In this “very special Blossom” episode, I welcome my good friends, Mark Feldbush and Jim Anderson to “turn the tables” and interview me about the stroke I suffered in June of this year. We had what I hope will be a vulnerable and encouraging discussion about my experience and process of recovery.

Thank you for joining us!

All sounds and song clips used were procured from publicly posted sources:

The Psychedelic Furs – In My Head

The 77’s – Do it For Love

The Kinks – Better Things

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In this episode, my good friend S. Price Horn joins me as we climb aboard the Light Ship and sail into THE NIGHT. Or is it out of THE NIGHT? Either way, we’re sailing on… sailing on…sailing on… with the band D.O.X and their self-titled first album. Come along for the ride my little child!

D.O.X. is:

Mark de la Bretonne: Lead vocals, piano

Jeff Foster: Bass Guitar

Rick Lane: Lead & Rhythm Guitars

Robert Foster: Drums & percussion

All songs, sounds and clips were procured from publicly posted sources and used under fair use.

You can easily find this first album by D.O.X. on Spotify and YouTube at the links below:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3vPFRUUmemPkd7k6MjhjUY?si=rENHJQBrTrKWFHx3-Tgrew

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPcTOx34g9XTmemoi0mnAkPSy_l5BzJqN

You can find S Price Horn’s book, Wasted: Tales and Musings from a Nobody with a Weird Name

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097KMXTDR?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Post-punk Heartstrings Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7x9ZOHhqrQxw77Z9VUM6as?si=b81f2c7135f54276

You can find Post-Punk Heartstrings on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PostpunkHeartstrings/

Post-punk Heartstrings can now be found on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjKWsuzqWiSY0vln1Py5ahg

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In this episode, my good friend Jim Anderson of AIRDALE joins me for the second of two episodes in which we discuss two of our favorite albums by the band The Church. In this episode, we dive deep into the ancient mystical sci-fi of the band’s 1990 album, “Gold Afternoon Fix” We are sticking strictly with the original track list that we both knew the album as these many moons ago. Thanks for joining us!

All songs, sounds and clips were procured from publicly posted sources and used under fair use.

You can find The Church EVERYWHERE so go check them out:

Here is their main website: ⁠https://www.thechurchband.com/⁠

The band now has a subscription service called “nightfriends.” If you are die hard Church fan, I encourage you to subscribe: ⁠https://thechorus.com/auth/login/thechurch⁠

My Church Spotify playlists:

The Church Service: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5JXqcDaJAdHURCFckGLIP1?si=f255f9a7516043fc

Church Sparking:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2aqRRPTyQOuawgOEfHAKIG?si=30b2a72ea8a1449a

Elbow and the BBC Concert Orchestra performing The Fix:

https://youtu.be/-ITMRHJnaJY?si=NRxbLxRRzbwDQflt

Post-punk Heartstrings Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7x9ZOHhqrQxw77Z9VUM6as?si=b81f2c7135f54276

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In this episode, my good friend Jim Anderson of AIRDALE joins me for the first of two episodes in which we discuss two of our favorite albums by the band The Church. In this episode, we dive deep into the disillusionment and regret of the band’s 1986 album, “Heyday.” We are sticking strictly with the original track list that we both knew the album as these many moons ago. Thanks for joining us!

All songs, sounds and clips were procured from publicly posted sources and used under fair use.

You can find The Church EVERYWHERE so go check them out:

Here is their main website: https://www.thechurchband.com/

The band now has a subscription service called “nightfriends.” If you are die hard Church fan, I encourage you to subscribe: https://thechorus.com/auth/login/thechurch

You can find Post-Punk Heartstrings on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PostpunkHeartstrings/

Post-punk Heartstrings can now be found on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjKWsuzqWiSY0vln1Py5ahg

