Conversations With Dwyer

Conversations With Dwyer

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Conversations With Dwyer episodes

  • Ben Chasny - New Bums/Six Organs of Admittance

    Ben Chasny of New Bums and Six Organs of Admittance joins Dwyer to talk about an individuals definition of success, private press records, how dreams may influence your creating and how his approach to composing via the Hexadic System. The New Bums album The Last Time I saw Grace will be out on Drag City Records March 19th. 2021.


    Opening Song, "Tuned To Graffiti" by New Bums from the Album Last Time I Saw Grace


    Ben's/Six Organs of Admittance Bandcamp HERE


    New Bums Bandcamp HERE


    Buy the New Bums album from Drag City HERE


    Ben's Instagram: @6organs


    Ben's book Hexadic System HERE


    New Bums Instagram: @newbumsofficial


    All Things Matt Dwyer HERE


    Conversations With Dwyer is Produced, edited and hosted by Matt Dwyer


    Consulting Producer: Dustin Marshall




    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr 7 min
  • Bonnie Bloomgarden - Death Valley Girls

    Bonnie Bloomgarden joins Dwyer in a conversation about dog love, her teen years as a Goth, UFOs, quitting music because of drugs and her return to music.



    Opening Song: "Hold My Hand," from the Death Valley Girls album, Under the Spell of Joy


    Death Valley Girls Bandcamp HERE


    Death Valley Girls Instagram: @deathvalleygirls


    All things Matt Dwyer HERE


    Conversations With Dwyer is Produced, Edited and Hosted by Matt Dwyer


    Consulting Producer: Dustin Marshall




    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr 8 min
  • Dale Crover - The Melvins

    Dale Crover from The Melvins joins Dwyer to discuss his solo album Rat-A-Tat-Tat!, quitting high school to tour with the Melvins, his first drum kit and Vin Scully VS. Harry Caray.


    Opening Song: "Shark Like Overbite," from Dale's album Rat-A-Tat-Tat!


    Dale's Bandcamp: HERE


    Dale's Instagram: @dcrover


    The Melvin's website HERE


    All things Matt Dwyer HERE


    Conversations With Dwyer is Produced, Edited and Hosted by Matt Dwyer


    Consulting Producer: Dustin Marshall


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr 4 min
  • Nadia Garofalo - Ganser

    Nadia Garofalo from Ganser joins Dwyer in an epic two-part Conversation. Nada tells about her early days playing in high school bands, the freedom to explore in the Chicago music scene, how festivals need to be more inclusive and how Ganser started off as a multifaceted created project. Nadia also shares how Spotify has informed artists that if they want to make money they need to create more content.


    Opening song: "Lucky," from the Ganser album, Just Look At The Sky.


    Ganser's Bandcamp HERE


    Support & learn more about the Brave Space Alliance HERE


    Read Nadia's poetry HERE


    Sign the Union for Musicians petition against Spotify HERE


    Dwyer's Patreon for Part 2 of his talk with Nadia HERE


    All things Dwyer HERE


    Conversations With Dwyer is Produced, edited and hosted by Matt Dwyer


    Consulting Producer Dustin Marshall


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min
  • Eric D. Johnson - Fruit Bats/Bonny Light Horseman

    Eric D. Johnson joins Dwyer to talk about what it feels like to be nominated for a Grammy, how it's harder to break into music today, why he has constantly moved around, and what he learned touring with The Shins/Califone.


    Opening Song: "Deep In Love," by Bonny Light Horseman


    Fruit Bats Bandcamp HERE


    Fruit Bats website HERE

    Fruit Bats/Eric's Instagram: @fruit_bats


    CWMD is Produced, edited & Curated by Matt Dwyer


    All Things Matt Dwyer HERE


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    1 hr 10 min
  • Wayne Coyne - The Flaming Lips

    Wayne Coyne joins Dwyer in a expansive chat. They discuss self-discovery during quarantine, growing up in large Irish Catholic families, Wayne's defining moment of life or death, the pain of existence and origin of the bubble shows. 


    Live Bubble Shows March 11 - 14, 2021


    The Flaming Lips Site HERE


    Live Bubble Show Tickets HERE


    Matt Dwyer's website HERE


    Other and All Things Matt Dwyer HERE


    Note From Matt Dwyer: I was a bit frazzled in the intro. It had taken a lot to prepare for this and my brain was toast. It took me about 20 takes to get the intro to some acceptable and to be honest I'm still not happy but, spilt milk, right? Enjoy a great episode.


    Conversations With Dwyer is Produced, hosted, and edited by Matt Dwyer


    Consulting Producer Dusting Marshal



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    1 hr 3 min
  • Julia Kugel Montoya - The Coathangers/Soft Palms/White Woods

    Julia Kugel joins Dwyer to talk about her family escaping the political turmoil of Belarus, switching from classical guitar to electric,  the fluidity of music genres, the beginning of Soft Palms, and the charity Studios For Schools.


    Opening Song: "Baddy" by Soft Palms


    Soft Palms Bandcamp HERE


    Soft Palms Website: HERE


    Soft Palms Instagram: @softpalmsmusic


    The Coathangers Bandcamp: HERE


    Studios for SchoolsL HERE


    All Things Matt Dwyer


    CWD is produced, edited and curated by Matt Dwyer


    Consulting Producer: Dustin Marshall




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    52 min
  • Ryan Sambol - Gestalt

    Ryan Sambol joins Dwyer to talk about his new album Gestalt and to talk about the insanity of social media, everything in your life leading up to the moment you write a song, his struggles with being a band leader and why he shelved his album Peace Mob. Please check out Gestalt. It's a unique and special album. Links for purchasing below.


    Opening Song, "You're Still Lovable To Someone," by Ryan Sambol from his album Gestalt.


    Ryan's Bandcamp & Gestalt HERE


    Ryan's Instagram @forever_wet_paint


    By Gestalt on cassette from Perpetual Doom HERE


    All Things Dwyer HERE


    Intermission Music: "Baby Elephant Walk," By Lawerence Welk


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    55 min
  • Caitlin Loney - Freelove Fenner

    Caitlin Loney from the Montreal band Freelove Fenner joins CWMD to discuss her days as a raver and rave culture, the benefits of recording on analog, conspiracy radio, and their new album The Punishment Zone.


    Opening Song, "Shoulder Season, by Freelove Fenner from the album The Punishment Zone.


    The Punishment Zone will be released February 2nd, 2021 by Moone Records.


    Freelove Fenner's Bandcamp


    Freelove Fenner's Website


    Freelove Fenner Instagram @freelovefenner


    All things CWMD/Matt Dwyer HERE


    CWMD is Curated, Hosted , Produced and Edited by Matt Dwyer


    Consulting Producer - Dustin Marshall


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 hr 2 min

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Conversations With Matt Dwyer is a music podcast that focuses on the lives and work of legendary, established and emerging new artists. The interviews are not your typical Q&A format but an…