Nakedly Examined Music Podcast
1) NEM#237: Maia Sharp’s Homey Subversion
Maia has released ten lush, Americana-influenced singer-songwriter albums since 1997 and has collaborated with artists like Art Garfunkel, Bonnie Raitt, and Trisha Yearwood, and been covered by Cher, ...Show More
2) NEM#236: Tee Templeton’s Psychedelic Ending
…OK, maybe not his ending, but it’s a late career boost into overdrive: This 66-year-old has been making music since the ’80s, but you’re only going to find two of his releases...Show More
3) NEM#235: Willie Nile’s Poetic Rock Anthems
New York singer-songwriter Willie has released sixteen albums since 1980. He has opened for The Who and Bruce Springsteen, among others, but rejected the major label life after his first two albums. ...Show More
4) NEM#234: John Kruth the Multi-Hyphenate
Not only is John a multi-instrumentalist (e.g. mandolin and flute) who’s played with Violent Femmes, Allen Ginsberg, Hal Willner, John Prine, The Meat Puppets, et al, but he’s released aro...Show More
5) NEM#233: Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) Is Not Taking This for Granted
This famed finger-style guitarist became famous through Jefferson Airplane’s seven albums from 1966-1972, recorded eight with Hot Tuna 1970-1976 (with subsequent reunions by both bands), recorde...Show More
6) NEM#232: Chris Church Refines Power Pop
Chris has around 20 releases since 1991, mostly under his own name, while moonlighting as a metal guy and otherwise collaborating. We discuss “She Looks Good in Black” from Obsolete Pat...Show More
7) NEM#231: Bill Champlin (ex-Chicago) Sings of Love Just to Find It
Bill started in the mid-60s with Sons of Champlin and released 8 albums with them between 1969-1977, moved to LA to become a session singer, wrote some Grammy-winning tunes, and released two solo albu...Show More
8) NEM#230: Dean Wareham (Luna, Galaxie 500) Waxes Poetic
Dean has released about 20 albums, starting with three ’88-’90 with his Harvard classmates as Galaxie 500, then started fresh in New York as Luna, releasing 7 albums and some EPs through 2...Show More
9) NEM#229: Peter Holsapple (dB’s, Continental Drifters) Pays Tribute to His Adolescence
Peter recorded with Chris Stamey as early as 1972, and they reconvened as The dB’s in the ’80s. Peter has released six albums as the dB’s, three more as a duo with Chris, four co-fro...Show More
10) NEM#228: John “JR” Robinson: Omnipresent Drummer
JR is one of our most recorded session drummers, playing on over 200 US Billboard Hot 100 songs and 50 Grammy winning tunes. He was Quincy Jones’ drummer of choice and played on “We Are th...Show More