America's Greatest Rock Band

In this week's episode, Drennen and Sebastian talk to musician/artist/content creator Perry Shall about the commodity of art, letting the freehand of the creative market decide, the merits of abject failure and his America's greatest rock band, Bob Seger.

In this week's episode, the guys sit down with comedian Joe Kwaczala to discuss the longevity of movements, the politics of creative insight, artistic conscience in the medium and R.E.M.

Seb and Dren sit down with Algiers' guitarist, Lee Tesche, to discuss the destabilizing effect inconsistency has on the creative process, critical analysis of the post-irony era, observing dimensions verse discovery and Spacemen 3.

Drennen and Sebastian talk with Turner Classic Movies' Programming Manager and host of the film podcast, America's Greatest Rock Movie, Millie De Chirico. We discuss the stakes of creative risk, the nuances of navigating process, deconstructing mythos for artistic merit and Misfits.

In the latest episode, Sebastian and Drennen have a conversation with Obnox's Lamont Thomas about the construct of American identity, the role of race in artistic expressionism, the brutalism of industry and Funkadelic.

In this episode, we talk to TV's Chris Gethard about the totalitarianism of property ownership and the propriety of humanism, as well as his America's Greatest Rock Band, The Replacements.

In this episode of AGRB, Seb and Dren sit down with Calvero's Gabe Liebowitz to discuss the pitfalls of artistic endowment, the cultural freedom of minimalism and Meatloaf. Check out Calvero here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Hrnt7scZjAIfAOcjmsnSw Check out Meatloaf here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjGLXYUSeY Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing and thanks to Sean Caffrey for art and graphics.

In the latest episode, Sebastian and Drennen sit down with podcast producer extraordinaire Chris Wade (And Introducing, Chapo Trap House) to discuss the role of media in art, the value of satire as criticism, using commercial aesthetic for personal expressionism and Devo. Check out Chris here: https://twitter.com/saywhatagain Check out And Introducing here: https://soundcloud.com/and-intro-pod Check out Devo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQps7n-o5n8 Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.

Seb and Dren sit down with Aaron Hemphill (Nonpareils, Liars) to discuss the state of art in this cultural flashpoint, the obstacles of creative development and Germs. Check out Nonpareils here: http://mute.com/artists/nonpareils Check out Aaron on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nnprls/?hl=en Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the art/graphics

Drennen and Seb chat with Tommy McNamara about the stifling oppression of labels, the rewarding fulfillment of creative endeavors and Smashing Pumpkins. Check Tommy McNamara out here: http://www.tommymcnamara.com/ Check Tommy's album Who's Tommy out here: https://bstlnk.to/WhosTommy Check out Smashing Pumpkins here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXJ36-y5bjg

In the final episode of 2019, Sebastian and Drennen are joined by special guest, Joey Dundale, to reflect on the state of creative culture, the meritocracy of art in America and Sonic Youth.

Sebastian and Drennen have the distinguished pleasure of chatting with famed music critic, Andrew Tisher about the substantive nature of art, the medium of language, contrasting hues through time and space and also They Might Be Giants. Check out Andrew Tisher here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha7smLPz2GY Check out They Might Be Giants here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxBbCmRHBME Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing/engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.

Seb and Drennen are very thankful to sit down with Brett Davis to discuss the hierarchy of artistic achievement, rendering raw materials into an artistic statement and also The Beach Boys.

Seb and Dren chat with Dan Licata, writer for the weekly music show, Saturday Night Live. We talk about subverting the artistic intent, delivering form from context, artistic intersectionality and Blink 182. Check Dan out here: https://twitter.com/danlicatasucks Check out Blink 182 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNrSISR8o2E Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for engineering and producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics. Follow us on Instagram at @americasgreatestrockband, Twitter at @americasgreate1, or email us at americasgreatestrockband@aol.com. Rate and review -- 5 stars only!

Local cool guy, Zach DiLanzo, joins Sebastian and Drennen to talk about the identity of nostalgia, when stealing brings creative empowerment and Pavement.

