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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. #910: The Hard Quartet

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Stephen Malkmus and Matt Sweeney discuss their band the Hard Quartet and its new, self-titled debut LP, living in places like Chicago and New York City, the memorial weekend event for Steve Albini that Matt and I attended in Illinois this past July and playing complicated games of dice, the friendship that Stephen and Matt shared with the late David Berman and fresh perspectives on the time Berman, Stephen, and Bob Nastanovich infamously heckled Nirvana, how the Hard Quartet all became friends and eventually started this band where all the guitarists take turns playing bass, the stories behind some of the songs and sounds by the Hard Quartet, the Edmonton Oilers and Neil Young’s iconic father, the late hockey writer, Scott Young, Matt’s amazing video series Guitar Moves, what’s next for the Hard Quartet, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #908: ASKO

Post author By vish
Post date September 24, 2024

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Marek Tyler discusses his work as ASKO and self-titled debut album, first concerts and early, formative drumming influences like Stewart Copeland, Larry Mullen Jr., Brendan Canty, and Mac McNeilly, pretending you know how to play instruments to start bands, music media and pointing people to significant but marginalized artists, entering the rock music realm as a person of colour, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and following familial protocols, bringing ASKO to life on-stage, other future plans, and much more.

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