For the very first time on Major Label Debut Graham is joined by someone from a record label!
Lisa Fancher of Frontier Records talks good taste, distributer disasters, and many other realities of running an independant label.

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Flyboys “Picture Perfect” (1:57)
Runaways “Cherry Bomb” (16:09)
Circle Jerks “Live Fast Die Young” (25:17)
Adolescents “Rip It Up” (28:20)
Christian Death “Romeo’s Distress” (34:25)
Suicidal Tendencies “Institutionalized” (40:07)
Thin White Rope “Americana” (48:23)
Naked Prey “Dirt” (59:31)

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Intrepid correspondents and estate sale enthusiasts Graham and John Paul dive into the auction lots of the inimitable David Lynch.

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Graham is joined by Richard Barone of The Bongos to discuss the band's 1983 album, Numbers With Wings.

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From the collective desk in the shared work space that is the Major Label Debut Podcast Network comes an exciting non-pope related announcement.

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Graham is joined by drummer, composer, songwriter, long-time friend and grilled cheese wizard, Greg Alsop to discuss the industry through the lens of their band, Tokyo Police Club. A candid conversation between two friends about creativity, musicianship, and the end of a nearly twenty year old band.

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Musician and YouTuber Benn Jordan has devised a novel way to foil AIs attempting to train on his songs. Intrepid correspondents Graham and John Paul take sides in the dawning cyber war between musicians and their robot replacements.

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Graham is joined by Bob Lee, drummer of Claw Hammer and roughly 99 others bands, to discuss the 1995 album Thank The Holder Uppers. Bob shares his unique perspective about the practical aspects of being a drummer, navigating the complexities of major label dynamics, and also the value of creative collaboration and what it truly means to live the dream of being a musician. Also pizza and pasta carb-loading.

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Intrepid correspondents Graham and John Paul return to discuss the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and what it may mean about the US festival landscape.

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Bob Berryhill, founding member of The Surfaris and surf rock legend, joins Graham to discuss the band's 1963 album "Play". Bob shares insights into the early days of the Surfaris and their influences (6:15), the recording of their first original and iconic songs "Surfer Joe" and "Wipeout" (22:15), as well as the pressure of major label and their conflicts with the unscrupulous industry characters around them (41:20). Also turkey sandwiches.

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Intrepid correspondents Graham and John Paul discuss Napster's return to the forefront of music news. They talk about Napter's evolution (2:09), the future of virtual concerts (4:39), and if anyone actually understands the economics of the metaverse (8:43)...

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