Doug Martsch of Built To Spill discusses stories behind the rare records, recordings, record label challenges, successes of Built To Spill, Treepeople, upcoming tour of Australia & more.
Read MoreEp409: Romanus Records - Innovating with Vinyl
Romanus Records is known for producing beautiful and extrodinarily innovative vinyl records. Chris Banta, founder of Romanus, shares how he approaches his craft and continues push the boundaries and assumptions of the vinyl record format.
Read MoreEp408: Sixto "Sugar Man" Rodriguez - Full Interview Replay
In memory of Sixto "Sugar Man" Rodriguez, here is the full Vinyl Guide interview from 2018 discussing music, records, recordings and more.
Rest in Peace Mr Rodriguez.
Read MoreEp407: The Rebirth of Forbidden with Craig Locicero
Bay Area thrash legend Craig Locicero returns with many tales of record collecting and the rebirth of Forbidden.
Read MoreEp406: Kevin Rowland of Dexys
Kevin Rowland of Dexys shares stories of his early days with records, "The Killjoys" single, forming "Dexy's Midnight Runners", the making of "Geno", "Come On Eileen", his new LP "The Feminine Divine" and more.
Read MoreEp405: Jody Stephens - Big Star, Those Pretty Wrongs
Jody Stephens shares memories of Big Star, vinyl & cover art for "#1 Record", "Radio City", "Third", Chris Bell & the master tapes, rare records, the upcoming Australian tour for "Those Pretty Wrongs" and more!
Read MoreEp404: Rediscovering Steely Dan's Lost Song
After an accidental erasure in 1979, the song "The Second Arrangement" took on mythic status for fans of Steely Dan. Now a near-complete version has turned up on a worktape belonging to engineer Roger Nichols and we speak to Cimcie Nichols, Roger's daughter, about this incredible rediscovery and lots more about the work of her father.
Read MoreEp403: The Boxmasters - Billy Bob Thornton and JD Andrew
JD Andrew and Billy Bob Thornton of The Boxmasters join us to talk music, records, making era-themed albums, memories of Captain Beefheart, writing songs on Frank Zappa's couch, playing the Grand Ole Opry & more!
Read MoreEp402: Memories of Mr Bungle with Bär and Danny
Bär McKinnon and Danny Heifetz recount many tales of their time in Mr Bungle, the rare recordings, vinyl pressings and band folklore, as well as their new project UMLAUT, new music and the future of playing together again.
Read MoreEp401: The Residents pREServed with Homer Flynn
Homer Flynn, President of The Cryptic Corporation, discusses the rare records of The Residents, the archive of Ralph Records, limited vinyl pressings, boxsets, the latest pREServed editions and much more!
Read MoreEp400: Marc Maron - Record Collector
Comedian, actor, podcast pioneer and my hero Marc Maron joins us to talk record collecting, music, rare records, vinyl shopping and more.
Read MoreEp399: Tommy Prine - This Far South
Tommy Prine, son of singer-songwriter John Prine, was brought up surrounded by music and has forged his own artistic path with the new LP "This Far South".
Read MoreEp398: Ray & Blackie of The Hard-Ons
Ray Ahn and Peter Black of Australian punk band The Hard-Ons discuss the early days of the band, the records, the band name, career choices, music catalogue, artistic evolution, the new LP "Ripper 23" and more.
Read MoreEp397: Neil Fallon of Clutch
Neil Fallon discusses the rare records of Clutch, the formation of "Weathermaker Music", the rewards and challenges of running a record label, the Clutch catalogue and the latest entry - "Sunrise on Slaughter Beach - The Complete Edition" 7" vinyl boxset.
Read MoreEp396: Ed Kuepper - The Saints, Laughing Clowns & more
Ed Kuepper shares the story of The Saints landmark single "(I'm) Stranded", an upcoming boxset and alternate album mix of their debut LP, forming Laughing Clowns. Prince Melon Records and the reissue plans for his solo catalogue.
Read MoreEp395: Grading & Slabbing Vinyl with VMG - Vintage Media Grading
For decades collectors of comic books, coins & sportscards have protected their collectibles by having them professionally graded & slabbed. The team behind Vintage Media Grading (VMG) shares how their process can be a gamechanger for vinyl record collectors.
Read MoreEp394: Sleepwalking with Louise Post of Veruca Salt
Louise Post wrote her new solo LP "Sleepwalker" in a house full of records. Today she shares about the music memories of her youth, the rare records of her career, current and upcoming reissues of Veruca Salt music, the rights and master tapes, upcoming Sleepwalker tour and more.
Read MoreEp393: J Mascis - Record Collector
J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr, Heavy Blanket, Witch & more discusses his vinyl collection, his history of collecting punk rock 7" singles, making his first record "Deep Wound", the latest Heavy Blanket LP "Moon Is" and more.
Read MoreEp392: Art During Wartime w Gino Yevdjevich of Kultur Shock
Gino Yevdjevich (Srđan Jevđević) grew up in Sarajevo, son of a high judge and became a music superstar before age 20. When the Bosnia-Herzegovina conflict came, Gino and his artist community dodged nightly sniper fire to make music. Today Gino shares his story and his continued pursuit of art and music.
Read MoreEp391: Kid Congo Powers - The Cramps, The Gun Club & more
Kid Congo Powers (The Cramps, The Gun Club, Nick Cave & the Badseeds, The Pink Monkey Birds) talks about his record collection, rare recordings, early punk tales, hanging with Ramones, The Screamers and more as detailed in his new book "Some New Kind of Kick".
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