I'd Buy That For A Dollar

Co-host Peter brings a document of the classic Temptations lineup in their prime on Motown: a live album that is somehow largely forgotten. Perhaps the generic title or cover let this gem slip into the dust bins of history.  

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Guest host James Duke hops on the line to clue the crew in on legendary session man Vincent "Vinnie" Bell. We explore the wild new textures and melodic constructions on a rare solo venture.  

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Guest host and soul singer Ben Pirani joins us to discuss this groundbreaking LP that paved the way for not only the future of R&B but pop music as a whole.  

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We are joined again by music supervisor and DJ Taylor Rowley, this time for a discussion on Carpenters' 1970 sophomore album, the earnest and reflective Close to You. The conversation also examines their musical legacy and how their lighthearted image led to personal tragedy.  

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Guest host Trevor Coleman joins the crew as we ride the Holly Jolly Trolley across genres from fusion to hip hop to country to American primitive guitar.  

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Guest host Ryan Werner guides us through the only Sinatra he knows—an out-of-favor, aging superstar taking a shot in a different direction.  

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Guest host Dustin Krcatovich puts points on the board with smooth jazz progenitor Bob James. The crew get into the history of smooth jazz and why you shouldn't fear it.  

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Guest host Lauren Raham brings the crew genre-bending New York theatrical group Kid Creole and the Coconuts. Accessible yet abstruse, KCC didn't find the success stateside of pop acts nor the cult cred of fellow New York artists in their circle.  

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Co-host Jeremy brings the oldest record on the show to date and maybe the most experimental. Yma's voice spans from low growls to glittering bird whispers over the problematic and fantastical tapestry of exotica.  

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The legendary Darko The Super joins us to spin and talk some tunes by one of his all-time favorite artists—the freewheeling song extraordinaire Buzzy Linhart. Darko also treats the crew and listeners to a special preview of a song he wrote for the recently departed Buzzy.  

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