Show Notes
Singer/songwriter Chris McFarland (chrismcfarland.com) joins Jason to discuss The Afghan Whigs' 1993 album Gentlemen. The two friends share their memories of finding out about the Whigs and the album and go track by track diving into how the songs struck them back in the 90s and how they sound now. They also talk about creative process, songwriting, the very effective use of ugliness on this album, and singer Greg Dulli's persona and career arc. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: [email protected] Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
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Doctor Rob Collier is a Beatles/Paul McCartney scholar, an educator, composer, performer, and heck of a bass player. Some of his current projects are Beatles Bass Lines and a Patreon page for bass/music education Jason has listened to a lot of Radiohead and McCartney. The two friends have a thoughtful conversation about this 2005 album, where it fits in Paul's entire catalog, the impact of Nigel Godrich's production, lyrics, how to become a better bassist, what Rob has been up to, and a lot more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: [email protected] Instagram: beforethestream linktr.ee/beforethestream
Swedish singer/songwriter Peter Morén (Peter, Bjorn, and John) joins the podcast to talk about Elvis Costello's 1989 album Spike and Peter's new SunYears album The Song Forlorn. Jason and Peter talk about how Peter got started with Elvis Costello and Spike, making albums, lyrics, collaboration, how ambitious albums can remain coherent, and much more. The talk transitions to Peter's career and process, and the making of The Song Forlorn. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: [email protected] Instagram: beforethestream linktr.ee/beforethestream
Soul Asylum again? And their new album from 2024? When Jason and Rob Collier saw that the title of Soul Asylum's new album quoted the movie Airplane! they knew they had to follow up on their previous episodes about Grave Dancer's Union and Let Your Dim Light Shine. Do you have to have heard the album to enjoy this talk? Definitely not. And don't call me Shirley. Rob and Jason play the Dave Pirner lyrics game, consider other quotes from Airplane! and what kind of album titles they might've made, talk about Soul Asylum's evolution, and get into details from the album. Rob also talks a bit about his current and future projects, including more educational and Beatles-related material on his YouTube channel. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: [email protected] Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Al Melchior of You, Me and An Album joins the show to talk about U2 and their 1983 album War. Al saw U2 in concert around the time that War came out and it made a huge impression on him. Jason and Al discuss memories of U2, the evolution of their fandom as the band continued on, the performances on War, what makes albums cohesive, and a lot more. Jason was recently a guest on You, Me and An Album talking with Al about Radiohead's Kid A: listen here Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: [email protected] Instagram: beforethestream
Just a quick little update to let you know that Jason talked about Radiohead's album Kid A on the podcast "You, Me and An Album" with Al Melchior. You can listen to the episode here or wherever you listen to podcasts. Al has had a ton of great guests and discussed a lot of great albums if you don't know the podcast. Al and Jason also talked a bit about Jason's album The Grand Routine and the history and future of this podcast. I hope you'll give it a listen. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: [email protected] Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream