Bethany Cosentino is a brilliant solo artist from Southern California, formerly of the band Best Coast. She is also the generous writer of the 'Bandsplain' theme song and the real-life BFF of our host, Yasi Salek. We laughed, we cried, and Yasi somehow learned something new about the smart, funny, talented person she talks to every single day on every single communication platform. Host: Yasi Salek Guest: Bethany Cosentino Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Additional...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 31 min
Yasi and Rob return this week to find a band in peril. Side projects are popping up left and right, tropical vacations are being taken, Tina Weymouth has quitting on her mind, and Chris Frantz does not. What David Byrne is thinking at any point in time is anyone’s guess. What will become of the Talking Heads? You probably already know, but press play to find out how it happened. Listen to the songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Vtk9g0QOypaWVCePqx7oc?si=878c372...
Aug 24, 2023•2 hr 58 min•Ep. 92
The earnest, honest, and thoughtful Paul Banks of Interpol joins Yasi mid-tour from an undisclosed location (Dallas) to discuss the usual: astrology, the RZA, destiny, fatherhood, Billy Corgan’s outfits, awkward encounters with Jay-Z, and more. Oh, and it turns out “Indie Sleaze” is a pretty succinct name after all. Audio producer: Steven Ahlman Guest: Paul Banks Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon Additional production supervision: Justin Sayles Theme song: Hether Fortune Learn more about your ad cho...
Aug 22, 2023•1 hr 26 min
Babe, wake up, Bandsplain is back and Rob Harvilla joins us once more to usher in a new season. What’s that? Qu'est-ce que c’est? That’s right, it’s time to tackle the Talking Heads. One of the most ground-breaking and innovative bands to find their way into your parents' record collection, the Talking Heads are the band you liked before you knew they were cool and you were supposed to like them. In Part 1, we cover art school tea to CBGBs goss to feeling the Byrne, if you will. Welcome back to ...
Aug 17, 2023•3 hr 23 min•Ep. 91
This week on '24 Question Party People,' we invite every listener over the age of 30 to experience ego death upon hearing the guest’s first purchased record. The formidable and talented Blondshell stops by the show this week to talk about 'Grey’s Anatomy' and the particulars of songwriting in a scholastic setting. Host: Yasi Salek Guest: Blondshell Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Hether Fortune Learn more...
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Hello and welcome back to '24 Question Party People,' the show that asks the hard questions. Again and again and again. This week, we welcome the legendary Jenny Lewis to the program, where she and Yasi discover a deep kinship through obscure backpack rap and biohacking, as people often do. Host: Yasi Salek Guest: Jenny Lewis Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Hether Fortune Learn more about your ad choices....
Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Geoff Rickly has taken his golden retriever spirit to places good dogs don’t go, and lived to tell the tale. In his new book, 'Someone Who Isn’t Me,' Rickly details a life not unlike his own. This week on '24 Question Party People' he speaks with Yasi about the book, not taking a picture once at a party, and much more. Host: Yasi Salek Guest: Geoff Rickly Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Hether Fortune Lea...
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 43 min
Stephan Jenkins joins us this week to be on the receiving end of some emergency journalism before discussing Vivaldi, why someone else being 6-foot-3 caught him off guard, and the Pitchfork critic in your mind. Listen closely and you’ll find out who the Moon Professor is. All of this and more on '24 Question Party People' this week. Host: Yasi Salek Guest: Stephan Jenkins Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: H...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 34 min
Our fearless host is back in the USA and filled with ennui, but worry not, we have another flawless episode for you this week. Ian Shelton of Militarie Gun joins the show to talk about The Adicts, Concord California, and differing relationships to baristas. Host: Yasi Salek Guest: Ian Shelton Producer: Jessie Miller-Gordon Associate Producers: Chris Sutton and Devon Renaldo Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Hether Fortune Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Bonj, good people: Your dear host is still transmitting from abroad. Jason Isbell is a top-notch musician and songwriter and, like how Yasi was born with a podcasting mic in her hand, Jason picked up a guitar at an early age and never put it down. In this episode he answers the 24 questions with gravitas and charm, and we hear what “Demna” sounds like in a Northern Alabama accent. Host: Yasi Salek Guest: Jason Isbell Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon Associate Producer: Chris Sutton Additional Produ...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Welcome back to '24 Question Party People.' This week's episode is one day late because of the holiday, but we'll be back Tuesdays starting next week. In this episode, we bring our 24 questions to Counting Crows front man Adam Duritz, and we manage to reflect on a range of topics, from the virtues of sincerity to his favorite blended alcoholic bev to what meme encapsulated his and Chris Carrabba's essence. As always, you’ll have to listen to figure out what any of that means. Host: Yasi Salek Gu...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 33 min
