Volcano Vinyl
300 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsVolcano Vinyl is a weekly podcast hosted by old friends and musicians Brian Schmutz (The Starting Line, Person L, Legendary Divorce) & Brian Medlin (The Minor Times, Person L, Wives, Legendary Divorce, etc...). Listen along in real time with Brian and Brian as they explore a full length vinyl record while crowding around an active Volcano. Recorded in Potato's House on Baloney Avenue in Philadelphia, PA.
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Episodes
vv300: Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual (1983)
December 11, 2020 09:20 - 1 hour - 110 MBBrian and Brian end the show forever with a party record, She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper. VV-mails: [email protected] tVVitter: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Funstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv299: Beastie Boys – Check Your Head (1992)
December 04, 2020 09:20 - 1 hour - 117 MBBrian picks one of his all time favorite albums as his final selection of the season, Check Your Head by the Beastie Boys. Mike D-mails: [email protected] Tweetrock: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Yauchstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv298: Slayer – Reign in Blood (1986)
November 27, 2020 09:20 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBInspired by a podfather's recommendation of the River's Edge soundtrack for the show, Brian spins the perfect soundtrack for our current nightmare plague world: Reign in Blood by Slayer. Slay-mails: [email protected] Tweets in Blood/Tweeting Blood: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Thrashstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv297: Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill (1995)
November 20, 2020 09:20 - 1 hour - 93.7 MBBrian spins the monumental landmark Alanis Morissette album Jagged Little Pill. E-lanis: [email protected] You Oughta Tweet: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Pillstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv296: Saint Etienne – Foxbase Alpha (1991)
November 13, 2020 09:20 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBBrian follows up the Ned Doheny and Azymuth episodes with the debut album from the inspiration for those episodes, Foxbase Alpha by Saint Etienne. St.-mails: [email protected] Tweetbase: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Etstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv295: The White Stripes – Elephant (2003)
November 06, 2020 09:20 - 1 hour - 107 MBBrian keeps the duo energy going on the show by spinning Elephant by The White Stripes. Meg-mails: [email protected] Baloney Twitter Army: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Stripestagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv294: OutKast – Stankonia (2000)
October 30, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 117 MBOn the eve of its 20th anniversary, Brian and Brian listen to OutKast's Stankonia. B.O.B.-mails: [email protected] We Luv Deez Tweetz: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Stankstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv293: The Police – Reggatta de Blanc (1979)
October 23, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBBrian spins literal white reggae when he spins The Police's 2nd album Reggatta de Blanc. Sting-mails: [email protected] Tweeting out an S.O.S.: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Reggattagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv292: Azimüth (1975)
October 16, 2020 08:20 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBBrian spins the 1975 self-titled debut from Azymuth, or Azimüth as they were known back then, and introduces their Brazilian "crazy samba" jazz funk sound to the show. Azi-mails: [email protected] Twyzimüth: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Aztagram: instragam.com/volcanovinyl
vv291: Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (1971)
October 09, 2020 08:20 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBBrian spins Rolling Stone's recently updated #1 album of all time What's Going On by Marvin Gaye. Mercy E-mail Me: [email protected] Inner Twitter Blues: twitter.com/volcanovinyl What's Gramming On: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv290: Oasis – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
October 02, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 108 MBTo celebrate its 25th anniversary, Brian and Brian listen to (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis. Noel-mails: [email protected] Don't Tweet Back in Anger: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Instaglory: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv289: Steely Dan – Aja (1977)
September 25, 2020 08:20 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBBrian and Brian cross Steely Dan off of the list by listening to their album Aja like adults. Steely-mail: [email protected] Twitter Dan: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Instaja: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv288: Funeral Diner – The Underdark (2005)
September 18, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 127 MBBrian and Brian finally discuss their histories with screamo while listening to The Underdark by Funeral Diner. After the record, stick around for an interview with Funeral Diner vocalist Seth Babb. Go to repeaterrecords.com to check out Seth's record label. The Underdark is REP 001! The Undermail: [email protected] Subtweeting: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Instafuneral: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv287: Badfinger – Straight Up (1971)
