North Carolina band, Rainbow Kitten Surprise are re-issuing their 2015 album RKS for Record Store Day (April 12) as an expanded double album featuring nine previously unreleased demo tracks, and pressed on rainbow tricolor vinyl in a gatefold sleeve. We speak with singer Ela Melo about the history of her band, their roots, and the way they make their music.

And guitarist Steve Conte returns to the program to remember David Johansen, the New York Dolls frontman (and erstwhile Buster Poindexter) who passed away at the age of 75 on February 28. Steve was in the 2000s lineup of the NY Dolls and shares his stories of working with the man some called simply "David Jo."

The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. 

Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton.

 

Record Store Day 2025 is April 12th. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, including The List, visit RecordStoreDay.com)

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This episode is dedicated to Angie Stone, Joey Molland, and David Johansen. 

Montreal-based Basia Bulat has been nominated five times for Canada's prestigious Juno Awards, and is a three time finalist for the coveted Polaris Music Prize. She just released her seventh album, Basia's Palace (Secret City Records) (which she co-produced with Mark Lawson) mixed by Tucker Martine (Neko Case, The National), with string arrangements by Drew Jurecka.

The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. 

Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton.

 

Record Store Day 2025 is April 12th. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, including The List, visit RecordStoreDay.com)

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While we're on a brief hiatus from making all-new episodes, we thought it would be fun to compile all the moments where Paul asks his guests "What Was The First Record You Ever Bought?" and put them in a couple of "clip shows."

Last week was part one, so here's part two, featuring Shannon Shaw (from Shannon & The Clams), Joey Santiago (from Pixies), Julian Lage, Steve Perry, Slash, The Heavy Heavy, Ben Folds, John Densmore (The Doors), and bass ace Tony Levin (King Crimson, John Lennon and more).

The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. 

Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. Record Store Day 2025 is April 12th. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, including The List, visit RecordStoreDay.com)

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While we're on a brief hiatus from making all-new episodes, we thought it would be fun to compile all the moments where Paul asks his guests "What Was The First Record You Ever Bought?" and put them in a couple of "clip shows."

Here's part one, featuring De La Soul, Dhani Harrison, Mac McCaughan & Laura Ballance (from Superchunk), Ringo Starr, Shelby Lynne, Redd Kross, NPR's Ann Powers, The Edge (from U2), Richard Thompson, and Matthew Caws (from Nada Surf).

The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. 

Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. Record Store Day 2025 is April 12th. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, including The List, visit RecordStoreDay.com)

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Belle And Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch is here to discuss his new semi-autobiographical novel, Nobody's Empire, his struggles with chronic fatigue, and how his band saved his life.

And we take a minute to pay our respects to Marianne Faithfull, the enigmatic legend who passed away on January 30th.

The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. 

Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com)

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Be kind to others, and to yourself, and don't forget to let your music keep you sane when times get tough.

 

This episode is dedicated to Marianne Faithfull (1946-2025), and pioneering pedal steel player Susan Alcorn (1953-2025).

 

It's been nearly eight years since today's guest Benjamin Booker released his critically acclaimed second album, Witness, but now he's back with a vengeance with his powerful new album Lower, in stores now, which he made in collaboration with producer Kenny Segal. Booker explains his long road to this highly personal collection of songs.

And this past week marked the definitive "last waltz" for The Band with the passing of the last man standing, Garth Hudson. Long Ryders singer/guitarist Sid Griffin, author of Million Dollar Bash: Bob Dylan, The Band, and the Basement Tapes, is here to try and convey the monumental impact that Garth and The Band had on American music and around the world, particularly in light of our present Post-Chalamet Dylan Renaissance, 

And a reminder, you can still help Musicares help the people who bring you the music by donating at Musicares.org/firerelief and if you're a music business professional in need, you may be eligible for assistance by emailing [email protected]

The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. 

Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com)

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Be kind to others, and to yourself, and don't forget to let your music keep you sane when times get tough.

 

This episode is dedicated to Garth Hudson and Peter Yarrow.

Pixies guitarist and founding member Joey Santiago is here to talk about their most recent album, The Night The Zombies Came (BMG) which is in stores now (where you can also pick up their amazing back catalogue and also Frank Black albums too).

