Vinyl Rewind Podcast

Producer Jerry Goldstein stops by The Vinyl Pad to recount how Ike White made Changin' Times while in prison for first degree murder.Chapters(00:00) Intro(01:09) Meeting Ike White(05:15) Recording The Album(08:03) After Recording(08:39) CBS Movie of the Week(10:19) How To promote the record(11:12) Stevie Wonder enters the Picture(12:38) The Documentary(14:07) Why didn't he reach out again?(14:38) The Reissue(15:13) Unreleased Material(16:27) Reissue details(18:59) What happened to the truck?(19:17) New WAR album

World renown artist and photographer Bootsy Holler stops by The Vinyl Pad to talk about her latest photo book MAKiNG iT about the indie, rock and punk music scene in Seattle between 1992-2008 Get the book hereCHAPERS(00:00) Intro(01:32) Its about a culture(04:46) Motion in photos(08:49) Freelance work(10:25) Bootsy's Backstory(14:13) Making It(18:53) The Geek's experience(19:47) Stone Gossard(21:41) Macklemore(22:16) How long did it take?(25:42) Regrets(26:54) Making the book(31:04) Where to find the book(32:15) Outro

Guitarist for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen stops by the Vinyl Pad to chat about his latest vinyl release of some of his earliest recordings, Woodstock and more on the Vinyl Rewind podcast. Catch Jorma live in 2026 Chapters00:00 Intro00:40 Latest release07:28 NorCal Music Scenes09:55 Woodstock Experience13:12 Woodstock vs Monterey Pop14:32 What's he's most proud of15:06 Planes music video from 198916:39 What people get wrong about the psychedelic era18:35 Band Jorma recommends19:16 The Airplane in LA20:47 His thoughts on Jefferson name changes21:25 Fav guitars to play24:24 Fav Beatles album24:58 The Beatles She's A Woman26:52 Fav concert28:26 His CBD products29:57 his vinyl collection31:38 Upcoming music35:41 The Geek's fav guitars36:38 hollow body vs solid body guitars37:25 Outro

Phil Cook of DeYarmond Edison and Megafaun fame stops by the Vinyl Pad to talk about his sixth album, Appalachia Borealis, produced by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. (00:00) Intro(01:00) The Music(02:00) The Backstory(04:55) No Sustain pedal(05:44) Working with Bon Iver(08:04) His Recording career(09:36) Going home to record(11:23) Chill Recording process(14:11) The Cover Art(16:33) Touring The Album(19:26) Nick Drake(21:04) Ted Hawkins(22:26) Paul McCartney Ram(25:49) Bill Evans Trio(28:27) Kind of Blue(30:54) How to get into Gospel music(36:06) Phil's vinyl collection(37:05) Outro

Viral comedian Kyle Gordon stops by The Vinyl Pad to talk about how to make a funny song, social media as a platform, meeting Weird Al and much more.CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro(00:36) How Do you Make a Funny Song(03:42) Nu Metal resurgence(07:46) Weird Al polka(08:52) Early Recorded Comedy(10:58) Writing for visual gags(12:01) What songs get a music video(13:03) How much has social media changed the game(14:15) What made him viral(16:16) What took so long(18:56) Musician or comedian first?(20:26) Music Production(23:53) We Will Never Die(26:19) Loss of the Monoculture(27:52) What won't he do(29:58) Using genre to make fun of itself(31:06) Instrumental funny music?(32:25) Future genre parodies(35:09) Comedy movie vehicle(37:22) Milli Vanilli(38:52) Meeting Weird Al(43:25) Use of swears in his music(44:44) Early influences(45:31) Who was funny in his family?(46:47) Pressure to get a normal job?(47:24) New Order(49:25) His vinyl collection(50:08) Favorite Beatles Album(51:32) Elvis impersonator(52:23) Dream Collaborations(54:09) Outro

The Velveteers stop by The Vinyl Pad to talk about their 2nd album, working with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, opening for Guns & Roses, plus much more!00:00:00 Intro00:00:39 Why two drummers?00:01:32 How they recreate their sound live00:03:21 Production and engineering of the album00:05:15 Honing their sound00:06:53 Why was recording so difficult00:08:39 Go Fly Away single00:10:13 Working with Dan Auerbach00:13:24 How many songs didn't make the album?00:14:32 History of the band00:18:43 How they met Dan00:22:11 Opening for Guns & Roses00:24:49 Smashing Pumpkins00:26:36 Touring non-stop00:29:49 Thrift Stores00:31:24 Do they collect vinyl?00:32:48 How to describe their sound00:34:13 Do the Heart shaped drums work?00:36:09 Their music videos00:38:11 Spotify video loops00:38:54 outro

