That Record Got Me High Podcast
Are you a music obsessive? Can you sit down for an hour or so poring over an album you love, digging deep into the lyrics, musical references and 'secret sauce' that makes it so special to you? Then this just MIGHT be your podcast! Each week your host - rock-n-roll lifer and recovering punk Rob Elba - sits down with a special guest to dissect a record that - metaphorically - got them high.
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S7E380 - Bedhead 'WhatFunLifeWas' with Joe Tunis
11/23/2024
S7E380 - Bedhead 'WhatFunLifeWas' with Joe Tunis
This week, returning guest Joe Tunis (Carbon Records) brings us Dallas, TX band Bedhead and their stunning 1994 debut 'WhatFunLifeWas'. With a seemingly simple formula of guitars, bass, drums and often quiet, sing-speak vocals, the album explores existential questions and spiritual emptiness in a beautifully effective way. Songs discussed in this episode: Golden Brown (Stranglers cover) - Bedhead; Swimming In - Rock Candy; The Rest Of The Day (7" version), Liferaft - Bedhead; Ocean - The Velvet Underground; Leaving Here, Don't Know Where I'm Going - Jake Xerxes Fussell; Haywire - Bedhead; New Year's - Seam; Bedside Table, The Unpredictable Landlord, Crushing, Unfinished, Powder, Foaming Love, To The Ground, Living Well, Wind Down, Disorder (Joy Division cover) - Bedhead
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S7E379 - Maceo Parker 'Life On Planet Groove' with Chris Greene
11/16/2024
S7E379 - Maceo Parker 'Life On Planet Groove' with Chris Greene
At the start of this blistering set, recorded live in Cologne Germany in 1992, saxophonist Maceo Parker declares it will be "2 percent jazz and 98 percent funky stuff." He does not disappoint. This week's guest, Chicago saxophonist Chris Greene (Chris Greene Quartet), joins us to discuss how Parker's 'Life On Planet Groove' got him high and helped inform his own musical journey. Turn it up! Songs discussed in this episode: Shake Everything You've Got (Live) - Maceo Parker; The Emperor Strikes Back, Broken Glass - Chris Greene Quartet; Out Of Sight - James Brown; Do That Stuff - Parliament; If Eye Was The Man In Ur Life - Prince; In Time, Children's World, Southwick, Shake Everything You've Got (Live), Pass The Peas (Live) - Maceo Parker; The Overweight Lovers In The House - Heavy D & the Boyz; Fight The Power - Public Enemy; I Got You (I Feel Good) (Live), Got To Get U (Live) - Maceo Parker; Addictive Love - BeBe and CeCe Winans; Addictive Love (Live), Children's World (Live) - Maceo Parker; Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles; Georgia On My Mind (Live), Soul Power '92 (Live) - Maceo Parker; The Emperor Strikes Back, Outro - Chris Greene Quartet
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S7E378 - The Roots 'How I Got Over' with Rory Cox
11/09/2024
S7E378 - The Roots 'How I Got Over' with Rory Cox
Music fan and Patron Rory Cox Zoomed-in all the way from Ljubljana Slovenia to discuss The Roots and their ninth studio album 'How I Got Over'. For this 2010 release, Questlove, Black Thought, Dice Raw and company concocted a diverse, slow-build mission statement on how to overcome. Songs discussed in this episode: A Peace Of Light, The Seed, Walk Alone - The Roots; Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.) - Monsters Of Folk; Dear God 2.0 - The Roots, Dear God - XTC; Radio Daze, Now Or Never - The Roots; How I Got Over - Mahalia Jackson; How I Got Over, DillaTUDE, The Day, Right On - The Roots; Peach Plumb, Pear - Joanna Newsom; I'm Chief Kamanawanalea - The Turtles; Doin' It Again - The Roots; Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 2 - The Flaming Lips; The Fire, Tunnel Vision, Web 20/20, Web, Hustla - The Roots; Lyin'ass Bitch - Fishbone; How I Got Over (Late Night With The Roots LIVE) - The Roots
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S7E377 - Jeff Buckley 'Mystery White Boy' with Kerry Jones & Kyle Alexander (Death Doula)
11/02/2024
S7E377 - Jeff Buckley 'Mystery White Boy' with Kerry Jones & Kyle Alexander (Death Doula)
With only one official studio album to his name - 1994's Grace - there has always been an air of mystery and melancholy in the music of Jeff Buckley. Tragically drowning in 1997 at the age of 30, his was a unique talent still developing and expanding. Our guests this week, Kerry Jones and Kyle Alexander of the Portland, OR art rock band Death Doula, bring us his posthumous live release, 'Mystery White Boy'... "This is our last goodbye I hate to feel the love between us die But it's over, just hear this and then I'll go You gave me more to live for, more than you'll ever know" Songs discussed in this episode: Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (Live at King Theater, Seattle, WA 1995); Obstacles, Disembark - Death Doula; Last Goodbye, Grace, Dream Brother, I Woke Up In A Strange Place, Mojo Pin - Jeff Buckley; Lilac Wine - Nina Simone; Lilac Wine, Yeh Jo Halka Halka Saroor Hai (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan cover - Live at Sin-é, NY 1993), What Will You Say, Last Goodbye, Eternal Life, Grace, The Man That Got Away - Jeff Buckley; Kangaroo - This Mortal Coil; Kanga Roo - Jeff Buckley; Panalo - Ez Mil; Dory Joins Alfred - Death Doula
