Words & Guitars Podcast
1) Death of Samantha by Eric Davidson
Eric Davidson (New Bomb Turks, We Never Learn) reads his piece about his underappreciated hometown’s underappreciated rock n’ roll band Death of Samantha. Sign-up for our mailing list Foll...Show More
2) Screen In Stereo: Music in Film & TV with Vikram Murthi
Michael & Zach welcome Vikram Murthi (AV Club, The Film Stage, Vulture) to discuss the use of music in Film & Television. They get into believeableteenage taste, soundtracks that introduced them to th...Show More
3) Gospel Hawaiianaires: The Songs Of Bill & Jean Bradway by Ryan Boyle
Ryan Boyle shares his sadly unpublished liner notes for the work of a New Jersey couple that found their calling playing Hawaiian music and the breakthroughs they accomplished along the way. Check out...Show More
4) Road Trip Radio with Tom Hawking [PILOT]
Today we bring you our very first in-studio session, recorded way back in the halcyon days of June 2017. Michael and Zach welcome Tom Hawking (Flavorwire) to discuss the etiquette and practice of sele...Show More
5) An Appreciation of Social Distortion by Zachary Lipez
Our own Zachary Lipez reads a piece about his renewed appreciation for Mike Ness and the SoCal greaser rock of Social Distortion. Follow Michael on Twitter Follow Zachary on Twitter Like Words & Guita...Show More
6) Karaoke with Patrick Monahan
In one of our early test episodes, Michael & Zac are joined by writer and comedian Patrick Monahan to discuss everyone’s favorite terrible group activity– karaoke. Follow Patrick on Twitte...Show More
7) Laila Alive [Excerpt from Marc Bolan Killed in Crash] by Ira Robbins
Ira Robbins (The Trouser Press, Newsday, Rolling Stone) reads a chapter from his book “Marc Bolan Killed in Crash”. Recorded live at Hi-Fi Bar in New York, NY on July 18, 2017 Follow Ira o...Show More
8) Screamo? with Jay Green
Michael & Zach are joined by Jay Green (Orchid, Panthers) to discuss all things Screamo, Skramz and everything in between. Follow Jay on Twitter Follow Michael on Twitter Follow Zac on Twitter Like Wo...Show More
9) How Hearing Works by Mike Barthel
Mike Barthel (former critic now researcher at the Pew Reasearch Center) reads a personal piece in which his wife suddenly goes deaf and their journey of understanding how hearing works. Recorded live ...Show More
10) Is Radiohead Overrated?
Michael & Zach are joined by SPIN staff writer Maggie Serota to discuss the contentious topic of Radiohead’s tremendous acclaim & appeal. They also play a few rounds of “Say Something Nice...Show More