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DiscograffitiGRAHAM NASH DISCUSSES DAVID CROSBY’S SOLO DEBUT "IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME" (Ep. 233)Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Graham Nash discusses David Crosby’s classic solo debut If I Could Only Remember My Name with commentary and stories. Discograffiti’s Wild Tales: The Graham Nash Interview Series tackles every last release the great Graham Nash ever had a hand in creating, including CSN/Y, C&N, and his solo career, detailing a history almost too wild to be believed.
Here are just a few of the many things that Graham discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
An overview of the initial spate of CSNY s...
2025-11-1448 min
DiscograffitiAN INTERVIEW WITH DR. PAUL TANNER, INVENTOR OF THE ELECTRO-THEREMIN (Ep. 230B)Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, we feature the next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series. It’s Chuck’s chat with Dr. Paul Tanner, inventor (with Bob Whitsell) of the Electro-Theremin, which he also famously played on three Beach Boys tracks: “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times,” “Good Vibrations,” and “Wild Honey.” Paul passed away a few years later in 2013, which makes this posthumously released “Chuck Chat” yet another priceless buried treasure.
Here are just a few of the many things that Paul discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
Ho...
2025-10-2708 min
DiscograffitiTHE BEACH BOYS’ PET SOUNDS DEEP-DIVE: “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times” & “Pet Sounds” (Ep. 230)Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Beach Boys author Chuck Granata reviews and discusses Pet Sounds’ “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times” and “Pet Sounds” with commentary and stories. Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection, and there’s nothing else quite like it.
Here are just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
Dave Gebroe’s 2 favorite songs of all time;
The use of the Electro-Theremin in “I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times,” w...
2025-10-2453 min
DiscograffitiTHE BEACH BOYS’ PET SOUNDS DEEP-DIVE: “I Know There’s An Answer” & “Here Today” (Ep. 227)Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. In this episode, Beach Boys author Chuck Granata reviews and discusses Pet Sounds’ “I Know There's An Answer” (originally written as "Hang On To Your Ego") and “Here Today,” with commentary and stories. Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection, and there’s nothing else like it.
Here are just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
The extremely illuminating original title of “Hang On To Your Ego”;
Some background info on little-known “Ego...
2025-10-0349 min
DiscograffitiTOM FRANGIONE (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 224B)The next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is Chuck’s chat with Tom Frangione, who’s been part of the official Beatles Channel on SiriusXM since its launch in 2017, serving as their 'Resident Beatles Expert'. He co-hosts the weekly "Fab Fourum,” “Apple Jam” with co-host David Fricke, and the weekly rarities program "Way Beyond Compare.” He also writes the weekly show "Across The Universe", which focuses on John Lennon's life and music. Tom is the long-time master of ceremonies at the Fest For Beatles Fans, as well as acting as Contributing Editor to Beatlefan Magazine and Joe John...
2025-09-1507 min
DiscograffitiJACKASS’S WEE MAN RATES BLACK SABBATH (PART 1) (Ep. 224)Jackass’s Jason “Wee Man” Acuna is such an Ozzy fan, he crossed the ocean to see the Back To The Beginning gig before even having a ticket. (He made it in, Thank God.) The biggest little metalhead on the planet joins Discograffiti in paying tribute to the all-time greatest metal band in a whipcrack-fast three-part series that’ll school you in how metal got started. And to sweeten the pot, we’re only covering the Ozzy era.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Wee Man discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
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2025-09-121h 04
DiscograffitiAN INTERVIEW WITH DENNY TEDESCO (DIRECTOR OF “THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY” DOC) (Sneak Peek, Ep. 223B)The Wrecking Crew is to the Sixties what The Immediate Family are to the Seventies, so it’s no accident that music doc director extraordinaire Denny Tedesco tackled both groups of studio musicians in equally fascinating documentaries. While we’re on the topic of Graham Nash, The Immediate Family became Crosby & Nash’s touring ensemble, nicknamed The Mighty Jitters on the road for reasons we won’t go into here.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Denny discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
How Denny’s relationship w...
2025-09-0809 min
DiscograffitiGRAHAM NASH TALKS DEJA VU (1970) (Ep. 223)Here’s just a few of the many things that Graham discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
Woodstock, Altamont, and the death of Crosby’s girlfriend Christine Hinton happening one after the other after their debut record was released;
The other candidates who were pitched to join CSN before Neil Young;
What Jimi Hendrix called CSN’s music;
A mind-blowing recollection of Jerry’s Garcia’s pedal steel-playing prowess;
Graham’s honest assessment of Neil Young’s “Country Girl”;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song that comprises Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young’s Deja Vu LP!
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2025-09-051h 02
DiscograffitiAlan Robinson, ”God Only Knows” French Horn Player (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 222B)The next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is Chuck’s chat with French horn player Alan Robinson, the man whose extraordinary playing graces “God Only Knows.” It’s absolutely incredible what a photographic memory Alan possesses—listening to him speak, it’s as if you’re sitting there right beside him, watching Brian Wilson through the control room glass. This interview is an absolute must-hear for Pet Sounds fans.
At 21, Alan became the youngest contract member of the 20th Century Fox orchestra, where he played on films like The King & I, Carousel an...
2025-09-0106 min
DiscograffitiThe Beach Boys’ PET SOUNDS (Part 4, Ep. 222)Chuck Granata’s book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is the ultimate dissection of Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece. Chuck and I wound up diving so deep into the record, we unfortunately had to seek treatment for the bends…yet thankfully it was a risk worth taking, as Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection. Episode 4 is an examination of everything you’ll ever need to know about the classic first track on Side 2 of Pet Sounds, often considered The Beach Boys’...
2025-08-2955 min
DiscograffitiTHE BRUCE JOHNSTON INTERVIEW (Part 2, Sneak Peek of Ep. 221B)By now, Beach Boy Bruce Johnston has retired from being interviewed, so this epic, unheard 2001 interview for Chuck Granata’s Pet Sounds book is absolutely priceless…especially seeing as his fanboy love for Chuck’s Sinatra book wound up contributing to a level of unvarnished honesty that’s super-rare for The Beach Boy universe.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Bruce discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
“Brian’s blender,” and the stew of his early influences;
The differences between Brian & Phil Spector’s approaches;
Capitol Records’ sabotage o...
2025-08-2509 min
DiscograffitiTHE BRUCE JOHNSTON INTERVIEW (Part 1, Ep. 221)By now, Beach Boy Bruce Johnston has retired from being interviewed, so this epic, unheard 2001 interview for Chuck Granata’s Pet Sounds book is absolutely priceless…especially seeing as his fanboy love for Chuck’s Sinatra book wound up contributing to a level of unvarnished honesty that’s super-rare for The Beach Boy universe.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Bruce discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
The only band Bruce thought that had what it took to pick up creatively where The Beach Boys left off at thei...
2025-08-2240 min
DiscograffitiTony Asher (Part 2) (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 220B)The next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is Part 2 of Chuck’s chat with Tony Asher, Brian Wilson’s lyrical collaborator on Pet Sounds. This is easily the best Tony Asher interview in existence. You won’t want to miss a minute of this multi-part extravaganza. All I can say is: Thank you, Chuck.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Tony discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
How Brian & Tony felt about Pet Sounds as they were making it;
The song that Tony felt...
2025-08-1809 min
DiscograffitiThe Beach Boys’ PET SOUNDS (Part 3, Ep. 220)Chuck Granata’s book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is the ultimate dissection of Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece. Chuck and I wound up diving so deep into the record, we unfortunately had to seek treatment for the bends…thankfully it was a risk worth taking, as Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection. Episode 3 is an examination of everything you’ll ever need to know about the remainder of Pet Sounds’ Side 1: “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder),” “I’m...
