Four Strings and the Truth
készítő: Sandy Smallens
Legújabb epizód
The Ballad of Leigh Gorman (Bow Wow Wow, Adam & The Ants)
The Ballad of Leigh Gorman (Bow Wow Wow, Adam & The Ants)
A podcastról
"Four Strings and the Truth: The Bassists Who Changed Music" features intimate conversations with players who have changed the course of the music that came after them, and continue to do so. We'll uncover their four-string mindset - their influences, approach, artistic practice, and how they go about practicing, playing, composing songs, being in a band and living their lives.
Host Sandy Smallens, an indie- and major label-recording artist and bassist of 40-plus years, shines a light on the sometimes unsung (or at least under-sung) heroes who continue to redefine the bass's role in contemporary music, channeling his experience as a music writer and founder of Spotify's original content department.
Check out the official pod playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2NJT1Dpc6eGi09uJOuQWKs?si=4d76eeff2b5c4615.
Theme music: "TRIBES" by Surface Wound. To purchase that track, check out: https://surfacewound.bandcamp.com.
Yell at me here: [email protected]
"Four Strings and the Truth" is an Audiation Original production.
Epizódok
A legújabb 20 a(z) 23 epizódból
- The Ballad of Leigh Gorman (Bow Wow Wow, Adam & The Ants) · 1 óra 44 perc · 3. évad 3. epizódStrap in for a rollicking journey through the musical evolution of not one but two influential bands - Bow Wow Wow and Adam & The Ants - with the bass player behind the sound…
- "Loud Bands Playing Terrible Music" - The Bass-Forward Bands of Caterwaul · 1 óra 43 perc · 3. évad 2. epizódNormally this show features a famous (at least, famous in our world) bassist we've been listening to for decades. But for today's episode, I went in a different direction. Back…
- His Band is Better Than Your Band with Damien Sayell (Mclusky, The St. Pierre Snake Invasion) · 48 perc · 3. évad 1. epizódComing to you live and direct from the posh green room of Brooklyn club Warsaw, we sit down with gentle giant/Mclusky bassist and singer Damien Sayell, who's been in the band…
- Feeling Minnesota Nice with Greg Norton (Hüsker Dü, Ultrabomb, Buddies) · 45 perc · 2. évad 5. epizódWe continue to tick off the bucket list, player by player. In the wake of a trip to Minneapolis for the Caterwaul Festival, we chat with Minnesota's favorite son, Greg Norton…
- Certain Fate Foretold with Clint Conley (Mission of Burma, consonant) · 59 perc · 2. évad 4. epizódNot exactly nine lives, but the quintessentially Boston band Mission of Burma has had at least two: their initial 1979-1983 foray, which yielded such classics as "That's When I…
- Win a "Like New" IdiotBox Effects Blower Box Deluxe! · 2 perc · 2. évad 3. epizódWe've launched a contest to win a "like new" (seriously, I played it once) IdiotBox Effects Blower Box Deluxe pedal. This is an amazing, bass-specific distortion pedal, with…
- Better Bass-ing with Nate Brenner (Tune-Yards, Naytronix) · 1 óra 5 perc · 2. évad 2. epizódNate Brenner has been playing music in front of people since he was four, and it shows. He and his musical/life partner Merrill Garbus have carved out a unique place in the…
- They're Not Booing, They're Only Yelling "Lou" with Lou Barlow (Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, The Folk Implosion) · 1 óra 27 perc · 2. évad 1. epizódWe're kicking (Mini-)Season 2 off with one of our most-requested guests, Lou Barlow - a four string lifer (on bass, ukelele, guitar, etc.) and amiable fellow who's not afraid to…
- Coming Soon: (The Monosyllabic Mini-)Season 2 · 2 perc · 2. évadWe have a clutch of new shows coming very soon with names you might expect...or not.
- "Cool World" by Chat Pile: The Bass-ic Review · 16 perc · 1. évad 13. epizódAs we gear up for our next season of Four Strings and the Truth interviews, we're introducing a new, more bite-sized feature: the Bass-ic Review. This is an analysis of new and…
- "We are the most underrated and yet most important members of any band" with Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes) · 1 óra 5 perc · 1. évad 12. epizódBrian Ritchie is our first guest whose primary instrument - the one that helped make his band Violent Femmes a household name - is an acoustic bass. Today we hear how all that…
- Living Between The Songs with Klaus Flouride (Dead Kennedys) · 1 óra 0 perc · 1. évad 11. epizódDead Kennedys - the scabrous, Northern Cali-based band that taught the world how to stage dive - created some of the most indelible anthems in hardcore, naming and shaming those…
- Back on His Grind with David Wm. Sims (Jesus Lizard, Scratch Acid, unFact) · 53 perc · 1. évad 10. epizódHe first caught our ears with the propulsive lines that drove Austin weirdos Scratch Acid; and then David Wm. Sims - and SA vocalist David Yow - decided to set it all on fire…
- WATT POWER with Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE, dos, Il Sogno Del Marinaio, mssv, and a million other groups) · 1 óra 5 perc · 1. évad 9. epizódYou didn't think we were gonna get through this season without a dispatch from the man in the van with a bass in his hand, did you? Coming to us live and shirtless from his home…
- Talking about Bruce Thomas (Elvis Costello & The Attractions) with Dave Derby (Gramercy Arms, The Dambuilders, Lloyd Cole) · 46 perc · 1. évad 8. epizódWhen a planned interview with Bruce Thomas fell through for…reasons, we dusted ourselves off and decided to consult with bassist/songwriter/singer Dave Derby (Gramercy Arms, The…
- When Inspiration Strikes with Colin Moulding (XTC, The Dukes of Stratosphear, TC&I) · 44 perc · 1. évad 7. epizódIn South West England, in a town called Swindon, a group of disaffected youth would come together in the early 70s and create a body of songs over the next few decades whose…
- Despair, Redemption, Legacy, Family and Keeping Going with Jah Wobble (Public Image Ltd, Invaders of the Heart, etc.) · 1 óra 1 perc · 1. évad 6. epizódGenerous with his time, expansive with his bass playing, and one of the funniest people I've ever spoken with, Jah Wobble sits down with a couple of his favorite basses to…
- ...And Now a Word From The Bass Master General with Karl Alvarez (Descendents, All, Massacre Guys) · 48 perc · 1. évad 5. epizódGrab your bonus cups and strap on your ear goggles (kinda mixing band references here) to drink of the wisdom of one Karl Alvarez, the fleet-fingered fellow who anchors and…
- A Gentleman and a Ska-ler with Horace Panter (The Specials, General Public, The Dirt Road Band) · 43 perc · 1. évad 4. epizód(Do I really need to write any show notes after coming up with that title?) It's time to pick it up with Horace Panter (nickname: Sir Horace Gentleman), the man whose elastic…
- He's The Man with Graham Maby (Joe Jackson, Marshall Crenshaw, Freedy Johnston, Natalie Merchant) · 44 perc · 1. évad 3. epizódSonic architect Graham Maby joins us to discuss his 50-something year career, which began with him fulfilling Joe Jackson's vision for a bass-led pop combo, resulting in some of…
