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On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily and Robert talk about the history and influence of the iconic Danelectro Longhorn Bass and the cowgirls and cowboys who know their way around it. 

Here's our "Round Up"....

Joey Spampinato of NRBQ
Victoria De Angelis of Maneskin
Jack Bruce of Cream
Mary Huff of Southern Culture on The Skids
Rinus Gerritsen of Golden Earring
Eulene of The Dying Teenagers/The Jane Shermans
Rob Savoy of Cowboy Mouth and Creole String Beans
Svetlana "Zombierella" Nagaeva of Messer Chups
Garry Tallent of The E Street Band
Sarah Butler of The Surfragettes

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On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily talks about her recent and not-so-recent history with the Windy City. It's a travelogue that meanders along the road to "Little Mississippi", Interstate 55, to a city where world-class music and instrument making go hand-in-hand with Bird-watching. 

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On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Nashville's Matthew Paige returns to talk to Emily about strings, threads, and what it means to be "Tailor-Made" in Nashville. In this hour-long chat, Matthew imagines some Americana possibilities with a Jerry Jones Electric Sitar and there's also a tip-of-the-hat to his handmade creations. More on Matthew and his different hats can be found here:

https://www.instagram.com/m.r.paige/
https://deeohgee.org/
https://www.instagram.com/matt.hatterr/?igsh=ZTN1M3htYTJ5azln

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On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily appoints herself as your Detroit tour guide and there's also a Motown/Chank Willis listening party.  

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On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily takes a shot at "going pro" when she gets the chance to talk to renowned recording artist and musicologist Ben Vaughn. It's a solid hour-long chat where Mr. Vaughn knocks it out of the park with knowledge and experience about everything from working with Reggie Young to the legacy and influence of Philly Soul. It starts with a 14-minute intro with some explanation as to how Emily got so far out of her league but after that, it's in the hands of a real pro. 

More on Ben Vaughn can be found at www.benvaughn.org

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On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Robert and Emily host their first "Party Line" with John Cowsill of the original family band the Cowsills. John shares details from a lifetime spent in show business, starting with his family's band which inspired the Partridge Family, and playing drums alongside session gurus such as Vinnie Bell and others.

You can find out more about John Cowsill here. 

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On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, I ask Nashville-based Blues guitarist Patrick Sweany to talk to me about the guitar stylings of Bukka White and we hope it RESONATES with music history lovers. 

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In this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Robert and Emily talk about Vinnie Bell, the Coral electric sitar and the Class of '67.

From Wikipedia:

"The instrument was developed in the early 1960s by session guitarist Vinnie Bell in partnership with Danelectro and released under the brandname Coral™ in 1967.[3] At the time, many western musical groups began to use the sitar, which is generally considered a difficult instrument to learn.[4] By contrast, the electric sitar, with its standard guitar fretboard and tuning, is a more familiar fret arrangement for a guitarist to play. The twangy sitar-like tone comes from a carefully designed and contoured bridge surface adding the necessary buzz to the guitar strings."

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On this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Matthew Paige helps Emily celebrate Americana week in Nashville with an action-packed chat about "cross promotion" and wearing (and making) different hats in the music business. Spoiler alert: It starts with a 100 year-old banjolin and ends with Danelectro double-neck guitar.

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In this episode of The Lipstick Pickup Podcast, Emily gets "Tone Lessons" from Nashville-based electric blues guitarist Patrick Sweeney.