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Ep. #1102: Cola

Evan Cartwright, Tim Darcy, and Ben Stidworthy from Cola are here to discuss their new album Cost of Living Adjustment, the first Ought interview ever, why Ought ended when it did, group dynamic stressors and Buddhism, the way Cola work together, cool beats and whether or not Ben could be a music producer, delving particularly deeply into the songs “Hedgesitting” and “Much of a Muchness,” the band’s subtle acronym name, sports metaphors, capitalist critiques, and escapism, tour dates and new songs, other future plans, and much more.

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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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Ep. #1038: Hallelujah The Hills

Ryan H. Walsh from Hallelujah The Hills is here to discuss Deck, the band’s new star-studded 52-song, four-record set and its playing card themes, our shared love for and interactions with the late David Berman, the Toronto Silver Jews show I saw, which the Hills opened, Berman’s generosity as a mentor and a friend, his “google purity” measure, and his music competitiveness, Ryan not being into Bruce Springsteen and contemplating Nebraska and the film, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, the power of The Best Show with Tom Scharpling, the thrill of failure, his acclaimed book Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 and what he learned from learning more about Van Morrison’s conduct, film studies and ambitious projects, the magical, sordid, and mystical history of cards, celebrating 20 years of the Hills, other future plans, and much more.

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