2025-08-151h 08
DiscograffitiTony Asher (Part 1) (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 219B)The next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is Part 1 of Chuck’s chat with Tony Asher, Brian Wilson’s lyrical collaborator on Pet Sounds. Since I didn’t conduct the interview, I can be fully honest in my assessment without fear of reprisal: this is easily the best Tony Asher interview in existence. You won’t want to miss a minute of this multi-part extravaganza. The amount of insight on display is mind-blowing and thoroughly indispensable. All I can say is: Thank you, Chuck.
Here’s just a few of the many thin...
2025-08-1111 min
DiscograffitiThe Beach Boys’ PET SOUNDS (Part 2, Ep. 219)Chuck Granata’s book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is the ultimate dissection of Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece. Chuck and I wound up diving so deep into the record, we unfortunately had to seek treatment for the bends…thankfully it was a risk worth taking, as Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection. Episode 2 is an examination of everything you’ll ever need to know about the first three tracks on Pet Sounds: “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “You Still Believe In Me...
2025-08-081h 16
DiscograffitiHal Blaine (Part 1) (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 218B)The next entry in The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series is Part 1 of Chuck’s chat with Brian Wilson’s favorite drummer, legendary studio maestro Hal Blaine. It’s not hard to understand why Brian worked with him so often: Hal claimed to have participated in over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. His drumming is featured on 150 US top 10 hits, 40 of which went to number one. Chuck’s interview with Hal took place while the latter was living in a retirement community, and the tone is definitely “no shits given” by this point. Hal passed away a few years later in 2019, whi...
2025-08-0408 min
DiscograffitiGraham Nash discusses Crosby, Stills, & Nash (the debut album, 1969) (Ep. 218)Here’s just a few of the many things that Graham discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
The reasons why he split from The Hollies (Director’s Cut only);
A recounting of the very first time he met Crosby & Stills, plus the fateful question they posed to him;
Exactly who was Captain Manyhands, and why he was so crucial to the success of that debut album;
The several identities behind the amalgam of personalities Crosby sung about in “Guinnevere”;
The very first time Graham met Joni Mitchell;
And an in-depth deep dive on every song that com...
2025-08-011h 05
DiscograffitiBill Wagner, Manager of The Four Freshmen & Brian Wilson’s Mentor (Ep. 217B, Sneak Peek)The next entry in the Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series makes for a perfect pairing with last week’s—it’s Chuck’s chat with Brian Wilson’s early mentor Bill Wagner, The Four Freshmen’s manager. This extremely lucid conversation offers a one-after-the-other cavalcade of precious insights, from the first visit to Bill’s office by a green-behind-the-ears Brian in 1958 to the ineffable sadness of later years. Bill passed away back in 2011 (only three months before Ross left us), which makes this posthumously released interview another priceless buried treasure.
Here’s just a few of the many...
2025-07-2809 min
DiscograffitiThe Beach Boys’ PET SOUNDS (Part 1, Ep. 217)Who better to tackle Discograffiti’s epic, multi-episode Deep-Dive into The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds—my second favorite album of all time behind only Smile—than the scholarly yet super-cool Petsoundsologist Chuck Granata, whose book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is the ultimate piece of work on the LP? Chuck and I dived so deep we actually had to seek treatment for the bends, but as you’ll hear it was worth every second. Episode 1 is the story of the record from soup to nuts, without an examination of its specific...
2025-07-251h 22
DiscograffitiROSS BARBOUR OF THE FOUR FRESHMEN (The Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series) (Ep. 216B)We kick off the Chuck Granata Pet Sounds Interview Series at the very beginning…it’s Chuck’s conversation with one of Brian Wilson’s most towering influences, Ross Barbour of The Four Freshmen! His father Murry took Brian to see the legendary harmony group when he was 14, and he got the opportunity to meet them. The concert and that meeting had a profound effect on young Brian, who said, “My voice was shivering as I was talking to them…I was so in awe of them. It was one of the biggest moments in my life. [Their song] ‘It’s a Blue Wor...
2025-07-2110 min
DiscograffitiMARILYN WILSON-RUTHERFORD & GINGER BLAKE OF THE HONEYS, The Beach Boys’ Sister Group (Pt 2, Ep. 216)In Part 2 of my amazing discussion with two-thirds of The Honeys, Marilyn, Ginger, and I work our way through some wildly emotional terrain, including what it was like to share lives with a creative genius while he was operating at his peak.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Marilyn & Ginger discuss with Discograffiti in this podcast:
How Marilyn felt about Brian’s Smile-era decor in their Laurel Way home;
Their thoughts on the Smile-era music, not to mention their ever-evolving lifestyle;
What it was like being prod...
2025-07-181h 07
DiscograffitiTHE BEACH BOYS’ PET SOUNDS TIMELINE: A BRIAN WILSON DIARY (with author/expert Chuck Granata & Fred Vail) (Ep. 215B, Sneek Peak)Recorded only two days before the great man’s passing, this audiobook-style episode is a Brian Wilson diary that covers the 27 sessions it took to accomplish one of his great works, a span of six months that kicks off at the moment in December 1965 when he first heard The Beatles’ Rubber Soul and vowed to make the greatest rock record of all time, to Pet Sounds’ release in May 1966. I’m joined by the world’s foremost Petsoundsologist Chuck Granata, author of the incredible book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. Th...
2025-07-1406 min
DiscograffitiMARILYN WILSON-RUTHERFORD & GINGER BLAKE OF THE HONEYS, The Beach Boys’ Sister Group (Part 1, Ep. 215)Here’s just a few of the many things that Marilyn & Ginger discuss with Discograffiti in this podcast:
What the group was like before they bumped into Brian Wilson;
The amazing way station for rock and roll talent that was the Rovell household, and the ways in which Brian fundamentally changed the family for the better;
How Marilyn feels about Mike Love’s current touring version of The Beach Boys;
An in-depth discussion of their first few classic 45s;
And a talk about how much of an inspiration Marilyn was in Brian’s music and lyrics...
2025-07-111h 08
DiscograffitiMOBY GRAPE’S SKIP SPENCE (The Final Chapter) (Ep. 214B Sneak Peek)This is the final episode of the Grape Expectations Series, which covers Skip’s life during the years 1981-1999. Here’s just a few of the many things that Cam discusses with Discograffiti in Part 6 of our discussion:
Skip’s 1990s band Epicenter;
How Robert Plant became instrumental in sparking a Spence family reunion;
Skip’s final music project, Eternity’s Gate;
The details surrounding Skip’s track “Land Of The Sun”, which was created for the X-Files TV show LP, but was left off the album;
How the More Oar compilation project was assembled;
And what it was l...
2025-07-0710 min
DiscograffitiWouldn’t It Be Nice If Chuck Granata Gave Me All His PET SOUNDS INTERVIEWS? (Episode 214)Meet Chuck Granata. Chuck’s written the only tome anyone needs about Pet Sounds, entitled Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. His timing in climbing aboard the Discograffiti train is splendid, indeed: his entrance has allowed this season to balloon to gargantuan proportions. Simply put, it will be the most in-depth investigation of a single record ever enacted in the history of music.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
The origi...
