The lead guitar player of Testament isn’t your typical metalhead. He’s had a long, varied, and surprisingly moving career in music. In this episode, Alex talks with Discograffiti about: Whether he prefers the classic early Testament records or the later stuff; His search for more adventurous musical landscapes, and the resistance it initially caused within the band; And his most ambitious project ever—the amazing Planetary Coalition! Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331 2-3 podcasts / week: ...
Nov 29, 2023•47 min
The lead guitar player of Testament isn’t your typical metalhead, as you’ll soon hear. He’s had a long, varied, and surprisingly moving career in music. In this episode, Alex talks with Discograffiti about: The evolution of the types of guitars he’s played through his life; The exciting road to becoming Testament’s lead guitar player; And the epiphany he experienced in the late 1980s watching a Miles Davis gig, and the profound effect it had on his career. Listen: https://podfollow.com/159218233...
Nov 24, 2023•34 min
In this episode, Cory talks with Discograffiti about: The tracks on each record that’ve driven Cory batshit crazy; The piece of advice David Berman passed along to him, which wound up having a profound effect; And Cory’s picks for his two best records, his worst, and what he believes to be the best Wand song of all time. Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331 2-3 podcasts / week: Patreon.com/Discograffiti Currently, there are over 100 Patreon episodes. That's an entire universe of indispensabl...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 4 min
In this episode, Cory talks with Discograffiti about: What he’s looking for from a record with Wand; 21 bands that’ve had a huge influence on him; And his 2 favorite tracks from his new record, Western Cum , which is a masterpiece. 2-3 podcasts / week: Patreon.com/Discograffiti Currently, there are over 100 Patreon episodes! That's an entire universe of indispensable music podcasts available to you for the price of a cup of coffee a week. Please Pledge/Share: Gofund.me/d316c87c CONNECT Join our ...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 6 min
When I set up to record this episode about Tuareg guitar master Bombino with Deer Tick’s drummer / co-songwriter Dennis Ryan, I had no idea that this incredibly intense episode was to take place during an honest-to-God flood evacuation...but we just keep on goin', because Bombino's discography isn't gonna rate itself. In this episode, you’ll learn about: The songwriting methodology Dennis Ryan uses to separate out his solo work from his Deer Tick material; And whether or not the emergency carbon...
Nov 03, 2023•45 min
When I set up to record this episode about Tuareg guitar master Bombino with Deer Tick’s drummer / co-songwriter Dennis Ryan, we had no idea that our conversation about the master Nigerian musician who’d done some of his best work in dried-out Nigerian riverbeds was, ironically, to take place during an actual flood this past summer while in Vermont. An actual, honest-to-God natural disaster. In this episode, you’ll learn about: The 3 guitarists whose styles Bombino soaked up in lieu of learning ...
Oct 27, 2023•33 min
Discograffiti’s most popular guest Bob Nastanovich is back, and this time he and I dive headfirst into the soul of our own generation in an attempt to take the pulse on the Stray Slack spirit as it’s dragged kicking and screaming into middle age. In Part 2 of this exclusive series, Bob talks with Discograffiti about: What he’s listening to now, and what music means to him in his mid-50s; His experience as a quasi-stepdad to a woman who grew up to be a force to be reckoned with in the indie rock ...
Oct 20, 2023•44 min
Discograffiti’s most popular guest Bob Nastanovich is back, and this time he and I dive headfirst into the soul of our own generation in an attempt to take the pulse on the Stray Slack spirit as it’s dragged kicking and screaming into middle age. In this episode, Bob talks with Discograffiti about: The enormous changes that’ve occurred to this show as a direct result of his appearances rating the Pavement catalog starting at episode 49; The two-minute film we made last year called Perfect Sound ...
Oct 13, 2023•45 min
Discograffiti host Dave Gebroe has read every single issue of MOJO Magazine from cover to cover since the moment he laid eyes on it through a New York shop window in December 1998. So it’s with great excitement that we accompany the magazine in celebrating their 30th anniversary with two weeks of MOJO-exclusive content! MOJO Editor John Mulvey joins us in a pop and rock roundtable the likes of which are befitting of this truly celebratory occasion. In Part 2, John talks with Discograffiti about:...
Oct 06, 2023•47 min
Discograffiti host Dave Gebroe has read every single issue of MOJO Magazine from cover to cover since the moment he laid eyes on it through a New York shop window in December 1998. So it’s with great excitement that we accompany the magazine in celebrating their 30th anniversary with two weeks of MOJO-exclusive content! MOJO Editor John Mulvey joins us in a pop and rock roundtable the likes of which are befitting of this truly celebratory occasion. In Part 1, John talks with Discograffiti about:...