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S7E376 - Joni Mitchell 'For The Roses' with Binnie Klein
10/26/2024
S7E376 - Joni Mitchell 'For The Roses' with Binnie Klein
Author, radio host and songwriter Binnie Klein (WPKN Radio, In These Trees) brings us Joni Mitchell and her stunning 1972 release, 'For The Roses'. Searching for balance in her life after a tumultuous relationship with James Taylor - and trying to escape the craziness of Los Angeles - Joni trekked back up to the Canadian wilderness and wrote most of this, her 5th studio album, while in retreat: "You've got to shake your fists at lightning now You've got to roar like forest fire You've got to spread your light like blazes all across the sky They're going to aim the hoses on you Show 'em you won't expire Not till you burn up every passion, not even when you die" Songs discussed in this episode: Blonde In The Bleachers (Joni Mitchell cover) - Lou Barlow; Winter's Girl - Tartie; Orchard, Quiver - In These Trees & Tartie; You Can Close Your Eyes - James Taylor; Banquet, Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire - Joni Mitchell; Heroin - The Velvet Underground; Barangrill - Joni Mitchell; Visions Of Johanna - Bob Dylan; Lesson In Survival, Let The Wind Carry Me, For The Roses, See You Sometime, Electricity, You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio, Blonde In The Bleachers, Woman Of Heart and Mind, Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune) - Joni Mitchell; Orchard, Meet Me On The Mountain Top - In These Trees & Tartie
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S7E375 - Gangstagrass 'The Blackest Thing On The Menu' with Alana Anton
10/22/2024
S7E375 - Gangstagrass 'The Blackest Thing On The Menu' with Alana Anton
Once considered polar opposites, country music and rap have had a bit of a moment together as of late with artists like Jelly Roll & Post Malone and releases like Beyonce's Cowboy Carter hitting the charts. The thing is, Brooklyn, NY born bluegrass/hip-hop group Gangstagrass have been doing it since 2007. Returning guest, sociologist Alana Anton, brings us their latest release: 'The Blackest Thing On The Menu', and makes the case that these genres have more in common than record label marketers would have us believe. Songs discussed in this episode: Long Hard Times To Come (Justified Main Theme), Freedom - Gangstagrass; Feathered Indians - Tyler Childers; The Only Way Out Is Through - Gangstagrass; Rebel Without A Pause - Public Enemy; Good At Being Bad - Gangstagrass; Hunger Strike - Temple Of The Dog; Up High Do Or Die, Gone Gone - Gangstagrass; Texas Hold 'Em - Beyonce; You Can Have The Crown (Sturgill Simpson Cover) - Post Malone; Mother, Obligatory Braggadocio, Avenue B, Palette, It's Alive, Sankofa, Mother (Instrumental Jam Mix) - Gangstagrass
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S7E374 - Randy Newman 'Bad Love' with Django Haskins
10/12/2024
S7E374 - Randy Newman 'Bad Love' with Django Haskins
Singer/songwriter Django Haskins (The Old Ceremony) is the one to FINALLY bring a Randy Newman record to TRGMH, 1999's 'Bad Love'. With equal doses of snide wit and honest emotion, Newman's slyly cynical 10th studio album is sure to get under your skin and fester for a while... Songs discussed in this episode: I Miss You (Unplugged), Short People, It's Money That I Love - Randy Newman; God's Comic - Elvis Costello; Shadows, Lonely Mayor, Too Big To Fail - The Old Ceremony; My Country, Shame, I'm Dead (But I Don't Know It), Every Time It Rains, The Great Nations Of Europe, Rednecks, The One You Love - Randy Newman; Here I Go Again, Efige - The Old Ceremony; Chelsea Hotel #2 - Leonard Cohen; The World Isn't Fair, I Love LA, Big Hat, No Cattle, Better Off Dead - Randy Newman; Smile - David Byrne; I Miss You, Going Home, I Want Everyone To Like Me - Randy Newman; North American Grain - The Old Ceremony
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S7E373 - 'That Political/Protest Song Got Me High' Patron-curated Episode
10/08/2024
S7E373 - 'That Political/Protest Song Got Me High' Patron-curated Episode
