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Band interview, 1973: https://youtu.be/vX6NAJWUep8
California Jam, Live 1974: https://youtu.be/XKiItcuUmeE
Don Kirschner’s Rock Concert, 1975: https://youtu.be/pX2aOie0Fys

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64. COMEDIAN JIM FLORENTINE REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BLACK SABBATH AND RATES THEIR RECORDS (PART 1, 1968-1970: BLACK SABBATH SELF-TITLED & PARANOID)

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 13:00:21 -0500

Who more qualified to lead us through a super-detailed, crazily passionate quadruple episode series on SABBATH than host of That Metal Show & Ozzy’s Boneyard mainstay JIM FLORENTINE? Strap yourselves in, because Black Sabbath November presents the ultimate & final word on this awe-inspiring behemoth of a band, the complete discography of whom is dissected & reviewed over the course of a 5-hour interview. Satan’s got a hold on Discograffiti till the December chill sets in.

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- Live in Paris, 1970: 40 minutes of volcanic ferocity : https://youtu.be/Xqjify__PWw

-Live in Brussels, 1970, incredible bts footage: https://youtu.be/WberTTAIUow

-Incredible performance of “War Pigs” in Germany, June 1970: https://youtu.be/9Xg2dy9UDn4

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63. THE FULL STORY BEHIND PINK FLOYD (THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY REDUX OF EPISODE 1, 1967-1970: PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN, SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS, MORE OST, UMMAGUMMA, & ATOM HEART MOTHER)

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:00:02 -0400

Including a new and essential intro with original co-host Joe Kennedy joining Dave Gebroe to chat, with emotional candor, about the long and winding road that led Discograffiti to your door. It’s not been easy, that’s for sure, but it’s definitely been worth it. Do you have any idea how few podcasts make it to a year? Thank you so much for your support. It means literally everything.

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-Curated Pink Floyd episode 1 playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Bgqta5NHvQBPqN5NqTuS1

-Syd Barrett-fronted Pink Floyd on BBC1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8suJXPXXo7M

-Post-Syd lineup plays some Piper material on French TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkPN20Ek3Zo

-Treasure trove of Syd Barrett material: https://www.sydbarrett.com

-Pink Floyd - the officially unreleased Zabriskie Point soundtrack: http://albumsthatneverwere.blogspot.com/2020/03/pink-floyd-zabriskie-point-soundtrack.html

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62. UNQUESTIONABLY THE GREATEST LOU BARLOW INTERVIEW OF ALL TIME

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 13:00:28 -0400

It’s been building up to this. Lou’s been worried that maybe he shouldn’t have been so candid. Come to think of it, we do tackle some hot topics: smoking weed & creating 4-track masterworks, battling his various demons & addictions, and the landmine-riddled battlefield that is Dino Jr. Miss at your own risk!

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61. PAUL MAJOR REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND JR. & HIS SOULETTES' 1971 "PSYCHODELIC SOUNDS" LP (DISCOGRAFFITI'S THE PRIVATE PRESS)

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:11:54 -0400

Pre-teen juvey funk butt-wiggler from a group that easily could’ve ended up trailing in the Jackson 5’s comet tail stead. It's probably best they didn't, though. The tale behind this one is absolutely beyond batshit crazy, and is the main reason this week’s typically behind-the-paywall episode is free to the public! An absolute must-hear. Next week: “Circuit Rider!” Subscribe to imbibe—sign up for the Major Tier on our Patreon page to get The Private Press every Tuesday! Try it out for one month hassle-free and hear for yourself why this is unquestionably the ultimate music deep dive.

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60. DINOSAUR JR. & SEBADOH'S LOU BARLOW REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE ZOMBIES & RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (PART 2, 1966-PRESENT: ODESSEY & ORACLE + SINGLES)

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 13:00:29 -0400

As we glide into Time of the Season’s Summer of Love, and the decades of reunion albums to come, your host Dave and Sebadoh/Dino Jr crooner/songwriting genius Lou B pierce the veil of music fandom to reach a deeper understanding of life’s true meaning…which guides this 3-week series on to next week’s inevitable conclusion: “Unquestionably & Objectively The Greatest Lou Barlow Interview Of All Time.” Don’t miss it, next Sunday. By the way, I would not have guessed which Zombies track Lou's dying to cover with Dino Jr, howzabout you?

