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The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastPEL Presents NEM#246: Robert Deeble in His Talking VoiceFolky singer/songwriter and psychotherapist Robert started in the '80s but considers 1994 his professional debut and has now released his seventh album since then, The Space Between Us. We discuss "Attic of Desire" (and the intro is "The Forest From the Tree") from that album, plus "Uncertain" from Beloved (2017), the title track from Earthside Down (1998). End song: "Rock A Bye" feat. Victoria Williams from Days Like These (1994). More at robertdeeble.com. Watch Robert's video for "The Forest From the Tree." The previous version of "Attic of Desire" was called "A Formal Apology" from Thirteen...
2026-02-131h 19
Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#246: Robert Deeble in His Talking Voice
Folky singer/songwriter and psychotherapist Robert started in the ’80s but considers 1994 his professional debut and has now released his seventh album since then, The Space Between Us.
We discuss “Attic of Desire” (and the intro is “The Forest From the Tree”) from that album, plus “Uncertain” from Beloved (2017), the title track from Earthside Down (1998), and we conclude by listening to “Rock A Bye” feat. Victoria Williams from Days Like These (1994). More at robertdeeble.com.
Watch Robert’s video for “The Forest From the Tree.” The previous version of “Attic of Desire” was called “A Formal Apology” from Thirteen...
2026-02-101h 19Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#244: Year-End Chat with NEM Audio Editor Roger Heathers
In a special holiday episode, we get to meet the talented and very British musician and podcaster Roger Heathers, who is my new audio editor for this show and most of my others starting in Jan. 2025 or so.
At the beginning and the end of the show, you get to hear two tracks from his soon to be released Upward Spiral: “Guard Dogs” and “Hopefully.” They both feature a warm, holiday-like glow.
You can listen to him at rogerheathers.bandcamp.com, or check out The Weekly Song Podcast, where he and his buddy Declan each write an...
2025-12-191h 05
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastPEL Presents NEM#244: Year-End Chat with NEM Audio Editor Roger HeathersIn a special holiday episode, we get to meet musician and podcaster Roger Heathers, who edits this show. Together, Roger and I discuss how we make the show and share some highlights and challenges re. recent guests. At the beginning and the end of the show, you get to hear two tracks from his soon to be released Upward Spiral: "Guard Dogs" and "Hopefully." They both feature a warm, holiday-like glow. You can listen to him at rogerheathers.bandcamp.com, or check out The Weekly Song Podcast. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at n...
2025-12-191h 05Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#243 Corey Ledet’s Eclectic Zydeco
Corey has released many of zydeco music since 2004 (I count eight, but his bio says 16), and mixes his dedication to tradition (even recording a recent album in Louisiana Creole) with his love of many types of music.
We discuss “J’ai Parti dans la Campagne” (and listen at the end to “Outro”) from his new release, Live in Alaska; “That Girl Wanna Dance” from the Grammy nominated Nothin’ But the Best (2012); and “Way Back Home,” a Jazz Crusaders (Wilton Felder) cover recorded for 3 Years 2 Late (2003). Intro: “Boudin Man (Remix)” from Destiny (2013) (written by Joseph Rossiyn). More at coreyledet.com.
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2025-12-051h 10
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastPEL Presents NEM#243: Corey Ledet's Eclectic ZydecoCorey has released many of zydeco music since 2004, and mixes his dedication to tradition (even recording a recent album in Louisiana Creole) with his love of many types of music. We discuss "J'ai Parti dans la Campagne" (and listen at the end to "Outro") from his new release, Live in Alaska; "That Girl Wanna Dance" from the Grammy nominated Nothin' But the Best (2012); and "Way Back Home," a Jazz Crusaders (Wilton Felder) cover recorded for 3 Years 2 Late (2003). Intro: "Boudin Man (Remix)" from Destiny (2013). More at coreyledet.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Su...
2025-12-051h 06Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#242: Marshall Crenshaw Subtracts
Marshall began creating his catchy, harmonically thick rock tunes in the early ’80s with six major label albums, but went indie in the ’90s to record four more as well as several EPs and live collections.
We discuss “Stranger and Stranger,” newly reworked for From the Hellhole (2025) but originally released on the Stranger and Stranger EP (2012), “Right On Time” from Jaggedland (2009), “Fantastic Planet of Love” from Life’s Too Short (1991), and we conclude by listening to Our Town” from Field Day (1983). Intro: “Someday, Someway” from Marshall Crenshaw (1982). More at marshallcrenshaw.com.
Hear all of “Someday, Someway,” and watch it liv...
2025-11-201h 08
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastPEL Presents NEM#242: Marshall Crenshaw SubtractsMarshall began creating his catchy, harmonically thick rock tunes in the early '80s with six major label albums, but went indie in the '90s to record four more as well as several EPs and live collections. We discuss "Stranger and Stranger," newly reworked for From the Hellhole (2025), "Right On Time" from Jaggedland (2009), "Fantastic Planet of Love" from Life's Too Short (1991), and we conclude by listening to Our Town" from Field Day (1983). Intro: "Someday, Someway" from Marshall Crenshaw (1982). More at marshallcrenshaw.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon...
2025-11-201h 06
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastPEL Presents NEM#241: Humor in Music DiscussionMark is joined by returning NEM guest Don Rauf (from Life In a Blender), singer/songwriter/cartoonist David Heatley), and writer/musician Dave "Diggy" Dawson aka Dave Philpott. Is funny music necessarily less sincerely emotional, and so a failure at what music is supposed to do? We discuss rock star personas, ironic use of genre, humor in musical gesture, Zappa, Spinal Tap, and more. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music at nakedlyexaminedmusic.com. Support us at patreon.com/nakedlyexaminedmusic. Sponsor: Go to surfshark.com/nakedly or use code nakedly at checkout to get 4 extra m...
2025-11-091h 01Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#241: Humor in Music w/ Don Rauf, David Heatley, and Dave Philpott
Mark is joined by returning NEM guest Don Rauf (singer/songwriter from Life In a Blender), singer/songwriter/cartoonist David Heatley (featured on Mark’s other show Pretty Much Pop), and writer/musician Dave “Diggy” Dawson aka Dave Philpott (featured talking about his letters-to-popstars books on Pretty Much Pop). Our topic is humor in music. Is funny music necessarily less sincerely emotional, and so a failure at what music is supposed to do?
People are used to hearing songs from the singer’s perspective and might not realize that you’re playing a satirical character. How seriously do rock st...
2025-11-071h 01
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastPEL Presents NEM#240: Jonathan Rundman, Multi-BrandedSinger-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Jonathan (currently based in Minneapolis) has been putting out indie rock solo albums since 1992, but has also ventured into traditional Finnish folk music and has multiple releases of tunes that I won't call Christian rock, but more rock that grapples with being someone who goes to church. We discuss "Diner by the Train" (and listen at the end to "Evidence") from Waves (2025), "Home Unknown" from Look Up (2015), "Tape" from Recital (1997), and "Failing Rockstar Attempt" from Sound Theology (2000). Intro: "When I Get Bored" from 11 Years and 28 Days in the Yellow Room (1992) More at junathanrundman.com. ...
2025-10-241h 21Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#240: Jonathan Rundman, Multi-Branded
Singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Jonathan (currently based in Minneapolis) has been putting out indie rock solo albums since 1992, but has also ventured into traditional Finnish folk music and has multiple releases of tunes that I won’t call Christian rock, but more rock that grapples with being someone who goes to church.
We discuss “Diner by the Train” (and listen at the end to “Evidence”) from Waves (2025), “Home Unknown” from Look Up (2015), “Tape” from Recital (1997), and “Failing Rockstar Attempt” from Sound Theology (2000). Intro: “When I Get Bored” from 11 Years and 28 Days in the Yellow Room (1992) More at junathanrundman.com.
Hear all of the 2016 Wal...