In our latest episode, Sebastian and Drennen speak with Anto Boros of The Swellers and OG Sharks to discuss the digital medium, classist contrasts in the artistic space, redefining pointillism and Guns N Roses.  Check out Guns N Roses here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT-Gi0wAusQ Check out OG Sharks here: https://ogsharks.com/ Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for engineering and producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics. 

Seb and Drennen talk with Moon Diagrams'/Deerhunter's Moses John Archultea about the fundamentals of creation, the composition of space, adverse reactions to artist expression and Black Dice.  Check out Black Dice here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Bbz-ILlXU Check Moon Diagrams here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTCYKMXx6gA Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing.  Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics. 

Seb and Dren sit down with radio wunderkind Pat Byrne to discuss status as reflected in two and three dimensional expressionism, the meritocracy of creativity and The Presidents of the United States of America.  Check Pat Byrne out here: https://twitter.com/1800patbyrne?lang=en Check POTUSA here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQwWaWFjd0Y Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for engineering and producing. Thanks to Sean for our logo and graphics.

In the most recent episode, Seb and Dren chat with record connoisseur and actor, Sean Evans, to discuss the creative hierarchy, limitations of strength as motivation through process and The Stooges. Check Sean out here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3686477/ Check The Stooges out here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383010/ Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for recording and engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the the logo and graphics. 

In the latest episode, Drennen and Sebby sit down with Brad Hoss (Hoss Records, The Friday Night Main Event) to discuss the trajectory of art and civics, depreciating returns in the artist's market and 3RA1N1AC.  Check out Brad here: https://soundcloud.com/hoss-records Check out 3RA1N1AC here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWUOu_lawBc Artwork and graphics by Sean Caffrey. Thanks Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for audio production.

Sebastian and Drennen sit down with Instagram cartoonist Jayda Abello to discuss the identity of artist vs the identity of critic, what is enlightenment and Mötley Crüe.  Check Jayda's art here: https://www.instagram.com/americansquirm/ Check Mötley Crüe here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_J-JDIgbk Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing and thanks to Sean Caffrey for the art and graphics. 

Seb and Dren sit down with local artist/musician, Travis Swinford, to talk about the elements of creativity, the process of creative continuity and his Steph Cook presents America's Greatest Rock Band, New Love Crowd.  Check out New Love Crowd's new love album here: https://bit.ly/2m2bojO Follow Travis here: https://bit.ly/2m2b4l6 Listen to New Love Crowd on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2kplSsP Thanks to Steph and Paul for their engineering and production. Thanks to Sean for the artwork.

Sebastian and Drennen return from hiatus to chat with Shalewa Sharpe about modern identity in pop experimentalism, artistic expression in outrage culture and The Breeders. See Ma in theaters now! Check out Shalewa here: https://twitter.com/silkyjumbo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Check out The Breeders here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8eTlm33aNI Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for production and sound engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwor

Seb (remote) and Drennen spoke with legendary producer Phil Spector about creative control, confining artistic integrity and Lightning Bolt. Unfortunately, the convo was lost so instead, here's a clip from Drennen's talk radio show, Maximum Joy, in which he speaks with NYC darling, Bagel Boss Bobby. Find Phil Spector: https://tinyurl.com/y5x8ksbh  Find Lightning Bolt: https://tinyurl.com/klrppry Find MAXIMUM JOY: https://tinyurl.com/yxwnzeek Find Bagel Boss Bobby: https://tinyurl.com/y28

Seb and Dre talk to music/podcast producer and engineer, Steph Cook, about the limits of style, the art of theft and Elliott Smith.  Check out Steph's show on Saturday: https://bit.ly/2J9pcAA Check out Elliott Smith here: https://bit.ly/2RM2SkL Check out America's Greatest Rock Band Fourth of July Playlist here: https://bit.ly/2KRLw5h Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing. Thanks for Sean Caffrey for all original artwork. Happy fourth, everyone!

Seb and Dren sit town with famed internet artist Tony Zaret to discuss the frequencies of creative fulfillment, understanding a modern landscape through the post-modern lens and Aerosmith.  Find Tony's work at www.tonyzaret.com Check out Aerosmith's music here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94UrHhS4a0w Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for production and engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.

