Mike Garrigan shares four previously unreleased outtakes from Semigloss Albatross: "Welcome to Oblivion," "Still Burning," "The Stranger," and "Riptide." Mike also explores a brief history of music formatting.

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www.mikegarrigan.com - Mike Garrigan interviews singer/songwriter Justin Karpinos about The Smallest of Spheres, Justin's recent EP.  This episode features "The Smallest of Spheres," "Borrowed Time," and "Surfing at Night" from The Smallest of Spheres. 

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Mike Garrigan shares the meaning behind the many symbols located on the Semigloss Albatross gatefold. This episode features "Sailing to Byzantium" and "Semigloss Albatross" from Semigloss Albatross. 

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Relevant links:

• Taurus
• Don Quixote  by Miguel Cervantes
• Animal Farm  by George Orwell
• "Photograph" by Def Leppard
• Diver Down by Van Halen
• Flights by Olga Tocarczuk
• Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
• "Sailing to Byzantium" by William Butler Yeats
• "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• "Disintegration" by The Cure

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Mike Garrigan shares the production rationale for his new album, Semigloss Albatross. This episode features "Walk in Circles" as performed on Stageit.com on May 15, 2020.

Click here to learn more about the Mega Awesome Cover Show on September 5 at 9:00 PM on StageIt.com.

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Mike Garrigan shares the origins of his piano/vocal album Semigloss Albatross. This episode features "The Architects" and "End" from Semigloss Albatross and "Crocodile" as performed on Stageit.com on May 15, 2020.

Click here to learn more about the Semigloss Albatross Album Release Party on August 1 at 9:00 PM on StageIt.com.

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Essays:

• "The Odyssey" correlates the events of Homer's epic to the mundane reality of being in the 9th grade. 
• "Shreds" gives Mike an opportunity to shred some 80s metal licks.

Music:

• This show features a live piano version of Mike's song "The Secret of Happiness." 
• The live recording was taken from Mike's April 2020 show on StageIt.com 

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Essays:

• "KDF" recalls a talent show debacle.
• "Who's Got the Jamminest Tape?" discerns between a Metallica album and a Queensryche album.

Music:

• This show features a live piano version of Mike's song "Birthday Song." 
• The live recording was taken from Mike's October 2019 show on StageIt.com 

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Essays:

• "The Winslow Incident" remembers a terrible chain of events from elementary school in 1987.
• "Pride" describes the greatest hair metal album of all time.

Music:

• This show features a live piano version of Mike's song "Hey, Angel." 
• The live recording was taken from Mike's June 2019 show on StageIt.com 

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Essays:

• "The Golden Age of Glam Metal" remembers the 1986 metal scene.
• "Barfing at School" describes an unfortunate event. 
• "Saturday Morning Cartoons" considers how a 1986 Saturday Morning TV listing might have read.

Music:

• This show features a live piano version of song "Sundrop," previously performed by the band Collapsis.
• The live recording was taken from Mike's October 2019 show on StageIt.com 

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Essays:

• "Clock Radio Mornings" remembers popular music in 1985. 
• "The Twilight Zone - 80s" describes the 1985 reboot of the classic sci-fi series.
• "School Uniforms" recalls wearing school uniforms as well as the worst basketball season of all time. 

Music:

• This show features a live piano version of song "Automatic" from the Collapsis album Dirty Wake. 
• The live recording was taken from Mike Garrigan:  Live on StageIt.com - June 22, 2019, a community exclusive release. 

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