Category: Episodes
New music releases previewed with Denis Buckley (88 Fingers Louie) -Episode 466
Music curation is a lost art. It’s hard to cut through the crap and find stuff worth listening to. My friend Denis Buckley (88 Fingers Louie) has evolved into a fantastically reliable curator, and is rolling through some of his…
Band to know: The Head of a Girl (Episode 465)
Tonight’s guest is RIYL artists like NIN, Portishead, Depeche Mode and Peter Gabriel. The music of The Head of a Girl is haunted. It’s haunting. It’s atmospheric and designed to bore into your skull and stay there. Glenn A.D. and…
The global reach of the blues: Johnny Burgin and Stephanie Tice (Episode 464)
The blues are everywhere! The Worldwide West Side Guitar Man Johnny Burgin turned his “No Border Blues” album concept into an ongoing video series (with producer Stephanie Tice). From the home of the blues… we’re talking blues, tonight on Car…
Don’t You Just Hate That? – Author Scott Cohen (Episode 463)
It’s the little things in life that make you crazy. Life’s many tedious annoyances are spelled out by author Scott Cohen in his re-released book, “Don’t You Just Hate That?” We’re talking about all the annoying things in life on…
Church frontman Steve Kilbey talks 40 years of music, new solo album ‘Eleven Women’ (Episode 462)
Songwriters don’t get much more prolific than Steve Kilbey, frontman for the Church. Besides decades of anchoring mood- and mindscapes for the Church, Kilbey’s carved out a busy, creatively fertile solo career for himself. His latest release, “Eleven Women,” recorded…
Wilmette celebrates day of EP release in bed, on Car Con Carne (Episode 461)
Wilmette’s new self-titled EP came out today (on Mutant League Records), and the band chatted from bed(?) to talk about their music, videos, and horror movies. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services.
Suitable for listening after dark: Diagonal (Episode 460)
Suitable for listening after dark: The music of Diagonal. This band’s music was practically made for loud listening on a dark, late night road trip. They’re cool, psychedelic, post-punk and forward-thinking. Show bonus: I put my foot in my mouth…
Howling Bells frontperson Juanita Stein readies new ‘Snapshot’ album (Episode 459)
If you haven’t seen Juanita Stein’s latest video for ‘L.O.T.F,’ do yourself a favor and watch it today. The song, from her forthcoming release ‘Snapshot,’ is fantastic. The Howling Bells frontwoman joins me live from the U.K. this morning to…
It’s a haunted house in an abandoned casket factory: Evil Intentions (Episode 458)
Evil Intentions Haunted House is opening soon, with all sorts of safety restrictions in place. I talked with Haunt Lead Tim Stedman tonight about Evil Intentions, its certifiably creepy location in Elgin, and the comprehensive horror score he created for…
Turning telemarketing calls into comedy gold: Jason Batchko (Episode 457)
Telemarketers suck. In the 90s, Jason Batchko had fun with them by essentially reverse-prank-calling them. He recorded the calls and released them as a comedy album collection, “I’m So Happy You Called!” Pravda Records just did a full rerelease (on…
