America's Greatest Rock Band
41 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsFinding a severe lack of podcasts about music available to the publique en masse, Seb and Drennen decided to create one. Each week they talk to different musically-inclined guests to try and figure out once and for all, who is AMERICA'S GREATEST ROCK BAND.
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Episodes
Episode 38 - Bob Seger feat. Perry Shall
March 03, 2021 17:09 - 30 minutes - 19.2 MBAll things Perry Shall can be found here: http://www.perryshall.com/ All things Bob Seger can be found here: Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork :)
Episode 37 - R.E.M. feat. Joe Kwaczala
March 03, 2021 17:09 - 34 minutes - 20.8 MBJoe Kwaczala can be found on Twitter @joekjoek and on Instagram @joekwa and of course, his website is http://joekwaczala.com/. If that's not enough, you can hear him every week on Who Cares About the Rock Hall podcast. Check out R.E.M. here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMQPXrUpBLc
Episode 36 - Spacemen 3 feat. Lee Tesche
March 03, 2021 17:09 - 33 minutes - 20.8 MBCheck out Nun Gun here: https://algierstheband.bandcamp.com/album/mondo-decay Check out Lee here: https://www.instagram.com/leetesche/ Check out Algiers here: https://algierstheband.com/
Episode 35 - Misfits feat. Millie De Chirico
March 03, 2021 15:57 - 57 minutes - 29.7 MBDrennen and Sebastian talk with Turner Classic Movies' Programming Manager and host of the film podcast, America's Greatest Rock Movie, Millie De Chirico. We discuss the stakes of creative risk, the nuances of navigating process, deconstructing mythos for artistic merit and Misfits. Follow Millie at @milliedechirico on Twitter, @debbie_country on Instagram, agoodthinglost on Spotify and Millie De Chirico on Linkedin. Find her podcast, I Saw What You Did, here.
Episode 34 - Funkadelic feat. Lamont Thomas (Obnox)
February 02, 2021 13:56 - 37 minutes - 20.7 MBIn the latest episode, Sebastian and Drennen have a conversation with Obnox's Lamont Thomas about the construct of American identity, the role of race in artistic expressionism, the brutalism of industry and Funkadelic. Check out Obnox's Savage Raygun and other works!
Episode 33 - The Replacements feat. Chris Gethard
January 04, 2021 00:00 - 30 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this episode, we talk to TV's Chris Gethard about the totalitarianism of property ownership and the propriety of humanism, as well as his America's Greatest Rock Band, The Replacements.
Episode 32 - Meatloaf feat. Calvero
May 27, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this episode of AGRB, Seb and Dren sit down with Calvero's Gabe Liebowitz to discuss the pitfalls of artistic endowment, the cultural freedom of minimalism and Meatloaf. Check out Calvero here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Hrnt7scZjAIfAOcjmsnSw Check out Meatloaf here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjGLXYUSeY Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing and thanks to Sean Caffrey for art and graphics.
Episode 31 - Devo feat. Chris Wade
May 19, 2020 16:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBIn the latest episode, Sebastian and Drennen sit down with podcast producer extraordinaire Chris Wade (And Introducing, Chapo Trap House) to discuss the role of media in art, the value of satire as criticism, using commercial aesthetic for personal expressionism and Devo. Check out Chris here: https://twitter.com/saywhatagain Check out And Introducing here: https://soundcloud.com/and-intro-pod Check out Devo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQps7n-o5n8 Thanks to Sean Caffr...
Episode 30 - Germs feat. Aaron Hemphill
May 11, 2020 11:30 - 33 minutes - 26.3 MBSeb and Dren sit down with Aaron Hemphill (Nonpareils, Liars) to discuss the state of art in this cultural flashpoint, the obstacles of creative development and Germs. Check out Nonpareils here: http://mute.com/artists/nonpareils Check out Aaron on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nnprls/?hl=en Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the art/graphics
Episode 29 - Smashing Pumpkins feat. Tommy McNamara
May 05, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 41.7 MBThanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for recording and producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.
Sonic Youth feat. Joey Dundale
February 05, 2020 23:00 - 29 minutes - 29.9 MBIn the final episode of 2019, Sebastian and Drennen are joined by special guest, Joey Dundale, to reflect on the state of creative culture, the meritocracy of art in America and Sonic Youth.
Episode 28 - Sonic Youth feat. Joey Dundale
February 05, 2020 23:00 - 29 minutes - 29.9 MBCheck out Joey Dundale here: https://twitter.com/joeydundale?lang=en Check out Sonic Youth here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xagJWDvqET8 Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing and thanks to Sean Caffrey for artwork and graphics.
