YouTube music critic Anthony Fantano of The Needle Drop wasn’t born an icon—he struggled and slaved just like the rest of us schmoes. In 13 action-packed minutes, Fantano reveals to Discograffiti: Which punk band had an enormous influence on him as a teen; The music he was listening to while growing up in suburban…
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Welcome to The Pre-Episode, a new song-length Thursday mini-podcast you can use to suss whether or not you'll enjoy that Friday's episode! Spoiler alert: YOU WILL ENJOY IT, no matter who the guest is or the band we're rating. Today we bring you 10 inarguable reasons that'd make you simply foolish to skip the Fantano…
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In this episode, Taja Cheek & Ben Chapoteau-Katz of hypnotic loop-based indie darlings L’Rain talk with Discograffiti about: Their attitude on the modern rock-star day job; Whether or not their mesmerizing loop-based music is actually influenced by the Grateful Dead; And why Taja’s stage name has turned out to have led her on such an…
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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 underscore the point, Devendra Banhart used to write her name on his arm before he’d play shows. In this…
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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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