PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY

Our guest is Josh Smith. Josh is one of the editors at Bedlam Publishing who helped to organize and bring to print a collection of the posthumous works of the Pakistani-American poet Ramez Qureshi. All of Yesterday's Tomorrows: Collected Poems by Ramez Qureshi can be purchased in both hardback and ebook formats via Amazon or at http://www.bedlampublishing.com/.

Our guest is the lead singer of American Standard, Bill Dolan! Andy talks with Bill about the NYC hardcore scene. Bill tells a story about mistakenly sitting on a couch that was pooped on by GG Allin and getting into a fight that was broken up by Jello Biafra. Andy plays the American Standard song "Away".

Our guest is the host of WFMU's wonderfully geeky, retro-pop-culture-obsessed program, Norflax Oxdun Sidetower, Nick the Bard! Andy talks with Nick about his history with WFMU, losing his tooth on the way to the studio, Nick's tributes to deceased pop culture figures, music, and the future of Nick's show. You can find archives of Norflax Oxdun Sidetower at WFMU.org. You can find the livecast show Nick does with DJ Pseu Braun and Technocrat Leech at: https://www.facebook.com/difmonwfmu/.

Our guest is the Azerbaijani singer-songwriter and 2014 Eurovision Song Contest finalist, Erkín Love! Andy talks with Erkín about the country of his origin, his influences, and his participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Andy plays Erkín's single, "Strong (Say No to Terror)".

Our guest is the comic artist Hannah K. Garden! Andy talks with Hannah about her life, inspirations, aspirations, and her autobiographical comics which can be found on her Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/hannahkgarden.

Our guest is the Brooklyn artist Scott Dolan! Andy talks with Scott about his work for Conduit magazine and the recent re-issuing of his Slight Headache Comics which can be purchased as a box set at scottadolan.com. Scott discusses working in a variety of mediums, including photography (Flickr). Scott's recent photos from the Coney Island Mermaid Parade can be found at his Instagram account here: https://www.instagram.com/scottadolan/.

The show breaks from format this week in order to present a special dramatic performance by the PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY Players (AKA Melodica the Alien and Mister Whispers).

Andy's guest is the former singer/guitarist for St. Johnny and founding member of the band Grand Mal, William Carlos Whitten! Andy talks with William about literature, being discovered by Sonic Youth, William's relationship with members of Mercury Rev, and his 25+ year career in the music business. Andy plays the title track from William's new solo album, Burn My Letters, which can be purchased via I Heart Noise at http://iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/.

Andy's guest is the musician Jess Elsener! In addition to working with the Best Show's own AP Mike, Jess has performed with a variety of bands, including Producers of the Word, and has released a solo album as Jessica Knox titled Opportunity Knox. Check out Jess' music at https://jesselsener.bandcamp.com/releases.

Andy's guest is the arts and culture journalist Ian Thomas! Andy talks with Ian about his work over the last ten-plus years writing for a variety of publications including Paste and The A.V. Club. Andy and Ian geek out over their favorite novelists, comic books, and music from the recent past. Ian Thomas' writing can be found at IanThomasWriting.tumblr.com. Check out Ian's blog at FervorServer.com.