Episode 27 - They Might Be Giants feat. Andrew Tisher
December 09, 2019 09:00 - 31 minutes - 30.4 MBSebastian and Drennen have the distinguished pleasure of chatting with famed music critic, Andrew Tisher about the substantive nature of art, the medium of language, contrasting hues through time and space and also They Might Be Giants. Check out Andrew Tisher here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha7smLPz2GY Check out They Might Be Giants here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxBbCmRHBME Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing/engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey ...
Episode 26 - The Beach Boys feat. Brett Davis
December 02, 2019 10:00 - 31 minutes - 31.4 MBCheck out The Beach Boys here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYc4DT18EJg Check out Brett Davis here: https://twitter.com/brettdavisrip Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for engineering and producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.
Episode 25 - Blink 182 feat. Dan Licata
November 19, 2019 21:35 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBCheck Dan out here: https://twitter.com/danlicatasucks Check out Blink 182 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNrSISR8o2E Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for engineering and producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics. Follow us on Instagram at @americasgreatestrockband, Twitter at @americasgreate1, or email us at [email protected]. Rate and review -- 5 stars only!
Episode 24 - Pavement feat. Zach DiLanzo
November 11, 2019 22:00 - 25 minutes - 24.4 MBCheck Zach out here: https://twitter.com/zachdilanzo Check Pavement out here: www.youtube.com Thanks to Steph and Paul for producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics. Follow us on Twitter (@americasgreate1 and Instagram (americasgreatestrockband).
Episode 23 - Guns N Roses feat. Anto Boros
November 05, 2019 04:10 - 31 minutes - 30 MBIn our latest episode, Sebastian and Drennen speak with Anto Boros of The Swellers and OG Sharks to discuss the digital medium, classist contrasts in the artistic space, redefining pointillism and Guns N Roses. Check out Guns N Roses here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT-Gi0wAusQ Check out OG Sharks here: https://ogsharks.com/ Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for engineering and producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.
Episode 22 - Black Dice feat. Moses John Archuleta
October 31, 2019 20:42 - 24 minutes - 24.5 MBSeb and Drennen talk with Moon Diagrams'/Deerhunter's Moses John Archultea about the fundamentals of creation, the composition of space, adverse reactions to artist expression and Black Dice. Check out Black Dice here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Bbz-ILlXU Check Moon Diagrams here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTCYKMXx6gA Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.
Episode 21 - The Presidents of the United States of America feat. Pat Byrne
October 21, 2019 20:39 - 32 minutes - 30 MBSeb and Dren sit down with radio wunderkind Pat Byrne to discuss status as reflected in two and three dimensional expressionism, the meritocracy of creativity and The Presidents of the United States of America. Check Pat Byrne out here: https://twitter.com/1800patbyrne?lang=en Check POTUSA here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQwWaWFjd0Y Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for engineering and producing. Thanks to Sean for our logo and graphics.
Episode 20 - Brad Hoss Presents AGRB - The Stooges feat. Sean Evans
October 14, 2019 19:58 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBIn the most recent episode, Seb and Dren chat with record connoisseur and actor, Sean Evans, to discuss the creative hierarchy, limitations of strength as motivation through process and The Stooges. Check Sean out here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3686477/ Check The Stooges out here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383010/ Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for recording and engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the the logo and graphics.
Episode 19 - Steph Cook Presents AGRB - 3RA1N1AC feat. Brad Hoss
October 08, 2019 14:28 - 24 minutes - 24.3 MBIn the latest episode, Drennen and Sebby sit down with Brad Hoss (Hoss Records, The Friday Night Main Event) to discuss the trajectory of art and civics, depreciating returns in the artist's market and 3RA1N1AC. Check out Brad here: https://soundcloud.com/hoss-records Check out 3RA1N1AC here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWUOu_lawBc Artwork and graphics by Sean Caffrey. Thanks Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for audio production.
Episode 18 - Steph Cook Presents AGRB - Mötley Crüe feat. Jayda Abello
October 02, 2019 13:30 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MBSebastian and Drennen sit down with Instagram cartoonist Jayda Abello to discuss the identity of artist vs the identity of critic, what is enlightenment and Mötley Crüe. Check Jayda's art here: https://www.instagram.com/americansquirm/ Check Mötley Crüe here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_J-JDIgbk Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing and thanks to Sean Caffrey for the art and graphics.
