Frequent Too Many Records YouTube guest Allison comes on the podcast to do a deep dive into her musical past. Starting with Abba and the Monkees as a child, graduating to musicals, and then diving head first into My Chemical Romance era pop punk/alt rock, Allison has traversed many genres throughout her life. In this podcast hear some gripping stories including, but not limited to, Allison almost dying at a Skrillex concert and Matt's chance encounter with Tom DeLonge -- so make sure you tune in.
KiSMiT: Cosmic Lovers. Excellent Musicians. Wonderful Humans.
Carly and Basti fuse their infectious love and talent to create tunes under the name KiSMiT. With groovy, funky guitar stylings and powerful vocals, the band is a catchy hit powerhouse that are destined for greatness. Join them as they talk to Matt about their history, inspirations, and relationship with vinyl. They also share their new single, Cosmic Love, and at the end of episode give us first listen to the next single they'll be releasing.
Visit http://www.kismitmusic.com
Follow Kismit on social media @KismitMusic
Foreign Concerts and Friend Requests
Shaun & Matt have a very similar taste in music, and they both love to wax poetic about the bands they love. Join them as they talk about seeing concerts in other countries, Shaun leaving Coachella as Radiohead began their set, an embarassing moment at a Belle and Sebastian concert, and many more passionate and hilarious anecdotes. Shaun is also on the cusp of releasing his first album as "Friend Request" and at the end of this episode, Too Many Records gets an exclusive first look at his emotional track, Jenny.
Be sure to find Shaun's music at www.friendrequestmusic.com
Almost Famous (and Arrested) : Music as Religion
From interviewing Green Day just after Dookie dropped and touring with 50 Cent as his publicist, Erik Reynolds has a storied history with music and musicians. In this episode Erik regales Matt with stories from his youth living the Almost Famous-esque life of a young music journalist that led into his long and impressive career of doing PR for the video game industry.
NYU Diaries: Making Music and Eating Pizza ft. Moollz
Moollz is an incredibly talented musician who is a veteran guest of Matt's YouTube channel -- so it was only natural that she'd be on the podcast. Riding the wave of her exceptional debut EP, Moon Fruit, she returned to LA after her Freshman year at NYU to talk with Matt about her next album, almost dying on the Subway, and wanting to physically transform into Thom Yorke. Inspired by Radiohead, Bjork, St. Vincent and the Talking Heads; Moollz is an artist you need on your radar and this is a great look into who she is behind the music.
At the end of the episode we play her terrific track "Astro, Naught"
Check out more of her tunes on Spotify by following this link: https://play.spotify.com/album/2Qbyp55vLgEUcZYQCoRoXg
Pearl Jam Discography Discussion (Part 3)
The final part of the Pearl Jam discography trilogy has Matt and Jake discussing the Self-Titled album, or Avocado as Matt calls it (and Jake hates), Backspacer, and Lightning Bolt including a tragic story regarding Matt's vinyl history with the album. They wrap up by discussing the state (of love and trust) of Pearl Jam in 2017 and speculate on where the newly inducted to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame band is going.
A New Friend
Jake, who runs Dragon Wagon Radio, has a neighbor who loves music and vinyl. Matt had him come on the show, without knowing him at all, and as it turns out, they have the same taste in music in an almost eerie way. Watch the two hit it off as they discuss their real life run-ins with Kanye West, their favorite Beck album (not what you'd expect), 5 records they'd save in a fire, and their similar vinyl philosophies.
Of Dragonballs and Vinyl ft. Kyle Hebert
Matt was lucky enough to have the accomplished voice actor, fellow nerd, and all-around excellent human Kyle Hebert on the show! Learn about how they got in touch, and dive deep into Kyle's relationship with music, vinyl, and many facets of geekdom including Star Wars, Pokemon, and of course, Dragonball Z.
Pearl Jam Discography Discussion (Part 2)
Pearl Jam has so many incredible albums, and Matt and Jake were barely able to scratch the surface in the first part of this podcast discussion. The two of them dive into the middle albums of Pearl Jam's catalogue, at the peak of their world fame, and Matt, of course, talks about the vinyl that comes with that.
Power Pop and Pop Punk Party
Fellow Dragon Wagon Radio podcast host and the artist behind August Brings, Zen Zenith joins Matt on this episode of Too Many Records. Zen is an awesome songwriter who has a lot of power pop and pop punk influences, two genres of music that Matt really loves. The two of them unpack excellent bands such as Weezer, Jimmy Eat World, Motion City Soundtrack, the Eels, and more!
Los Angeles Music Venues (Part 1)
LIVE MUSIC RULES! The Troubadour! The El Rey! The Roxy! The Echo! The Fonda! The Wiltern! Los Angeles is home to dozens of incredible venues, small and large, and you could see a different show every night of the week if you wanted to. Matt goes to a lot of concerts, and so does his friend Jessica. The two of them talk about their favorite venues in LA and share some of their favorite memories and shows from their top picks.
The Metal Episode ft. Chris
Matt enjoys some metal, but on a very surface level. Metal fans are intense and passionate about the genre and he wanted to learn more about the history of, and why people love it so much. In this episode, Chris takes Matt through the history of all the metal sub genres and tells some legendary lore from the black metal history books.
Radiohead Discography Discussion ft. Michael
Michael and Matt met because of a Radiohead concert that turned out to be one of, if not the best shows they had ever seen. Learn the story of that fateful night in this episode, and then join them as they discuss the legendary band's Discography front to back. Matt dives into the vinyl releases, as well, talking about what pressings to avoid and which are must haves.
Ticketmaster Tell-All
Matt sits down with anonymous guessed called "Alex" to discuss the history of online ticketing, specifically via Ticketmaster. "Alex" worked there for five years, so he certainly has a lot to say. In this episode, we take a behind the scenes look at Ticketmaster, learning the truth about where your money really goes for "convenience fees", how the secondary ticket market came to be, and so much more.
Pearl Jam Discography Discussion (Part 1) w/ Jake Lloyd
In the inagural episode of Too Many Records, Matt (a new, but devoted adoptee to the Jamily) and Jake (a long time superfan) dissect Pearl Jam's discography and share their thoughts on albums, songs, and the era they came out in. Matt also shares his knowledge about the vinyl releases for each album. Stupidly thinking they could get through the full discography in one podcast, they only were able to conquer the first few LPs, so look forward to part 2!
Episode 0 - An Introduction!
Hi I'm Matt and I have Too Many Records... In fact I have an entire YouTube channel dedicated to having Too Many Records. And now I have a podcast! This is just a brief introduction to what the show will be. Starting Tuesday March 21st!