Discograffiti

01/08/2025

189. THE DIRECTOR’S CUT OF THE BEACH BOYS’ DAVID MARKS: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEW (PART 1)

If you’re a Beach Boys superfan like me, you’ll want The Director’s Cut of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 10 additional minutes of essential material! Purchase it as a one-off or better yet…

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This interview began with an innocent phone call placed to Beach Boy David Marks asking if it was possible to one day do an interview, and it became clear very quickly that this WAS the interview.  No prep, no notes, no Zoom even…honestly, I was just holding on for dear life.

What followed, in my opinion, was the most honest interview in Discograffiti history.  There was no other way to begin this season (Catch A Wave: 1961-1964), not to mention the series as a whole. Although not representative of what’s to follow, welcome to the first free episode of Discograffiti’s epic Beach Boys series “And Your Dreams Come True.”

Here’s just a few of the many things David discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:

* How embarrassed he is by the music he created with The Beach Boys;
* The attempts Murry Wilson made to get with David’s mother;
* His true feelings about each of the guys in the band;
* And the unheralded touches of production genius that Murry Wilson brought to The Beach Boys’ early material.



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01/06/2025

188B. A FREE SNEAK PEEK INTO “BECOMING THE BEACH BOYS, WITH AUTHOR JAMES B. MURPHY (PART 1: JUNE 1942 - JULY 1961)”

Welcome to a FREE sneak peek of the very first episode of Discograffiti’s epic Beach Boys series “And Your Dreams Come True.” Episode 1 explores the origin story of America’s band, along with author James B. Murphy, whose book Becoming The Beach Boys 1961-1963 stands as the perfect companion piece to our Season One, “Catch A Wave, (1961-1964).” Don’t miss the full premiere episode on our Patreon, or you’ll only be getting part of the story!

For both links, head to the bio & click on the main link for the free podcast and the Patreon link for the full episode.

Free: linktr.ee/discograffiti
Full episode: Patreon.com/Discograffiti

Subscribe to Discograffiti’s Patreon and receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week!) of must-hear binge-listening. And now with our 2025 Patreon Membership Drive, you’ll also get an episode all about YOU and a FREE copy of Metal Machine Muzak at the Lieutenant Tier or higher after having been a member for 3 months.

I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.

It’s completely free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for the Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for early release, ad-free, super-extended Director’s Cuts of the main show plus half our Patreon episode archive, & $20 for Discograffiti’s bonus episodes and our entire Patreon episode archive. There are now about 300 Patreon episodes.

A very special thanks to Joe Kennedy for his audio wizardry and that killer new theme song.

01/04/2025

I have strep throat and a fever, and while I don’t have my wits about me…I’ve decided that I’m going to continue offering December’s Patreon perks to any subscribers on the Lieutenant Tier & higher, and so after 3 months of membership—in addition to upwards of 4 shows a week and access to a massive archive of exclusive podcasts—you’ll get:

* A FREE copy of METAL MACHINE MUZAK, feat Will Cullen Hart’s final creation.
* & AN EPISODE ALL ABOUT YOU!

SUBSCRIBE NOW!: Patreon.com/Discograffiti (Just head to the bio & click on the link.)

01/01/2025

188. THE DIRECTOR’S CUT OF THE BEATLES’ PETE BEST: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEW

If you’re a Beatles superfan like me, you’ll want The Director’s Cut of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 10 additional minutes of essential material! Purchase it as a one-off or better yet…

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The free version is coming on Friday.

Discograffiti is kicking off 2025 with a biggie, our searingly honest interview with the world’s most notorious case of right-place-right-time strike-out. You know him, primarily for what he never got to do. It’s The Beatles’ Pete Best, who’s had the dubious distinction of having to live his life in the shadow of missed opportunity.

Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:

* Details of the exciting announcement around The Casbah Club’s re-opening as an airbnb destination;
* An exploration of the six possible reasons for Pete’s dismissal from the band that became the biggest cultural force on planet Earth within weeks of his sacking;
* And an in-depth examination of the survival skills that allowed him to deal with the explosion of Beatlemania.

12/30/2024

187B. THE PETE BEST STORY

While The Beatles went on to unprecedented success and redefined the culture, Pete Best languished in “Whatever Happened To” obscurity almost immediately and had to figure out how to live a normal life in the shadow of a life he was never allowed to live.  Find out what it’s like to have to live with a burden like that, in this prelude to the astounding interview with Pete that Discograffiti was fortunate enough to have captured.  

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I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.

It’s completely free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for the Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for early release, ad-free, super-extended Director’s Cuts of the main show plus half our Patreon episode archive, & $20 for Discograffiti’s Off The Beaten Path episodes and our entire Patreon episode archive. There are now about 300 Patreon episodes.