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2drsCqCtFATivBM6SAWseC?si=kQ3-FGfLSFSsmNG_-zc3Qw - 1968 “Time Of The Season” film clip of stylish ladies prancing about in their fancy finery in lieu of an existing band to promote it: https://youtu.be/qzpPy9hJYA8 -June 29, 2018 backstage rehearsal of “Beechwood Park”—come on, tell me this doesn’t give you goosebumps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ-e-91kb94 CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/discograffiti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Web site: http://discograffiti.com/ Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti CONTACT DAVE Email: dave@discograffiti.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/ CONTACT TODD ZIMMER: GRAPHIC DESIGN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ToddZimmer and https://www.facebook.com/punknjunkradio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_real_todd_zimmer/ and https://www.instagram.com/punknjunkradioshow/

59. DINOSAUR JR. & SEBADOH'S LOU BARLOW REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE ZOMBIES & RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (PART 1, 1964-1965: BEGIN HERE & THE EARLY SINGLES)

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:00:13 -0400

As far as breathy minor-key pop goes, you can’t do much better than THE ZOMBIES…or Dinosaur Jr bass ace / Sebadoh mastermind LOU BARLOW, for that matter. The easy rapport established between host Dave Gebroe and Lou B guides this 3-week series to its inevitable conclusion: an unprecedentedly intimate 40 minute interview to wrap things up on October 30th.

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1VAkRxMDfEa1CDXAiDRtzO?si=mJEkwBL4T5WWM7E-wEg_oA

- “Tell Her No” Shindig appearance, 1965: https://youtu.be/9vrt0b5bQAk

- “She’s Not There” on Hullabaloo, extremely groovy Sixties trappings, 1965: https://youtu.be/_2hXBf1DakE

- “Summertime” TV appearance (not sure of the show), 1965: https://youtu.be/KmOIW63Emw0

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58. PAVEMENT'S SPIRAL STAIRS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND ROXY MUSIC & RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (ROXY MUSIC, FOR YOUR PLEASURE, STRANDED, COUNTRY LIFE, SIREN, MANIFESTO, FLESH & BLOOD, & AVALON)

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 08:00:54 -0400

To close out Pavement’s triumphant 2022 tour, another gift…Back in December 2021, Spiral Stairs was our very first guest on the program. Not only is our Roxy Music episode one of our best and most popular, but Scott remains one of the greatest and most gracious guests we’ve ever had. Have at it, fellow Pavement lunatics!

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-Listen to a curated Roxy Music playlist on Spotify

-Check out Roxy Music emerging fully formed on a legendary Peel Session from 1972. Not available on streaming services but essential

-Roxy Music looking and sounding like the coolest human beings on the planet on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1972

-A return to The Old Grey Whistle Test a year later, so good it's not fair

-Tearing up "Pyjamarama" on Musikladen in 1974

-Still looking and sounding fabulous in 1982

-Excellent Roxy Music fan site if you're looking for more information

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57. PAVEMENT'S BOB NASTANOVICH REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND DAVID BERMAN & THE SILVER JEWS' DISCOGRAPHY (STARLITE WALKER, NATURAL BRIDGE, AMERICAN WATER, BRIGHT FLIGHT, TANGLEWOOD NUMBERS, & LOOKOUT)

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 08:00:06 -0400

Although initially intended solely for Discograffiti’s Deep-Diver Patreon community, as a Pavement fan I’m assuming he means as much to you as he does to me, so I couldn’t hold it back any longer. A touching 10-minute tribute to a troubled, brilliant man, and a stroll through his consistently brilliant recordings, this is an absolute don’t-miss. Bob also talks about all the shitty Husker Du shows that went down, and his one & only attempt at songwriting…you’ll never guess the genre, either.

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56. PAVEMENT'S BOB NASTANOVICH RATES & REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PAVEMENT'S "TERROR TWILIGHT" (PART 6)

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 13:00:34 -0400

Welcome back to your Reunion Tour companion. Bob wraps things with a soberingly honest account of “Terror Twilight” and the band’s initial break-up...& then proceeds to rank Pavement’s entire discography! Next Sunday, Dinosaur Jr / Sebaoh’s Lou Barlow tears into The Zombies!