For this BONUS Patron-curated episode, we invited patrons of the podcast to send in their favorite political and/or protest songs. They came up with a surprisingly eclectic playlist of songs that will make you angry, fired-up and ready to (metaphorically) rumble! Fight The Power, indeed!! Songs discussed in this episode: War - Bob Marley (Live 1977 at The Rainbow, London); Happy New Year (Prince Can't Die Again) - Mac McCaughan; Haillie Sellasse, Up Your Ass - Propagandhi; Ignoreland - R.E.M.; Nobody Knows - School Of Language; Porcupine or Pineapple? - Brakes; Lowest of the Low - The Barricade; Charles Windsor - McCarthy; I Pity The Country - Willie Dunn; Living For The City - Stevie Wonder; An Old Colonial's Hard Luck Story - X-tal; The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen (with Tom Morello); Fight The Power - Public Enemy; Power, Power (Live, 1992) - The Dead C; Urban Guerilla - Hawkwind; Please Don't - David Byrne & Fatboy Slim (featuring Santigold); The Body Electric - Hurray For The Riff Raff; Major John - The Wake; Where's All The Money Gone? - Asian Dub Foundation; The Three Great Alabama Icons - Drive-By Truckers; Holiday In Cambodia - Dead Kennedys; Divide and Conquer - Husker Du
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S7E372 - Ministry 'With Sympathy' with Dave Trumfio
10/05/2024
S7E372 - Ministry 'With Sympathy' with Dave Trumfio
Throughout the late 80s and early 90s, Ministry were one of the most terrifyingly aggressive industrial acts around. But in 1983 Al Jourgensen introduced himself to the masses - and this week's guest, producer/musician Dave Trumfio (Chicago's Pulsars) - with the decidedly New Wave 'With Sympathy'. This is NOT your grandma's Ministry, unless your grandma is a moody goth kid singing snappy little synth-pop tunes in a faux-British accent. Enjoy! Songs discussed in this episode: Revenge (VJ Rob Edge Mix) - Ministry; Submission Song, Tunnel Song, Suffocation - The Pulsars; Burning Inside, Just Like You, Effigy (I'm Not An) - Ministry; Body Bag - Effigies; Going For Adds - Moving Units; Revenge - Ministry; My Spine Is The Bassline - Shriekback; I Wanted To Tell Her - Ministry; Money Is Not Our God - Killing Joke; Work For Love, Every Day Is Halloween - Ministry; Just Like Honey - The Jesus and Mary Chain; Here We Go, What He Say, Say You're Sorry, I Should Have Known Better, I'm Falling, She's Got A Cause - Ministry; It's Not Right - DEVO; Das Lifeboat - The Pulsars
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S7E371 - Descendents 'Everything Sucks' with Woody Compton
09/28/2024
S7E371 - Descendents 'Everything Sucks' with Woody Compton
California pop/punk royalty Descendents took a break in 1987, becoming All so singer Milo Aukerman could pursue a career in biochemistry. 1996 marked the return of Milo, and the release of their 5th studio album 'Everything Sucks'. This week Rob is joined by artist/drummer Woody Compton (Is This Tomorrow), as they both unleash their 12-year-old selves to unpack this hook-filled gem of a record. Songs discussed in this episode: When I Get Old (Descendents cover) - Filipps Firma; She's My Ex - All; My War - Black Flag; Wendy, Everything Sux, I'm The One, Coffee Mug, Rotting Out - Descendents; Ramona - Ramones; Sick-O-Me, Caught, When I Get Old, Doghouse, She Loves Me, Hateful Notebook, We, Eunuch Boy, This Place, I Won't Let Me - Descendents; Heart Songs - Weezer; Thank You, That's The Breaks, Grand Theme, Glad All Over (The Dave Clark Five cover) - Descendents
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S7E370 - Redd Kross 'Neurotica' with Dan Epstein
09/21/2024
S7E370 - Redd Kross 'Neurotica' with Dan Epstein
Formed in 1979, Hawthorne California's Redd Kross are having quite the year. With a feature documentary - Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story directed by Andrew Reich - a fantastic new self-titled double album, and a new memoir by brothers Jeff & Steven McDonald and award winning journalist Dan Epstein: Now You’re One of Us: The Incredible Story of Redd Kross coming October 29th. Dan joins us to discuss the book and the Redd Kross record that first got him high: 1987s 'Neurotica'. "Come on, lose your mind Now you're one of us" Songs discussed in this episode: Born Innocent, Linda Blair, Dancing Queen - Redd Kross; Convoy - C.W. McCall; Neurotica - Redd Kross; I Want You Back - Hoodoo Gurus; Play My Song, Frosted Flake, Janus, Jeanie and George Harrison, Blow You A Kiss In The Wind - Redd Kross; Blow You A Kiss In The Wind - Elizabeth Montgomery; Love Is You - Redd Kross; Creatures Of The Night - Kiss; Peach Kelli Pop - Redd Kross; Round and Round - Ratt; Do The Eggroll - Peach Kelli Pop; McKenzie, Switchblade Sister, Ballad of a Love Doll - Redd Kross; Left Of The Dial - Replacements; What They Say, What They Say (Demo), Ghandi Is Dead (I'm The Cartoon Man) - Redd Kross; In and Out of My Life (In a Day) - The Pandoras; Beautiful Bye-Byes, Tatum O-Tot and the Fried Vegetables, Pink Piece of Peace - Redd Kross; Going Down to Liverpool - The Bangles; It's the Little Things - Redd Kross
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S7E369 - Quit 'Earlier Thoughts' with David Jarnstrom
09/14/2024
S7E369 - Quit 'Earlier Thoughts' with David Jarnstrom