2025-07-0449 min
Discograffiti213B. MOBY GRAPE’S SKIP SPENCE PART 5 (THE 1970’s: SKIP DREAMS BIG, THEN NOT AT ALL) WITH BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 11)Here’s just a few of the many things that Cam discusses with Discograffiti in Part 5 of our discussion:
The importance of meeting Gordon Stevens at the beginning of the 1970’s;
Skip’s plans to mount an surprisingly ambitious live show around his Oar LP;
Moby Grape’s reunion…and also the very first reunion in rock history;
The disastrous consequences of Skip tossing his psych meds out a car window;
Bill Graham’s Moby Grape meltdown;
Whatever happened with Skip’s short-lived 1972 band The Yankees;
And Moby Grape’s cocaine era.
There’ll be a...
2025-06-3005 min
DiscograffitiGRAHAM NASH ON PET SOUNDS BY THE BEACH BOYS (Ep. 213)Welcome to Season 3 of “The Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True!” This season focuses solely on Pet Sounds, and stands as the most in-depth investigation of a single record ever enacted in Discograffiti history. The Beach Boys’ 11th LP changed a lot of lives, not least of which the man who brought his effortlessly breezy pop charm to The Hollies, Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, and his own solo career. In fact, this episode stands as the launching point of a huge Graham Nash series—his longest interview of all time—which will air concurrently with this unprecedented Pet Sounds showc...
2025-06-2742 min
Discograffiti212B. SNEAK PEEK OF MOBY GRAPE’S SKIP SPENCE PART 4 WITH BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB (WEIRD HERALD, PACHUCO, & THE DOOBIE BROTHERS) (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISOD...Grape Expectations’ Episode 10 will hip you to one of the greatest lost psych bands of the 1960s, as we explore the late 1960s-early 1970s in Skip’s life, a time when he gave it his best shot acting as Dad to four kids when he just couldn’t hack it, as the pull of the lifestyle got the better of him...but not before helping to assemble one of the most successful bands of the 1970s.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Cam discusses with Discograffiti in Part 4 of our discussio...
2025-06-2310 min
Discograffiti212. MOBY GRAPE’S PETER LEWIS PART 3 (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 9)Welcome to Part 3, and the final installment of my conversation with Peter Lewis, a one-of-a-kind discussion that leapfrogs incessantly from one shocking revelation to the next. Here’s just a few of the many things that Peter discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
That time he took psilocybin with some hit men;
How he was hoodwinked into participating in the 20 Granite Creek project;
Robert Plant’s favorite Moby Grape song;
What he did during his 1971-1977 self-ordained “Wandering Phase”;
An almost unbearably intense retelling of the Skip Spence monastery exorcism tale;
The Moby Grape album that was...
2025-06-2045 min
Discograffiti211B. MOBY GRAPE’S PETER LEWIS PART 2 (SNEAK PEEK OF GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 8)Grape Expectations’ Episode 8 is the true turning point of the series, a breathless conversation with Moby Grape guitarist/songwriter Peter Lewis which goes to great lengths to illustrate the point a man must reach where it becomes preferable to move furniture for his grandma as a side hustle in lieu of recording a single additional note with his musical soulmates.
There’ll be a short sneak peak running publicly for free, but the entirety of this podcast will only be accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Don’t miss it, or you’ll o...
2025-06-1608 min
Discograffiti211. MOBY GRAPE’S DON STEVENSON PART 3 (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 7)Welcome to Part 3, and the final installment of my conversation with Don Stevenson, in which we cover the expansive era of 1969 to the present. Don says this will be the very last time he’ll be talking about his time in Moby Grape, so you absolutely will not want to miss this.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Don discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
How Skip Spence’s Oar really got made, not the mythological pajama-wearing motorcycle ride to Nashville that’s been bandied about for years...
2025-06-131h 24
Discograffiti210C. JORMA KAUKONEN OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE & HOT TUNA: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEWThis last-minute interview promoting Jorma’s appearance at The Hudson Valley Music Festival thankfully fell into my lap…because it'll be the first in an upcoming Jefferson Airplane Deep Dive Series featuring Jorma, Jack Casady, & (fingers crossed) Grace Slick, all the living members of the classic Airplane line-up. Tickets to The Hudson Valley Music Festival are going fast, so jump on it now: it’s happening this Saturday, June 14th (2025), in Croton Point Park, Croton NY.
Visit hudsonrivermusicfestival.com to check out the killer line-up and buy tickets (Admission is free for children 12 & under.)
2025-06-1049 min
Discograffiti210B. BREAKDOWN & OAR: SNEAK PEEK OF MOBY GRAPE BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB ON SKIP SPENCE (PART 3) (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 6)Episode 6 of our Grape Expectations Series features Moby Grape & Skip Spence biographer Cam Cobb detailing Skip’s June 1968 mental breakdown, as he grabs a fire axe and goes after drummer Don Stevenson. That error in judgment lands him in Bellevue for six months, and upon his release he heads to Nashville with his family to create his groundbreaking solo album Oar.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Cam discusses with Discograffiti in Part 3 of our discussion:
Exactly what happened when Skip lost the plot;
As much info a...
2025-06-0907 min
Discograffiti210. MOBY GRAPE’S DON STEVENSON PART 2 (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 5)Episode 5 of our Grape Expectations Series is the podcast to hear if you ever wondered what it felt like to be hunted down by a psychedelically deranged band member wielding a fire axe. Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Don Stevenson, in which we cover the most harrowing period of his life, not to mention the band’s career (1967-1969). Don says this will be the very last time he’ll be talking about his time in Moby Grape, so you absolutely will not want to miss this.
Here’s just a few of the m...
2025-06-061h 19
Discograffiti209B. SNEAK PEEK OF SKIP SPENCE PART 2: GRAPE DAZE WITH MOBY GRAPE BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 4)Episode 4 of our Grape Expectations Series features Moby Grape & Skip Spence biographer Cam Cobb talking about Skip’s rollercoaster ride through those early days of Moby Grape, a tale which includes disastrous tours, lawsuits, police busts, horribly nefarious managers, a fake touring version of the band, mysterious black magic witches, drug-induced madness, insane asylums, and attempted murder with an axe. And, no joke—that’s just within the band’s first two years.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Cam discusses with Discograffiti in Part 2 of our discussion:
A s...
2025-06-0209 min
Discograffiti209. MOBY GRAPE’S DON STEVENSON & PETER LEWIS DOUBLE-HEADER (PART 1: SELF-TITLED & WOW) (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 3)Episode 3 of our Grape Expectations Series features two—count ‘em, TWO SEPARATE INTERVIEWS with drummer Don Stevenson and guitarist Peter Lewis, each of whom gives their own Rashomon-like perspective on the fascinating early part of Moby Grape’s career. Disastrous tours, lawsuits, police busts, horribly nefarious managers, a fake touring version of the band, mysterious black magic witches, and drug-induced madness. And, no joke—that’s just within the band’s first two years.
The first episode of my conversations with both Don & Peter features both men discussing their first two records, the self-titled debut and Wow...
2025-05-302h 17
Discograffiti208B. SNEAK PEEK OF MOBY GRAPE’S BOB MOSLEY: THE INTERVIEW (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 2)The great Bob Mosley—Mr. Blues himself—is known for a soul-belting voice that is a true force of nature. As a man who’s transcended his share of real blues (a bout of homelessness, a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia that’d sideline the average person), conversely Bob has fronted multiple bands, been idolized by Robert Plant, and played in a late-1970s supergroup with Neil Young called The Ducks.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Bob discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
What it was like opening...
2025-05-2611 min
Discograffiti208. MOBY GRAPE BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB ON SKIP SPENCE (EPISODE 1: PRE-GRAPE) (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS)Welcome to the inaugural episode of Grape Expectations, an immersive, 5-week-long, Rashomon-style series about the amazing band Moby Grape, featuring all three living band members and their biographer. There is no crazier story in the history of music than that of The Grape. It includes disastrous tours, lawsuits, police busts, horribly nefarious managers, a fake touring version of the band, mysterious black magic witches, drug-induced madness, insane asylums, and attempted murder with an axe. And, no joke—that’s just within the band’s first two years.
