Podcasts by Celebration Rock
Rock Critic Steven Hyden ("Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me", "Twilight Of The Gods") talks with rock stars and the country’s biggest music writers about what’s happening in rock. Presented by 93X (www.93X.com) and Uproxx.com (http://uproxx.com/music/)
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Celebration Rock: Best Albums of the Decade with Ian Cohen from 2019-11-04T15:00
Steve decided to take the podcast out of hibernation for this special one-off episode on the best albums of the 2010's, with special guest Ian Cohen.
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Our Favorite Albums of 2018 from 2018-12-17T14:30
Every year of my professional life as a music critic, I've made year-end lists. Sometimes it was because I simply had to do it, but more often (especially when I was younger) ...
ListenContrarian's Canon: Joni Mitchell's "Night Ride Home" from 2018-12-10T14:30
This week we return with another installment of Contrarian's Canon, our semi-regular series with Ryley Walker where we talk about great albums that for some reason have been maligned or forgotte...
ListenFantasy A&R: The Ultimate Mid-'90s Oasis Album from 2018-12-03T14:30
Last month, we started a new game called Fantasy A&R, where we take a classic album and attempt to improve/mutilate it by making our own stupid suggestions, such as adding or subtractin...
ListenThe 2nd Annual "Last Waltz" Holiday Special from 2018-11-19T14:30
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Fantasy A&R: How To Make a 12-Track Version of the Beatles' "White Album" from 2018-11-12T14:30
In the week's episode of Celebration Rock we introduce a new game called Fantasy A&R, where we take a classic album and attempt to improve/mutilate it by making our own stupid suggestions,&n...
ListenContrarian's Canon: Dave Matthews Band's "The Lillywhite Sessions" from 2018-11-05T14:30
In the late '90s, the Dave Matthews Band was one of the biggest bands in the world. Each of their first three albums went multi-platinum, and their improvisational live shows made them a stadium...
ListenOctober's Top Indie Albums by Kurt Vile, Cat Power, and Pinegrove from 2018-10-29T14:16:42
On this week's episode of Celebration Rock I invited Pitchfork senior editor (and now friend of the podcast) Stacey Anderson to discuss this month's most notable indie-rock al...
ListenTwenty One Pilots vs. Greta Van Fleet from 2018-10-22T13:30
In the past few weeks, two of 2018's most anticipated rock albums have been released: Trench by Twenty One Pilots and Anthem of the Peaceful Army by Greta V...
ListenContrarian Canon: Pink Floyd's "The Division Bell" from 2018-10-15T13:30
Last month, I invited great indie-rock guitarist and hilarious Twitter user Ryley Walker on the podcast to talk about an album that impacted both of our lives as teenagers, dc Talk's '90s Christ...
ListenA Tribute To The Stills and Other Overlooked Bands of the Post-Strokes Boom from 2018-10-08T13:30
This month is the 15th anniversary of Logic Will Break Your Heart, the debut album by Montreal quartet The Stills, one of many scruffy, post-punk bands that followed in the wake of the ...
ListenThe Status of Tom Petty's Legacy from 2018-10-01T13:30
Last Friday, a career-spanning box set called An American Treasure was released delving into the work of Tom Petty, in time for the one-year anniversary of the vener...
ListenHow Michael Beinhorn Shepherded "Superunknown" and "Celebrity Skin" from 2018-09-24T13:30
If you've spent any time reading the liner notes of classic '90s rock albums, there's a very good chance you know the name Michael Beinhorn. As one of the era's top record producers, his credits...
ListenRecent "Under The Radar" faves by Low, the Lemon Twigs, Ruston Kelly, and more. from 2018-09-17T13:30
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Can Liberals and Conservatives Still Bond Over Music? from 2018-09-10T13:30
There used to be an old saying about how you should never talk about politics or religion in friendly conversation, because those are the topics guaranteed to make any interaction decidedly ...
ListenDC Talk's "Jesus Freak" and The Peak of '90s Christian Rock from 2018-09-03T19:01:26
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New Albums By Interpol, Death Cab For Cutie, Mitski, and Foxing from 2018-08-27T13:30
In this episode, we review some of the most notable rock albums from the month of August, including the latest from two legacy acts and recent highlights by two of indie-rock's brightest young a...