When this week's guest, Minneapolis-based writer and drummer David Jarnstrom, was tasked with choosing a record to discuss, he surprisingly went with something both relatively obscure AND near-and-dear to Rob's heart: the 1990 debut - and sole full-length record - by criminally unsung Miami pop-punk heroes Quit, 'Earlier Thoughts'. Go figure! Songs discussed in this episode: Intro - Quit:Live at Churchill's Pub Goodtastic Films Video Excerpt; Run It Out - Rad Owl; VANNEN, the friend - John Snodgrass; Drive Away - Gratitude; Dine Alone - Quicksand; Defy, All The Same, Changes, Could Be Wrong, Remember, Feeling OK, Dedication - Quit; Fixed - The Holy Terrors; Me For Me, Waiting - Quit; Everything & You - Lightworkers; Shepherd's Pie, Did You See, Billness, Quit - Quit; Quiet While You're Ahead - Rad Owl
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S7E368 - The Frogs 'It's Only Right and Natural' with Bob Fay
09/07/2024
S7E368 - The Frogs 'It's Only Right and Natural' with Bob Fay
Back in March, 2021 when TRGMH was still a two-man operation, musician & human Bob Fay (Sebadoh, Deluxx, Folk Implosion) joined Rob and Barry to discuss The Frogs and their controversial 1989 cult classic 'It's Only Right and Natural'. That episode was never released. Until now... Songs discussed in this episode: Homos - The Frogs (Live at The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles CA 05-16-2003); Not Too Amused - Sebadoh; I'm Just A Bill - Deluxx Folk Implosion; I've Got Drugs (Out Of The Mist), I Don't Care If U Disrespect Me (Just So You Love Me), Hot Cock Annie, These Are the Finest Queen Boys (I've Ever Seen), Rosy Jack World - The Frogs; Songs For Swinging Larvae - Renaldo & The Loaf; Someone's Pinning Me to the Ground, Baby Greaser George, (Thank God I Died in) The Car Crash, Gather 'Round for Savior #2, Richard Dick Richards, Men (Come on Men), Christian With A Gun, Dykes Are We - The Frogs; Diary Of A Shiteater (Excerpt) - Girls Who Hate Their Mothers and The Chicken Fucks; Been a Month Since I Had a Man - The Frogs; Homos (Live) - The Lemonheads; Homos - The Frogs; Sforzando! - Bob Fay
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S7E367 - The Beach Boys 'Love You' with Evan Taylor
08/31/2024
S7E367 - The Beach Boys 'Love You' with Evan Taylor
This week's guest, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Evan Taylor (Bernie Worrell Orchestra, Loantaka Records), brings us The Beach Boys' 21st studio album - and the last one under the group's name to be written and produced solely by troubled leader Brian Wilson - 'The Beach Boys Love You'. Released in 1977, this strange, at-times childlike collection of songs sounded like nothing else the band had done up until then. With raspier-than-usual vocals from the Wilson brothers and Brian's newfound infatuation with the Moog synthesizer, it left many fans/critics confused at the time but has since been recognized for presaging both synth-pop and new wave. Songs discussed in this episode: Good Vibrations - Brian Wilson (Live on SNL, 1976); Distant Star - Bernie Worrell (Featuring Jerry Harrison); Take 5 - Bernie Worrell; What Have They Done To My Funk - Bernie Worrell (Featuring Bootsy Collins, Michael Moon Reuben, Ouiwey Collins, Buckethead); Be My Baby - The Ronettes; Let Us Go On This Way, Hey, Little Tomboy, Roller Skating Child, Mona, Johnny Carson, Good Time - The Beach Boys; Good Time, Shyin' Away - American Spring; Honkin' Down The Highway, Ding Dang, Solar System - The Beach Boys; Solar System - Alex Chilton; The Night Was So Young, I'll Bet He's Nice - The Beach Boys; Shoot The Curl - The Honeys; Let's Put Our Hearts Together, I Wanna Pick You Up, Airplane, Love Is A Woman - The Beach Boys; Wave From The WOOniverse - Bernie Worrell (Featuring Miho Hatori)
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S7E366 - Wire 'Red Barked Tree' with Garry Messick
08/24/2024
S7E366 - Wire 'Red Barked Tree' with Garry Messick
British post-punk superstars Wire always seem to be ahead of their time, no matter what time they exist in. Returning guest Garry Messick (American Doom Podcast) brings us their twelfth studio album, 2011's mysteriously diverse, surprisingly melodic 'Red Barked Tree'. 34 years into their career at the time of its release, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis and Robert Grey STILL manage to make quite a racket, and it's a beautiful racket indeed... After Midnight - Wire (Live at The Roxy, London 1977); (Theme from) American Doom - Jonathan Wilkins; Mannequin, Ahead, Outdoor Miner, Please Take, Now Was, Adapt, Two Minutes - Wire; Take Off - Githead; Clay, Bad Worn Thing - Wire; My Wife and My Dead Wife - Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians; Moreover, A Flat Ten - Wire; Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan; Smash, Down To This, Please Take, Red Barked Trees - Wire; (Theme from) American Doom - Jonathan Wilkins; Red Barked Trees (Live Paris, France 2011) - Wire
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S7E365 - Rickie Lee Jones 'Debut' with Pamela McNeill
08/17/2024
S7E365 - Rickie Lee Jones 'Debut' with Pamela McNeill
