Punk rock legend Keith Morris (OFF!, Black Flag, Circle Jerks) returns to discuss the new project from OFF!: "Watermelon: The Movie" which sounds like a pretty ambitious and amazing project. Enjoy the conversation, Keith is in top form.

OFF! is my favourite band and they're making a movie. Today guitarist Dimitri Coats discusses his vinyl record collection, shares the history of OFF!, some rare records of their catalogue, plus an inside peek at their upcoming movie sci-fi punk-rockumentary 'Watermelon'.

Ahmet Zappa and Joe Travers are steering the legacy of Frank Zappa’s music, producing several releases for Record Store Day, the upcoming live hologram tour and heaps more projects and vinyl records in the hopper. This week they give us a peek at the work involved, the projects underway, the challenges they have and the hurdles they overcome to bring us what the world needs; MORE ZAPPA!

Chuck Mosley recorded two tracks shortly before passing in November of 2017. These tracks will be part of an amazing Record Store Day release from BlocGlobal, a company led by a music-loving group of partners, including audio restoration engineer, Shawn Franklin. Today Shawn tells the story of this music and puts it into context of Chuck's life.

Danko Jones has a lot of energy and a lot of experience playing in a rock and roll band. Today we talk about a wide range of topics, including vinyl, his love of Kiss, we share Lemmy stories and heaps more. Plus 2 tracks off the upcoming LP 'A Rock Supreme'.

Jello Biafra joins us to talk about his record collection, his process for shopping, selecting and listening to vinyl, his taste, his recommendations and general bits of wisdom and humour that has come to define him as an artist.

The science of vinyl records hasn't changed much in the last 60-70 years. Now Güenter Loibl and his team at Rebeat are looking to disrupt the vinyl record industry with the concept they've named "HD Vinyl". Today we speak to Mr Loibl and understand the techniques, advantages and controversies surrounding HD Vinyl.

Earthless' 2018 album 'Black Heaven' was a tremendous game changer for the band who continue to tour and increase their fan base around the world. Today we chat with guitarist/vocalist and songwriter Isaiah Mitchell about the momentum of Earthless, buying vinyl records on tour and heaps more. Plus a track from the new live LP "From The West".

Joe Harley is passionate about reissuing landmark jazz performances onto audiophile-quality vinyl records, which led him to develop the 'Tone Poet' series for Blue Note Records. Hear the stories of working for the legendary jazz label and the nuances that make these records special.

Coady Willis has played drums for many vinyl-friendly bands including Melvins, Murder City Devils and now Big Business, whose new LP, ‘The Beast You Are’, we share a track from today. Hear the stories and get the record, it’s killer!

Alongside his production work, touring and new Gang of Four LP "Happy Now", guitarist and songwriter Andy Gill sits with us to discuss the highly revered LP "Entertainment!" and its continued influence across the music industry 40 years on.

In the 1970s, record collectors & music fans salivated over the latest Quadraphonic stereo systems. So why did it die out? Kamran V has recently pressed the first Quadraphonic vinyl record in over 30 years and shares the history, and possible future, of Quadraphonic audio.

Ethan P Miller of Howlin' Rain and Silver Current Records, shares a myriad of stories from his career and perspective only gained through focus and commitment to his craft. Enjoy this conversation as well as a new track from the latest Howlin' Rain LP 'The Alligator Bride'. 

Vinyl records are currently a desirable audio format however this is after a serious decline in popularity and near death experience from the mid 80s to early 2000s. WEA VP Billy Fields discusses what this time period was like for the vinyl record manufacturing industry.

The legend of Sixto Rodriguez is well known from the movie “Searching For Sugarman”, however that’s not the full story. Today, in this ‘Patron-Only’ episode, Mr Rodriguez joins us to talk about his history, his perspective, his early vinyl records and more.

Daptone Records has a unique sound that reflects on great soul classics of another era, yet reaffirms that good music is timeless. Daptone co-founder Neal Sugarman discusses the label history, ethos, recording strategy, making vinyl records and recording some of the greats like Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley & Amy Winehouse. A very special guest for episode 150 of The Vinyl Guide podcast.

Royce da 5'9" is one of the world's most respected hip-hop artists and has a new highly personal album "Book of Ryan". Today he shares his story, the challenges of his youth, the methods he uses to write rhymes, his collaborations with Eminem and answers listener questions. Enjoy!

Will Calhoun is best known as the drummer of Living Colour, however his musical building blocks were from jazz legends like Art Blakey & Elvin Jones. Today Will talks about the records of his life, his influences and the advice he had the pleasure of receiving from the jazz legends first hand.

The band Failure has witnessed major transitions within the world of analogue & digital recording and the re-ignition of the vinyl record format. With their new album, "In The Future Your Body Will Be The Furthest Thing From Your Mind", Chief Cosmonaut Ken Andrews takes us through the history of Failure recordings, their vinyl history and some of the interesting stories and rare-records of their past, as well as some glimpses of things to come.

50 years ago The Beatles formed Apple Records and recorded The White Album. Noted Beatles historian Bruce Spizer tells the tale of that amazing year with details that music fans and record collectors will enjoy.