Shawna Potter, ladies and gentlemen, a name that’s not just synonymous with punk rock, but a rebel yell that reverberates across the hallowed halls of the feminist movement. The fiery
Pain was formed in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1994 by friends Dan Lord and Mark “Pose” Milewicz. Guitarist Adam Guthrie joined soon afterward. With Milewicz pn bass guitar, and Guthrie on
Karina Deniké is a versatile, sought-after vocalist, songwriter, collaborator, and band leader who moves fluidly from intimate torch song chanteuse to soul singer, to punk powerhouse… and all points in
This album almost cost me my prestigious job as Assistant Manager at Record World. Along with The Replacements Don’t Tell a Soul, I played the debut album by Detroit’s Rhythm Corps, Common
In the eclectic soundscape of contemporary music, where genres meld and distinctions blur, the songs of Darren Jessee emerge as a testament to musical finesse. Jessee stands as a quiet,
nnah Marcus has carved a distinctive niche in the world of music with her deeply personal, emotive, and atmospheric compositions. Her unique musical journey has been marked by songs that
Thunderlove Studio is less a physical place and more a state of mind. What a treat it was to welcome Daniel Chavis, lead singer of The Veldt, into Thunderlove Studio !
Get ready for an exhilarating journey into the world of one of the most exciting, enduring, and definitely the hardest-working bands around. Ladies and gentlemen, we open Season Six with
Q: What do you get when you raise a kid on Nirvana, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and a Ronald McDonald dance cd? A few weeks ago, Geoff sent me
For many Gen X’ers, the band of Minneapolis misfits, The Replacements, are the ambassadors of alienation. There is a truth to meeting a true blue fan of the ‘mats, not
This IS power pop. My lady friend and I were relishing in the scene a few weeks ago on the beach in the Dominican Republic and feeling grateful and lucky
For music nerds/snobs/dorks, whatever you wanna call us, Spotify is kind of good and kind of bad. On the one hand, it’s got a ton of music you already like
To know me is to know that my love is bare-bones rock and roll: guitar, bass, drums, and vocals are all I need – keyboards add some color. So when
I’ve been a fan of Marvin’s work for a long time, and booking him has been at the top of my list since I began this project. So, when he
Provided you don’t buy into the construct and marginalization that accompanies ageism, one of the perks to getting older is that you can openly move about your life – even
What can be said about Jimmy Ashhurst? Rock–n-roll troubadour? CHECK The bass player with creative wanderlust? CHECK Rock Star? CHECK Nice guy? CHECK Great storyteller? CHECK Musical Ambassador? CHECK Great
Gird your loins, the Ohio band gets ready to release their third album, Stampede. My mother was a big country music fan, and I owe my love of music to
Today we’d like to introduce you to Keith Higgons. Hi Keith, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work life, maybe
When Van Halen’s third album, Women and Children First, was released in 1980, I was bullish on the band like every other 12-20-year-old. This album wasn’t just a return the form
It’s been a helluva couple of weeks, listeners. I’ve been fiercely reminded that we’re nothing more than “a virus with shoes.” Frustrating, to be sure, but that’s a story for
I am about one year in now, and I’ve done more than a couple of episodes of Abandoned Albums. The one comment I hear the most is: “Huh, I’ve never heard
After reading a profile of Richie Weeks in The New York Times, I thought: “if ever there was an artist that should be on the pod, it’s this guy.” In the
On this episode of Abandoned Albums, singer/songwriter Chris Canterbury stopped Thunderlove Studios to talk about his new album, Quaalude Lullabies. Once in a great while, something comes along and stops you
I’m embarrassed to say that I was unfamiliar with the music of Ivy. And when Mark Lipsitz at Bar None mentioned them to me, I dived into their catalog. As
Growing up in the midwest is fraught with all sorts of things. Among them are cold winters, hot af summers with crushing humidity, narrow minds, and a peculiar affinity for starch.
I suppose we should first define what we mean by “outsider” as it relates to “art.” We can say, “Outsider art is art made by self-taught or supposedly naïve artists with
I was talking with a friend the other day about my Abandoned Albums and The Generation Riff podcasts and my ultimate goal. When I snarkily replied: “World domination,” she furrowed
THAT’S A WRAP FOR SEASON 2 When I first created Abandoned Albums, I knew it would be the perfect podcast for artists like Gary Myrick. You know, artists you knew of,
We spoke with Ronnie Barnett of The Muffs in Episode 10, and it was Ronnie who tipped us off to Kim Fox. And we’re so glad that we heeded his suggestion
I saw that a DM had slid into my Facebook account, so I checked it out: AND THEN IT DAWNED ON ME I WAS CHATTING WITH RONNIE BARNETT — THE
It’s that first CRACK! of “There’s A Spy (In The House Of Love)” that makes your ears perk up. It’s familiar. You know that drum sound — even if you’re not
The truth is I know bupkis about black metal. For a reason I can’t seem to recall I discovered it in the mid-aughts.Metal, any kind of metal to be honest,
Well, you wish upon a star That turns into a plane And I guess that’s right on par Who’s left to blame? If you were a pill I’d take a
I remember being over at my friend Chris Keller’s house and catching the video for The Vapor’s “Turning Japanese.” I thought it was kind of a silly song. and mildly
When Rob and I received a note back that Matthew Stull had agreed to talk with us, one of us was kinda giddy, and the other was nonplussed having not
Shoes are one of those rare bands – the music business hasn’t screwed them. As Rob and I talked with Jeff Murphy from the band, we were amazed at how
The highway to hell in rock and roll is not paved with good intentions; it’s paved with lost albums and death. In the case of Minneapolis band Bleeding Hearts, it’s
In 2005 I discovered a song — “Hold On To Something” by a band named Great Buildings — just as my relationship was collapsing. I had about as much knowledge of the band as
On this episode of Abandoned Albums, Rob Janicke and I talk with Tracy Bonham about her album Down Here, the follow-up to her 1996 Grammy-nominated album The Burdens of Being
You know when you’ve eaten a meal and instantly knew you had to go back for seconds? The same can be said for discussing music with Eric Beetner of Go!
Punk rock has a long list of detractors. I think this is often because it’s misunderstood. Given the sound of the music, I think the general belief is that the
Rob Janicke and I were talking with writer Eric Beetner the other day (next week’s episode) and we spoke about enablers. Not the kind who turn you on to drugs,
When Rob Janicke first mentioned we should do an episode on Unified Theory, I thought to myself: “A band named after an Albert Einstein concept? I may have done my
This is a good one, folks! I’m not sayin’… I’m just sayin’. On Episode 7, Keith R. Higgons sits down with John M. Borack (power pop guru, contributing editor to
What a great conversation S.W. Lauden and I had with 20/20 members Steve Allen and Ron Flynt! Childhood friends Allen and Flynt were part of the 70s Oklahoma musical migration
On this episode of Abandoned Albums, I am joined by Rob Janicke in discussing the debut album by LA-based band Tsar (thanks to S.W. Lauden) with lead singer Jeff Whalen.
This episode begins a four-part series taking a peak at the genre of power pop. Now there is a lot of debate in, and around, power pop… and fans of
In this episode, we take a break from music and look at comedy albums. I first met WKUK Timmy Williams years ago during some training for a rather arcane job.