12/24/2024

187. THE DIRECTOR’S CUT OF ROBERT SCHNEIDER FROM THE APPLES IN STEREO: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEW

If you’re a Robert Schneider superfan like me, you’ll want THE DIRECTOR’S CUT of this episode. It’s ad-free and features a veritable boatload of essential material! Purchase it as a one-off or better yet…

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This off-the-cuff interview with Robert Schneider, which went down spontaneously after our Strawberry Alarm Clock conversation concluded, unexpectedly became a tidal wave of incredibly moving, impassioned notions about identity and fulfillment. And although it preceded Will Cullen Hart’s untimely passing, much of it seems to pre-empt the tragic event lying in wait just around the bend.

Here’s just a few of the many things Robert and I discuss in this podcast:

* The superfluousness of L*D to the middle-aged brain;
* The levels of fulfillment Robert gets from music vs. math at this point in his life;
* The background origin story of the Elephant 6 Enthusiasts Facebook Group;
* How his musical path will likely look just around the bend;
* The massive impact Bill Doss’s death had on his identity; 
* And Robert’s favorite The Apples in stereo LP.



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12/23/2024

60 years ago today, the most creatively fulfilling nervous breakdown allegedly went down. I know it shook Brian Wilson to his core, but as a result of this experience, the universe benefitted in a way that we’re still feeling to this day. What’s your favorite result of Brian’s airplane meltdown on 12/23/64?

12/23/2024

186B. ROCK COUSTEAU: SPECTRUM’S “SOUL KISS (GLIDE DIVINE)”

This sprawling, post-Spacemen 3 masterwork came out near the beginning of Pete Kember’s solo career. Dave Gebroe and Joe Kennedy expound eloquently in Discograffiti’s buried treasure show about why it’s deserving of celebratory international exhumation, and a gorgeous vinyl re-release.

Listen: Patreon.com/Discograffiti (or just head to the bio & click on the Patreon link)

Available on the Major Tier & up, which THRU DECEMBER ONLY includes a free copy of our Metal Machine Muzak double-album, a call with your host, and an episode all about you.

I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.

SUBSCRIBE & receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week!) of must-hear binge-listening! There are now well over 200 Patreon episodes. It’s free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for the Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for early release, ad-free, super-extended Director’s Cuts of the main show + half our Patreon archive, & $20 for Discograffiti’s Off The Beaten Path shows + our entire Patreon archive.

     

12/18/2024

12/18/2024

186. THE DIRECTOR’S CUT OF SONIC BOOM RATES SPACEMEN 3 (PART 4)

If you’re a Spacemen 3 superfan like me, you’ll want THE DIRECTOR’S CUT of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 13 ADDITIONAL MINUTES of essential material! Purchase it as a one-off or better yet…

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Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:

* An examination of the end of Pete’s love affair with opiates, and how that train came to a stop;
* The endless ways in which the band was being manipulated & screwed over by the end;
* The crazy tale of how Spiritualized was born behind Pete’s back, and how he discovered its existence during a one-man sting operation;
* Some of the biggest whip-cracking taskmasters with whom Pete’s ever worked;
* A fascinating deep-dive on their final album, Recurring;
* Not to mention the background story behind his masterful new holiday LP with Dean & Britta, out now on Carpark Records…A Peace Of Us!

The abridged free version with ads comes out this Friday.

     

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12/16/2024

185B. THE BYRDS’ GENE PARSONS: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEW (PART 3)

Best known for his work with The Byrds from 1968 to 1972, Gene Parsons also enjoyed a brief yet perfect solo career, played in bands including Nashville West, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Parsons Green, and invented the B-Bender (also known as the StringBender) along with guitarist and best friend Clarence White—a device which allows a guitarist to emulate the sound of a pedal steel guitar. He also absolutely does not mince words when it comes to Roger McGuinn. 

PART 3 focuses on his wildly underrated second solo LP Melodies, and his unbelievably inspiring last five decades. Don’t miss the final installment of this incredible interview.

Listen: Patreon.com/Discograffiti (Head to the Discograffiti bio & click on the link.)

Available on the Major Tier & up, which THRU DECEMBER ONLY includes a free copy of our Metal Machine Muzak double-album, a call with your host, and an episode all about you.

I support a wife and a six-year-old son with Discograffiti’s Patreon as my sole source of income.

SUBSCRIBE & receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week!) of must-hear binge-listening! There are now well over 200 Patreon episodes. It’s free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for the Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for early release, ad-free, super-extended Director’s Cuts of the main show + half our Patreon archive, & $20 for Discograffiti’s Off The Beaten Path shows + our entire Patreon archive.