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ZAOjSDgtsIEPqJLOyBttO?si=ksjFXMqPTo2wz7qBVz-Vvg

- June 25, 1999, Love at Glastonbury, Full Show: https://youtu.be/NoUp6UmAYDE

- October 30, 1999: Later with Jules Holland appearance: https://youtu.be/2ZSRbBNTLuY

- November 16, 1999, Live in Tilburg, Netherlands, full show: https://youtu.be/Xl1thlIGcEI

- September 8, 2022–San Diego, Show 1, they’re back!: https://youtu.be/td0revzciXM

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55. PAVEMENT'S SPIRAL STAIRS REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE BAND'S PROSPECTIVE EARLY NAMES, GOING TO STOCKTON BAR MITZVAHS WITH MALKMUS, & THE BEST AND WORST SONG HE'S EVER WRITTEN

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 08:00:53 -0400

Back in December 2021, Spiral Stairs came on the show and rated Roxy Music with us (go check out Episode 9). Afterwards, we did a great little 12-minute interview with him that’s never been aired, & it’s chock full of essential off-topic hilarity…such as going to bar mitzvahs with a 13-year-old Malkmus back in Stockton; a gaggle of early band names; and the best & worst song he’s ever written. It was supposed to be Patreon-only, but I s’pose Xmas came early.

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54. PAVEMENT'S BOB NASTANOVICH RATES & REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PAVEMENT'S "BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS" (PART 5)

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 13:00:23 -0400

Welcome back to your Reunion Tour companion! Part 5 serves up another helping of indie rock’s nicest guy and most fascinating interview, as Bob doles out the honests on the all-grow’d-up pop nous of “Brighten The Corners,” not to mention sundry gold soundz from the period. Don’t miss next Sunday’s epic conclusion: “Good Night To The Rock & Roll Era.”

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6GvKXu3KlfbgzZBILowD9n?si=pF7gkAI5QcSCcZsf_DI2qg

- Live at the Westbeth Theater, Feb. 8, 1997: https://youtu.be/2Fl90XjbLcc

- April 2, 1997, Live in Germany, full show: https://youtu.be/0iCspBnmvy0

- May 13, 1997 Toronto TV interview with Malkmus & Nastanovich: https://youtu.be/ZvegonDpcto

- Pavement British TV interview, 1997: https://youtu.be/vWx4kGv7WfQ

- The “Stereo” video: https://youtu.be/Z5j4W2Y7RPQ

- The “Shady Lane” video: https://youtu.be/G-mQxmrZJn8

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53. PAVEMENT'S BOB NASTANOVICH RATES & REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PAVEMENT'S "WOWEE ZOWEE" (PART 4)

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 13:00:22 -0400

Welcome to your Reunion Tour companion: an epic 8-hour interview in which Bob rates every last Pavement release and frequently wanders fascinatingly off-topic. Part 4 trains the microscope down on the White Album-like explosion of stylistic possibility that was “Wowee Zowee”…and sundry gold soundz from the era. Next Sunday: “Corners Brightened.”

  - Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3B0G2dGlSVqIC6OUP0IoIG?si=LdmdmAjZQUe5glqeNGFtxw 

- August 1995 Malkmus interview: https://youtu.be/KcDwjp4bM9A 

- Live 1995, Winston Salem NC, Full Show: https://youtu.be/95HuoDleYa8 - Reading Festival, 1995: https://youtu.be/HubSY4gtxLc 

- “We Dance” video: https://youtu.be/GqgAo4UccDE 

- Tibetan Freedom Concert, San Francisco, 1996 (Your Host was there): https://youtu.be/-ffrdwAz_z8

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52. PAVEMENT'S BOB NASTANOVICH RATES & REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PAVEMENT'S "CROOKED RAIN, CROOKED RAIN" (PART 3)

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 13:00:44 -0400

Welcome to your Reunion Tour companion: an epic 8-hour interview during which Bob rates every last Pavement release and answers the tough questions. Part 3 focuses on the classic rock indie redux of “Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain”, and other gold soundz from the period. Stay tuned for next Sunday: “The Wowee Zowee Era.”