2025-10-241h 25
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastPEL Presents NEM#239: Adrian Sherwood's Dub ProductionsAdrian has applied his distinctive, spacey dub mixing techniques to numerous recordings since 1978 including Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Sinéad O'Connor, and Spoon and has released nine albums under his own name since 2003. He has effectively served as a key band member in several groups including Creation Rebel and African Head Charge. We discuss "Body Roll" from The Collapse of Everything (2025), "Starship Bahia" from Survival & Resistance (2012), and "Sharp as a Needle" by Barmy Army from The English Disease (1989). End song: "Make Up Your Mind" by Coldcut (Ninja Tunes), et al from Outside the Echo Ch...
2025-10-101h 06
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastPEL Presents NEM#238: Eric Andersen EnduresEric was a major figure in the 1960s NYC folk scene, and his early tunes have been covered by Bob Dylan, Judy Collins, and many others. He's released 22 solo albums plus several live albums and two albums with The Band's Rick Danko as Danko/Fjeld/Andersen. We discuss "Don't It Make You Wanna Sing the Blues" from Dance of Love and Death (2025), "Rain Falls Down in Amsterdam" from Memory of the Future (1998), and "Six Senses of Darkness" from Ghosts Upon the Road (1989). End song: "Time Run Like a Freight Train" from Stages: The Lost Album (recorded 1973). Intro: "...
2025-09-261h 05Nakedly Examined Music PodcastREISSUE-NEM#172: Mark Stewart (The Pop Group): Mad Processing w/ Haikus
This is an in memoriam reissue of a 2022 episode with a newly recorded introduction by Mark (your host, not the guest).
Mark Stewart led the Pop Group through two albums in the late 70s two later reunion album and has released nine solo albums of trippy, experimental dance music. We discuss “Rage of Angels” (feat. Front 242) from VS (2022), “Age of Miracles” by The Pop Group from Citizen Zombie (2015), and “Liberty City” by Mark Stewart & the Maffia from Learning to Cope with Cowardice (1983). End song: “Cast No Shadow (Leather Strip Mix)” by Mark Stewart, Stephen Mallinder, and Eric Random from VS...
2025-09-121h 08
Érted!? Podcast097: A világban, de nem a világból - ft. TibesTibes a 21. század példája a „görögnek görökké” kifejezésnek, hiszen zenéjét olyan rétegekhez juttatja el, ami talán keveseknek adatik meg. Ebben az epizódban arról beszélgettünk, hogy a raphez hasonlóan hogyan lehet más kreatív módszereket is használni az evangélium hirdetésére, és melyek azok a határok, amelyeket nem szabad átlépni az evangelizációban. Továbbá arról is beszéltünk, hogyan viszonyuljunk ahoz amikor ellenállásokba kerülünk azon barátokkal és családtagokkal, akiknek más elveik vannak, min
2024-12-1029 min
Érted!? Podcast095: Nem érzem magam méltónak a szolgálatra - ft. Nyári Attila„Áhh, nem vagyok rá képes” - valószínűleg te magad is mondtad már ezt, azért, mert nem érezted magad képesnek rá, vagy mert úgy gondoltad, hogy lelkiekben nem hozod a szintet. Mi a helyes hozzáállás ebben a helyzetben?
Hogyan ismerhetjük fel Isten vezetését a szolgálatokban, és mit tehetünk, hogy helyes hozzáállással végezzük azokat? Mi történik, amikor kétségeink vannak, és hogyan dönthetjük el, hogy mikor nem érdemes vállalnunk egy szolgálatot? Ha te is küzdesz a méltatlanság érzésével vagy kí...
2024-11-1925 min
Érted!? Podcast091: Nem vagy egyenlő a kudarcaiddal!Sokan mondják, hogy a kudarc a siker része, mégis nagyon kényelmetlenül érezzük magunkat, amikor váratlan eredményeket kapunk. A mar részben a kudarc forrását vizsgáljuk meg, és az hogy mit tanulhatunk belőle mint emberek és mint keresztények? Megbeszéljük, miért érezzük úgy, hogy nem vagyunk elég jók, és hogyan győzhetjük le a szégyenérzetet és hogyan vonz közelebb egy-egy kudarc Istenhez.
2024-10-1520 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#220: Jah Wobble’s Bass Worship
John Wardle (named Jah Wobble by Sid Vicious) started playing bass in John Lydon’s post Sex Pistols band Public Image Ltd. in 1978, left after two albums, and has since recorded 50+ solo and collaborative albums, largely led by the bass, but spanning many genres including some particularly famous work in the world-music area.
We discuss “Last Exit” from A Brief History of Now (2023), “21 Towards Lewisham Shopping Centre” from The Bus Routes of South London (2023), “Fly Away” from Jah Wobble & Invaders of the Heart from Ocean Blue Waves (2019), and “Blowout” (a 1985 single). End song: “Visions of You” by Jah Wobble’s Invaders of...
2024-08-031h 17Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#214: Head vs. Gut Songwriting w/ Roger Joseph Manning Jr., David Christian, Rachel Taylor Brown
You can watch this discussion as unedited video.
It’s a new, discussion-only format, just for this episode (and perhaps some rare ones in the future)! When we write, how much is planned vs. improvised? How much is inspirational vs. double-or-triple checked? How does this factor weigh into how much music we release, how eclectic our sound is, and how well we improvise with others?
This discussion features three returning guests:
Roger Joseph Manning Jr. was the keyboardist/singer for Jellyfish and Imperial Drag, and more recently as a solo artist and with the Lik...
2024-04-181h 11
Érted!? Podcast075: Bulizhatnak a keresztények? - ft. Sipos Márk
Keresztényként gyakran érezhetjük magunkat bezárva vagy korlátozva. Ez sokszor abból fakad, hogy nem tudjuk, hogyan viszonyuljunk a szórakozáshoz, bulizáshoz, tánchoz. Emiatt sokszor úgy tűnik, hogy nekünk sok mindenről le kell mondani, mert nekünk nem szabad megtenni azt, amit másoknak igen. Talán te is sokszor elgondolkodtál már ezeken a korlátokon, amelyeket a szüleid szabnak, és felmerült benned a kérdés, hogy miért rossz ez az egész. Valóban tilos gyümölcsnek számítanak-e a klubok, a partik, a lagzik és a t...
2024-04-0239 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#211: Louis Michot (Lost Bayou Ramblers) Evolves Cajun Music
Coming from a family who played traditional cajun music in Louisiana, violinist Louis and his accordion-playing brother Andre have released nine albums (plus some live releases and EPs since 2001), winning two Grammy awards, plus Louis has had a couple of releases under the name Michot’s Melody Makers, and he just released his first solo album.
We discuss the title track (and listen at the end to “Ti Coeur Bleu” from Rêve du Troubadour, that 2023 solo album, plus “Marée Noire” from Mammoth Waltz (2012) and “Mexico One Step” from Bayou Perdu (2005). Intro: “Grand Marais” by Michot’s Melody Makers from B...
2024-02-201h 22
Érted!? Podcast070: Miért nem olvassák az emberek a Bibliát? - ft. Springel NorbertMindannyian szeretnénk többet olvasni a Bibliát, de sokszor csak elhatározás marad. Miért van ez? Túl unalmas, túl hosszú, nem aktuális, nincs rá időnk?
Az Érted!? podcast legújabb epizódjában Springel Norbival beszélgetünk a Biblia jelentőségéről, arról, hogy miért érdemes elmerülni ebben a több ezer éves könyvben, és megnézzük, miért fontos a Biblia olvasása, és hogyan segíthet az életünk minden területén. Feltesszük azt a kérdést is, hogy a Biblia még mindig aktuális-e, illetv...
2024-02-1933 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#210: Matt Piucci (Rain Parade) Retires BACK to Music
After Matt’s “paisley underground” band Rain Parade recorded two albums and an EP from ’83-’85, he was a member of Crazy Horse (taking the Neil Young guitar role in Neil’s absence), and released a few albums intermittently as he worked in law enforcement. Now that he has retired, he’s back devoting all his time to music, and Rain Parade has been touring and released its first album of the millennium.
We discuss the title track from this 2023 release, Last Rays of the Dying Sun, then the title track by the Hellenes’ I Love You All the Animals...