When Rickie Lee Jones burst onto the music scene in 1979, she was an immediate sensation. There was no one remotely like her. When week's guest - Minneapolis singer/songwriter Pamela McNeill - picked up Jones' debut on cassette at a truck stop, she was looking for some cool female-fronted music to pop into her Walkman for the long drives to gigs sitting shotgun. She got that, and more. Welcome to Coolsville... Songs discussed in this episode: Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Rickie Lee Jones; The Ocean, Give Back My Love - Pamela McNeill; Chuck E's In Love - Rickie Lee Jones; Jitterbug Boy - Tom Waits; 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon; Saturday Afternoons In 1963, Night Train, Young Blood, Easy Money - Rickie Lee Jones; Such A Night - Dr. John; The Last Chance Texaco, It Must Be Love, Danny's All-Star Joint, Coolsville - Rickie Lee Jones; When I'm Alone - Lissie; Dixie Chicken - Little Feat; Weasel and the White Boys Cool, Company, After Hours (Twelve Bars Past Midnight) - Rickie Lee Jones; Marie - Randy Newman; The Ocean - Pamela McNeill
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S7E364 - Wings of Desire Soundtrack with Yasuko Onuki and Ichiro Agata (Melt-Banana)
08/12/2024
S7E364 - Wings of Desire Soundtrack with Yasuko Onuki and Ichiro Agata (Melt-Banana)
Strap-in dear listeners, as we are joined by Yasuko Onuki and Ichiro Agata (Yako & Agata) of Japanese noise rock band Melt-Banana - and some creepy computer-generated translation software - for this BONUS episode discussing the soundtrack to Wim Wenders' 1987 film Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) "Can you hear it? Can you see it? Can you look me in the eyes? It doesn't really matter anymore…” Songs discussed in this episode: Stopgap, Scar - Melt-Banana; Der Himmel Über Berlin (Sky Over Berlin), Die Kathedrale der Bucher (The Cathedral of Books), Der Sterbende Auf Der Brucke (The Dying Man on the Bridge) - Jürgen Knieper; Marions Liebeserklarung (Marion's Declaration of Love) *Text: Peter Handke. Voice: Solveig Dommartin; The Carny - Nick Cave; Mr Clarinet - The Birthday Party; The Mercy Seat - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds; Faint Heart (The Birthday Party cover) - Melt-Banana; Angel Fragments, O Superman - Laurie Anderson; Six Bells Chime - Crime and the City Solution; From Her To Eternity - Nick Cave; When I Go - Minimal Compact; Scar - Melt-Banana
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S7E363 - The Pastels 'Truckload Of Trouble' with Josh Medsker
08/10/2024
S7E363 - The Pastels 'Truckload Of Trouble' with Josh Medsker
This week we dive into Glasgow Scotland's influential indie-pop purveyors The Pastels and their excellent EP/Singles compilation 'Truckload Of Trouble' with special guest, teacher and poet Josh Medsker. Songs discussed in this episode: Lonely Planet Boy (New York Dolls Cover) - The Pastels; The Horrors In The Museum - Rudimentary Peni; Nothing To Be Done - The Pastels; Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam - The Vaselines; What You Do To Me - Teenage Fanclub; What's Important - Beat Happening; Thank You For Being You - The Pastels; The Boy With The Arab Strap - Belle and Sebastian; Kitted Out, Firebell Ringing - The Pastels; I'm Sticking With You - The Velvet Underground; Son Of A Gun - The Vaselines; Comin' Through, Truck Train Tractor, Crawl Babies, Nothing To Be Done - The Pastels; Different Drum - The Stone Poneys; Different Drum - The Pastels; Different Drum - The Lemonheads; Not Unloved, Baby Honey - The Pastels; Speeding Motorcycle - Daniel Johnston; Speeding Motorcycle - The Pastels; Step On - Happy Mondays; Speedway Star - The Pastels; Out Of The Blue - Roxy Music; Dark Side Of Your World - The Pastels; Plateau - Meat Puppets; Nothing To Be Done (The Pastels cover) - Teenage Fanclub
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S7E362 - Government Issue 'You' with Tim Hinely
08/03/2024
S7E362 - Government Issue 'You' with Tim Hinely
Dagger Zine's Tim Hinely returns with a record that STILL gets him high after 37+ years. A turning point for D.C. Hardcore band Government Issue, their 1987 release 'You' saw the band moving in a more mature, melodic direction that proved to be a game-changer, and paved the way for many a post-hardcore band that followed in their footsteps. Songs discussed in this episode: Where You Live - Naked Raygun; Say Something - Government Issue; Wait For The Blackout - The Damned; Pacific 231 - Burning Airlines; Soft Focus - T.S.O.L.; Jaded Eyes - Government Issue; Ignite - The Damned; Treason - Naked Raygun; Beyond, Man In A Trap, Caring Line, Young Love, Where You Live, Wishing, Public Stage, World, You and I, Hole In The Scene, Melancholy Miss - Government Issue - Looking For A Kiss - New York Dolls; Where You Live - Naked Raygun
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S7E361 - Palace Brothers 'There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You' with Alan Zweig
07/27/2024
S7E361 - Palace Brothers 'There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You' with Alan Zweig