   Gene Parsons

12/12/2024

THE BEACH BOYS SERIES GUEST LIST (Coming in January 2025)

IMPORTANT NOTE: MORE THAN HALF THESE GUESTS WILL BE APPEARING ONLY ON PATREON, AT THE LIEUTENANT & MAJOR TIERS. To subscribe, visit Patreon.com/Discograffiti

SPECIAL THANKS TO SERIES PRODUCER DENNIS DIKEN.

1. Al Jardine
2. David Marks
3. Marilyn Wilson
4. Carnie Wilson
5. Don Was
6. Ginger Blake - Marilyn’s cousin, member of The Honeys
7. Pete Buck - R.E.M. guitarist
8. Scott McCaughey - The Minus 5 & R.E.M.
9. Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan & Georgia Hubley
10. The Cars’ Elliott Easton - Played on The Paley Sessions
11. Sonic Boom
12. Don Fleming
13. Marshall Crenshaw
14. Lenny Kaye
15. Bill Medley
16. Russ Titelman - Produced 1988’s Brian Wilson & wrote Guess I’m Dumb
17. Jerry Schilling - Beach Boys manager late 70s to late 80s, Legendary Memphis Mafioso
18. Gregg Jakobsen - Dennis Wilson co-writer & his good friend
19. Christian Love - Mike Love’s son and current Beach Boy
20. Paul Fauerso - Late 1970s Mike Love collaborator
21. Gary Griffin - 1970s touring Beach Boy
22. David Beard - Endless Summer Quarterly
23. Domenic Priore - Smile author & Beach Boy expert
24. Probyn Gregory - Brian Wilson Band member
25. John Cowsill - From The Cowsills & touring Beach Boy
26. David Leaf - Beach Boy expert
27. Don Randi - 1960s Wrecking Crew pianist
28. Ray Lawlor - Brian Wilson confidante
29. Jerry Weiss - Brian Wilson confidante
30. Paul Von Mertens - Brian Wilson Band member
31. Jon Stebbins - Author of 4 books about The Beach Boys
32. James B Murphy - Becoming The Beach Boys author
33. Rob Bonfiglio - Brian Wilson Band member
34. Wyatt Funderburk - Creator & Host of Sail On Podcast
35. Stephen Kalinich - Dennis & Brian Wilson collaborator
36. Matt Jardine - Al Jardine’s son & touring Beach Boy
37. Fred Vail - 1960s Beach Boy manager & concert promoter
38. Sam Parker - Producer of Long Promised Road doc
39. Mark Linnett - Beach Boys remastering genius
40. Mike Kowalski - 1970s touring Beach Boy
41. Carli Munoz - 1970s touring Beach Boy
42. Alan Boyd - Beach Boys remastering genius
43. Steve Levine - Producer of 1985’s The Beach Boys
44. Dennis Diken

12/11/2024

185. THE DIRECTOR’S CUT OF SONIC BOOM RATES SPACEMEN 3 (PART THREE)

If you’re a Spacemen 3 superfan like me, you’ll want THE DIRECTOR’S CUT of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 25 ADDITIONAL MINUTES of essential material! Purchase it as a one-off or better yet…

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON and receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week!) of must-hear binge-listening! And now with our Holiday Membership Drive, you’ll also get a FREE copy of Metal Machine Muzak and an episode all about YOU at the Lieutenant Tier or higher. SUBSCRIBE NOW!: Patreon.com/Discograffiti (click on the Patreon link in the Discograffiti bio)

Here’s just a few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:

* The very moment when the rot and discontent began infiltrating the Spacemen 3 world;
* Why the band’s relationship with their record company came limping out of the gate right from the go;
* The origin of the band’s “no girls on the bus” policy;
* How Pete really feels about Spiritualized;
* Not to mention a fascinating deep-dive on Playing With Fire, and the twin live documents Performance and Dreamweapon!

Carpark Records

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12/09/2024

184B. THE BYRDS’ GENE PARSONS: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEW (PART 2)

Best known for his work with The Byrds from 1968 to 1972, Gene Parsons also enjoyed a brief yet perfect solo career, played in bands including Nashville West, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Parsons Green, and invented the B-Bender (also known as the StringBender) along with guitarist and best friend Clarence White—a device which allows a guitarist to emulate the sound of a pedal steel guitar. He also absolutely does not mince words when it comes to Roger McGuinn. 

PART 2 focuses on the early part of Gene’s solo career, as he finds himself on the precipice of what could have been country-rock superstardom…but he opts instead for a rural retreat after Clarence White is mown down tragically in his prime by a drunk driver.

Listen: Patreon.com/Discograffiti (just head to the Discograffiti bio and click on the Patreon link)

Available on the Major Tier & up, which THRU DECEMBER ONLY includes a free copy of our Metal Machine Muzak double-album, a call with your host, and an episode all about you.

