Ranked #1
Episode 24: Josh Caterer of the Smoking Popes (Exclusive Live Performance)
Episode 24: Josh Caterer of the Smoking Popes (Exclusive Live Performance)
Chicago's Smoking Popes are one of my seminal favorite bands, having released several crucial albums of lovelorn power-p... Read more
1 Jul 2016
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1hr 36mins
Ranked #2
Episode 101: Aaron Draplin
Episode 101: Aaron Draplin
You'd be hard-pressed to find a more diverse client base than that of Portland, Oregon's Draplin Design Co. From corpora... Read more
5 Mar 2019
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1hr 42mins
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Episode 29: Matthew Sweet
Episode 29: Matthew Sweet
This year marks the 30th anniversary of alternative guitar-pop hero Matthew Sweet's debut album. His stretch of critical... Read more
19 Aug 2016
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #4
Episode 67: TW Walsh (Lo Tom / Pedro the Lion)
Episode 67: TW Walsh (Lo Tom / Pedro the Lion)
As one of indie-rock's busiest mastering engineers, TW Walsh has tackled almost 1,000 different projects, including rele... Read more
18 Aug 2017
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #5
Episode 83: Record Store Day Discussion + Vinyl Me, Please reissues William Bell
Episode 83: Record Store Day Discussion + Vinyl Me, Please reissues William Bell
In 1962, soul vocalist and songwriter William Bell was sharing stages with Jackie Wilson and Gladys Knight, before a pho... Read more
13 Apr 2018
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2hr 46mins
Ranked #6
Episode 36: Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Episode 36: Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Benmont Tench, founding member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, has played on nearly every Petty album over the yea... Read more
14 Oct 2016
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1hr 17mins
Ranked #7
Episode 64: Rosanne Cash
Episode 64: Rosanne Cash
2017 marks a big vinyl year for veteran singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash: Written primarily about the lives and deaths of ... Read more
21 Jul 2017
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #8
Episode 85: Discogs CEO Chad Dahlstrom
Episode 85: Discogs CEO Chad Dahlstrom
A daily must-visit for record collectors everywhere, Discogs.com launched in 2000 with the lofty goal of cataloging ever... Read more
11 May 2018
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #9
Episode 118: Jimbo Hart (Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit)
Episode 118: Jimbo Hart (Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit)
Bassist and Alabama native Jimbo Hart has been holding down Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit's low end for over a decade ... Read more
17 Dec 2019
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1hr 35mins
Ranked #10
Episode 49: Allen Epley of Shiner and The Life & Times
Episode 49: Allen Epley of Shiner and The Life & Times
Kansas City, MO quartet Shiner are seen as giants of the indefinable mathy/space-rock scene, having built a rabid cult f... Read more
17 Mar 2017
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56mins
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Episode 115: R.E.M.'s "Monster" Turns 25
Episode 115: R.E.M.'s "Monster" Turns 25
Today, we focus on R.E.M.'s polarizing yet passionate ninth album from 1994, Monster. Craft Recordings just released a 2... Read more
5 Nov 2019
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1hr 32mins
Ranked #12
Episode 55: Andrew Winistorfer (Senior Editor of Vinyl Me, Please)
Episode 55: Andrew Winistorfer (Senior Editor of Vinyl Me, Please)
Not only has record subscription service Vinyl Me, Please been supplying record lovers with exclusive album presses each... Read more
28 Apr 2017
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1hr 38mins
Ranked #13
Episode 48: Ted Leo
Episode 48: Ted Leo
From highly-influential albums like 2001's "The Tyranny of Distance" and 2003's "Hearts of Oak" to his collaboration wit... Read more
3 Mar 2017
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #14
Episode 41: Jimmy Pardo
Episode 41: Jimmy Pardo
Pioneer of podcasting and stand-up comedy veteran Jimmy Pardo joins me this week to discuss his memories of vinyl growin... Read more
16 Dec 2016
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1hr 44mins
Ranked #15
Episode 113: Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters
Episode 113: Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters
As a member of Foo Fighters for the last twenty years, guitarist Chris Shiflett is regarded as one of the most consisten... Read more
8 Oct 2019
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55mins
Ranked #16
Episode 38: Pearl Jam's Yield with The Great Albums Podcast
Episode 38: Pearl Jam's Yield with The Great Albums Podcast
Here's something a little different this week! I recently guested for the second time on The Great Albums podcast -- a f... Read more
28 Oct 2016
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2hr 5mins
Ranked #17
Episode 60: Mastering engineer Ed Brooks (R.E.M., Death Cab for Cutie, Pearl Jam)
Episode 60: Mastering engineer Ed Brooks (R.E.M., Death Cab for Cutie, Pearl Jam)
Seattle-area native Ed Brooks has engineered, mastered or lent a hand on some of the biggest indie records of the last t... Read more
16 Jun 2017
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1hr 24mins
Ranked #18
REPOST: Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (October 2016)
REPOST: Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (October 2016)
The recent, sudden passing of Tom Petty has been rough for all who knew him and adored his music, so this week we're rer... Read more
17 Nov 2017
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1hr 17mins
Ranked #19
Episode 34: Levi Seitz of Black Belt Mastering
Episode 34: Levi Seitz of Black Belt Mastering
If you heard my recent chat with Rocky Votolato, you may remember us discussing a new 7" he appears on as part of the Li... Read more
30 Sep 2016
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1hr 27mins
Ranked #20
Episode 46: LIVE 1st Anniversary with Bob Nanna and Chris Broach of Braid
Episode 46: LIVE 1st Anniversary with Bob Nanna and Chris Broach of Braid
Recorded in front of a live audience at Pinwheel Records in Chicago, we celebrate Vinyl Emergency's first birthday with ... Read more
3 Feb 2017
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1hr 35mins