2024-02-021h 05
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastPEL Presents NEM#209: Bruce Hornsby Is a Lifelong StudentBruce is best known for his first album The Way It Is (1986), but has come light years since then through 18+ albums, experimenting with different styles, playing over 100 shows with the Grateful Dead, and scoring numerous projects for Spike Lee. He's won three Grammys and recorded with music royalty including Elton John, Ornette Coleman, Branford Marsalis, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, etc. We discuss "Sidelines" (feat. Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend) from 'Flicted (2022), "My Resolve" (feat. James Mercer of The Shins) from Non-Secure Connection (2020), and a new live version of "Shadow Hand" from the 25th Anniversary Edition of Spirit...
2024-01-201h 11Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#209: Bruce Hornsby Is a Lifelong Student
Bruce is best known for his first album The Way It Is (1986), but has come light years since then through 18+ albums, experimenting with different styles, playing over 100 shows with the Grateful Dead, and scoring numerous projects for Spike Lee. He’s won three Grammys and recorded with music royalty including Elton John, Ornette Coleman, Branford Marsalis, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, and Stevie Nicks.
We discuss “Sidelines” (feat. Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend) from ‘Flicted (2022), “My Resolve” (feat. James Mercer of The Shins) from Non-Secure Connection (2020), and a new live version of “Shadow Hand” from the 25th Anniversary Edition of Spirit...
2024-01-181h 11Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#208: Laura Osnes: From Broadway to Nashville
After winning a TV reality competition in 2007 to become Sandy in Grease on Broadway, Laura went on to perform on (and off) Broadway in shows like South Pacific, Bonnie & Clyde, Anything Goes, and Cinderella. In 2021 she left Broadway over anti-vax sentiments and now stars in Hallmark Channel films while writing and recording country songs.
We discuss her 2023 singles “Getaway” (co-written with Raquel Cole and produced with Brett Boyette) and “Enough” (co-written and produced with Jay Denton), her performance of the Bonnie & Clyde song “How ‘Bout a Dance,” from Dream a Little Dream: Live at at the Café Carlyle (2012...
2023-12-291h 15Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#207: Jason Narducy: Punk Matured
Jason plays bass for Bob Mould’s band, is a touring member of Superchunk, and has been making the promo rounds as he tours as guitarist with actor Michael Shannon to play R.E.M.’s debut Murmur live for its 40th anniversary. He’s a singer-songwriter who played as Verbow in the 90s, and more recently as Split Single.
We discuss two Split Single tunes: “Bitten by the Sound” from Amplificado (2021), “Monolith” from Fragmented World (2014), plus Verbow’s “Fan Club” from Chronicles (1997). End song: “Blood Break Ground” from Callado (2022). Intro: “He’s a Panther” by Verböten (his first band, when he wa...
2023-12-111h 05
Nem Negacionismo Nem ApocalipseNNNA #95 - Entrevista com Mark Juzwiak, presidente da Associação Brasileira dos Armadores de Cabotagem e Marcus Voloch, CEO da Aliança Navegação e Logística, por Gesner Oliveira e Artur Ferreira🎧 NO AR o 95º episódio do podcast Nem Negacionismo, Nem Apocalipse! Nesta semana conversamos com Mark Juzwiak, presidente da Associação Brasileira dos Armadores de Cabotagem (ABAC) e Marcus Voloch, CEO da Aliança Navegação e Logística.
✅ A pandemia de Covid-19 representou uma virada de chave para o atual setor de logística integrada. A ruptura das cadeias globais de transporte foram decisivas para transformar a questão logística dentro das grandes empresas em algo estratégico, e assim demandar uma maior organização por parte das companhias de transporte no sentido de estruturar a logística integrada...
2023-08-2126 minÉrted!? Podcast040: Mindent szabad, de nem minden használ - ft. Kocsis SándorA mai epizódban megismerkedhettek Sándorral találkozhattok, aki bátran mesél arról, hogyan élt évekig szenvedélybetegként, és hogyan sikerült szabadulnia ebből Isten segítségével. Sőt, azt is megtudhatjátok tőle, hogyan igyekszik most segíteni azoknak, akik hasonló helyzetben vannak, mint amilyenben ő volt régebben.
Ha érdekel téma, akkor mindenképpen nézd meg a videót, mert Sándor számos hasznos tanáccsal szolgál arra vonatkozóan, hogy miként lehet felismerni, ha valaki szenvedélybeteg, illetve milyen lépéseket kell megtenniük a betegnek és a családjának a teljes...
2023-05-1537 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#189: Claire Hamill’s Epic Journey
Claire started in the early ’70s as a folk prodigy, took some detours through country and Elton-John-esque pop rock, played with Wishbone Ash and members of Yes in the late ’70s and early ’80s, had her real career break-out as a New Age artist in the mid ’80s (with some of her music used extensively by the BBC), did a dance record, and has most recently released several records of sophisticated adult contemporary rock, where she writes songs on just an acoustic guitar and delegates the arrangement duties to her producer Kevin Jones. She has recorded 13 solo albums plus two more...
2023-02-031h 11Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#187: Eszter Balint Interprets Her Past
Eszter is an actor/musician, gaining initial fame starring in Jim Jarmusch’s first major film Stranger Than Paradise (1984). She has released four albums of often autobiographical songs since 1998.
We discuss “The First Day” (and end by listening to “Freaks”) from I Hate Memory (2022) feat. Stew and Syd Straw; this album has been made into a stage show. We then turn to “Exit at 63” from Airless Midnight (2015) and “Almost Gone” from Flicker (1998). The introduction is the theme from her debut film, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put a Spell on You.” For more, see eszterbalint.com.
Watch the video for The “F...
2022-12-231h 12Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#186: Simon Ratcliffe (Basement Jaxx, Village of the Sun): From House Music to Jazz Fusion
Simon has produced programmed dance music since the early ’90s, and has won Grammys and topped charts with his partner Felix Buxton as Basement Jaxx through their seven albums and several EPs.
We discuss his most recent project, Village of the Sun (the song of that name from First Light), which he recorded with jazz drummer Moses Boyd and his partner, the saxophonist Binker Golding. Then we look to his 2011 solo (“Ratcliffe”) effort “Flying by the Sun” from Dorus Rijkers EP (2011), to “Alkazaar” by Basement Jaxx from Zephyr (2009), and finally back to “Ephemerol” a 1992 single Simon released under the name Tic...
2022-12-091h 17Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#185: Bruce Thomas’ Bass Lines Before, After, and During the Attractions
Bruce is best known as Elvis Costello’s bassist on about a dozen albums as The Attractions, but he’s been in bands since 1970 and has done numerous session gigs, most notably for Al Stewart’s early albums, plus The Pretenders, John Wesley Harding, Billy Bragg, and many more.
We discuss his work on “Blood Makes Noise” by Susanne Vega from 99.9 Degrees (1992), play clips from several of the most famous Attractions tunes (using when possible the 1978 Live at the El Mocambo album) plus “La La La La Loved You” by The Attractions (w/o Elvis) from Mad About the Wron...
2022-11-271h 02
Videnskabeligt Udfordret#100: Hvid jul på SundbrovejVelkommen til afsnit nr 100 af Videnskabeligt Udfordret! Dagens afsnit er en rejse gennem Tåsinges lydunivers. Harmonika med Flemming leverer årets julehit.Hvid jul på SundbrovejSidder her og savner digDecember den er aldrig nemKære Mark kom nu hjemDer er gløgg i hønsehusetSantiago kan være med Jeg savner dig min potcast broérKom nu hjem fra SingaporeDet er koldt når det er julMen Bob Nelson siger det er coolHvad er der i den store...
2022-11-2703 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#184: Mike Baggetta Feels Out the Guitar
Mike has put out 18 releases of largely instrumental guitar music since 2004, sometimes with his jazz quintet or as a duo with trumpeter Kris Tiner, and more recently in more of an instrumental rock format with legendary bassist Mike Watt and with drums by either Jim Keltner (Traveling Wilburys, Ry Cooder) or Stephen Hodges (Tom Waits).
