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Jeff and Matt are joined by Howie Edelson to discuss Wild Honey, the 13th studio release from The Beach Boys. Howie is the creative consultant for The Beach Boys and their company, Brother Records, Inc. and brings a wealth of Beach Boys knowledge to today's discussion.

Howie works with the band and their associates on all aspects of production for their archival releases, including the newly expanded Sounds of Summer, which is being released on June 17. Originally released in 2003 with 30 tracks, the new version now has 80 tracks, with 24 new mixes including four tracks that have been mixed in stereo for the first time.

Edelson wrote the highly informative liner notes for the new collection, which uncover some fascinating history behind the songs. It was a lot of fun to dig into the history of Wild Honey with Howie, while also getting the skinny on what's coming up from the Beach Boys.

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Jackyl's Jesse James Dupree is with Matt to discuss his upcoming appearance as one of the experts on The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America, the new series that premieres Sunday night (06/12/22) at 8pm Eastern on The History Channel.

We also talk about the new Jackyl song, "Get All Up in It (Another Round of Mother Funker)." Watch the music video here.

Jesse shares additional Jackyl news, an Aerosmith story and reflects on the inspiration he took from Metallica. Our thanks to Jesse for the time as always.

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Author and journalist Mitchell Cohen joins Jeff and Matt to discuss Willie Nile's 1980 self-titled debut on Arista Records. The Buffalo, N.Y. singer-songwriter has enjoyed a long career that has been especially prolific in the last decade. Mitchell helps us trace the early days of Nile's career and how it all began.

We also discuss Mitchell's new book, Looking for the Magic: New York City, the '70s and the Rise of Arista Records, which is a fascinating read covering the birth of the label and its initial history as an independent venture. Along the way, we dig into a few additional chapters of Cohen's A&R career including his experiences with Savage Garden and he shares his thoughts on Milli Vanilli.

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Howard Jones joins Jeff and Matt to discuss the 30th anniversary of his album, In the Running. It was his fifth release and marked a departure from his signature synth-driven style. There was a vulnerability to both the sound and the songwriting which made the record a really engaging listen. To date, it's probably one of his most underrated releases, so it was a pleasure to get a chance to discuss it with Howard.

We also dig into the stories regarding Dialogue, his newest album, which will be released in September. Dialogue is the third album in a planned four album series and Jones tells us about how the series of work developed and has evolved.

Howard Jones will be on the road this summer beginning in June for a series of concerts with Midge Ure. Both artists are touring with a band and this is a bill not to be missed. Visit Howard's website for details on both the tour and the new album.

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It's been a minute since Jeff and Matt have gotten together for a Cassingle. With a holiday weekend looming, it was good to get together and discuss a busy week of new releases. Bruce Hornsby, Def Leppard, Wilco and others have new albums out. Top Gun: Maverick is in the theaters and the fourth season of Stranger Things has just been released.

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Singer-songwriter Bill Deasy joins Jeff and Matt to discuss Jackson Browne's third album, 1974's Late for the Sky. The discussion leads to the songwriting muse, how long to spend on a song before moving on and how Bill's own writing has changed.

We also dig into the details behind If The Creek Don't Rise, the latest solo release from Bill. He discusses his past work with the Gathering Field, meeting Michael Stanley and co-writing with a wide range of artists including Maia Sharp, Kim Richey, Howard Jones, Jane Wiedlin and more. You can hear a sample of material from Bill's album at the end of the episode.

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Today's Bonus Track features a trio of short conversations. First, Kelly Carlin joins Matt to discuss George Carlin's American Dream, the new documentary from Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio which premieres this weekend in two parts on HBO Max beginning on Friday, May 21.

'80s rocker Corey Hart shares the stage with the Go-Go's, Soft Cell and Charli XCX as part of a special virtual concert happening on June 23 presented by Doritos and Stranger Things.

Finally, we spoke with Triumph's Rik Emmett briefly to discuss the new documentary, Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine, which has a special limited streaming engagement on Nugs.net through May 31.

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In his early days as a singer-songwriter, Dan Miraldi met Matt. While the wise thing would have been to run away screaming, Dan did one better than that -- he moved to New York City. But in the years since that initial meeting, Dan and Matt continued to cross paths occasionally and one thing that was always consistent was that they were guaranteed to spend some time nerding out about music.

Today, we continue that tradition, digging deep into Dan's latest album, Radio Friendly Darling. But we also discuss a wide variety of additional subjects, from Ben Kweller and Radish to KISS. It was a blast speaking with him and hopefully you'll enjoy our chat.

We reference a lot of different things and you'll find links to many of them in the show notes.

Dan has shows coming up soon in both Cleveland and the New York area. Visit his website for all of the details.

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Not long after we launched this podcast, we got an email from Matt Sledge, suggesting that if we ever wanted to discuss R.E.M.'s New Adventures in Hi-Fi, he'd love to be the one to sit in with us. So here we are, Jeff, Matt and Matt, discussing the tenth studio album from the Athens band.

It's arguably one of the most interesting records in their catalog in the sense that it found the group taking a really intriguing journey in song. The liner notes of the 2021 expanded reissue pull the curtain back a bit to add some more details to what we already knew about the innovative approach they took to capturing the songs on the album. In short, it was every bit of the adventure that was advertised in the album title and then some.

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Today's Bonus Track features Steve Forbert, who joins Matt to share stories from his career and he also performs a couple of songs from his new record acoustically. They discuss his latest album as well as his recent memoir.  Steve is currently on tour and perhaps he's headed your way.

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With a mix of folk, roots-rock, and richly delivered storytelling, Steve Forbert is truly a pioneer of the roots-rock genre. He's been a torchbearer of the sound for more than four decades since, navigating the twists and turns of an acclaimed career that's taken him from gold records to Grammy nominations, from New York City's CBGB to Nashville's Bluebird Cafe, from his 1978 debut album to 2022's vital and versatile Moving Through America.

The songs take centerstage once again with Moving Through America. Filled with character portraits and quirky insights, the album unfolds like a mosaic of modern-day American life, delivered by someone who's been crisscrossing the country for nearly half a century. With an author's nuance and a humorist's wit, Forbert offer glimpses into the everyday lives of his characters: a dog running from the sky's thunderclaps; a Houston man preparing to take his girlfriend out for fried oysters; a former drug dealer celebrating his freedom after incarceration; a road-tripping motorist steadily making his way across the midwest.

Forbert inhabits each character, turning their storylines into first-person narratives that blur the lines between subject and scribe. Backed by the same band that appeared on his collection of cover songs, I, in 2020, he sounds every bit as spirited as he did in the late 1970s, back when he left his hometown of Meridian, Mississippi, and headed to New York in search of new horizons.

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