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In this episode I have the privilege of chatting with Joe Lekkas and Ben Douglas, the two main drivers behind the band Palm Ghosts. I chatted with the fellas about their beginnings, inspirations and writing process as well as digging into some of the songs off of their latest album, I Love You, Burn in Hell. The duo, along with drummer, Walt Epting, craft melodic yet brooding rhythms and melodies that sway you back and forth between the New Wave/alternative sounds of the 80’s and the modern alternative post-punk revival sounds of the 21st century. Joe & Ben are a couple of really down to earth guys and I really enjoyed our conversation. The band manages to remind the listener of a myriad of 80’s & 90’s new wave/post-punk/alternative/shoe gaze bands while creating a new unidentifiable genre that seems to belong only to them. If you love Joy Division, New Order, The Cure, Peter Gabriel, XTC, Echo & The Bunnymen, Mission UK, The Psychedelic Furs, The Doves, Bloc Party, Simples Minds (Yeah… the list goes on and on!) then you will be as enamored with Palm Ghosts as I am. This year (2024), the band will be releasing a series of songs, one at a time, every 2 weeks, which will end up populating 4 EPs and ultimately a double LP by the end of the year so be sure to check them out on the streaming platform of your choice. Thanks for joining us!

All other sounds and song clips used were procured from publicly posted sources.

PLEASE check out Palm Ghosts at the below links:

Band Website: https://palmghosts.net/

Bandcamp: https://palmghosts.bandcamp.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6VyUs0vMgqSNdVtLHzKaa7

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpbeEfea7uapouXePgqeNwQ

Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/palmghosts

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/palmghosts

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/palmghosts

Twitter(Er…I mean X!) : https://twitter.com/palmghosts

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@palmghosts

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In this episode, Tegwen, Mark and I continue our discussion with Side B of the post-punk gothic masterpiece, Shaded Pain by the Lifesavers Underground. If you haven’t listened to the first half of this chat, be sure to stop right now and go listen to Episode 025 - Lifesavers Underground - Shaded Pain - Part 1 first and then come back to finish up here. If you’ve never heard of Lifesavers Underground (L.S.U) but like Bahaus, Peter Murphy, The Mission UK and bands of that ilk, you should definitely check them out. Thanks so much for joining us!

Tegwen’s Post Punk Checklist:

-Drony vocals

-Screechy feedback guitars, not played for precision ,

-Played for vibes, strummed repetitive guitars

-Sick baseline, but not necessarily noticed, yet still drives the song- energetic

-Allows you to dance to it

-Mix of drum machine, tinny echoey sound, slightly erratic live drums

-Creating a Phil Spectory wall of sound

-Very produced but not polished- lots of effects on 11 with echo/ reverb

All songs and interview clips are used without permission but under fair use for commentary purposes.

All other sounds and clips used were procured from publicly posted clips and used under fair use.

You can find the music and social media of the Lifesavers, The Lifesavers Underground and Michael Knott at the below links:

⁠Lifesavers on Bandcamp⁠

⁠The Lifsavers Underground on Facebook⁠

⁠Knottheads (Michael Knott Fans) on Facebook⁠ (This came up as a broken link when I checked it as of 1/9/24)

⁠Michael Knott on Instagram⁠

PLEASE go support Michael Knott and his many bands!

Michael Knott Schizophrenia VHS tape upload can be found on YouTube at Michael Knott Schizophrenia

The Momentary Trouble cover of Bye Bye Colour can be found on Soundclick at Bye Bye Colour Cover

You can find Vanishing Shores on Bandcamp at Vanishing Shores

Monty Python Bridge of Death can be found on YouTube at Bridge of Death

So Blue by Irving Kaufman can be found on YouTube at Irving Kaufman So Blue (1927)

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In this episode, Mark and I welcome his daughter Tegwen on the show to discuss the seminal yet obscure album Shaded Pain by the Lifesavers Underground. This album is in the top five albums that shaped my future musical tastes during my late teen years. If you’ve never heard of Lifesavers Underground (L.S.U) but like Bahaus, Peter Murphy, The Mission UK and bands of that ilk, you should definitely check them out. Thanks so much for joining us!

All songs and interview clips are used without permission but under fair use for commentary purposes.

All other sounds and clips used were procured from publicly posted clips and used under fair use.

You can find the music and social media of the Lifesavers, The Lifesavers Underground and Michael Knott at the below links:

Lifesavers on Bandcamp

The Lifsavers Underground on Facebook

Knottheads (Michael Knott Fans) on Facebook (This came up as a broken link when I checked it as of 1/9/24)

Michael Knott on Instagram

PLEASE go support Michael Knott and his many bands!

You can find the Frontline Interview at Heavyweight Podcast on YouTube

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