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A podcast about what musicians have to say for themselves. Each episode, hosts Chris Wade and Molly O'Brien read a musician's memoir, then riff about their music, their career and their self-mythologizing both the accurate and the embellished.

Episodes

  • #44 DAVE MUSTAINE!

    30/01/2019 Duration: 01h29min

    And introducing….on lead guitar, Dave Mustaine. A towering figure of heavy metal, icon, iconoclast, a libertarian libertine, Mustaine went from founding member of Metallica to lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for thrash metal mainstay Megadeth. And we’ll be diving into his heavy metal lifestyle, selling weed, shredding riffs and digging through vomit for drugs from his book: MUSTAINE: A HEAVY METAL MEMOIR SONGS Chris Wade - Peace Sells (pod dub) Budgie - Guts Metallica - Jump In The Fire Megadeth - Killing is My Business…and business is good! Megadeth - Peace Sells Megadeth - In My Darkest Hour Megadeth - Anarchy in the U.K. Megadeth - Crush ‘Em

  • #43 JEFF TWEEDY! (ft. Ben Firke)

    17/01/2019 Duration: 01h43min

    And introducing, on lead vocals and guitar...Jeff Tweedy! Tweedy’s folk-punk-alt-country music has gained him a massive rock cred over the past 25 years and today we’re learning about his philosophies on creativity, his struggle with prescription painkiller addiction, and his adult circumcision in his very recently published memoir “Let’s Go So We Can Get Back”. Find Ben’s plays at https://www.thetanknyc.org/ Watch Molly’s music video for Shy Baby here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU_0eMri_X0 SONGS: Chris Wade - Jesus, etc. (pod dub) Uncle Tupelo - Gun Wilco - Christ For President Wilco - She’s A Jar The Conet Project - Lincolnshire Poacher Wilco - I am trying to break your hear Wilco - Spiders (Kidsmoke)

  • #42 POST MALONE!

    03/01/2019 Duration: 01h11min

    And Introducing…Post Malone! 2018’s number one “…that guy?” Post burned a hole through popular music and some of our hearts in 2018 and today we’re here to ask “…no really? That guy???” about him through the article “Post Malone is Perfect Popstar for This American Moment. That’s Not a Compliment” by Jeff Weiss in the Washington Post…Malone. Did Drake Win or Lose 2018? https://pitchfork.com/levels/the-year-in-drake-did-he-win-or-lose-2018/ Noisey’s Profile of Post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un3vVJcadlQ 8 Bit Universe - Congratulations Post Malone - Better Now Post Malone - Congratulations

  • #41 LIVE: AT THE FARM!

    20/12/2018 Duration: 22min

    And introducing…our first live show! We read a selection of fictional opening chapters for imagined artist’s memoirs at The Farm, a monthly reading series of satirical and/or critical writing hosted by Patrick Gallagher & Caroline Henley. See you in 2019, and thanks for listening!

  • #40 SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK!

    06/12/2018 Duration: 01h17min

    And introducing, another ~musical disaster~. It’s Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark! We’re covering one of the most notorious broadway bungles in theater history. We’ll be talking all about Julie Taymor, U2, musical theater, Glenn Beck, wire safety, and more through the book “Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History” Songs: Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark Original Cast Recording - Bouncing Off The Walls

  • #39 LIL WAYNE! (ft. Andrew LaSane & Joel Sinensky)

    22/11/2018 Duration: 01h39min

    And introducing, on the mic, Lil Wayne! One of the most prolific and talented rappers of the last 20 years, weezys seemingly endless barrage of killer albums, mixtapes and guest spots brought him to the top of hip hop success until at the height of his fame...he went to jail.  But now he’s out, has a new album and his future is unclear. We’re talking all about his career, this tumultuous period in his life - and why he still might be the most influential rapper of his generation- through his book "Gone 'Til November: A Journal of Rikers Island" Andrew’s custom shoe instagram is @IWantCustomShoes Joel’s new podcast is at: https://soundcloud.com/user-379049828 Songs: Lil Wayne - Seat Down Low Lil Wayne - Loud Pipes B.G. Feat Big Tymers & Hot Boyz - Bling Bling Lil Wayne ft. Nicki Minaj - Knockout Lil Wayne - Uproar Lil Wayne - I Feel Like Dying

