The Royal Basement Podcast

Here's episode 3 of The Royal Basement podcast! This go-'round, we're happy to spend an hour chatting with Chris Murphy of Canadian power-pop legends SLOAN. Touring in support of their 10th full-length record (Commonwealth), Sloan recently did a run through Canada and dipped down into the US for a few tour dates, and we caught up with Mr. Murphy at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle, WA on October 20, 2014. We chatted about gear, the history and future of music, and had Chris pick out a few songs for a

This is the second part of a podcast that I did with my best friend, John Cobb. We had a couple whiskey drinks and talk about the music scenes of Lawrence, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri, the guitars we used to have, our friends and what they're doing these days, Pizza Shuttle jingles, and a bunch of other blathering. John plays some songs by Panel Donor, Zoom, Floating Action and a few others. It's worth a listen. View more podcasts at The Royal Basement's page.

John Cobb recorded a few acoustic songs with me when he was down in the Royal Basement for his podcast. I'm a big fan of the molasses-y drawl of this one in particular, entitled "Old Bars And Worn Teeth".  Enjoy.

This is the second part of my interview with Robb MacLean of Limbeck/The Young Dudes. In this section, Robb straps on my acoustic guitar and plays a couple new songs and a Limbeck favorite for the people of the universe in an exclusive Royal Basement session. It's alllllllllright.

Well, will you look at this. Just look at it. It's episode #1 of The Royal Basement podcast, coming to you from a glorious basement in Seattle, Washington. Hosted by musician/designer/critic/cat wrangler Greg Franklin, the Royal Basement is a podcast full of interviews and stripped down musical sessions, guest DJ sets, and occasional cat interference. This episode, we chat with Robb MacLean, the singer/guitarist of country rock heros LIMBECK (as well as his new project THE YOUNG DUDES). Limbeck

Welcome to the second episode of the Royal Basement podcast, from a basement in Seattle, Washington. In this episode, I catch up with my best friend of 35'ish years, Mr. John Cobb of Kansas City. We chat about commercial jingles, music history, guitars we once had, and why Kansas City was a pretty cool place to grow up when we were there. This is part 1 of 2.