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Ep. #1070: Buck Meek

Buck Meek is here for a talk about his charming, confessional new album, The Mirror, coming up in Wimberley, Texas and people’s misconceptions of the Lone Star State, the vibrancy of transient college towns, how his grandmother’s death and caring for his grandfather galvanized his family and inspired aspects of The Mirror, writing songs about communication, teaching, language, speech, parenting, and family, pondering duality, mid-life, and overcoming societal inhibitions, a unique recording studio set-up, ambience and intuitive expression, being a participant in Bob Dylan’s Shadow Kingdom film and recording project, upcoming solo and Big Thief tour dates, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1047: Lonnie Holley

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Ep. #1040: The Replacements’ ‘Let It Be (Deluxe Edition)’ with Peter Jesperson, Jason Jones & Elizabeth Nelson

Peter Jesperson, Jason Jones, and Elizabeth Nelson are here to discuss their work on Let It Be (Deluxe Edition) by the Replacements, Peter’s fondness for Elizabeth’s writing and her excellent liner notes for this edition, Bob Mehr’s decision to step away from the Replacements reissue campaign for now and its impact on this project, the ‘Mats’ penchant for cover songs, what this might signify, and their love of NRBQ, the energetic live records included here and tracking down a fan who taped one of the shows, news about Elizabeth’s band the Paranoid Style, what’s next in Replacements reissues, other future plans, and much more.

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