We discuss the title track to Everywhen We Go (2022), “Hospital Song” from Wall of Flowers (2019), and “The Mystery Of” from Main Street Stop Valve (2020). End song: “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Social Justice” from mssv Meets Nels Cline (a 2022 EP). Intro: The title track by T...
2022-11-111h 25Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#183: Neil Gust (No. 2, Heatmiser) Walks Around
Neil is known as the long-time collaborator of the late Elliot Smith (pictured with him here from 1995). They met in college in 1987, had a band named Swimming Jesus, then moved to Portland and released three albums and an EP together as Heatmiser starting in 1993. Then Neil fronted the band No. 2 for two albums (1999 and 2002) before taking a break until recently from music.
We discuss “You Might Be Right” (and listen at the end to “I’m on a Mission”) from the new No. 2 album First Love, “Critical Mass” from No Memory (1999), and “Why Did I Decide to Stay” by Heatmis...
2022-10-281h 04Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#182: Allan and Barb Vest Together as doubleVee
Through the 00’s and four studio albums, Allan led the “baroque pop” Oklahoma band Starlight Mints. Then he met his wife Barb who’d played piano and sang, and together they write and record as doubleVee. They’ve released two albums and an EP since 2017.
The three of us talk about “The Middle Side of Me” from Treat Her Strangely (2022), then the title track from Jack the Rider (2017), then “Submarine #3” by Starlight Mints from The Dream That Stuff Was Made Of (2000). End song: “Map the Channels” from Songs for Birds and Bats (2019). Intro: “Eyes of the Night” by Starlight Mints from Dr...
2022-10-141h 04
Érted!? Podcast011: Miért nem szeretnek a fiatalok gyülekezetbe járni? - ft. Balla FrigyesEbben a részben a fiatalok és a gyülekezet közötti kapcsolatot fogjuk megvizsgálni. Többek között szó lesz arról, hogy mi a fiatalok szerepe a gyülekezetben, mi a gyülekezet szerepe a fiatalok életében, milyen generációs különbségek vannak a gyülekezetben és hogy miért nem szeretnek a fiatalok gyülekezetbe járni. Mind ezekre a választ megtalálod az alábbi videónkban.
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2022-10-1135 min
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastPEL Presents NEM#181: Robyn Hitchcock Forgets Himself, SharplyRobyn has been producing a distinctive flavor of very British rock with surrealist lyrics for 35+ albums since 1979. We discuss "The Raging Muse" (and close by listening to "The Shuffle Man") from Shufflemania (2022), "Mad Shelly's Letterbox" from Robyn Hitchcock (2017), "Television" from Spooked (2004), and "Glass" from Fegmainia! (1985). Intro: "I Wanna Destroy You" by The Soft Boys from Underwater Moonlight (1980). More at robynhitchcock.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. Sponsor: Upgrade your showering at nebia.com/nem (code NEM).
2022-09-301h 14Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#180: Rebecca Pidgeon’s Inner Speech
Rebecca has balanced her musical career with her acting career since the mid ’80s, starting in Scotland with Ruby Blue and then moving to New York in 1989 and releasing 10 solo albums and some EPs.
We discuss “Silent Sound” from Parts of Speech Pieces of Sound (2022), the title track to the Stark Naked EP (2020), and “24 Hours of Love” from New York Girls’ Club (1996). End song: “You Have Got My Number” from Blue Dress On (2013). Intro: “So Unlike Me” by Ruby Blue from Glances Askances (1987). More info at rebeccapidgeonmusic.com.
Hear all of “So Unlike Me.” Here’s a full video from Ruby B...
2022-09-1757 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#179: Mike Lindup’s Atlantean Visions and Level 42
Mike played keyboards and shared lead vocals for synth jazz-pop Level 42’s initial run for nine albums from 1982-1994 (and rejoined in 2006 for touring and some more recording) and is currently working on his fourth solo release. We talk about his new single from that upcoming album, “Atlantia,” plus “Madness” from On the One (2011) and Level 42’s “Weave Your Spell” from The Pursuit Of Accidents (1982). End song: “Heart of the Matter” from Conversations with Silence (2003). Intro: “Something About You” by Level 42 from World Machine (1985). For more see mikelindup.com.
Watch the video for “Weave Your Spell.” And the famous one for “Somethin...
2022-09-041h 18Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#178: Chastity Brown in Wonderment
The daughter of a blues musician in Tennessee and originally a saxophone player, Chastity has since 2007 released seven albums from Minneapolis that she calls “new blues,” but which spread into pop, Americana, soul, and Irish-flavored spirituals.
We discuss “Wonderment” (co-written with Dan Wilson) and listen at the end to “Back Seat” from Sing to the Walls (2022), “Drive Slow” (co-written with Robert Mulrennan) from Silhouette of Sirens (2017), “Many Prayers” from Do the Best You Can (2007). Intro: “Colorado” (a 2014 single included on 2017’s Silhouette of Sirens). More at chastitybrownmusic.com.
Hear all of “Colorado.” This recent live show begins with a nearly solo...
2022-08-191h 06Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#177: Susan Cattaneo Leaves Nashville and Finds Herself
Susan teaches songwriting at Berklee and has released six albums since 2009. As she tells us, she started wanting to be a Nashville songwriter, decided to then sing those country songs herself, but decided that it was too much of an act. Her subsequent, meticulously crafted Americana albums in Boston better reflect her unique sensibilities.
We discuss “Broken Things” (and listen at the end to “Time + Love + Gravity”) from All Is Quiet (2022), “Revival” from Haunted Heart (2014), “Shave” from Heaven to Heartache (2011). Intro: “Work Hard Love Harder” from The Hammer & the Heart (2017). More at susancattaneo.com, or check out her YouTube channel...
2022-08-061h 11Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM-Pretty Much Pop Crossover: So-Called Greatest Albums Feat. Mobley, Noah Berlatsky, Jon Lamoreaux
Summer schedules necessitate that I hold off on posting my next interview and instead give you a discussion about music, recorded in Nov. 2021.
How does canonization work in popular music? Is Rolling Stone’s 500 Best Albums of All Time list just a modest record of the favorite albums of people associated with Rolling Stone? Is it a statement of what “experts” in popular music enjoy? Does it reflect English-American popularity, and what responsibility to list-makers have to experience and include world music, indie music, and other music by those not powerful enough to have promotional backing?
Mark...
2022-07-0855 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#174: Drew Grow’s Subconscious is the Through LineDrew and his Slang bandmates
Portland’s Drew Grow has put out around 10 albums since the 90s, gradually developing his jagged, visceral style through several projects. We discuss the title track from Cockroach in a Ghost Town, the debut album from his new band Slang with Janet Wiess, then “Abandon” from the eponymous album by Modern Kin (2014), and “Spider” from his debut solo album Next Lips (2007). End song: “King Gunn” also from the new Slang album. Intro: “Lights” by Careen from Crash Couture (2005).
Watch the video for “Cockroach in a Ghost Town” and one for another new track, “Wilder.” See D...
2022-06-101h 01Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#173: Queen Esther Proves It
Queen Esther was a NY Broadway aspirant before making the leap to putting out her own music mixing Americana with jazz, with her first solo album coming out in 2004 and her fifth in the works right now. We discuss “The Whiskey Wouldn’t Let Me Pray” from Gild the Black Lily (2021), “Somebody Else’s Baby” from The Other Side (2014), and “Trouble” from by Hoosegow (Queen Esther and Elliot Sharp) from Mighty (1996). End song: “Where Is Home?” from Rona (forthcoming). Intro: “Help Me” from Talkin’ Fishbowl Blues (2004). For more see queen-esther.com.
Visit Queen Esther’s YouTube Channel for her TED Talk and lots of...
2022-05-281h 04Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#172: Mark Stewart (The Pop Group): Mad Processing w/ Haikus
Mark led the Pop Group through two albums in the late 70s two later reunion album and has released nine solo albums of trippy, experimental dance music. We discuss “Rage of Angels” (feat. Front 242) from VS (2022), “Age of Miracles” by The Pop Group from Citizen Zombie (2015), and “Liberty City” by Mark Stewart & the Maffia from Learning to Cope with Cowardice (1983). End song: “Cast No Shadow (Leather Strip Mix)” by Mark Stewart, Stephen Mallinder, and Eric Random from VS (2022). Intro: “She Is Beyond Good and Evil” by The Pop Group from Y (1979). More at markstewartmusic.com.
