The Record Store Day Podcast with Paul Myers

Hey we're WEEKLY now! This week, we continue to ramp up to Record Store Day (April 20) with another look at two special releases coming out on that special day.

RSD's Rick Johnson has put together a live recording of last November's tribute concert, Lenny Kaye & Friends: Live At The Cat's Cradle, a 50th Anniversary Celebration of Nuggets. We'll hear from Rick and then hear from the drummer from the star-studded event itself, Jon Wurster (Bob Mould Band, Mountain Goats, Superchunk).

Then ex-New York Dolls guitarist Steve Conte unveils his RSD release, The Concrete Jangle, most of which was co-written with friend of the show, Andy Partridge (XTC).

The Record Store Day Podcast is written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.

Executive producers for RSD: Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton.

For the full RSD 2024 list and other RSD related news and events, go to RecordStoreDay.com.

Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, RSDMRKT.com, and Furnace Record Pressing (the Official Vinyl Pressing Plant of Record Store Day).

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This episode is dedicated to the late Karl Wallinger (Waterboys, World Party).

Paul took a month off, and plenty happened while he was away, including the announcement of the RSD List for 2024, and the announcement of Paramore as this year's Record Store Day Ambassador(s).

Plus, to celebrate the fact that our show is now 'going WEEKLY, Paul cooked up a rockin' new theme song! 

Record Store Day co-founder Carrie Colliton is back to roll out all the announcements, and then Variety's Chris Willman chats with Paul about a few things on The List that caught his ear.

Record Store Day is April 20, 2024, to see (and download) The List, and to catch up on all the late breaking news from RSD, go to RecordStoreDay.com.

The Record Store Day Podcast is written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers who also composed the theme and selected interstitial music.

Executive Producers (for RSD): Michael Kurtz, and Carrie Colliton.

Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, RSDMRKT.com, and Furnace Record Pressing, the official vinyl pressing plant of Record Store Day. 

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"Record stores can't save your life, but they can give you a better one." - Nick Hornby

It's the return of The First Record I Ever Bought, and this time we look back at the past year to bring you the first physical media purchase stories from Corinne Bailey Rae, The Replacements' Tommy Stinson, Allison Russell, Lloyd Cole, Kristin Hersh, Stewart Copeland of The Police,  Talking Heads' Jerry Harrison, Dominique Durand & Andy Chase from Ivy, The Immediate Family members Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Waddy Wacthel & Steve Postell with documentarian Denny Tedesco, Bauhaus/Love And Rockets founding member David J, and Dave Wakeling from The English Beat / General Public.

For all the exciting news about this year's Record Store Day, including The List for 2024, go to RecordStoreDay.com.

Thanks to Carrie Colliton and Michael Kurtz at RSD.

The RSD Podcast is written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.

Sponsored by our good friends at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, RSDMRKT.com, and Furnace Record Pressing (the official pressing plant of Record Store Day).

While host Paul Myers is away, we're looking back at two different interviews from 2023 featuring artists who were nominated for Grammy Awards this year. One of them, Jason Isbell, was also in Martin Scorsese's Academy Award nominated film, Killers Of The Flower Moon, and was 2023's RSD Ambassador along with his partner, and friend of the show, Amanda Shires. Jason and the 400 Unit delivered the Grammy nominated album Weathervanes, which we discuss in this interview. And we're also running an interview with Allison Russell, who caught the Recording Academy's ear for her triumphant 2023 album, The Returner.

The Record Store Day Podcast is written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme and selected interstitial music.

Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, RSDMRKT.com, and Furnace Record Pressing (the official pressing plant of RSD.)

Thanks to RSD co-founders Carrie Colliton and Michael Kurtz.

When Paul invited the filmmaker Allison Anders (Gas Food Lodging, Mi Vida Loca, Grace Of My Heart) to remember the late great Shangri-Las lead singer Mary Weiss (who passed away on January 19th at the age of 75) we thought it was only going to be a 15-minute segment. In hindsight, this was always going to be the full hour. Enjoy!

And Record Store Day co-founder Carrie Colliton alerts us to some important RSD announcements coming up at RecordStoreDay.com, and remarks on the passing of Melanie Safka who passed away on January 23rd at the age of 76).

The Record Store Day Podcast is written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme and selected interstitial music.

Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, RSDMRKT.com, and Furnace Record Pressing (the official pressing plant of RSD)

Thanks to RSD co-founder Michael Kurtz.

Sleater-Kinney founding members Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker are here to discuss the pain and defiant joy that informs their vibrant new album, Little Rope (Loma Vista).

And J. Smith-Cameron, "Gerri" from HBO's Succession, pops by to tell us how exactly she ended up starring in the Carrie Brownstein-directed video for S-K's "Say It Like You Mean It."

Record Store Day co-founder Carrie Colliton zooms in from Raleigh, NC, to discuss some significant new developments from the world of RSD. For the most up-to-date information on all things Record Store Day, drop by RecordStoreDay.com.

The Record Store Day Podcast is written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme and selected interstitial music used in the show.

Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, and RSDMRKT.com. 

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Happy New Year from The Record Store Day Podcast.