September 11, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 93.3 MBStraight Up? Brian and Brian listen to Badfinger. Bad-mails: [email protected] Tweet Up: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Fingstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv286: Ned Doheny – Hard Candy (1976)
September 04, 2020 08:20 - 59 minutes - 81 MBIf you came expecting a screamo record, our sincere apologies! Brian explains the screamo delay and then spins Laurel Canyon deepcut Ned Doheny's 70s pop rock album Hard Candy. Ned-mails: [email protected] Sweets: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Candygram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv285: Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
August 28, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 137 MBWrapping up the show's 4th anniversary celebration month, Brian and Brian spin Blood Sugar Sex Magik by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, featuring past VV artists Atoms for Peace's bass player Flea. Flea-mails: [email protected] Tweet It Away: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Peppstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv284: Wu-Tang Clan – Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
August 21, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 113 MBContinuing the show's anniversary celebration month, Brian and Brian spin the legendary debut album by Wu-Tang Clan. Wu-mails: [email protected] Twutter: twitter.com/volcanovinyl 36stagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv283: Paul Simon – Graceland (1986)
August 14, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 115 MBContinuing the August celebration of the show's 4th year, Brian and Brian discuss the pros and cons of Paul Simon's most celebrated and most controversial solo album Graceland. Al-mails: [email protected] Tweetland: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Gracestagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv282: Dr. Dre – The Chronic (1992)
August 07, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 112 MBTo start the month-long celebration of the show's 4th anniversary, Brian and Brian spin hip hop classic The Chronic by Dr. Dre. Dr. E-mails: [email protected] Dr. Twitter: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Dr. Instagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv281: My Bloody Valentine – Loveless (1991)
July 31, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBBrian spins shoegaze innovators My Bloody Valentine's 1991 album Loveless. Brian's band Desperate Living's new EP City Sadness is out TODAY. Purchase at livingdesperate.bandcamp.com, stream on Spotify. My Bloody V-mails: [email protected] Tweetless: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Instaglide: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv280: Dennis Wilson – Pacific Ocean Blue (1977)
July 24, 2020 08:20 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBBrian spins the first solo Beach Boys album, drummer Dennis Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue. Beach-mails: [email protected] Pacific Ocean Tweets: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Dennstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv279: Betty Davis (1973)
July 17, 2020 08:20 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBBrian spins the debut self-titled album by Betty Davis, which came up organically on our previous episode focusing on her ex-husband Miles Davis. Betty-mails: [email protected] Your Tweet Our Tweet: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Bettstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv278: Miles Davis – Bitches Brew (1970)
July 10, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 154 MBBrian has a little fun and plays an album Brian specifically said he didn't like, Bitches Brew by Miles Davis. E-miles: [email protected] Twitter Brew: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Bitchstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv277: Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs – Wooly Bully (1965)
July 03, 2020 08:20 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBWhat is the difference between a "one hit wonder" type of band and a band with a "signature song"? And which one is Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, if either? Brian and Brian discuss while listening to their debut album Wooly Bully. Sham-mails: [email protected] (One) Hitter Twitter: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Pharaohstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv276: Brainiac – Hissing Prigs in Static Couture (1996)
June 26, 2020 08:20 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MBMelissa Auf der Maur describes the 90s alt rock band Brainiac as "Devo robots meets punk rock James Brown in a one of a kind new wave industrial band." Why is their music just hitting Brian and Brian now??? 3-MA1L5: [email protected] TW1TT3R: twitter.com/volcanovinyl 1N5TA9RAM: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv275: Pixies – Surfer Rosa (1988)
June 19, 2020 08:20 - 45 minutes - 63 MBBrian plays Surfer Rosa by Pixies, another album from Kurt Cobain's top 50 albums list. Pixie-mail: [email protected] Where Are Our Tweets: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Surfstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv274: Wipers – Is This Real? (1980)
June 12, 2020 08:20 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBBrian continues to chip away at the albums on Kurt Cobain's top 50 albums list with the debut album by Wipers. Sage-mails: [email protected] Are These Tweets?: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Wipestagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv273: The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die (1994)