ListenFormer Pitchfork Editor Mark Richardson Discusses The Site's Rise from 2018-08-20T13:30
If you have read any music writing at all online in the past 20 years, there's a very good chance you have encountered Mark Richardson in some way. As a long-time writer and editor for Pitchfork...
ListenRobbie Robertson On 50 Years of "Music From Big Pink" from 2018-08-13T13:30
Fifty years ago this summer, one of the greatest debut albums in rock history was released. Though when The Band put out 1968's Music From Big Pink, they weren't exactly unkno...
ListenFavorite Sleeper Albums of 2018 So Far from 2018-08-06T13:30
Throughout the year, really good albums come and go with minimal attention. What happens to those records once they are sucked into the black hole of bottomless content? Are they gone forever? I...
ListenCourtney Barnett Tells You How She Really Feels from 2018-07-30T13:30
One of the best things about being a music critic with a podcast is being able to ask an artist you've written about to confirm or deny opinions and theories you have about their music. For...
Listen25 Years of 'Siamese Dream' from 2018-07-23T13:30
On July 27, one of the greatest rock albums of modern times turns 25. At least I count Siamese Dream as one of the best guitar records of the past quarter-century — it s...
ListenShawn Everett Probably Recorded Your Favorite Album from 2018-07-16T13:30
Even if you don't know the name Shawn Everett, it's very likely that you've enjoyed an album that he's produced, engineered, or mixed in the past several years. In 2015, he rose to prominence fo...
ListenAfter 25 Years, Adam Duritz of Counting Crows Is Still Here from 2018-07-09T13:30
This summer, Counting Crows will be back on the road for their "25 Years And Counting" tour, celebrating a quarter-century since the release of 1993's classic debut, August and Everythi...
ListenTaylor Goldsmith of Dawes Isn't Interested in Fame from 2018-07-02T13:30
In the past decade. Starting with 2009's North Hills, the quartet has been distinguished by strong, understated ensemble playing and Taylor Goldsmith's earnest, narrative song...
ListenOur Favorite Albums Of 2018 So Far from 2018-06-25T13:30
Can you believe that we're already (almost) six months into the year? What better time to count down some of our favorite albums of 2018 so far. Joining Steve this week is friend of the pod Hani...
ListenJim James Wants To Purify Himself from 2018-06-18T13:30
On June 29, Jim James will release his third solo album, Uniform Distortion. It's a loose, raw collection of guitar-heavy songs that rail against the darkness of modern times...
ListenRock 101: Intro To Townes Van Zandt from 2018-06-11T13:30
The best part of having a podcast is that it gives me an excuse to reach out to people who I think are smart or interesting, and talk to them about topics that I find fascinating. Last...
ListenKanye Hot Takes, Plus Father John Misty and Parquet Courts from 2018-06-04T13:30
On June 1, big albums dropped by Kanye West and Father John Misty, and one of them was much better than the other. I talked about both records with Jeremy Larson of Pitchfork, who also shared hi...
ListenLet's Talk About Hockey And Guitar Shredding with Snail Mail's Lindsey Jordan and Alvvays' Molly Rankin from 2018-05-28T13:30
Recently, I had the chance to talk with two of the leading lights in contemporary indie rock. First, we visit 19-year-old phenom Lindsey Jordan of Snail Mail, whose full-length debut due next mo...
ListenLet's Talk About New Albums By Courtney Barnett, Arctic Monkeys, and Beach House from 2018-05-21T13:30
May has been a good month for notable rock releases, including albums by Arctic Monkeys, Courtney Barnett, and Beach House. For this episode, I contacted friend of the podcast Ian Cohen, whose w...
ListenChuck Klosterman On The Rise And Fall Of Classic Rock from 2018-05-14T13:30
Last week, I released my new book, Twilight Of The Gods: A Journey To The End Of Classic Rock. It's about the generation of rock stars from the '60s and '70s that is currently...
ListenMatt and Aaron from The National, live from the Homecoming Festival from 2018-05-07T13:30
In late April I visited Cincinnati to attend the first ever Homecoming, a festival headlined and curated by The National that also featured Father John Misty, Feist, Alvvays, The Breeders, Julia...
ListenWho is Better: The Smiths or The Cure? from 2018-04-30T14:58:03
In 2016, I published my first book, Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me: What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal About the Meaning of Life. For all of the famous rivalries that...
ListenPete Yorn Has Endured Well Past "The Morning After" from 2018-04-23T13:30
A few months ago, I was on a serious Pete Yorn kick. The singer-songwriter, whose best-known album is his 2001 debut Musicforthemorningafter, has put out several quality LPs o...