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7kwJcS0cRsRqgV39128UBO?si=jhR-vTkjSDi9NICsV8sooQ - March 6, 1994: Frankfurt, Germany, the entire show: https://youtu.be/UvEY9FKc1sg - April 17, 1994, Live in Norman, OK, full show: https://youtu.be/jmJvaCfVMlw - August 17, 1994, live in the Netherlands: https://youtu.be/emZk6GLWOsE - October 7, 1994, Live in Atlanta, full show: https://youtu.be/xONZfjoL4Pw - “Cut Your Hair” on The Tonight Show: https://youtu.be/jq4JGSxMzms EPISODE LINKS - Bob's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BNastanovich CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/discograffiti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Web site: http://discograffiti.com/ Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti CONTACT DAVE Email: dave@discograffiti.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/ CONTACT TODD ZIMMER: GRAPHIC DESIGN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ToddZimmer and https://www.facebook.com/punknjunkradio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_real_todd_zimmer/ and https://www.instagram.com/punknjunkradioshow/

51. PAVEMENT'S BOB NASTANOVICH RATES & REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PAVEMENT'S "SLANTED AND ENCHANTED" & THE "WATERY, DOMESTIC" EP (PART 2)

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 13:00:34 -0400

Welcome to your Reunion Tour companion: an epic 8-hour interview in which Bob rates every last Pavement release and answers the tough questions. Part 2 focuses on the seminal majesty of “Slanted & Enchanted”, “Watery, Domestic”, and other gold soundz from the period. Stay tuned for next Sunday: “The Crooked Rain Era.”

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Xo3CoSYsGF8lmgxJ7LB2b?si=c54c8517386c4d69

- May 27, 1992, LA, Full Show: https://youtu.be/KZZ39vAwlXs

- June 18, 1992–the show I was at during which Gary Young unleashed the lobsters! (audio only): https://youtu.be/AdaSoGtB6D0

- July 7, 1992, Live In Belgium, Full Show: https://youtu.be/YtrJ7Jbf1fg

- November 20, 1992, Live in Germany, Full Show—great quality: https://youtu.be/v5I4yZmsf6Q

- MTV Europe version of 120 Minutes Pavement Interview, 1992: https://youtu.be/5dNZQwDcLrg

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50. PAUL MAJOR REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND THE NEW DAWN'S 1970 LP "THERE'S A NEW DAWN" (DISCOGRAFFITI'S THE PRIVATE PRESS)

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:00:07 -0400

Your Pavement Reunion Tour Companion keeps the party going with one of Stephen Malkmus’ favorite private presses of all time, a one-off downer garage psych concept album from 1970 out of Salem, Oregon about a guy who decides to off himself—this is absolutely one of the great Sixties comedown rekkids of all time. The New Dawn will also mark the final appearance of The Private Press as a free weekly series—now you gotta subscribe! And it’s well worth it—your host Paul Major is the greatest, most enthusiastic private press record collector of all time—and leader of the thunderously awesome band Endless Boogie—and he’ll be introducing you and I to a brand new incredible record you’ve almost definitely never heard of every single week, along with personal tales of tracking these folk down that rocket his recommendations into another category entirely. That’s right, it’s a whole other show that runs concurrently with Discograffiti, intended for the deep-dive diehards out there who just can’t can’t enough great music recommendations. Sign up for the Major tier on our Patreon page (www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti) to get The Private Press every Thursday!

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4gu6Iwj9Vd94oVfASGWfeZ?si=74490be9c160471a

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- Endless Boogie on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4TxcjvZlQLya9wdPYrjxkc?si=1LXL69LSRFS7cpu2jRSuzg

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- Endless Boogie's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EndlessBoogie

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49. PAVEMENT'S BOB NASTANOVICH RATES & REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND PAVEMENT'S ROAD TO "SLANTED AND ENCHANTED" (PART 1, 1989-1992: SLAY TRACKS, DEMOLITION PLOT J-7, PERFECT SOUND FOREVER, & MORE)

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 13:00:06 -0400

It’s not every day that Pavement reunites for a tour. In fact, since breaking up in 1999, it’s only happened once, in 2010…and then again this week! Huge props go to Bob Nastanovich, a true mensch, who thoroughly delivered on his promise of ruthless honesty in his assessments of the entire Pavement catalog during our epic 8 hour interview. A 6-episode series that covers the entire length of the tour, we’ll also be offering a tremendous amount of bonus interview content on Patreon, so be sure to check that out. And we’re withholding our big surprise until the end of the tour, so stay tuned…it’s going to be a well-earned celebration of all things Pavement! In episode one, we cover the band’s first several EPs, as they navigated their way through the indie fanzine world before semi-stardom came a-courtin’.