  • BONUS: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY! (ft. David Sims)

    11/11/2018 Duration: 01h15min

    We’re jumping formats for a special bonus episode discussing a MOVIE about music: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, the new film about Freddie Mercury and Queen. David Sims, film critic and host of the great movies podcast Blank Check stops by to talk Queen, bad music biopic tropes, terrible fake teeth, and why Brian May is the Slash of England. Listen to Blank Check: https://soundcloud.com/griffin-and-david-present

  • #38 MUSIC & LABOR! (ft. David Turner)

    08/11/2018 Duration: 01h38min

    And introducing…….ORGANIZED LABOR! From the 1940’s through 1960’s, as the music industry was fracturing and reforming around selling recordings of Jazz, Classical, Country and a new thing called Rock n’ Roll, a group of valiant musicians attempted to represent their own interests, in a Musicians’ Union. Today we're joined by music writer David Turner to learn all about Organized Labor in the music industry, the origins of modern commercial music, and the foundation of rock and roll through Michael James Roberts book “Tell Tchaikovsky the News". SONGS: Louis Jordan - Ration Blues Hank Williams - I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On The Beatles - Twist & Shout - Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 2/23/64 Lil’ Pump - Gucci Gang Subscribe to Penny Fractions: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/pennyfractions Read more of David's writing on this: https://reallifemag.com/the-last-format/

  • #37 MARY WILSON!

    24/10/2018 Duration: 01h18min

    And Introducing, on backup vocals, it’s Mary Wilson! Wilson achieved fame and fortune as one third of Motown powerhouses The Supremes — but the schemings of lead singer Diana Ross shattered Mary’s confidence as the group’s star rose through the 60s. We’re learning about her fulfilled dreams, her dashed hopes, and her long road toward self-actualization in her memoir Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme. Songs In Order: You Can't Hurry Love(pod dub) Adam Ant - Where Did Our Love Go Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman The Miracles - I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying The Supremes - Because The Supremes - Baby, Baby, Wo Ist Unsere Liebe The Supremes - Stop! In the Name of Love The Supremes - Come and Get These Memories The Magnetic Fields - The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure

  • #36 SEBASTIAN BACH! (ft. J.W. Friedman)

    10/10/2018 Duration: 01h30min

    And Introducing, on lead vocals…Mr. Sebastian Bach! The Canadian pretty boy who took the world by storm as front man for late 80’s hard rockers Skid Row, we’ll follow Bach on his journey from small town rock n roll dreams, to worldwide success to a 2nd career in front of the camera and on the stage through his memoir “18 and Life on Skid Row.’ And to help us out, we're joined by the I Don’t Even Own A Television podcasts, J.W. Friedman, a scholar of both bad books and Skid Row. Listen to I Don’t Even Own A Television: http://www.idontevenownatelevision.com/ SONGS: Chris Wade - 18 And Life (pod dub) Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild Skid Row - I Remember You Skid Row - Monkey Business Skid Row - Slave To The Grind

  • #35 DEMI LOVATO! (ft. Becky Stern & Hannah Weilbacher)

    27/09/2018 Duration: 01h49min

    And Introducing, on lead vocals — it's Demi Lovato! We’re joined by our friends Becky Stern and Hannah Weilbacher to discuss pop megastar, Demi Lovato and her troubled career through her 2013 inspirational book "Staying Strong: 365 Day a Year" as well as last year's YouTube documentary "Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated". Subscribe to Hannah’s newsletter on pop music: http://bit.ly/the-B-Sides Subscribe to Becky’s newsletter on New York politics: https://t.co/IsDV3I1jEL Video Essay on “Bi Lighting” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gU3IA4u-J8 SONGS Chris Wade - Cool For The Summer (poddub) Camp Rock - We Rock Demi Lovato - Cool For The Summer Demi Lovato - Skyscraper Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry Demi Lovato - Daddy Issues Demi Lovato - Sober

