Daniel Gill

184. PETE KEMBER (A.K.A. SONIC BOOM) RATES SPACEMEN 3 (PART TWO)

With Dave’s Mom undergoing home hospice and then passing away during the taping of this series, this 6 1/2 hour interview  literalizes the ego-death slant of this classic psych band’s lyrics. Whether or not you’re on drugs, Spacemen 3 has the absolute best music to keep you grounded during life’s rollercoaster freakouts. Here’s just a…

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183. PETE KEMBER (A.K.A. SONIC BOOM) RATES SPACEMEN 3 (PART ONE)

With Dave’s Mom undergoing home hospice during the taping of this episode, this 6 1/2 hour interview series literalizes the ego-death slant of this classic psych band’s lyrics. Whether or not you’re on drugs, Spacemen 3 has the absolute best music to keep you grounded during life’s rollercoaster freakouts. Here’s just a few of the…

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182. THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS’ BILL MEDLEY: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEW (PART 2)

I’m going to let Bill Medley explain why this one’s a must-hear: “This is one of the most unbelievable interviews I’ve ever done in my life, and I appreciate it, and I thank you—I can retire now.  It’s been an honor, it’s been a lot of fun. You’ve asked me a lot of questions that…

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181. THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS’ BILL MEDLEY: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEW (PART 1)

BILL MEDLEY: “This is one of the most unbelievable interviews I’ve ever done in my life, and I appreciate it, and I thank you—I can retire now.  It’s been an honor, it’s been a lot of fun. You’ve asked me a lot of questions that I’ve never been asked before, and probably brought more out…

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180. JENNY TOOMEY & KRISTEN THOMSON ON TSUNAMI & THE “LOUD IS AS” NUMERO GROUP BOX SET

Jenny Toomey & Kristin Thomson—arguably the two women most responsible for the ceaseless onslaught of incredible indie music in the 1990s due to the Simple Machines Records label and their explosively powerful band Tsunami—go head-to-head-to-head with Discograffiti during an unprecedented 3-hour interview during which they discuss the entirety of their catalog, which thankfully is being…

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179. HOWARD JONES ON HIS 12-YEAR ROAD TO OVERNIGHT SUCCESS

In a Discograffiti first, my interview with Howard Jones focuses exclusively on the decade-plus period when he followed his musical dreams while the universe ignored him almost completely.  The Director’s Cut on our Patreon page also includes an in-depth, 30-minute, track-by-track discussion of his masterful debut, Humans Lib.   Here’s just some of the many things…

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178. PRODUCER BOB EZRIN ON MC5’S HEAVY LIFTING & THE ART OF THE ROCK OPERA

This sequel to the Tom Morello MC5 episode goes deep on an exploration of the just-released Heavy Lifting LP, along with its producer, the great Bob Ezrin, producer of such classics as Pink Floyd’s The Wall, Kiss’s Destroyer, and Alice Cooper’s Billion Dollar Babies.  Here’s just some of the many things Bob and I touch…

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177. TOM MORELLO RATES THE MC5

Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello was part of the powerhouse unit that recorded Heavy Lifting, The MC5’s first album in 53 years. In this unforgettable podcast, Tom pays tribute to both the band and the recently departed Wayne Kramer, the band’s legendary guitarist/songwriter and his close personal friend. Here’s just some of the many…

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176. ROBERT SCHNEIDER FROM THE APPLES IN STEREO RATES THE STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK (PART 2) (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)

Talking with Robert Schneider is like riding a rollercoaster that’s not quite tethered to its track—with all the thrills an experience like that portends, and none of the danger. Needless to say, collaborating with him on this show has been one of the most invigorating experiences of my life. Here’s just some of the many…

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175. ROBERT SCHNEIDER FROM THE APPLES IN STEREO RATES THE STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK (PART 1) (Discograffiti, the music obsessives’ podcast)

Talking with Robert Schneider is like riding a rollercoaster that’s not quite tethered to its track—with all the thrills an experience like that portends, and none of the danger. Needless to say, collaborating with him on this show has been one of the most invigorating experiences of my life. Here’s just some of the many…

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