Baxie talks to one of his all-time favorites—multi-instrumentalist Harold “Happy” Chichester! Happy’s incredible career began with the Columbus, Ohio based band The Royal Crescent Mob! This was a band that was (and continues to) to hold a special place in my home collection of entirely too many records. But his career hardly stopped there. He was a one-time member of The Afghan Whigs, The Twilight Singers, and Howlin’ Maggie! On top of that he’s release three amazing solo records. He was also heavily courted by Dave Grohl to join The Foo Fighters (an offer he turned down to keep working on his own music). Grohl has even referred to him as one of the best songwriters in America (which I agree with!). It’s a special episode with a guy that I’ve wanted to talk to for the last 40 years. And it was totally worth the wait!!! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, and on the Rock102 app

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(Ep. #201 Happy Chichester of Royal Crescent Mob, Howlin' Maggie, Afghan Whigs

Baxie talks to Steve McDonald from Redd Kross! “The Most Important Band in America"! The stories behind Steve and his older brother Jeff are the stuff of inconceivable legend! Since starting the band in 1978 (at the ages of 11 and 14) Redd Kross has gone on to become one of the most influential bands in Punk, Glam, Grunge, and Power Pop! Their story has not only been featured in an amazing documentary; “Born Innocent” it’s also being told in an upcoming memoir entitled “Now You’re One of Us”! On top of that, Redd Kross has just released their 9th album—their self-titled double album (which is arguably one of the best of their career). Steve talks all about it PLUS about his time with The Melvins, the punk supergroup OFF!, and Tenacious D! He also was part of the sessions for the first album by Jellyfish (which, as you are aware, is another one of my all-time favorites)! He even toured as the bass player for Sparks! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, and to the Rock102 app!

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(Ep. #202) Steven McDonald from Redd Kross

Baxie talks to the legendary Tony Levin! Since the early 1970's Tony Levin has been one of the most sought-after bass players in history! His accomplishments as a musician are astounding. While he's been primarily known for playing on every Peter Gabriel album, he's also known for his work with King Crimson. On top of that Tony has also lent his amazing talents for more than 500 other albums. And that number continues to grow. These include sessions with John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Paul Simon, Buddy Rich, Stevie Knicks, Warren Zevon, and many others. He is also responsible for popularizing the Chapman Stick. He also been responsible for creating something known as "Funk Fingers" (Which you can hear on Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer") Tony has just released a fantastic new solo album "Bringing it Down to the Bass". He's also currently touring with BEAT--a band that includes his former King Crimson bandmate guitarist Adrian Belew (who's been a guest on this podcast), guitarist Steve Vai, and drummer Danny Carey from Tool! BEAT will be playing at the Shubert Theater in Boston on October 10th and at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford on December 3rd. Tony talks about all of that and more! Just amazing! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Rock102.com, and on the Rock102 app!

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(Ep. #203) Tony Levin

Baxie talks with Matt Johnson from The The!  Despite a 25-year long hiatus from releasing new music, The The has just released an amazing new album, "Ensoulment".  In a rare podcast interview Matt Johnson reveals what initiated his return to form! Matt talks about the new record, performing live, loss, and about his frustrations that led to this remarkable comeback! He also talks about how "This is the Day" (his signature hit from 1983) means even more today than when it was released.  Amazing!  Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, and on the Rock102 app!

The The will be performing at the Orpheum in Boston on October 19th!

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(Ep. #204) Matt Johnson from The The

It's an EXCITING Bonus Episode of Baxie's Musical Podcast! This time Baxie talks to singer/songwriter/guitarist Suzanna Choffel from Austin, Texas! Suzanna is a gifted vocalist who has released four albums since 2006. Her latest album "Bird by Bird" is a record that not only spotlights the richness of her voice--it also spotlights how far she's come since she was a contestant on the third season of The Voice. But Suzanna is much more than that. She's an impressive and diverse talent that has truly come into her own. She also happens to be a lot of fun to talk to ! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Rock102.com, and on the Rock102 app for your iPhone or Android.

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(Ep. #205) Singer Suzanna Choffel

Baxie welcomes back Robyn Hitchcock to the podcast! In a career that has spanned well over 45 years (starting with The Soft Boys and more than 30 albums to his credit) Robyn Hitchcock would have been within his right to publish a memoir that told his entire life story. But in typical Robyn fashion he chose to do something totally different. Instead, he chose to tell the story of himself at the age of 14. The name of the book is called "1967: How I Got There and How I Never Left". Robyn takes a detailed account of the most pivotal year of his life. This is a year where he was sent to boarding school, cannonballed into puberty, and discovered the music that would set the course for his entire career. On top of the book, Robyn has also released a companion album titled, "1967: Vacations in the Past". This is not merely a record of cover-tunes from that year. This is the soundtrack of Robyn's life. The record includes songs from The Kinks, Traffic, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Procol Harem, The Beatles, and many others. Just amazing! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Rock102.com, and on the Rock102 app!

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(Ep. #206) Robyn Hitchcock Returns

Baxie talks with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Colin Blunstone from The Zombies! Colin talks about the amazing history of the band--including how they broke up just before releasing their biggest hit, "Time of the Season". Colin also talks about the band reformation, their classic 1968 album "Odessey and Oracle, and about his own successful solo work. He also talks very candidly about his long partnership with Rod Argent--who has officially retired from live performances due to his health. Colin, on the other hand, continues to perform (both with The Zombies and as a solo performer). In fact, in November, he'll be performing his wonderful 1971 debut solo album "One Year" in its entirety. He'll also be performing the Zombies first album 1965's "Begin Here" in its entirety! This is an amazing interview with one of music's most recognizable voices! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Rock102.com, and on the Rock102 app.

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(Ep. #207) Colin Blunstone from The Zombies

It’s a SPECIAL BONUS episode of BAXIES MUSICAL PODCAST with Greyson Converse from the San Francisco based Spooky Mansion! The band has just released their released their third album, “What About You?”. Greyson talks about the record, songwriting, his love of Jazz, and about how the band (and their girlfriends) isolated together during the pandemic and built their own studio by hand! It’s a great story! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Rock102.com, and on the Rock102 app!

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(Ep. #208) Greyson Converse from Spooky Mansion

Baxie talks to artist, animator, and filmmaker Chris Mars—THE FORMER DRUMMER FROM THE REPLACEMENTS!! Chris is about to release an amazing book of his truly incredible artwork called “7:42pm The Art of Chris Mars”! On top of that he’s about to release a vinyl reissue of his excellent 2023 album “An Average Album”. Chris talks about the band, his own music, his art, and the very personal story behind what inspires it! As a longtime fan of both his artwork and his music—this one was a true thrill! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Rock102.com, and on the Rock102 app!

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(Ep. #209) Chris Mars from The Replacements

Baxie talks with 7-time Grammy Award nominee Ryan Adams! Widely considered to be one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, Ryan's career has been marked with both amazing accomplishments and very public controversies. Yet, his output of music continues to be astounding--releasing more than 30 albums over the last 24 years. This includes the five albums that he released on the same day earlier this year! He's also about to finally release his long overdue (but heavily bootlegged) album "Blackhole"--a record that has been shelved in 2006!

This is a very rare but wide-ranging interview. Ryan talks about his music, songwriting, creativity, performing live, baseball, cancel culture, and about the controversy surrounding the allegations waged against him in 2019 by the New York Times! You can listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Rock102.com, and on the Rock102 app.

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(Ep. #210) Ryan Adams

Baxie talks to music legends, up and coming artists, producers, authors, record executives, and more! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, and on Rock102.com!

(Ep. #210) Ryan Adams

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