Watch the videos for “Rage of...
2022-05-141h 07
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastNEM#170: Bob Mould From Hüsker Dü to Sugar to NowBob has released 20+ albums since the early '80s. We discuss "Forecast of Rain" from Blue Hearts (2020), "I Don't Know You Anymore" from Beauty & Ruin (2014), "JC Auto" by Sugar from Beaster (1993), and "In A Free Land" by Hüsker Dü, 1982 singe remixed for Savage Young Du (2017). End song: the title track to his new acoustic EP, The Ocean. Intro: "If I Can't Change Your Mind" by Sugar from Copper Blue (1992). For more see bobmould.com. Hear more Nakedly Examined Music. Like our Facebook page. Support us on Patreon. Sponsors: Upgrade your showering at nebia.com/nem...
2022-04-111h 03Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#169: Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding) Likes Words
Wesley started performing as John Wesley Harding in the late ’80s (often eliciting comparisons in his early work to Elvis Costello), moved from England to the U.S. in 1991, and has 20+ releases, switching to his own name in 2013 as a result of his success as a novelist.
We discuss “The Impossible She” (and end by listening to “Come Back Yesterday”) from Late Style (2021), whose music was written by David Nagler; “When I Knew” from Wesley Stace (2013), and “Your Ghost (Don’t Scare Me No More)” from Awake (1998). Intro: The title track from Here Comes the Groom (1990). For more see wesleystace...
2022-04-011h 17Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#167: David Christian (Comet Gain) Sings for the Awkward and the Wayward
David has released 8 albums and some EPs as the London-based Comet Gain since 1994, putting out literate, energetic, sloppy rock, typically splitting the lead vocals with a female voice. As a pandemic project, he just released his first solo album.
We discuss “Mum’s and Dad’s Other Ghosts” by David Christian and the Pinecone Orchestra from Those We Met Along the Way (2021), “An Arcade From The Warm Rain That Falls” from Howl of the Lonely Crowd (2011), and “The Kids at the Club” from Realistes (2002). End song: “Mid 8Ts” from Fireraisers Forever! (2019). Intro: “Strength” from Magnetic Poetry (1997). More at comet-gain.bandcamp.c...
2022-03-041h 08Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#166: L. Shankar’s World of Violin and Voice
Shankar played with John McLaughlin in Shakti in the mid-70s and has released over 25 solo albums while backing A-list artists including Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Frank Zappa, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Metallica, Korn, and more.
We discuss “Can’t Wait” (feat. Jonathan Davis) from Chepleeri Dream (2020), “Back Again” from M.R.C.S. (1991), and “Darlene” from Touch Me There (1979), plus we introduce “Savior” from Christmas from India. Intro: “Psychic Elephant” from Vision(1983). For more, see lshankar.com.
Watch Shankar’s recent solo take on “Darlene.” Watch a recent video for “In My Heart” (also feat. Jonathan Da...
2022-02-191h 00Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#165: Paula Cole Beautifully Picks at Wounds
Paula Cole (Grammy-winner with two huge hits) has released 10 studio albums since 1994 after backing Peter Gabriel on his Secret World tour in the early ’90s.
We discuss “Blues in Gray” from Revolution (2019), “Father” from 7 (2015), and “Hush, Hush, Hush” from This Fire (1996). We also listen to “Steal Away/Hidden in Plain Sight” from American Quilt (2021). Intro: “I Don’t Want to Wait,” also from This Fire. For more, see paulacole.com.
Watch the two videos from her 1996 hits “I Don’t Want to Wait” and “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone.” After that her style took a rather sharp turn with the 1999...
2022-02-051h 11
Hakdog Podcast(S3) Ep: 4 - Politicians Commercial Analysis 101 ft. Leni Haduken, Pepe mo and windmill ni Bongbong etc. (with Sir Hency Part 2)In our fourth episode (part 2),
Together with sir Hency, let us continue the discussion of the famous and relevant commercials of some known politicians through the scope of a technical and impartial perspective.
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2022-01-301h 07Hakdog Podcast(S3) Ep: 3 - College-Org Life, Career in the Pandemic and How to make a caliber Campaign commercial 101 with Sir Hency (Part 1)On our third episode Part 1,
Together with sir Hency, let us talk about his good old college days, org achievements, and career milestones during the Pandemic.
Also, as a timely theme, we will be discussing the famous and relevant commercials of some known politicians through the scope of a technical and impartial perspective.
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2022-01-231h 09Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#164: James McMurtry Doesn’t Have to Make Sense
…But he usually does.
The legendary Texas singer-songwriter has put out 10 studio albums since 1989. We discuss “If It Don’t Bleed” (and listen to “Blackberry Winter”) from The Horses and the Hounds (2021), “How’m I Gonna Find You Now” from Complicated Game (2015), and “Be With Me” from It Had to Happen (1997). Intro: “Choctaw Bingo” from Saint Mary of the Woods (2002). For more see jamesmcmurtry.com.
Watch the video from “How’m I Gonna Find You Now.” Here’s a long/live solo version of Choctaw Bingo.” Watch a whole live trio show from 2013. Here’s a tune from his first album.
Pho...
2022-01-2158 minHakdog Podcast(S2) Ep: 2 - Happy 2020 too, Poblacion Girl, and Spiderman vs MMFF kwentuhan with Nem and MarkWith our second episode,
Together with Nem and Mark, let us talk about the deja vu of 2020 and how Spiderman managed to dump the grandest local movie season of the Philippines.
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2022-01-161h 06Hakdog Podcast(S2) Ep: 1 - Season 2 Pilot and S1 Rewind with Nem and MarkWe are finally back for season 2! But first, together with your hilarious hosts Nem and Mark, let us go back into a rewind on season 1!
So sit down, relax, and Hakdog n Chill!
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2022-01-1238 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#163: Lilli Lewis Is Not Just a Jazz-Singing Pianist
Lilli is also an activist, folk-rock diva, record label executive, and daughter of a preacher man. She’s released 10 albums and 3 EPs since 2003. We discuss “Coffee Shop Girl” and listen to “Copper John” from Americana(2021), “Warm and Gentle People” from We Belong (2019), and “Song for the End of Days” from Castles of Her Crystalline (2005). Intro: “Lady” from The Coming of John (2003). Hear more at folkrockdiva.com and lillilewisproject.com.
Watch her singing “My American Heart” from the new album live solo. See a live 2020 full-band gig. Here’s “Warm and Gentle People” live; you can hear the 2005 version of that song too. Here’s...
2022-01-071h 17Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#161: Chuck Prophet Is On the Couch
Chuck joined Green on Red as guitarist in 1985 and has released 15 solo albums of tuneful guitar rock since 1990, touring constantly and doing a lot of co-writing.
We discuss “Womankind” from The Land That Time Forgot (2020), “Your Skin” from Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins (2017), “Castro Halloween” from Temple Beautiful (2012, the extended single version). We conclude by listening to “Wish Me Luck” from Night Surfer(2014). Intro: “Summertime Thing” from No Other Love (2002). For more see chuckprophet.com.
Another song from The Land That Time Forgot is “Marathon,” which has a video. Watch a full live show from 2018. Hear all of “...
2021-12-1159 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#159: Steve Bartek (Oingo Boingo) Is a Writer, Not Just an Arranger
Steve is best known as guitarist/arranger for Oingo Boingo through their eight albums from 1981-1995 and for following its leader Danny Elfman into a life creating movie soundtracks, often for filmmaker Tim Burton. However, his activity as composer goes all the way back to the late ’60s and continues today.
We discuss “Tango” by jackiO from their self-titled album (2019), “The Wake” and “Checking Out/Streets of Managu” from his soundtracks to Guilty as Charged (1991) and The Art of Travel (2008), and “Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow” by Strawberry Alarm Clock from Incense and Peppermints (1967), written with George Bunnell. We conclude by lis...
