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Steven Mills has reached a crossroads. His wife and son have left, and they may not return. Which leaves him determined to find out what happened to his own father, a brilliant, charismatic professor who disappeared in 1984 when Steve was twelve, on a wave of ignominy.As Steve drives up the coast of California, seeking out his father's friends, family members, and former colleagues, the novel offers us tantalizing glimpses into Steve's childhood—his parents' legendary pool parties, the black-and-white films on the backyard projector, secrets shared with his closest friend. Each conversation in the present reveals another layer of his father's past, another insight into his disappearance. Yet with every revelation, his father becomes more difficult to recognize. And, with every insight, Steve must confront truths about his own life.Rich in atmosphere, and with a stunningly sure-footed emotional compass, The Imagined Life: A Novel (Knopf, 2025) is a probing, nostalgic novel about the impossibility of understanding one's parents, about first loves and failures, about lost innocence, about the unbreakable bonds between a father and a son. Andrew Porter is the author of the short story collections The Disappeared and The Theory of Light and Matter and a previous novel, In Between Days. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he has received a Pushcart Prize, a James Michener/Copernicus Fellowship, and the Flannery O'Connor Award for short fiction. His work has appeared in One Story, Ploughshares, American Short Fiction, Narrative, and elsewhere. He currently teaches fiction writing and directs the creative writing program at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Recommended Books: Paul. Lisicky, Songs So Wild and Blue Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum, Elita Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature is published with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Steven Mills has reached a crossroads. His wife and son have left, and they may not return. Which leaves him determined to find out what happened to his own father, a brilliant, charismatic professor who disappeared in 1984 when Steve was twelve, on a wave of ignominy.As Steve drives up the coast of California, seeking out his father's friends, family members, and former colleagues, the novel offers us tantalizing glimpses into Steve's childhood—his parents' legendary pool parties, the black-and-white films on the backyard projector, secrets shared with his closest friend. Each conversation in the present reveals another layer of his father's past, another insight into his disappearance. Yet with every revelation, his father becomes more difficult to recognize. And, with every insight, Steve must confront truths about his own life.Rich in atmosphere, and with a stunningly sure-footed emotional compass, The Imagined Life: A Novel (Knopf, 2025) is a probing, nostalgic novel about the impossibility of understanding one's parents, about first loves and failures, about lost innocence, about the unbreakable bonds between a father and a son. Andrew Porter is the author of the short story collections The Disappeared and The Theory of Light and Matter and a previous novel, In Between Days. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he has received a Pushcart Prize, a James Michener/Copernicus Fellowship, and the Flannery O'Connor Award for short fiction. His work has appeared in One Story, Ploughshares, American Short Fiction, Narrative, and elsewhere. He currently teaches fiction writing and directs the creative writing program at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Recommended Books: Paul. Lisicky, Songs So Wild and Blue Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum, Elita Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature is published with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven Mills has reached a crossroads. His wife and son have left, and they may not return. Which leaves him determined to find out what happened to his own father, a brilliant, charismatic professor who disappeared in 1984 when Steve was twelve, on a wave of ignominy.As Steve drives up the coast of California, seeking out his father's friends, family members, and former colleagues, the novel offers us tantalizing glimpses into Steve's childhood—his parents' legendary pool parties, the black-and-white films on the backyard projector, secrets shared with his closest friend. Each conversation in the present reveals another layer of his father's past, another insight into his disappearance. Yet with every revelation, his father becomes more difficult to recognize. And, with every insight, Steve must confront truths about his own life.Rich in atmosphere, and with a stunningly sure-footed emotional compass, The Imagined Life: A Novel (Knopf, 2025) is a probing, nostalgic novel about the impossibility of understanding one's parents, about first loves and failures, about lost innocence, about the unbreakable bonds between a father and a son. Andrew Porter is the author of the short story collections The Disappeared and The Theory of Light and Matter and a previous novel, In Between Days. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he has received a Pushcart Prize, a James Michener/Copernicus Fellowship, and the Flannery O'Connor Award for short fiction. His work has appeared in One Story, Ploughshares, American Short Fiction, Narrative, and elsewhere. He currently teaches fiction writing and directs the creative writing program at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Recommended Books: Paul. Lisicky, Songs So Wild and Blue Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum, Elita Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature is published with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Paul Lisicky is the author of the memoir Song So Wild and Blue: A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell, available from HarperOne. Lisicky is the author of seven books, including Later: My Life at the Edge of the World, The Narrow Door, Unbuilt Projects, The Burning House, Famous Builder, and Lawnboy. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, BuzzFeed, Conjunctions, The Cut, Fence,the New York Times, Ploughshares, and in many other publications. His honors include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the James Michener/Copernicus Society, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and the Rose Dorothea Award from the Provincetown Library. He has taught in the creative writing programs at Antioch University Los Angeles, Cornell University, New York University, Sarah Lawrence College, the University of Texas at Austin and elsewhere. He is currently a Professor of English in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Rutgers University–Camden, where he is Editor of StoryQuarterly. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi's email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch Twitter Instagram  TikTok Bluesky Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez in conversation with Paul Lisicky & Elizabeth McCracken about their chosen sibling relationship, writing to and for your besties, sassy group chats, reinventing yourself on and off the page, the trouble with happiness, and simultaneity. Paul Lisicky http://www.paullisicky.net/ Song So Wild and Blue: A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell: https://bookshop.org/p/books/song-so-wild-and-blue-a-life-with-the-music-of-joni-mitchell-paul-lisicky/21517908?ean=9780063280373 Elizabeth McCracken https://elizabethmccracken.com/ The Hero of This Book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-hero-of-this-book-elizabeth-mccracken/18026980?ean=9780062971272&next=t Release McCracken: https://elizabethmccracken.substack.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web Annie Liontas https://www.annieliontas.com/ Lito Velazquez https://www.litovelazquez.com/  

Shep Garner joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Shep Garner is a Penn State basketball legend who played a key role in helping the Nittany Lions win the 2018 NIT Championship. The shooting guard still ranks as the No. 6 scorer in program history with 1,629 points, started 133-of-138 games played, and logged 4,443 career minutes—second in Big Ten history. As a senior in 2018, he set a Penn State and Big Ten record for made three pointers (120) and finished his career as the program's all-time leader in career threes (336). He was part of 75 wins during his career, which was the most in a four-year span in the program's Big Ten era when he graduated.  In this episode, Shep Garner talks about the highs and lows of his Penn State Basketball career, breaking Pete Lisicky's 3-point record, and his transition to coaching with FGCU Basketball. GET 50% OFF using code heatcheck50 at https://factormeals.com/heatcheck50 GET 15% OFF ALL MERCH WITH CODE HEATCHECK15: https://shop.teammercury.io/discount/HEATCHECK15?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fall For sponsorships or business inquiries reach out to: ads@teammercury.io FOLLOW HEAT CHECK HERE: ► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-Dv0N1EmMUBmfJCdhCg_XkdDs01lCmnQ ► SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/show/7Gis0Wfmae64YhWqN0gJ1e?si=fa90bfab7aa84b85 ► APPLE | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-check-with-myles-dread/id1727575968 ► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/HeatCheckShow ► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/HeatCheckWithMyles FOLLOW STATE MEDIA HERE: ► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/StateMediaPSU ► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@statemediapsu ► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/statemediapsu/ ► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/@StateMediaPSU?sub_confirmation=1 Heat Check is hosted by former Penn State Nittany Lion Myles Dread and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. CHAPTERS 00:00-Intro 01:27-Catching Up 02:50-Transitioning to Coaching 05:04-2022-23 Season 09:59-Penn State Career 18:13-Favorite Teammate & Big Ten Open 26:31-Top Moments at Penn State 44:49-Favorite Arenas 48:48-Mike Watkins  52:14-This or That

Shep Garner joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Shep Garner is a Penn State basketball legend who played a key role in helping the Nittany Lions win the 2018 NIT Championship. The shooting guard still ranks as the No. 6 scorer in program history with 1,629 points, started 133-of-138 games played, and logged 4,443 career minutes—second in Big Ten history. As a senior in 2018, he set a Penn State and Big Ten record for made three pointers (120) and finished his career as the program's all-time leader in career threes (336). He was part of 75 wins during his career, which was the most in a four-year span in the program's Big Ten era when he graduated.  In this episode, Shep Garner talks about the highs and lows of his Penn State Basketball career, breaking Pete Lisicky's 3-point record, and his transition to coaching with FGCU Basketball. GET 50% OFF using code heatcheck50 at https://factormeals.com/heatcheck50 GET 15% OFF ALL MERCH WITH CODE HEATCHECK15: https://shop.teammercury.io/discount/HEATCHECK15?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fall For sponsorships or business inquiries reach out to: ads@teammercury.io FOLLOW HEAT CHECK HERE: ► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-Dv0N1EmMUBmfJCdhCg_XkdDs01lCmnQ ► SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/show/7Gis0Wfmae64YhWqN0gJ1e?si=fa90bfab7aa84b85 ► APPLE | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-check-with-myles-dread/id1727575968 ► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/HeatCheckShow ► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/HeatCheckWithMyles FOLLOW STATE MEDIA HERE: ► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/StateMediaPSU ► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@statemediapsu ► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/statemediapsu/ ► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/@StateMediaPSU?sub_confirmation=1 Heat Check is hosted by former Penn State Nittany Lion Myles Dread and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. CHAPTERS 00:00-Intro 01:27-Catching Up 02:50-Transitioning to Coaching 05:04-2022-23 Season 09:59-Penn State Career 18:13-Favorite Teammate & Big Ten Open 26:31-Top Moments at Penn State 44:49-Favorite Arenas 48:48-Mike Watkins  52:14-This or That