Sep 28, 2023•41 min
Discograffiti host Dave Gebroe conducted a 13-hour interview with the two founders of legendary 1960s soft pop act The Association, Terry Kirkman and Jules Alexander, in which they rated the entirety of their own discography. The day after the final episode aired this past Friday, Terry passed away. This, then, is a brief eulogy to make sense of the impact this great man has had on my life, and the lives of so many others he touched with his undeniable warmth and compassion. We will definitely c...
Sep 25, 2023•8 min
Discograffiti host Dave Gebroe conducted a 13-hour interview with the two founders of legendary 1960s soft pop act The Association, Terry Kirkman and Jules Alexander, in which they rated the entirety of their own discography. It’s impossible to adequately put into words how surreal this series is. Trust me, it’s unquestionably a ride worth taking no matter how you feel about the genre. Welcome aboard the most lunatic series in Discograffiti history. In Part 4, the final chapter (!), we tackle: W...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Discograffiti host Dave Gebroe conducted a 13-hour interview with the two founders of legendary 1960s soft pop act The Association, Terry Kirkman and Jules Alexander, in which they rated the entirety of their own discography. It’s impossible to adequately put into words how surreal this series is. Trust me, it’s unquestionably a ride worth taking no matter how you feel about the genre. Welcome aboard the most lunatic series in Discograffiti history. In Part 3, our longest episode of all time at ...
Sep 15, 2023•2 hr 14 min
Discograffiti host Dave Gebroe conducted a 13-hour interview with the two founders of legendary 1960s soft pop act The Association, Terry Kirkman and Jules Alexander, in which they rated the entirety of their own discography. It’s impossible to adequately put into words how surreal this series is. Trust me, it’s unquestionably a ride worth taking no matter how you feel about the genre. Welcome aboard the most lunatic series in Discograffiti history. In Part 2, our longest episode yet at 2 FULL H...
Sep 08, 2023•2 hr 1 min
Discograffiti host Dave Gebroe conducted a 13-hour interview with the two founders of legendary 1960s soft pop act The Association, Terry Kirkman and Jules Alexander, in which they rated the entirety of their own discography. It’s impossible to adequately put into words how surreal this series is. Trust me, it’s unquestionably a ride worth taking no matter how the hell you feel about the genre. Welcome aboard the most lunatic series in Discograffiti history. In Part 1, Terry & Jules reveal: ...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 28 min
I conducted a 13-hour interview with the two founders of legendary 1960s soft pop act The Association, Terry Kirkman and Jules Alexander, in which they rated the entirety of their own discography. In this episode, we start at the end, in deft tribute to Raging Bull, so as to better understand what precisely went down. Post-interview, I hung out with the band, came close to bleeding to death (unrelated), was hired as their manager, and then was promptly ghosted. Confused? So am I, and so is Pavem...
Aug 26, 2023•57 min
Welcome to The Pre-Episode, a new free-to-all song-length Thursday mini-podcast you can use to suss whether or not you'll enjoy that Friday's episode! Spoiler alert: YOU WILL ENJOY IT, no matter who the guest is or the band we're rating. Today we bring you 10 inarguable reasons that'd make you simply foolish to skip this week's episode. Currently, there are close to 100 PATREON EPISODES! That's an entire universe of incredible content available to you for the price of a cup of coffee a week. CON...
Aug 24, 2023•3 min
All Things Must Pass. Derek & The Dominoes. Rikki Don’t Lose That Number. The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys. Maybe you haven’t heard his name, but you’ve definitely moved to the rhythm his hands beat out unerringly for years. In this episode, rock scribe and Jim Gordon biographer JOEL SELVIN details the starkly precipitous descent of the greatest and most tragic drummer of all time, JIM GORDON. Episode Two focuses on Jim’s terrifying descent into mental illness, which led to the murder of hi...
Aug 18, 2023•44 min
Joe and Dave welcome Bob Forrest (of Thelonius Monster, The Bicycle Thief and Celebrity Rehab) to discuss the work of The Band from 1970 to 1998. We love you, Robbie. And we're going to miss you very badly. NEXT WEEK: Jim Gordon Part 2! CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti Podfollow: https://podfollow.com/1592182331 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www...
Aug 14, 2023•1 hr 32 min
Joe and Dave welcome Bob Forrest (of Thelonius Monster, The Bicycle Thief and Celebrity Rehab) to discuss the work of The Band from their inception through their classic self-titled 1969 album. We love you, Robbie. And we're going to miss you very badly. NEXT WEEK: Jim Gordon Part 2! CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti Podfollow: https://podfollow.com/1592182331 Instagram: https://www.instagr...