We ring in 2024 with a 40-minute special episode featuring legendary Southern California session players, Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, and Steve Postell, also known as The Immediate Family, which just happens to be the title of a new documentary by Denny Tedesco (The Wrecking Crew). And through the sporadically shaky miracle of Zoom, we had all six of these guys converge to talk about their collective brotherhood, the great artists they've worked with, the new documentary, and their own upcoming album, Skin In The Game.

For the latest in Record Store Day news, go to RecordStoreDay.com.

The Record Store Day Podcast is written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.

Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, and RSDMRKT.com. 

Once again, it's time to take our annual glance at some of the records that make it a cool yule, and this year we have a very qualified guide in returning guest, journalist and author Annie Zaleski, who has written about 100 of them in her new book This Is Christmas, Song by Song (Running Press).

And since it's our holiday party, Paul talks holiday music with RSD co-founder Carrie Colliton.

The Record Store Day Podcast is written produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.

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Season's Greeting From All Of Us At The Record Store Day Podcast!

At the holidays, the best kind of "Wrapped" is physical media (records, CDs, and even music books) nicely wrapped and placed under the tree. From time to time we do episodes about music books that celebrate the art of record making, and on this one we speak with author Ben Greenman who worked with the legendary Sly Stone, to give us the memoir Thank You (Faletinme Be Mice Elf Agin) out now from AUWA Books, with a foreword by the publisher, Questlove himself.

We also spoke with Slate's Chris Molanphy about his extensive study of the historically significant Lil Nas X hit, "Old Town Road," in his book Old Town Road, out now from Duke University Press.

And Bay Area journalist Joel Selvin speaks on behalf of his late co-author, Arhoolie Records founder and mainstay Chris Strachwitz, about their new book Down Home Music, featuring Strachwitz's photographs from travels in the American rural south to curate the music that inspired a generation. 

And RSD's Carrie Colliton explains the new RSD MRKT initiative and even recommends a few books of her own.

For more information go to RSDMRK.com, and RecordStoreDay.com

Also sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, and Tito's Handmade Vodka.

The RSD Podcast is written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.

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It's the annual RSD Black Friday Special, featuring interviews with a selection of people behind certain titles on "The List."
Dave Wakeling, co-founder of The English Beat, talks about the Birmingham ska band's landmark 1980 debut, I Just Can't Stop It, newly expanded into a 2 LP set with bonus live and dub tracks.

Amoeba Records' David Prinz and Polly Parsons (daughter of Gram Parsons) are here to talk about a newly unearthed live recording of Gram Parsons And The Fallen Angels (featuring Emmylou Harris) called The Last Roundup: Live From The Bijou Cafe in Philadelphia, March 16, 1973.

The painter Anna Jensen has assembled a cast of heavyweight musicians to toast her (very much alive and healthy) husband, Drivin' N' Cryin's Kevn Kinney on the tribute album Let's Go Dancing: Said The Firefly To The Hurricane.

David J., co-founder of Bauhaus and Love And Rockets, has a triple LP set of his demos called Tracks From The Attic.

And RSD co-founder Carrie Colliton checks in from Raleigh, NC.

Record Store Day Black Friday is November 24, for the full list and all things Record Store Day, go to RecordStoreDay.com.

Written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.

Sponsored by Dogfish Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, and Crosley turntables.

Thanks for RSD's Michael Kurtz.

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Helmet's Page Hamilton joins us to talk about his band's politically charged new album, Left, and more.

Paul chats with Daniel Rivkin of the Beatles' blog They May Be Parted about the brand new Beatles single "Now And Then" and what it all means in terms of the Fab canon.

Record Store Day co-founder Carrie Colliton talks about how genres are falling away as the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame slowly evolves, shares her two cents about the Beatles, and announces a special RSD Black Friday related event in Los Angeles.

RSD Black Friday is November 24, for up-to-the-minute information and "the list" of titles offered this year, go to RecordStoreDay.com.

Written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme and selected interstitial music.

Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, and Crosley turntables.

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When Black Pumas released their self-titled debut, we had the guys on the show to talk about it. Now, three years later, I spoke with singer Eric Burton about their long-awaited followup, Chronicles Of A Diamond, which is out this week. That conversation was recorded live on stage back in August at the Hotel Monteleone in the heart of New Orleans for RSD's Summer Camp. 

Record Store Day co-founder Carrie Colliton gives us another update on some of the releases listed for RSD Black Friday (November 24). Go to RecordStoreDay.com for the latest information on all things Record Store Day.

Paul also says a few words about two musical heroes who passed away since our last episode, jazz visionary Carla Bley, and Tulsa's power pop journeyman Dwight Twilley.

The Record Store Day Podcast is written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme and selected interstitial music. 

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OUR SEASON FIVE DEBUT features an empowering discussion with Canadian born, Nashville musician Allison Russell about her inspiring (and funky) new album The Returner, the stunning followup to her award winning Outside Child.

And as we begin a series of programs leading up to RSD Black Friday (November 24) Record Store Day co-founder Carrie Colliton spotlights a few titles from the recently announced list. For the full list go to RecordStoreDay.com.