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ueVK4TOQeTPcZTQsvNy3B?si=fdf0ea09a05347a5

- July 30, 1992, Live at the Khyber Pass Pub, Philadelphia, PA, Full Show: https://youtu.be/3gheTBEWJso

- Pavement’s full set from the August 30, 1992 Reading Festival: https://youtu.be/cDZxDHtrsSk

- December 2, 1992, Eindhoven Netherlands, Full Show: https://youtu.be/cDZxDHtrsSk

- The video for “Here”, from Slanted. Directed by Thurston Moore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DRBYrYj144&t=1s

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48. THE PREMIERE EPISODE OF DISCOGRAFFITI'S THE PRIVATE PRESS WITH PAUL MAJOR

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 19:00:26 -0400

Meet Paul Major. Paul is the greatest, most enthusiastic private press record collector of all time—and leader of the thunderously awesome band Endless Boogie—and he’ll be introducing you and I to a brand new incredible record you’ve almost definitely never heard of every single week, along with personal tales of tracking these folk down that rocket his recommendations into another category entirely. That’s right, it’s a whole other show that runs concurrently with Discograffiti, intended for the deep-dive diehards out there who just can’t can’t enough great music recommendations. Sign up for the Major tier on our Patreon page (www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti) to get The Private Press on a weekly basis!

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0dit7YCH5eoU8Nr2vG0omp?si=80ad7cc1d8c64659 - Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus interviews Paul in 2017: https://soundcloud.com/thetalkhouse/paul-major-stephen-malkmus - WTF with Marc Maron, 2016: Episode 756 - Paul Major & Jesper Eklow (Endless Boogie) - WTF with Marc Maron Podcast | podCloud - 2017 Psychedelic Baby interview: “Feel the Music” - an interview with Paul Major - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine - Meet the man!: https://youtu.be/EG2kcIz2NQ8 - Endless Boogie at Freak Valley Festival: Endless Boogie beim Freak Valley Festival 2022 - Rockpalast - Sendungen A-Z - Video - Mediathek - WDR - 2013 French interview: https://youtu.be/1pgDLHdx_Ks - Endless Boogie, Live at Pier 1: https://youtu.be/d2yaQE9yGA8 - Endless Boogie, Live at Golden Plains: https://youtu.be/hFXqOVDc06s - Endless Boogie, live at Union Pool: https://youtu.be/MLxFZPAmvq0 EPISODE LINKS - Paul's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.major.31 - Endless Boogie on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4TxcjvZlQLya9wdPYrjxkc?si=1LXL69LSRFS7cpu2jRSuzg - Endless Boogie's Instagram: https://instagram.com/endlessboogie?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= - Endless Boogie's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EndlessBoogie CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/discograffiti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Web site: http://discograffiti.com/ Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti CONTACT DAVE Email: dave@discograffiti.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/

47. BIOGRAPHER DAVID RITZ REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND MARVIN GAYE & ALL HIS RECORDS (PART 3, 1976-1984: HERE MY DEAR, IN OUR LIFETIME, MIDNIGHT LOVE, "SEXUAL HEALING", & HIS DEATH)

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 19:00:00 -0400

Nobody stays on top forever, but the most interesting artists in music history have made the most admirably crazy kinds of noise on the way down. And what better example, really, than Marvin’s batshit-crazy 1978 double album divorce masterpiece “Here, My Dear.” Featuring special guest David Ritz, author of “Divided Soul: The Life Of Marvin Gaye” and co-author of Marvin’s biggest hit "Sexual Healing,” in Marvin Gaye Part III we are treated to a staggering, almost Zapruder-like reconstruction of the very moments that wound up leading to the career comeback he was fortunate to experience before his untimely end. Not to be missed.