2021-11-121h 01Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM-Pretty Much Pop Crossover: The Music of Your Youth w/ Jon Lamoreaux
What long-term effects do songs that we’re exposed to early have on our adult tastes? As children we (hopefully) learn to love music, but then our critical faculties and peer pressure kick in, and many early influences become unacknowledged or transformed into guilty pleasures. Is the generation gap in musical taste really just due to how styles change over time (and we old folks just don’t get the new sound), or are there more fundamental reasons why it’s easier for younger people to absorb new music?
Mark, Erica, Brian and The Hustle podcast host Jon La...
2021-10-3056 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#157: DEVO’s Gerald V. Casale: Guises of Social Critique
Jerry has co-fronted Devo since its founding in the mid-70s, releasing nine albums with them, but his solo career has been sporadic, with a release as Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers in 2006 and a few singles. We discuss his new song and video “I’m Gonna Pay U Back,” and one of those Jihad Jerry tracks (that album now reissued to include the new track) “The Owl,” and the 1979-recorded Devo track “Fountain of Filth” (co-written with Bob Casale and released on Hardcore Devo Vol. 2). We conclude by listening to his 2016 single “It’s All Devo.” Intro: “Whip It” by Devo from Freedom of...
2021-10-011h 03Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#155: Melvin Gibbs Protests w/ Bass, Jazz Composition, Production, Sound Design
Melvin has played bass on over 200 albums since 1980 in the worlds of jazz, rock, and hip-hop, and has numerous songwriting credits, doing stints with Defunkt, Arto Lindsay, Rollins Band, SociaLybrium (with Bernie Worrell), The Zig Zag Power Trio (with Vernon Reid), etc.
We discuss his solo tune featuring Kokayi “Get Some” from 4+1 Equals 5 for May 25 (2021), the title track from The Terror End Of Beauty (2018) by his trio Harriet Tubman, and “Howard Beach Memoirs” by Power Tools (with Bill Frisell and Ronald Shannon Jackson) from Strange Meeting (1987). We end by listening to “Canto por Odudua” by Melvin Gibbs’ Elevated Entity...
2021-09-031h 11Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#147: Steve Almaas: From Punk to the Rodeo
Steve was in one of Minneapolis’ first big punk bands, The Suicide Commandos, but after one album in 1977, he soon left for New York City and eventually hit it relatively big with two records on IRS as Beat Rodeo, with a solo career continuing the country-rock style beginning in 1992 through nine albums.
We discuss “The Way I Treated You” (and listen to “Goodbye Nicolina,” featuring The Jayhawks’ Gary Louris) from Everywhere You’ve Been (2021), “Try Again” by The Suicide Commandos from their reunion album Time Bomb (2017), and the title track from Steve’s first solo record East River Blues (1992...
2021-05-0754 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#146: Nels Cline Writes Jazz Fusion (And Plays Guitar for Wilco)
Though best known as lead guitarist for Wilco since 2004, Nels has recorded 30+ instrumental albums, often as band leader. We discuss “Headdress” by The Nels Cline Singers from Share the Wealth (2020), “The Nomad’s Home” from Coward (2009), and “Fives & Sixes” from his first solo release, Angelica (1987). We conclude by listening to “Imperfect Ten” by The Nels Cline 4 from From Currents, Constellations (2018). Intro: “You Are My Face” by Wilco from Sky Blue Sky (2007), co-written with Jeff Tweedy. More at nelscline.com.
Watch the Nels Cline Singers live. Here’s a live version of “Imperfect Ten.” Nels plays a particularly long solo with Wilco. Yes, N...
2021-04-241h 24Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#145: Jay Gonzalez: Concise but Colorful
Jay is best known as sideman for Drive-By Truckers since 2008 but has written songs for Athens bands like The Possibilities and Nutria since the 90s and has three solo releases.
We discuss the title track (and listen at the end to “I Wanna Hold You”) from Back to the Hive (2021), “&#%&#!” and “Shenorock Lane” from The Bitter Suite (2015), and “Turning Me On” from Mess of Happiness (2012). Intro: “Tough to Let Go” by Drive-By Truckers from The New OK (2020). For more see jaygonzalez.com.
This episode includes additional conversation about Jay’s early work, plus another song, “Anita” by Nutria from Me...
2021-04-101h 05Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#144: Dennis Davison (The Jigsaw Seen): How Much Is Enough?
Dennis fronted the Baltimore punk band Ebenezer and The Bludgeons in the late 70s, and after some transitional projects moved to L.A. where his ’60s-ish guitar pop band The Jigsaw Seen released nine albums from 1989-2015.
We discuss “Museum Piece” (and listen to “Shadow on a Tall Tree” at the end) from his debut solo album, The Book Of Strongman (2020); “Idiots with Guitars” from Old Man Reverb (2014); and the title track from My Name Is Tom (1991). Intro: “Jim Is the Devil” (a 1989 single). For more, visit dennisdavisonmusic.com.
Watch the video for “Jim Is the Devil” and the n...
2021-03-271h 03Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#143: In Search of Eric Dover (Imperial Drag, Slash’s Snakepit, etc.)
After joining Jellyfish in 1993 just before its demise, Eric’s big break came when he was asked to sing for Slash’s Snakepit. After an album with them, he returned to Roger Manning from Jellyfish for an album as Imperial Drag, then worked as sideman (e.g. for Alice Cooper) and studio guy while releasing an album and an EP as Sextus. He’s now back with Roger (and Tim Smith) in The Lickerish Quartet, which has just released its second EP.
We discuss “The Dream That Took Me Over” by The Lickerish Quartet from Threesome, Vol. 2 (2021), “Wishing You...
2021-03-131h 05Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#142: Rebecca Rego: This Is Your Life!
Folky, soul-singing Rebecca has had six releases since 2007. We discuss “Mama” from her solo EP, Songs for Cleaning Women, Pt. 1 (2020), “No One Knows Me” by Rebecca Rego and the Trainmen from Speaking of Witches (2019), “Gave Me” by rego off of From the Royal Arcade (2009), and we end by listening to “Cruel” from Lay These Weapons Down (2016). Intro: “Call My Mother” from Tolono (2014). More at rebeccaregoandthetrainmen.com.
Listen to all of “Call My Mother.” Here’s the 2007 version we keep talking about of “The Best Thing You Ever Gave Me.” Here’s a slick video for the 2016 track “Steamroller.” Here she is live on...
2021-02-271h 00Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#141: Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens) Looks Back Novelistically
Robert co-fronted the Australian-born post-punk band The Go-Betweens through nine albums in the ’80s and ’00s with Grant McLennan before the latter’s death in 2006 and has also released seven solo albums.
We discuss “No Fame” from Inferno (2019), “Here Comes a City” by The Go-Betweens from Oceans Apart (2005), and “On My Block” by The Go-Betweens from Before Hollywood (1983). We conclude by listening to “Let Me Imagine You” from Songs to Play (2015). Intro: “Clouds” by The Go-Betweens from 16 Lovers Lane (1988).
Hear the full song “Clouds.” Watch the “Here Comes a City” video. Watch a live 2019 solo performance. Here’s the video for...
2021-02-131h 09Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#140: Larry Keel: Hillbilly Shredder to Singer-Songwriter
Larry has appeared on 20+ albums since co-founding Magraw Gap in 1990 and then becoming bandleader on ’97. He’s known for his lightning flat picking and has more recently added a good dose of social commentary and fundamental questioning to his songwriting. We discuss “Mars’ Cry” (and listen to “Try”) from American Dream (2020), “Crocodile Man” from One (2019), and “Diamond Break” from Backwoods (2009). Intro: The title track to The Sound (1999). For more, see larrykeel.com.
Here’s a recent live show. Here’s a solo version of “Crocodile Man.” Here’s a tune with his trio called “Little Green Man.” Here he is live with Magraw Gap. Her...
2021-01-3053 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#139: Don Rauf’s Life In A Blender
Don started the NY-based Life in a Blender in the late 80s and has put out ten albums of tunes with off-kilter lyrics and increasingly elaborate arrangements. We discuss “The Ocean is a Black and Rolling Tongue” (and listen at the end to “Soul Deliverer”) from Satsuma (2020), “Falmouth” from We Already Have Birds That Sing (2014), and “Chicken Dance” from Two Legs Bad (1997). Intro: “Mounds of Flesh” from Welcome to the Jelly Days (1988). For more see lifeinablender.net.
