And Introducing

We're joined by musician Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Divine Fits, Handsome Furs, Operators, Arcade Fire) to chat about his life and career in music. We touch on everything from terrible tour stews, leveling up to arena shows, burning CD-Rs in hotel rooms, telemarketing, too much fog machine and more. We also spend a good deal of time on the constantly shifting landscape of online and digital music distribution, how it's affected his career, and why it's so difficult to buy a simple dang .WAV file. Finally, Dan teases some upcoming projects that the Boeckner! heads will really enjoy. Dan's back on social media, please follow him so he can promote his stuff: Twitter: @d_boeckner Insta: @boec_kner Also, if you're not listening to Pretty Dim Wonder, the narrative fiction comedy podcast Dan does with Charles from Episode 1, you absolutely should. I think most And Intro heads would get a kick out of it: https://pod.link/1618321478

We're going back, Jack, and we're doing it again with another angle on the Steely Dan story. Last time we were listening to Donald Fagen complain about hotel pools with Matthew Perpetua; this time we're talking about the freaky characters of Steely Dan's lyrical universe with writer Alex Pappademas and artist Joan LeMay, who together created the book 'Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan.' We get into the gentleman-loser trope so common in Dan tunes, marvel at the absurdity of Steely Dan's recording budgets, and ponder the existence of the Squonk and its tears. Enjoy! Buy the book: https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477324998/ Songs featured: "Do It Again (8-Bit)" - 8BitRenditions "Deacon Blues" - Steely Dan

Bono part deux — for a relaxing time, make it governance time. We hit the second half or so of Bono's book Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story and get into his advocacy, his lobbying, his product-launch mindset, his south of France hedonism, his relationship with God and his overall reflective vibes. Unos dos tres catorce bitches! Listen to Black Bubblegum podcast: https://blackbubblegumpod.libsyn.com/ Subscribe to Molly's music newsletter: https://themollyzone.beehiiv.com/ Music used in this episode: "Vertigo (8 Bit Raxlen Slice Chiptune Remix)" "Staring At The Sun" - U2 "Discothèque" - U2 "Miami" - U2 "If You're Gonna Break My Heart" - Inhaler "Elevation" - U2 "Party Time" - Northern Boys "Vertigo" - U2 "Gossip" - Måneskin "The Miracle of Joey Ramone" - U2 "Blind Elevation" - Molly Mashup O'Brien

Yeah I'm thinking we're back. Back with a big one. Back with Bono. He wrote a memoir called Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story and we're podcasting all about it. Well, not all about it, but about half of it, because Bono's book is so meaty that it requires a two-part podcast. We dig into Bono's early life in bubblin' Dublin, the crucial single week where he asked out his wife and joined U2, his political awakening and initial transition into "foreign dignitary," and the time he made a Parmesan cheese sandwich at Paul McGuinness's house. It's a wild ride, and an Irish one. Missed you guys :) Subscribe to Molly's music newsletter (it costs $0): https://themollyzone.beehiiv.com/ Songs in the episode: "With Or Without You (8-Bit U2 Cover)" - 8-Bit Misfits "Teenage Kicks" - The Undertones "I Will Follow" - U2 "Sunday Bloody Sunday" - U2 "Pride (In The Name of Love)" - U2 "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Band Aid "Where The Streets Have No Name" - U2 "Where The Streets Have No Name (Live)" - The Killers "Big Boy" - Viagra Boys and Jason Williamson "The Fly" - U2

Wow, a new episode of And Introducing - this one featuring legendary music producer and musician Gordon Raphael, whose musical ear, intuition, tech savvy and patience all played a huge role in helping craft the indelible sound of The Strokes' first two albums, Is This It and Room On Fire. His book The World Is Going To Love This: Up From The Basement With the Strokes delightfully details these recordings, plus his work with Regina Spektor on Soviet Kitsch, his time running live sound for the Libertines, and his experiences generally gallivanting around New York and Europe, making cool music all the way. The book is awesome and we had a great time talking about it! Here's a linktree for where you can buy the book: https://linktr.ee/theworldisgoingtolovethis Songs featured: "The Strokes - Hard To Explain (8-Bit Version)" - Joshua Ryan "The Modern Age (EP version)" - The Strokes "Drive To Lifer (Live)" - IMIJ Lucky Me, live at Moe's Seattle "The East Coast Hold On" - Cab Ellis "Mustang Juni" - Junius Karr