ListenIt's Our 100th Episode! from 2018-04-16T13:30
Way back in January 2016, I launched a podcast. Over the course of 99 episodes, I've interviewed musicians, writers, and lots of other interesting people. It's been a blast. For the 10...
ListenWhat's Your Favorite Album Of 1998? from 2018-04-02T13:30
Let's go back 20 years to a fascinating time in music history. In 1998, the internet had not yet become the hub of how we listen to music — Napster was still one year away from taking over...
ListenIs Jack White's New LP A Good Trainwreck Or a Bad Trainwreck? from 2018-03-26T13:30
"Boarding House Reach" is an utterly unique Jack White album — made with the assistance of ProTools, it's as layered and overstuffed as the White Stripes were austere and straight-forward....
ListenDean Ween Continues To Wave The Ween Flag from 2018-03-19T13:30
Of course Dean Ween is one of the founders of Ween, a band that has been putting out albums since 1990, though they haven’t had any new albums in a while. But he's also the leader of the D...
ListenRobert Plant Is Still A Golden God from 2018-03-12T13:30
If Robert Plant had stopped making music after 1980, his legacy would still be eternal as the lead singer of perhaps the greatest rock band ever, Led Zeppelin. But Plant has spent the past nearl...
Listen20th Century Boss Part 8: '90s Bruce with Tim Showalter from 2018-03-05T14:31
The '90s are easily the least well-regarded decade of Bruce’s career. If people make note of this period, it’s to illustrate how far he fell without the E Street Band, who finally re...
Listen20th Century Boss Part 7: "Tunnel Of Love" with John Darnielle from 2018-03-05T14:30
Released on Oct. 9, 1987, "Tunnel Of Love" has a reputation among some Springsteen fans as his “soft rock, baby boomer divorce record.” It’s true that "Tunnel...
Listen20th Century Boss Part 6: "Born In The U.S.A." with Patterson Hood from 2018-02-26T16:36
After the stripped-down "Nebraska," Bruce Springsteen went in the opposite direction for 1984's "Born In The U.S.A.," one of the most popular rock albums ever made. Springstee...
Listen20th Century Boss Part 5: "Nebraska" with Phoebe Bridgers from 2018-02-26T14:30
In 1982, Bruce Springsteen released "Nebraska," a stark collection of acoustic songs recorded at home on a four-track in one marathon session. It's an album about criminals and eco...
Listen20th Century Boss Part 4: "The River" with Patrick Stickles from 2018-02-19T14:31
For Bruce Springsteen 1980 double-album "The River," I spoke with Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus, whose latest album, "A Productive Cough," comes out March 2. I...
Listen20th Century Boss Part 3: "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" with Julien Baker from 2018-02-19T14:30
Our Bruce Springsteen series continues with Julien Baker, a wonderful artist whose 2017 album "Turn Out The Lights" was one of my favorite LPs of that year. Even though she wa...
Listen20th Century Boss Part 2: "Born To Run" with Jeff Rosenstock from 2018-02-12T17:31
In episode two of our special Bruce Springsteen series, Jeff Rosenstock dives into the first true masterpiece of Springsteen's career, 1975's "Born To Run." While Rosenstock was ra...
Listen20th Century Boss Part 1: Early Boss with Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem from 2018-02-12T17:30
Welcome to 20th Century Boss, our in-depth series on the albums that Bruce Springsteen released in the '70s, '80s, and '90s. In episode one, Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem joins us to ...
Listen37: Raising A Toast To St. Joe Strummer With Craig Finn from 2017-12-18T14:30
On Dec. 22, 2002, Joe Strummer of The Clash returned home after walking his dogs and died suddenly at the age of 50. The cause of death was a defective heart artery — who would've thought that Joe ...
Listen36: Mac McCaughan Explains How Superchunk Has Stayed Great For Decades from 2017-12-11T14:30
As the leader of Superchunk and the co-founder of Merge Records, Mac McCaughan is a key player in the history of American indie rock. He tells Steve about how hardcore inspired him to start his own...
Listen35: Our Favorite Albums Of 2017 from 2017-12-04T14:30
This one is self-explanatory — Steve counts down the best LPs of 2017 with his colleague and friend Caitlin White from URPOXX.com.
