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Ep. #1141: Teenage Fanclub

Norman Blake from Teenage Fanclub is here to discuss Do Not Dare to Dream, being back in Scotland after living in Canada where we first met backstage at a Neil Young with Crazy Horse show in Kitchener, Ontario, Teenage Fanclub’s rotating line-up and why he and Raymond McGinley are the sole remaining original members, how Don Fleming urged them to harmonize, the new record’s vaguely prog or psychedelic spaciousness and reflective lyrics, moving back to the place where you came up as a child when you’re middle-aged, exhibiting gratitude and optimism in a darkening time, pondering Alex Chilton, Big Star, and bands that never stop playing together, writing new songs, upcoming tour dates, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1138: Rick White and Julie Doiron

Rick White and Julie Doiron are here to discuss Together, Julie performing an Eric’s Trip song with Status/Non-Status at Sappyfest, how Rick works on songs for people like the Sadies and why he wrote an eclectic record for Julie and him to sing on together, his retirement from music and why he returned, how losing friends like Dallas Good and Gord Downie might prompt them to work with each other as often as they can, a sudden unboxing, how Rick created Together’s cover art, whether or not Eric’s Trip might play together again, updates on Julie’s next record, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1118: Don Pyle

Don Pyle returns to discuss his lovely new memoir, Rough Description: Love Letters and Ghost Stories from a Life in Music, summers in Toronto, why he wrote this deeply personal book of reflections, recollections, and remembrances, what we learn about departed friends like Reid Diamond, Dallas Good, and Steve Albini, thriving in spite of a difficult childhood and a mother in emotional duress, kinship with Kids in the Hall and the Good Family, discussing dreams about and visitations from Dallas Good, the time that Steve Albini came to Toronto to record Phono-Comb and King Cobb Steelie, a gift from Rik Emmett from Triumph, upcoming book events, other future plans, and much more.

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