The Jokermen speak with Jason Stern & Don Fleming of the Lou Reed archive team about Lou's earliest days as a songwriter, The Primitives, Terry Phillips & Tony Conrad, and the essential new Light In The Attic compilation Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records. COP "WHY DON'T YOU SMILE NOW" NOW

Dodgers won the damn World Series, so we're unlocking our recent "Trouble In Paradise" episode with Molly Lambert, which kicks off with an extensive interrogation of that eternal Angeleno anthem, "I Love LA." WE LOVE IT! SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON FOR ALL OTHER RANDY EPISODES

Like what you hear? SUBSCRIBE TO NEVER ENDING STORIES NOW FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES AND BOOTLEGS ~ January 12th, 1990 Toad's Place New Haven, CT The Players Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harp GE Smith: guitar Christopher Parker: drums Tony Garnier: bass

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Ian raps with Tim Heidecker and his collaborator in the Very Good Band Eliana Athayde about the beauty of baseball, the romance of record making, and Tim's excellent new record Slipping Away. BUY "SLIPPING AWAY" TODAY TIM ON TOUR IN JANUARY 2025 FOLLOW TIM ON INSTAGRAM FOLLOW ELIANA ON INSTAGRAM

In a very special episode, Ian speaks with Christopher Owens about falling in love, aging gracefully as an artist, Psalms as pop songs, and his extraordinary new record, "I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair." PRE-ORDER "I WANNA RUN BAREFOOT THROUGH YOUR HAIR" FOLLOW CHRIS ON INSTAGRAM CHRIS ON TOUR THIS DECEMBER

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The Jokermen speak with friend of the program Dean Wareham about his legendary rock band Galaxie 500, their expansive new archive release, and much more. COP "UNCOLLECTED NOISE NEW YORK ’88-’90" FOLLOW DEAN ON INSTAGRAM

Like what you hear? SUBSCRIBE TO NEVER ENDING STORIES NOW FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES AND BOOTLEGS ~ October 5th, 2001 Spokane Arena Spokane, WA The Players Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar Larry Campbell: guitar, pedal steel, bouzouki Charlie Sexton: guitar David Kemper: drums Tony Garnier: bass

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Ian sits down at the proverbial dinner table with Alex Bleeker (Real Estate, Taper's Choice) and Luke Pyenson (Frankie Cosmos) for a hearty chat about the intersection of food and indie rock as documented in their delicious new book, Taste In Music. COP "TASTE IN MUSIC" FOLLOW ALEX ON INSTAGRAM FOLLOW LUKE ON INSTAGRAM

The Jokermen are joined by Noah Kulwin of Blowback Podcast for a trip to Baghdad, Damascus, and Jerusalem alongside Philip Habib and Warren Zevon. FOLLOW NOAH ON X, THE EVERYTHING APP BLOWBACK SEASON 5 COMING 9/20 LISTEN TO OUR NEW "REAGANCORE" PLAYLIST

Ian speaks with Aaron Maine, AKA Porches, about his excellent new record Shirt, working as a solo artist, the legacy of a name, anxiety, the self-destruction of the United States, and much more. FOLLOW PORCHES ON INSTAGRAM COP "SHIRT"

The Jokermen welcome Eric Slick to the program to discuss the final Beach Boys record of the 1960s, an album haunted by Charles Manson, Van Dyke Parks, and Mike Love's libido. FOLLOW ERIC ON INSTAGRAM LISTEN TO "NEW AGE RAGE"

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Ian speaks to Franz Nicolay of The Hold Steady about his new book Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music and the concepts explored therein: building a life as a working musician, the rise and fall of the session player, the rock band as an aristocracy, the nature of touring, parenting as a musician, and money—the root of all evil. PRE-ORDER "BAND PEOPLE" SUBSCRIBE TO FRANZ'S NEWSLETTER "PIANO FIGHTER"