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/57Whwams7VM3fOjkkEvzyz?si=e0b9483f3cc0429d - “Distant Lover” Live in Amsterdam, 1976: https://youtu.be/AQSzgDOz7sg - “Since I Had You” Live from the same Amsterdam gig: https://youtu.be/Fi7ZHcSZOKw - July 7, 1980 Montreaux Jazz Festival “What’s Going On” throwdown: https://youtu.be/TpGPBoS5nTE - A sad, soul-barer of a 1983 Marvin interview touching on depression and his suicide attempts: https://youtu.be/L63XR2hFgpg - “Marvin Gaye: The Final 24” documentary about the man’s last day on the planet, featuring the requisite amount of British talking heads that grate, but also plenty of David Ritz, too: https://youtu.be/27UN_59f7H0 CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/discograffiti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Web site: http://discograffiti.com/ Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti CONTACT DAVE Email: dave@discograffiti.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/ CONTACT JOE Email: joe@discograffiti.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeyKInLA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joekennedyjr/

46. BIOGRAPHER DAVID RITZ REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND MARVIN GAYE & ALL HIS RECORDS (PART 2, 1970-1975: WHAT'S GOING ON, TROUBLE MAN, LET'S GET IT ON, & I WANT YOU)

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 19:10:52 -0400

…And here is where the rubber truly hits the road for Marvin Gaye, with his career kicking into frighteningly high gear as a result of the stream of classics that came tumbling out of him, one after the other, colossal works such as What’s Going On and Let’s Get It On. Featuring special guest David Ritz, author of “Divided Soul: The Life Of Marvin Gaye” and co-author of Marvin’s biggest hit "Sexual Healing,” we stop and smell the roses this go-round, as it’s not often you get a full-disclosure interview with a key eyewitness—and contributor—to some of the greatest music ever made. Not to be missed.

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Next Sunday, 8/21…Part 3: Marvin’s Final Decade. - Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7j64QRZlsXVdvnHOxRf22v?si=4c27dd985ef645da - American Bandstand from 1970 featuring “California Soul”, his swan song with Tammi Terrell: https://youtu.be/7tkQMTyHHy0 - Magnificent September 27, 1972 performance of “What’s Going On / What’s Happening, Brother?” from the 1973 documentary Save The Children: https://youtu.be/ppvBWIzvPvU - September 6, 1974 Live at The Midnight Special, the entire performance: https://youtu.be/pVLe2yXXVEE CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/discograffiti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Web site: http://discograffiti.com/ Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti CONTACT DAVE Email: dave@discograffiti.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/

45. THE FULL STORY BEHIND MARVIN GAYE & ALL HIS RECORDS (PART 1, 1961-1969)

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 19:00:00 -0400

Discograffiti pivots full Marvin with the 1st of three Marvin episodes, featuring special guest David Ritz, author of “Divided Soul: The Life Of Marvin Gaye” and co-author of Marvin’s biggest hit "Sexual Healing!" Hear him talk in great detail about how it was written. Don’t miss this incredibly special event—8/7, 8/14, & 8/21!

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6swfPuwgPUMH6iitro0eIu?si=5ccda2ccd27e496b - 1962 “Hitch Hike” with Dick Clark intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGVJDX8XV5E - Marvin from the legendary 1964 T.A.M.I. Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPc8xgmZ35c - Super cool, supper club-vibed late night TV performance from May 30, 1969: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99CsIsC7mig - 1969 black-tie Grapevine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7BV8eXoGAGrapevine CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/discograffiti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Web site: http://discograffiti.com/ Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti CONTACT DAVE Email: dave@discograffiti.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/

44. BATTLE ROYALE: THE EAGLES' HOTEL CALIFORNIA FEATURING DAVID TOBOCMAN

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 09:00:24 -0400

Patreon Soldier of Sound David Tobocman squares off with your beloved host over an objectively shitty LP in our new Patreon series! Who won the argument? Let us know!

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43. THE FULL STORY BEHIND BLIND FAITH (ONE & DONE)

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 22:45:54 -0400

In an odd coincidence, the first entry in our new, caplet-sized “now ya see ’em, now ya don’t” series is only 19 minutes long…which to the minute is exactly how long Blind Faith were around!