Listen34: Jeff Tweedy and John Stirratt on How Wilco Became Wilco from 2017-11-27T14:30
Wilco is now recognized as one of the best and most beloved American rock bands of the last 25 years. But once upon a time, Wilco was a burgeoning project started by Jeff Tweedy in the aftermath of...
Listen33: How To Celebrate Thanksgiving With "The Last Waltz" from 2017-11-20T14:30
Every year at Thanksgiving time Steve tries to watch "The Last Waltz," Martin Scorsese's classic 1978 documentary about the final concert performed by the original incarnation of The Band. It's his...
Listen32: An American's Guide To The Tragically Hip from 2017-11-13T14:30
On Oct. 17, Gord Downie died from brain cancer, sparking widespread mourning in his native country of Canada. Across the country for days afterward, there were candlelit vigils in his honor. For Ca...
Listen31: How Jann Wenner Shaped Rock History In His Own Image from 2017-11-06T14:30
More than any other writer or editor, Jann Wenner has shaped the narrative of rock history from his perch at "Rolling Stone" and, later, as one of the gatekeepers at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame....
Listen30: Revisiting Ancient Teenaged Feelings About Weezer from 2017-10-30T13:30
For several generations of rock fans, Weezer's "Blue Album" and its follow-up, "Pinkerton", are foundational albums of adolescence. What is it about Rivers Cuomo's socially awkward anthems that co...
Listen29: Julien Baker Will Make You Cry from 2017-10-23T13:30
On Friday, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Julien Baker will release her second album, "Turn Out The Lights," one of the most emotionally overpowering albums of 2017. A native of Memphis, Baker c...
Listen28: The Five-Albums Test With Rob Sheffield from 2017-10-16T13:30
In 2011, back when I was a writer for The A.V. Club, I invented a game called The Five-Albums Test, in which I listed artists and bands that have at least five consecutive very good-to-great albums...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 27: Automatic For The People At 25 from 2017-10-09T13:30
On October 5, one of the great albums of the '90s turned 25 years old. R.E.M.'s "Automatic For The People" sold four million copies in the U.S. and spawned hits like "Man On The Moon" and "Everybod...
ListenSeason 2 Special Episode: RIP Tom Petty from 2017-10-03T21:48:53
In this special "emergency" episode we play tribute to the late classic-rocker.
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ListenSeason 2 Episode 26: Dan Bejar of Destroyer Loves '80s Dylan and The Doors from 2017-10-02T13:30
For more than 20 years, Dan Bejar has been putting out albums under the name Destroyer, a moniker that hints at Bejar's habit of reimagining his music with each new release. The trend continues wit...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 25: Are The Killers Good Or Terrible? from 2017-09-25T13:30
The Killers put out a new album last Friday called "Wonderful Wonderful." It's not very good. In my review for Uproxx.com, I tried to make sense of the band's career, ultimately suggesting that the...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 25: Mike Gordon of Phish Is A Nice Guy from 2017-09-18T13:30
Last month I wrote about The Baker's Dozen, an historic run of 13 concerts at Madison Square Garden in which the long-running jam band Phish played more than 200 songs without any repeats. It was...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 24: The National Is Back With "Sleep Well Beast" from 2017-09-11T14:22:14
Last month I wrote a profile for Uproxx.com that detailed the making of The National's latest album, Sleep Well Beast, which came out on Friday. The band worked at guitarist Aaron Dessner's studio ...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 23: The Rise and Fall and Rise Of LCD Soundsystem from 2017-09-05T13:30
On Friday, LCD Soundsystem released its "comeback" album, "American Dream." My feelings on it are mixed — I love the music, but James Murphy can be a prickly, even annoying presence. To get to the ...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 22: How The War On Drugs Became The War On Drugs from 2017-08-28T13:30
On Friday, The War On Drugs' released their fourth LP, A Deeper Understanding, and it's one of my favorite albums of the year. How did The War On Drugs get to this point, with a brilliant new LP th...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 21: A Short History of Queens Of The Stone Age from 2017-08-21T14:26:06
Originally formed in 1996, QOTSA has been an anomaly in the past few decades: A smart, critically acclaimed hard-rock band that's not really indie, not really metal, and nowhere close to mainstream...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 20: 1987 Is One Of Rock's Best Years from 2017-08-14T15:13:46
You might have recently noticed a surge in anniversary stories about albums that came out in 1987: U2's The Joshua Tree, Guns N' Roses Appetite For Destruction, Prince's Sign Of The Times, Michael...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 19: Top 10 Best Live Albums Ever from 2017-08-07T13:30
Given how commonplace live recordings have become online, the traditional live album has become somewhat of a dying format. But I've always had affection for live albums like The Who's Live At Leed...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 18: The New Arcade Fire LP is one of 2017's Biggest Disappointments from 2017-07-31T13:30
