Cassingle: John Mellencamp

Episode 7 of the The Record Player podcast, hosted by Jeff Giles and Matt Wardlaw, titled "Cassingle: John Mellencamp" was published on January 28, 2022 and runs 35 minutes.

January 28, 2022 ·35m · The Record Player

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Summary

Send a text Matt and Jeff are discussing John Mellencamp's new album, the press he has been doing around it (which you should listen to) and why Brian Boone (longtime friend of the podcast) needs to come on to discuss John Mellencamp. There's a new Patreon for the show which you can read about here, where we're planning to share materials related to the podcast in addition to some fun pop culture stuff. Check out further details here and thanks for digging what we do! P.S. Matt meant to plu...

Episode Description

Matt and Jeff are discussing John Mellencamp's new album, the press he has been doing around it (which you should listen to) and why Brian Boone (longtime friend of the podcast) needs to come on to discuss John Mellencamp. There's a new Patreon for the show which you can read about here, where we're planning to share materials related to the podcast in addition to some fun pop culture stuff. Check out further details here and thanks for digging what we do!

P.S. Matt meant to plug Mike Joseph's conversation with Glen Phillips on Detoxicity (which he teases while mentioning Glen's conversation with Brian Koppelman). Since that didn't happen, go and listen to Mike's conversation with Glen. It's an essential listen.

Cassingle Notes:

John Mellencamp - Strictly a One-Eyed Jack
John Mellencamp and Brian Boone
Advice from circa-1982 "John Cougar."
John Mellencamp on Marc Maron
John Mellencamp on The Moment with Brian Koppelman
John Mellencamp - GQ profile
Has Jeff listened to the new Mellencamp yet?
Mellencamp's voice
Why you should listen to John Mellencamp's new album.
John Mellencamp - "Driving in the Rain"
Reader mail
The origin of Meat Loaf's name (for Judd)
There are many different variations on the origins of Meat Loaf's name.
Peter Lubin (who joined us for our John Hiatt episode) will join us again to share further stories from the music biz (including Jim Steinman stories)
Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman.
Jim Steinman's legacy extends way beyond his work with Meat Loaf.
Thanks to Jason Hare and Scott Malchus for the episode/podcast feedback
Dragnet (1987). How did this happen?
A stray mention of Dick Tracy (1990)
Why did Jeff go to see Dragnet?
You can watch Dragnet on Amazon Prime for the low, low price of $2.99
The Dragnet guys go to the zoo.
The genius of Tom Hanks on display
Cast Away (2000)
Samm Henshaw - Untidy Soul (thanks to Mike Joseph for the heads up!)
Greensky Bluegrass - Stress Dreams
Somebody Somewhere on HBO
Patreon and a new feature, At the Gig.

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