The Chop Tops stop by The Vinyl Pad to chat about their latest release and their reunion tour after a 10 plus year hiatusChapters(00:00) Intro(01:18) Brief History of the Band(03:50) Flying Saucer Rock n Roll(05:20) Why Rockabilly?(06:54) Why did they retire?(09:03) Making a living on the road(12:14) A.I. changing the landscape(15:04) Why they came back(16:16) Recording the album(20:30) Track list breakdown(21:50) How did the tour happen(23:33) How was Viva Las Vegas(26:18) Touring their way(27:39) Music projects during retirement(29:02) Paul McCartney(31:57) John Lee Hooker(33:38) Wrapping up

The phenomenal singing trio Say She She stop by The Vinyl Pad to talk about their 3rd album, Cut & Rewind, out now(00:00) Introduction(00:39) Their Recording Process(02:35) Brief History of the Group(07:25) New Album(12:06) Recording with Neal Francis(13:20) Singing Together(16:29) Going Broad in Production(17:31) Dance Moves(18:29) Hopes for the new LP(21:33) The Beatles(25:15) Outro

Marty Wilson-Piper, the former guitarist for The Church, talks about his collection of over 65,000 LPs, a collection so large it's called the In Deep Music Archive.(00:00) Intro(01:04) How the collection started(02:07) How is it organized (05:33) actually listening to the collection(07:42) Challenges of transporting(08:23) Highlights of the Archive(10:07) Visiting the Archive(11:51) Exiting The Church(14:22) Beatles Get Back(16:21 Artists losing their edge(20:56) Marty's future plans(23:30) outro

Tim McIlrath of Rise Against stops by the Vinyl Pad to talk about their 10th album, Ricochet, how things have changed for the band and the industry, how he got into music and becoming straight edge and not eating meat.Chapters(00:00) Intro - Hero of War video(04:17) How music promotion has changed(09:43) Has Rise Against changed?(10:54) How does it feel to make 10 records in 25 years?(12:20) Gold Long Gone(15:05) Did it being the 10th LP affect the recording?(18:55) How they shook things up for the 10th album(21:21) Did anything not work in the studio?(23:01) How Tim takes care of his voice(26:03) How Tim got into music(28:47) Being straight edge(32:05) Did anyone in your family drink?(34:55) not eating meat(36:57) What about fake meat products(39:34) Chicago pizza(41:15) Nostalgic for food(42:36) Outro

Chip tune extraordinaires Anamanaguchi stop by the Vinyl Pad to chat about their new sound on their 2025 album, Anyway, out now on PolyVinyl Records.(00:00) Introduction(00:46) Making of new album(04:02) coming up with the album title(07:11) Their new sound(10:28) Did they listen to American Football in the house?(11:05) Album cover(13:12) story of the album(16:47) Wild Hogs revisited(18:43) Lyrics for every song(20:29) What will the fans think?(24:03) challenges of playing live(26:14) Their Ethos(27:26) What the geek thinks of their new sound(30:23) the most fun for the band(31:37) heliocentric approach to music(33:31) what was exciting about the recording(35:22) Outro

Who Was Bob Neuwirth? Eric Carlson of Sunset Blvd. Records stops by The Vinyl Pad to talk about Bob, his life and the recent remix of his 1974 debut album.

Finn Bell of  Love Ghost  stops by The Vinyl Pad to chat about his debut album with Tim Skold, his inspirations and why he likes The Who over The Beatles.(00:00) Intro(00:44) Quick Band History(03:25) Who are Love Ghost(05:21) His release schedule(07:08) Influential albums(08:15) debut album(09:42) How Tim Skold got involved(12:09) The album art(13:33) What inspires his music(14:52) What He hopes people gets from his music(15:23) The recording process(19:04) Why Mexico(21:36) Separating art from the artist(23:26) Tommy by The Who(25:42) Pink Floyd(26:24) Bio pic woes(28:46) Fav Beatles album(29:27) Kendrick Lamar(30:51) Bill & Ted(32:16) Princess Bride(33:08) Pink Moon(34:04) Jeff Buckley(35:32) Why he started writing music(36:05) Outro

The Heavy Heavy chat about their debut album, One of A kind, playing The Troubadour, their influences, fav artists and albums.(00:00) Intro(01:10) Playing The Troubadour(04:35) Developing their sound(06:29) Tame Impala(08:36) Fleetwood Mac(11:37) Regarding Cover Songs(14:51) Problems with pop songs(17:05) Making a retro sound(17:52) How they got started(24:26) Band name origin(26:00) Album title origin(27:25) The album art(28:41) Fav Floyd Albums(29:42) Fav Classic Albums(31:40) Goats Head Soup(32:37) Least Fave Beatles LP(33:49) More Fav Bands(39:09) Fav New Bands(45:45) John C. Reilly(47:06) outro

