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Ep. #897: Tom Mullen

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Tom Mullen discusses his Washed Up Emo podcast and archival enterprise, working for different labels and conceiving of the video chronicling the road Bob Dylan might have taken from Greenwich Village to Big Pink, getting Jeff Bridges to narrate it and also to join Facebook, a fascinating promo project about Jeff Buckley, bringing Fred Armisen together with members of the Clash for a Funny or Die bit, why he started Washed Up Emo, what emo even means these days, news about the latest season of Washed Up Emo, other future plans, and much more.

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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. #894: “Weird Al” Yankovic

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“Weird Al” Yankovic returns to discuss his new single “Polkamania!,” life in Los Angeles, the tenth anniversary of Mandatory Fun, why the relative popularity of vinyl hasn’t altered his stance to not make any more full-length albums, the surprising popularity of and critical acclaim for the 2022 biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and his bond with actor Daniel Radcliffe, what keeps him busy beyond music, his love for sketch comedy and prospective projects, touring again, other future plans, and much more.   

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