The Interview Show with Scott Wood 2015

Viet Cong have rocketed out of to nowhere (truth be told: Calgary) to become one of 2015’s most talked about bands. The band’s self-titled debut has been quickly gathering rave reviews and intensely dedicated fans. A few months ago, I got a sneak preview of the record, huddling in the tour van with Matt Flegel  and “Monty” Munro. We talked about everything from making a new tour van “your own” to the night Matt’s previous band Women exploded onstage in a fistfight. Listen to our chat!

Tracks played on the show...
  
1) Viet Cong, Viet Cong (2015) "Continental Drift"
2) Chad VanGaalen, Soft Airplane (2008) "Molten Light" (background/partial)
3) Viet Cong, Viet Cong (2015) "Silhouettes"
4) Women, Public Strain (2010) "Eyesore" (background)
5) Viet Cong, Viet Cong (2015) "Newspaper Spoon"

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The Interview Show with Viet Cong #173

Brody Dalle started performing in bands when she was barely a teenager in Australia. Just as she turned 18, she married Tim Armstrong, the frontman of Rancid. (Their divorce inspired many of the songs on Rancid‘s 2003 album Indestructible.) From there, Brody has led several bands, proving music is one of the true loves of her life. She is also currently a parent of two children with her husband Josh Homme, the frontman of Queens of the Stone Age.

I had a chance to sit down with Brody Dalle while she was on tour to promote the release of her current record, Diploid Love. (The first record she has released under her own name.) You have to listen to my chat with this complicated individual.

Tracks played on the show...
  
1) Brody Dalle Diploid Love (2014) "Meet The Foetus/Oh The Joy"
2) Brody Dalle Diploid Love (2014) "Parties For Prostitutes"
3) The Distillers Coral Fang (2003) "Drain the Blood"
4) Brody Dalle Diploid Love (2014) "Don't Mess With Me"
  
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The Interview Show with Brody Dalle #174

BadBadNotGood started as three school chums (Matt, Chester and Alex) who decided to post their jazzy interpretations of hip hop tracks online. Fast forward to a few years later and they are releasing a collab record with Ghostface Killah!

I talk to the band about how they write, Steely Dan, and what it’s like to get drunk off moonshine. Listen to our chat!

BadBadNotGood “Can’t Leave the Night” This is my favorite track off BBND‘s third record, III–their first record of original material.

BadBadNotGood “Bastard/Lemonade” This cover/mashup of Tyler the Creator‘s “Bastard” and Gucci Mane‘s “Lemonade” is one of the only older BBND tracks the band still performs live.

Tracks played on the show... 
  
1) BadBadNotGood III (2014) "Can't Leave the Night"
2) BadBadNotGood BBNG2 (2012) "Bastard/Lemonade"  (background) (Tyler the Creator cover)**
3) Ghostface Killah & BadBadNotGood Sour Soul (2015) "Six Degrees" (featuring Danny Brown) 
4) BadBadNotGood III (2014) "Hedron" 
5) BadBadNotGood III (2014) "Confessions" (featuring Leland Whitty)
  
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The Interview Show with BadBadNotGood #175

I was all set to meet Irish singer songwriter James Vincent McMorrow at his soundcheck when word came that his tour van had caught FIRE and he was stranded on the highway somewhere between Vancouver and Seattle. The promoter would need to send someone down to collect JVM, his band and all their gear to try to make the show.

James Vincent McMorrow ended up arriving barely 30 minutes before his set was supposed to start. Always one to meet his commitments, James walked right off stage (after a beautiful performance) and met me in the alley behind the Rio for a chat. (Yeah, I ask him about all those Bon Hiver comparisons.) Listen to the interview!

Tracks played on the show...
  
1) James Vincent McMorrow, Post Tropical (2014) "Cavalier"
2) James Vincent McMorrow, Early in the Morning (2010) "We Don't Eat"
3) James Vincent McMorrow, "Higher Love" (Steve Winwood cover)
4) James Vincent McMorrow, Post Tropical (2014) "Red Dust"
  
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The Interview Show with James Vincent McMorrow #176

Asher Roth is yet another hip hop artist who’s promising career was sidetracked by music industry politics. In 2009, his track “I Love College” was the soundtrack to keggers. Five years later, Roth is back with a new record RetroHash.

I met up with Asher Roth when he came thru Vancouver and we cooked in his tour van one sweaty August afternoon. We chatted about everything from where he’s been to that Eminem beef to what exactly would happen if we smoked some RetroHash. Listen to our chat!

Asher Roth's “Tangerine Girl” is the debut single off Asher‘s latest record RetroHash. Asher made sure to make prolonged and direct eye contact with me while he told me exactly what this song is about.

Tracks played on the show... 
  
1) Asher Roth, RetroHash (2014) "Tangerine Girl"
2) Asher Roth, RetroHash (2014) "Fast Life" (featuring Vic Mensa)
3) Asher Roth, Asleep in the Bread Aisle (2009) "I Love College"
4) Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013) "Asshole" (partial) 
5) Asher Roth, RetroHash (2014) "Parties at the Disco" (featuring ZZ Ward)
  
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The Interview Show with Asher Roth #177

When I met with Paul from PS I Love You in the alley behind Vancouver’s beautiful Vogue Theatre to chat, he had been running around all day in search of a new guitar pedal. Paul was 99 of SPIN magazine’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. (He beat out Skrillex at 100.)  We talked about everything including what its like to beat out Skrillex (who is not really known as a guitarist) and whether or not Paul still constantly dreams about his death. You’ll have to listen!

Let's talk about the PS I Love You track, “Friends Forever.” You might be tempted to think this track is about the friendship between Paul (vocals/guitar) and Benjamin (drums)–the heart of this band. You’ll have to listen to my interview to hear the truth!

Tracks played on the show... 
  
1) PS I Love You, For Those Who Stay (2014) "Friends Forever"
2) PS I Love You, For Those Who Stay (2014) "In My Mind At least"
3) PS I Love You, Death Dreams (2012) "Sentimental Dishes"
4) PS I Love You, For Those Who Stay (2014) "Limestone Radio"
  
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The Interview Show with PS I Love You #182

The Interview Show producer and host Scott Wood climbs into the tour van to hang out with your favorite indie bands. This podcast covers all kinds of music--anything from electronic to hip hop to indie to punk to metal. Listen!

The Interview Show with PS I Love You #182

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