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 27 min
All Things Must Pass. Derek & The Dominoes. You’re So Vain. Rikki Don’t Lose That Number. The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys. Maybe you haven’t heard his name, but you’ve definitely moved to the rhythm his hands beat out unerringly for years. In this episode, rock scribe and Jim Gordon biographer JOEL SELVIN talks in-depth with Discograffiti about both the greatest and most tragic drummer of all time, JIM GORDON. Episode One focuses on Jim’s meteoric rise through and conquering of the 1960s a...
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Welcome to The Pre-Episode, a new song-length Thursday mini-podcast you can use to suss whether or not you'll enjoy that Friday's episode! Spoiler alert: YOU WILL ENJOY IT, no matter who the guest is or the band we're rating. Today we bring you 10 inarguable reasons that'd make you simply foolish to skip the Joel Selvin-guested Jim Gordon podcast. COMING TOMORROW: THE RISE OF JIM GORDON! CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: ...
Aug 03, 2023•4 min
YouTube music critic Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop wasn’t born an icon—he struggled and slaved just like the rest of us schmoes. In 13 action-packed minutes, Fantano reveals to Discograffiti: Which punk band had an enormous influence on him as a teen; The music he was listening to while growing up in suburban Connecticut; And how he struggled to get his show off the ground during his lean years working at a pizza shop. Next Week: The greatest drummer of all time…who just happened to kill hi...
Jul 28, 2023•18 min
Welcome to The Pre-Episode, a new song-length Thursday mini-podcast you can use to suss whether or not you'll enjoy that Friday's episode! Spoiler alert: YOU WILL ENJOY IT, no matter who the guest is or the band we're rating. Today we bring you 10 inarguable reasons that'd make you simply foolish to skip the Fantano podcast. COMING TOMORROW: ANTHONY FANTANO: THE ORIGIN STORY! CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www.Patreon....
Jul 27, 2023•3 min
In this episode, Taja Cheek & Ben Chapoteau-Katz of hypnotic loop-based indie darlings L’Rain talk with Discograffiti about: Their attitude on the modern rock-star day job; Whether or not their mesmerizing loop-based music is actually influenced by the Grateful Dead; And why Taja’s stage name has turned out to have led her on such an emotional journey within. NEXT WEEK: ANTHONY FANTANO, THE ORIGIN STORY! CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/18391...
Jul 21, 2023•29 min
She’s written and recorded some of the greatest music of all time. And her new memoir, “Wayward: Just Another Life To Live,” is an absolute must-read. Considered the godmother of the freak-folk movement, as if underscore the point, Devendra Banhart used to write her name on his arm before he’d play shows. In this episode, Vashti Bunyan talks with Discograffiti about: Her day-long collaboration with Nick Drake; Her true feelings about “Just Another Diamond Day”; And why she didn’t write or sing f...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 16 min
She’s written and recorded some of the greatest music of all time. And her new memoir, “Wayward: Just Another Life To Live,” is an absolute must-read. Considered the godmother of the freak-folk movement, as if to underscore the point, Devendra Banhart used to write her name on his arm before he’d play shows. In this episode, Vashti Bunyan reveals to Discograffiti: Exactly what happened on her lightning-quick ride on the fame train during the early part of her career; What she did to sabotage her...
Jul 07, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Discograffiti talks with the music-obsessed director about: The 1966 concert that forever changed his life; The most indispensable box set of all time; And why it took him some time to “get” The Ramones. Also, don’t miss our incredible summer Patreon series FILLMORE FEAST, a sordid, many-coursed meal of intimate happenings that went down during Allan’s time rising through the ranks at the Fillmore East, as he hung out, partied, got dosed by, and became tight friends with The Dead, The Allmans, a...
Jun 30, 2023•46 min
Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with David Pajo reaches a crescendo with its final chapter, in which the indie rock legend experiences massive catharsis while detailing: The psychological ramifications of producing emotionally vulnerable music from within a hardcore scene which considered that incredibly uncool; Why The For Carnation’s “Fight Songs” is both the most criminally underrated EP of all time and the spiritual heir to “Spiderland”; And just how many stars out of five Pajo gives all th...
Jun 23, 2023•50 min
Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with David Pajo continues with Part 4—which just happens to be the 100th episode of Discograffiti!!!—in which the indie rock legend reveals his thoughts on how Tweez would be regarded today if Spiderland had never been created, the broad, wild stew of influences at play amongst the band when they recorded it, and exactly how many stars Pajo gives King Kong’s “Movie Star” single, the Slint EP, and Tweez! Don’t miss out on five weeks of essential Pajo Patreon Colle...
Jun 16, 2023•52 min