Pete Lisicky joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Pete Lisicky is Penn State Basketball legend, as he finished his career at Penn State as the program's second all-time leading scorer. Pete led the Lions to one NCAA tournament appearance as a 5-seed in 1996, as well as two NIT Final Fours at Madison Square Garden. After playing 11 seasons of professional basketball in Europe, Pete works as a certified financial planner for Baird Wealth. In this episode, Pete reflects back on his playing days at Penn State, shares his thoughts on the current landscape of college basketball, offers his predictions for Penn State's outlook this season, gives a few March Madness sleepers and more. GET 50% OFF using code heatcheck50 at https://factormeals.com/heatcheck50 GET 15% OFF ALL MERCH WITH CODE HEATCHECK15: https://shop.teammercury.io/discount/HEATCHECK15?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fall For sponsorships or business inquiries reach out to: ads@teammercury.io FOLLOW HEAT CHECK HERE: ► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-Dv0N1EmMUBmfJCdhCg_XkdDs01lCmnQ ► SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/show/7Gis0Wfmae64YhWqN0gJ1e?si=fa90bfab7aa84b85 ► APPLE | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-check-with-myles-dread/id1727575968 ► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/HeatCheckShow ► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/HeatCheckWithMyles FOLLOW STATE MEDIA HERE: ► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/StateMediaPSU ► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@statemediapsu ► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/statemediapsu/ ► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/@StateMediaPSU?sub_confirmation=1 Heat Check is hosted by former Penn State Nittany Lion Myles Dread and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. CHAPTERS 00:00-Intro 01:23-Catching Up 05:08-Rec Hall vs. BJC 14:01-Landscape of College Basketball  20:15-Penn State's Outlook 25:44-March Madness Sleepers 30:23-PSU Basketball's Mount Rushmore 37:50-Best Coaches of All-Time 40:45-Best NBA Players of All-Time 46:25-Best Shooters of All-Time 49:25-Best Food Types 52:50-Best Movies of All-Time 56:53-Closing Thoughts

Pete Lisicky joins Myles Dread on today's new episode of Heat Check. Pete Lisicky is Penn State Basketball legend, as he finished his career at Penn State as the program's second all-time leading scorer. Pete led the Lions to one NCAA tournament appearance as a 5-seed in 1996, as well as two NIT Final Fours at Madison Square Garden. After playing 11 seasons of professional basketball in Europe, Pete works as a certified financial planner for Baird Wealth. In this episode, Pete reflects back on his playing days at Penn State, shares his thoughts on the current landscape of college basketball, offers his predictions for Penn State's outlook this season, gives a few March Madness sleepers and more. GET 50% OFF using code heatcheck50 at https://factormeals.com/heatcheck50 GET 15% OFF ALL MERCH WITH CODE HEATCHECK15: https://shop.teammercury.io/discount/HEATCHECK15?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fall For sponsorships or business inquiries reach out to: ads@teammercury.io FOLLOW HEAT CHECK HERE: ► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-Dv0N1EmMUBmfJCdhCg_XkdDs01lCmnQ ► SPOTIFY | https://open.spotify.com/show/7Gis0Wfmae64YhWqN0gJ1e?si=fa90bfab7aa84b85 ► APPLE | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heat-check-with-myles-dread/id1727575968 ► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/HeatCheckShow ► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/HeatCheckWithMyles FOLLOW STATE MEDIA HERE: ► TWITTER | https://twitter.com/StateMediaPSU ► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@statemediapsu ► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/statemediapsu/ ► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/@StateMediaPSU?sub_confirmation=1 Heat Check is hosted by former Penn State Nittany Lion Myles Dread and is presented by The Mercury Podcast Network. CHAPTERS 00:00-Intro 01:23-Catching Up 05:08-Rec Hall vs. BJC 14:01-Landscape of College Basketball  20:15-Penn State's Outlook 25:44-March Madness Sleepers 30:23-PSU Basketball's Mount Rushmore 37:50-Best Coaches of All-Time 40:45-Best NBA Players of All-Time 46:25-Best Shooters of All-Time 49:25-Best Food Types 52:50-Best Movies of All-Time 56:53-Closing Thoughts

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It is beginning to look a lot like the holidays. A holiday mainstay has been the light show at the downtown Philadelphia John Wanamaker's building. Rowan University Adjunct Professor and host Paul Perrello talks with author Michael Lisicky about his book “Wanamaker's: Meet Me at the Eagle” and how the department store has become a destination for thousands of holiday shoppers and visitors

Authors Paul Lisicky and Terese Marie Mailhot join hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about the possible long-term mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. First, Lisicky discusses the situation in light of his experiences with the AIDS epidemic and through the lens of his memoir Later: My Life at the Edge of the World. In the second half of the show, Mailhot reads from her bestselling memoir Heart Berries and talks about how children's futures may be shaped by the trauma they have experienced since early 2020. To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video excerpts from our interviews at our Fiction/Non/Fiction Podcast Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction's YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/ This podcast is produced by Anne Kniggendorf. Selected readings: Paul Lisicky Later: My Life at the Edge of the World The Narrow Door Unbuilt Projects Lawn Boy Famous Builder The Burning House Terese Marie Mailhot Heart Berries Others: What if There's No Such Thing as Closure? - The New York Times Magazine, by Meg Bernhard Ambiguous Loss by Pauline Boss From the Mouths of Babes: Wayne Miller and Elizabeth Gaffney on Writing About Children in Uncertain Times ‹ Literary Hub (Fiction/Non/Fiction Season 4, Episode 23) MacGyver In the Shadow of the Epidemic by Walt Odets Elizabeth McCracken Tara Haelle Ann Masten Martin Seligman The Sentence - Louise Erdrich The Simpsons CDC study of adverse childhood experiences “COVID is Driving a Children's Mental Health Emergency” by Julia Hotz “U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Youth Mental Health Crisis Further Exposed by COVID-19 Pandemic” “A declaration from the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Children's Hospital Association” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Doug discusses Damian Lillard exploding for back-to-back 50+ point games after beef with Paul George and Patrick Beverly, and why no frills "hoop guys" are thriving in the bubble. Gottlieb is joined by former Penn State 3x All-Big 10 guard Pete Lisicky on his hoops background growing up in Pennsylvania, thriving at non-hoops power Penn State, and shares some of the good and hilarious bad from 11 professional seasons in Europe.. Make sure you download, rate and subscribe here to get the latest All Ball Podcasts! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

In this episode, Doug discusses Damian Lillard exploding for back-to-back 50+ point games after beef with Paul George and Patrick Beverly, and why no frills "hoop guys" are thriving in the bubble. Gottlieb is joined by former Penn State 3x All-Big 10 guard Pete Lisicky on his hoops background growing up in Pennsylvania, thriving at non-hoops power Penn State, and shares some of the good and hilarious bad from 11 professional seasons in Europe.. Make sure you download, rate and subscribe here to get the latest All Ball Podcasts! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

In this episode, Doug discusses Damian Lillard exploding for back-to-back 50+ point games after beef with Paul George and Patrick Beverly, and why no frills "hoop guys" are thriving in the bubble. Gottlieb is joined by former Penn State 3x All-Big 10 guard Pete Lisicky on his hoops background growing up in Pennsylvania, thriving at non-hoops power Penn State, and shares some of the good and hilarious bad from 11 professional seasons in Europe.. Make sure you download, rate and subscribe here to get the latest All Ball Podcasts! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Deborah Lott and Paul Lisicky will discuss their new books, writing life in quarantine, and what they've been reading.  Don’t Go Crazy Without Me by Deborah Lott Don’t Go Crazy Without Me tells the tragicomic coming of age story of a girl who grew up under the seductive sway of her outrageously eccentric father. He taught her how to have fun; he also taught her to fear food poisoning, other children’s infectious diseases, and the contaminating propensities of the world at large. Alienated from her emotionally distant mother, the girl bonded closely with her father and his worldview. When he plunged from neurotic to full-blown psychotic, she nearly followed him. Sanity is not always a choice, but for the sixteen-year-old, decisions had to be made and lines drawn between reality and what her mother called her “overactive imagination.” She would have to give up beliefs carried by the infectious agent of her father’s love. Later: My Life At The Edge Of The World by Paul Lisicky When Paul Lisicky arrived in Provincetown in the early 1990s, he was leaving behind a history of family trauma to live in a place outside of time, known for its values of inclusion, acceptance, and art. In this idyllic haven Lisicky searches for love and connection. At the same time, the center of this community is consumed by the AIDS crisis and the very structure of town life is being rewired out of necessity. What might this utopia look like during a time of dystopia? _______________________________________________ Produced by Maddie Gobbo & Michael Kowaleski Theme: "I Love All My Friends," a new, unreleased demo by Fragile Gang.

