Zoh Amba from New York City and Kingsport, Tennessee. Zoh and Dylan discuss reclaiming Tennessee pride, fireflies, reinvention, devotional music, seeking wisdom within artist interviews, and keeping what’s precious close to your chest.

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Swamp Dogg from the San Fernando Valley, CA. Swamp Dogg and Dylan discuss his status as cult legend of soul music, the country and Americana scene embracing his legacy, his friendship with John Prine, his cure for the male loneliness epidemic, his ceaselessly chirping smoke alarm, his late wife Yvonne’s steadying influence, and what it takes to sustain a music career over seven decades.

+ Swamp Dogg gives a letter of recommendation. 

++ Bloopers. 

Gene Pitney, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Margo Price, John Prine, Willie Nelson, Jenny Lewis, Gary “U.S.” Bonds, Moogstar, Guitar Shorty, Bon Iver. 

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To celebrate Music Person’s very first birthday—June 18—Dylan Tupper Rupert answers your questions for a change! About music, scenes, phones, life, lore, live…laugh..and love…

+ Dip gives a letter of recommendation.

Happy birthday, little podcast.

Thank YOU for listening to Music Person, the elite question-asking podcast about indie music.

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Hannah Frances from Vermont. Hannah and Dylan discuss musician towns versus band towns, longing for the shire, loose pants, her career paths of healer vs. astrologer vs. musician, a Saturn return analysis, Hejira as a musical compass, the connection between EMDR therapy and guitar, and family.

+ Hannah gets something off her chest.

Artists we mentioned:

Jenn Wasner aka Flock of Dimes, King Tuff, Lily Seabird, Greg Freeman, Jessica Pratt, Joanna Newsom, Allegra Krieger, Kevin Copeland, Daniel Rossen, Grizzly Bear, Steely Dan, Neil Young, and some we cannot name.

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Subscribe to the Music Person Quarterly on Substack. It's a listening companion to the podcast takes you even deeper into the music life, featuring: playlists, album reccs, guest posts from music friends, Dylan's blog, and behind-the-scenes insights.

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Charlotte Cornfield from Toronto, Ontario. Charlotte and Dylan discuss being Wilco Teens, the Toronto aughts music scene, finding permission in Lucinda Williams’ memoir, the logistics of bringing your baby on the road, her group chat of working musician mothers,

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Kevin Morby from Los Angeles, CA and Kansas City, MO. Kevin and Dylan discuss butterflies, his return to Los Angeles, the nuances between Kansas and Missouri culture, his life with partner and fellow songwriter Katie Crutchfield, a canon of indie musicians who play the long game, examining your own mythos, Elvis, and tennis.

+ Kevin gives a letter of recommendation.

++ Kevin asks the Magic 8 Ball on Dylan’s coffee table some questions.

Artists we mentioned:

David Berman/Silver Jews/Purple Mountains, Hand Habits, Woods, Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Joan Baez, The National, Taylor Swift, Waxahatchee, the Babies, Geese, Elvis Presely.

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Luke Temple of Los Angeles, CA. Luke and Dylan discuss advocating for yourself as an artist, taking War on Drugs and Big Thief on the road as openers, the distinction between being a studio guy versus a road guy, Krautrock changing your brain, time travel, plus: a heady argument regarding Dylan’s bread and butter (music criticism, and lyricism). 

+ Luke gives us a letter of recommendation.

Artists we mentioned:

Here We Go Magic, Grizzly Bear, War on Drugs, Big Thief, Deerhoof, Mike Watt of Minutemen, Haroumi Hisono, Arthur Russell, Happy Mondays, Lizzie Mercier Descloux, Grace Jones, Robert Palmer, Talking Heads, Allegra Krieger, Life Without Buildings, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Morphine, Dinosaur Jr., Lemonheads, Cameron Winter, Geese, Neu!, Cass McCombs, Neil Young, Lou Reed.

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Jenn Wasner of Flock of Dimes from Los Angeles. Jenn and Dylan discuss touring with Bon Iver versus playing basement shows, aging with intention as a female artist, being your own creative engine, and writing about addiction and codependence.

+ Jenn answers a listener advice question. 

Artists we mentioned:

Sylvan Esso, Bon Iver, Wye Oak, Madeline Kenney.

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Brian of PHILM (@phishonphilm) from Durham, North Carolina. Brian and Dylan discuss the connection between jam band culture and indie rock, how people (guys) treat music like sports, the realities of being a prolific music poster, AA, the fickle algo, and sticking your neck out online for what you believe in.

+ Brian gives us a letter of recommendation.

Artists we mentioned:

Phish (obviously), Grateful Dead (obviously), Ex-Cops, John Siket, MJ Lenderman, the Doors,  Nina Simone, Silver Apples, Spoon, Ween, Steely Dan, Ben Lee, Ninajirachi, Sumé.

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