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For more than a decade now, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi have been building up an incredible body of work with Tedeschi Trucks Band.  "America's best rock 'n' roll big band" is how Trucks himself described the touring and recording behemoth that has developed organically across the past decade.

The pair detail I Am the Moon, the group's newest project, during a conversation with Matt. Featuring 24 songs spread across four albums, the endeavor contains some of the band's best work to date -- and if you're not already familiar with TTB, this is a great place to jump in.

Trucks and Tedeschi shed a lot of light on how the albums came together, where the film component came into play and how the pandemic fed the whole project. They also discuss the experience of covering the classic Layla album from Derek and the Dominos, revisiting Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen and in general, getting the chance to collaborate with legends.

It's a wonderfully free-flowing conversation that will leave you feeling like you've just spent the afternoon with a couple of good friends.

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Little Feat's Bill Payne joins Matt and Jeff to discuss the band's legendary live album, which has recently been expanded into a super deluxe box set. He also details new music that the band is currently working on, plus stories about the group's legendary past, writing with Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke, his memories of legendary Warner Brothers record man Mo Ostin and lots more!

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Legendary record executive Mo Ostin passed away at the age of 95, leaving behind an incredible legacy of work. For more than 30 years, Ostin was one of the key industry figures associated with Warner Brothers and Reprise, first joining the latter in 1960 when he was recruited by Frank Sinatra. He became chairman and CEO of Warner/Reprise in 1972  and held that title until his departure in 1994.

That year, his peers at the label assembled Mo's Songs, a six disc promotional box set that was presented to Ostin and the label staff as a musical send-off. The compilation opens with "Mo," an original song from George Harrison and offers an astounding overview of Ostin's career in the 100+ tracks that follow.

Jeff and Matt welcome David Wild, who shares memories of his unique encounters with Mo over the years. David also reveals a Mo project that he was working on.

We also discuss Naked Lunch, the fantastic new podcast that David is hosting with his longtime friend, Phil Rosenthal. As always, the stories are great and we appreciate David taking the time to join us.

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Collective Soul will release Vibrating, their 11th studio album together, at the end of this week (August 12).

Ed Roland is always a fun chat and we dug through a number of topics, including stories about Ozzy Osbourne and Van Halen, performing at Woodstock '94 and a signature moment in "Shine" that came from a unique place.

Matt and Ed also discuss the incredibly prolific period of writing and recording that will keep fans well stocked with further new music next year and beyond.

Collective Soul is currently on the road with Switchfoot. Visit the band's website for the latest tour dates and get out to see a show!

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Robert Palmer's Riptide made the English singer-songwriter a household name worldwide, selling millions of copies on the strength of mega-hits like "Addicted to Love" and "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On." But what was the rest of the album like? Jeff and Matt share their recollections of buying Palmer's eighth studio album, the doors that purchase opened up and its lasting impact.

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Jeff and Matt are flying solo today as they explore Spin This, the 1998 album which found Danny Wilde briefly splitting away from his longtime songwriting partner Phil Solem. Billed as Danny Wilde + The Rembrandts, the record is an interesting entry in the group's overall discography and one which deserves a second look more than 20 years after its release.

We examine the history of the Rembrandts in brief, taking a look at the series of events that found the Los Angeles group enjoying high times of major success with the Friends theme song . But they struggled to deal with that good fortune and Spin This was one result that emerged from the aftermath.

Solem and Wilde happily resumed their partnership in 2000 and remain active to this day. Their most recent album, 2019's Via Satellite, deserves your ears.

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Kurt Neumann, the songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer behind the BoDeans, is our guest this week.

He shares his love for the music of Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio. But beyond that, talks about how music has had a positive impact on his own mental health and how he seeks to spread that to others with his own songwriting.

We discuss 4 The Last Time, the newest BoDeans album, as well as Staring at the World, his podcast which recently launched its second season.  Margaret Cho, Steve Vai, Soledad O'Brien and many others have joined Neumann to share how they learned to trust their intuition and follow their creative spirit.

It was great to speak with Kurt and we think you'll find a lot to enjoy in this edition of The Record Player.

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We're thrilled to welcome Niko Stratis to the podcast. She joins Jeff and Matt to discuss Grandaddy's 2003 album, Sumday. We also talk about record stores, her articles about various '90s alt-rock bands (including Counting Crows), grocery stores and retail customers in general.

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Steph Trivison joins Jeff and Matt to discuss her career as well as her latest album, Little Thrills. We dig into the work she's been doing as well with music placement, plus songwriting, production and there's even a bit of stray ukulele discussion.

We also discuss Butch Walker's 2004 solo release, Letters. Steph talks about how formative Butch's work as as producer and songwriter was to her own eventual music output.

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On July 15th and 16th, Jim Messina will reunite with his old collaborative partner, Kenny Loggins, for two special shows at the Hollywood Bowl. The concerts are marking the 50th anniversary of the initial show that the duo played at that same venue in 1972.

Messina got on the phone to chat briefly about the upcoming gigs and how the pair are preparing for them. He also shares some thoughts on Kenny's memoir -- and stories of their past together.

There's some Poco chat as well, regarding the beginnings of the group and their reunion in the late '80s for the Legacy album, which produced the hit single, "Call It Love." Messina also shares his love for late Poco vocalist Rusty Young.

Thanks to Jim for the time!

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