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Ep. #848: SAVAK

Post author By vish
Post date March 21, 2024

Sohrab Habibion and Michael Jaworski discuss the new SAVAK album, Flavors of Paradise, dancing seahorses, snow shovelling adventures, the late Rick Froberg’s role in influencing aspects of SAVAK and his constant presence in our lives, U.S. politics and the media, singing about years, defending your band name, gallows humour and punk-infused pop music, many project updates, tour news, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #840: Mint Mile
Rick Froberg Remembered
Ep. #383: Hot Snakes’ Rick Froberg
Ep. #259: Savak’s Sohrab Habibion
Ep. #224: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part II)
Ep. #223: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part I)
Ep. #217: Do You Compute – The Story of Drive Like Jehu
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Ep. #846: BOECKNER

Post author By vish
Post date March 14, 2024

Dan Boeckner discusses BOECKNER and Boeckner!, Canada’s politics, history, and capitulation to fascism, feckless Canadian journalism, Israel, Palestine, and perceptions of the war crimes in Gaza, how aspects of the pandemic and human behaviour influenced the lyrics on his otherwise upbeat and powerful new album, collaborating with Matt Chamberlain, Brad Laner, and Kiwi Jr.’s Jeremy Gaudet, answering a Patreon question, tour dates, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #708: Kiwi Jr.
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Ep. #840: Mint Mile

Post author By vish
Post date February 22, 2024

Tim Midyett discusses the incredibly impassioned new Mint Mile album, Roughrider, loving a home recorded performance as much as one made at Electrical Audio, singing about sex, love, mortality, and society, football, eschewing social media one platform at a time, collaborating with Joel RL Phelps and Nina Nastasia, conjuring Lou, Iggy, and Bowie, a fine day at Abbey Road, Silkworm reissues, tour, other future plans and much more.

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Ep. #791: Nina Nastasia
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