Welcome to 24 Question Party People, hosted by Yasi Salek. Each week, a guest will be asked the same set of 23 questions (with one wild card) to wildly different results. On our inaugural episode, we welcome the legendary Liz Phair in the wake of the 30th anniversary of her first album 'Exile in Guyville' to talk music, doubters, lives unlived, and why she will never see that DM you sent. Let’s get into it, babe. Host: Yasi Salek Guest: Liz Phair Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon Associate Producers...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 35 min
What can be said about the original 80’s Los Angeles freak band that hasn’t been said before? Gotta listen to find out, babe. Jessica Hopper joins us this week to track Los Angeles legends Jane’s Addiction from their formation, through Lollapalooza, and back to reforming the band and living más. Follow Jessica Hopper on Twitter @jesshopp Listen to the songs we detail in the episode HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 22, 2023•4 hr 4 min•Ep. 90
It wasn’t the future of rap, but it was the future of rock. In 1993, one of the strongest music years in popular memory, a quirky soundtrack was released that ended up eclipsing the movie it was made for. Perennial Bandsplain favorites Sean Fennessey and Rob Harvilla join us to talk about what led to this moment, and what followed. Follow Sean Fennessey on Twitter @seanfennessey Follow Rob Harvilla on Twitter @Harvilla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 58 min
Two people fell in love at University and then they started writing good pop songs. Decades later they still can’t see what the big deal is, but they released three albums as The Sundays, and people never got over it. NPR editor Hazel Cills joins us to discuss the idyllic sounds and reasonable attitudes of this short lived, yet perpetually ongoing band. Follow Hazel Cills on Twitter @HazelCills Listen to the song we detail in the episode HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...
Jun 08, 2023•2 hr 3 min
Are you a tote carrying member of the Sad Dad’s club? What does it look like if you tell a different guy to draw a man? You’re going to find out, babe. This week on Bandsplain, frontman, writer, label owner and podcast host Jeremy Bolm joins us to discuss Brooklyn’s own Cincinnati band, The National. Follow Jeremy Bolm on Twitter @JeremyXBolm Listen to the songs we detail in the episode HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jun 01, 2023•3 hr 25 min•Ep. 87
Part 2 of the DMB resplaining picks up right where we left off. Dave and the guys are jammed up recording, and things get a little off the rails from there. Host Yasi Salek and returning guest Grayson Haver Currin take the listener from the early internet confusion of the Lillywhite Sessions to present day and the band’s latest album, 2023’s Walk Around the Moon. Follow Grayson Haver Currin on Twitter @currincy Listen to the songs we detail in the episode HERE Learn more about your ad choices. V...
May 25, 2023•2 hr 1 min
Sometimes when you really love something, you don’t let it go, you revisit it again and again. That’s why we’re resplaining the Dave Matthews Band, babe. Longtime music critic and newspaper editor Grayson Haver Currin is back with us to give Dave and the Band the full Bandsplain treatment they deserve. This first episode takes us from long before Miller’s bar in Charlottesville to the heights of popularity and fame somewhere in between the Chicago river and an infamous unfinished recording sessi...
May 18, 2023•3 hr•Ep. 85
Rob Harvilla joins Yasi to go through listener questions. Should you resent your poser ex boyfriend? Will there ever be a cult band again? And what do you playlist for your HIIT class?? Plus a special guest you’ve all missed as much as we have. Follow Rob Harvilla on Twitter @Harvilla Follow Producer Jesse on Twitter @ItsMeJMG Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 11, 2023•1 hr 28 min
Six Albums, two members. The White Stripes were there and then they weren’t. Breaking through from Detroit’s garage scene and rock n’ roll tradition to worldwide success, you now hear Seven Nation Army in arenas around the world they’ve never been to and will never play week after week. Find out how a complicated sounding relationship was simple, and a legend took shape. This week we are joined by Ringer Head of Content, podcast extraordinaire, and longtime music writer, Sean Fennessey, as we wo...
