Show Notes
This week we're taking a short break from the Can't Ignore the Train audio documentary to bring you a recent interview with founding members Dennis Drew and Steven Gustafson. ------------------ Before 10,000 Maniacs, two kids in a 9th-grade homeroom in Jamestown, New York, bonded over music. Founding members Dennis Drew and Steven Gustafson join host Jay Coyle to trace a friendship that grew from playing songs in a living room to launching a ten-watt college radio station and helping bu...
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This week's episode of Unfinished: A 10,000 Maniacs Podcast features Part 4 of a four-part audio documentary that originally aired on WRFA 107.9 in Jamestown, NY. -------------------- Can’t Ignore the Train In part four, 10,000 Maniacs: Can’t Ignore the Train, the fourth and final episode navigates the twists and turns of the band’s early success. As their affair with radio stations worldwide continues to expand, we hear insights from music industry giants and familiar voices that, even far f...
This week's episode of Unfinished: A 10,000 Maniacs Podcast features Part 3 of a four-part audio documentary that originally aired on WRFA 107.9 in Jamestown, NY. -------------------- Can’t Ignore the Train In part three, 10,000 Maniacs: Can’t Ignore the Train tracks how being the best band in Jamestown no longer felt fulfilling, and in November 1982 the band embarks on a new adventure, with the promise of a recording contract and a new music scene to conquer. Aaron Perez and Emily Drew produ...
This week's episode of Unfinished: A 10,000 Maniacs Podcast features Part 2 of a four-part audio documentary that originally aired on WRFA 107.9 in Jamestown, NY. -------------------- Can’t Ignore the Train In part two, 10,000 Maniacs: Can’t Ignore the Train brings listeners a new sound. As the once-heavily populated Jamestown music scene began to thin out, a new group with little to no musical training but a fervor for expression and undeniable chemistry emerged, blending different styles in...
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A brand new podcast from 10,000 Maniacs. In this trailer episode, 10,000 Maniacs family member Emily Drew (daughter of founding member Dennis Drew) joins us to talk about the 4-part audio documentary Can't Ignore the Train, which was produced by Aaron Perez and Emily Drew for WRFA 107.9 FM in Jamestown, NY. The next five episodes of this podcast will feature the four parts of the Can't Ignore the Train audio documentary, followed by a replay of a panel discussion with members of 10,000 Maniac...