Last week, Arcade Fire released its fifth album, Everything Now. In my review for UPROXX.com, I called the LP "cranky" and "condescending." Was I too harsh? I solicited a second opinion from Jeremy...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 17: How Does Mitski Write Such Great Songs? from 2017-07-24T13:30
One of the best artists working in indie rock today is Mitski Miyawaki, a 26-year-old singer-songwriter who released her breakthrough LP, Puberty 2, in 2016. Mitski recently played at the Pitchfork...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 16: Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra Was A Teenaged Rock Star from 2017-07-17T15:54:48
By the time Andy Hull was 19, he was known among teenaged music fans as one of the scene's most admired singer-songwriters. But being the frontman of the venerated emo band Manchester Orchestra has...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 15: Have I Finally Come Around On Nü-Metal? from 2017-07-10T13:30
Lately there's been a lot of nostalgia for 90s alt-rock and early '00s indie rock from New York. However, there was another music movement that took place between the early '90s and the early '00s ...
ListenSeason 2, Episode 14: Radiohead's "OK Computer" Is The Best LP Of The Last 20 Years ... Or Not from 2017-06-26T13:30
Last week I wrote a column about how I believe that Radiohead's OK Computer is the best album of the last 20 years. One person who did not agree with me is my friend and Celebration Rock podcast pr...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 13: The Return Of '00s Indie Rock in 2017 from 2017-06-20T13:30
Last week, Fleet Foxes became the latest band associated with '00s indie-rock to make a long-awaited comeback in 2017. Earlier this year there were new albums from Dirty Projectors, Spoon, and Phoe...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 12:Har Mar Superstar Was Julian Casablancas' Bodyguard from 2017-06-12T13:30
No book about rock music in 2017 has generated more conversation than Lizzy Goodman's Meet Me In The Bathroom, a wildly entertaining and unrepentantly gossipy oral history of the New York City musi...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 11: The Best Albums Of 2017 So Far from 2017-06-05T14:29:51
I talked about the year in music so far with critic and author Dan Ozzi of Noisey. In this podcast, we debate the merits of 2017's offerings from Japandroids and Cloud Nothings (I love the former a...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 10: The Grateful Dead Are Alive! from 2017-05-30T14:58:28
Perhaps the greatest cult band in rock history is the Grateful Dead, a band that somehow keeps on trucking along more than 20 years after the death of Jerry Garcia. Coming up on Friday, June 2, an ...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 9: The National's "Boxer" Just Turned 10 from 2017-05-22T14:22:03
Last week, I wrote a piece for Uproxx weighing the strengths of 2007's "Boxer" against the other albums in The National's formidable catalog. In spite of strong contenders like 2005's "Alligator," ...
ListenSeason 2 Bonus Ep: R.I.P. Chris Cornell from 2017-05-19T16:55:45
The rock world lost one of the best frontmen of the last 30 years this week, so Steve decided to record a special emergency episode to memorialize the great Chris Cornell. Joining him are Celebrati...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 8: The Black Crowes Were The Most Rock 'n' Roll Rock 'n' Roll Band of the '90s from 2017-05-15T14:05
A crucial touchstone in '90s rock that's often overlooked is Shake Your Money Maker, the 1990 debut by the Black Crowes. Thanks to singles such as "Hard To Handle" and "She Talks To Angels," Shake ...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 7: Father John Misty DM'ed Me And Then We Talked For 80 Minutes from 2017-05-08T14:05
About a week ago, Steve received a DM on Twitter from none other Josh Tillman, better known as Father John Misty. This was not the first time he reached out to him — Josh also messaged Steve after ...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 6: We Finally Talk About The Beatles with Rob Sheffield from 2017-05-01T18:48:11
This is a rock podcast, so it's about time we finally get around to talking about perhaps the greatest rock band of all-time, The Beatles. Our excuse is a great new book called "Dreaming The Beatle...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 5: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Is Still Trying To Break Your Heart from 2017-04-24T17:00
This past weekend, one of the most revered rock records of the past few decades turned 15, which seemed like a good excuse to revisit Wilco's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot." Back in the early 2000s, "Yanke...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 4: Don't Look Back In Anger At Britpop from 2017-04-17T18:10:53
In the mid 90s, some of the best and most exciting rock records came out of U.K., thanks to a generation of bands with tremendous style, spirit, and smarts. This movement was dubbed Britpop, and it...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 3: Brann Dailor of Mastodon from 2017-04-12T17:15
For 15 years, Mastodon has been one of America's most consistent bands, whether they're making concept records based on "Moby Dick" or catchy hard-rock anthems in the mold of classic bands from the...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 2: Is Father John Misty A Genius Or A Charlatan (Or A Bit Of Both)? from 2017-04-10T18:33:38
Last Friday, Josh Tillman released his third album as Father John Misty, "Pure Comedy," a sprawling fire-and-brimstone sermon about the state of Trump's America. Steve thinks it's a work of genius ...
