This Might Be A Podcast

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 135 - Hide Away Folk Family

Co-author of the 33 1 / 3 Flood book, S. Alexander Reed, is on the show to talk about a song NOT on Flood, Hide Away Folk Family. He provides some very insightful thoughts on the song, we play a selection of live versions of the song spanning nearly 30 years, and unearth some fun covers of all styles.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 134 - Money For Dope

Punknews head honcho Adam White visits to talk about a song that he liked the title of - Money for Dope, collected on Album Raises New and Troubling Questions. Adam is the most casual of fans, but the perfect guy to discuss this scuzzy, bizarre song. Listen to the end for noisy surprise!

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 133 - Chess Piece Face w/ Parry Gripp!

Our first in a series of charity episodes to benefit my student with brain cancer, Parry Gripp of Nerf Herder, writer of Raining Tacos and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme, talked to me a month ago about Chess Piece Face. Thank you to everyone that donated to hear the episode early - don't worry, this will be a two-episode week. Money For Dope will be out in a day or two! For now, listen as Parry and I get nostalgic with old guy punk rock talk, discuss TMBG's fucked up early lyrics, and try to figure out the synth technology used on the tune.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 132 - Twisting

Holy crap, it's another massive episode about a classic tune, Flood's Twisting. Jeff Takacs settles in with me for this adventure with a song that may be in competition with Istanbul and Particle Man for having the most variations on its live performance over the years. We also have a great variety of covers to share, and the episode kicks off with a fantastic mailbag with a bunch of voicemails about the Thunderbird Nina episode, and the Art Patreon episode.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 131 - Thunderbird / On Earth My Nina

Strap it in for the longest TMBP weekly episode to date! A double-dose episode with one of the weirdest of the weird stories in TMBG lore. My guest is professional opera singer Steve Pence, who has worked with John Williams. No kidding. Just give this monster a listen, it might take you a few days. Amazing covers, amazing revelations, and an amazing conversation.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 130 - Sold My Mind to The Kremlin

The inimitatable Avren Keating returns to the show to talk about Phone Power's Sold My Mind to the Kremlin. We are pretty much best buds by now so there are many tangents buuuut never fear we get into the song's many 80s pop culture references, how much Reagan sucked and the general oddness of these lyrics. Plus we find a sweet twee cover and make a version of our own, premiered on this episode!

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 129.5 - TMBG Art Pt 3

I am joined by 4 amazing artists to talk about TMBG's cover art for BOOK, then where we left after Part 2 - 1991 and 1992. We go over the covers of Miscellaneous T and Apollo 18 as well as the Statue Got Me High EP. Join Owen Blaufuss, Felinium, Carmen Montoya and Abi Bash as we get artsy fartsy!

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 129 - Minneapolis - First Avenue

Four-timer Jonathan Leonard is going for that special sports jacket as he returns to talk about "Minneapolis - First Avenue" off of Venue Songs. It's only the second Venue Songs track I've covered, so strap it in it's gonna be a wild ride. Hear about the history of this legendary venue, listen to Flans try to find their star, and we actually found a cover.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 128 - Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love

OG TMBG fan Rick Mummey is on the show to talk about a song that's gotten a lot of attention since its album, Flood, turned 30. Umm have you all heard about this Stilloob thing? Probably, but if you haven't get ready for a treat. We talk a lot about Rick's time as a radio DJ when Flood was ZERO years old, where he would spin the brand new alternative rock hits Birdhouse and Istanbul (Not Constantinople) on the radio. We also narrow down a crapload of covers into a tight, diverse and amazing set of Sapphire Bullet takes.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 127 - Music Jail, Pt. 1 + 2

Ky Fifer, prolific TMBG cover artist and writer of countless original tunes for various bands, finally makes his first appearance on the show to talk about the Glean track Music Jail, Pt. 1 + 2. We go on and on about how amazing this Flans cut is, how trippy and awesome the video is, break down the string part and play many many amazing covers, two that Ky was a part of.