  • #34 BRIAN HEAD WELCH of KORN! (ft. Bryan Quinby)

    05/09/2018 Duration: 01h39min

    And introducing…on guitar, it’s Brian Head Welch! We’re joined by Street Fight Radio’s Bryan Quinby to take a look at the Korn guitarist’s rise to nu-metal stardom, struggle with hardcore substance abuse, and equally hardcore turn to born-again christianity. We discuss the enduring appeal of nü-metal, the frustrating lack of diversity in Christian Rock stardom, and return to one of our all-time favorite topics: Woodstock ’99. Listen to Street Fight: http://www.streetfightradio.com/ SONGS: L.A.P.D. - Don’t Label Me Korn - Ball Tongue Korn - Good God Brian Head Welch - Save Me From Myself

  • #33 LOUIS ARMSTRONG!

    23/08/2018 Duration: 01h11min

    And introducing, on trumpet, it’s Louis Armstrong! One of the most influential and longest reigning jazzmen, Louie was instrumental in taking jazz mainstream and in doing so became one of THE most iconic American musicians of the 20th century. And today we’ll be learning all about his life, well his early years, through his book “SATCHMO: My Life in New Orleans”. SONGS: Chris Wade - Muskrat Ramble (remix) Kid Ory - Ory’s Creole Trombone Kid Ory’s Creole Jazzband - Panama Rag Fate Marable’s Society Syncopators - Franky

  • #32 50 CENT!

    08/08/2018 Duration: 01h36min

    And introducing, in da club and on the mic, it’s 50 Cent! After a childhood in Queens spent selling coke, crack and heroin, and just barely avoiding the long arm of the law, 50’s club ready rap brought him to dominate popular music in the early aughts. And it also brought him enough notoriety to catch nine bullets. Today we’ll be learning all about his life, those bullets and his music through his book “From Pieces To Weight: Once Upon A Time Southside Queens”. SONGS Notorious B.I.G. - Warning Jam Master Jay - Show Intro (9/25/1984 - Capitol Theater) 50 Cent - How To Rob 50 Cent - Ghetto Quran 50 Cent - In Da Club 50 Cent - Candy Shop

  • #31 THE TRAGEDY OF BRITNEY SPEARS!

    26/07/2018 Duration: 01h43min

    Chris and Molly are joined by writer and possessor of infinite Godney knowledge Rhian Sasseen to examine how Britney Spears was the symbolic canary in the coal mine for the boom and bust of all of American society in the Aughts. The Tragedy of Britney Spears: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-tragedy-of-britney-spears-rolling-stones-2008-cover-story-254735/ Rhian’s Twitter: @RhianSasseen SONGS: Chris Wade - Gimme More (poddub) DEV2.0 - That’s Good Britney Spears - …Baby One More Time Britney Spears - Email My Heart Britney Spears - Lucky Britney Spears - Slave 4 U (Live at MTV VMA’s 2001) Britney Spears - Mona Lisa Britney Spears - Everytime Britney Spears - Gimme More (Live at MTV VMA’s 2007) Britney Spears - Piece of Me Britney Spears - Get Naked (I Got A Plan)

  • #30 THE HAÇIENDA! (ft. Sarah Fonder)

    11/07/2018 Duration: 01h30min

    And introducing, on bass guitar and with his name on the lease…it’s Peter Hook! We’re joined by Sarah Fonder to discuss the infamous Manchester club The Hacienda, a notorious den of poor management decisions and the cradle of rave culture and house music. We learning all about the club, MADCHESTER, the various ways to not make money on beer sales through New Order bassist Peter Hook’s memoir “The Hacienda: How NOT To Run A Club.” Songs in Order: Chris Wade - Blue Monday (pod dub) D Train - You’re The One For Me Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It New Order - Temptation (Live @ the Hacienda) Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro Einstürzende Neubauten - Sehnsucht (Live, 1982) LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge New Order - Fine Time Moombahton Mix 2018 | The Best of Moombhaton 2018 by Adrian Noble Orch5 Vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A1Aj1_EF9Y Mike Pickering Hacienda DJ Set, 05/10/1989 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66gk1RJgcyw

  • #29 ALEX JAMES!

