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Center Stage: An Abandoned Albums Podcast

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BONUS EPISODE - The Slim Whitcomb Band

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2023/10/20

BONUS EPISODE Geoff & Keith dig deep to tackle the mystery around Jake Thomspon and The Slim Whitcomb Band. This is almost an Unsolved Mystery Abandoned Albums episode because they try to find out WTF happened to Jake Thompson. The Slim Whitcomb Band was well on its way to success when Jake disappeared in August 1997. Their debut album, Trailer Park Trash, has a near-legendary reputation among many music fans. The guys welcome SWB guitar player Drew Fischer and bass player Emma Dalton into

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Episode 412 - Paul Heck on No Alternative... and more.

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2023/10/20

With Geoff out after a bizarre curling incident (long story), Keith flies solo this week as he welcomes Paul Heck into Thunderlove Studio for a chat. Paul Heck created the AIDS Music Project to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and normalize discussing safe sex. In this endeavor, Heck pursued the idea of an AIDS-benefit alternative rock compilation. He partnered with fellow Brown alumni Chris Mundy (a Rolling Stone senior writer) and Jessica Kowal (a freelance writer for Newsday) to produce the album

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Episode 411 - Singer & Songwriter John P. Strohm

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2023/10/20

This is the type of episode Abandoned Albums was created for! In this episode, Keith & Geoff sit down with singer/songwriter John Strohm to discuss his album Vestavia, his experiences in the music industry, and some of his creative challenges. John shares insights into the creative process, his journey in the industry, and the inspiration behind some of his most notable songs. If you're a fan of John's music, 90s music, or music in general, this is not an episode you will want to miss! LINKS John

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Episode 410: Chad Fischer - Musician, Composer,...

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2023/10/20

Chad Fischer's early work was being a drummer for the band School of Fish ("Three Strange Days"), founded by his college friend Josh Clayton-Felt. Fischer replaced the original their original drummer in 1991; however, he did not play on the band's second album due to a fallout with a producer and was replaced by Josh Freese. Mr. Freese pops up repeatedly in this episode. Nevertheless, Fischer still stayed with the band to perform live. The only official commercial School of Fish release that

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Episode 409 - Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket

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2023/10/20

Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Barbara, California, in 1986. The band at the time consisted of vocalist/guitarist Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss, who stopped touring in 2017 and left the band in 2020. Guss was replaced by drummer Josh Daubin, who had been supporting them as their drummer on recent tours. They had chart success in the 1990s with singles that included "Walk on the Ocean," "All I Want,"

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Episode 408 - Linus of Hollywood

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2023/10/20

Linus of Hollywood (Linus Dotson) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. The stage name comes from his early days in Los Angeles, where he frequently wore striped shirts similar to the Peanuts character Linus van Pelt. At age 21, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music. In 1995 Dotson started his professional career with the band Size 14, named after his shoe size. After releasing their self-titled album in 1997, the band broke up in 1998. After

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Episode 407 - Marko DeSantis & S.W. Lauden on Popsicko

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2023/10/20

Santa Barbara Independent July 8, 2021 by S.W. Lauden There’s a parallel universe in which this article is about Popsicko’s triumphant two-night stand at the Santa Barbara Bowl. A world where this high-energy alternative-rock band takes a triumphant victory lap in front of an adoring hometown crowd after nearly three decades at the top of the charts, countless world tours, and piles of platinum records. Given the buzz around Popsicko in the early ’90s, the above scenario seemed entirely possible

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Episode 406 - Blake Smith & Mike Willison of Fig Dish

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2023/10/20

Fig Dish IS a 1990s rock band based in Chicago. The band signed to PolyGram Records in 1995 and released two full-length albums before becoming inactive in 1998. Fig Dish's sound was influenced by 80s college rock and indie bands such as Dinosaur Jr. and The Replacements, and has drawn comparisons to Cheap Trick. They were part of a mid-90s Chicago rock scene that included The Smashing Pumpkins, Veruca Salt, and Local H. They were closely associated and often shared bills with those and other

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Episode 405 - Manda Rin of Bis

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2023/10/20

Bis are a Scottish indie pop band composed of Steven Clark (Sci-Fi Steven), John Clark (John Disco), and Amanda MacKinnon (Manda Rin), formed in 1994. The band's name, rhymes with 'this.' The name originates from the song "Black Iron Skyline" by The The. The three musicians formed Bis in late 1994 while Rin and Disco were in secondary school,Woodfarm High School, and Steven, who had recently finished there. After releasing their first singles, Transmissions On The Teen-C Tip! and Disco Nation 45 the

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Episode 404 - Jimmy Ashhurst of Izzy Stradlin and the...