​​We had the pleasure of interviewing The Dollyrots over the phone!​​Please share while we are #togetherathome ​

We had the opportunity to interview Mackenzie Nicole while in quarantine! New video for “Grow Old”- https://youtu.be/kjvbKYLstZEMACKENZIE NICOLE’S MYSTIC OUT NOWVIA STRANGE MAIN/STRANGE MUSICTHE MYSTIC VIDEO SERIES LEADING INTO A SHORT FILM RELEASE MAY“Exploring an entirely new and original sound, Mackenzie Nicole partners with producer Michael "Seven" Summers and creates and moody-pop odyssey of mental illness, health and recovery in her sophomore album Mystic out now on Strange Main (the pop music division of Strange Music.)With authentic storytelling and varying sounds Mackenzie shares her most intimate emotions and thoughts throughout Mystic and its accompanying video series that will lead up to a short film release in May. "I wanted to make this music because it's a story I needed to tell," she explains. "I'm not the only person who's been through this. I'm not the only person who has broken down and felt like the only one in the world.”Mackenzie Nicole offers a lyrically insightful and expressive form of storytelling as she shares her journey to mental wellness on her recently released genre-crossing new album Mystic. Mystic and its accompanying video series are leading up to a short film release in May. See the first ten videos here: http://smarturl.it/MysticSeriesIn the Spring of 2018, Mackenzie had just unveiled her debut album, The Edge, and as its songs tallied over 1 million Spotify streams and her videos totaled 8 million-plus views, she suffered a mental breakdown. “When my psychiatrist diagnosed me with bipolar I disorder, I felt a sense of relief. This was the best news of my life.” explains Mackenzie.”Follow her at:https://www.instagram.com/therealmackenzienicolehttps://www.facebook.com/realmackenzienicolehttps://twitter.com/mackenzienicoleWe want to hear from you!  Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.comwww.BringinitBackwards.com

Continuing with our #togetherathome episodes, we had the opportunity to chat with Malia Civetz on the phone! Please share while we are #togetherathome

This week's episode is all about looking back at, and looking forward to, Normal Life. Prepare for a nostalgia blast as we take you behind the doors of Mr. Zacher's Cupcake Wars, talk MiniTHON and Mr. Spartan with Roman Lisicky, and get the story of St. Mary Jane's High School from Ms. Selman. It's a tour through what was, what might have been and--MORE IMPORTANTLY--what will be again. If you're itching to get back to normal, this is a must-listen! Let us know how we're doing: SLSpartanLife@slsd.org Follow us on social media @SLSpartanLife

We had the opportunity to interview Luca Fogale at the Observatory North Park!“The honesty in Luca’s voice is impossible to ignore, elevating songs rooted in the folk tradition to soulful hymns about the human condition. With influences from Joni Mitchell to Bob Dylan, Luca's reflective and sometimes melancholic songwriting pulls the listener into a deeply hypnotic meditation on redemption and transcendence.Based in western Canada, Luca has opened for Dermot Kennedy, Serena Ryder, Hayden, and Frazey Ford, and he has toured in Canada, the US, Australia and Japan. Luca's music has been featured on Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Station 19, and his catalogue has over 18 million streams between Spotify and Apple Music. 2020 will see the arrival of Luca’s much anticipated second full-length album, beginning with singles “Half-Saved,” “Unfolding,” and “Another Way Around.””Catalog:Safety (LP) - 2016I Don’t Want To Lose You (Single) - 2017What I Came Here For (Single) - 2018Half-Saved (Single) - 2019Unfolding (Single) - 2019Another Way Around (Single) - 2019https://www.lucafogale.com/We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.comwww.BringinitBackwards.com@lucafogale #observatorynorthpark #observatorysd #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod  #foryou #foryoupage #canada #lucafogale #canadianmusic #musictherapy #music

Paul Lisicky, author of Later: My Life at the Edge of the World (Graywolf Press, 2020), talks about his latest book. Big thanks to Bay Path University's MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing and to HippoCamp 2020 for the support.  Head over to brendanomeara.com for show notes and to sign up for the monthly newsletter.

We had the opportunity to interview GLADES at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego all the way from Australia!Current Spotify GLADES song Plays:Do Right at 73.6 millionOff Limits at 7.1 millionDrive at 42.6 millionNervous Energy at 5.4 millionBio from Spotify: 
“Sydney based alternative-pop trio GLADES combines atmospheric synthscapes, reverb-laden guitars, with complex electronic pop beats. Multi-instrumentalists Cameron Robertson and Joseph Wenceslao formed their musical bond writing and producing artists from home, later adding vocalist, Karina Wykes to form Glades. The trio met during their high school years. GLADES write and produce their music internally as a unit. They now work closely with their management team ‘Saiko Management’ who were responsible for the breakout success of Lorde.Their second single, ‘Drive’ released on January 26, 2016, secured a ‘Pigeons and Planes’ blog premiere and quickly gained momentum online. With the help of actor & tastemaker Chloe Grace Mortez, the song peaked at #4 on Hype Machine’s Popular charts. ‘Drive’ also has great success on Spotify, with over 30 million streams to date (with no label support). Drive peaked at #16 on Global Viral charts, #10 on the US Viral charts, and #4 on the Australian Viral charts.GLADES have also gained strong hometown radio play on Triple J, with their single ‘Speechless’ securing high rotation. Their debut EP titled ‘This is What It’s Like’ was released on October 21, 2016, which saw a music video premiere with Nylon Magazine and a single release with V Magazine.”
Band Members: Karina Wykes, Cam Robertson & Joey WenceslaoWe want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.comwww.BringinitBackwards.com#hardrock #hardrockhotel #hardrocksandiego #podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #glades #gladesmusic #australiaPhoto Credit: Anna Lee 

We had the opportunity to interview Andrew McMahon at the Music Box with co-host Sean Ulbs of The Eiffels!Andrew talks about how he grew up, got into music, his music career progression, cancer, and gorilla marketing!The Dear Jack Foundation provides impactful programming that directly benefits adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer in order to improve quality of life and create positive health outcomes from treatment to survivorship for patients and their families.https://www.andrewmcmahon.com/https://www.dearjackfoundation.org/Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.comwww.BringinitBackwards.comCREDITS: Theme Song: Scott Russo Design: Oscar Rodriguez

Nick M. picked this one. Our first memoir in Paul Lisicky's "The Narrow Door," covers nearly 30 years of a life of love, loss, and friendship. Goddamn that is such a reductive summary. What we find in this beautiful work is the nuance of feeling that comes from a thoughtful and poetic observer of one's own life. Lisicky pairs with Smith in this way as we are drawn into the pain of a life by way of a beautifully restrained voice that plants tiny mines in the mind to be set off when one feels the same panic or pain. DISCLAIMER: We did not find St. Ides and instead drank some Old E. It happens. The craft revolution is upon us. We are bette for it. But a 40 now and hen won't kill you. ENJOY

We had the opportunity to interview Justin Caruso!"Hailing from Los Angeles, visionary producer and DJ Justin Caruso has quickly cemented a global fan-base with his unique blend of emotionally-rich melodies and future-pop sound. Amassing over 50 million streams across all platforms to date, the young producer has garnered huge success from singles ‘Better With You’ with 3LAU (over 8 million Spotify streams), ‘Caving’ (over 9 million Spotify streams) and a hit remix of X Ambassadors ‘Unsteady’ (over 19 million Spotify streams). Experimenting with different genres, Justin soon caught the attention of industry leaders Tiesto and 3LAU, with the latter bringing Justin along on his US tour in 2016. Continuing to break boundaries with his music and intoxicating live performances, Justin Caruso shows no signs of stopping with more exciting surprises to come in the near future."We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.comwww.BringinitBackwards.comCredits:Theme Song: Scott RussoDesign: Oscar Rodriguez