    28/06/2018 Duration: 01h30min

    And introducing, on bass guitar: it’s Mr. Alex James, bassist for BLUR! With an up-close view of Cool Brittania, perhaps no person more typifies the playful extravagance of end-of-the-millennium London than Alex James. And today, we learn all about him, Blur and cheese through his book, “Bit of a Blur”. SONGS: Chris Wade - Song 2 (poddub) New Order - Blue Monday Blur - She’s So High Blur - No Other Way Blur - Bang (alternate version) Blur - Girls and Boys Blur - Parklife Arsenal “We’re On You’re Side” Fat Lez - Vindaloo Fat Lez - Jerusalem

  • #28 THE LORDE/ANTONOFF CONSPIRACY! (ft. Hillary Benton)

    13/06/2018 Duration: 01h35min

    And Introducing…Lorde and Jack Antonoff! We’re joined by by twitter user @BuzzKillary, a.k.a. Hillary Benton to discuss her deeply researched powerpoint theory that postulates Lorde’s second album, Melodrama, is about her secret, torrid affair with older producer Jack Antonoff…an affair that ended his 5 year relationship with Lena Dunham. Hillary’s Powerpoint is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rFJuHw8zQ0iBkcYQNr6FABPvW0Rm4RW2/view Songs: Chris Wade - Green Light (pod dub) Lorde - Royals Bruce Springseen - Royals Lorde - Green Light Bleachers - Don’t Take The Money Lorde - Liability Lorde - Sober

  • #27 SLASH!

    30/05/2018 Duration: 01h44min

    And Introducing, on lead guitar, it’s Slash! The only man born after 1880 to really pull off a top hat, Slash was a founding member of Guns N' Roses and today we’ll be learning all about his life, his virtuosic guitarmanship and his haberdashery through his memoir ”Slash”. We're returning to our GnR origins for our one-year anniversary episode, so thanks to all who've listened along the way! Songs: Chris Wade - Sweet Child O’ Mine (pod dub) Snakefinger - Jesus Was a Leperchaun Van Halen - Eruption Guns N’ Roses - Welcome To The Jungle Guns N’ Roses - Sweet Child O’ Mine Guns N’ Roses - November Rain Guns N’ Roses - Sympathy For The Devil Nile Rogers, Chic & Slash - Freak Out (Live at Budokan) Velvet Revolver - Slither

  • #26 MAURICE WHITE!

    16/05/2018 Duration: 01h33min

    And Introducing, the shining star himself, it’s Maurice White! The creative driving force behind the pop r&b funk afro-rock powerhouse group Earth, Wind & Fire, Maurice’s singular pursuit of excellence brought the group to international success in the 70’s and 80’s. Today, we’ll be learning all about him, his spiritual journey, his songwriting style, his love of pyramids and…his diet, through his book, "My Life With Earth Wind and Fire". Songs: Chris Wade - Shining Star podium Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire - 25 or 6 to 4 (Live at the Greek Theater, 2004) Betty Everett - You’re No Good Fontella Bass - Rescue Me Uriah Heep - The Wizard Earth, Wind & Fire - Energy Earth, Wind & Fire - Evil Earth, Wind & Fire - Mighty Mighty Earth, Wind & Fire - Earth Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire - Jupiter, (Live In Brazil, 1980) Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy Earth, Wind & Fire - Jupiter Earth, Wind & Fire - September Earth, Wind & Fire - Let’s Groove Earth, Wind & Fire - Freedom of Choice Earth, Wind & Fire - Magnetic Earth

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