SUBSCRIBE & receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week!) of must-hear binge-listening! It’s free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for the Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for early release, ad-free, super-extended Director’s Cuts of the main show + half our Patreon archive, & $20 for Discograffiti’s Off The Beaten Path shows + our entire Patreon archive.

 

12/08/2024

DISCOGRAFFITI’S TOP 13 LP’s OF 2024:
( #1 is in order, the rest are randomly sorted)

1. Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
Various - Metal Machine Muzak
The Lemon Twigs - A Dream Is All We Know
The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World
Faye Webster - Underdressed At The Symphony
Bonnie Light Horsemen - Keep Me In Your Mind/See You Free
Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer
Laura Marling - Patterns In Repeat
Khruangbin - A La Sala
Bananagun - Why Is The Color Of The Sky?
Jessica Pratt - Here In The Pitch
Adeline Hotel - Whodunnit
Andrew Tuttle - Another Tide, Another Fish

12/04/2024

184. THE DIRECTOR’S CUT OF SONIC BOOM RATES SPACEMEN 3 (PART TWO)

If you’re a Spacemen 3 superfan like me, you’ll want THE DIRECTOR’S CUT of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 17 ADDITIONAL MINUTES of essential material! Purchase it as a one-off or better yet…

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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 few of the many things Pete and I discuss in this podcast:

* The secret behind Jason Pierce’s early lyric-writing technique (a Director’s Cut exclusive);
* The friend of theirs about whom the song “O.D. Catastrophe” was written;
* Plus, incendiary discussions about their demo tapes and first two studio albums, Sound Of Confusion and The Perfect Prescription!

12/02/2024

183B. THE BYRDS’ GENE PARSONS: THE DISCOGRAFFITI INTERVIEW (PART 1)

Best known for his work with The Byrds from 1968 to 1972, Gene Parsons also enjoyed a brief yet perfect solo career, played in Nashville West & Flying Burrito Brothers, and invented the B-Bender (also known as the StringBender) along with guitarist and best friend Clarence White—a device which allows a guitarist to emulate the sound of a pedal steel guitar. He also absolutely does not mince words when it comes to Roger McGuinn.

PART 1 focuses on his early years founding the country rock sound and playing with The Byrds.

Non-Subscribers: & Subscribers alike can find it on our Patreon, which can be accessed by heading to the Discograffiti bio and clicking on the Patreon link. Patreon.com/Discograffiti 

Available on the Major Tier & up, which THRU DECEMBER ONLY includes a free copy of our Metal Machine Muzak double-album, a call with your host, and an episode all about you.

I support a wife and a five-year-old son with Discograffiti’s Patreon as my sole source of income.

SUBSCRIBE & receive a ceaseless barrage (4 shows a week!) of must-hear binge-listening! There are now well over 200 Patreon episodes. It’s free to be a basic member, $1 to get your backstage pass, $5/month for the Sunday show by & for our community, $10 for early release, ad-free, super-extended Director’s Cuts of the main show + half our Patreon archive, & $20 for Discograffiti’s Off The Beaten Path shows + our entire Patreon archive.

12/01/2024

DISCOGRAFFITI’S HOLIDAY PATREON MEMBERSHIP DRIVE!

Tis the season to either sign up for Discograffiti’s Patreon once and for all, or to upgrade your membership. And here’s why:

Starting at the Lieutenant or Major Tier through the month of DECEMBER ONLY, in addition to 3 or 4 shows a week, access to the gigantic archive of Patreon back episodes, and your backstage pass, you’ll also get the following:

* A completely FREE Digital copy of METAL MACHINE MUZAK, which otherwise costs 11 bucks. Do the math, you’re coming out a dollar ahead on this deal! Metal Machine Muzak is Discograffiti’s double-album Lou Reed tribute featuring Will Cullen Hart’s final musical creation. The release comprises four 16-minute pieces by Will, Lou Barlow from Sebadoh & Dino Jr, Cory Hanson from Wand, and Mark Robinson from Unrest!;

* AN ONBOARDING CALL with Your Host during which you’ll regale me with your ideas on how to make the podcast YOU’D like to hear…and whether I use all, some, or none of your ideas, I’ll have listened closely and most importantly gotten to know you;

* PLUS, 3 months into your membership, you’ll be eligible to appear on The Discograffiti Soldiers of Sound Podcast…that’s right, AN ENTIRE EPISODE ALL ABOUT YOU, your band, your band’s album, your band’s tour, or whatever other cool stuff you might be up to! And not only do we make the episode, we promote it for you, too!

Tell all your music obsessive friends about our Holiday Patreon Membership Drive. In fact, if your friends do sign up, be sure to email me at [email protected] and let me know who they are, because I’ll be sending you an additional surprise gift on top of everything else as a token of my gratitude.

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