Jokermen
Jokermen
Jokermen Podcast is your spirit guide to the wonderful world of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. Every song, every record: It’s All Good Music :: Subscribe on Patreon for access to all episodes ad-free, plus the full back catalog of Bob Dylan, Velvet Underground, Steely Dan, Lou Reed, John Cale, Randy Newman, and Billy Joel goods at patreon.com/jokermen :: @jokermenpodcast on Instagram and Twitter
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Feb 16, 2023 • 12min
Teaser // Lou Reed: LEGENDARY HEARTS
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Feb 13, 2023 • 50min
The Velvet Underground: LIVE '68 with Ira Kaplan
The Jokermen are joined by Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo to discuss a wild VU bootleg, a lifetime of Velvet Underground comparisons, and the upcoming Mets season.LISTEN TO YO LA TENGO'S NEW ALBUM "THIS STUPID WORLD" READ IAN'S REVIEW OF "THIS STUPID WORLD" ON THE JOKERMEN SUBSTACK DOWNLOAD THE BOOTLEG DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODESUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREONSUBSCRIBE TO NEVER ENDING STORIES ON PATREONFOLLOW JOKERMEN ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, AND YOUTUBE
Feb 9, 2023 • 10min
Teaser // Lou Reed: THE BLUE MASK with Craig Finn — Side B
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Feb 7, 2023 • 57min
Lou Reed: THE BLUE MASK with Craig Finn — Side A
The Jokermen welcome The Hold Steady lead singer (and fellow Talkhouse podcaster) Craig Finn to the program for a conversation about Lou Reed's The Blue Mask, a front-to-back masterpiece about murderous psychopaths, Oedipal mania, and how women are great.LISTEN TO CRAIG'S PODCAST "THAT'S HOW I REMEMBER IT"LISTEN TO THE LATEST HOLD STEADY SINGLE "SIDEWAYS SKULL"READ AND SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON SUBSTACKSUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREONSUBSCRIBE TO NEVER ENDING STORIES ON PATREONFOLLOW JOKERMEN ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, AND YOUTUBE
Feb 3, 2023 • 4min
Teaser // Nico: THE MARBLE INDEX + THE END...
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Feb 1, 2023 • 9min
Teaser // Bob Dylan: FRAGMENTS — Side A
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Jan 30, 2023 • 1h 13min
Nico: DESERTSHORE with Weyes Blood
The Jokermen are joined by Natalie Mering to discuss Nico's avant-garde druidic masterpiece Desertshore, working with John Cale, and The Doors.FOLLOW NATALIE ON INSTAGRAM + LISTEN TO "AND IN THE DARKNESS, HEARTS AGLOW" SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREONSUBSCRIBE TO NEVER ENDING STORIES ON PATREONNEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE ON JOKERMEN.NETLISTEN TO OUR BEST OF JOHN + BEST OF LOU 70s PLAYLISTSFOLLOW JOKERMEN ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, AND YOUTUBE
Jan 26, 2023 • 4min
Teaser // John Cale: MUSIC FOR A NEW SOCIETY — Side B
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Jan 23, 2023 • 58min
John Cale: MUSIC FOR A NEW SOCIETY — Side A
The Jokermen convene to cover John Cale's Music for a New Society, an undisputed masterpiece that stretches the limits of what can be achieved through the medium of the LP.SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREONSUBSCRIBE TO NEVER ENDING STORIES ON PATREONNEW MERCH NOW AVAILABLE ON JOKERMEN.NETLISTEN TO OUR BEST OF JOHN + BEST OF LOU 70s PLAYLISTSFOLLOW JOKERMEN ON TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, AND YOUTUBE
Jan 20, 2023 • 5min
Teaser // John Cale: MERCY
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