One-note Solo

Rich and Josh discuss smokescreens, trade, a lot of time alone, new spaces, leaving, being down and being grateful, birthday party clown, definitely still dead, scuppered, moving the goalposts, warm nostalgia, success, perfect size for big show, jumping to conclusions, gators from Florida, the sound engineer’s fault, highlights of the week, being jazzed, melding into the performance, feeling short, the best pleased, entry-level philosophy class for music majors, a constant flow, and Neil Young’s Tuscaloosa.

Next time: Roxy: Tonight's the Night Live

Rich and Josh discuss triggered in 2020, half-note solo, exquisite corpse, third party phone service, unlimited evenings and weekends, designated delivery person, nothing from Margaret, candy-grams, stiff upper lips, misreading the situation, university emails, great Northern people, seeming fairly happy, scrambling to readjust plans, the birth of our saviour, tummy problems, mailing the degree, fun legal things, eating in restaurants, pulling out an inhaler, introductory videos, pretending to be tired, batching, keeping the magic alive, an inflated sense of success, flying out of January buzzing, tickling feet to get running, engaging in nostalgia, a live record again, Starbucks, breaking fire code regulations, dodgy dealings, editorializing, not connecting, audience participation, not even knowing you wanted it, subpar versions, something from the new album, a musician’s responsibility, and Neil Young’s Live at the Cellar Door.

Next time: Tuscaloosa

Rich and Josh discuss waking up early, feeling anxious, whole pots of coffee, mandolin in the morning, crushing days, gym parties, after exercise drinks, industrial estates, trust issues in people, invigoration, getting really ripped for Christmas, yodelling guy from the south, infinite support, the bastard stepchild of John Wick, red badge, tiny little salt shaker things, spelunker dudes, emotional attachments, acceptance, bulking up the back and that middle, District 2, a little dirt, celebritytransplant.com, beard-growth rollers, the Devil’s crossroads, eating olives, doesn’t feel live, the sounds of fireworks and cannons, Canadian art, scaling back, going against type, difficult things to measure, being cool in high school, and Neil Young’s Return to Greendale.

Next time: Live at the Cellar Door

Rich and Josh discuss rabbling, social media, the fringes of lock-downs, talking yourself out of it, having two issues, elbow bumps, getting in your own head, the foot tap, staying afloat, the ugly that you bump, Zoom dog walks, being content with not doing much, detaching your brain, 4am people, hanging around until midnight, things worse than my journal, Blending, mostly selling CDs, swivel metal spinny things, fedoras, smacking of desperation, entering film festivals, starting off kind of cool, feeling cheated out of it, obsession, ALL CAPS, and Neil Young’s Where the Buffalo Roam.

Next time: Return to Greendale

Rich and Josh discuss cookie bars, hunkering down, going to the cinema, mice in the flat, Marvin, sorting out the cycle, totally ignoring how you’re feeling, heavy crowns, segueing, having them mastered, lo-fi, iPads, thrashed together, having a point, audio versus video, lack of movement, being right there with him, questionable filters, paying your dues, evocativeness, just the thing he does, being really curious, replicating, The Darkness, carving out a sound, Robert Zimmerman singing, balloons, carrier pigeons, blue bubbles, MSN nostalgia, artistic control, and Neil Young’s The Times.

Next time: Where the Buffalo Roam

Rich and Josh discuss the little coats, greys above the ear, one colour black, cosmetic eggs, natural blurred, chipped and rashed, summer being over, overdoses, movies that are dark, vampires suffering from the sniffles, bicycles moving by themselves, checking our blindspots, arenas, supernatural motor vehicle collisions, kicking a camera, coughing in the office, being out of time, tuning up , Americana as Fuck, the fiction of “Old Man,” human farms, firing Mickey, and Neil Young’s Live at Massey Hall 1971.

Next time: The Times

Rich and Josh discuss the Coneheads, Turtles in Time, slapping it together, defending a masterpiece, recipes for success, the French, a volume issue, the bildungsroman, a collage of stuff, a bit of a downer, an increased pace, no clear patterns, wizards and goblins, expectations being too high, a toughman exterior, the Beach Boys, big audiences, screaming overtop of Dave Grohl’s guitars, chat sections, the home advantage, FOGO, figuring out what to do with your time, watching films and Fraser, coming back to seven, and Neil Young’s Journey Through the Past.

Next time: Live at Massey Hall 1971

(Thanks for your patience)

Rich and Josh discuss the view of life, buying in, walk ‘round an entire loch, sleeping it off, scamming the scammers, trusting Stephen, £100 in the bank account, dream holiday to Sri Lanka, eggplant cocktails, guessing for comedy, rewarded with the couch gag, lap desk, loafer levels, breathing in each other’s mouths, chicken periods, WOOF WOOF Farm, bringing in your plates and bowls, inheriting property, loving your little life, rain sounds, back in ’78, mixing, that guy who’s not Beck, drums sounding flat, Jawas, half of the day in the desert, feeling it on your feet, sadder vibes, and Neil Young’s Live Rust.

Next time: Journey Through the Past

Rich and Josh discuss afternoon beer, responsibility to the brand, pure adrenaline, dressing up as old people, new versions of the show, wheat-based breakfast flakes, the death of cuttlefish, traditional abductions, knitting with your own hair, a sense of significance in the world, feedback for children, hitting a peak, the longevity of a skate career, feeling what it’s like to fly again, Animorphs, forest fires, charred remains, director chairs, Bullhorn 102: Electric Bullhorns, coping mechanisms, staring with a POV shot, looking at these old hands, shaking fists at clouds, taking llamas for a walk, the ‘90s, hiking until you die, a flamingo-esque reign, CGI rain, high-rise gates, the history of these cats, having a bear anywhere, and Neil Young’s Porch Session.

Next time: More sessions?

Rich and Josh discuss nodding off, gathering thoughts, bad name for a bar, technically, attention spans, putting free time to good use, haircuts opening, satire and parody, taking breaks in films, knowing when breakfast was, a patchwork of recordings, spreading out over thirteen months, everyone on meth, claiming it’s her baby, that sort of country thing, cannon fodder, new managers, continuing to deliver content, falling in love with an actress, Chateau Marmont, purpose and reactions, always being in each other’s life, rock and roll in its infancy, the prostitute movie, descending into a ball of depression, and Neil Young’s Homegrown.

Next time: We’re building a mystery.