The first episode features Moby Grape and Skip Spen...
2025-05-2357 min
Discograffiti207. DEAN WAREHAM RATES GALAXIE 500 (PART 3: THIS IS OUR MUSIC)For my money, Galaxie 500 was the greatest dream pop group that ever existed. And Dean’s Discograffiti appearance couldn’t possibly be better timed: his brand-new solo LP, That’s The Price Of Loving Me—his best work since 1990 imho—marks the first time he and producer Kramer have collaborated since that very year, after the latter had doused Galaxie 500’s perfect triumvirate of albums in his trademark reverb bath.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Dean discusses with Discograffiti during the final chapter of this podcast:
The band’s br...
2025-05-1654 min
Discograffiti206. DEAN WAREHAM RATES GALAXIE 500 (PART 2: ON FIRE)For my money, Galaxie 500 was the greatest dream pop group that ever existed. And Dean’s Discograffiti appearance couldn’t possibly be better timed: his brand-new solo LP, That’s The Price Of Loving Me—his best work since 1990 imho—marks the first time he and producer Kramer have collaborated since that very year, after the latter had doused Galaxie 500’s perfect triumvirate of albums in his trademark reverb bath.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Dean discusses with Discograffiti in Part Two of this podcast:
Our many wayward...
2025-05-0947 min
Discograffiti205. DEAN WAREHAM RATES GALAXIE 500 (PART 1: TODAY)For my money, Galaxie 500 was the greatest dream pop group that ever existed. And Dean’s Discograffiti appearance couldn’t possibly be better timed: his brand-new solo LP, That’s The Price Of Loving Me—his best work since 1990 imho—marks the first time he and producer Kramer have collaborated since that very year, after the latter had doused Galaxie 500’s perfect triumvirate of albums in his trademark reverb bath.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Dean discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
A deep-dive into the degree of ur...
2025-05-021h 08
Discograffiti204B. STREET CRED: HOW I WOUND UP CORRESPONDING WITH AN ALLEGED CANNIBAL RAPPEROne day on a whim about a decade ago, I reached out to incarcerated rapper Big Lurch, with the idea of one day making a documentary about his legitimately crazy tale. He responded with a letter. Then another. And another, all of them beautifully written. And then the calls started coming, sometimes as many as several a day. The documentary never wound up getting off the ground, but the letters and calls—while not always consistent—never stopped. Until, one day, they did.
There’ll be a short sneak peak running publicly for free, but the...
2025-04-2807 min
Discograffiti204. MOGWAI’S STUART BRAITHWAITE RATES JOY DIVISION (PART 2)Everyone needs a Beach Boy break every now and then, and I’m happy as a clam to announce this sharp left turn with Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite, as we take a mutual descent into the heart of darkness. Our examination of every last triumphantly bleak release by post-punk progenitors Joy Division is a dependably in-depth celebration of this great band’s “eerie spatially.”
Here’s just a few of the many things that Stuart discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
The avalanche of crazily top-shelf singles Joy Division released between their...
2025-04-2557 min
Discograffiti203. MOGWAI’S STUART BRAITHWAITE RATES JOY DIVISION (PART 1)Everyone needs a Beach Boy break every now and then, and I’m happy as a clam to announce this sharp left turn with Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite, as we take a mutual descent into the heart of darkness. Our examination of every last triumphantly bleak release by post-punk progenitors Joy Division is a dependably in-depth celebration of this great band’s “eerie spatially.”
Here’s just a few of the many things that Stuart discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
An exploration of their early punk years as Warsaw;
The band’s fe...
2025-04-1859 min
Discograffiti202B. SPACEMEN 3’S SONIC BOOM ON DRUGS, KIDS, THE RED KRAYOLA, & WHY EMOTICONS SUCKBelieve it or not, this explicitly vulnerable catch-up was simply my prelude to rapping with Pete Kember about The Beach Boys’ Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). Pete’s a truly great man, so wonderful to talk with, and these 15 minutes were a free-range roam during which we tackled a wide variety of topics just as compelling as anything ever spoken about on Discograffiti.
There’ll be a short sneak peak running publicly for free, but the entirety of this podcast will only be accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Don’t miss it, o...
2025-04-1404 min
Discograffiti202. WRECKING CREW PIANIST DON RANDI & DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR DENNY TEDESCO ON THE BEACH BOYS’ STACK-O-TRACKSFor our big Season 2 Finale, Discograffiti’s opted to fudge the timeline just a bit in order to give the proper red-carpet drum-roll gravitas to Season 3, especially since much of the music on The Beach Boys’ “Stack-O-Tracks” was created during this period, by the musicians who’d go on to create 99% of the music created during Season 3. In this very special episode, the inimitable Don Randi and Wrecking Crew guitarist Tommy Tedesco’s son Denny Tedesco—director of the excellent music docs The Wrecking Crew and The Immediate Family—come together for an overview of the black sheep of The Beach Boys’ 1...
2025-04-111h 15
Discograffiti201B. PAT ST. JOHN (LEGENDARY FM RADIO & SIRIUS XM DJ) ON THE BEACH BOYS’ SINGLE “THE LITTLE GIRL I ONCE KNEW”This Beach Boys 45 is the band’s final musical communique prior to Pet Sounds’ release, and although it’s indisputably up there with the greatest music they’ve ever created, it died a relative death at the hands of FM radio DJs at the time due to the extremely unconventional and bold series of silences featured in the song. DJs were left scratching their heads, horrified by the prospect of dead air, and so instead resorted to playing “Barbara Ann” off the recently released “Party!” LP, which wound up becoming a far bigger hit. So who better to explain the curious fate...
2025-04-0711 min
Discograffiti201. THE BEST SHOW’S TOM SCHARPLING ON THE BEACH BOYS’ PARTY! (PLUS THE SEMINAL STEPPING STONES EN ROUTE TO PET SOUNDS)The Best Show’s Tom Scharpling has been a Beach Boys obsessive for over 40 years, and the idea behind bringing him on for Party!, The Beach Boys’ oft-dismissed 10th LP that also served as a stopgap measure allowing Brian Wilson to buy time to shape Pet Sounds, was to feature a guest who took this record seriously. In addition, the various unreleased experiments in which Brian was engaging during this era are some of the most fascinating studio visits Brian would ever make in his life, and each and every one is covered in forensic detail (especially in The Dire...
2025-04-041h 22
Discograffiti200B. SNEAK PEEK INTO THE EPIC ROUNDTABLE DEEP-DIVE ON THE BEACH BOYS’ SUMMER DAYS (AND SUMMER NIGHTS!!) WITH THE SMITHEREENS’ DENNIS DIKEN, MARK FRIE...This incredibly special bonus episode, possibly the longest documented conversation about The Beach Boys 9th LP, is exactly as its title suggests. Here we have four human beings disproportionately excited by the task at hand, throwing down in a medically unadvisable manner. I crushed this 3 1/2 hour behemoth down to 2 1/2 hours, and I couldn’t conceive of losing another second of it. I’m not kidding.
There’ll be a short sneak peak running publicly for free, but the entirety of this podcast will only be accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Don’t miss...