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Like what you hear? SUBSCRIBE TO NEVER ENDING STORIES NOW FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES AND BOOTLEGS ~ July 19th, 1987 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR The Players Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar Jerry Garcia: guitar, vocals Bob Weir: guitar, vocals Phil Lesh: bass Brent Mydland: keyboards Bill Kreutzmann: drums Mickey Hart: drums

The Jokermen discuss a shameful pair of root beers and a shameless cash grab of a record. SUCSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES AD-FREE

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The Jokermen enter the exotic and esoteric world of Van Dyke Parks and his extraordinary debut LP, Song Cycle. SIDE B COMING ONLY ON PATREON — SUBSCRIBE NOW

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The Jokermen trace the history of the miserable little man at the center of the Wilson family and his utterly unremarkable single studio album. Plus: BAWLS Root Beer. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES AD-FREE

The Jokermen find themselves at odds over 1967's Wild Honey, which is either a kind of annoying set of unremarkable songs, or a total masterpiece on par with their very best records. Plus: Sparky's Root Beer. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES AD-FREE

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The Jokermen don their aloha shirts and ingest too much LSD to talk the first unreleased Beach Boys album, a document of a band in crisis. Also: the best root beer yet. LISTEN TO THE UNOFFICIAL "LEI'D IN HAWAII" ON SPOTIFY

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The Jokermen recount the tragedy of SMiLE.

Like what you hear? SUBSCRIBE TO NEVER ENDING STORIES NOW FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES AND BOOTLEGS ~ October 11th, 2002 Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA The Players Bob Dylan: vocals, piano, guitar Charlie Sexton: guitar Larry Campbell: guitar, mandolin, pedal steel, electric slide guitar George Receli: drums Tony Garnier: bass

The Jokermen commence their journey into the life, times, and art of Randall Stuart Newman. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON FOR ALL FUTURE EPISODES OF "NEWMEN"

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The Jokermen are joined by renowned author and certified Beach Boys head Michael Chabon to discuss the greatest record ever made. Side B coming later this week on Patreon // SUBSCRIBE NOW

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Ian speaks with Kyle Field about sinister California history, recording straight to tape, his lifelong commitment to making music, the magic of live performance, and his superb new Little Wings record, High On The Glade. Cop "High On The Glade" Listen to HIM NEVER BLASTED ME: Jokermen Selects Little Wings on Spotify

In a very special episode, Evan is joined by Vish Khanna of Kreative Kontrol Podcast, on which Steve Albini was a regular guest, to reflect on Albini's artistic life and legacy.

Ian goes big brain mode with Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra talking the state of music media, the collapse of artistic ecosystems, Legs McNeil and Lester Bangs, Carles and Hipster Runoff, coming to terms with your lack of control, loving Public Image Limited and Steely Dan equally, and the opportunities afforded by the crack up of the established order. FOLLOW RUBAN ON X DOT COM COP UMO'S "V"

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Evan is joined by John Rossiter for a conversation about writing from shame, embracing a calling, buying new pants, and what inspired the songs on the fearless and soulful new record from Young Jesus, "The Fool".  COP "THE FOOL" NOW SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON

The Jokermen discuss the new Disney+ documentary The Beach Boys (2024), a film that honors neither truth nor beauty. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON

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Like what you hear? SUBSCRIBE TO NEVER ENDING STORIES NOW FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES AND BOOTLEGS ~ April 4th, 2014 Zepp Divercity Tokyo, JP The Players Bob Dylan: vocals, piano, harp Charlie Sexton: guitar Donnie Herron: violin, mandolin, pedal steel Stu Kimball: electric guitar, acoustic guitar George Receli: drums Tony Garnier: bass

Ian raps with Cole, Ben, Andrew, and Colin from DIIV about Hollywood Boulevard, accelerationism, and their huge, heavy new record, Frog In Boiling Water. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON COP "FROG IN BOILING WATER" CATCH DIIV ON TOUR

The Jokermen examine Brian Wilson's first unqualified top-to-bottom masterpiece with Wall Street Journal critic and former editor-in-chief of Pitchfork Mark Richardson.  SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON FOLLOW MARK ON X DOT COM