WTTS In Conversation

Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins talks about how Pandemic made them scrap an entire album and write a new one, 2021’s Our Bande Apart. He also teases yet another album that may drop this year, and reflects on the band’s enduring influence on a fanbase that somehow stays the same age as the years progress.

Indiana singer/songwriter/guitarist Strand of Oaks (Timothy Showalter) spoke with morning host Matt Pelsor about touring Europe with Magnolia Electric Company following the death of friend and fellow musician Jason Molina. He also talked about cast in the television show Mayans MC, as well as what it was like to work with Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha on his most recent album “In Heaven.”

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Founding member of the Beach Boys Mike Love explores the moment that the Beach Boys’ later albums (1969-1979) are having among Indie Rock and New Wave fans who have been lauding them as highly influential and essential to the sounds that came afterward. This era is explored in the new box set Sail On Sailor along with unreleased outtakes, live recordings, and bonus demo material. He also touches on the upcoming Good Vibrations Cruise, and his own recent holiday album Reason for the Season.

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Chad and Brad from Dispatch talk with Matt Pelsor about the inspiration for the title track on their latest album “Break Our Fall,” as well as their recent tour with OAR, and their choice to record a signature song of theirs in Russian in an attempt to inspire peace on the other side of the world.

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Melissa Etheridge talks with Matt Pelsor about her latest release One Way Out, which is a collection of older songs that were never released, plus two live recordings. She shares how she keeps her voice fit for touring, and talks about her relationship with her spouse who happens to be her exact same age.

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The band Cannons have enjoyed another banner year with the release of their album Fever Dream, a headlining tour, and multiple festivals; so it’s hard to imagine them being anxious about being on stage. But they talk about how nervous they were to play their first big crowd, Lollapalooza 2021. They also get into their writing process, and what life on the road has been like.

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Frontman Matty Healy of The 1975 talks with morning host Matt Pelsor about their new album Being Funny in a Foreign Language, which just dropped on October 14th. Matty talks about working with mega-producer Jack Antonoff on the record, and about how he sounds different now compared to their breakthrough single “Chocolate.”

The legendary Jackson Browne chats with morning host Matt Pelsor about his latest album and subsequent tour that brought him through Indianapolis in June. Browne talks about working with his son Ryan on the video for the song “Minutes to Downtown,” and about the decades-long inspiration for the album’s closer “Song for Barcelona,” as well as the album’s ocean-inspired title, Downhill from Everywhere.

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Jonathan talks to morning host Matt Pelsor about how making the new album, Every Shade of Blue, felt like the band’s earlier days because of the unique and healthy way the band came together during the pandemic. He goes into detail on the single “Virginia,” and reveals the superstar he was trying to emulate in part of his performance. He also shares who he feels is the best songwriter in the band (it isn’t him), and the song that made him realize that.

The Head and The Heart play WTTS Rock On The River on September 30th at TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park.

The National drummer talks about 2019’s I am Easy to Find, and the film that goes along with it, as well as the new music coming out later this year. He also talks about what has kept him in his home city of Cincinnati ahead of their concert date at Indy’s TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park on Sunday, September 18th.