Here’s the whole song “Mounds of Flesh.” Watch that video for “Chicken Dance” that we talk about. And here’s a new one for “Soul Deliverer...
2021-01-151h 06Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM-Pretty Much Pop Crossover: Story Songs w/ Rod Picott
Plenty of songs purport to tell stories, and the narrative ballad of course has a long enough history that the two forms certainly aren’t alien. But how do our listening practices conditioned by pop music jibe with recognizing and understanding narrative?
Singer/songwriter and short story author Rod Picott joins Pretty Much Pop: A Culture Podcast hosts Mark Linsenmayer, Erica Spyres, and Brian Hirt to talk about classics by writers like Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, formative nightmares like “Leader of the Pack” and “Escape (The Pina Colada Song), borderline cases like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and more. We also consi...
2021-01-0148 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastMark Lint’s PEL Network Holiday Party 2020: Merry Chatting and Songs
Join the office Christmas party at the PEL network. The hired band is Mark Lint’s Dry Folk, playing their entire album, and the guests are considerate enough to only talk between the songs. BYOB!
Mark holds mini conversations on philosophy, art, and life with all the PEL and PMP co-hosts, plus special guests Ken Stringfellow (a guy who played with REM and Big Star also sang on my album!), feminist scholar Jenny Hansen, and every member of the band (and old bandmate Steve Petrinko).
The beginning/end music is excerpted from Mark’s 2014 “Twelve Interm...
2020-12-242h 05Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#138: Markus Reuter: Composer or Tap Guitar Hero?
Markus began composing as a teen, “found his tribe” in getting connected to King Crimson’s Robert Fripp in the early 90s, and has put out 40+ solo and collaborative albums of experimental music since 2000, including work in Stick Men with Crimson’s Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto.
We discuss “Swoonage” from Truce (2020), Boon from Marcus Reuter and the Matangi Quartet from String Quartet No. 1 ‘Heartland’ (2019), and “11-11” by Tuner (Pat Mastelotto and Markus Reuter) from POLE (2007), and end by listening to “The Cult of Bibbiboo” by centrozoon from The Divine Beast (2001). Intro: “Condition IV” from Falling for Ascension (2017). More at mark...
2020-12-181h 31Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#136: Mark Bingham: To and In New Orleans
Mark got signed as a teen in 1966, left to play theatrical prog jazz in Indiana during college, had a spell in a “no wave” band in New York, and finally settled down in the ’80s as an in demand producer and collaborator in New Orleans, working with groups like R.E.M., Flat Duo Jets, and John Scofield. He’s only finished two solo albums but has a ton of archive recordings being released soon, and now plays guitar in a cajun band.
We discuss “Pissoffgod.com” from Psalms of Vengeance (2009), “Ash Wednesday and Lent” by Ed Sanders (music b...
2020-11-211h 00Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#132: Chris Frantz Looks Back on Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club
On the publication of his memoir, Remain in Love, Chris and your host Mark Linsenmayer discuss “Psycho Killer” and “Warning Signs” by Talking Heads from Talking Heads ’77 and More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978), plus “Bamboo Town” and “Who Feelin’ It?” by Tom Tom Club from Close to the Bone (1983) and The Good the Bad and the Funky (2000). We conclude with the title track to Tom Tom Club’s Downtown Rockers (2012). Plus, Tina Weymouth jumps in at one point! For more see tomtomclub.com.
Watch Talking Heads live in 1980. Here they are performing in 2002 at their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame indu...
2020-09-251h 01Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#131: Ward White Audited
Ward has issued about ten releases of lyric-driven, stylish pop since 2003. We discuss the title track from Leonard at the Audit (2020), “Titans” from Diminish (2018), and the title track from Pulling Out (2008). Intro: “Sabbath” from Ward White Is the Matador (2014). End: “Bubble and Squeak,” also from the new album. For info see wardwhite.net.
Here’s that video we mention with Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh introducing Ward to the Phoenix sisters. Here’s Ward live solo. Listen to all of “Sabbath.”
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2020-09-141h 02
Hakdog PodcastEp: 8 - Motorcycle and Racing Kwentuhan With Suzuki VMAN Eane!Together with Eane,
From the very best, Suzuki VMAN Racing Team Eane,
Let's learn the basics of Motorcycle , How to be a racer and how does it feel to be a student-racer athlete.
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2020-09-031h 05Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#130: Mark Farner (ex Grand Funk Railroad) Back from the Dead
Mark led Grand Funk Railroad through 13 hit albums in the 70s and early 80s and has had around eight solo releases. We discuss “Nadean” from For the People (2006), “Not Yet” from Some Kind of Wonderful (1991), and the title track of Born to Die (1976) by Grand Funk Railroad. We then listen to his 2015 single (co-written with Paul Topete) “Take You Out.” Intro: “Closer to Home (I’m Your Captain)” from GFR’s Closer to Home (1970). For more see markfarner.com.
Mark has had a single more recently than “Take You Out,” 2018’s “Can’t Stop.” Watch a full Mark Farner’s American Band show...
2020-09-0258 minHakdog PodcastEp: 7 - Kwentuhang Barbero at Usapang PAP'S Barbeshop With Paps Jo!Together with Pap's Jo (which is one of the finest mang-gugupit here in QC,)
Let's take a humorous and entertaining kwentuhan on how he started as a Barbero, the meaning of "kwentong Barbero", and the origin of PAP's Barbershop
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2020-09-011h 08Hakdog PodcastEp: 6 - Psychology and Mental Health Kwentuhan with Sir Loreto!Together with Sir Loreto,
Let's dig down on some topics of Psychology including his School days and the ability of scientific observation, dreaming, mental health and its significance and more!
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2020-08-291h 08Hakdog PodcastEp:5 - Photography, Camera Basics 101 and Kwentuhan with The VP Of FEU Diliman's Zoom ProductionsTogether with Gines,
Let's make a sensible kwentuhan on his Quarantine Life, learn the basics of Photography and how does it feel to be one the Official Photographers of Far Eastern University Diliman.
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2020-08-271h 50Hakdog PodcastEp 4 - Cancel Culture, "Wokeness", and the Perspective of a Liberal Thinker on Today's Social and Political Issues2 Part Special
Together with Jam,
Join us as we make kwentuhan, tawanan while also tackling the topics on Academic Freeze, Cancel Culture, DDS and the Perspective of a Liberal thinker on Political and Social issues like LGBTQ, Divorcement and more.
Also, this episode includes the Part 2 of our 2 Episode series, where we will discuss Political and Social Belief/s in the Perspective of A (Religious) Conservative/ Liberalist Thinker.
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2020-08-251h 50Hakdog PodcastEp: 3 - Filipino o Tagalog?, Degrees of Politeness in Tagalog and the Perspective of a religious Catholic on Today's Social Issues (LGBTQ, VICTIM BLAMING etc.)WEEK END SPECIAL - 2 PART SERIES
Together with Mark, and our guest, Melvin, join us as we discuss the different degrees of politeness in Tagalog, the proper term for our language and the modern Taglish Bible.
Also, this episode includes our Part 1 of our 2 Episode series, where we will discuss Political and Social Belief/s in the Perspective of A (Religious) Conservative/ Liberalist Thinker.
So sit down, relax and Hakdog n Chill!
Disclaimer:
Our main Goal for this 2 part Series is to promote knowledge, comprehension, and a strong grasp...
2020-08-251h 32Hakdog PodcastEp: 2 - Anime, Hentai and QuaranFling kwentuhan with Sebastian!Together with Sebastian and Mark (who is now my partner), let's take a kwentuhan and tawanan on this rainy night!
Join us, as we talk about the history of Japan Anime, Hentai and the "Quaranfling" during this pandemic.
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2020-08-251h 04Hakdog PodcastEp: 1 - Pandemic, Quarantine Life and 2020 kwentuhan with Mark!Together with Mark, let's have a very fun and sensible kwentuhan!
