Jon Christiansen joins us on another segment of Rock n’ Roulette, where a random page flip dictates the band we discuss. This week we look at the early 70’s Dutch prog rock band, Focus.
This week, Roscoe Linstadt joins us to talk about how and why the band Television avoided so many pillars of familiarity, and in doing so created some of the most unique and flawless performances of all time. Beyond being an expert in the esot
In tribute to the recent passing of guitarist Sylvain Sylvain, we discuss the beautiful train wreck, and sloppy stiletto audio assault that is The New York Dolls. We also investigate one of life's greatest questions: Who told England what NY wa
The passing of MF Doom, one of rap's greatest legends, was announced last week. Today we do a tribute episode to honor his extraordinarily unique mind. Alex Kozela and I once started a pirate radio station together that broke just about every
On a new segment called Rock n' Roulette, Jon Christiansen and I throw our fingers down on a random page of a music encyclopedia and discuss whatever group the universe provides. This week the Rock n' Roulette wheel landed on Public Enemy.
Today we discuss how the Grateful Dead's sound engineer, and LSD czar, Owsley Stanley, set the standard for live sound quality in such an innovative manner that we still use his model in concerts to this day. My good friend, Academy Award winni
Shaugnessy Starr joins us today to discuss the themes, sonic innovations, and timeless qualities that give Pink Floyd permanent relevance. I like to say that Shaugnnessy has played in every band in Los Angeles, The Electric Magpie, Psychic Ju
Iggy Pop Vs. a biker gang, "Louie Louie" Vs. the FBI, the bane of John Bonham, the Dead Kennedy's greatest 'fuck you' of all time, the 3 minutes Nikki Syxx was dead, and Lynyrd Skynyrd upstaging the Stones while Jagger looks on in horror. Today
Back for Part II of this epic Beastie Boys exploration with Brian Connor. This week a special appearance from Godzilla, and a very RARE interview with Nathaniel Hornblower!!!!
Brian and I grew up in Brooklyn together. We went to the same school as the Beastie Boys, walked down the same streets, ate at the same bagel spots, and wrecked havoc at the same subway stations. Today Brian and I explore how the Beastie Boys w
East Bay punk legend Jesse "Luscious" Townley, has been in a LOT of punk bands, Blatz, The Criminals, The Frisk, The Gr'ups and The Pathogens, but perhaps most importantly, he was the GM of Alternative Tentacles Records for 16 years. Sometimes
Bert Hoover, the kind, brilliant and excellent guitarist you may know from Hooveriii and Jesus Sons, invites me to the tiki zen garden that is his backyard, to sort through who the fuck David Bowie even thought he was. A semi chronicle of the a
Jon has a depth of musical knowledge that should take 10 lifetimes to accumulate, which is why he is a supreme member of my musical Jedi council. Today we discuss the unique case of why Motörhead is the only band both punk rock and metal embrac
After 6 years of working for arguably the best lighting company in the entire live music industry, Dominic has probably seen more shows than any human you've ever met. On this inaugural episode, we discuss shows we were completely unprepared fo