An in depth look back at albums I listened to growing up and the listening experience. Jason Bemis Lawrence, creator and host of Before The Stream, is a singer/songwriter and a drummer with bands like Heather Woods Broderick, The Building, and Jesse Marchant. In this podcast, Jason and a guest will be checking in on a record they both listened to abundantly in the past to see what memories the record conjures, what holds up, and what has changed about.. well, everything.
Listeners of Before The Stream that love the show mention: always.
The Before The Stream podcast, hosted by Lawrence, is a captivating and engaging show that delves deep into the world of music. Lawrence's interviewing skills are top-notch, allowing for wonderfully wide-ranging conversations with his guests. These talks are not only informative but also often lighthearted and humorous. Each episode provides a unique opportunity to learn not only about the guest being interviewed but also about the record being discussed.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is Lawrence's ability to create thought-provoking discussions around music. He goes beyond just talking about the technical aspects of albums and instead incorporates how we now listen to music compared to how we used to consume it in the past. This adds another layer of depth and makes for truly interesting conversations. Additionally, hearing musicians talk about their own work and their experiences within the industry gives listeners a unique insight into the creative process.
Another positive aspect of this podcast is its ability to connect with its audience on a personal level. By reminiscing about past shows and albums, Lawrence taps into our own memories and connections to music. This creates a relatable and nostalgic atmosphere where everyone can feel like both a critic and a fan. It is enjoyable to hear others' perspectives on albums that have left an impact on them personally, as well as discovering new records through their recommendations.
Despite its many strengths, there are some minor drawbacks to The Before The Stream podcast. One potential issue is that some episodes may not resonate with every listener due to differing musical tastes or interests. While Lawrence does his best to provide an engaging experience regardless of personal preferences, it is inevitable that some episodes will be more appealing than others based on individual taste in music.
In conclusion, The Before The Stream podcast offers an entertaining and enlightening experience for anyone interested in music. Lawrence's interviewing skills ensure that each episode covers a broad range of topics while maintaining a sense of humor throughout. The discussions around albums provide both informative and nostalgic insights, allowing listeners to connect with the guests and relive their own musical memories. Overall, this podcast is a delightful journey into the world of music and is highly recommended for both music enthusiasts and casual listeners alike.
Soul Asylum again? And their new album from 2024? When Jason and Rob Collier saw that the title of Soul Asylum's new album quoted the movie Airplane! they knew they had to follow up on their previous episodes about Grave Dancer's Union and Let Your Dim Light Shine. Do you have to have heard the album to enjoy this talk? Definitely not. And don't call me Shirley. Rob and Jason play the Dave Pirner lyrics game, consider other quotes from Airplane! and what kind of album titles they might've made, talk about Soul Asylum's evolution, and get into details from the album. Rob also talks a bit about his current and future projects, including more educational and Beatles-related material on his YouTube channel. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream linktr.ee/beforethestream
Al Melchior of You, Me and An Album joins the show to talk about U2 and their 1983 album War. Al saw U2 in concert around the time that War came out and it made a huge impression on him. Jason and Al discuss memories of U2, the evolution of their fandom as the band continued on, the performances on War, what makes albums cohesive, and a lot more. Jason was recently a guest on You, Me and An Album talking with Al about Radiohead's Kid A: listen here Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Instagram: beforethestream linktr.ee/beforethestream
Just a quick little update to let you know that Jason talked about Radiohead's album Kid A on the podcast "You, Me and An Album" with Al Melchior. You can listen to the episode here or wherever you listen to podcasts. Al has had a ton of great guests and discussed a lot of great albums if you don't know the podcast. Al and Jason also talked a bit about Jason's album The Grand Routine and the history and future of this podcast. I hope you'll give it a listen. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream linktr.ee/beforethestream
A Safe Place is out. It's the 3rd single from Jason's forthcoming new album The Grand Routine. Great friend of the show Rob Collier joins again to talk about the song, how it was written, songwriting, production, Andrew Carlson's bass playing, music marketing, etc etc. The two friends also try to define what type of music Jason's music is, what Soft Rock is, if lyrics matter at all, and more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream linktr.ee/beforethestream
The 2nd single from Jason's forthcoming LP is out now. Singer-songwriter/drummer/multi-instrumentalist/producer Anthony LaMarca of The Building and The War on Drugs joined Jason to talk about the song and the album. The two friends and longtime cohorts discussed production, tracking at Peppermint Studios in Youngstown, OH, tempos, Anthony's sweet guitar solo on this song, the definition of the term "shralping", why the album took a long time to write and record, whether the demos are better than the album versions, songwriting, and a lot more. Plus, there's a bonus post-script detailing another of Jason's awkward interactions with a musician. Awesome contributions were made to this song by: Anthony Andrew Carlson Gary Rhamy D. James Goodwin Rob Collier Heather Woods Broderick Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream linktr.ee/beforethestream
