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Ep. #896: The Folk Implosion

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Lou Barlow and John Davis from the Folk Implosion discuss their first album in 25 years, Walk Thru Me, the significance of college and community radio, punk rock humour and intellectualism exhibited by Gerard Cosloy and Steve Albini, John’s early collaborative relationship with Will Oldham and why he didn’t appear on his first album, how Lou and John first met, how the Folk Implosion’s name is an homage to/dig at the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, working on the soundtrack for the controversial 1995 film, KIDS, why the Folk Implosion ended and why it’s back, touring, making new music, other future plans, and much more.       

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Ep. #871: Bill MacKay

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Bill MacKay is back, this time to discuss his new album Locust Land, lyrical themes and singing more, a song specifically inspired by Neil Young, travelling a lot as an adult after moving around a fair bit as a child, how our luggage connects us to our homes, the freeform but purposeful artwork he created for Locust Land, his collaborations with Cooper Crain and Janet Beveridge Bean among others, touring a lot, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #820: Gregg Turkington

Gregg Turkington discusses his collaboration with Erik Paparozzi on the wonderful new album, Neil Hamburger Presents Seasonal Depression Suite, why a Christmas-themed concept record set in a chain hotel works so well, surveys, reviews, and why customers get so entitled at hotels and motels, Frank Sinatra’s Watertown and David Berman’s songwriting, serious artists who are very funny, the star-studded and collaborative nature of this release, Bob Dylan’s Desire and working with Scarlet Rivera, other future plans, and much more.

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