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Ian speaks with the great Mike Campbell about his affectation and appreciation for Brian Wilson, growing up with the Beach Boys, working through the loss of Tom Petty, pinch hitting for Lindsey Buckingham, working with the Dirty Knobs, the pleasures of airports, the True Confessions '86 Tour, and much more.

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Ian talks to Death Cab For Cutie's Dave Depper about making a great rock record, the Gibbardian work ethic, his status as the Ron Wood of Death Cab, his induction into the band, going indie 30 years into a career, raging against the dying of the light, taking selfies with Mike Love and Al Jardine in the catering tent—plus a dispatch from the debut performance of Bob Dylan's Long Hot Summer 2026 Tour.

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LISTEN TO "I BUILT YOU A TOWER"

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Ian chats with Ian O'Neil and John McCauley of Deer Tick about taking their time, writing rock songs about Rhode Island, the Providence scene, the Newport Folk Festival, being upstaged by Joni Mitchell, Dan Bejar's turn to synthesizers, the Adult Correctional Institution, Bob Dylan, Weird Al, Brian Wilson, and the new Deer Tick record Coin-O-Matic.

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COIN-O-MATIC OUT JUNE 5th

DEER TICK ON TOUR THIS SUMMER/FALL

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The Jokermen discuss Exmilitary, the instant-classic debut from experimental hip-hop group Death Grips.

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The Jokermen reveal the first half of their epic accounting of the hundred best songs by Hawthorne's pride and joy.

Top 50 coming later this week, only on Patreon