2025-03-3112 min
Discograffiti200! SPACEMEN 3’S PETE KEMBER (AKA SONIC BOOM) ON THE BEACH BOYS’ SUMMER DAYS (AND SUMMER NIGHTS!!)Returning guest Pete Kember (aka Sonic Boom) is back, and better than ever, as he tackles the 9th LP by The Beach Boys. As it says in David Leaf’s 1990 CD two-fer liner notes: “After side two of Today!, it didn’t seem possible that Brian could return to these simpler themes, but for one last album, he found a way to combine Capitol’s commercial demands with his artistic calling.” Stay tuned, Pete’ll be back for one of our many episodes on SMiLE!
Here’s just a few of the many things that Pete discus...
2025-03-281h 20
Discograffiti199. AUTHOR DAVID LEAF ON THE BEACH BOYS’ TODAY! (PART 1)Welcome to Season 2 of “The Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True!” Sub-titled “Icarus Ascending,” this season focuses solely on the year 1965 because, well…a whole heck of a lot can happen in that short a timespan if you’re Brian Wilson edging ever closer to your peak. The Beach Boys’ 8th LP, Today!, is tackled by none other than author/filmmaker David Leaf, who’s long held the belief, despite the reams he’s written on “Pet Sounds”—not to mention his forthcoming “Smile” oral history—that “Today!” is his favorite of their records. Tune in and find out why.
Here’s...
2025-03-211h 07
Discograffiti198B. ”THE BEACH BOYS: AND YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE” SEASON 1 WRAP-UP GOSSIP, SEASON 2 COMING ATTRACTIONS, & RUSS TITELMAN BONUS GOODIES! (WITH JOE KENNE...Welcome to the fulcrum point of Season 1’s finale and the beginning of Season 2! In this episode, special guest Joe Kennedy and I talk about all the juicy Season 1 Wrap-Up Gossip I can’t talk about on the public platforms, an explanation of Season 2’s entire line-up, what’s coming up around the bend in Season 3, and a bonus guest spot that couldn’t fit elsewhere but is packed with transportive, transcendental musical awesomeness. Don’t miss it, here’s where we turn a corner along with Brian on his bullet train flight to the heavens.
There’ll...
2025-03-1714 min
Discograffiti198. SEASON 1 FINALE: AUTHOR JON STEBBINS ON THE BEACH BOYS’ ALL SUMMER LONG (PART 2)The Beach Boys’ sixth LP is unquestionably one of their best. It’s a transitional one, too, which is why this record stands as the perfect signpost at which to conclude “Catch A Wave: 1961-1964.” This two-part Season One Finale is an intense investigation of the heady days that built up to the explosion of creativity that still stands unequalled in the annals of music history. Beach Boys author Jon Stebbins is back, and he explains why his favorite Beach Boys record preceded what’s normally considered Brian’s most celebrated era.
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2025-03-1449 min
Discograffiti197. SEASON 1 FINALE: AUTHOR JON STEBBINS ON THE BEACH BOYS’ ALL SUMMER LONG (PART 1)The Beach Boys’ sixth LP is unquestionably one of their best. It’s a transitional one, too, which is why this record stands as the perfect signpost at which to conclude “Catch A Wave: 1961-1964.” Part 1 of Discograffiti's Season One Finale is an intense investigation of the heady days that built up to the explosion of creativity that still stands unequalled in the annals of music history. Beach Boys author Jon Stebbins is back, and he explains why his favorite Beach Boys record preceded what’s normally considered Brian’s most celebrated era.
Here’s just a few o...
2025-03-071h 01
Discograffiti196B. SNEAK PEEK INTO BRIAN WILSON’S ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK FOR MUSCLE BEACH PARTY (WITH DOMENIC PRIORE)Welcome to Discograffiti’s exploration of Brian Wilson’s truncated yet intriguing foray into film. In this episode, Domenic Priore and I talk primarily about the Annette Funicello American International flick Muscle Beach Party, which houses an original Brian Wilson soundtrack created during the All Summer Long period, as well as details about the Beach Boys movie that almost was! This podcast will only be accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Don’t miss it, or you’ll only be getting part of the story.
Sneak Peek: linktr.ee/discograffiti
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2025-03-0308 min
Discograffiti196. THE SMITHEREENS’ DENNIS DIKEN ON THE BEACH BOYS’ SHUT DOWN VOLUME 2By the time The Beach Boys had released their fifth LP, they were firing on all cylinders, creating some of the best and most powerful music they’d ever make. Enter Dennis Diken: Smithereens drummer, rock historian, co-producer of this very series, and mensch-about-town, who takes us by the collective hand and guides us through this fraught era of the Boys’ history, as the Fab Four rose up from out of nowhere and offered then-unwelcome but ultimately very useful creative competition.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Dennis discusses with Discogr...
2025-02-281h 30
Discograffiti195C. SNEAK PEEK INTO BRIAN WILSON’S OUTSIDE PRODUCTIONS (WITH RUSS TITELMAN & DAVID BEARD)Welcome to Discograffiti’s exploration of Brian Wilson’s Outside Productions, of which there are very many, discussed with both Endless Summer Quarterly’s Editor-In-Chief David Beard, who is currently entrenched in a year-long series on this very topic (!), as well as Producer/Songwriter Russ Titelman—Brian’s pal and confidante during this time, as well as producer of all the classic 1970s Randy Newman LPs and Brian’s first solo album. In this episode, we talk about what Brian wound up getting out of his non-Beach Boy production work, what he brought back into the Beach Boy fold from all thi...
2025-02-2512 min
Discograffiti195B. DAVID BEARD & HIS ENDLESS SUMMER QUARTERLY ORIGIN STORY (THE BEACH BOYS PUBLICATION OF RECORD)In today’s bonus episode, Discograffiti is thrilled to introduce the passionate David Beard, whose Endless Summer Quarterly, The Beach Boys Publication of Record, is mandatory reading for Beach Boys fans. In this podcast, we talk about ESQ’s origin story, how a chance meeting with Lee Dempsey changed the course of his life, our shared love of Smile and how he first learned of it, and how the memory of Carl Wilson has guided his hand over the years.
Listen: linktr.ee/discograffiti
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2025-02-2433 min
Discograffiti195. THE WILD & RESTLESS TALE OF DAVID MARKS AFTER THE BEACH BOYS (WITH JON STEBBINS)David Marks never stayed in one place for long after leaving The Beach Boys. In this special episode, David Marks biographer and Beach Boys author Jon Stebbins steps aboard the Discograffiti train to address the ridiculous controversy behind the volatile David Marks season opener interview, before transitioning into a blow-by-blow account of a consistently fascinating career that has as its trademark the appearance of having very little connective thread of which to speak.
Here’s just a few of the many things that Jon discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
A p...
2025-02-2153 min
Discograffiti194B. FRED VAIL ON THE BEACH BOYS’ CONCERTWelcome to Discograffiti’s exploration of The Beach Boys’ classic first live album, discussed with the man responsible for it in the first place: the great Fred Vail. In this episode, Fred and I talk about how he initially got involved with The Beach Boys, the noticeable lack of live albums in the early rock and roll era, how each of the band members wound up changing, the last time he ever saw the original Beach Boys live on stage, how it felt to witness the writing of “The Warmth Of The Sun,” and whether that happened before or after JF...
2025-02-1751 min
Discograffiti194A. WILL CULLEN HART’S FINAL INTERVIEW (PRESENTED BY THE DISCOGRAFFITI SOLDIERS OF SOUND PODCAST)This episode was recorded just six days before the untimely and tragic death of Indie rock legend Will Cullen Hart.
It also marks the beginning of Patrick Fleming as part of the team.
The original theme of the discussion was to be “Explanation II” by Olivia Tremor Control, but we wound up covering both of the band’s LPs, as well as the work of some of Hart’s favorite musical artists.