Returning guest, filmmaker Alan Zweig (Vinyl, When Jews Were Funny), brings us Will Oldham - a.k.a. Palace Brothers, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy...etc) and his stunning debut: 'There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You'First released in 1993 under a cloud of mystery, Oldham's dark tales of sin, lust, alcohol, and redemption made for rousing conversation - as we name-checked The Louvin Brothers, The Velvet Underground and many others along the way. Songs discussed in this episode: Oh Lord Are You In Need - Glen Dentinger, Joe Manning and Rachel Grimes; Breadcrumb Trail - Slint; O Let It Be - Will Oldham; I See A Darkness - Johnny Cash; The House Carpenter - The Doc Watson Family; A Little Soldier For Jesus - Ralph Stanley & Friends; Idle Hands are the Devil's Playthings - Palace Brothers; The River Of Jordan - The Louvin Brothers; Long Before, I Tried To Stay Healthy For You, The Cellar Song, (I Was Drunk At The) Pulpit - Palace Brothers; Ocean - The Velvet Underground; There Is No One What Will Take Care Of You, O Lord Are You In Need, Merida - Palace Brothers; Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves; King Me - Palace Brothers; Single Girl, Married Girl - The Carter Family; I Had A Good Mother and Father, Riding, O Paul - Palace Brothers; O Paul - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy with Natalie Bajandas
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S7E360 - Milton Nascimento - 'Milagre Dos Peixes' with David Nagler
07/20/2024
S7E360 - Milton Nascimento - 'Milagre Dos Peixes' with David Nagler
Our guest this week, Brooklyn-based musician David Nagler (Tape Hiss), brings us Brazilian music legend Milton Nascimento and his 1973 release: Milagre Dos Peixes (Miracle of the Fishes) When many of the song lyrics were rejected by the Brazilian military regime, Nascimento elected to remove them and replace them with a wordless singing style that has been called "the voice of God" David's latest musical project - NYC-meets-Brazil musical collective 'As For The Future' - is available now at Songs discussed in this episode: Milagre dos Peixes (Live in Montreal, 1990) - Milton Nascimento; Don't Do It Again, You Need Me More Than You Know - As For The Future; Tudo O Que Você Podia Ser - Milton Nascimento; Koan For The Music Business - As For The Future; Os escravos de Jó, Carlos, Lúcia, Chico e Tiago, Milagre dos Peixes - Milton Nascimento; Miracle Of The Fishes - Wayne Shorter (Featuring Milton Nascimento); A Chamada, Pablo #2, Tema dos deuses, Hoje é dia de El Rey, A Ultima Sessão de Música, Cadê, Sacramento, Pablo - Milton Nascimento; Looking Around - As For The Future
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S7E359 - Led Zeppelin III with Karen Haglof
07/13/2024
S7E359 - Led Zeppelin III with Karen Haglof
This week we take another swing of the hammer of the Gods with Led Zeppelin's 3rd release, Led Zeppelin III. Our guest Karen Haglof came up in the Minneapolis indie music scene in the late 70s, eventually moving to NYC and playing in several of no wave pioneer Rys Chatham's guitar ensembles and later with Band Of Susans, before taking a break to earn a medical degree and join the hematology / oncology department of New York University Hospital. Recently retired and back at music again, Karen freely credits receiving Jimmy Page and co's eclectic 1970 release at the age of 15 as being pivotal to her future musical explorations. Songs discussed in this episode: Since I've Been Loving You - Corinne Bailey Rae (Live at St. Lukes); The Pursuit Of Happiness - Band Of Susans; One Hand Up, Slinky 66, You're Not Where I Am - Karen Haglof; Whole Lotta Love, Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin; Carry On - Crosby Stills Nash and Young; Friends - Led Zeppelin; Guitar Trio Pt. 1 - Rhys Chatham & His Guitar Trio; Celebration Day, Since I've Been Loving You, Out On The Tiles - Led Zeppelin; Gallows Pole - Fred Gerlach; Gallows Pole - Led Zeppelin; Knowing That I'm Losing You - The Yardbirds; Tangerine, That's The Way, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp - Led Zeppelin; Have A Cigar - Pink Floyd; Shake 'Em On Down - Booker (Bukka) White; Hats Off To (Roy) Harper - Led Zeppelin; Rte 66 Revisited - Karen Haglof Check out Karen's music: https://karenhaglof.bandcamp.com/
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S7E358 - 'That Cover Of That Song Is Better Than The Original' Patron-curated Episode
07/09/2024
S7E358 - 'That Cover Of That Song Is Better Than The Original' Patron-curated Episode