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1HbEIWViNLJ94O8MHAs5gO?si=082aa9a824cf4ac6 - Blind Faith’s entire debut gig at Hyde Park from June 7, 1969!: https://youtu.be/yaDfFk4z8rE - A Blind Faith gig from Sweden 11 days later on June 18, 1969 (audio only): https://youtu.be/AcyE0sJFUNw - A gig at State Fair Park in Wisconsin from July 26, 1969: https://youtu.be/YsIXyp243yM CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/discograffiti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti Web site: http://discograffiti.com/ Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti CONTACT DAVE Email: dave@discograffiti.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/

42. DANGEROUS MINDS' BART BEALMEAR REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BIG STAR (PART 2, 1973-2010: RADIO CITY, THIRD/SISTER LOVERS, & IN SPACE)

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 22:45:39 -0400

Dave welcomes back Dangerous Minds writer Bart Bealmear to complete their deep-dive discussion of Big Star’s work, this time spanning the years 1973 to 2010. All releases are rated from 0 to 5 stars, and the host and guest make with their top three and least favorite Big Star records.

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2BisXlrXYpaTZxHovTKGrN?si=9b5e235ae3d84243

- Big Star’s Third complete performance from August 31, 2014: https://youtu.be/QfXVqjma9j8

- The official music video for “Thirteen": https://youtu.be/NnEzkeaopmA

- 1994 Big Star Tonight Show appearance playing “In The Street” (Chilton, Stephens, Auer, and Stringfellow):https://youtu.be/QItxssr0dEg

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41. DANGEROUS MINDS' BART BEALMEAR REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND BIG STAR (PART 1, 1969-1972: #1 RECORD & MORE)

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 22:45:37 -0400

Dave welcomes writer and Big Star fanatic Bart Bealmear from Dangerous Minds to take a stroll through the dazzling discography of Big Star, from their nascent beginnings to the imminent rumblings of Radio City. All releases are rated from 0 to 5 stars, for your critical wonderment.

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- Official playlist curated by Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2V71cg1g06eUbc9mtduB8B?si=31eb6f84b0404206

- Footage shot by Chris Bell & Andy Hummel behind the scenes of recording "#1 Record": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC0Wa3P_dO0&t=1s

- Trailer for "Nothing Can Hurt Me", the incredible Big Star doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKznze_bYDU

- Audio only of a performance appropriately enough from the Performance Center in Cambridge, MA on March 31, 1974: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8bkWFWIcck

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40. FOXYGEN'S JONATHAN RADO REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND TODD RUNDGREN & RATES HIS RECORDS (PART 2, 1976-2022: FAITHFUL, HERMIT OF MINK HOLLOW, HEALING, NEARLY HUMAN, & MANY MORE)

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 22:45:16 -0400

Joe and Dave welcome back producer, multi-instrumentalist, Foxygen member and Todd Rundgren fanatic Jonathan Rado to complete their deep-dive discussion of Todd's work, this time spanning the years 1976 to 2022. All releases are rated from 0 to 5 stars, and the hosts and guest make with their top three and least favorite Rundgren records.

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- Official playlist curated by Joe and Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0fAh9LJ6YwlHUhZr9t22MP?si=acff51888e1b431d

- Todd & co during the run of shows at NY’s Bottom Line in May 1978 as documented on the “Back To The Bars” double album: https://youtu.be/Kk1yNqWp38U

- The mullet is chopped off for this moving rendition of “Healer” in 1981: https://youtu.be/iGS8B29eJ4I

- The “Bang The Drum All Day” music video, 1982: https://youtu.be/P7Tcggo45TQ

- A 1990 performance of “The Waiting Game” on Letterman: https://youtu.be/X-FA8RodjlQ

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39. "SLEEP WITH ME" PODCAST HOST DREW ACKERMAN REVEALS THE ALL-TIME BEST ALBUMS TO PUT YOU TO SLEEP (DISCOGRAFFITI'S SOMNIFEROUS SELECTS)

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 13:49:02 -0400

The first podcast about the greatest albums to fall asleep to…that’s designed to put you to sleep before the show ends. Featuring Very Special Guest Drew Ackerman, Host of the “Sleep With Me” Podcast!

