Bandsplain The Ringer

Yasi and Kevin return this week to find Pearl Jam on the verge of falling apart (spoiler alert: they didn't). We pick back up as the band enters the studio to record the excellent “Vitolagy.” Ticketmaster emerges as the band’s foil, and Neil Young continues to be one of the band’s greatest allies. Taking cues from his career to help them navigate their own uncharted waters, this episode takes us from 1994 to present day. 

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Listen to songs we detail in the episode HERE

Host: Yasi Salek
Guest: Kevin Clark 
Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino
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Singer-songwriter Madi Diaz comes by the pod to talk about her beautiful album 'Weird Faith,' the importance of Bikini Kill on her artistic journey, daddy’s girls, saying yes to life, revenge fantasies, and more!
Host: Yasi Salek
Guest: Madi Diaz
Producer: Chris Sutton
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Hether Fortune
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This week on Bandsplain, we dive into the music of Pearl Jam. In the wake of the dissolution of Green River and then Mother Love Bone, a new band coalesces, and explodes after adding an enigmatic frontman in the form of a San Diego surfer named Eddie. From their first shows as Mookie Blaylock to confronting a level of fame they never imagined, the story of Pearl Jam is a whirlwind that has now spanned three decades. On our first installment we take you from the origins of the band through their epic classic “Vs.” Joining us to start this journey is former Ringer writer and current ESPN analyst Kevin Clark.

Follow Kevin Clark on twitter at @bykevinclark

Listen to songs we detail in the episode HERE

Host: Yasi Salek
Guest: Kevin Clark 
Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino
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Singer-songwriter Grace Cummings comes on the pod to talk about her gorgeous new album, 'Ramona', being a theater kid, loving Alice In Chains, her favorite member of Wu-Tang Clan, and more.
Host: Yasi Salek
Guest: Grace Cummings
Producer: Chris Sutton
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Hether Fortune
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Welcome back to another season of Bandsplain. This episode we're talking about Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, and the greater Seattle music scene, all leading up to the explosion of "Grunge," and of course, more specifically, the formation of Pearl Jam. Joining us this episode is the legendary musician and author Patty Schemel.

Follow Patty Schemel on twitter at @pattyschemel

Listen to songs we detail in the episode HERE

Host: Yasi Salek
Guest: Patty Schemel 
Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon
Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino
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Mark Arm of Mudhoney comes by the show to discuss the sewage tunnel boring machine named after his band, the record store that changed his life, surfing at Kelly Slater’s ranch, being radicalized by KISS and Aerosmith, seeing Robert Goulet at the airport, hanging out backstage with David Matthews, and more!
Host: Yasi Salek
Guest: Mark Arm
Producer: Jesse Miller-Gordon
Audio Producer: Chris Sutton
Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles
Theme Song: Hether Fortune
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