And introducing…King of the hill…A#1……KING OF THE HILL: it’s Frank Sinatra! Yes we’re ring-a-ding-dinging in the New Year with one of the greatest recording artists of all time AND one of the greatest pieces of Words About Music of all time in one go. We’re covering Ol’ Blue Eyes from Gay Talese’s celebrated, wildly influential 1966 profile for Esquire magazine, “Frank Sinatra Has A Cold.” Looking at Sinatra’s whole life, work and cultural impact through three pivotal months in ‘65-’66, Talese’s profile sheds light on a man seemingly unstuck from time and place by his massive celebrity. And, it’s very funny. COME TO OUR PARTY AT ELSEWHERE in NYC 1/18/88: https://www.elsewherebrooklyn.com/events/night-rippers-presented-by-audio-video-disco-18th-jan-the-loft-new-york-tickets Songs played: Frank Sinatra - New York, New York 8-bit by Jack Phillips Frank Sinatra - Ring-a-Ding-Ding Frank Sinatra - That’s Life Frank Sinatra - Mama Will Bark Frank Sinatra - Luck Be A Lady

A fresh new episode of And Introducing! On it, we talk to Ryan Dusick, Maroon 5's founding drummer, about his new book Harder To Breathe: A Memoir of Making Maroon 5, Losing It All, and Finding Recovery. Ryan's story is extremely wild: an impossibly long pre-stardom grind as part of Maroon 5 leading up to their smash (sort of) debut album Songs About Jane, overwhelming "overnight" success, and a stunning reversal where a physical breakdown hindered his ability to play drums to the point of his dismissal from the band. We get into all of that, plus pop stardom's inherent body-and-brain-rattling stress, the 1990s Los Angeles music scene, being a musical athlete slash athletic musician, and much more...so have a listen! We missed you!! Songs played: Maroon 5 - "Harder To Breathe" (8-Bit Arcade Version) Kara's Flowers - "Soap Disco" Maroon 5 - "Harder to Breathe" Maroon 5 feat. Megan Thee Stallion - "Beautiful Mistakes"

This week (month...summer...) we are talking about none other than FLEA. One of the world's funkiest living bassists, Flea has kept it thick on the low end for the Red Hot Chili Peppers for almost forty years. His 2019 memoir Acid For The Children enthusiastically details his life from conception to right as the Peps formed. It's a tale of Dickensian proportions: street rapscallion lifestyles, dirty Hollywood escapades, 1970s high school vibes, various freaks and creeps practically vibrating off the page. Shooting cocaine on an Amtrak train, hitchhiking, actual hiking, wrap party meth sharing, jeans that show off one's camel toe, puking at the club, dine-and-dashing at the local BBQ joint, and of course the power of jazz: it's all here and sometimes it's in ALL CAPS, BABY. Join us as we trace Flea's path from Australian childhood to Anthony Kiedis-enhanced adolescence and beyond. "Give It Away [8 Bit Tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers]" - 8 Bit Universe "Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples" - Parliament Funkadelic "I Don't Care About You" - Fear "Out In LA" - Red Hot Chili Peppers The National Anthem - Flea "Give It Away" - Red Hot Chili Peppers "Party Party Superstar" - Pretty Dim Wonder

And introducing…the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley! We welcome Atlantic movie critic and co-host of the Blank Check podcast David Sims back to the pod to discuss Baz Lurhmann’s new biopic ELVIS. We talk about the King’s legacy, Baz’s filmography, Tom Hanks going sicko mode, whether the music biopic genre can be transcended (or if it’s been fully murdered by Walk Hard), and all the pop-culture Elvis missed. RIP Elvis, you would have loved mdma. Check out Molly’s essay on attending a Deadmau5 NFT party: https://themollyzone.com/post/687870869007187968/i-went-to-a-music-nft-party David’s work at the Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/david-sims/ All things Blank Check: https://www.blankcheckpod.com/

On this episode of And Introducing, we meet a new type of guy: human vampire, Polish legend, gentle giant, Parks Department tree-hugger, Slim-Fast guzzler, melodramatic romantic, Brooklyn baby, cat dad, and overall agent provocateur Peter Steele. Most famously of the 1990s gothic metal band Type O Negative, Peter achieved a long list of accomplishments in his short lifetime, and we don't just mean his extremely erect appearance in a 1995 issue of Playgirl. We're joined by new guest Ryan of AntiArt, an up-and-coming digital publication and podcast breathing some fresh air into Instagram these days. Don't follow AntiArt at your own risk because we are giving it a heart endorsement as the future of music media (seriously). Type O Negative - "Christian Woman (8-Bit)" Fallout - "Batteries Not Included" Carnivore - "Jesus Hitler" Agnostic Front - "Public Assistance" Type O Negative - "Unsuccessfully Coping With The Natural Beauty of Infidelity" Type O Negative - "Christian Woman" Type O Negative - "Summer Breeze" Type O Negative - "Cinnamon Girl" Type O Negative - "Love You To Death" Type O Negative - "I Don't Wanna Be Me" AntiArt's blog: https://www.antiart.blog/ AntiArt instagram: instagram.com/__antiart__ Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/saywhatagain Molly on Twitter: https://twitter.com/missmollymary