Figure Eights: A Music Podcast

Join me as I talk to record producer/engineer, Steve Fisk. As a musician, he has been in bands such as the instrumental alternative/indie rock band Pell Mell and the electronic band Pigeonhed. He has long been associated with the Pacific Northwest music scenes recording such artists as Nirvana, Soundgarden, Screaming Trees, Unwound, Ben Gibbard, the Wedding Present, Beat Happening and much more! Fun talk.

Matt Keating is a fantastic songwriter from New York City. We talk about his solo career, Steve Earle, living near the World Trade Center, opening for the Cranberries and ummmm…DAVID BOWIE! You can catch him on Thursday at the Driftwood in MPLS with his band “The Bastards of Fine Arts”. Great guy and fun conversation.

Blake Smith returns to the show and brings along his co-conspirator, Rick Ness. Join us as we talk about coffins, weird shows, unimpressed bartenders, Minneapolis, Oasis and the great yacht rock fall out. 

Fig Dish will reunite for two sold out shows next week in Chicago. They are also putting out their previously unreleased third record, "Feels Like the First Two Times."

Always a pleasure to dish with the dish.

Join me as I chat with Dakota Shakedown about their history as well as their brand new album "We All Spin Together". We talk about run ins with Keanu Reeves, getting played during the Super Bowl and the night that Night Ranger sent them down a dark path.

Join me as I chat with Twin Cities radio icon, Brian Oake. We cover a lot of topics including the ups and downs of the radio industry, the band that changed his life, the greatest concert he's ever seen and the joys and occasional downsides of interviewing musicians. Great chat!

Thomas O' Keefe is a tour manager musician and author, best known for his work with Weezer, Antiseen, Whiskeytown, D Generation, Mandy Moore, Train and more!

Join me as I talk to record producer, Brian Paulson. We discuss his adventures producing Wilco, Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo, Slim Dunlap, Slint, Archers of Loaf and more. We touch on his relationships with Jeff Tweedy, Steve Albini, Peter Jesperson, Bob Mould and others. Great talk, great records!

Dan Murphy is an American musician best known as the the lead guitarist of Soul Asylum from 1981-2012. He is also a member of Golden Smog and the Scarlet Goodbye.

We chat about Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, the Grammy Awards, Rolling Stone Magazine, the Replacements and more!

Join me as I chat with Jesse Malin guitarist, Derek Cruz. We talk about his decade and counting w/Jesse Malin, playing with Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) and Debbie Harry (Blondie) and head butting Paul McCartney.

Join me as I talk to my High on Stress bandmates about our "final" album "Leaving MPLS" and our return with "Hold Me In" Fun chat if you like band breakups and reunions.