The 1st single from Jason's forthcoming 2nd LP is out! The song is called In the Quiet Golden Hour, and Jason talked all about it with Andrew Carlson, who played bass and guitar and sang on the track. The two friends talk about recording at Peppermint Studios in Youngstown, OH, with Anthony LaMarca and Gary Rhamy. They talk about all the other people that worked on the song and album. They analyze the track and the original demo of the song while sharing lessons they learned on this session and talking about production, arrangement, songwriting, lyrics, etc. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream linktr.ee/beforethestream
We are back! The grand return of Before the Stream features Jason and Natasha Alexandra talking about Tori Amos' 1994 classic album Under the Pink. Jason tries to guess Natasha's defining 3 songs from this record before the two friends and musical colleagues dive into the full album, whether spirits help with songwriting, storytelling vs. marketing, 30-year anniversaries, the 90s, production, and so much more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream linktr.ee/beforethestream
Rob Collier made his first appearance on the show back in episode 4 to talk about Soul Asylum. Now he's back to talk about their 1995 album, Let Your Dim Light Shine. It's impossible not to talk about Dave Pirner's lyrics. But Rob and Jason also talked a lot about music production (Butch Vig produced this record), songwriting, arrangement, and much more, going song by song while interspersing games, jokes and anecdotes. They finished up with some more games, a dramatic reading of a review (of the complete Soul Asylum lyrics book), and the first ever edition of Dramatic Music Tweets on Before the Stream. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream linktr.ee/beforethestream
Jason and Brian Kantor continue and conclude their conversation about The Cardigans' 1996 album First Band on the Moon. The two friends analyze each song on the record while sharing thoughts on production, arrangement, creativity, Black Sabbath, and more. They even dramatically read a couple of bizarre reviews for this album. Brian then shares what he's been up to at The Soundry, and with Sound For and other bands, and more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream linktr.ee/beforethestream
Nina Persson of the Cardigans is interviewed in this episode! Brian Kantor returns to talk about The Cardigans' 1996 album First Band On The Moon. Brian is friends and erstwhile bandmates with Nina, so they recorded a conversation about the album that we listen to on this episode. Jason and Brian talk about drum sounds, bass note choices, dark lyrics wrapped in happy-sounding songs, if "Happy Meal II" is actually a happy song, the differences between this album and other 90s alternative hit records, and much more. We'll be back soon with Part 2 of the conversation. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream linktr.ee/beforethestream
We're talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York song by song. Host Jason Bemis Lawrence did this one by himself. It gave Jason a chance to ruminate on the song Something in the Way, play some guitar, sing a little, address some of the common topics about the song and the differences between the Unplugged performance and the version on Nevermind, lyrics, and a lot more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Chris Towers of CBS joins the podcast to count down our rankings of the full-length albums by the band The National in anticipation of a new National album in April. Jason Bemis Lawrence is the host and once had his parody song played on Chris' podcast, as Jason mentions. You can hear Chris and his colleagues listening to it and commenting here at 39:50 into the podcast. (It's a Spotify link, but hey if you can easily find that episode in their extensive backlog elsewhere, please let us know) Chris and Jason talk through how they got introduced to The National and what the band means to them before discussing the band's catalog and ranking their albums worst to best. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
D. James Goodwin is back on the show. We're taking a break from the Nirvana series to ask Dan some questions about his process of learning and engaging with the world via social media, technology, etc, before getting into R.E.M's 1992 album Automatic For The People. Dan had mentioned his deep emotional connection to the album on his previous appearance so we decided to dig further into it. As usual, we talk lyrics, production, songwriting, the specific qualities and characteristics of each band member, and more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Before the Stream is currently talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York one song at a time. Travis Smith returns to the pod to discuss On A Plain and reminisce about Nirvana. Jason and Travis talk about album sequencing, "great little pop songs" vs "great songs", poignant lyrics vs throwaway lyrics, what stands out about this song in this performance and on Nevermind, and more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Before the Stream is currently talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York one song at a time. We finally had to go out of song order for this one, but you'll be glad to get it sooner. Singer/Songwriter/cellist/multi-instrumentalist Heather Woods Broderick joins Jason to talk about the penultimate song of the performance All Apologies. The two friends and sometimes bandmates discuss Heather's memories of Nirvana, grunge music, and Unplugged before moving through a variety of topics like live performance versus recorded performance, how people will get inspired to learn an instrument in the future, songwriting, and more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Before the Stream is currently talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York one song at a time. Chris Buckridge joined Jason to share his deeply personal connection to this song and to Nirvana. The two friends and erstwhile/forever bandmates discuss music theory, mental health, cognitive dissonance and of course, Nirvana. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Before the Stream is currently talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York one song at a time. Rob Collier returns to the show to talk about Pennyroyal Tea, the 5th song on the album. We explore why Rob didn't get into Nirvana in the 90s as much as he did the other major grunge bands, what makes this song and Kurt's performance of it on Unplugged so compelling, a little bit of music theory, and a lot more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Dean Wareham (Luna, Galaxie 500, Dean & Britta, etc) is on the show! Before the Stream is currently talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York one song at a time. Dean's band Luna was making major label rock albums at the same time Nirvana was, so he has an interesting perspective on the time period. Dean and Jason talk about the aesthetics of "Unplugged", vocals, covers, and more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
We're talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York song by song. John Whitaker joins Jason to talk about Nirvana's cover of The Vaselines' Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam. The two old friends and bandmates discuss John's teenage perspective on Nirvana in the 90s, everything that Dave Grohl adds to this performance, what it's like to have lived a song, the gift that Nirvana gave so many people by covering relatively unknown songs, and more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
We're talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York song by song. Our guest for Come As You Are, the 2nd song of the show, was born the same year Nirvana Unplugged was performed. Guitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Louis Cohen joins Jason to discuss his connection to Nirvana, musical plagarism, 90s guitar sounds and fashion, Judee Sill, and a lot more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
We're talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York song by song and we start at the beginning with David Nagler Jason and David discuss the song About a Girl along with David's first impressions of MTV's Unplugged series, the time David saw Nirvana in concert, guitar playing, and much more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
We're back! We're going to go through Nirvana: MTV Unplugged in New York song by song with different guests over the next couple months. Jason introduces the 1993/94 TV performance and album, and talks a bit about what's been going on the last few months. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Jason is joined for the 2nd time by one of his oldest and dearest friends Travis Smith, this time to discuss Nirvana's 1989 full length debut Bleach. Jason and Travis try to remember if the performance of "About a Girl" on MTV Unplugged really was their introduction to this album, they discuss what aspects of the songwriter Kurt Cobain would become were already present on this album, the progression from Bleach (which was produced for around $600) to Nevermind, and much more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist Michael Quoma joins Jason to talk about Primus' 1990 debut studio album Frizzle Fry. What is up with this band? How unique are they? Are they a jam band? How much depth is behind their quirky surface? Jason and Mike discuss all these questions, plus their memories of the album and Primus, thoughts on composition and band dynamics, and much more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Jason asked drummer/songwriter/bandleader Alex Kirkpatrick to introduce him to music that has been important to Alex. Alex chose Chris Weisman and pointed Jason to 6 songs to listen to and discuss. Those songs are: "Double Bill" "The Fingers of Mars" "Fa Mi May (Dream Away)" "Living With Poison " "The Winning Blues" and "Changes in the Fourth Dimension" The two friends talked about how Alex learned about Weisman and what Weisman's music has meant to him, what can be learned from Weisman's approach, how their listening and writing habits have changed over time, and much more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