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2023/10/20

What can be said about Jimmy Ashhurst? Rock–n-roll troubadour? CHECK Bass player with creative wanderlustlust? CHECK Rock Star? CHECK Nice guy? CHECK Great storyteller? CHECK Musical Ambassador? CHECK Geopolitical operative? HUH? Jimmy returns to Abandoned Albums to chat up Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds. A record firmly embedded on Keith’s desert island list. Jimmy’s also holds the distinction (such as it is) as appearing on another of the albums on Keith's list - Broken Homes debut

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Episode 403 - Ryan Humbert of The Shootouts

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2023/10/20

The Shootouts create “country music for people who don’t like country.” Keith, Geoff, and Rufus can confirm. They got a chance to chat about The Shootouts when lead singer, guitarist, and chief shooter Ryan Humbert stopped by Thunderlove Studio. The band didn’t expect to be back in the studio so soon after the release of their Top 10 Americana album Bullseye. But when one of country music’s most legendary artists agrees to produce your next record, you don’t say no. That’s what happened when a

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Episode 402 - Tierney Tough of The Pauses

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2023/10/20

The Pauses released their first album, A Cautionary Tale, in 2011 through New Granada Records. The band recorded the album with producer J. Robbins of Jawbox fame in Baltimore, MD, at The Magpie Cage. Lead singer Tierney Tough stopped by Thunderlove Studios to chat with Geoff and Keith about The Pauses and take a deep dive into their second album - Unbuilding - from 2018. Like its predecessor, it was produced by J. Robbins of Jawbox. Said BrooklynVegan of the release: “…it’s got a little of the

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Episode 401 - Steve Brooks of Torche and Floor

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2023/10/20

WELCOME TO SEASON 4 Comin in HOT!! Keith & Geoff sit down with Steve Brooks of both Torche and Floor. Torche was formed in 2004 and has released five full-length studio albums, four EPs, two split albums, and three singles. They released their fifth full-length studio album, Admission, on July 12, 2019. In May 2022, founding frontman Steve Brooks announced the upcoming tour supporting Meshuggah would be his last with the band, stating, “We’re a few months away from the last tour I’m doing

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Episode 313 - Ronnie Barnett & Geoff Calhoun on Van...

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2023/10/19

So, this is the last episode for our third season... and it's the final episode of 2022. We could think of no better way to go out than having our old friend Ronnie Barnett stop by and Geoff Calhoun pop 'round to discuss one of our all-time favorite bands - the MIGHTY VAN HALEN!! The question of what version of the band is better - the one with David Lee Roth or the one with Sammy Hagar - has been a topic of discussion for fans of the band for over 35 years now. Now, no disrespect intended, but

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BONUS EPISODE -- Broken Homes Anniversary Redux -...

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2023/10/19

One year ago, I hit “Publish Now” on the first episode of Abandoned Albums. I had no idea what I was doing. Fortunately, I learned rather quickly, and over the past year, the show has evolved into what it is now a pretty damn good podcast. Luckier still is that I didn’t do too much to this episode because it was still pretty damn good! The origin of Abandoned Albums is found here on this inaugural episode’s album selection - the 1986 debut record by the LA-based band Broken Homes. This self-titled

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Episode 312 - Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker the Star

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2023/10/19

Blinker the Star is Jordon Zadorozny, and Jordon Zadorozny is Blinker the Star. The Canadian solo artist has created eleven albums (both major label and indie) and worked with musicians as varied as Leland Sklar (bass player with the big bushy grey beard... you know him), Ken Andrews, and one of his childhood heroes, Lindsey Buckingham (a couple of great stories in the podcast... no spoilers). Jordon spent some time in Los Angeles in the 90s, recording the Dreamworks album August Everywhere. While

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Episode 311 - Steve Issacs of Skycycle & The Panic...

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2023/10/19

On this episode of Abandoned Albums, Steve Isaacs stopped by Thunderlove Studios to chat about his career. Now Steve is one of those guys who generate positivity. After paying dues on the coffee house circuit in Los Angeles in the early 90s (that he helped create), he packed up and moved east to become a VJ at MTV right when grunge broke. From there, he auditioned - and got the gig - for a tour of a broadway play (no spoilers, you gotta listen). And then, he fronted his band, Skycycle. A band named

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Episode 310 - Matt Mahaffey of sElf - Breakfast with...

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2023/10/19

Geoff Calhoun joins Keith as they talk with Matt Mahaffey, the frontman and visionary behind the band sElf... and so much more. Oh, trust us, you know Matt's work. Matt Mahaffey grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee, and started writing songs and playing the drums at age 4. He would often perform with his brother, Mike Mahaffey when they were growing up. By age eleven, he played drums at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge. In the mid-nineties, he moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and attended MTSU. He lived and

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BONUS - Abandoned Albums 45 rpm - Timmy Williams from...

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2023/10/19

Too busy for the full episode? We got you. Check out Abandoned Albums on JAM (aka Listen Up - Abandoned Albums 45 rpm) by going here: https://www.jam.ai/jam/listen-up. You can add Listen Up - Abandoned Albums 45 rpm to your playlists or use an SMS shortcode... from the US, text LISTEN UP to 552266 you'll get a text whenever we drop a new 45 rpm (aka JR) post... and be part of the cool kid's crowd. Anyway, on with the show... Timmy Williams is a long-time friend of host Keith R. Higgons, so it’s no

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Episode 309 - Bill Hicks - In his own words (mostly).

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2023/10/19

Bill HIcks was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material—encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy—was controversial and often steeped in dark comedy. At the age of 16, while still in high school, Hicks began performing at the Comedy Workshop in Houston, Texas. During the 1980s, he toured the U.S. extensively and made a number of high-profile television appearances, but it was in the UK that he amassed a

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