We had the opportunity to interview Scott Helman at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego!"As a four-time JUNO Award nominee, Scott has dominated the Canadian music scene since the release of his platinum-certified debut single “Bungalow,” winning Spotify Canada’s Emerge program, collaborating with Alessia Cara and Hunter Hayes, as well as performing around the world with the likes of Tegan and Sara, Shawn Mendes, Vance Joy, Walk Off The Earth, and most recently, Dean Lewis. Now breaking into the U.S., Scott recently shared his latest release, “Everything Sucks,” following his 2018 EP, Hang Ups as well as hit singles “Ripple Effect” and the Canadian platinum-certified “PDA.”"http://www.scotthelmanmusic.com/We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.comwww.BringinitBackwards.comCREDITS: Theme Song: Scott RussoDesign: Oscar RodriguezPhoto: Katharine Kwan

We had the opportunity to interview Hamish Anderson at the Belly Up! Named a “Top 10 Best New Guitarist in the World” by Total Guitar, roots rock artist Hamish Anderson (guitarist/singer/songwriter) hails from Melbourne, Australia. In October 2016 he released his critically acclaimed debut album, Trouble, produced and mixed by Grammy-winner Jim Scott (Tom Petty). The first single “Trouble” released in April 2016, still appears on Spotify’s Blues & Roots Rock Official playlist. In 2017, “U”, Hamish’s third single, was added to KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic and became their Top 5 track of the week as well as “Best of Week” on Apple Music in Australia and Japan. In 2018, Hamish released, “No Good,” the first single from his sophomore album, Out of My Head. Picking up were “Trouble” left off with heavier rock riffs and even more attitude, “No Good” was featured on Billboard. Three songs from Out of My Head are on Spotify’s Nu Blues Official Playlist. After supporting Grammy winner Gary Clark Jr. on his Australian tour in April 2019, where he sat in nightly for Gary’s encores, Hamish returned to the US to perform at Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis and released his sophomore album, Out of My Head." http://www.hamishandersonmusic.com/ We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com www.BringinitBackwards.com CREDITS: Theme Song: Scott Russo Design: Oscar Rodriguez Photo: Elaine Torres

We had the opportunity to interview Parachute at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego!"There’s a subtle power to the music of Parachute, the Charlottesville-bred pop/rock band behind such hits as the platinum-selling, chart-topping “She Is Love.” With their open-hearted songwriting and indelible melodies, the trio reveals a rare ability to pack deep layers of feeling inside the most immediately catchy pop track. And on their new self-titled full-length, Parachute bring that dynamic to a batch of songs exploring everything from love and loss to anxiety and regret, handling each with extraordinary attention to life’s most nuanced moments and intricate details.Their fifth studio effort and debut release for Thirty Tigers, Parachute unfolds with a more artfully minimalist sound than they’ve ever embraced before. In creating the album, the band worked closely with producer Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, James Bay, Dawes), reshaping their decidedly pop demos into songs adorned with raw instrumentation and graceful electronic flourishes.“From the beginning our intention was to simplify everything and keep the songs as stripped-back as we could,” says Anderson. “There’s a lot of space on the album, and Jacquire was really great about reminding us not to take that kitchen-sink approach to the production—to just let the songs breathe.”On the album-opening lead single “Young,” for instance, Parachute offer up a wistful meditation on getting older, embedding the track with delicate beats, elegant horns, and Anderson’s stirringly self-aware lyrics (e.g., “After all this growing up/I’m only good at being young”). The first song Anderson penned for Parachute, “Young” came to life at a time of monumental transition. “We’d just gotten off the road, and I’d sold all my stuff and moved from Nashville to New York to be near my then-girlfriend, now-wife,” Anderson recalls. “The song just spilled out of me one day, and it came from a place of feeling terrified of growing up but also wanting to get to a point of feeling more settled in my life, and not so out at sea.”On the piano-laced “Ocean,” meanwhile, Parachute look back to the period of time before Anderson moved to New York, brilliantly channeling long-distance longing in a hypnotic back-and-forth between hushed intensity and full-tilt expression of lovestruck desire. Next, the piano-led and harmony-rich “Had It All” embodies a different kind of reflection, with Anderson transforming regret into a tender piece of soul-pop. “Writing that song, I put myself back in one of those situations from my past where I’d messed up and hurt somebody,” says Anderson. “It’s sort of my big apology into the unknown, a way of getting out what I’d say to them now if I ever got to see them again.”Parachute takes on a more triumphant mood on songs like “Finally Got It Right,” a brightly textured track capturing the joyful relief that Anderson felt in finding the love of his life. Elsewhere on the album, the band shows their sophisticated sonic range, diving into Latin-flavored acoustic pop on “Talk To Me” and serving up an unstoppable groove on the deceptively upbeat “Dance Around It.” “That song’s about one of those relationships where you know it’s not going to work out, but you can’t bring yourself to break off something that’s been going for such a long time,” says Anderson. “I wanted to see how sad I could make the lyrics while keeping the music as dancey and happy as possible,” he adds. Another inspired experiment in tone, “Someday” builds a beat-driven and powerfully optimistic anthem from a particularly hopeless moment in time. “I wrote that right after the 2016 election, when I was feeling anxious and just had no idea what to do with myself,” says Anderson. “I was purposely trying to counter what I was feeling, and maybe put some kind of positive message out into the world.”To close out the album, Parachute deliver a quietly luminous track that stands in stark contrast to the breezy feel of “Young.” Written soon after Anderson and his wife relocated to San Francisco, “Looking Back” gently telegraphs the undeniable ache of missing the life you’ve left behind. “I’ve always been fascinated with that nostalgic stab you get every now and then, whether it’s from a certain smell or a song or something else that just hits you,” says Anderson. “‘Looking Back’ is me struggling with trying to enjoy the moment, but also letting my mind wander to the things I find comforting.”In the making of such an emotionally honest album, Parachute immersed themselves in a close-knit creative process. “These days it seems like there’s a lot of writing-by-committee, but we wanted to make this album as personal as it could be,” says Anderson. “Most of these songs are just me spilling my guts in my living room and then taking that to the guys, and we’re really proud that now we can all say, ‘This is us.’”That intimacy echoes the earliest days of the band, which formed when Anderson, Stubblefield, and French were still in high school. After spending nearly every afternoon in Anderson’s basement, dreaming up songs showing an intense affinity for classic pop and heartfelt rock and tuneful blue-eyed soul, the band began landing gigs locally and soon gained a following at the nearby University of Virginia. As their inaugural release under the name Parachute, 2009’s Losing Sleep debuted at #2 on the Billboard Digital Albums chart and climbed to #40 on the Billboard 200. Over the next few years, along with releasing The Way It Was and Overnight (which shot to the #3 spot on iTunes), Parachute toured with such artists as Kelly Clarkson, Gavin DeGraw, and Mat Kearney, and completed three sold-out headlining tours. Now, after a decade of touring internationally and turning out hit singles like “She Is Love” (#1 at iTunes), the gold-certified “Kiss Me Slowly,” “Forever and Always,” and the infectious smash single “Without You” (from 2016’s Wide Awake), Parachute is set to embark on The Young Tour 2019, which will travel to 40-plus cities across the U.S.With the release of Parachute, Anderson and his bandmates hope that the album might spark a sense of emotional openness in each listener. “My wife’s a poet, and we talk a lot about guiding people to a certain feeling—the idea of using your words or your music to help them really tunnel down into that feeling,” Anderson says. “I’d love for people to listen to this album and think, ‘I’m feeling something here that I maybe haven’t felt before,’ or even just connect more deeply to a feeling that’s already familiar to them. At the end of the day, it’s always about trying to reach people on that visceral level.”Will Anderson (vocals, guitar)Johnny Stubblefield (drums)Christopher “Kit” French (saxophone, keyboards)https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/Tera@BringinitBackwards.comCREDITS:Theme Song: Scott RussDesign: Oscar Rodriguez

