The SideStreets Podcast
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The SideStreets Podcast
This is a podcast about music, comedy, burritos, and the love I have for my hometown of Tucson, Arizona -- not necessarily in that order.
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66 episodes
Writing A Book
Topics: New massive projects, dedication, hard work, interviews, myths, make believe, what actually matters, Black Sabbath, babies, parenting, books,...
And A Panda Shall Lead Them (with Frank Powers)
Topics: Doing the work, drawing all day long, GRILL, Long Island, figuring it out as you go along, a life’s work, ignoring self doubt, alter egos, fre...
EXCLUSIVE: CAN'T WAIT (with Matt Milner, Rusty Boulet-Stephenson)
Topics: CAN'T WAIT on KXCI, internet radio, new shows, defending albums, comedy rock, parody, Super Bowl halftime shows, bearing one's soul, rejection...
By Sheer Force Of Will (with Gamma Like Very Ultra)
Topics: Gamma Like Very Ultra, fuzz, experimental rock, fretless bass, jazz, fusion, a new Boogie Nights soundtrack, green, deep red, small towns, Son...
Growing Up Quickly (with Dan Gibson)
Topics: Tucson, more Tucson, road trips, visiting Tucson, making people happy, taking the brunt of people’s complaints, a unique vantage point, iTunes...
A Quick One While I'm Away
Topics: Breaks, breathers, siestas, chill-outs, Louise Le Hir, sports, nonsense, CAN’T WAIT ON KXCI, Blood Stone, sweet 666teen parties, two weeks, th...
Capital-P Pop Music (with Steff Koeppen)
Topics: Steff And The Articles, pop music, writing for piano, breaking the mold, not fitting in, digital hoarding, seeking new avenues, Kickstarter, m...
New Life In The Static (with Alex Italics, Daycones)
Topics: Filmmaking, imagination, Alex Italics, bad manners, Eugene Mirman, guitar, turning one’s back on political science, rethinking old forms, a ru...
The Big Bad Wolf (with Marina and Leann Cornelius of Acorn Bcorn)
Topics: Acorn Bcorn, formative years, Colorado, refineries, masonry, Desperado, membership drives, supportive parents, oldies, middle C, cardboard box...
Keys In The Sewer (with Dimitri Manos of Golden Boots)
Topics: Golden Boots, Growing up in South Jersey, Romo Tonight, gravitating toward drums, Trashcan Hawaii, no-grass, poking at ideas, ceilings, repeat...
All Ages (with Logan Greene)
Topics: All-ages shows, Diet Pop Records, forming your first band, membership drives, trundle beds, city planning, getting kids involved in the local...
Pop Art (with Molly Bates Johnson, Karima Walker)
Topics: Art, oil painting, jealousy, the perfect film, the story of Everest, George McFly as Nightcrawler, Twin Peaks, Pee Wee Herman, remembering the...
Making Strangers Laugh (with Bethany Evans, Otherly Love)
Topics: Telling jokes, Female Storytellers, political science, spectating to performing, the Fisterhood, Christmas ham, open mics, comfort levels, Tuc...
Cats Are Fuzzy Podcasts (with Callie Rasmussen, Emma The Cat, Forest Fallows)
Topics: Sister shows, burritos, tacos, high bars, energy domes, a pie-free existence, Vermont, small buildings, a bundle of nerves, speech app...
Crash Zones (with Georgia Taylor, Sarah Sahim, Mute Swan)
Topics: Roller derby, two weeks, youth culture, flat versus bank, Whip It, Austin in 2001, the power of gravity, Dirty Terry, fitting things t...
Spray Diagrams (with Damian Abraham, Human Behavior)
Topics: Anniversaries, stuntin' on them haters, dividing records by country, Chunklet, Barcelona, Placebo Records, labels as curation, Toxic Ranch, my...
Optimism Hidden Under The Nuclear Wasteland (with Melissa and Seth Mauzy)
Topics: Baby Gas Mask Records, background noise, following Ween around, turning unspeakable tragedy into something positive, circumstance, home studio...
Cosmic American French Dream Pop (with Louise Le Hir)
Topics: A litter of kittens, world travels, anniversaries, Uptown Girl, future scientists, clarinets, teaching your children, moments, jazz vocalists,...
When It Clicks (with Aengus Anderson)
Topics: The meaning of home, the meaning of all sorts of stuff really, iconoclastic tendencies, the suburbs, the outdoors, Tucson, roots, home ownersh...
