700 Things Podcast

17/04/2023

A very special season finale of 700 Things featuring Bill Goffrier, Wichita-based painter and member of the bands The Embarrassment and Big Dipper. Listen here or on Spotify.

Bill Goffrier may be best known as the guitarist and songwriter for the legendary art punk band The Embarrassment. However, he also founded the seminal Boston band Big Dipper, who made a pretty serious splash in the indie rock scene of the late 1980s. Through the intervening years, Bill has built a....

03/04/2023

New episode featuring Mike Coykendall. Singer, songwriter, producer. Portland, Oregon via Norwich, Kansas.

Mike Coykendall is a Portland-based musician and producer with deep Kansas roots. His music has swerved in and out of many genres through his bands Klyde Konnor and the Old Joe Clarks and by collaborating with many other artists, including a fruitful partnership with M. Ward. We talk about how he's....

23/03/2023

New episodes coming soon! Guests include Portland musician, producer and proud Kansan, Mike Coykendall; and Bill Goffrier of Big Dipper and The Embarrassment (also proud Kansan).

Photos: Mike C. by Paul Johnson; Bill Goffrier from Goffrier Studios; LP cover art by Bill Goffrier.

06/03/2023

New episode with fabric artist and LFK Bread Queen Nan Renbarber!

Nan Renbarger IS Lawrence, Kansas. As an artist and businesswoman, she's been making LFK her home since 1968. She started the first and probably only bakery collective in town and has deep roots in the region's art scene as a fabric artist. Nan reveals part of her creative process and outlook on lif...

20/02/2023

New episode starring Steve Michener, former bass player for Big Dipper, Volcano Suns and Dumptruck. We talk about his latest writing project, which examines his vinyl record collection.

My guest is Steve Michener. Steve doesn't consider himself an artist. However, he was the bass player and songwriter for three iconic Boston bands, Volcano Suns, Dumptruck, and Big Dipper. Then, he started winery with his wife, Denise, and has become a prolific and talented writer. We talk about his...

06/02/2023

Brand new episode of my podcast, 700 Things, featuring Eric Melin, drummer extraordinaire, world air guitar champion, film critic, and all-around nice guy. Episodes also available on Spotify.

My conversation with Eric Melin. We talk about his music -- Truck Stop Love, Ultimate Fakebook, and the Dead Girls -- his journey to become an air guitar champion, his film review site -- Scene Stealers -- and his life as a creative person.

01/12/2022

Now available on Spotify.

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21/11/2022

In this episode, I talk with my bandmates -- Andy Morton, Kenny Gall, and Aaron Riffel -- and get their thoughts on how the reunion shows played out. We talk about all the preparations, the practices, challenges, and the future of the band.

21/11/2022

Hoorah! A brand new episode! This one's a wrap-up of the Danger Bob reunion shows. I talk with my bandmates and get their take on how it all went down. Please enjoy -- and share with a friend. Thanks!

In this episode, I talk with my bandmates -- Andy Morton, Kenny Gall, and Aaron Riffel -- and get their thoughts on how the reunion shows played out. We talk about all the preparations, the practices, challenges, and the future of the band.

12/10/2022

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In celebration of the return of Danger Bob -- two reunion shows in October -- I’ll be in conversation with my bandmates, those that helped us along the way, and people in the bands we’ll be playing with (Cher UK and The Bubble Boys). In the future, I hope ...