She’s written and recorded some of the greatest music of all time. And her new memoir, “Wayward: Just Another Life To Live,” is an absolute must-read. Considered the godmother of the freak-folk movement, as if to underscore the point, Devendra Banhart used to write her name on his arm before he’d play shows. In…
Read MoreDiscograffiti talks with the music-obsessed director about: The 1966 concert that forever changed his life; The most indispensable box set of all time; And why it took him some time to “get” The Ramones. Also, don’t miss our incredible summer Patreon series FILLMORE FEAST, a sordid, many-coursed meal of intimate happenings that went down during…
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Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with David Pajo reaches a crescendo with its final chapter, in which the indie rock legend experiences massive catharsis while detailing: The psychological ramifications of producing emotionally vulnerable music from within a hardcore scene which considered that incredibly uncool; Why The For Carnation’s “Fight Songs” is both the most criminally underrated EP…
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Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with David Pajo continues with Part 4—which just happens to be the 100th episode of Discograffiti!!!—in which the indie rock legend reveals his thoughts on how Tweez would be regarded today if Spiderland had never been created, the broad, wild stew of influences at play amongst the band when they recorded it,…
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Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with David Pajo continues with Part 3, in which the indie rock legend reveals the surprise derivation of the Papa M band name from none other than Prince himself; exactly which substances David experimented with during his various recordings; and the 3 vastly different Papa M records he’s currently in the midst…
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Alongside esteemed co-host Joe Kennedy, we crack open and peer awestruck Into the innards of this crazed beast of an LP, the 1990 Steve Albini-produced masterpiece by Kim Deal, Tanya Donelly, and co. Coming this Friday: DAVID PAJO PART 3 — PAPA M! CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti Podfollow:…
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This past Friday heralded the release of Bully’s fourth album—and third for SubPop—and Alicia talks with Discograffiti about everything she learned from working with Steve Albini, the importance of the Little Sampson pedal to her life, and whether or not she gives a rat's ass about Britpop music. Check out her best one yet, “Lucky…
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Today, June 2nd heralds the release of Bully’s fourth album—and third for SubPop—as Alicia takes Discograffiti’s hand, along with yours, and quite graciously acts as a tour guide through her best one yet, “Lucky For You.” Next Week: DAVID PAJO PART 3: PAPA M! Alicia’s self-directed video for “Hard To Love”: https://youtu.be/myv2QDJe0JM The video for…
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Discograffiti’s 9-hour interview with indie rock legend David Pajo continues with Part 2, the absolute rawest of the five installments. Pajo gives Discograffiti an honest assessment of his Zwan experience, not to mention his brief spells in The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, and Gang of Four, our mutual misadventures with a host of narcotics…and ultimately…
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Our 9-hour interview with indie rock legend David Pajo covers every single aspect of his career—his influences, Slint, Tortoise, and his consistently amazing solo career, typically released under the moniker Papa M. In Part 1, “Favorites, Firsts, & Flavorings,” Pajo talks with Discograffiti about his favorite albums of all time, his pre-Slint metal outfits, and…
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