We’ll be sure to keep everyone updated on the vinyl release of “Explana...
2025-02-1636 min
Discograffiti194. LENNY KAYE & DENNIS DIKEN ON THE BEACH BOYS’ LITTLE DEUCE COUPEThe story goes that it only took a single day to record this album. Well, Discograffiti ironically took this opportunity to double down on our efforts to discuss it. Featuring two incredible special guests—The Patti Smith Group’s Lenny Kaye and Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken—topped off by Righteous Brother Bill Medley, who drops in for a quick visit. If you asked me (which you didn’t), this is one of the greatest episodes in Discograffiti history.
Here’s just a few of the many things Lenny & Dennis discuss with Discograffiti in this podcast:
2025-02-141h 49
Discograffiti193B. SNEAK PEEK INTO THE BEACH BOYS’ SURFER GIRL WITH JASON FALKNER & RUSS TITELMANWelcome to Discograffiti’s epic exploration of The Beach Boys’ classic 3rd LP, a deservedly rich, two-headed beast accessible on the Major Tier of Discograffiti’s Patreon. Musician Jason Falkner—not only Beck’s guitarist, but he of the amazing Jellyfish, too—and Producer/Songwriter Russ Titelman--who co-wrote Guess I’m Dumb and Sherry She Needs Me with Brian Wilson, was his pal and confidante during this time, and produced all the classic 1970s Randy Newman LPs and Brian’s first solo album—hash it out on the first Beach Boys LP to carry the “Produced by Brian Wilson” credit. In this episod...
2025-02-1016 min
Discograffiti193. CARNIE WILSON TALKS ABOUT THE BEACH BOYS (PART 3)Carnie assured me she’s never done an interview like this in her life, so it’s an honor for Discograffiti’s “Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True” Series to have had this opportunity. Here, then, is Part 3 of the longest interview Carnie’s ever given, and on a subject she rarely talks about…her father’s band, and what it means to her. She picked 7 of the most important Beach Boys albums of her life (plus a solo LP), which, if taken together, form a patchwork quilt that defines the essence of Dad as she knows him. We, of course, k...
2025-02-071h 14
Discograffiti192. CARNIE WILSON TALKS ABOUT THE BEACH BOYS (PART 2)Carnie assured me she’s never done an interview like this in her life, so it’s an honor for Discograffiti’s “Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True” Series to have had this opportunity. Here, then, is Part 2 of the longest interview Carnie’s ever given, and on a subject she rarely talks about…her father’s band, and what it means to her. She picked 7 of the most important Beach Boys albums of her life (plus a solo LP), which, if taken together, form a patchwork quilt that defines the essence of Dad as she knows him. We, of course, k...
2025-01-3157 min
Discograffiti191B. SNEAK PEEK INTO THE BEACH BOYS’ SURFIN USA WITH AUTHOR DOMENIC PRIOREWelcome to a FREE sneak peek of a very special one-hour Patreon episode from Discograffiti’s epic Beach Boys series “And Your Dreams Come True.” Along with special guest Beach Boys author/scholar Domenic Priore (who will be a mainstay in this series), we engage in a very passionate deep-dive discussion of Surfin USA’s importance in allowing The Beach Boys to go from regional to national success, and also how the creation of the California sound ironically allowed them to break free of their west coast shackles. No sophomore slump here, that's for sure. Here’s where their legendary...
2025-01-2712 min
Discograffiti191. CARNIE WILSON TALKS ABOUT THE BEACH BOYS (PART 1)Carnie assured me she’s never done an interview like this in her life, so it’s an honor for Discograffiti’s “Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True” Series to have had this opportunity. Here, then, is Part 1 of the longest interview Carnie’s ever given, and on a subject she rarely talks about…her father’s band, and what it means to her. She picked 7 of the most important Beach Boys albums of her life (plus a solo LP), which, if taken together, form a patchwork quilt that defines the essence of Dad as she knows him. We, of course, k...
2025-01-241h 05
Discograffiti190B. SNEAK PEEK: THE BEACH BOYS’ SURFIN SAFARI WITH AUTHOR JAMES B. MURPHYHere it is, a sneak peek into album number one. Although Brian’s wizardry in the studio had yet to truly take root, the endearingly youthful cornball pop of Surfin Safari tends to be unfairly underrated when placed in the context of the leaps n’ bounds advancements of the next few years. When it comes to The Beach Boys, so much happens in so little time…so don’t miss this full, uncut episode on our Patreon, or you’ll only be getting part of the story! Special guest James B. Murphy’s book “Becoming The Beach Boys 1961-1963” stands as the pe...
2025-01-2013 min
Discograffiti190. THE BEACH BOYS’ DAVID MARKS: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEW (PART 2)This interview began with an innocent phone call placed to Beach Boy David Marks asking if it was possible to one day do an interview, and it became clear very quickly that this WAS the interview. No prep, no notes, no Zoom even…honestly, I was just holding on for dear life.
What followed, in my opinion, was the most honest interview in Discograffiti history.
Here’s just a few of the many things David discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:
The Beach Boys songs on whic...
2025-01-1753 min
Discograffiti189B. SNEAK PEEK: BECOMING THE BEACH BOYS WITH AUTHOR JAMES B. MURPHY (PART 2, JULY 1961 - APRIL 1962)Welcome to a sneak peek of the very first episode of Discograffiti’s epic Beach Boys series “And Your Dreams Come True.” Part Two of Discograffiti’s interview with Author James B. Murphy covers the release of The Beach Boys’ debut single “Surfin” and the success that lay ahead for them. Murphy’s book “Becoming The Beach Boys 1961-1963” stands as the perfect companion piece to our Season One, “Catch A Wave, (1961-1964).” Don’t miss the full episode on our Patreon, or you’ll only be getting part of the story!
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2025-01-1309 min
Discograffiti189. THE BEACH BOYS’ DAVID MARKS: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEW (PART 1)This interview began with an innocent phone call placed to Beach Boy David Marks asking if it was possible to one day do an interview, and it became clear very quickly that this WAS the interview. No prep, no notes, no Zoom even…honestly, I was just holding on for dear life.
What followed, in my opinion, was the most honest interview in Discograffiti history. There was no other way to begin this season (Catch A Wave: 1961-1964), not to mention the series as a whole. Although not representative of what’s to follow, welcome...
2025-01-101h 09
Discograffiti188B. SNEAK PEEK: BECOMING THE BEACH BOYS WITH AUTHOR JAMES B. MURPHY (PART 1, JUNE 1942 - JULY 1961)Welcome to a sneak peek of the very first episode of Discograffiti’s epic Beach Boys series “And Your Dreams Come True.” Episode 1 explores the origin story of America’s band, along with author James B. Murphy, whose book Becoming The Beach Boys 1961-1963 stands as the perfect companion piece to our Season One, “Catch A Wave, (1961-1964).” Don’t miss the full premiere episode on our Patreon, or you’ll only be getting part of the story!
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON and receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week!) of must-hear binge-listening! And now with our 2025...
2025-01-0614 min
Discograffiti188. THE BEATLES’ PETE BEST: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEWDiscograffiti is kicking off 2025 with a biggie, our searingly honest interview with the world’s most notorious case of right-place-right-time strike-out. You know him, primarily for what he never got to do. It’s The Beatles’ Pete Best, who’s had the dubious distinction of having to live his life in the shadow of missed opportunity.
Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:
Details of the exciting announcement around The Casbah Club’s re-opening as an airbnb destination;
An exploration of the six possib...