Episode 17- Steph Cook Presents AGRB - New Love Crowd feat. Travis Swinford
September 23, 2019 04:25 - 25 minutes - 24.1 MBIn this episode, Seb and Dren sit down with local artist/musician, Travis Swinford, to talk about the elements of creativity, the process of creative continuity and his Steph Cook presents America's Greatest Rock Band, New Love Crowd. Check out New Love Crowd's new love album here: https://newlovecrowd.bandcamp.com/ Follow Travis here: https://twitter.com/newlovecity?lang=en Listen to New Love Crowd on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9b9uXixCEk Thanks to Steph Cook...
Episode 17 - Steph Cook Presents AGRB - New Love Crowd feat. Travis Swinford
September 23, 2019 04:25 - 25 minutes - 24.1 MBIn this episode, Seb and Dren sit down with local artist/musician, Travis Swinford, to talk about the elements of creativity, the process of creative continuity and his Steph Cook presents America's Greatest Rock Band, New Love Crowd. Check out New Love Crowd's new love album here: https://newlovecrowd.bandcamp.com/ Follow Travis here: https://twitter.com/newlovecity?lang=en Listen to New Love Crowd on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9b9uXixCEk Thanks to Step...
Episode 16 - The Breeders feat. Shalewa Sharpe
September 16, 2019 13:44 - 39 minutes - 37.9 MBSebastian and Drennen return from hiatus to chat with Shalewa Sharpe about modern identity in pop experimentalism, artistic expression in outrage culture and The Breeders. See Ma in theaters now! Check out Shalewa here: https://twitter.com/silkyjumbo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Check out The Breeders here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8eTlm33aNI Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for production and sound engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffr...
Episode 15 - Lightning Bolt feat. Phil Spector/MAXIMUM JOY Interview w/ Bagel Boss Bobby
July 13, 2019 20:00 - 22 minutes - 25.4 MBIn this episode, Seb (remote) and Drennen spoke with American music recording legend Phil Spector about creative control, confining artistic integrity and Lightning Bolt. Unfortunately, that discussion was lost so instead we have provided a clip from Drennen's talk radio show, Maximum Joy, in which he speaks with New York media darling, Bagel Boss Bobby. Check out Phil Spector here: https://tinyurl.com/y5x8ksbh Check out Lightning Bolt here: https://tinyurl.com/klrppry Check o...
Episode 14 - Elliott Smith feat. Steph Cook
July 01, 2019 07:44 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBSeb and Dre talk to music/podcast producer and engineer, Steph Cook, about the limits of style, the art of theft and Elliott Smith. Check out Steph's show on Saturday: https://www.facebook.com/events/653000225169158/ Check out Elliott Smith here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhhyrhlsDak Check out America's Greatest Rock Band Fourth of July Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf3ztI97SHLWoW-N6nEN4Punik04ToArw Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for ...
Episode 13 - Aerosmith feat. Tony Zaret
June 19, 2019 16:34 - 26 minutes - 26.2 MBSeb and Dren sit town with famed internet artist Tony Zaret to discuss the frequencies of creative fulfillment, understanding a modern landscape through the post-modern lens and Aerosmith. Find Tony's work at www.tonyzaret.com Check out Aerosmith's music here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94UrHhS4a0w Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for production and engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.
Episode 12 - The Doors feat. Sebastian Ischer
June 11, 2019 02:00 - 34 minutes - 34.7 MBDren and Seb sit down with Sebastian Ischer (Vice) to discuss the mundanity pf performance, the creative mind in an existential world and The Doors. Find Sebastian here: https://www.instagram.com/theischer Listen to The Doors here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dpuIMLugCw Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for their audio engineering and production skills. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork. Follow us on Twitter at @AmericasGreate1
Episode 11 - Gwar feat. Justin Melkmann
June 03, 2019 14:44 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode, Sebastian and Drennen sit down with television producer Justin Melkmann to discuss the art of imperfection, the struggle of balancing abject and hyper realism and Gwar. Find Justin's band, World War IX, here: https://twitter.com/WorldWarIX Check out Gwar here: https://youtu.be/-mvaEkVF-eg?t=43 Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for audio engineering and production and thanks to Sean Caffrey for our original artwork
Episode 10 - Antonín Dvořák feat. Matt Negrin
May 28, 2019 18:47 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode, Seb and Drennen sit down with The Daily Show's Matt Negrin to discuss pitfalls in creative intellectualism, synthesizing abstraction in modern landscapes and Antonín Dvořák. Find Matt here: https://twitter.com/MattNegrin FindAntonín Dvořák here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcx_cV5MGj4 Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for audio engineering and production. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.