June 05, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 157 MBReturning VV champions Brad Corbitt and Zach Calhoun rejoin Brian and Brian to listen to Ready to Die by The Notorious B.I.G. Check out Brad's podcast We Weren't Friends in High School at wwfinhighschool.libsyn.com and his YouTube show First Watch Rewatch youtube.com/REDSHIRTPLAYA Check out Zach's new podcast Saniac at saniacpodcast.com Biggie-mails: [email protected] The Tweetorious VV: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Puffstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv272: Stone Temple Pilots – Purple (1994)
May 29, 2020 08:20 - 57 minutes - 78.8 MBBrian and Brian get deep into the 90s as they listen to Purple by Stone Temple Pilots. STP-mails: [email protected] Big Tweety: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Purpstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv271: Billie Holiday – Body and Soul (1957)
May 22, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBBrian breaks out the fine china with a VG rating on Discogs when he plays Body and Soul by legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday. Soul-mails: [email protected] Tweetie Holiday: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Billstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv270: Manchester Orchestra – Cope (2014)
May 19, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBSpecial b-b-b-b-bonus episode guest Nathan Allebach (twitter.com/nathanallebach) talks with Brian and Brian about going viral as Steak-Umm's social media manager in a time of high viral angst, about transitioning from the music world to the advertising world, and about Manchester Orchestra while we listen to their 2014 album Cope. E-umms: [email protected] Tweetchester Orchestra: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Copestagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv269: Stevie Wonder – Hotter Than July (1980)
May 15, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBBrian turns the temperature up by spinning birthday boy Stevie Wonder's 19th album Hotter Than July. Steve-mails: [email protected] Twitter Wonder: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Scorchstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv268: Wire – Pink Flag (1977)
May 08, 2020 08:20 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MBBrian raises the Pink Flag in salute of first wave punk legends Wire's debut album. Sorry for Brian's mic issues! #quarprobs Wire-mails: [email protected] Tweet Flag: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Wirestagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv267: Pink Floyd – Animals (1977)
May 05, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBB-B-B-Bonus ep! Very special guest and Bassmaster General of our theme song Danny Black (Good Old War) "spins" one of his all time favorite albums, Animals by Pink Floyd. You can listen to "Dirty Games", the first single from Danny's forthcoming album Black Ryno, right now with the links below. Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/50V8skTWdMeRHgX9TzPs2V Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/dirty-games-single/1505774980 Ani-mails: [email protected] Tweety Black: twitter.com/volcanovinyl...
vv266: Elvis Presley – Elvis is Back! (1960)
May 01, 2020 08:20 - 58 minutes - 79.8 MBBrian just watched the HBO doc Elvis Presley: The Searcher and boy is he revved up about it. So revved up that he lets Aphex Twin crash the episode where they listen to Elvis is Back? (Briefly!) E-mail: [email protected] Elvis Tweetly: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Instagram is Back: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv265: Television – Marquee Moon (1977)
April 24, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBBrian spins the critically-acclaimed debut album from NYC art-punk legends Television. Moon-mails: [email protected] Marquee Tweets: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Telegram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv264: Queen – News of the World (1977)
April 17, 2020 08:20 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBBrian figured out how to spin his own copy of News of the World by Queen during a quarantine livestream. Queen-mail: [email protected] We will tweet you: twitter.com/volcanovinyl We are the instagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv263: Mahavishnu Orchestra – The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
April 10, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBBrian spins the debut album from the Mahavishnu Orchestra, as suggested in a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts from listener J. Gray. Please chalk up any audio issues from the recording of this livestreamed episode to us...trying to fuse jazz influences into our show production. We will be livestreaming once again on Wednesday 4/15 at 8(ish)pm EST. Details will be up on our socials about an hour before we start. e-maha: [email protected] The Inner Tweeting Flame: twitter.com/volcanovin...
vv262: The Stooges – Fun House (1970)
April 03, 2020 08:20 - 55 minutes - 75.9 MBFor the first ever livestreamed edition of Volcano Vinyl, Brian "spins" Fun House by The Stooges. We were attempting to make the experience of recording this episode live online match the anxious energy The Stooges captured on the album. Please chalk any audio issues up to us just....being punk, ok? Thanks to everyone who joined us for this episode, and apologies for the issues. We will be better for our next livestream, in which we will record vv263 on Wednesday, April 8th. We expect to go...