2025-01-031h 03
Discograffiti187. ROBERT SCHNEIDER FROM THE APPLES IN STEREO: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEWThis off-the-cuff interview with Robert Schneider, which went down spontaneously after our Strawberry Alarm Clock conversation concluded, unexpectedly became a tidal wave of incredibly moving, impassioned notions about identity and fulfillment. And although it preceded Will Cullen Hart’s untimely passing, much of it seems to pre-empt the tragic event lying in wait just around the bend.
Here’s just a few of the many things Robert and I discuss in this podcast:
The superfluousness of LSD to the middle-aged brain;
The levels of fulfillment Robert gets from music vs. math...
2024-12-2748 min
Discograffiti186. PETE KEMBER (A.K.A. SONIC BOOM) RATES SPACEMEN 3 (PART FOUR)This 6 1/2 hour Discograffiti podcast interview series is an unprecedented, no-holds-barred honest account of Pete’s output and experience in the legendary psych band Spacemen 3.
Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:
An examination of the end of Pete’s love affair with opiates, and how that train came to a stop;
The endless ways in which the band was being manipulated & screwed over by the end;
The crazy tale of how Spiritualized was born behind Pete’s back, and how he discover...
2024-12-201h 08
Discograffiti185. PETE KEMBER (A.K.A. SONIC BOOM) RATES SPACEMEN 3 (PART THREE)With Dave’s Mom undergoing home hospice and then passing away during the taping of this series, this 6 1/2 hour interview literalizes the ego-death slant of this classic psych band's lyrics. Whether or not you’re on drugs, Spacemen 3 has the absolute best music to keep you grounded during life’s rollercoaster freakouts.
Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:
The very moment when the rot and discontent began infiltrating the Spacemen 3 world;
Why the band’s relationship with their record company came limpin...
2024-12-131h 20
Discograffiti184. PETE KEMBER (A.K.A. SONIC BOOM) RATES SPACEMEN 3 (PART TWO)With Dave’s Mom undergoing home hospice and then passing away during the taping of this series, this 6 1/2 hour interview literalizes the ego-death slant of this classic psych band's lyrics. Whether or not you’re on drugs, Spacemen 3 has the absolute best music to keep you grounded during life’s rollercoaster freakouts.
Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:
The secret behind Jason Pierce’s early lyric-writing technique (a Director’s Cut exclusive);
The friend of theirs about whom the song “O.D. Catastroph...
2024-12-0558 min
Discograffiti183. PETE KEMBER (A.K.A. SONIC BOOM) RATES SPACEMEN 3 (PART ONE)With Dave’s Mom undergoing home hospice during the taping of this episode, this 6 1/2 hour interview series literalizes the ego-death slant of this classic psych band's lyrics. Whether or not you’re on drugs, Spacemen 3 has the absolute best music to keep you grounded during life’s rollercoaster freakouts.
Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:
The creative advantages of favoring electric razor and washing machine sounds to band-created music as his building blocks of influence;
His early days at art college...
2024-11-2954 min
Discograffiti182. THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS’ BILL MEDLEY: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEW (PART 2)I’m going to let Bill Medley explain why this one’s a must-hear: “This is one of the most unbelievable interviews I’ve ever done in my life, and I appreciate it, and I thank you—I can retire now. It’s been an honor, it’s been a lot of fun. You’ve asked me a lot of questions that I’ve never been asked before, and probably brought more out of me than I wanted to give--or should give--but hey, it is what it is, and I love you for it.”
Here’s just some of t...
2024-11-2254 min
Discograffiti181. THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS’ BILL MEDLEY: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEW (PART 1)BILL MEDLEY: “This is one of the most unbelievable interviews I’ve ever done in my life, and I appreciate it, and I thank you—I can retire now. It’s been an honor, it’s been a lot of fun. You’ve asked me a lot of questions that I’ve never been asked before, and probably brought more out of me than I wanted to give--or should give--but hey, it is what it is, and I love you for it.”
Here’s just some of the many things Bill and I touch on in this podcast...
2024-11-151h 15
Discograffiti180. JENNY TOOMEY & KRISTEN THOMSON ON TSUNAMI & THE “LOUD IS AS” NUMERO GROUP BOX SETJenny Toomey & Kristin Thomson—arguably the two women most responsible for the ceaseless onslaught of incredible indie music in the 1990s due to the Simple Machines Records label and their explosively powerful band Tsunami—go head-to-head-to-head with Discograffiti during an unprecedented 3-hour interview during which they discuss the entirety of their catalog, which thankfully is being reissued today by Numero Group in a lovingly compiled box set entitled Loud Is As. Do yourself a big favor and get yourself one.
Here’s just some of the many things Jenny, Kristen, and I touch on in thi...
2024-11-081h 36
Discograffiti179. HOWARD JONES ON HIS 12-YEAR ROAD TO OVERNIGHT SUCCESSIn a Discograffiti first, my interview with Howard Jones focuses exclusively on the decade-plus period when he followed his musical dreams while the universe ignored him almost completely. The Director’s Cut on our Patreon page also includes an in-depth, 30-minute, track-by-track discussion of his masterful debut, Humans Lib.
Here’s just some of the many things Howard and I touch on in this podcast:
Rare details on Howard’s very first band, the 1971 prog outfit Warrior;
Why the manager who broke him internationally initially turned him down before changing his mind;
...
2024-11-0154 min
Discograffiti178. PRODUCER BOB EZRIN ON MC5’S HEAVY LIFTING & THE ART OF THE ROCK OPERAThis sequel to the Tom Morello MC5 episode goes deep on an exploration of the just-released Heavy Lifting LP, along with its producer, the great Bob Ezrin, producer of such classics as Pink Floyd’s The Wall, Kiss’s Destroyer, and Alice Cooper’s Billion Dollar Babies.
Here’s just some of the many things Bob and I touch on in this podcast:
Bob’s work as the king of the rock opera, specifically on Lou Reed’s Berlin, about which I was able to ask him a question I’ve been literall...
2024-10-2542 min
Discograffiti177. TOM MORELLO RATES THE MC5Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello was part of the powerhouse unit that recorded Heavy Lifting, The MC5’s first album in 53 years. In this unforgettable podcast, Tom pays tribute to both the band and the recently departed Wayne Kramer, the band’s legendary guitarist/songwriter and his close personal friend.
Here’s just some of the many things Tom and I touch on in this podcast:
Why Tom feels that the MC5 are the spiritual forebears to Rage Against The Machine;
A moving glimpse into Tom and Wayne’s friendshi...
2024-10-181h 05
Discograffiti176. ROBERT SCHNEIDER FROM THE APPLES IN STEREO RATES THE STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK (PART 2) (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)Talking with Robert Schneider is like riding a rollercoaster that’s not quite tethered to its track—with all the thrills an experience like that portends, and none of the danger. Needless to say, collaborating with him on this show has been one of the most invigorating experiences of my life.
Here’s just some of the many things Robert and I touch on in this podcast:
An imagined series of reasonings to explain why The Strawberry Alarm Clock would choose to leapfrog from string-laden hippie elevator music to blues rock;
...
2024-10-1158 min
Discograffiti175. ROBERT SCHNEIDER FROM THE APPLES IN STEREO RATES THE STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK (PART 1) (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)Talking with Robert Schneider is like riding a rollercoaster that’s not quite tethered to its track—with all the thrills an experience like that portends, and none of the danger. Needless to say, collaborating with him on this show has been one of the most invigorating experiences of my life.
Here’s just some of the many things Robert and I touch on in this podcast:
The wild tale of “Incense & Peppermint”’s 7-month build to number one, especially in light of the fact that it was originally just a b-side sung...