We had the opportunity to interview The Faim at SOMA San Diego!"For The Faim, an album is not only about showing what you can do now, but what you want to do in the future. The Perth four-piece went into the making of State of Mind, the band’s debut full-length, with the goal of expanding their range and getting out of their comfort zone. Over the course of two years, the musicians worked with numerous songwriters and producers to craft a collection of songs that showcase a vast range of styles and tones.“We wanted to the show the variety of skills between the four of us,” says Stephen. “But we also want to write and record the music we want to hear. We asked ourselves, ‘What is missing? What do we want to be hearing?’ And then we decided, ‘Why don’t we just write that?’”“We wanted to stick true to our roots and where we came from, which is essentially just us being able to explore the passion and love we have for music,” Josh adds. “But we also wanted to experiment and to have fun with the songs.”The Faim (French for “the hunger”) have been building to this moment since they performed their first show at Stephen’s 18th birthday party, then known as Small Town Heroes. Josh and Stephen grew up together, playing together on various sports teams, and began writing music together after an assignment in Stephen’s music class. Soon the musicians were penning their own songs, inspired by bands like Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, and Metallica, and each brought in an array of musical influences, from indie rock to jazz to pop-punk. Sam and Linden, who met working at The Hen House Rehearsal Studios in Perth, rounded out the band’s lineup after they changed their name to The Faim.For several years, The Faim hustled to build a following in Perth, regularly handing out flyers and posters outside Perth Arena and recording 30-second covers of their favorite tracks to post online. That motivation was important in the isolated community’s small music scene, and the band was dedicated and willing to sacrifice everything to follow their dream. That hard work paid off when the band got the attention of producer John Feldmann in the summer of 2016. They noticed that Feldmann had posted a call on Instagram for unsigned bands with touring experience, and although The Faim had no real touring experience, they messaged him anyway. The producer wrote back a few weeks later and everything instantly went from zero to a hundred.The musicians brought 30 half-written ideas to Feldmann’s studio in Los Angeles the following year, where they enlisted the help of several co-writers, including Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy), Mark Hoppus (Blink 182), Josh Dun (Twenty One Pilots) and Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds of Summer). Their debut EP, Summer Is a Curse, dropped in the fall of 2018, hinting at the potential for a full-length album. The title track, “Summer Is A Curse,” an anthemic song the band wrote with Irwin about realizing that you have to follow your dreams even if it requires a sacrifice, became an immediate hit, with over 15 million streams worldwide to date.The songs on State of Mind encapsulate nearly four years, ranging from an old favorite called “Infamous” to “Summer Is a Curse” to a brand new track “Humans,” the first single off the album. The songs, recorded mostly in Los Angeles in various studios with a collection of different producers, reveal how The Faim has evolved since their inception. Co-created with Patrick Morrissey and David Dahlquist while the band was writing songs in New York, “Humans” is an epic rock anthem with a massive, resonant chorus that reflects on how connected we all actually are. “Tongue Tied,” produced by Drew Fulk, takes the band even further out of their comfort zone, as does “State of Mind,” which was created with the purpose of testing new waters.“We wanted to shake up our mindset and our way of doing things,” Stephen says. “For ‘State of Mind,’ I picked a chord I never play and that’s how the song starts. That song was originally five or six minutes long and it comes from the idea of doing something we’ve never done before. We wanted to go to a place we’d never gone to. Sometimes you have to do the complete opposite of what you think you should do to make sure that’s very much yourself. It came together really well.”Overall, the songs contain a variety of influences. The musicians looked both to artists they grew up with like Red Hot Chili Peppers to newer bands like The 1975. The lyrics come from emotions or experiences personal to the band members as a whole, with each song centering on an idea that’s relatable to both themselves and their listeners.“We write from an honest place,” explains Josh. “That’s something we always want to stay true to. If you write songs that are real, people will be able to connect to them, especially during the live performances. It has to resonate with us for it be relatable to our fans as well. On this album it was about connecting with ourselves and explore our influences and our own talent. If we stick to who we are and what we feel hopefully everyone else will find something in the music too.”Over the past year, The Faim has built up a strong following around the world, from Australia to Europe to the States. They’ve performed at Download Festival, Slam Dunk, and Reading & Leeds, and toured with PVRIS, Against the Current, Sleeping With Sirens, and Andy Black. In 2018, The Faim performed 100 shows across three continents and 13 countries, while in 2019 the band embarked on their first headlining tour, selling out shows in cities like London, Sydney, Amsterdam and Hamburg. “Summer Is A Curse” has become a bona fide hit Germany, hitting No. 12 on the airplay charts after being played 24,000 times on German radio in 2018. The track, which appears in a Jeep commercial in France, hit No. 2 at radio in the Czech Republic. The band also scored the soundtrack to Coca-Cola's global advertising campaign for Coke Zero, which was shown in 18 countries worldwide. Overall, The Faim have racked up over 26 million streams globally – and that’s just the beginning.State of Mind reveals a band on the rise, a group of musicians who are all about making genuine songs that bring people together and create a community.“You’ll never get anything fake from us,” Stephen says. “Our hearts and souls are on our sleeves 100 percent of the time. We want to keep things true to how we started. We do this because we love music and we want to play music and that’s it. There are no ulterior motives. The goal is to play music and that will be the goal for our entire career.”Josh Raven – Lead VocalsStephen Beerkens – Bass/KeyboardSamuel Tye – GuitarLinden Marissen – Drumshttp://thefaim.com/https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/Tera@BringinitBackwards.comCREDITS:Theme Song: Scott RussoDesign: Oscar RodriguezPhoto: Michelle Grace Hunder

We had the opportunity to interview Xuitcasecity at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego; Robert included!XUITCASECITY is a Pop/Hip-Hop duo from Suitcasecity, Florida consisting of singer Mike Gomes and rapper Cam Young.We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.comwww.BringinitBackwards.comTHEME SONG: SCOTT RUSSODESIGN: OSCAR RODRIGUEZ

We had the opportunity to interview Sublime with Rome at KAABOO Del Mar Festival!Eric and Rome talk about their families growing up and how they got into music. Rome discusses how he connected with Eric which led to magic of Sublime with Rome.Billboard charting ska-punk trio Sublime With Rome recently released their cover of Post Malone’s “Goodbyes”. “We decided to cover Posty’s song “Goodbyes” cuz it’s a damn good song and it’s actually one chord away from being the exact chord progression as ‘Santeria’. It only felt right to drop the solo in,” states Sublime With Rome singer Rome Ramirez.The band was inspired to do the “Goodbyes” cover after their recent performance with Post Malone at the Bud Light Dive Bar NYC show. Massive outlets such as The New York Times, New York Post, Billboard, Complex, People, Stereogum, Just Jared, Uproxx, Yahoo!, and Zimbio attended and posted rave reviews of the event. Nylon states, “Seeing Post Malone or Sublime With Rome alone, performing in a dive bar in the heart of New York City, is wild enough, but the pair combining forces to perform such a massive song is peak chaotic good.”Blessings, Sublime With Rome’s most recent full-length album, debuted at #2 on the Current Alternative Album Chart, #10 on the Current Digital Albums Chart, and #26 on the Billboard Top Albums Chart. Blessings, was produced by Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Paramore, Linkin Park), and “Wicked Heart” was co-produced by Rob Cavallo and Andrew Goldstein (Robert DeLong, Blackbear, Lauv). Listen to “Light On”, “Spiderweb”, “Blackout”, “Wicked Heart”, and most recently “Thank U”, a tribute video to fans who have supported the band throughout the years, off the forthcoming release. The album is available to stream and purchase.Sublime With Rome is Rome Ramirez (vocals, guitar), Eric Wilson (bass), and Carlos Verdugo (drums).We want to hear from you!  Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.comwww.BringinitBackwards.comTHEME SONG: SCOTT RUSSO DESIGN: OSCAR RODRIGUEZ PHOTO: DAN PRAKOPCYK

We had the honor of interviewing Angel "AROCK" Castillo at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego!"Angel "AROCK" Castillo, a native of San Diego, CA this Mexican-American started to DJ at 12 years old and always knew his life was meant for more. Now at the age of 32 years this trailblazer's company BPM Supreme has expanded rapidly, launched a mobile app and more! With the music industry focusing more energy than ever on music discovery and streaming, the BPM Supreme mobile app has arrived just in time. Imagine the largest library of downloadable audio and video built specifically for DJs in an easy to use, beautifully designed app. Sure, Castillo says that the mobile version of BPM Supreme’s website has always been optimized and user-friendly, but the mobile app offers much more. “Our app is going to revolutionize the way that DJs discover music. Not only will they find everything they already love about BPM Supreme in the app, but they’ll also have access to stream mixes, curated sets, and our entire library in HQ from anywhere,” Castillo said.“BPM Supreme has all of the music a working DJ needs like top charts and classics. But what you’ll also find is a variety of underground and indie artists, independent record labels, and a multitude of exclusive versions from local and world famous DJs alike. It’s incredibly vast,” Castillo said. The BPM Supreme mobile app is a giant leap forward in the ever-changing music industry landscape. In 2019 and beyond, Castillo says that BPM Supreme will continue to evolve and never away from what’s on the horizon.“Look at a company like Amazon, how they started out, and what their business model looks like today,” Castillo said. “Many people don’t always agree when they see a risk I’m willing to take, but I think if you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backwards. That belief is reflected in my business plan.”While you need a paid subscription to BPM Supreme to get unlimited access the app, non- members can also stream and preview audio. With premium features like curated sets and video downloading however, Castillo is confident that the app preview will convert any non-believers into loyal customers and “BPM Supreme family” immediately." Instagram: @bpmsupreme @arocksworld https://www.bpmsupreme.com/ HTTPS://WWW.BRINGINITBACKWARDS.COM/ HELLO@BRINGINITBACKWARDS.COM CREDITS: THEME SONG: SCOTT RUSSO & DESIGN: OSCAR RODRIGUEZ