vv261: Mott the Hoople (1969)
March 27, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 111 MBAmidst a lockdown and worldwide crisis, Brian and Brian found a way to listen to the debut album by Mott the Hoople together. Brian and Brian are going to attempt a first ever livestreamed edition of Volcano Vinyl on Wednesday 4/1 at 8pm EST (ish). We hereby cordially invite you to listen to one full length record all the way through with us, two musicians and very old friends. We will release details on how to join the session on 4/1 on our social media accounts which, hey, who knows, mig...
vv260: RP Boo – I’ll Tell You What! (2018)
March 20, 2020 08:20 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBWhat is Footwork? Brian explains with the help of RP Boo's 2018 debut full length I'll Tell You What!, and he did that. Some visual aids to play, either on a stand-alone viewing...or muted, with vv260 as the soundtrack: youtube.com/watch?v=_jTfw19RgBo (the first video we watch on this episode) youtube.com/watch?v=5DdPtat5NE8 (ladies of Chicago) youtube.com/watch?v=-_eGbAvMl6k (Indiana vs Chicago) RP-mails: [email protected] Twitterwork: twitter.com/volcanovinyl InstaBoo: instagra...
vv259: Pedro the Lion – Control (2002)
March 13, 2020 08:20 - 55 minutes - 63.8 MBBrian continues his recent emo kick by spinning Control by Pedro the Lion. Pedro the e-mails: [email protected] Pedro the twitter: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Pedro the instagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv258: Wasted Shirt – Fungus II (2020)
March 06, 2020 09:20 - 42 minutes - 48.8 MBBrian spins the brand new debut album from the Ty Segall/Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt) collabo project Wasted Shirt, which had just arrived in the mail the day of the recording. Bri-mails: [email protected] Wasted Tweets: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Fungstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv257: Mineral – EndSerenading (1998)
February 28, 2020 09:20 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBBrian revisits his emo roots and spins EndSerenading by Mineral. End-Mails: [email protected] Wakingtotwitter: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Minstagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv256: Aimee Mann – Magnolia (1999)
February 21, 2020 09:20 - 49 minutes - 56.9 MBFrogs must be falling from the sky because Brian is spinning the soundtrack for Magnolia by Aimee Mann. Aimee-mails: [email protected] Paul Twitter Anderson: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Mannagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv255: The Kills – Midnight Boom (2008)
February 14, 2020 09:20 - 47 minutes - 54.1 MBFollowing up on the epic Timbuk 3 episode, Brian spins another male/female duo, The Kills, and their 3rd album Midnight Boom. VV-mails: [email protected] Twitter Boom: twitter.com/volcanovinyl What Instagram Used to Be: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv254: Rodriguez – Cold Fact (1970)
February 07, 2020 09:20 - 49 minutes - 56.6 MBTying in with the upcoming Academy Awards, Brian spins Cold Fact, the debut album by Rodriguez. Rodriguez was the main subject of the documentary Searching for Sugar Man which won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2012. Shout out to Drew Scott in Melbourne for suggesting this one! Sugar-mails: [email protected] I Twitter: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Sixtogram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv253: Justin Bieber – Purpose (2015)
January 31, 2020 09:20 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBVery special guest John Bowes has built a growing merch empire in Cold Cuts. He has toured the world harder than most musicians we know with his hardcore band CDC. And he has seen Justin Bieber in concert twice. We dig into all of these things and more with John while listening to The Bieb's 2015 album Purpose. Cold Cuts: www.coldcutsmerch.com CDC: twitter.com/cdchardcore Belieb-mails: [email protected] You Should Go and Tweet Yourself: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Biebstagram: instagr...
vv252: Timbuk 3 – Greetings From Timbuk 3 (1986)
January 24, 2020 09:20 - 46 minutes - 52.7 MBBrian spins the debut album from one hit wonders Timbuk 3, who are best known for "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades". 3-mails: [email protected] We Gotta Make Tweets: twitter.com/volcanovinyl Instabuk: instagram.com/volcanovinyl
vv251: Hum – You’d Prefer an Astronaut (1995)
January 17, 2020 09:20 - 54 minutes - 62.4 MBBrian spins a personal classic/sleeper influence for both hosts, You'd Prefer an Astronaut by Hum. You could call this one "The Pod"-cast. Hum-mails: [email protected] We'd Like Your Tweets Long: twitter.com/volcanovinyl You'd Prefer an Instagram: instagram.com/volcanovinyl