Never Meet Your Idols

We are back! We’re starting off season 2 with an interview with the legendary musician/poet/author Mark Lanegan! This is the first in-depth interview he’s done about his 2020 memoir, Sing Backwards and Weep. We talk about his writing process, music, collaborators (PJ Harvey --SWOON!), future projects, favorite authors, favorite artists and much more.

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We’re getting very personal, answering your questions about our guilty pleasures, funny rockstar encounters, heartaches, hobbies, and more. Who played ping pong with Oasis, whose dad played ping pong with Rage Against The Machine, who got pummeled with water bottles in front of Trent Reznor, and who listens to true crime podcasts to fall asleep? (Almost) Everything you wanted to know and a lot of things we never wanted to tell. All in this season finale episode...

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We’re talking to Grammy award winning producer/musician Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Beady Eye, Kelis, Beyoncé & Jay Z, and the list goes on...) about cats, taking risks —and LSD, and much more.

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Carré unleashes her inner creepy fan girl while talking to Jeremiah Green of Modest Mouse. Hear about his idols, his worst experience on tour, and how he’s avoided becoming an a**hole.

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John Congleton thinks it’s time for you to put on your grown-up pants and take action. The Grammy award winning producer has a lot to say in this election focused episode. Don’t worry, Carré and Laura talk shop with John too, covering music, production techniques, and what makes a good record.

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This week, Laura and Carré talk to Ritzy Bryan about her idols, what it's like to be living in Utah as a Welsh rock musician, and squirrels. The pot bellied kind, of course.

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Nick Valensi talks about getting snubbed by one (or two) of his idols, his man crushes, and the passing of Silvia —his pet chicken. Oh, and his bands: The Strokes and CRX. No big deal. 

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What do Carré, Shirley Manson, Macaulay Culkin and Mother Teresa have in common? How come we're just now hearing about Evan Rachel Wood's domestic abuse testimony? Is Brian May too busy to be friendly? Is Dave Grohl Lee's dad? Listen to this episode with Idles' guitarist, Lee Kiernan, for answers. 

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In this episode we talk to The Cure's Roger O'Donnell about his idol and his thoughts on Covid, Hitchcock, the music industry, Brexit, the joys of cutting grass ("not the hippy kind, you moron!") and much more. He even answers a few fan questions --after a stiff Aperol Spritz.

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This episode features a story about Jared Leto and how one shouldn't look him in the eye (we suspect he's sensitive or something...), and an in depth interview with popstar-turned-actress Kate Nash, who answers listeners' questions, tells us about meeting her idols and her ideas for how to change the music business --plus, the dangers tech giants pose to our brains and what Kate does with her dirty shower water.

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