For this special BONUS episode, we asked our Patrons to send in a cover of a song they feel is better than the original. As usual, they did NOT disappoint! Warning: Hot takes ahead!! Songs discussed in this episode: Hallelujah - John Cale, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, K.D. Lang, Neil Diamond and Brandi Carlile Seven Days Too Long - Dexys Midnight Runners Black Diamond - The Replacements Swinging Party - Lorde This Guy's In Love With You - Faith No More I Am, I Said - Killdozer Don't Let Me Down - Dillard & Clark Let It Be Me - The Everly Brothers Fade Away - The New Age Steppers Satisfied Mind - Jonathan Richman Jump (Loaded version) - Aztec Camera Moonage Daydream - Zen Guerrilla The Briar and the Rose - Holly Cole Do You Wanna Dance - Ramones Ruby's Arms - Megan Mullally and Supreme Music Program Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin Suzannah's Still Alive - Cardiacs Steppin' Stone - Minor Threat White Wedding - Roland S Howard Neon Lights - Love Tractor By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Superstar - Bette Midler Run To Me - Laurie Lindeen Only Love Can Break Your Heart - St Etienne I Know It's Over (Live at Sony Studios in New York, NY - April, 1995) - Jeff Buckley
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S7E357 - No Doubt 'Tragic Kingdom' with Chelsea Nenni (Late Slip)
07/06/2024
S7E357 - No Doubt 'Tragic Kingdom' with Chelsea Nenni (Late Slip)
The last thing Rob expected to be doing in 2024 was talking about Anaheim, California ska-punk/pop band No Doubt, but when he invited Late Slip's ringleader Chelsea Nenni on the show her record choice was crystal clear. When she first heard their breakout album 'Tragic Kingdom' as a 10 year old girl living in Southern California, the seed of one day forming and fronting a band of her own was firmly planted, and Gwen Stefani's honest takes on navigating life and love as a young girl coming of age at the end of the 20th century had a huge impact, even if she didn't quite realize it yet. Songs discussed in this episode: Just A Girl - Florence + The Machine; I'll Be Okay, I Love You, Love Me True - Late Slip; Total Hate 95, Total Hate (Original Version) - No Doubt; On My Radio - The Selecter; Spiderwebs, Excuse Me Mr., Just A Girl - No Doubt; Just A Girl - Florence + The Machine; Happy Now, Different People - No Doubt; Mind Your Business - Late Slip; Hey You, Sixteen, Sunday Morning - No Doubt; Dream On - Aerosmith; Don't Speak, You Can Do It, End It On This, Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt; I Love You - Late Slip
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S7E356 - Daryl Hall and John Oates 'War Babies' with Fernando Perdomo
06/29/2024
S7E356 - Daryl Hall and John Oates 'War Babies' with Fernando Perdomo
In this positively bonkers episode, we ventured into the studio of L.A. musician/producer Fernando Perdomo to help him unpack the bizarre album by Philadelphia pop/soul hitmakers Daryl Hall and John Oates that got them dropped by Atlantic Records: 1974's 'War Babies'. Strap in, kids... Songs discussed in this episode: Is It A Star - Todd Rundgren; Searching For Myself, Self - Fernando Perdomo; Whenever You're on My Mind - Marshall Crenshaw; No Matter What You Do - Jakob Dylan & Regina Spektor; Old San Juan - Spyro Gyra; International Feel - Todd Rundgren; Right - David Bowie; Guitar Man - Bread; Sara Smile, I Can't Stop The Music, Is It A Star, Beane G and the Rose Tattoo, You're Much Too Soon, 70's Scenario - Daryl Hall and John Oates, Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf; War Baby Son Of Zorro, I'm Watching You (A Mutant Romance), Better Watch Your Back, Rich Girl, Screaming Through December, Johnny Gore and the C Eaters - Daryl Hall and John Oates; Self - Fernando Perdomo
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S7E355 - Melanie 'Beautiful People: The Greatest Hits Of Melanie' with Azalia Snail
06/22/2024
S7E355 - Melanie 'Beautiful People: The Greatest Hits Of Melanie' with Azalia Snail
Avant-garde singer-songwriter and musician Azalia Snail joins Rob in the TRGMH studio to discuss an artist near and dear to her heart - Melanie Safka aka Melanie - and some of her greatest hits: "But maybe it'll all be alright, ma Maybe it'll all be okay Well, if the people are buying tears I'll be rich someday, ma Look what they done to my song..." Songs discussed in this episode: California Dreamin' - Melanie; Take Away His Power, Expert Outlier, Zap You Of That Hate - Azalia Snail; Oh Happy Day - The Edwin Hawkins Singers; Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie; Look What They've Done To My Song - The New Seekers; What Have They Done To My Song, Ma, Brand New Key, Ruby Tuesday, The Nickel Song, Bobo's Party, Good Book, Christopher Robin, Animal Crackers, Psychotherapy (Live), Beautiful People, Leftover Wine, Peace Will Come (According To Plan), People In The Front Row - Melanie; Becomes Clear To Them - Azalia Snail; Sign In The Window (Bob Dylan cover) - Melanie
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S7E354 - Bob Dylan 'New Morning' with Steve Dawson
06/15/2024
S7E354 - Bob Dylan 'New Morning' with Steve Dawson
