On this Into Music, Jock Bartley discussed the Firefall’s origins, Bartley’s Kansas roots, Firefall’s time on the road with groups such as Fleetwood Mac, and the 1978 album Élan.

Sohrab Habibion and Michael Jaworski are founding members of the New York City-based band SAVAK.

Stephen Hunking has been making music under the Dew Claw moniker since 2004 but has been recording and releasing albums since the 1980s, beginning with the band Hypnolovewheel.

Taylor Bickett is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who recently released the single “The Crime.”

Author and journalist Sean Egan’s new book, Decade of Dissent: How 1960’s Bob Dylan Changed The World, which is out May 20 via Jawbone Press, arriving just before birthday 84 for the Duluth, Minnesota-born songwriter and Nobel laureate.

In this conversation, Constance Keane discusses the origins of M(h)aol, how she had enough faith in the music she was part of to book a headlining tour, hire a publicist, and act like M(h)aol was an almost veteran entity in the outfit’s early days.

In this conversation, James Palko discusses his life as a recording engineer, how his late exposure to cutting-edge technology influenced the choices he makes in the studio, his love of The Beatles, and what he was thinking about as he turned to one of the greatest figures in American literature as a starting point for songwriting.

Charming Disaster is a Brooklyn-based duo consisting of Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris.

Goodbye Small Head is the latest album from Ezra Furman, due out May 16 via Bella Union. Furman explains that much of the material originated after she’d suffered a bout of extreme illness.

On this episode, Brendan Murphy discusses the inspiration for the release, including his experiences as a teacher in the Boston public school system, the traumas, challenges, and lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and how his years in the classroom overlap with his musical life.