ListenVitalogy-ology Part 7: Pearl Jam's Legacy Band Years from 2017-04-05T17:00
We wrap up our series on Pearl Jam by looking at the band's three most recent albums — 2006's "Pearl Jam," 2009's "Backspacer," and 2013's "Lightning Bolt." For a band whose career often teetered o...
ListenVitalogy-ology Part 6: Pearl Jam's Binaural and Riot Act from 2017-04-03T17:00
The alternate title of this episode is: "Pearl Jam: The Lost Years." Many PJ fans stopped following the band in the early '00s, leaving a core of diehards who continue to support Pearl Jam to this ...
ListenVitalogy-ology Part 5: Pearl Jam's Yield from 2017-03-29T17:00
Is the fifth Pearl Jam album the beginning of an era, or the end of one? Actually, it's probably a bit of both. Steve delves into one of the most underrated Pearl Jam albums, which was both the las...
ListenVitalogy-ology Part 4: Pearl Jam's No Code from 2017-03-27T17:28:39
Our series on Pearl Jam continues with possibly the most fascinating record in the band's catalogue, "No Code." Released in 1996, "No Code" competed on the charts with a host of poppy alt-rock rip-...
ListenVitalogy-ology Part 3: Pearl Jam's Vitalogy from 2017-03-20T19:00
The third Pearl Jam record is a favorite for many Pearl Jam fans, even if it is a chaotic document of a chaotic time in the band's history. To help make sense of this willfully scattershot but freq...
ListenVitalogy-ology Part 2: Pearl Jam's Vs. from 2017-03-20T17:20:25
Our series on Pearl Jam continues with the band's second album, Steve's personal favorite PJ record. This was the album that truly heralded Pearl Jam's arrival as one of the biggest bands, selling ...
ListenVitalogy-ology Part 1: Pearl Jam's "Ten" from 2017-03-13T17:00
Our seven-part series on Pearl Jam begins at the most obvious point: The band's wildly popular 1991 debut, "Ten." Is it possible that one of the biggest selling rock albums of the 90s is actually u...
ListenSeason 2 Episode 1: Japandroids from 2017-03-06T18:49:51
Celebration Rock makes its triumphant comeback from a long paternity leave with none other than the band that inspired our name. Steven sat down with Brian King of Japandroids at the start of the b...
Listen2016 Year In Rock Holiday Special from 2016-12-29T21:10
Steve takes a hiatus from his hiatus to talk with Ian Cohen about 2016's best rock albums and worst "is rock dead?" thinkipieces, and Rob Mitchum about the science of year-end-best-of-albums lists<...
ListenEpisode 38: Alex G and Ryley Walker from 2016-10-10T20:02:19
Season 1 finale! Before Steve takes off for the rest of 2016, he talks with two great young singer-songwriters. Alex G has made his name as an indie-pop tunesmith via his Bandcamp releases, but ...
ListenEpisode 37: Joyce Manor from 2016-10-03T15:42:43
One of the sharpest bands operating in the punk realm at the moment is Joyce Manor, a SoCal outfit that specializes in succinct songs that delve insightfully into the minutia of daily life. But as ...
ListenEpisode 36: An Inside Look at Rolling Stone from 2016-09-26T17:00
As a profile writer for Rolling Stone, Brian Hiatt has interviewed virtually every musician of consequence, from Bruce Springsteen to Mick Jagger to Prince to Adele. Steve invited Brian on the p...
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