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Ep. #1009: Superchunk

Mac McCaughan and Laura King from Superchunk are here to discuss their new album, Songs in the Key of Yikes, North Carolina living and many Ludwig drums, writing dark-hued songs packaged in sunny, energetic arrangements, Jon Wurster retiring from Superchunk and how the band have met the challenge of filling his role, Laura’s musical background and why drummers have been in the news so much in 2025, why Mac wanted so many women from the Merge community to sing on this record, whether Superchunk could tour across Canada by train, confirmed upcoming non-train tour dates, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1000: Ty Segall

Post author By vish
Post date July 29, 2025

Ty Segall is here (at last!) to discuss Possession, the vibe lights in his recording studio, how the late Steve Albini gave him great advice about studio design and construction and the time they recorded themselves smashing a toilet, starting songs off on the drums and reflecting upon click tracks, demoitis, and studio trickery, connections between his three recent records, his singing voice and writing songs with filmmaker Matt Yoka, the Guns ‘n’ Roses song “Paradise City” and Drag City album bios, working on a soccer stadium riff, future plans, and much more. This episode is dedicated to Steve Albini.

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Ep. #930: Dog Day

Post author By vish
Post date December 5, 2024

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Nancy Urich and Seth A. Smith are here to discuss their band Dog Day and new album, A T-Shirt with Writing on It, their filmmaking pursuits and origin stories, the differences and similarities between the strained material conditions that musicians and people in the film industry share in streaming times, why their previous band the Burdocks was a bit weird, the unique architecture of HomeSkull, which is their house and creative hub, how their young son Woody collaborates with them, “Weird Al” Yankovic and prepared accordion, what’s next for their film work and Dog Day, other future plans, and much more.

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