For the next full-length episode (episode 39, next week), Jason asked drummer/songwriter/bandleader Alex Kirkpatrick to school him on an artist Jason didn't know, but who has had a profound impact on Alex. Alex chose singer/songwriter Chris Weisman. In this preview/primer for the full-length episode, Jason lays out the 6 songs that Alex chose for them to dig into, where to find the songs if you want to hear them in advance, and more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Mike O joins Jason to talk about U2's 1997 album Pop. Did the tepid response to this somewhat experimental album lead U2 to make safe music for the rest of their career? Is this album sequenced for the CD era, and does it trail off at the end because they didn't quite finish it? The two friends discuss their memories of U2, the album, how they're connecting with music these days, and much more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Finally a Fugazi episode. Singer/Songwriter/Multi-instrumentalist Chris Buckridge joins Jason to discuss Fugazi and their 1990 album Repeater. Was Fugazi preachy? Were they sloppy? Were they an amazing example of creativity, integrity and creating a community? The two friends and erstwhile bandmates discuss their memories and updated thoughts about Fugazi and Repeater. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Singer/Songwriter Pascal Balthrop (Balthrop, Alabama) joins Jason to discuss Billy Joel's 1982 album The Nylon Curtain. Pascal remembers all the reasons this was an important album for him in his childhood while Jason tries to track down why exactly he never gave a crap about Billy Joel. This all leads to an in-depth discussion of every song on the album plus songwriting, production, vocal effects, music videos and much more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Drummer/percussionist/businessman extraordinaire Dean Anshutz joins Jason to talk about Tom Petty's 1994 album Wildflowers. The two friends have a wide-ranging discussion about first impressions of the album, it's place in Tom's body of work, lyrics, production, drumming. Is it front-loaded? Is it a little uneven as it goes on? Could some of the newly released tracks from the sessions worked better on the single album? Or is it just perfect? Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Michael Arthur (@inklines) joins Jason to discuss R.E.M.'s 1996 album New Adventures in Hi-Fi. Did everyone grow up in a crappy time for pop music? Does anyone want to be someone's Easter Bunny? What is it about this band? About Michael Stipe? Is this record just too long or too same-y because it's so live? Jason and Michael discuss all these things, plus the creative process, how bands keep it fresh on their 10th album and beyond, and much more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
D. James Goodwin rejoins the pod to discuss Jane's Addiction's 1990 album Ritual de lo Habitual. Jason and Dan discuss Jane's place among rock bands during a time when popularity was switching from Hair and Glam Metal to Alternative. They go through the sounds and production on each instrument, how to get the most out of less technically proficient singers, Navarro's place amongst rock guitarists, and much more. They even share their own personal 'been caught stealing' stories. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Photographer, producer, podcast host, musician Bryan Bruchman (bryanbruchman.com) joins Jason to discuss the 1991 Guns N' Roses releases Use Your Illusion I & II. Both Bryan and Jason got these cds before they had cd players, but they did different things about it. They discuss their memories of first hearing the music, the lasting impacts it had on them, how it sounds to them now, and how their listening habits and relationship to music has changed. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Jason and Polish guitarist Rafal Sarnecki (rafalsarnecki.com) grew up on different continents but they both had a strong relationship with Metallica's The Black Album in the 90s. The two friends, who met and studied jazz together in NYC, revisit the album and talk about the difficulties of purchasing it in Poland, seeing Metallica live in the 90s, the impact it made on them as musicians, and more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Jesse Marchant makes another in-person appearance on the podcast to discuss his new album Antelope Running (released 6/25/21 - AntiFragile). Then Jason calls him back to ask more questions about stories depicted on the album, songwriting, process, etc. We started a YouTube channel You can see video clips of this conversation with Jesse on the YouTube channel, and there will be more there soon. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Singer/songwriter, bassist, patch creator, tour manager, musical jack of all trades Andrew Carlson (namesofwar) returns to the pod to discuss RHCP's 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Topics include: Toxic Masculinity, funk-shouting, Rick Rubin's influence, hits and filler tracks, Flea and Frusciante's musicianship, Chad and Anthony's limitations, and more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream YouTube
The final chapter of Jason's conversation with Jesse Marchant and Dan Goodwin from the control room of The Isokon studio during the making of Jesse Marchant's new LP "Antelope Running". They talk about the production on Ok Computer, the contributions of Colin, Phil and Ed, what is the best Radiohead record, lyrics, how a track like "Fitter Happier" fits on the album, and more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Finally a Radiohead record! Finally another in-person talk! This part 1 of 2 took place in the control room at The Isokon in Woodstock during the making of Jesse Marchant's 5th studio LP "Antelope Running", which is due out June 25th. Jesse, Jason and Dan sat down after a long day of basic tracks to discuss Radiohead, OK Computer, Lars von Trier, Pink Floyd, lyrics, production, and much more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Happy 25th Anniversary to Bringing Down The Horse by the Wallflowers! Dr. Rob Collier returns to the podcast to play some trivia, to debate what's special or important about this album, and to talk about Jakob and Bob Dylan, the album's legacy, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, songwriting, and lyrics lyrics lyrics. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
