The Vinyl Detroit Podcast - I Was Raised On Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura - PAS/CAL Part 1

In this episode of the The Vinyl Detroit Podcast, Brian spoke with Craig Badynee of PAS/CAL about his band’s brilliant 2008 release “I Was Raised On Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura” on Le Grand Magistery.Because of Craig’s vast musical contributions to, in his words, the American canon of music, and being mentioned many times on this podcast, it was important to speak to him. What started out as a plan to speak about Craig’s debut Pas/Cal album, much of this and Part 2 focus on Craig’s family, upbringing in a blue-collar area of Detroit and his vast early influences.His family did not have much growing up…besides each other. The youngest of 6 siblings, Craig found great inspiration from his older brother, Chris, who is 18 years older than he. Most importantly, his father, a fireman, placed his imprint on Craig at an early age through his love of big band music. At the same time, Craig attended Detroit Catholic Central with many of its attendees coming from well-to-do families, where he found intellectuals and “guys wearing tweed jackets” as an aspirational influence on his work.We get to hear Craig speak at length about other influences in his life including his time at Wayne State University where he took a class on romantic poetry to help him with his lyrics! Approaching everything with a sense of humor, Craig’s discussion with Brian is very conversational and relaxed.Craig shares his love and respect for Le Grand Magistery founder and dear friend Matthew Jacobson, who has been a fervent supporter of Craig and his music. Craig discusses Matthew’s iconic art direction for the album as well as the visuals for the earlier PAS/CAL releases.For those fans of Craig’s work in Saint-Januarius’ Blood, Ashia Vida, PAS/CAL or any other of Craig’s recording projects will find these episodes fascinating. At the same time, if you haven’t heard Craig’s music yet are a fan of the Detroit music scene, you’ll find this and Part 2 real treats.