Elf Power, O.A.R., Dinosaur Jr. in the 80s, & G. Love
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New Releases
Screeching Weasel - The Awful Disclosures Of Screeching Weasel
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The fourteenth studio album from the long-running Chicago punk band.
Elf Power - Artificial Countrysides
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The Athens, GA-based psychedelic folk band's fourteenth album across their almost 30-year career.
O.A.R. - The Arcade
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Described as “a real-time reaction to the past two years in this world we are all swimming in.”
Rage Against The Machine - Live & Rare
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Their first live album was originally released only in Japan in 1998. It comprises "official bootlegs" previously available on other singles as well as a pair of tracks from the band's 1991 demo.
New 90s Podcasts
Dinosaur Jr. in the 80s
Evolving out of their teenage hardcore roots, Dinosaur Jr. forged a noisy path that reinvigorated guitar leads with indie-rock flair
In the 1990s, Dinosaur Jr. was primarily the J Mascis show, with both Lou Barlow and Murph out of the band. Their 2000s reformation has resulted in a steady release of some of the band's best material, but the origins trace back to the early 80s and the high school hardcore band Deep Wound where J and Lou began. Then known only as Dinosaur, the band toned down the hardcore elements for more jangle, and with J growing into a guitar shredder somewhere between Sonic Youth and Neil Young. The band grows as songwriters and players on each of their three releases, and production considerably improves as the studios and budgets slowly increase. We dive into the early years to hear the earliest inklings of what the band would later become on albums like Green Mind and Without A Sound. Special guests: Kyle Bittner - DMO UNION, Jeremy Amend - DMO UNION
G. Love Interview
G. Love joins us to reminisce about the hectic ‘90s and the situation that led to him performing at Woodstock ‘99
While G. Love is currently doing the press circuit to discuss his latest album, Philadelphia Mississippi, the affable blues artist is more than happy to talk about his experiences in the ‘90s. Born in Philadelphia and raised on the finest music that the city had to offer in the ‘70s and ‘80s, namely soul and blues, G. Love moved to Boston to continue his busking career with hopes of landing a record deal. As glam became grunge, and grunge became pop-punk, G. Love’s alternative hip-hop with blues-style guitar playing was a bit of an anomaly, though, in retrospect, artists like Beck and Fun Lovin’ Criminals could now be considered peers. A deal with Sony imprint Okeh was solidified in ‘94 with the release of the first G. Love and the Special Sauce album, and G. Love got into the write, record, tour cycle for the rest of the decade, releasing three more albums before the turn of the new century. Looking at G. Love’s discography, he never slowed down though he left Okeh to release solo and band albums on Brushfire Records while maintaining a consistent touring lifestyle. 2022’s Philadelphia Mississippi was born out of pandemic SoulBques where G and his makeshift group of musician friends would hang out, grill up some meats, and sit around playing blues music. You can catch G. Love on stage opening the Dispatch/O.A.R. tour as well as headlining some of his own dates this summer. Special Guests: G. Love
Coming Soon
July Album Review Tournament- Group 3 of 3
Which album should we feature in a future episode of Dig Me Out? Here's how it works. We'll post a group of nine suggested albums from the hopper weekly. Cast your vote to decide the albums to move forward. The top two winners from each group face off in a final poll at the end of the month.
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Group 1 Winners
⭐️I Mother Earth - Scenery and Fish
⭐️Pluto - Pluto
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Group 2 Winners
⭐️Sponge - New Pop Sunday
⭐️Fu Manchu - King Of The Road
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Group 3
Jeff Gentes: Fig Dish - That's What Love Songs Often Do
Fig Dish has come up several times on the pod, and Jay + Tim even reviewed the Caviar s/t. It's time to take this album on. (Note: I am also considering this for my 12-month review, and yet I am interested to see how it would do in a poll.)
Ben Swain: 3 Colours Red - Pure
In 1995 3 Colours Red were the Second best band in Britain according to Alan McGee (obviously after Oasis)! A fine example of the Brit Rock movement. The first of 2 top 20 albums in the UK…Banging guitars and catchy chorus’ all you need in this hidden gem.
Jon Pennycook: Eve's Plum - Envy
Eric Peterson: Manic Hispanic - The Menudo Incident
Básicamente, solo quiero escuchar a Tim y Jay tener que hablar sobre Manic Hispanic haciendo versiones de El Stooges y Freddy Fender ... y tú también.
Adam Smith: Starbelly - Lemon Fresh
Kyle Bittner: Junkhouse - STRAYS
Darren Leeman: Sublime - Sublime
The ultimate vibe album with gritty tales of the long beach underbelly life and social political commentary on prison reform and racial injustice (Rodney King), timely and still fresh sounding. Ska, punk rock, dub and pop all blended into one.
Willie Dillon: Sparklehorse - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot
Try saying that five times fast. Sparklehorse's debut album is as strong as any of theirs in my opinion and is probably my favorite. "Cow" is one of my favorite songs ever.
Richard Waterman: Backyard Babies - Total 13
Swedish hard rock/punk rock band. Good ol' raw rock n' roll. Aggressive and nasty.
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