Dave Trumfio from the band Pulsars stops by The Vinyl Pad to talk about re-releasing his debut album, touring with Weezer, being signed to a major record label and then being forgotten, until now. The Pulsars debut was originally released in 1997, Rolling Stone listed it as one of the 40 Greatest One-Album Wonders alongside Sex Pistols, Modern Lovers & Young Marble Giants.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) Introduction(00:44) How Pulsars started(04:54) Opening for Blur & Oasis(06:16) How Record Deals Work(06:52) Meeting Herb Alpert(09:40) Backlash(11:05) No Regrets(11:47) ALMO Folds(14:35) The New Reissue(15:13) The Universal Fire(17:01) The Lost Pulsars albums(20:02) Touring with Weezer(21:33) The Rentals connection(22:20) No-Hit Wonders(24:15) Origin of Their Name(24:59) Damaged Disco(25:16) Developing OK GO(25:56) Grey Factor Band(27:50) Producing Wilco(28:26) Bonnie Prince Billy(30:01) The Beatles(32:49) Get Back Film(36:15) Abbey Road Studios(39:22) Outro

Matt Carins and Ryan Henderson, the Australian duo behind Hollow Coves, stop by The Vinyl Pad to discuss their second album, 2024's Nothing To LoseTIMESTAMPS(00:00) Welcome to America(02:38) traveling video journals(03:54) disconnecting from technology(05:49) trying to evoke nature(06:30) tour benefits The National Parks foundation(08:29) distancing form the hustle(09:41) touring is difficult (10:45) their youtube channel(11:09) Crazy camping trip(12:09) the making of Photographs(13:32) Their songwriting process(17:18) Keeping a fresh perspective(20:17) Their songs evolve(21:39) Early music influences(23:00) Roadtrip playlists(24:39) Simon and Garfunkel(25:30) Their initial success (27:14) Fans keep them going(29:03) Advice to other musicians(31:00) Stretching your sound as a band(34:46) Beauty in the moment(37:20) Lyrics come first(40:27) the making of Purple(42:34) The Cloud Pusher of Jakarta

Israel Nebeker, the front man for the band Blind Pilot, suffered from a sever case of writer's block, lasting over 6 years, causing a 8 year delay for their fourth album, In The Shadow of the Holy Mountain, out now on ATO Records

Pearl & The Oysters stop by the Vinyl Pad to chat about their fifth album, Planet Pearl, out now on Stones Throw Records. Follow them on Instagram

Legendary music producer and published author Joe Boyd (Nick Drake, Pink Floyd) stops by The Vinyl Pad to talk about his latest book that took 17 years to write: "And the Roots of Rhythm Remain"Listen to the official book playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/24GhXLuPuOWivQ661vUNBl?si=dc876e8e86e24e9b

The super talented singer / songwriter Evangeline pop into The Vinyl Pad to talk about her latest EP, her upcoming album and of course, The Beatles! Check out her music https://open.spotify.com/artist/1gxczmVzWKNJLz61uI27zJ?si=nLVu7nAsTROQMYYxyZCMmw

Rising country music singer, Don Louis stops by The Vinyl Pad to chat about his debut album, life and everything in between.

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Zac and Nick of LA LOM stop by The Vinyl Pad to talk about their debut album, their signature sound and the magic of chicha (peruvian cumbia). The sound of LA LOM is hypnotic, dreamy and romantic; their self-titled debut album is out now

Rockin’ the Kremlin is the thrilling true story of how David Junk became the first CEO of Universal Music Russia. There was no proper music industry in the USSR, and creating a modern music industry in Russia would be far more challenging than anyone had anticipated. David navigated a terrain filled with political chaos, organized crime, powerful oligarchs, bombings, and violence. Rockin' The Kremlin book is out now

Angie McMahon stops by the Vinyl Pad to chat about her new album, Light, Dark, Light Again

Singer / songwriter Dylan Chambers stops by The Vinyl Pad to talk about his latest release, The Beatles and much more! https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jP4GO0BDgY15BqUcUVhG9?si=kB7bqNmxSh66EdZDB7v7bw

Good Morning stop by The Vinyl Pad to talk about their latest album, The Beatles and so much more! https://open.spotify.com/artist/2kMzxA8edU05hvMFU493zJ?si=hX_MMxjmR0SUZhIIKe89BQ

José James stops by The Vinyl Pad to talk about his 2024 album "1978", what gives him inspiration and some of his favorite albums. Official Site Instagram YouTube

Singer / songwriter Brittany Davis stops by The Vinyl Pad to talk about her debut album Image Issues, out now on Loosegroove Records. Listen / order the album here https://orcd.co/imageissues "As a blind person, I've never had an actual visual experience, sound is the way I've always seen my world." Website Facebook Instagram YouTube

Originally recorded in December 2011, this was the first band interview for Vinyl Rewind. The Chop Tops are now back with a new album for 2025!