Join us as we introduce ourselves, discuss our quarantine lives, and how are coping with everything during this Pandemic.
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2020-08-251h 01Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#129: New People – Matt Ackerman and Mark Lint on Collaboration
A special, more topic-oriented yet more self-indulgent exercise, where your host dissects the collaborative chemistry with guitarist Matt Ackerman as the two front men of the band New People (2006-2013).
We discuss “Down So Low” from The Easy Thing (2008), “Manager” from Impossible Things (2011), and “Local” from Might Get It Right (2013). End songs: “At the Time” also from that 2013 album and “We Who Have Escaped” (recorded late 2013, released on Mark’s Songs from the Partially Examined Life). Intro: “Love Is the Problem” also from The Easy Thing. For more, see newpeopleband.com and marklint.bandcamp.com.
Mark made a video for “Lov...
2020-08-221h 22Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#128: Roger Joseph Manning Jr.’s Crazy Fun with Arrangements
Roger rose to fame as keyboardist/songwriter for Jellyfish in the early ’90s, then formed Imperial Drag, The Moog Cookbook, TV Eyes, backed Beck, and finally released two albums under his own name starting in 2006. He’s recently released a solo EP and one with The Likerish Quartet that reunites him with some other members of Jellyfish.
We discuss “Lighthouse Spaceship” by The Lickerish Quartet from Threesome, Vol. 1 (2020), “The Turnstile at Heaven’s Gate” from Catnip Dynamite (2008), “Time to Time” by Malibu (a solo techno project) from Robo-Sapiens (2007), and listen to “Operator” from his solo Glamping EP (2018). Intro: “The King is Half-Undre...
2020-08-141h 29Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#126: Jim Peterik Eyes Much More Than the Tiger
Jim was the main songwriter for Survivor, writing all their hits including “Eye of the Tiger” in 1983, but that was the second lightning strike, the first of which was his 1970 hit “Vehicle” with the Ides of March, a band he started in high school in 1964 and is still in today. He’s co-written hits with Brian Wilson, 38 Special, Sammy Hagar, Cheap Trick, etc. and has released over 30 albums.
We discuss his new solo single “Empty Arena” and two Ides of March tunes, “Friends Like You” from Play On (2019) feat. Mindi Abair and “L.A. Goodbye,” recorded in 1992 but originally from Co...
2020-07-181h 12Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#122: Jack Hues (from Wang Chung) Plays Jazz and Prog
Jack fronted Wang Chung for five albums in the ’80s, left the limelight to produce, and got a jazz combo going by 2000 which he’s released five albums with, reformed Wang Chung, and only now is having a debut solo release, the double album Primitif.
We discuss “Whitstable Beach” from that album, “Class War and Sex War” by Jack Hues and the Quartet from A Thesis on the Ballad (2015), and “Brahms Blues” by The-Quartet from Illuminated (2006) We conclude by listening to “To Live and Die in L.A.” by Wang Chung from Ochesography (2019). For more see jackhues.com.
See Jack’s band...
2020-05-231h 12Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#118: Matt Wilson (Trip Shakespeare) Is Still a Writer
Matt led the razor-sharp Trip Shakespeare in the ’80s, releasing his first album with them in ’86, got signed to a major label by the early ’90s, but then stepped back while his brother and co-Tripper Dan Wilson went on to hits with Semisonic, Adele, etc. But by ’98 Matt was back to the front with a solo album, spent many years with co-Tripper John Munson (first as The Flops then Twilight Hours), and has now released his first album as Matt Wilson & His Orchestra (with harp and banjo!), When I Was a Writer.We discuss “Decent Guy” and listen to th...
2020-03-271h 04Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM-Pretty Much Pop Crossover: The Singer Not the Song w/ Ken Stringfellow (feat. Game Theory)
Ken returns from episode #39, this time not to talk about his own music, but more generally about our relationship to music. Do you just embrace the pure sound, or do you care about who made that sound? One way of seeing where you fall on this issue is whether you care more for singles or to whole albums or careers by artists.
This is a cross-production with my Pretty Much Pop podcast, featuring co-hosts Erica Spyres (Broadway singer who also plays fiddle and sang in a country cover band) and Brian Hirt (my old and very non-musical fr...
2020-01-0353 min
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy PodcastPodchaser Interview of Mark Linsenmayer: Partially Examined Life and Nakedly Examined MusicMorgan DeLisle, writer for the PodChaser "Behind the Streams Blog," interviewed Mark for a feature of our podcasts. Learn about the origins of PEL and NEM, how we make the shows, and what's coming up. Listen to all of the PEL network podcasts at partiallyexaminedlife.com, or subscribe to them individually on Apple Podcasts or via your preferred player.
2019-02-2339 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#69: Craig Wedren Catch-Up: “Safe Home/Fadeland”On NEM#15, Craig introduced us to his songwriting style: How a hardcore aesthetic informs even his most syntho creations, and how whimsicality and beauty can coexist harmoniously. Craig has since then released the Adult Desire album, and returns to talk to us about the song “Safe Home/Fadeland” and about the Adult Desire 360 VR application he’s released as a way for people to experience this and other songs from this album.
As a bonus, underlying the intro is the entirety of “Amnesian Wedding March,” and the outro is the whole of “I Was a Soldier.”
For more, vi...
2018-03-2836 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#63: Revisiting Bradley Skaught, Jeff Heiskell, Steve Petrinko: 2017 Year-End ExtravaganzaTo celebrate the end of year #2 of the podcast, I talked to three previous guests about a song they’ve released since the episode.
Bradley Skaught from the Bye-Bye Blackbirds (see #32) discusses “Duet” (co-written/sung by Lindsay Paige Garfield) from their new album Take Out the Poison. Visit byebyeblackbirds.com to see the video and learn more.
Jeff Heiskell, formerly of JudyBats (see #5), talks about “Still Life with Broken Heart” from Emotional Terrorism. Watch the video. Learn more at heiskellmusic.com.
Steve Petrinko (see #6) visits to talk about “Wind of Change” from A Tribute to the...
2018-01-011h 08Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#52: Kim Rancourt’s Authentic NYC Rock n’ RollKim is a poet, archivist, and New York City tour guide who seemingly knows every musician in the city.
We discuss his first solo album, plum plum, recorded for his 60th birthday by his friend Don Fleming and the “Dream Band” of Joe Bouchard (bass, formerly Blue Öyster Cult), Steve Shelley (drums, Sonic Youth) and previous NEM guest Gary Lucas. We focus on the songs “Circle’s Gotta Go” and “Arizona Burning,” and conclude with “Claudine.” We also discuss “I Comb My Hair with My Hand” by Jad Fair and the Shapir-O’Rama from We Are the Rage (1996), which Kim wr...
2017-08-2149 minNakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#48: Thalia Zedek’s Slow Burn Memory GamesMost famous for her ’90s Boston grunge band Come, Thalia has since 2001 put out six albums and some EPs, with a stripped-down yet not acoustic sound that makes good use of her low, smoky voice and tasteful electric guitar, often accompanied by viola and/or piano with prominent drums.
We discuss “Northwest Branch” by The Thalia Zedek Band from Eve (2016); the opening music “Afloat” is also from that album. Then we reach back to “Desanctified (Full Circle)” from Been Here and Gone (2001) and “Hell is in Hello” from Trust Not Those in Whom Without Some Touch of Madness (2004). We...
2017-07-091h 11Nakedly Examined Music PodcastNEM#38: Jonathan Segel’s Long-Form SongsJonathan played in the ’80s with the punk/ethnic California band Camper van Beethoven, and he has since put out 40+ solo albums, sometimes with songs, sometimes guitar improvisations, or instrumental music for dance or film.
We discuss his lengthy art-rock songs with political content: “Sleep for a Hundred Years” and the title track from Superfluity (2017), then look back to “Civil Disobedience” from Edgy Not Antsy (2003); that recording was reworked for the Camper van Beethoven reunion album New Roman Times (2004); you’ll hear a little bit of that version here too.
End song: “Hey You (I Know You Know...
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