For our very first stab at a Dylan record, Chicago singer/songwriter Steve Dawson (Dolly Varden) veered away from the obvious and chose 1970s 'New Morning'. Coming on the heels of his widely ill-received 'Self Portrait', 'New Morning' was a tight, solid collection of songs many considered a welcome return to form from Mr Zimmerman. Super-fun conversation! Songs discussed in this episode: The Man In Me (Live at Budokan, 1978) - Bob Dylan; At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree - Steve Dawson; Surrounded By The Sound - Dolly Varden; Time To Let Some Light In - Steve Dawson; Blue Moon - Bob Dylan; Girl From The North Country - Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash; The Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band; If Not For You - Bob Dylan; If Not For You - George Harrison; If Not For You - Olivia Newton John; Day Of The Locusts, Time Passes Slowly, Went To See The Gypsy, Winterlude, If Dogs Run Free - Bob Dylan; See It Was Like This When - Lawrence Ferlinghette; New Morning, Sign On The Window, One More Weekend, The Man In Me - Bob Dylan; The Man In Me - The Clash; Three Angels, Father Of Night - Bob Dylan; Weather In The Desert - Steve Dawson
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S7E353 - Mixtape Episode 'Unspooled' with Rob Drew
06/08/2024
S7E353 - Mixtape Episode 'Unspooled' with Rob Drew
This week's guest, author Rob Drew, traces how a lowly, hissy format that began life in office dictation machines and cheap portable players came to be regarded as a token of intimate expression through music and a source of cultural capital in his new book Unspooled: How the Cassette Made Music Shareable. For this episode, he curated a mixtape of some of the music featured in his book and discusses it with Rob. TWO Rob's for the price of one! Songs discussed in this episode: Louis Quatorze - Bow Wow Wow; Sailin On - Bad Brains; Crazy - Patsy Cline; I Just Want To Feel You - R. Stevie Moore; King Heroin (Live in New York 1980) - James Chance & The Contortions; Pay To Cum - Bad Brains; Golden Lane - The Cleaners from Venus; Psychotic Reaction - Shockabilly; Redneck Jazz - Eugene Chadbourne & Evan Johns; Watchin' Girl - Shonen Knife; Don't Mix The Colors - Beat Happening; Honey - Marine Girls; Missing - Everything But The Girl; C30 C60 C90 Go - Bow Wow Wow; EMI - The Sex Pistols; Go West (Girly-Sound version) - Liz Phair; Subtle Holy Gift - Sentridoh; Going To Maryland - The Mountain Goats; Tuesday Moon - Neutral Milk Hotel; Speeding Motorcycle - Yo La Tengo; Living Life - Daniel Johnston; Living Life - Kathy McCarty
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S7E352 - 'Those Horns In That Song Got Me High' Patron-curated Episode
06/03/2024
S7E352 - 'Those Horns In That Song Got Me High' Patron-curated Episode
For this special BONUS episode, we asked our Patrons to send in a song with horns that got them high. As always they did NOT disappoint - it's a super-eclectic episode with some really fantastic 'songs with horns' picks, so enjoy!! Songs discussed in this episode: A Message To You Rudy - The Specials; Young Americans - David Bowie; The Impression That I Get - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones; Rudie Can't Fail - The Clash; Bitch - The Rolling Stones; The Underdog - Spoon; Put The Road In Order - Brass Monkey; It's Going To Happen - The Undertones; Too Late I'm Gone - Audience; All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down (Live in Austin, TX) - The Mavericks; Know Your Product - The Saints; Elephant Gun - Beirut; I'm Shakin' - The Blasters; Favorite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) - Haircut 100; Back To The World - Curtis Mayfield; Hiss And Shake - Laura Logic; The Card Cheat - The Clash; Hard To Handle - Otis Redding; Fun House - The Stooges; Say Goodbye - Hunters & Collectors; Underdog - Sly & The Family Stone; A Love Bizarre - Sheila E; The Passenger - Sioixsie & The Banshees; Expressway (To Your Heart) - The Soul Survivors; El Matador - Los Fabulosos Cadillacs; Hell - Squirrel Nut Zippers; Question Of Life - Fishbone; Macca The Mutt - Party Dozen; Can't Hardly Wait - Replacements; Introduction - Chicago; Jezahel - Shirley Bassey; Jezahel - Delirium; Harder Than You Think - Public Enemy
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S7E351 - John Cale 'Paris 1919' with Stephen Bluhm
06/01/2024
S7E351 - John Cale 'Paris 1919' with Stephen Bluhm
This week, New York musician Stephen Bluhm brings us John Cale and his hauntingly beautiful 1973 masterpiece: 'Paris 1919' Songs discussed in this episode: Paris 1919 (live at the Paradiso Amsterdam Netherlands) - John Cale; Any Little Thing - Stephen Bluhm; Big White Cloud - John Cale; No One Is There - Nico; All The Love You Want, Wissahickon - Stephen Bluhm; Satellite Of Love - Lou Reed; China Sea - John Cale; Easy To Slip - Little Feat; A Child's Christmas In Whales, Hallelujah, Hanky Panky Nohow - John Cale; Venus In Furs - The Velvet Underground; The Endless Plain Of Fortune - John Cale; Andalucia - Yo La Tengo; Andalucia, Macbeth, Paris 1919, Graham Greene, Half Past France, Antarctica Starts Here - John Cale; New Age - The Velvet Underground; There Was A Light - Stephen Bluhm
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