We had the opportunity to interview Max Frost!It began as an experiment.Music had always been the focus of my short, 17­ year ­old, guitar ­playing life in Austin, Texas. I was obsessed with The Beatles, Hendrix, Sinatra, and Sam Cooke. The Blues were my foundation. I hung with a crowd of young musicians who shared my love of the classics. We listened to vinyl. We played in bands.My safe, little vintage ­rock world was turned on its head when underground hip­hop came knocking at my door. Rappers wanted me to sing hooks on their songs. I never in a million years thought what I did made sense in hip­hop. Eminem and Outkast had blown my mind as a kid, but it was still an alien world to me.As uncomfortable as it was, I jumped in. At first, my bluesy singing made the hooks come across as a sort of “blue-eyed soul” thing. I didn’t identify with that. The hooks I loved most had been sampled from old records. They contrasted the beat in a cool way. They felt distorted and fuzzy and their juxtaposition with modern music had an accidental magic.The experiment was to see if I could convince people that my hook was a sample. I sang more laid back, more like a crooner than a hard­ attacking soul singer. I distorted my voice with guitar amps and heavy reverbs that created a huge space.The summer I turned 19 I made this slow beat and wrote a hook over it called “Nice and Slow.” I used my sampled vocal approach and started sending the song around and playing it for people. The response was always, “Whoa! Where did you sample this from?” At that moment, my sound was born.By the spring, my songs were gaining some attention. “Nice and Slow” and “White Lies” charted on Hype Machine and a few months later I signed with Atlantic Records. A major-label deal marked a serious second chapter in my creative life. Songs were no longer practice swings. They counted. There were real stakes now. But with a new opportunity in front of me, I dove in head first.I now had access to collaborators and studios that enabled me to indulge in new sounds. Though I remained a producer on all the tracks and played 90 percent of the instruments, the songs were elevated thanks to the input of the brilliant writers and producers I met — guys like Benny Blanco, Nick Ruth, and Franc Tetaz. What began as an experiment in a basement lab blossomed into a larger-scale process, resulting in the songs on my EP, Intoxication.Sonically, I was inspired by artists like Amy Winehouse and Raphael Saadiq, who breathed fresh life into the classic ’60s soul sound. Their vintage songs have a modern edge to the production. My process is the reverse. I try to write songs that, if played on an acoustic guitar, are very modern. But my execution of the singing, instrumentation, and production is vintage.Lyrically, the songs on Intoxication personify love, money, and death as a drug, reflecting the way my submission to imagination has consumed me like a chemical.My experiment became an abstract mind state that I want the listener to visit.The experiment of music has led me to places I never thought I’d go in this world. In 2016, I did shows in Australia, Germany, London, and all over the US. It always shocks me to speak face to face with a person who has been listening to my music from the other side of the globe for years. It reminds me that, despite how much time I spend alone in a dark studio, there’s a world of people out there that you are trying to reach. If you really expose your truth to them in a song, it doesn’t matter where they are. They will respond.My travels have also led me to collaborations with artists around the world. I released a track called “Ghosting” with an amazing producer named St. Albion and also wrote/produced a track for a new artist from Australia named Mike Waters. As much as I’m focused on my own music right now, I look forward to one day spending a lot of time helping other people develop their own experiments.My last year of high school and only year of college were only made possible by my abuse of Adderall. I first discovered its powers attempting to write college essays, and pretty much lost my mind from there. It allowed me to get away with chronic procrastination and mainly focus on music. But it certainly spiraled me into an unbalanced state of sleeplessness, anxiousness, highs, and lows that left me a pretty worn out person.My Adderall years manifested themselves in a song I made with Cook Classics and Ross Golan called “Adderall” that I recently released. I sort of told the sad story in a funny way and tried to make it light hearted, and it seems that people have reacted. I’ll do college shows now where people come with their prescription bottles and ask me to sign them (which might be a crime or something I don’t know…). Credits:Theme Song: Scott Russo & Design: Oscar Rodriguez We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.comWebsite: https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/https://www.maxfrost.net/

