Baxie talks to John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants! John talks about their new album and their companion book entitled "Book". We not only get into his Grammy winning career, but we also talk about college radio, songwriting, touring, Dial a Song, and about releasing TMBG's critically acclaimed children's records! Really cool stuff! Also available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, and on the Rock102 website.

(Ep. #59) John Flansburgh from They Might Be Giants

It's a special classic episode of BAXIES MUSICAL PODCAST with the legendary Bill Stevenson from The Descendents! Originally posted in January of 2021, Bill talks about the band, coffee, his near-death experience, Milo, and about playing with both Black Flag and All! Since the interview was released, The Descendents have released the album 9th & Walnut (with the original lineup). The band has also announced that they are currently working on a new record too! They're also currently on tour with The Circle Jerks! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Rock102.com, or on the new Rock102 app for iPhone or Android!

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(Ep. #194) Bill Stevenson from The Descendents, All, Black Flag

In this episode Baxie talk to former Happy Monday's guitarist Kav Sandhu. Next month Kav is releasing the album "Northern Gentleman" as Blitz Vega. This was a collaboration between himself and the late Andy Rourke--former bass player for the Smiths. Although the record was scheduled to be released in 2022, those plans were cut short due to Andy's declining health. Last year, following his death of pancreatic cancer at the age of 59, Andy urged Kav to go ahead and release the album. It's a powerful and poignant story. The record is not only amazing, it also includes guitar performances from Johnny Marr. This is the first time that Andy and Johnny had played together since The Smiths broke up 37 years ago! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, the Rock102 website, and on the Rock102 app!

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(Ep. #195) Kav Sandhu of Blitz Vega, Happy Mondays

Baxie talks to legendary Massachusetts based singer/songwriter Juliana Hatfield! Since the late 1980's Juliana has released nineteen solo albums (with the promise of more on the way). She's released three albums of covers--including last year's "Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO". Plus, she released several records with her first band, The Blake Babies. She's also had numerous collaborations with the likes of Evan Dando of The Lemonheads and Paul Westerberg of The Replacements. Juliana talks about all of that, songwriting, touring, and many of her hits like "My Sister"(1993), "Spin the Bottle"(1994), and "Universal Heart-Beat"(1995).

Juliana is going on tour this month with Soul Asylum and will be making a stop at The Sinclair Theater in Cambridge on November 4th. She and the Juliana Hatfield Three will also make a stop at The Drake in Amherst on November 3rd.

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(Ep, #196) Juliana Hatfield

Baxie talks to singer Meghan Kelleher from Divine Sweater! Originally from the Boston area, Divine Sweater is a band that has spent the last several years racking up an enormous following--especially online where several of their earlier singles ("2x2" and "I Knew You Better) have racking up streaming numbers in the millions! They've even seen their music explode all over social media (especially on TicTok where they've had several million views as well). The latest album. "A Time for Everything" arrives in store THIS FRIDAY (September 13th)! They'll also be appearing at The Drake in Amherst on September 20th! There's a lot to talk about! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Rock102's website, or on the Rock102 app!

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(Ep. #197) Meghan Kelleher from Divine Sweater

It's a very special BONUS episode of Baxie's Musical Podcast! This time I talk with Jon Ginoli of Pansy Division! In 1991 Pansy Division became the first openly gay rock band in history! It was a band that combined an irreverent sense of humor with great songwriting, solid musicianship, relentless touring, and whole lot of fun! They're significant because they spoke to a entire population of youth who, at the time, were unable to live their lives without the fear of being stigmatized, discriminated against, or worse! Thankfully things have changed dramatically since 1991. But Pansy Division continues to play every year since! In fact, they'll be at the Faces Brewing Company in Malden, Massachusetts on September 19th! It promised to be a total blast! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Rock102.com, and on the Rock102 app!

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(Ep. #198) Jon Ginoli from Pansy Division

Baxie talks to the legendary John Doe from X! For the last 47 years X has been one of the most important and respected bands in America. Not only do two of their albums reside amongst Rolling Stones Magazine's list of the Top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (1980's Los Angeles and their 1981 follow-up Wild Gift), they just released the final album of their career--"Smoke and Fiction". And to be honest, it's arguably one of the best albums that they've released in years! John talks about that, their "Final Tour" (including their upcoming show at the Wilbur Theater in Boston on September 23rd), their fans, being produced by the late Ray Manzarek of The Doors, his bandmates (Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom, and DJ Bonebreak) and much more! This one is a real treat! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, and on the Rock102 app for you iPhone or Android!

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(Ep. #199) John Doe from X Returns!

It's another SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE! Baxie journalist Patrick Clarke—the deputy editor of the British music and pop culture website The Quietus! Patrick has just released his new book entitled “Bedsit Land: The Strange Worlds of Soft Cell”. It’s an incredible story of how two art school students accidentally became the most successful British synth-pop duos of the 80’s. The book not only talks about how Marc Almond and David Ball took a largely forgotten 1964 single by Gloria Jones and turned it into a massive international hit (Tainted Love), the book also talks about came next! Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, and on the Rock102 app for your iPhone or Android!

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(Ep. #200) Journalist Patrick Clarke from The Quietus

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

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