And Paul has a few words in memoriam for filmmaker, musician, and music lover David Lynch, who passed away last week. For Lynch, music was magic, and there was always magic in the air.

And a reminder, you can still help Musicares help the people who bring you the music by donating at Musicares.org/firerelief and if you're a music business professional in need, you may be eligible for assistance by emailing [email protected]

The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. 

Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com)

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Be kind to others, and to yourself, and don't forget to let your records keep you sane when times get tough.

 

This episode is dedicated to David Lynch (1946-2025):

 

“Music is one of the most fantastic things, almost like fire, and water, and air (laughs). It’s like… it’s like a thing! And it does so much. It does a thing for the intellect. It does a thing for the emotions. Music can swell the heart ‘til it almost bursts! Tears of happiness flow out of your eyes. You can’t believe the beauty that comes. And it comes from these notes!"

 

As apocapytic fires continue to ravage Los Angeles, we spoke with Laura Segura, Executive Director of Musicares.org about how you can help the people who bring you the music by donating at Musicares.org/firerelief , and how music business professionals get get assistance by emailing [email protected]

And as the Scottish group Travis sets out on their first North American tour in 15 years, singer Fran Healy is here to talk about his challenges with life in Los Angeles and how they influenced Travis' recent album L.A. Times. 

The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. 

Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com)

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This episode is dedicated to Sam Moore of Sam & Dave

And to the city of Los Angeles.

We hope you like innovative jazz-based electric guitarists, because our first episode of 2025 focuses on two of 'em. 

Jeff Parker is here to talk about his recent jazz album for Nonesuch, The Way Out Of Easy, credited to Jeff Parker And The ETA IVtet. Parker talks about working with his L.A. based quartet, which features bassist Anna Butterss, drummer Jay Bellerose, and saxophone player, Josh Johnson, but we also look back at his highly musical time in the windy city of Chicago, where he first made a name for himself with groups such as Tortoise. 

This episode gives us an excuse to reprise our interview with prodigious jazz guitarist Julian Lage discussing his RSD Exclusive release, Live In Los Angeles, that first ran as part of our RSD Black Friday 2024 coverage. 

The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. 

Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com)

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Paul goes home to Canada for Christmas, and the maple syrup is flowing. We close out 2024 with a snow-covered treat, a special celebration of Record Store Day Canada's Ambassadors for 2024, The Tragically Hip. Celebrating their 40th year, the band were the subject of a retrospective 4-part Amazon Prime documentary, The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal, and a commemorative book, This Is Our Life. Paul chats with No Dress Rehearsal director Mike Downie (brother of The Hip's late lead singer Gord Downie), and then guitarist and founding member Rob Baker. There's even a (singing) cameo from Feist! If you love The Hip already, it's a celebration, if you don't know them, it's an education. Happy New Year! 

The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. 

Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com)

 

Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (dogfish.com), Tito's Handmade Vodka (titosvodka.com), RSDMRKT.com, and Furnace Record Pressing, the official vinyl pressing plant of Record Store Day.

 

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This episode dedicated to Jimmy Carter, Rock & Roll President (1924-2024)

This holiday season, the singer/songwriter, piano player, and all around musical overachiever Ben Folds released an album called Sleigher (in stores now from New West Records). It's not so much a "Ben Folds Christmas record" as it is a Ben Folds record set at Christmas. For this episode, which makes its debut on Christmas Eve, Paul chats with Ben about what went into the album, and detours into dogs, inflatable lawn Santas, the magic of Burt Bacharach, and what it means to be a human music maker in the age of Artificial Intelligence. 

The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music. 

Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com)

 

Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (dogfish.com), Tito's Handmade Vodka (titosvodka.com), RSDMRKT.com, and Furnace Record Pressing, the official vinyl pressing plant of Record Store Day.

 

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This episode is dedicated to The Replacements' Bob "Slim" Dunlap (1951-2024), and composer and tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain (1951-2024) who both passed away while this show was being put together. 

 

Merry Christmas (if you observe), and Happy Holidays in general from The Record Store Day Podcast, and remember, your local independent record store would love to see you over the holidays, and all year round!