We had the opportunity to interview Tim Wu aka Elephante at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego! Hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Tim Wu began his musical career as a classically-trained pianist and singer-songwriter, playing in bands in high school and college. Graduating from Harvard University, soon after taking his first desk job Wu realized that the corporate lifestyle was not for him, as he spent every waking hour producing music to keep himself sane. Finally embracing the ‘Elephant in the room’ that was his desire to break free from the monotonous 9-5 routine, Wu set his sights on the dance music sphere and Elephante was born -quite literally giving up his day job in order to hone his craft and make his mark as one of the most innovative dance music producers around today. In his short career Elephante has already amassed hundreds of millions of streams across his two independent EP's, I Am The Elephante (2016) and Glass Mansion (2018), and received support from the likes of Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, and Rolling Stone. He has appeared at major festivals including EDC Las Vegas, Electric Zoo and Hangout Fest, while also fulfilling his duties as a resident DJ in Las Vegas. He has sold out shows at historic venues such as Irving Plaza and The Regency Ballroom, and will be continuing to grow his hard-ticket footprint in Fall 2019. Source: AXS.com Tickets available for his Diamond Days Tour: http://www.elephantemusic.com/tour Monster Energy Up & Up Festival Info: https://upandupfestival.com/ Credits: Theme Song: Scott Russo & Design: Oscar Rodriguez & Photo Credit: Forest Aragon We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the opportunity to interview Chris Conley of Saves the Day. “Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, formed in 1997. The band currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Conley, guitarist Arun Bali, bassist Rodrigo Palma, and drummer Dennis Wilson. After forming under the name Sefler in 1994, Saves the Day released their debut studio album, Can't Slow Down, in 1998. It was followed by Through Being Cool (1999), which featured their first single, "Shoulder to the Wheel". Stay What You Are was released in 2001, peaking at number 100 on the Billboard 200. It spawned two successful music videos on MTV2, for the singles "At Your Funeral" and "Freakish", and has since sold 300,000 copies. After the success of Stay What You Are, Saves the Day signed to Dreamworks Records, who co-released their next studio album, In Reverie, with Vagrant Records. The album peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Independent Albums chart. Their latest LP, titled '9', was released on October 26 in 2018.” Source: Wikipedia Credits: Theme Song: Scott Russo & Design: Oscar Rodriguez & Photo Credit: Alice Baxley We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the opportunity to interview Christian Smith also known as Crankdat! Smith grew up desiring to be an athlete, but ultimately turned down a full-ride track-and-field scholarship to Kent State University to pursue music, producing energetic and melodically vibrant electronic dance music as Crankdat. Smith began making music while still in high school. Smith originally gained recognition for remixing other artists' tracks, including Fetty Wap's breakout single, "Trap Queen." Eventually, these remixes racked up millions of plays and Smith, barely out of his teens, was getting attention from bigger names in electronic dance music such as Skrillex and The Chainsmokers. Crankdat released original tracks as he toured, including the Jauz collaboration "I Hold Still" as well as the triumphant "Dollars," both in 2017. Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crankdat Check out his latest collaboration with Marshmello “Falling to Pieces” on Spotify! Credits: Theme Song: Scott Russo & Design: Oscar Rodriguez We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the opportunity to interview Pierre Bouvier and Jeff Stinco of Simple Plan! Simple Plan, the multi-platinum, Montreal-based band boasts worldwide sales topping 10 million. A testament to their outstanding popularity, the band has been voted Favourite Canadian Band an unprecedented five times by viewers of the MuchMusic Video Awards. Accolades also include a 2005 Teen Choice Award, 2006 JUNO Fan Choice Award, 2012 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award, 2012 Yahoo! Canadian Impact Award, 2012 NRJ award and the 2013 Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award. Through the Simple Plan Foundation, the JUNO Award-winning band has donated more than $2M to youth-focused charities since December 2005, helping both young people in need and children facing life-threatening illnesses as well as promoting musical education programs in Canada and abroad. Credits: Theme Song: Scott Russo & Design: Oscar Rodriguez We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the opportunity to interview Taking Back Sunday! "If you can't believe that Taking Back Sunday have been around for 20 years, you're not alone, because they can't either. Although the pride of Long Island have had a handful of member changes over the years, the current lineup of the band – vocalist Adam Lazzara, guitarist John Nolan, drummer Mark O'Connell and bassist Shaun Cooper – have all been there since the beginning. From the band's landmark 2002 debut Tell All Your Friends to their most recent full-length, 2016's Tidal Wave, Taking Back Sunday have evolved from a key player in the early 2000s emo scene to a genre-defying rock band who have three gold albums without ever ceasing to push the limitations of their sound. This fact is evidenced on Twenty, a 21-song collection set for release on January 11, 2019 via Craft Recordings that spans all seven of their full-lengths and solidifies them as an act with a catalog that will undoubtedly outlive them. By now you know the basic history of the band, so we thought it'd be apt to look back at the fact that almost none of it happened... “When I joined Taking Back Sunday in 1999, it was the first real band that I had ever been a part of, but it never crossed my mind that I would be doing this twenty years later. When I came in to audition it was just [original vocalist] Antonio [Longo] and [founding TBS guitarist and former Movielife member] Eddie Reyes. Eddie had started enough bands that he was like, 'I know how to do this, I can just call one guy.' But it was a crazy thing. When it started out, there was a lot more likelihood that it would fizzle out in a few months than it would last a few years. I tried out, and basically after we jammed for a couple of hours Eddie was like, 'All right, you're in. You have to get some different equipment though... and I'll sell it to you.' I think he sold me a head and cabinet for $200 [that] had to be worth at least $600.” -John Nolan “My entry into the band is pretty interesting. One day my brother said, 'Hey, my friend is looking for a drummer and he wanted to know if you wanted to try out.' But once I realized he was talking about Eddie, I had second thoughts. I remembered Eddie was the jerk who would yell at me and Shaun and all of our friends in front of Shaun's house when we would hang out there because he would be going to Movielife practice. So I said, 'No, I don't want to play in a band with that guy.' Then maybe two months later Shaun and I were hanging out [with] my mutual friend at a restaurant where Antonio worked and our friend said, 'Yo, my boy needs a drummer for his band if you want to try out.' The first song I heard was 'Go On' and I was like, 'Wow, this definitely has a lot of potential,' so I agreed. On my first tryout I remember walking in and seeing John, Antonio and then guess who's there? Eddie Reyes. I was like, 'Oh, what's up, man? How are you doing?' That was it.” -Mark O'Connell “I didn't know anyone in Taking Back Sunday initially; I just knew who Eddie was because some of the bands from Long Island would play in North Carolina. I had just moved back to Greensboro from Wilmington and I didn't really have anything going on aside from delivering Chinese food, so I really wanted to be playing music. I ended up in a booth with Eddie and Antonio at the after show hangout spot, Waffle House, after an ill-fated Sons Of Abraham show and heard they needed a bass player for their new project. They said, 'Yeah, you should come up.' A couple of weeks later me and my friend Chris drove his 1988 Honda Accord up to New York, I tried out and then drove back. A few weeks later I got a call from Eddie [who] said, 'If you want to do this, we have some shows coming up.' So I flew to Long Island and never came back. Looking back now it's funny because I was like, 'I'm moving to New York, it's going to be so sick.' Then I moved to Long Island and it was kind of a bummer. It was just like North Carolina... only way more crowded.” -Adam Lazzara “Mark and I have played in bands together as long as we’ve known each other, which is over 30 years. When he joined Taking Back Sunday, I begged him to get me a bass audition. At first Mark told me that since I was so unreliable in our previous bands that he couldn’t vouch for me, so I got serious, enrolled in night classes at a local college and tried to get my act together. About a month later, Mark noticed a change but sadly some kid from North Carolina was ditching everything he knew to move to New York to play bass in the band. Adam was a good bass player but he had a manic, magnetic energy on stage that everyone in the crowd was captivated by. Suddenly Antonio was out and Eddie made Adam put down the bass and grab a microphone. Mark got me a tryout for the band December 26, 2000. I played along to the demo day and night, made myself fall in love with those songs and played my first show at our friend's house a few days later on New Year’s Eve.” -Shaun Cooper The rest is history. Taking Back Sunday may have started out like most of their peers by playing local shows and recording demos; however, unlike most of those peers they went on to sign to a major label, tour alongside Linkin Park and become international superstars. That said, they still speak of the band's early days as if they just happened yesterday. “I'll never forget, we played Ground Zero in Long Island in 2001 and it was the first show we played where people were singing along and going crazy. It was a tiny place that held 100 people but you could sense something had changed,” Lazzara recalls. “After the show I remember we carried some equipment back to John's car and we were sitting in it just not saying anything. We were just thinking, 'that was the best thing ever.' I was starry-eyed and staring into space; I couldn't believe that just happened.” Nolan concurs, adding, “Even after the band got a lot bigger and did things that were a lot more impressive, that moment was really huge because you could tell something was happening. Everyone was going nuts and that really stands out to me as being one of the defining moments of Taking Back Sunday.” Twenty is a celebration not only of those career-defining moments but of the landmark albums that chronicle the band's story: 2002's Tell All Your Friends, 2004's Where You Want To Be, 2006's Louder Now, 2009's New Again, 2011's Taking Back Sunday, 2014's Happiness Is and 2016's Tidal Wave, all of which are represented on this collection. Whether your introduction to the band was singing along to “A Decade Under The Influence” in a sweaty club or hearing “MakeDamnSure” or “Sink Into Me” on the radio, Twenty is a look back at some of the highlights from this unlikely group of musical misfits. Additionally, fans will be able to hear two newly recorded songs, “All Ready To Go” and “A Song For Dan,” which hint at the direction that Taking Back Sunday are heading in the coming years. Musical legacy aside, ultimately what's most impressive is the fact that after two decades and countless successes, Taking Back Sunday have managed to preserve that initial spark that excited them as teenagers. That fact alone is one worth celebrating, so turn it up and listen loud." For more info, visit TakingBackSunday.com We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/

We had the opportunity to interview Slushii (Julian Scanlan)! Video of the interview is available on our website: www.BringinitBackwards.com "He is best known for working with various artists managed by Moe Shalizi, such as Marshmello, Ookay and Jauz, and for gaining support from notable musician and Owsla-record label founder Skrillex." - Wikipedia.com We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com

We had the honor of interviewing Jefferson Starship as part of our Hard Rock Hotel San Diego interview series and collaboration! Shout out to my Dad for co-hosting! Jefferson Starship rose from the ashes of another legendary San Francisco band, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, Jefferson Airplane. Founder Paul Kantner (who died in January 2016 at age 74) knew that combining powerful creative forces, personalities and talents could create something far greater than the sum of its parts. Between 1974 and 1984, Jefferson Starship released eight gold and platinum albums, twenty hit singles, sold out concerts worldwide and lived out legendary rock and roll escapades. "Jefferson Starship was my creation...and it has this nice fluidity about it that allows any number of people to come in and do things with whatever Jefferson Starship is." - Paul Kantner Today's Jefferson Starship remains dedicated to breathing new life into the living catalog of the Jeffersonian legacy, going to the edge, pushing the sonic boundaries and staying true to the original spirit of the music. Featuring original and historic members David Freiberg (also a founder of San Francisco luminaries Quicksilver Messenger Service) and drummer Donny Baldwin, along with longtime members Chris Smith on keyboards and synth bass, Jude Gold on lead guitar and GRAMMY Nominee Cathy Richardson anchoring the female lead vocal spot made famous by the inimitable Grace Slick (who invited her to sing in her place as Jefferson Airplane accepts their Lifetime Achievement Award at the GRAMMY Merit Awards Concert.) The band keeps a hectic touring schedule bolstered by several television recent appearances including My Music: 60s Pop, Rock and Soul on PBS and live with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra on AXS Network. The Freiberg-penned 1979 hit Jane is the theme song for the Netflix Original Series Wet, Hot American Summer. In 2014-15, the band played a series of free concerts for America's Veterans and was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the US Department of Defense. Jefferson Starship has traveled the world playing in 20 countries across the globe in the last 3 years alone. The music that defined a generation and spanned decades is alive and well and more relevant than ever in pop culture- songs such as Volunteers, White Rabbit, Wooden Ships, Somebody to Love, Today, Miracles, Count on Me, Fast Buck Freddie, Jane and Find Your Way Back continue to reverberate throughout the collective consciousness today. “If you’re not having fun, it won’t work.” — David Freiberg of Jefferson Starship

