Vinyl and Vision

It is an honor to bring to you Eddie Shaw! The bass player of The Monks! The Monks have been a long time influence and inspiration to me, personally, as well as being a influence over countless bands since 1966 through today thanks to the rediscovery of the band through Ugly Things Magazine in the 90's. Their album, Black Monk Time, has since been reissue many times through many labels and they have even had some previously unrelea...

I am honored to bring to you today, my conversation with Vashti Bunyan. Who is Vashti, you may ask. Well, she has a book out now, with a paperback release coming this fall, called Wayward: Just Another Life to Live. So, if you'd like to know all the details, I implore you to buy it here:

https://a.co/d/9XW5tuI

I'm not trying to support Amazon, I just can't find the publisher's direct website.

In a nutshell, Vashti became disheartened...

Here's something fantastic! Typically on this show we discuss an influential album with an artist that was influenced by it. But today we have Martin Bisi, to discuss an album that was an influence on him, but through helping to create it. Martin met Amanda Palmer in 2001 prior to The Dresden Dolls having even really fully formed. He followed their development over a year ultimately leading up to their, almost, year long stay at BC...

On this episode, we take you to beautiful, sunny California to speak with Alee Karim. Guitarist and vocalist for The Atomic Bomb Audition. Their new album, Future Mirror, is available now wherever you listen to music. The band's music tends to lean on the heavier side and is categorized as metal for the most part, but there's so much more to this band than just that. Just by listening to the first couple of singles, it's pretty cle...

Oh Man! This is one of those that really hits all the marks of what this show is all about. Mark C and his band, Live Skull, who have been hard at work as one of those bands that helped define the noise rock genre, is here to explain just that! Through a history lesson of music and art culture from one of the most intriguing era's of music and art from a guy who was living it, while digging deep into his thoughts on what was one of...

After a whirlwind weekend in Texas for No Coast and Levitation Fest, we're back with Seb Alvarez from Chicago, creator of Virgin Mother and vocalist for meth. In a very short span of time, Virgin Mother has 5 short releases under their belt, and now have their first full length, Morning Ritual, out now. You can find it here:

https://virginmother.bandcamp.com/

For those of you who may know Seb from the bands he's been in, the idea of ...

Here we are with #9 in our noise rock series for No Coast Fest 2022, and the second to last! I'm pleased to bring you Heet Deth!  An absolutely fantastic duo from Chicago with some heavy garage leaning bombastic rock n' roll. Dying Scene.com calls them, “Queer opera nerds turned rockers throwing a perpetual apocalypse party!” And that pretty much sums it up. This was a great conversation which touches on all things involved in that...

Here we are with #7 in our noise rock series for No Coast Fest 2022! Today we have Crissy Cuellar of Moon Pussy. An abrasively loud three piece hailing from Denver, CO. We discuss her band, some social issues based on the content of the music, future plans and of course getting to No Coast! If you want to help support the band, please consider following them on social media or buying some merchandise, all of which can be found at t...

Here is our second episode in a series of noise rock bands performing at No Coast Fest 2022 at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios in Dentox, TX! This time we're going to London, England to speak with Gareth Thomas of USA Nails. As you'll hear me say in the show, if you like noise rock music at all, there's a good chance you'll like this band and should look into any and all of their records which you can find here:

https://usanails.ban...

Allan and Barb Vest, from Oklahoma City, OK, make up the band, doubleVee. A wonderful couple with incredible amount of talent. Their latest full length album, Treat Her Strangely, drops July 15th. It continues where they left off on their last release, 2019's Songs for Birds and Bats EP, with hard driven power pop hooks, meticulously arranged orchestration, with a slight gothic twist. Give it a listen and add it to your preferred p...

I've always known of Roger Miller to be a primary member of Mission of Burma, Boston's own forefather's of post punk. So, when I discovered the treasure trove that is Miller's discography(including but not limited to) Trinary System, No Man, Sproton Layer, The Moving Parts, etc. I was(and still am) blown away by his body of work. And it's not slowing down any either. As he mentions in this conversation, there is a new reissue of Sp...

This hard rock, hook laden band hailing from the Windy City was just as fun to speak with as what I imagine being at one of their concerts would be like. Tell me if I'm wrong after seeing them at Pravda Fest, June 25th in Skokie, IL. They're fourth record, Burn the Rails, is available now on Pravda Records. Vinyl is coming soon. Follow them everywhere to get updates on the vinyl and if they'll be coming anywhere near you in the not...

John Baumgartner, Co-founder and song writer for The Trypes and Speed the Plough, is here today to discuss why The Band's Rock of Ages may be one of his favorites as well as most inspirational. He also shares how some members of The Feelies joined the band, what motivated them to get going in the first place, and where they are now. In observation of their 40th anniversary, Pravda Records has reissued their album, Music For Neighbo...

BEDTIMEMAGIC is an amazing two piece rock outfit from Boston, MA. They've been heralded as one of the best noise outfits to come out of the Boston area, and with good reason. To think that just two people are able to make the type of racket these guys are is impressive. Not only will they blow your head off, but they know exactly how to. So, it was my pleasure to get to know this cooky crew and discuss their latest recordings but a...

We are very honored to bring to you Hutch Harris! Former singer and songwriter of The Thermals as well as many other bands. Hutch has currently released his first solo record called Only Water, currently available only through Bandcamp. We discuss Hot Snakes' 2002 sophomore album, Suicide Invoice, as well as why a Melodica, the inevitability of death, and musicals. Please subscribe to Hutch's Bandcamp page for details on some upcom...

I can't believe it's taken this long to get to an album by Nirvana, but here we are, finally. And I couldn't be more pleased to have my great guest, Brandon St. Pierre, of the band Anxious Wave, join me to discuss it as well as all the great things that band has to offer and has coming up. If you haven't heard Anxious Wave, we strongly suggest you listen to and buy some of their music here:https://anxiouswave.bandcamp.com/or watch ...

What an interesting conversation to have with a talented filmmaker and musician, Brandon Perras-Sanchez. Finally an opportunity to ask the question, "Does the influence of an album have the same effect on a film maker as a music maker?" And I was delightfully surprised by the answer Brandon gave. In addition, we touched upon many subjects including but no limited to Sonic Youth's Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star, the new fea...

Again I'm dumbfounded as to how the fuck to shut up about this guy, Doug Cheatwood. He's a great friend and one of the most amazing musical minds I know. He has a massive body of work and produced 10 albums with their own full length videos in just the past 2 years alone. And has 5 more coming! This guy's the real deal and has chosen one of the most revered and challenging records of all time, Pink Floyd's The Wall. Figures. I hope...

On today's episode, I speak with my good friend and talented actor and musician, David Air about an album that speaks to him, Paul Simon's Graceland. If you don't know anything about this record, boy are you in for a treat. David is a great friend and also a great actor. Having started his career in Los Angeles he has already racked up quite an extensive rooster of film and television appearances. You can find out more about his ac...