The Record Store Day Podcast is written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.

Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, and Crosley turntables.

This episode is dedicated to Robert "Stewkey" Antoni, former lead singer of Nazz who passed away on October 8 at the age of 75.

British singer, songwriter, and producer Corinne Bailey Rae explains how Chicago's Stony Island Arts Bank inspired her ambitiously complex new album, Black Rainbows.

And Tommy Stinson discusses his days with The Replacements as we unpack the new box set Tim: Let It Bleed Edition, featuring Ed Stasium's 2023 remix of the band's 1985 major label debut, Tim, plus a ton of extra rarities and live tracks.

Record Store Day co-founder Carrie Colliton talks about her recent trip to New York to hang out with Killer Mike.

For the latest RSD News go to RecordStoreDay.com. 

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Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads,talks about his work on the new remastered 40th Anniversary audio release of the Stop Making Sense live soundtrack on the occasion of a new theatrical release of filmmaker Jonathan Demme's landmark concert film. 

Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses, 50 Foot Wave) chats with Paul about her arresting new solo album Clear Pond Road (Fire Records).

RSD co-founder Carrie Colliton breaks some news about a special event with Killer Mike in NYC, and both she and Paul pour one out for Jimmy Buffett and Gary Wright to whom this episode is dedicated. For the latest RSD news go to RecordStoreDay.com.

Podcast written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.

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After two music book episodes, RSD Goes To The Movies, pointing our lens at two rock documentaries, each told from inside two different psychedelically-incinded music scenes. 

Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo is here with Rob Hatch-Miller (Other Music) to discuss C.B. Stockfleth's film, The Elephant 6 Recording Co., but first, director Roddy Bogawa talks about the film he made with the late Storm Thorgerson (of Hipgnosis) called Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd. 

Plus the return of RSD co-founder Carrie Colliton, back in Raleigh, NC, after running the RSD Summer Camp in New Orleans. Go to RecordStoreDay.com for the latest information about RSD.

Written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. 

Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, and Crosley turntables. 

This episode is dedicated to the late Jerry Moss (1935-2023), who passed away on August 15 at the age of 88. Moss was the co-founder, with friend of the show Herb Alpert, of A&M Records.

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Part two of our Summer Music Book Series features author and former Del Fuegos guitarist Warren Zanes discussing his recent book, Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska.' (Crown)

And on Zoom from Paris, Kate Stables, leader and songwriter for the band This Is The Kit talks about the band's newest album Careful of Your Keepers (Rough Trade).

RSD's Carrie Colliton has the week off.

The Record Store Day podcast is written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.

Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Tito's Handmade Vodka, and Crosley turntables.

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This episode is dedicated to singer songwriter Sixto Rodriguez (1942-2023), punk designer Jamie Reid (1947-2023), and The Band's Robbie Roberston (1943-2023)

In part one of our Summer Music Book Series, we discuss Steely Dan with Alex Pappademas and Joan LeMay whose new book, Quantum Criminals (University of Texas Press) is a beautifully illustrated catalogue of ramblers and wild gamblers who populate the songs of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

And with the passing of Sinéad O'Connor, writer David Wild joins us to remember interviewing her in 1991 for her Rolling Stone cover story during the year she broke in America, while touching on some of the issues with how she was portrayed during her darkest moments.

Carrie Colliton has the week off.

Written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. 

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For more information about Record Store Day go to RecordStoreDay.com.

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This episode is dedictated to Sinéad O'Connor, Tony Bennett, Randy Meisner, and Paul Reubens.

To celebrate our 100th episode, we take a brief look at merely some of the "First Record I Ever Bought" stories for a selection of our guests over the four seasons so far:

Tony Visconti, Margo Price, Fred Armisen, Rhian Teasdale (Wet Leg), Bonnie Raitt, Jane Wiedlin (Go-Go's), Robyn Hitchcock, Questlove, Susanna Hoffs (Bangles), Marc Maron, Jason Isbell, Lucinda Williams, Andy Partridge (XTC), Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast), Alice Cooper, Robert Glasper, Johnny Marr (The Smiths), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), plus Jeff Tweedy and the members of Wilco.

We also surveyed some of our independent record retailers for their "First Record" stories, plus RSD co-founder Carrie Colliton and Paul Myers share their "First Record" stories.

Written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.

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For the latest in RSD News go to RecordStoreDay.Com

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Lloyd Cole unpacks his wonderful new album On Pain (earMUSIC) and explains how he's trying to put the soul back into the machine.  Stewart Copeland, drummer, composer, and co-founder of The Police, returns to the podcast to explain how and why has reworked many of his former band's songs on his recently released album, Police Deranged For Orchestra (Shelter/BMG).

Angela Cuddy and Janice Morro, both teachers at Marshwood Great Works School in Maine, tell us how their fifth graders staged their very own Record Store Day at the school, with help from Bull Moose and Third Man Records.

And RSD's Carrie Colliton compares notes with Paul on the differences between the Fourth of July and Canada Day (July 1). For more information about RSD go to RecordStoreDay.com.

Written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.

Sponsored as always by Tito's Handmade Vodka, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, and Crosley turntables.

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