2024-10-041h 13
Discograffiti174. CASSANDRA JENKINS, THE INTERVIEW (PART 2) (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)Cassandra’s newest LP My Light, My Destroyer is challenging and accessible in equal measure, containing infinite universes of sound and creative possibility. Discograffiti sat down with her for an uninterrupted 5-hour interview about her entire recorded output. Things got deep.
Here’s just some of the many things Cassandra and I touch on in Part 2 of this podcast:
How she transitioned from deciding to throw in the towel entirely on her career, to making the best music of her life;
In-depth, track-by-track discussions of An Overview On Phenomenal Nature and My...
2024-09-271h 24
Discograffiti173. CASSANDRA JENKINS, THE INTERVIEW (PART 1) (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)Cassandra’s newest LP My Light, My Destroyer is challenging and accessible in equal measure, containing infinite universes of sound and creative possibility. Discograffiti sat down with her for an uninterrupted 5-hour interview about her entire recorded output. Things got deep.
Here’s just some of the many things Cassandra and I touch on in this podcast:
Her super-cool, unusual childhood that portended an inevitable future career in music;
The resourceful way in which she got the money together to fund the making of her first LP, Play Till You Win;
...
2024-09-201h 14
Discograffiti172. THE JESUS LIZARD SUPER-EPISODE WITH NO AGE’S RANDY RANDALL, IN CELEBRATION OF IPECAC RECORDINGS’ RELEASE OF THEIR NEW LP RACK! (Discograffiti, th...Today, the first Jesus Lizard record release in 26 years goes down, an event that demands celebration. Join No Age’s Randy Randall and Discograffiti Host Dave Gebroe as we rate and discuss the entire catalog of one of rock and roll’s finest all-time bands. Huge thanks to Ipecac Recordings for making this happen!
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2024-09-132h 02
Discograffiti171. THE STORY OF JESUS II (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)Ripped directly from the darkest part of my soul...here, then, is the tall tale-like story of Jesus II, an absolutely true and harrowing account of the collapsed 1994 feature film I attempted and failed to complete right out of college, at a cost of $100,000. Get ready for a boatload of essential Dave Gebroe background info.
Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331
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2024-09-0627 min
Discograffiti170. A GLIMPSE INTO OUR UPCOMING SERIES “THE BEACH BOYS: AND YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE”, WITH CO-PRODUCERS JEFF McEVOY & DENNIS DIKEN (Discograffiti, the ...Meet Beach Boys/Brian Wilson photographer Jeff McEvoy and Smithereens drummer Dennis Diken, who’ve joined with me in bringing Discograffiti’s epic new Beach Boys super-series to life. In this episode, we’ll fill you in on some crucial details, including:
Who I plan on interviewing;
The ridiculously broad expanse of music we’ll be covering in the series;
And what the “behind the mirror” companion episodes on Patreon will consist of, as half the series will only be accessible there. To subscribe, visit www.patreon.com/discograffiti
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2024-08-3030 min
Discograffiti169. QUEASY LISTENING: THE DARK SIDE OF “YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE” (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)The biggest hit single of the 1970s spent ten weeks at number one. If you weren’t alive at the time, then there’s no way to adequately describe how torturous that period truly was. Yet the deeper I dug in my research for this episode, the more nauseated I became. The tale of this song has to be heard to be believed. It is truly epically horrendous.
Here’s just a few of the many things Discograffiti O.G. Joe Kennedy and I discuss in this podcast:
A mini-history of some o...
2024-08-2340 min
Discograffiti168. CINDY LEE’S DIAMOND JUBILEE (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)Discograffiti is NOT a normal podcast, and this episode stands as inarguable proof. If you connect with what you’re about to hear, please re-post this or send it to someone you care about who’s in trouble and may find some comfort and solace in the topics discussed.
Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331
I support a wife and a five-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income. If you love this episode, please see fit to toss me a tip. VENMO GEBROE @David-Gebroe (and yes, even a dolla...
2024-08-1651 min
Discograffiti167. CHRIS COHEN ON HIS NEW ALBUM PAINT A ROOM, AND THE SELF-TITLED 2019 ALBUM ABOUT HIS DAD (PART 2) (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)First in Deerhoof and then on his own over four consistently brilliant solo LPs (including the brand-new Hardly Art release Paint A Room), Chris Cohen’s been gifting us with projects over the last 25 years that’ve run the gamut stylistically. Massive success inevitably beckons, and that’s the objective truth.
Here’s just a few of the things Chris and I discuss in this podcast:
How his creative process fundamentally shifted for the construction of his brilliant new LP, Paint A Room;
A shockingly bare and extremely in-depth discussion of his f...
2024-08-0945 min
Discograffiti166. CHRIS COHEN ON HIS DEERHOOF YEARS, OVERGROWN PATH, & AS IF APART (PART 1) (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)First in Deerhoof and then on his own over four consistently brilliant solo LPs (including the brand-new Hardly Art release Paint A Room), Chris Cohen’s been gifting us with projects over the last 25 years that’ve run the gamut stylistically. Massive success inevitably beckons, and that’s the objective truth.
Here’s just a few of the things Chris and I discuss in this podcast:
How he wound up joining Deerhoof and became a crucial architect of their sound during the Apple O’/Milk Man era;
A rundown of the tumult...
2024-08-0243 min
Discograffiti165. MICHAEL IMPERIOLI RATES THE SMITHS (PART 2) (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)One of the greatest actors of all time—The Sopranos’ Michael Imperioli—is also a confirmed, dyed-in-the-wool music nerd and songwriter in his own right. The Smiths came along and changed the game for him, and Discograffiti needed to find out exactly why.
Here’s just a few of the things Michael and I discuss in Part Two of this podcast series:
In-depth discussions of The Queen Is Dead, Louder Than Bombs, and Strangeways Here We Come;
Michael’s favorite few Morrissey solo songs;
And sections in the Patreon Ultimate Cut detail...
2024-07-2634 min
Discograffiti164. MICHAEL IMPERIOLI RATES THE SMITHS (PART 1) (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)One of the greatest actors of all time—The Sopranos’ Michael Imperioli—is also a confirmed, dyed-in-the-wool music nerd and songwriter in his own right. The Smiths came along and changed the game for him, and Discograffiti needed to find out exactly why.
Here’s just a few of the things Michael and I discuss about The Smiths:
Why the group made such a huge impact on a young Michael Imperioli at that particular time of his life;
The song that Johnny Marr describes as what Joni Mitchell would’ve done if sh...
2024-07-1941 min
Discograffiti163. TOM BAILEY OF THE THOMPSON TWINS: A CAREER-SPANNING INTERVIEW (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)The Thompson Twins were one of the greatest bands of the early MTV era, pumping out hit after hit while offering an emotional resonance that transcended the typical chart fare. Singer/songwriter Tom Bailey is still very much at it, making vital new music and touring, and he doesn’t shy away from the difficult questions. He’s a terrific interview.
Here’s just some of the many things we touch on in this podcast:
The Thompson Twins’ barely known origins as a 7-person post-punk outfit that played thoroughly unhinged live sho...
2024-07-1245 min
Discograffiti154. AUTHOR DAVID HOLZER IS WRITING A BOOK ON LOU REED’S METAL MACHINE MUSIC! (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)Our celebration of Lou Reed’s deafeningly assaultive 1975 double-LP Metal Machine Music continues with author David Holzer, who’s currently working on a book about the record!
In this episode, David & I discuss:
The manifold ways in which Metal Machine Music can be used as a weapon;
Why having a propensity for substance abuse lends itself to having the skill set one may require to fully immerse within the depths of Lou’s work;
And the f*cking sonic seagulls!
True to the original, Discograffiti creator/host Dave...
2024-05-1053 min