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- Official playlist curated by Joe and Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HaJRAUDVOIwG22ieeCCQm?si=36V1DhpQQ0qCL8Q7bRiudQ&pt_success=1&nd=1 EPISODE LINKS Subscribe to Sleep With Me: https://feed.sleepwithmepodcast.com/ Sleep With Me Podcast Web Site: https://www.sleepwithmepodcast.com/ Sleep With Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dearestscooter/ Sleep With Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dearestscooter CONNECT Join the Discograffiti Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/discograffiti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti Web site: http://discograffiti.com/ CONTACT DAVE Email: dave@discograffiti.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/ CONTACT JOE Email: joe@discograffiti.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeyKInLA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joekennedyjr/

38. DISCOGRAFFITI'S QUEASY LISTENING: BILLY JOEL'S "AN INNOCENT MAN"

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:00:11 -0400

Back by popular demand…Discograffiti presents QUEASY LISTENING, which explains in forensically funny detail why certain albums belong in a landfill. Episode 2 focuses on William “Billy” Joel’s “An Innocent Man”, which was voted #1 Record Of All Time by hospital emergency room personnel for utilization in vomit induction.

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37. FOXYGEN'S JONATHAN RADO REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND TODD RUNDGREN & RATES HIS RECORDS (PART 1, 1970-1975: RUNT, BALLAD OF TODD, SOMETHING/ANYTHING, WIZARD A TRUE STAR, TODD, & INITIATION)

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:00:24 -0400

Joe and Dave welcome producer, multi-instrumentalist, Foxygen member and Todd Rundgren fanatic Jonathan Rado to do a deep dive discussion on Todd's work from his golden period from 1970 to 1975. All releases are rated from 0 to 5 stars and the hosts and guest contemplate what Todd's music means to them.

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- Official playlist curated by Joe and Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nMxoKWaIKqTJxqcddJvEe?si=6911a7bbfe594b73

- Todd wears the infamous bird suit on television in 1973, one of his first acts of career seppuku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsezr0qiFIc

- More bird suit weirdness but an excellent performance of the rocker "Black Maria" on Midnight Special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN0dJWEN4pI

- Rare live clip of "Couldn't I Just Tell You" from the glory days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZERNLvgboT4

- Winsome performance of "A Dream Goes On Forever" from 1974: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF9ZNo_ub-4

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36. THE NEEDLE DROP'S ANTHONY FANTANO DOES BATTLE WITH HIS FRIEND ZACH HART IN A "VELVET UNDERGROUND VS. ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA" ROUNDTABLE

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:00:18 -0400

In this generously provided slab of edutainment, Needle Drop Month is brought in for a landing on a meta and hysterically funny note as guests Fantano & Hart detail the labyrinthine circumstances behind their much appreciated involvement with Discograffiti.

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- The bonkers video for Jeff Lynne's "Life Me Up" in all its pixelated glory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kly8Wu-MlQc

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35. ZACH HART REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA & RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (PART 2, 1977-2019: OUT OF THE BLUE, DISCOVERY, TIME, SECRET MESSAGES, BALANCE OF POWER, ZOOM, & MORE)

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:00:28 -0400

Joe and Dave welcome Zach Hart of The Needle Drop to discuss the second half of Electric Light Orchestra's career. All releases are rated from 0 to 5 stars, and Joe, Dave, and Zach name their three favorite and least favorite ELO records.

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- Official playlist curated by Joe and Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7cKtIwZPes817nnRTVXJ6g?si=5947678a2cbd417f

- "Mr. Blue Sky" live in 1978, at the height of their powers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6H99uK_MgI

- The infamous "Lift Me Up" video in its inexplicable glory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kly8Wu-MlQc

- At their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5H5ZSaLD7s

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34. ZACH HART REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA & RATES ALL THEIR RECORDS (PART 1, 1972-1977: S/T, ELO 2, ON THE THIRD DAY, ELDORADO, FACE THE MUSIC, & NEW WORLD RECORD)

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 23:00:48 -0400

Needle Drop Month continues as Discograffiti and Anthony Fantano present a discussion with renowned ELO-ologist and Fantano Friend Zach Hart! Hosts Joe and Dave discuss and rate ELO albums from their debut through their blockbuster album "A New World Record." All releases are discussed in deep-dive fashion and all are rated on Discograffiti's zero to five star scale.

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- Official playlist curated by Joe and Dave on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rl2S2Q4OWrk8pKDMSFs2C?si=f8835d137acc4fa6

- Progging it up way back in 1973: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_0qNZLteOg

- Great high-quality footage of a full-length ELO show in 1976: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmMvu4K2Z8g

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