Episode 329 Excepter members John Ryan and Lala Ryan
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is an experimental music collective formed in Brooklyn in 2002. John Fell Ryan (sometimes called “Jeff”) founded Excepter and has remained a central member, providing vocals, synths, and electronic instrumentation. Lala Harrison Ryan has been involved in the group since at least 2006, contributing vocals, programming, keyboards, and flute.
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Episode 328 Producer and Musician Paul Roessler
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is a musician and record producer based in Los Angeles. Active since 1978, he was part of the early L.A. punk scene and played keyboards with band including , , , . His work includes solo albums such as , and , as well as collaborations with artists including and Paul is currently a producer at and is the brother of musician and son of underwater photographer .
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Episode 327 Culture Critic Carlo McCormick
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is a pop culture critic and curator living in New York. He is the author of numerous books on contemporary art and artists and has lectured and taught extensively at universities around the United States. His writing has appeared in Aperture, Art in America, Art News, , , Spin, , and countless other magazines.
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Episode 326 Musician & Author Chris Connelly
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is a Scottish-born musician and writer whose career spans from the industrial and post-punk scenes of the 1980s to a wide range of solo and collaborative projects. Beginning with (later Fini Tribe) and continuing through , , and , Chris's work is an exercise in constant reinvention and movement between genres. His later solo work, including and , reflects a shift toward melodic, literate songwriting, while his books and collaborations, such as demonstrate his continuing interest in music as narrative and experimentation.
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Episode 325 Author Gary Lippman
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Gary Lippman is a writer, artist, and attorney. He has worked with and is the author of the acclaimed new book . His play Paradox Lust ran off-off-Broadway in 2001, and his writing has appeared in , , and . Gary’s visual art can be found at .
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Episode 324 Dave Naz
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Dave Naz played in various LA punk bands including , , and touring the USA and Europe from 1985 til1997, until an exhibition featuring , and , inspired him to pick up a camera. As a photographer his work revolves around the varied identities and personae of our time. His photos have appeared in GQ, Maxim, Stern, and Salon. Several of Naz’s photos appear in the artwork of Richard Prince. He has published 17 books with the 18th on the way.
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Episode 323 Shane Embury
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() Shane Embury is longtime bassist for the grindcore/death metal band , which he joined in 1987 and has remained with ever since. In addition to Napalm Death, he has been involved in numerous side projects and bands across the extreme metal spectrum, such as , Lock Up, , and . Before his bass‑career, he played drums in early death metal and grindcore efforts like and . He lives in Birmingham and is an enthusiast of horror, science fiction, and comics. The Lydian Spin is more than just a podcast—it’s a living archive of raw conversation, radical thought, and unfiltered...
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Episode 322 Harlow Crandall
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() Inspired by a lifelong obsession with poetry and prose, channels his obsession with literature and rock music into the release of his new album, Better a New Demon, recorded with the support of Peter Manktelow, Meadow Wyand, and Justin Pallini. As a Ph.D. candidate working in one of America's largest music archives at Middle Tennessee State University, he's presently completing a book tentatively titled The Architects of Punk & No Wave: The Literary Impulses of the New York Underground in the 1970s. The project explores how...
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Episode 321 Banshee Drummer Budgie
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Budgie (born Peter Edward Clarke) is an English drummer recognized for his work with and the percussion-driven project . He lost his mother at age 12, and that early loss becomes a central theme in , where he also writes candidly about his marriage with Siouxsie Sioux, struggles with alcohol, and the power dynamics in both his personal and musical life. His drumming is praised for being offbeat, tom-tom-intensive, and for bringing melodic and rhythmic invention rather than just keeping time. 🎙️ Support The Lydian Spin 🎙️ The Lydian Spin is more than just a...
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Episode 320 Composer and Musician Paul Cantelon
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Paul Cantelon grew up with music in his blood—his mother played trumpet in the Philadelphia Symphony, his father was a preacher. A prodigy on violin, he debuted at UCLA’s Royce Hall at 13, then studied piano across Geneva, Juilliard, and Paris. At 17, a bike accident left him in a coma and wiped out his memory; he had to relearn music from scratch. He went on to co-found the band , release solo piano albums, and score films like , The Other Boleyn Girl, and W.. He’s also written for silent film classics like Battleship Potemkin.
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Pamela Des Barres, born in California, emerged from the 1960s Los Angeles rock scene as both participant and witness. Introduced to Captain Beefheart in high school, she soon immersed herself in the vast Los Angeles demimonde, befriending and dating musicians from The Byrds to Led Zeppelin. With Frank Zappa’s guidance, she co-founded the performance collective the GTOs, documenting her experiences in diaries that became the foundation of her seminal memoir I’m With the Band. She later married rocker Michael Des Barres—also known to television audiences for his role as the assassin Murdoc on MacGyver. Pamela herself went on to publish multiple books and establish a career as an author, teacher, and chronicler of rock history, in her role as the definitive voice of the “groupie.”