Daniel Gill

213B. MOBY GRAPE’S SKIP SPENCE PART 5 (THE 1970’s: SKIP DREAMS BIG, THEN NOT AT ALL) WITH BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 11)

Here’s just a few of the many things that Cam discusses with Discograffiti in Part 5 of our discussion: The importance of meeting Gordon Stevens at the beginning of the 1970’s; Skip’s plans to mount an surprisingly ambitious live show around his Oar LP; Moby Grape’s reunion…and also the very first reunion in rock history;…

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213. GRAHAM NASH ON PET SOUNDS BY THE BEACH BOYS

Welcome to Season 3 of “The Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True!” This season focuses solely on Pet Sounds, and stands as the most in-depth investigation of a single record ever enacted in Discograffiti history.  The Beach Boys’ 11th LP changed a lot of lives, not least of which the man who brought his…

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212B. SNEAK PEEK OF MOBY GRAPE’S SKIP SPENCE PART 4 WITH BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB (WEIRD HERALD, PACHUCO, & THE DOOBIE BROTHERS) (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 10)

Grape Expectations’ Episode 10 will hip you to one of the greatest lost psych bands of the 1960s, as we explore the late 1960s-early 1970s in Skip’s life, a time when he gave it his best shot acting as Dad to four kids when he just couldn’t hack it, as the pull of the lifestyle got…

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212. MOBY GRAPE’S PETER LEWIS PART 3 (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 9)

Welcome to Part 3, and the final installment of my conversation with Peter Lewis, a one-of-a-kind discussion that leapfrogs incessantly from one shocking revelation to the next. Here’s just a few of the many things that Peter discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: That time he took psilocybin with some hit men; How he was…

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211B. MOBY GRAPE’S PETER LEWIS PART 2 (SNEAK PEEK OF GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 8)

Grape Expectations’ Episode 8 is the true turning point of the series, a breathless conversation with Moby Grape guitarist/songwriter Peter Lewis which goes to great lengths to illustrate the point a man must reach where it becomes preferable to move furniture for his grandma as a side hustle in lieu of recording a single additional…

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211. MOBY GRAPE’S DON STEVENSON PART 3 (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 7)

Welcome to Part 3, and the final installment of my conversation with Don Stevenson, in which we cover the expansive era of 1969 to the present. Don says this will be the very last time he’ll be talking about his time in Moby Grape, so you absolutely will not want to miss this.  Here’s just…

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210E. CARNIE WILSON ON BRIAN WILSON’S EVENTUAL PASSING (FROM DECEMBER 2024)

Listen: linktr.ee/discograffiti Subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon to gain access to all of Discograffiti's upcoming Pet Sounds Deep-Dive, which will literally be the most in-depth examination of the album ever done. Coming June 27th: Patreon.com/Discograffiti #carniewilson #brianwilsonrip #thebeachboys #brianwilson #beachboys #denniswilson #mikelove #carlwilson #music #thehollies #aljardine #thebeatles #brucejohnston #rock #petsounds #vinylcollection #goodvibrations #paulmccartney #surf #rocknroll #davidmarks…

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210D. BRIAN WILSON: A EULOGY

Just a brief word on the heartbreak his music so perfectly captures and that this inevitable day has brought. Coming on June 27th: Season 3 of “The Beach Boys' And Your Dream Comes True”–a very, very long season honoring and celebrating the almighty Pet Sounds. #brianwilson #thebeachboys #rip #beachboys #denniswilson #brianwilsondeath #mikelove #carlwilson #music #thehollies…

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210C. JORMA KAUKONEN OF JEFFERSON AIRPLANE & HOT TUNA: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEW

This last-minute interview promoting Jorma’s appearance at The Hudson Valley Music Festival thankfully fell into my lap…because it’ll be the first in an upcoming Jefferson Airplane Deep Dive Series featuring Jorma, Jack Casady, & (fingers crossed) Grace Slick, all the living members of the classic Airplane line-up.  Tickets to The Hudson Valley Music Festival are…

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210B. BREAKDOWN & OAR: SNEAK PEEK OF MOBY GRAPE BIOGRAPHER CAM COBB ON SKIP SPENCE (PART 3) (GRAPE EXPECTATIONS EPISODE 6)

Episode 6 of our Grape Expectations Series features Moby Grape & Skip Spence biographer Cam Cobb detailing Skip’s June 1968 mental breakdown, as he grabs a fire axe and goes after drummer Don Stevenson.  That error in judgment lands him in Bellevue for six months, and upon his release he heads to Nashville with his…

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