My Favorite Album With Jeremy Dylan

Dan Kelly’s ‘Drowning in the Fountain of Youth’ is an influential modern Aussie classic and Pete from Hey Geronimo is here to prove it! Frontman of Brisbane power-pop rockers Hey Geronimo (whose debut album Crashing into the Sun is out now!) Pete Kilroy joins me to make the case for Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males weird, laconic and infections LP on the tenth anniversary of its release.  How does Dan write songs about subjects no one else would think to touch, like using Grand Theft Auto to get over a breakup? How does he compromise his commercial prospects to make his music more interesting? What is the unprintable anthemic chorus of the album’s best known song ‘Drunk on Election Night’? How has his music influenced artists like Courtney Barnett? What bloody genre is this album in anyway? PLUS Pete makes a point about art and commerce that I think is total bullshit and we fight about it. My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or music

Harmonica legend and Willie Nelson's musical right hand for over 40 years, Mickey Raphael reveals the inside story of one of Willie's best albums, 1998's Teatro. Why was the album recorded in an abandoned Mexican movie theatre? How did producer Daniel Lanois (U2, Bob Dylan) create the studio atmosphere? What was Emmylou Harris's contribution to the album? What illegal substances did visitors to the studio supply them with (not the ones you think)? Which celebrities dropped by to witness the recordings? How does Mickey think the album's upcoming 20th anniversary should be celebrated? PLUS, Mickey shares his memories of Willie's most underrated albums, the amazing reggae record 'Countryman' and talks about finding his own groove amongst Willie's idiosyncratic singing and the rock-steady backing band. My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the

Baritone-voiced new wave romantic singer-songwriter Jack Ladder on the classic 1977 debut from one of punk's most unsettling bands 'Suicide', their bizarre electronic version of classic rock'n'roll tropes, the comic-book inspired history of the band and their influence on Bruce Springsteen. My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia. He directed the music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts and feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, and writes for Capital News magazine. If you’ve got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com.

Rusty Anderson has played guitar on more hit records than I've had cold scotches, with everyone from The Bangles to Ricky Martin. He's probably best known for his over a dozen years as the lead guitarist on the road and in the studio for Sir Paul McCartney, since the Driving Rain album. He's somehow found the time to have an impressive solo career and form several bands, with his current outfit 'Rusty Anderson Afternoon' recently dropping their great new album 'RAA'. Rusty and I talk about Frank Zappa's 'Hot Rats' - why is it the Zappa album even non-Zappa fans love? What is Captain Beefheart's memorable cameo? How was the album at the forefront of musical innovation in the studio? Where does the music cross into jazz territory? Plus, Rusty talks about a missed connection with Mick Ronson, outlasting the Beatles, finding ways to innovate in rock'n'roll almost 50 years after Zappa and how Paul McCartney embarrassed him in front of one of his guitar idols - Black Sabbath's Tony Iomi.

Legendary session god drummer Kenny Aronoff welcomes me to his LA studio for a inspirational chat about childhood dreams coming true. How he went from a child discovering rock’n’roll with the Beatles on Ed Sullivan to playing with Ringo Starr 50 years later on a TV special celebrating that very same Ed Sullivan appearance. How did John Mellencamp help him become a more Ringo-esque drummer? What does Kenny see as the drummer’s true purpose in a recording session? What story did Paul McCartney tell him about the Beatles first trip to NYC? What’s it like to play Beatles songs in front of and alongside Beatles? What’s the difference between playing ‘Something’ with Joe Walsh and ‘Hey Bulldog’ with Dave Grohl? How did the Beatles use a “less is more” approach to create dynamics in their songs? Plus, great stories of moments in the studio with the Rolling Stones, Iggy Pop, John Hiatt, Don Was and more.   My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwri

It's Election Day tomorrow here in Australia. I'm not saying those in his electorate should vote for Albo just because he loves Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, but if you're on the fence or have some kind of ingrained defensive attitude against voting for a major party candidate, I hope this reminds you of his humanity and makes you take another look at his record and policy positions. This episode was originally released last year. --- Former Deputy Prime Minister, long-serving parliamentarian and occasional DJ Anthony Albanese MP joins me on the show to talk about his favorite album by one of his favorite artists - “The Good Son” (1990) by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. We talk about the origins of his Nick Cave fandom, seeing him live with the Birthday Party and later with the Bad Seeds, how this album represents a period of Cave in transition, why ‘The Ship Song’ ended up on his playlist when he guest hosted Rage and which Nick Cave song got people moving in his recent DJ set. Also, we talk about why his elect

ARIA winner Bob Evans aka Kevin Mitchell (Jebediah) on The Streets 'A Grand Don't Come For Free' - a 2004 concept album of hip-hop folk poetry.