Episode 9 - Prince feat. Mike Pfeiffer
May 20, 2019 15:17 - 31 minutes - 31.7 MBIn this episode, Dren and Seb sit down with Mike Pfeiffer (of the Hell Yeah Babies) to discuss identity constructs of the ruling class, the expressionistic capital of performance and Prince. Follow Mike here: https://www.instagram.com/moddelusion Follow The Hell Yeah Babies here: https://twitter.com/hellyeahbabies Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for hosting us and running audio production and sound engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the art.
Episode 8 - Van Halen feat Fred Carlos
May 13, 2019 12:06 - 29 minutes - 29.3 MBIn the latest episode, Seb and Drennen sit down with Fred "from Honolulu" Carlos to discuss the assimilation of artistic culture, the creative struggle of reinvention, the hazards of repetition and Van Halen. Check out Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredFromHon Check out Van Halen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC3tJ_Nu7GQ Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for recording and audio engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.
Episode 7 - The Coathangers feat. The Coathangers
May 06, 2019 04:43 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this very special episode, Seb & Dre go remote for an on-location interview with The Coathangers at The Music Hall of Williamsburg to discuss the distraction artistic recognition, the challenges of mixed media and The Coathangers. Find The Coathangers new album, The Devil You Know, and tour dates at www.thecoathangers.com. Hear their AGRB-exclusive track, "Ha Ha Ha Merry Death" within the ep! Production and Audio by Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for...
Episode 6 - The Ramones feat. Anthony Oberbeck
April 29, 2019 04:43 - 24 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this episode, Drennen and Sebastian sit down with Anthony Oberbeck to discuss power dynamics within a creative construct, the vanity of discovery and The Ramones. Find Anthony Oberbeck here: https://twitter.com/anthonyoberbeck Hear The Ramones here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAl-xzN8e-M Find us on Twitter here:https://twitter.com/americasgreate1
Episode 5 - Nirvana feat. Chris Payne
April 22, 2019 04:00 - 20 minutes - 20.8 MBSeb and Drennen speak with Billboard's Chris Payne to talk about the limits of creative revolution, the permanence of commercial art and Nirvana. Follow us @AmericasGreate1 Find Chris here: @cpayneoneplane Find Nirvana here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyeH0V0Gvao
Episode 4 - Paramore feat. Jason Lipshutz
April 15, 2019 04:00 - 27 minutes - 26 MBDrennen and Seb talk to Billboard editor Jason Lipshutz about the creative process in a commercial landscape, gender dynamics in post-modern art and Paramore. Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for the studio and engineering duties. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork. You can find Jason here: https://twitter.com/jasonlipshutz You can listen to Paramore here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzjJMP4Psbk You can check out Calvero (my friend Gabe) here: https://www.you...
Episode 3- Talking Heads feat. Clare O'Kane
April 08, 2019 04:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBSebastian and Drennen sit down with the ever-funny Clare O'Kane to talk about making peace, dadaism in the modern context and Talking Heads. Find Clare here: https://twitter.com/babysfirstgun Buy her album, Let It Be, here: https://astrecords.bigcartel.com/product/clare-o-kane-let-it-be-12-vinyl Listen to Talking Heads here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heZyqy2MQkA
Episode 2 - ZZ Top feat. Django Gold
April 01, 2019 04:00 - 17 minutes - 17.1 MBSeb and Dre and talk with Late Show with Stephen Colbert's Django Gold about Americana, the struggle of staying relevant in a changing world and ZZ Top. Thanks to Steph and Paul for being gracious hosts and engineers. You can find Django here (https://twitter.com/django) and here (www.djangogold.com). You can find ZZ Top's "Crucifix-a-flat" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSPoxwcA7E4
Episode 1 - The Velvet Underground feat. Jeremy Larson
March 24, 2019 19:17 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBHosts Seb and Drennen sit down with Pitchfork's Jeremy Larson to discuss art criticism, the cultural importance of critical evaluation and Velvet Underground. You can find Jeremy's on twitter here: https://twitter.com/jeremydlarson You can find pitchfork here: www.pitchfork.com Listen to The Velvet Underground here: https://twitter.com/jeremydlarson
Episode 24 - Pavement feat. Zach DiLanzo
January 24, 2019 00:00 - 25 minutes - 24.4 MBLocal cool guy, Zach DiLanzo, joins Sebastian and Drennen to talk about the identity of nostalgia, when stealing brings creative empowerment and Pavement.