May 04, 2023•3 hr 56 min•Ep. 83
Paramore exploded into the popular consciousness in the mid aughts only a couple short years after forming, releasing their first records while the members were still hovering between teenagerdom and adulthood. Through all the push and pull this band has managed to grow and continue to put out compelling music with an evolving sound. We are joined by the amazing and prolific writer and podcaster Ira Madison III to discuss how Paramore found their way into so many hearts and minds. Follow Ira Mad...
Apr 27, 2023•3 hr 15 min•Ep. 82
Would you believe us if we told you there was a moment in 1995 when some people wondered out loud if Anaheim was the new Seattle? To find out how this happened, join Yasi and this week’s returning guest Bethany Cosentino as they dig deep into their SoCal roots and traverse the career of Orange County’s No Doubt. From their late 80’s formation to mid 90’s explosion and eventual early aughts pop renaissance, No Doubt emerged as one of the signposts for alternative music at the end of the 20th cent...
Apr 20, 2023•3 hr 11 min•Ep. 81
Chris Ryan and Rob Harvilla return to Bandsplain Arena with our star player Yasi. On this episode we dive into the heart of indie sleaze: 2002. Interpol has New Yorkers up all night and Dr. Dre is teaming up with Gwen Stefani and Eve. Tune in to find out who rates what from this cursed year, and why they love it. You can follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisRyan77 You can follow Rob on Twitter @Harvilla Listen to songs we detail in the episode HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 80
That’s right listeners, you’re back taking a ride with your best friend. Our Heroes Yasi and Patrik return to hack their way through the second half of Depeche Mode’s monster career, in which they navigate fame, fortune and the 90s, as well as the spectre of Dave Gahan’s goatee. How did they survive it all? Listen to the opposite of silence to find out. You can follow Patrik on Twitter @PatrikSandberg Listen to songs we detail in the episode HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...
Apr 06, 2023•2 hr 34 min•Ep. 79
The story of how a few synth-curious teenagers became one of the most influential - and enduring - musical institutions of our time. In Part 1 of our wild two part ride, Yasi and her guest Patrik Sandberg follow the lads of Depeche Mode from their humble but ambitious Basildon beginnings as they develop their sound by way of a variety of powerful influences, including Daniel Miller of Mute Records, Genesis P-Orridge, and their second home, the city of Berlin, dropping hit single after hit single...
Mar 30, 2023•2 hr 55 min•Ep. 78
Joy Division made a huge impact in a very short amount of time. The iconic Manchester outfit that would tragically have to turn the page and become New Order were formed quickly in the wake of a Sex Pistols show, and released some of their most prominent tracks after the passing of their lead singer, Ian Curtis. Anthony Anzaldo of the band Ceremony joins Yasi to explore this shooting star of a band that helped bring in a new sound and way of doing things. You can follow Anthony Anzaldo via his b...
Mar 23, 2023•4 hr 1 min•Ep. 77
Hanif and Yasi continue on their voyage, picking up in the heart of the Cure’s discography. Did we leave you with your Head on the Door? Don’t Disintegrate. Our heroes pick up right where they left off and take you to present day. You can follow Hanif Abdurraqib on Twitter @NifMuhammad Listen to the accompanying playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/647QhOpb2HfJUhYiIF1KmD?si=87156fa1f52f4ed8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 16, 2023•2 hr 58 min•Ep. 76
We're back babe and we're bringing you an epic two-parter on the Cure, with a Bandsplain favorite repeat guest, the renowned poet, critic, and author Hanif Abdurraqib joining us once again. The Cure are bigger than any one genre with a decades-spanning discography to match and you better believe we cover it all. Part 1 takes us from their humble beginnings in the distant London suburb of Crawley through the divisive album The Top. LFG. You can Follow Hanif Abdurraquib on twitter @NifMuhammad Lis...
Mar 09, 2023•4 hr 40 min•Ep. 75
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Mar 02, 2023•29 sec
To wrap out the year and our first season at The Ringer, we thought it would be fun to do our own cute little draft. So here it is, The 1992 Music Draft, in which Rob Harvilla and Chris Ryan join Yasi to decide what the best albums, rap songs, rock songs, pop songs, wild cards and music videos of 1992 were. The choices herein may shock even the most passionate of heads. You can follow Rob Harvilla on Twitter @harvilla and Chris Ryan on Twitter @ChrisRyan77 Thanks for listening this year, we’ll s...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 2Ep. 35