Today I’m joined by a journalist of such lethal cunning... Chris Hewitt - news editor for film journal Empire Magazine and host of their massively popular podcast - joins me to talk about an overlooked classic in the catalogue of Georgian alt-rockers REM - 1996′s ‘New Adventures in Hi-Fi’. How does the near death of drummer Bill Berry hang over the atmosphere of the album? How did Michael Stipe’s vocal style evolve from Murmur to this album and beyond? Why does Chris think Ringo Starr is the worst drummer in rock history? What was the REM’s controversial original name? How did the band end up outlasting some of the acts it influenced? and most importantly - which members of the Avengers cast will play REM in the movie that tells the story of their reunion to take down President Donald Trump? Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes here or in other podcasting apps by copying/pasting our RSS feed -http://myfavoritealbum.libsyn.com/rss My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episo

Singer/songwriter, journalist and author of the definitive ‘Petty: The Biography’, Dr Warren Zanes, joins me to celebrate the 1976 self-titled debut of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. How did the band find their sound and identity while making the album? Why were the limitations of vinyl LPs creatively helpful? Did writing the book change Warren’s perspective on Petty’s music? What doubts did people have about Petty’s voice? What is the secret of keyboardist Benmont Tench’s genius? How do the Heartbreakers look back on the album today? Plus we talk about Petty’s pre-Heartbreakers band Mudrcrutch, and speculate about why he’s currently reviving it, and Warren’s own personal history with the album. Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes here or in other podcasting apps by copying/pasting our RSS feed -http://myfavoritealbum.libsyn.com/rss My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - the

The Good Doctor Mark Kermode - double bassist, film critic, Sony award winning broadcaster, one half of Wittertainment, instigator of my directing career - joins me for the tale of his favorite band the Comsat Angels, and their 1981 masterpiece 'Sleep No More'. Why are the Comsat Angles 'the band Joy Division could have been'? Can you get from Comsat bassist Kevin Bacon to actor Kevin Bacon in less than six degrees? Which scheme (worthy of Mark's cinematic idol Danny Ocean) did Mark employ to meet the band? What was the experience of introducing the band at their reunion show in 2009?And how does Mark manage to link this album to his obsession with the Exorcist? My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydne

Legendary songwriter, singer, producer and arranger Van Dyke Parks is famed for a unique genre-bending catalogue and collaborations with everyone from Brian Wilson to Silverchair to Skrillex. On this episode, he tells the story of one of his favorite albums - which he also happens to have co-produced: Randy Newman's self-titled 1968 debut. Van Dyke tells tales of the insulting liner notes that forced them to reprint the album cover, how Newman collaborated with his film composer uncle Alfred on the record, how the album went against the grain of the counterculture in pop music and Randy's crippling lack of confidence in his own singing.  Plus, Van Dyke reveals his own proudest contribution to the album as a producer, why he doesn't listen to pop music and the crucial advice he gave Jann Wenner when he started Rolling Stone Magazine. My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their

Americana singer/songwriter Imogen Clark joins me to delve into the album that inspired a generation to pick up an acoustic guitar and sing about lost love and self-loathing - Ryan Adams 2000 solo debut 'Heartbreaker'. Imogen closes the show with a beautiful cover of 'Oh My Sweet Carolina'. My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos. If you’ve got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com.

Bullseye host and Maximum Fun impresario Jesse Thorn talks to me about Sly and the Family Stone's 'Fresh', how it relates to his parents divorce, how the record is really a Sly Stone family album, the influence of Sly on modern musicians and more.

Actor, author, podcaster and filmmaker Stephen Tobolowsky (Silicon Valley, Californication, Groundhog Day) talks about the impact that Bowie's seminal concept album had on him as a young man - and why the album is really all about death. My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the feature film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins, in addition to many commercials and music videos. If you’ve got any feedback or suggestions, drop us a line at myfavoritealbumpodcast@gmail.com.