It's a jazz extravaganza on Before the Stream. Jason met pianist/singer/songwriter Claude Rosen (clauderosen.bandcamp.com) on one of his first days at jazz school in New York City and they have been friends ever since. They discuss the album Ugetsu, but also what drew Claude to jazz at a very young age, what music school was like, how the record sounds to them now that they aren't in school or pursuing careers in jazz, and so much more. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
The thrilling final chapter of our 2-part episode with Anthony LaMarca on Indianola Pizza Dough, the new album by The Building. Anthony and Jason pick up where they left off in part 1 and continue to dive into the songs, the process, the stories and the people behind the album. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Pizza! Polka! Rock and Roll! Collage! Truth! We're doing a brand new album this month on Before the Stream. Anthony LaMarca writes, records and performs music as The Building and he has a new album called Indianola Pizza Dough out on April 23rd. In this part 1 of 2, Jason and Anthony discuss the inspiration and process behind making the album, where it fits in The Building's catalogue, and how it reflects Anthony's life and family history. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Jason's good friend Megan LaMarca (bravealsatianmakes) had some thoughts about the recent Everclear episode, podcasts, evaluating music, John Mayer, and lots of other things, so they hopped on a zoom call and hashed some things out. This is a rare episode that doesn't revolve around one album, but it allowed Megan and Jason to talk about a wide range of artists, from Beethoven to Staind. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Singer/songwriter Chris McFarland (chrismcfarland.com) joins Jason to discuss The Afghan Whigs' 1993 album Gentlemen. The two friends share their memories of finding out about the Whigs and the album and go track by track diving into how the songs struck them back in the 90s and how they sound now. They also talk about creative process, songwriting, the very effective use of ugliness on this album, and singer Greg Dulli's persona and career arc. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream Instagram: beforethestream
Adam Aizer (@AdamAizer), host of the CBS Sports Fantasy Football Today Podcast, joins Jason to talk about Everclear and their hit album So Much for the Afterglow. Adam and Jason discuss their memories of first hearing the record and try to track down what made this music special and how it might have stood out from all the other alternative rock bands from the 90s. Then they tackle some deeper questions like: is rock and roll dead? If not, where do you find it? And, is this a Christmas album? Please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast! Email: beforethestream@gmail.com Twitter: beforethestream IG: beforethestream
Caithlin De Marrais (caithlindemarrais.com) joins Jason to discuss their memories, lasting impressions, and new revelations about Portishead's debut album Dummy. The two friends also discuss Caithlin's new album What Will You Do Then?, what makes albums feel coherent, what makes music sexy, songwriting and inspiration while parenting, and so much more. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter: beforethestream
The world has turned, and Weezer's still here. Jesse Marchant (jessemarchant.com) joins Jason to talk about Weezer's 1994 debut album. The two friends discuss their memories of how they were introduced to and influenced by the album, how it sounds to them now, and they try to figure out what the heck happened to Weezer. They also discuss Jesse's career, his upcoming 5th studio album and the evolution of his songwriting. Subscribe, rate and review where you listen to podcasts.
Yes, we've already done this album but Jason got the chance to talk to Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats, Bonny Light Horseman) about it, and about his full cover of the album so of course we're doing it again! Jason and Eric talk about the significance of Siamese Dream to Eric when it came out, Eric's process of recording his version of the album, boiling songs down to their essential elements, and so much more. They also touch on other Fruit Bats music, Bonny Light Horseman, and some of Eric's thoughts on covers in general. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter/IG: beforethestream
Jason is welcoming in 2021 by talking to one of his favorite musicians and producers, Josh Kaufman. The two friends reflect on Wilco's classic album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, how it influenced them when it came out and how it sounds to them now. They also discuss many of Josh's recent projects (Bonny Light Horseman, Muzz, The Hold Steady, etc) and how to approach all the drastically different situations that Josh finds himself in as a producer and performer. Subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com Twitter/IG: beforethestream
Checkerboards! Tricycles! Popcorn! And plums! Johnny Holiday, aka Anthony LaMarca, shows up to drop some knowledge and drop the mic on these holiday music talks. We talk about Anthony's memories, Anthony's own Christmas song, his favorite holiday albums, how to produce a Christmas album, and so much more. Subscribe, rate and review. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter: beforethestream Thanks for listening!
Maybe holiday music doesn't come from a store. Maybe holiday music means a little bit more. Andrew Carlson drops back by the podcast to talk to Jason about how his relationship with the holidays and holiday music has evolved. The two friends try to decipher if they actually know anything about Mannheim Steamroller and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and so much more. Subscribe, rate and review. Email: beforethestreampodcast@gmail.com IG and Twitter: beforethestream
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