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Ep. #916: Mercury Rev

Post author By vish
Post date October 22, 2024

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Grasshopper from Mercury Rev is here to discuss their new album, Born Horses, his time in Buffalo, NY, its vibrant live music scene, and shopping for music-related items in Canada, collaborations and interactions with members of The Band, exploring poetry recitation, celebrating animals, their freedom, and human duality, writing about mental health, his film studies background and making cinematic music, upcoming work by Mercury Rev, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #856: ROY

Post author By vish
Post date April 11, 2024

Patrick Lefler discusses his band ROY and their beautiful new album, Spoons for the World, working as a foley artist and a brief lesson in making good sipping and kissing sounds, the role room sounds and ambiance play in his work, Patrick Roy, LeBron James, and Bryan Trottier, growing up in Guelph and the premise that it’s a music and arts city, his dad’s record collection, his new record’s lyrical themes and Jeff McMurrich’s strings suggestion, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #834: J Mascis

Post author By vish
Post date January 23, 2024

J Mascis discusses his new solo album, What Do We Do Now, recent live Dinosaur Jr. jams with friends like Lee Ranaldo, Kurt Vile, and Kim Deal, what we learned about “Divine Mascis” from the Breeders and J’s recollection, Kurt Cobain inviting him to join Nirvana, expensive cities like Oslo, Norway, working with Ken Mauri and Matthew “Doc” Dunn, loving early work by the band Chicago, Van Morrison vs. Bob Dylan, band chemistry and case studies like Metallica and Ramones, how musical heroes other than Lou Reed never seem to understand him, Dino and solo show news, other future plans, and much more.

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