Homer Steinweiss is not only the greatest drummer of his generation, but a producer and songwriter whose understated humility belies an immense list of fantastic credits. The rhythmic spine of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and the Menahan Street Band, Homer has also lent his incredible feel on the drums to records by everyone from Amy Winehouse and Bruno Mars to Al Green and Rufus Wainwright. He’s also a frequent collaborator of Mark Ronson, including on his recent smash Uptown Special album. Homer joins host Jeremy Dylan to talk about Shuggie Otis’s cult classic soul album “Inspiration Information”. They talk about how Shuggie’s pioneering use of drum machines has influenced his ideas of rhythm, playing as a one man band vs. playing live with a band like the Dap Kings, why Shuggie’s vocal style is so atypical for R&B, the similarities to Sly and the Family Stone’s “There’s A Riot Going On” album and more. Plus, Homer reveals his favorite album of 2015 so far, how he balances his approach between diffe

ARIA-winning singer-songwriter-presentor-ambassador-multi-hyphenate Ella Hooper slides into the pod booth with host Jeremy Dylan for episode 26 - an exploration of PJ Harvey's 2011 war epic "Let England Shake". Along the way, they break down tracks including "The Words that Maketh Murder", "The Last Living Rose", "Written on the Forehead" and "The Colour of the Earth" and chat about Harvey's creepy clown vocal style, the unconventional production style, matching musical styles to songs and how this album is the missing link in the Ella Hooper fossil record. Listen in the player above or download the episode by clicking here. Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes here. My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music. Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker from Sydney, Australia who has w

This is a repost of an older episode that had fallen out of the feed. Traveler through space and time, British cult icon and legendary singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock steers his ship into the podbooth this week, for a chat with host Jeremy Dylan about John Lennon’s emotionally confronting classic 1970 album “Plastic Ono Band”. Along the way, they talk about why Robyn identified with Lennon as a kid, Lennon’s antipathy toward his Beatles music, the possible influence of Bob Dylan’s “John Wesley Harding” album, John and Yoko’s primal scream therapy and which Robyn Hitchcock song borrows its arrangement from a Plastic Ono Band tune. Listen in the player above or download the episode by clicking here. Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes here or in other podcasting apps by copying/pasting our RSS feed - http://myfavoritealbum.libsyn.com/rss My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time -

Our returning champion Ben Blacker, TV (Puss in Boots,Supernatural), stage (Thrilling Adventure Hour) and comic book(Thunderbolts) writer (as well as the host of the Writers Panelpodcast) joined me over coffee and bagels in Los Angeles to talk about a classic 80s LP from Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Blood and Chocolate. We talk about how the album serves as a 'sequel' to Costello's "This Year's Model", Elvis's distinctive recurring trick of opening his records with his solo voice, why Elvis is artistically like Woody Allen, how his lyrics have been misunderstood over the year, the way the Attractions helped sell the humour of 'I Hope You're Happy Now', how Elvis reinterprets his back catalogue and what the hell 'Tokyo StormWarning' is about. My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking theg reat works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time- their history with it, the making of the album, individual songsand the album’s influence o

Americana singer/songwriter and manufacturer of fine leather goods Jonny Fritz lets me into his LA workshop to discuss his strange relationship with Lucinda Williams 2007 album ‘West’, a record that is (mostly) one of his favorites. Jonny talks about why there are some songs on the album he can’t listen to, Lucinda’s sporadic release reschedule, the “new-agey” production style of the album and we stage ‘Are You Alright’ as a radio play. We also delve into his disillusion with “parasitic culturalists” aka the “Air BnB people” in Nashville, and why it made him abandon Music City for LA.   Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes here or in other podcasting apps by copying/pasting our RSS feed - http://myfavoritealbum.libsyn.com/rss My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music. Jer

Actor (Buffy, Men at Work, MyMusic) and musician Adam Busch hosts me in his LA adobe to talk about ‘A River Ain’t Too Much To Love’, the hypnotic album by Smog aka Bill Callahan. We talk about how the album manipulates your emotions, the timeless quality of the music, how it works as a gateway for folk fans to more modern music, what Smog has in common with Father John Misty, not being able to choose your audience, because why actors/comedians want to be musicians (and vice-versa) and why it seems everybody wants to be what they’re not - and LA’s weed and comedy renaissance.  My Favorite Album is a podcast unpacking the great works of pop music. Each episode features a different songwriter or musician discussing their favorite album of all time - their history with it, the making of the album, individual songs and the album’s influence on their own music.Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist and photographer from Sydney, Australia who has worked in the music industry since 2007. He directed the the feature