Dren and Seb sit down with Sebastian Ischer (Vice) to discuss the mundanity pf performance, the creative mind in an existential world and The Doors.  Find Sebastian here: https://www.instagram.com/theischer Listen to The Doors here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dpuIMLugCw Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for their audio engineering and production skills. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.  Follow us on Twitter at @AmericasGreate1

In this episode, Sebastian and Drennen sit down with television producer and musician Justin Melkmann to discuss the art of imperfection, the struggle of balancing abject and hyper realism and Gwar.  Find Justin's band, World War IX, here: https://twitter.com/WorldWarIX Check out Gwar here: https://youtu.be/-mvaEkVF-eg?t=43 Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for audio engineering and production and thanks to Sean Caffrey for our original artwork 

In this episode, Seb and Drennen sit down with The Daily Show's Matt Negrin to discuss pitfalls in creative intellectualism, synthesizing abstraction in modern landscapes and Antonín Dvořák.  Find Matt here: https://twitter.com/MattNegrin Find Dvorzak here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcx_cV5MGj4 Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for audio engineering and production. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.

In this episode, Dren and Seb sit down with Mike Pfeiffer (of the Hell Yeah Babies) to discuss identity constructs of the ruling class, the expressionistic capital of performance and Prince. Follow Mike here: https://www.instagram.com/moddelusion Follow The Hell Yeah Babies here: https://twitter.com/hellyeahbabies Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for hosting us and running audio production and sound engineering.  Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the art. 

In the latest episode, Seb and Drennen sit down with Fred "from Honolulu" Carlos to discuss the assimilation of artistic culture, the creative struggle of reinvention, the hazards of repetition  and Van Halen. Check out Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredFromHon Check out Van Halen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC3tJ_Nu7GQ Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for recording and audio engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork. 

In this very special episode, Seb & Dre go remote for an on-location interview with The Coathangers at The Music Hall of Williamsburg to discuss the distraction artistic recognition, the challenges of mixed media and The Coathangers.  Find The Coathangers new album, The Devil You Know, and tour dates at www.thecoathangers.com. Hear their AGRB-exclusive track, "Ha Ha Ha Merry Death" within the ep! Production and Audio by Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork. 

In this episode, Drennen and Sebastian sit down with Anthony Oberbeck to discuss power dynamics within a creative construct, the vanity of discovery and The Ramones. Find Anthony Oberbeck here: https://twitter.com/anthonyoberbeck Hear The Ramones here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAl-xzN8e-M Find us on Twitter here:https://twitter.com/americasgreate1

Seb and Drennen speak with Billboard's Chris Payne to talk about the limits of creative revolution, the permanence of commercial art and Nirvana.  Follow us @AmericasGreate1 Find Chris here: @cpayneonaplane Find Nirvana here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyeH0V0Gvao

Drennen and Seb talk to Billboard editor Jason Lipshutz about the creative process in a commercial landscape, gender dynamics in post-modern art and Paramore. Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for the studio and engineering duties. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.  Find Jason here: https://tinyurl.com/y6znjrlv Listen to Paramore here: https://tinyurl.com/yxso4plb Check out Calvero (my friend Gabe) here: https://tinyurl.com/yyyrod78

Sebastian and Drennen sit down with the ever-funny Clare O'Kane to talk about making peace, dadaism in the modern context and Talking Heads. Find Clare here: https://twitter.com/babysfirstgun Buy her album, Let It Be, here: https://astrecords.bigcartel.com/product/clare-o-kane-let-it-be-12-vinyl Listen to Talking Heads here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heZyqy2MQkA

Seb and Dre and talk with Late Show with Stephen Colbert's Django Gold about Americana, the struggle of staying relevant in a changing world and ZZ Top.  You can find Django here (https://twitter.com/django) and here (www.djangogold.com). You can find ZZ Top's "Crucifix-a-flat" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSPoxwcA7E4

Hosts Seb and Drennen sit down with Pitchfork's Jeremy Larson to discuss art criticism, the cultural importance of critical evaluation and Velvet Underground. Thanks to Steph and Paul for being gracious hosts and engineers. You can find Jeremy's on twitter here: https://twitter.com/jeremydlarson You can find pitchfork here: www.pitchfork.com Listen to The Velvet Underground here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq1lpSybi6E