We had the opportunity to interview MAYDAR! MAYDAR Releases her triumphant Debut 7 track EP ‘Fool Me Twice’ 24th May. **https://soundcloud.com/maydar/sets/ep2/s-MUzvw Having gained international momentum with previous singles ‘Body Bag’, ‘Taxi’ and the much celebrated ‘Sweet Talk’, the young artist releases the 1st of 2 Self-Produced and Written EP’s, laced with strong melodies, dark pop lyrics and the right amount attitude you want from your next huge Popstar. Leading the EP is the brilliant sounding ‘Lose My Mind’. Maydar, aka Alexandra Shanahan, is an exciting independently driven singer, songwriter, producer and DJ based in Stockholm producing and writing her own R&B influenced dark Pop music with themes that vary between revenge, love, anger, sex, sadness and joy. With a good run of singles and a forever growing international fanbase and over 800,000 plays on Spotify, Maydar is looking to bring her music to the UK with a run of shows and promo in June post EP. The 7 track Debut EP offers 4 brand new tracks with the lead single ‘Lose My Mind’ effortlessly mixing modern R&B and Pop with slick production and personal and relatable lyrics. Having sold out her hometown single release show in April she’s released 5 singles from 2018 the EP also includes the recent official March UK dark melancholy single ‘ Body Bag’ with the the much loved “Sweet Talk” that have both been on rotation on some of the biggest radio stations on Swedish National radio and several music critics including Line Of Best Fit. Her previous single “TAXI” was also mentioned as one of the 50 best songs of 2018 by Swedish radio channel “P3”. “I find that the music industry often wants female artists to only play one role: like for example you’re either the sexy, confident woman or the girl who sings sad songs about heartbreak. I’ve always found that annoying, and it’s one of my goals as an artist to convey a woman of many parts”. With roots in Ireland and Italy the young multi talented artist has not only built a good following in her hometown in Sweden but has began her international assault playing shows in France, Italy, Holland and of course most recently the UK. Maydar also produces and writes for others. She has released songs as a songwriter in Sweden, China and Russia and has worked with artists like Imenella (SE), Kida Kudz (UK), Jelly (SE), Cadet (UK), and Yung Titties (SE) to name a few. She has also been on tour in Ghana with the Swedish/Ghanaian afro-pop-artist Aurelia Dey. Having studied at Sweden’s famous pop music academy “Musikmakarna”, which has produced artists and songwriters of the like’s of Leon, Shy Martin, Joy & Linnea Deb and Skott and received national and international praise by music-industry profiles like Max Martin and Johan Shellback. An artist in every sense of the word, following her own path Maydar also references the likes of Banks, Cautious Clay, Doja Cat, Eryka Badu and Lykke Li of the music and careers she’d like to follow. Track Listings: Lose My Mind Sweet Talk Body Bag Hara Kiri Lilo & Stitch Fool Me Twice U Can Cry Now (Feat. Ess Bogale) www.Instagram.com/MaydarMusic For further info Contact: Adam@Madamusic.com / 07771 710 234 https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/ Hello@BringinitBackwards.com Credits: Theme Song: Scott Russo & Design: Oscar Rodriguez

Bringin’ it Backwards: Instagram - Twitter - Facebook Bad Suns: Instagram - Spotify - Twitter - Facebook Christo Bowman: Instagram - Twitter Credits: Theme Song: Scott Russo & Design: Oscar Rodriguez Mentions: Thank you to Steve Ling and John Shannon! Favorite Quote from the episode “Write the hell out of those bad songs.” - Christo Bowman Contributors: Adam Lisicky, Tera Lisicky, Christo Bowman Email: Hello@BringinItBackwards.com Listen: https://link.chtbl.com/BiB https://www.instagram.com/arcticmonkeys/ https://www.instagram.com/backstreetboys/ https://www.instagram.com/badreligionband/ https://www.instagram.com/badsuns/ https://www.instagram.com/blink182/ https://www.instagram.com/brettgurewitz/ https://www.instagram.com/chilipeppers/ https://www.instagram.com/christobowman/ https://www.instagram.com/coachella/ https://www.instagram.com/dailysmiles/ (Bryan Ling) https://www.instagram.com/epitaphrecords/ https://www.instagram.com/esmzeros/ https://www.instagram.com/gavinbennett_/ https://www.instagram.com/greenday/ https://www.instagram.com/hologram_electronics/ https://www.instagram.com/kroq/ https://www.instagram.com/_milesmorris/ https://www.instagram.com/ncmgmt/ https://www.instagram.com/nsync/ https://www.instagram.com/tame__impala/ https://www.instagram.com/the1975/ https://www.instagram.com/thestrokes/ https://www.instagram.com/vagrantrecords/ Keywords: #chilipeppers #esmzeros #vagrantrecords #greenday #tameimpala #thestrokes #1975 #hologramelectronics #cobaltcafe #canogapark #ncmgmt #badsuns #christobowman #dailysmiles #bryanling #steveling #kroq #localsonly #epitaphrecords #badreligionband #coachella #brettgurewitz #arcticmonkeys #nsync #backstreetboys #blink182 #podcast #podcasts #episode #interview #interviews #lisicky #bringinitbackwards #music #musician #artist #inspiration

This is a tribute edition from the archives of Historically Speaking. On this last day of Women's History Month, I'm thinking of my great-grandmother, Eugenia Zambone. She was an immigrant from Italy who began by selling needles, thread, and sewing necessities from the family's rental; eventually she was the proprietress of a small number of department stores in the towns of southern New Jersey. As Vicki Howard reminds us in her new book, From Main Street to Mall: The Rise and Fall of the American Department Store, it used to be that America was filled with department stores like those owned by my great-grandmother. And stores like these were important centres of community life. Vicki Howard has already written on the history of the wedding industry. Now she and I talk about the department store, how they began, what they offered people that hadn't existed before, and how they were undone by the same forces that created them. For Further Reading Vicki Howard, Brides, Inc.: American Weddings and the Business of Tradition Michael J. Lisicky, Wanamaker's: Meet Me at the Eagle For your late-night browsing pleasure: The Department Store Museum

The Baltimore Symphony's oboist Michael Lisicky chronicles the first 100 years of the orchestra from its humble beginning as the nation's only municipally-funded symphony to its present status as one of the country's greatest orchestras. The book features more than 200 photographs, interviews with past and present musical luminaries, and an introduction by pianist Leon Fleisher.Michael Lisicky is the author of several bestselling books, including Hutzler's: Where Baltimore Shops; Remembering Moos Brothers; and Baltimore's Bygone Department Stores: Many Happy Returns.Recorded On: Wednesday, March 9, 2016

The Baltimore Symphony's oboist Michael Lisicky chronicles the first 100 years of the orchestra from its humble beginning as the nation's only municipally-funded symphony to its present status as one of the country's greatest orchestras. The book features more than 200 photographs, interviews with past and present musical luminaries, and an introduction by pianist Leon Fleisher.Michael Lisicky is the author of several bestselling books, including Hutzler's: Where Baltimore Shops; Remembering Moos Brothers; and Baltimore's Bygone Department Stores: Many Happy Returns.

The IRS & Artists with CPA Matt Leiner Notes: Are you listing artist, musician, actor or model on your tax return? My guest today is my accountant, Matt Leiner, CPA with Buckno, Lisicky & Company who will share his insights on how to keep you out of tax court. Links: http://www.bucknolisicky.com/leiner.htm Article "Painter Brushes Off The IRS": http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d68338f5b0f6ef66f43958c96&id=ebbb2bafea&e=4ac4b5378c

For over one hundred years, Pomeroy’s was a beloved household name for the shoppers of central and eastern Pennsylvania. Founded in 1876, the store began under another name in Reading and soon expanded to Harrisburg, Pottsville and Wilkes-Barre. George Pomeroy bought out his partners in 1923, and Pomeroy’s became known for its exemplary service and a devoted sales force. From the extraordinary window displays and the annual Christmas parade to a bite at the Tea Room, the stores were a social hub where sweethearts first met and families did their Saturday shopping. Though the final stores closed in 1990, the memories live on. Department store historian Michael Lisicky chronicles the history of Pomeroy’s and takes readers back in time with reminiscences of former employees, interviews with store insiders and a selection of classic recipes. Michael Lisicky has been credited as a nationally recognized department store “historian,” “lecturer,” “expert,” “guru,” “aficionado,” “junkie” and “maven” by several major newspapers. He is the author of several best-selling books, including Wanamaker’s: Meet Me at the Eagle, Hutzler’s: Where Baltimore Shops, and Woodward and Lothrop: A Store Worthy of the Nation’s Capital. Mr. Lisicky resides in Baltimore, where he is an oboist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and a master’s degree candidate in museum studies at Johns Hopkins University.

This week we take a break from fun and games to talk about business and consumerism–which, to be sure, is for some people also fun and games. As Vicki Howard reminds us in her new book, From Main Street to Mall: The Rise and Fall of the American Department Store, it used to be that America was filled with department stores. Congenital nostalgics remember places like Wanamaker's in Philadelphia; they even print books about the big-city department stores of Days Gone By. But that ignores the important place that department stores held in small towns all around the country. Vicki Howard has already written on the history of the wedding industry. Now she and Al Zambone talk about the department store, how they began, what they offered people that hadn't existed before, and how they were undone by the same forces that created them. Zambone gets a little autobiographical, too, but please forgive him. Enjoy. For Further Reading Vicki Howard, Brides, Inc.: American Weddings and the Business of Tradition Michael J. Lisicky, Wanamaker's: Meet Me at the Eagle For your late-night browsing pleasure: The Department Store Museum

Special guest Paul Lisicky (Unbuilt Projects, Lawnboy, Famous Builder) helps us get a handle on one of his favorite novels, and discusses his own relationship to structure and linearity. And his love of Lil' Wayne.

5/9/10 SUNDAY HOUR TWO (9-10 PM Eastern) Michael Lisicky Hutzler’s: Where Baltimore Shops, History Press, 2009