Tonight And Every Night (with Steven Yanez Romo, Ghostal)
Topics: Romo Tonight Live!, The DraftNet Podcast, ghost peppers, tattoos, taking things beyond the limit, childhood dreams, Tucson, Letterman, constan...
Seeing Things Clearly (with Andrew Brown, Whispering Wires)
Topics: Tucson, capturing moments, unspeakable tragedy, the kindness of strangers, obsessively shooting photographs, Arizona Public Media, the border,...
Instruction Manuals (with screenwriter Shannon Mier)
Topics: Screenwriting, failing, succeeding, eliminating pretension, treating your creative endeavor like a job, finding your voice, background noise,...
Sinister Teens and Cutting Machines (with Melissa Guion, Michael Dixon)
Topics: Lathe cuts, the Speedway Scene, pied pipers, sound reproduction, hexagon-shaped albums, Murfy The Dog, brushing like a dentist, New Zealand, c...
Singing Other People (with Mel Mason, Wight Lhite)
Topics: Cover songs, costumes, swan dresses, mustaches, party atmospheres, health care, food banks, Bowie, psych rock, REO Speedwagon, Journey, Big St...
Entire Histories (with Jennifer DeLia, Julie Pacino, James Wirt)
Topics: Billy Bates, filmmaking, paying your dues, art as life as art, Old Tucson Studios, tow trucks, The Best Show, Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker, H...
The Chump Steamroller (with Tom Scharpling)
Topics: The Best Show, meeting your heroes, the life rights to Sheriff Joe, hometown pride, Titus Andronicus, getting excited, building an infrastruct...
Radio On! (with Cathy Rivers, Run Boy Run)
Topics: KXCI, community radio, cynical programmers, protecting vital cultural resources, taking advantage of rare opportunities, the thrill of live br...
Welcoming Airwaves (with Matt Milner, Jess Matsen)
Topics: KXCI, Locals Only, freeform radio, getting involved with your local music scene, figuring out how radio fits into people’s listening habits, v...
Fine Art Five Cents (with Alex Greengaard)
Topics: Freeform radio, freeform art, free (you get the idea by now), what a nickel can get you, starting major projects from scratch, wolf gangs, pro...
Night Of The Living (with Ben Schneider)
Topics: Music festivals, Night of the Living Fest, putting fun first, memorable experiences, carnival games, getting rid of inhibitions, backup plans,...
Going All In (with Robert Hanshaw of Sun Bones)
Topics: Sun Bones, Tucson Portraits, high school bands, evolving organically, interruptions, taking your shot, helping fellow musicians, the ground fl...
And The Song Said Let's Be Happy (with Jesse Jarnow)
Topics: Yo La Tengo, vulnerability, taking years to figure something out, longevity, Hoboken, WFMU, freedom, integrity, green arrows, finding a good p...
Rhyming Like Your Life Depended On It (with Big Meridox, Jivin Scientists)
Topics: Tucson hip hop, grimy raps, Big Meridox, the Jivin Scientists, hiding music from your parents, Chuck D, having your mind blown, Philadelphia,...
Making A Plan (with Andrew Cleaver, Sun Bones)
Topics: Genuine enthusiasm, organizational skills, music education, helping your friends, Sun Bones, legitimizing the operation, supporting a scene, f...
Denied
Topics: Rejection, form letters, sad pianos, self reflection, self doubt, vitamin B, big dumb awesome guitar riffs, King Tuff, 1976, doing it for your...
Home Teams (with Gregg Gethard)
Topics: Basketball, public address announcing, billionaire blues, dunking, the undeniable impact a sports team can have on a town, realizing you are n...
Never Known This Til Now (with Human Behavior)
Topics: Music that gets under your skin, nostalgia, Human Behavior, things you can't quite put into words, mental illness, doom folk, the spirit of ha...
The Pope Of Long Island (with Will Stegemann)
Topics: Billy Joel, the absence of moderation, plastic bowling pins, justifiable on-stage meltdowns, his punk record, a new appreciation for the man's...
We Do What We Do (featuring many Tucson bands)
Topics: Live music, public transportation, shows that start on time, the phenomenal Tucson music scene, Prom Body, Katterwaul, Best Dog Award, Sun Bon...
The Cause Of - And Solution To - All Of Life's Problems
Topics: The Simpsons, trouble sleeping, bidding farewell to alcohol, chimpan-A to chimpan-Z, boo-urns, healthy skepticism, comforting color palettes,...