What's In My Bag? [The Podcast]

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An audio version of Amoeba Music's award-winning weekly video series "What's In My Bag?" which features artists and tastemakers sharing what they found at our record stores in Hollywood, San Francisco & Berkeley, CA.

  1. 1d ago

    Elvis Costello

    Elvis Costello goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The legendary English singer/songwriter shares his depth and breadth of musical knowledge, from favorite Motown group The Four Tops and jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins to country storytellers John Prine & Merle Haggard and Latin musicians Jorge Drexler & Natalia Lafourcade. Elvis Costello's 49th Anniversary Edition of his debut album My Aim Is True is out now via Universal Music. Elvis Costello's picks: • The Four Tops - Live! (LP)  • Sonny Rollins - Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings [Box Set] (LP)  • Warren Zevon - Life'll Kill Ya (LP)  • John Prine - Prime Prine: The Best Of John Prine (LP)  • Roman Kachanov & Vladamir Tarasov - Treasures of Soviet Animation Volume 1 (BLU-RAY) • Donny Hathaway - Giving Up b/w Jealous Guy [Promo] (7")  • A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (LP)  • Jorge Drexler - Bailar En La Cueva (LP)  • Natalia Lafourcade - Cancionera (LP)  • Merle Haggard And The Strangers - Mama Tried (LP) Featured Artist: Elvis Costello Editor: Brendt Rioux Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern Producer/Director: Craig Miller Assistant Director: Derich Heath Cameras: Aaron Araki, Derich Heath Audio Recorded by: Patrick Emswiler Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler Watch Elvis Costello's "What's In My Bag?" episode on Amoeba.com Follow Amoeba Hollywood on Instagram Follow Amoeba San Francisco on Instagram Follow Amoeba Berkeley on Instagram

    Elvis Costello

  2. Sep 28

    Kiefer

    Kiefer goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The pianist and producer talks about one of the most important jazz drummers of all time, a beloved album by Brazilian musician Airto Moreira, and Immanuel Wilkins' mastery of his instrument. Kiefer's Blue Note Records debut,  Memory Bomb, is available now. Kiefer's picks: • The Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency! (LP)  • Brad Mehldau - Largo (LP)  • Airto - Fingers (LP)  • Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges - Clube Da Esquina (LP)  • Immanuel Wilkins Quartet - Live At The Village Vanguard Vol. 1 (LP)  • Oneohtrix Point Never - Good Time [OST] (LP)  Featured Artist: Kiefer Editor: Michael Cruz Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern Producer/Director: Craig Miller Assistant Director: Derich Heath Cameras: Jacob Gray, Derich Heath Audio Recorded by: Patrick Emswiler Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler Watch Kiefer's "What's In My Bag?" episode on Amoeba.com Follow Amoeba Hollywood on Instagram Follow Amoeba San Francisco on Instagram Follow Amoeba Berkeley on Instagram

    Kiefer

  3. Sep 21

    beabadoobee

    beabadoobee goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The British singer-songwriter talks about the beauty of lyrical simplicity in her favorite Bloc Party song, a beloved director's box set featuring iconic music videos, and how Chino Moreno's vocals soar over the Deftones' hard riffs. beabadoobee's fourth studio album, Pylon, is available via Dirty Hit. beabadoobee's picks: • Bloc Party - Silent Alarm [20th Anniversary Deluxe White Vinyl] (LP)  • Cibo Matto - Viva! La Woman (LP)  • Spike Jonze, Chris Cunningham & Michel Gondry - Director's Label Series Boxed Set (DVD)  • Pixies - Bossanova (LP)  • Red House Painters - Songs For A Blue Guitar (LP)  • Rob Reiner - This Is Spinal Tap (Criterion Collection) (BLU-RAY)   • Title Fight - Floral Green (LP)  • Deftones - White Pony (LP)  • Slinky - The Original Slinky Walking Spring (TOYS)   Featured Artist: beabadoobee Editor: Brendt Rioux Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern Producer/Director: Craig Miller Assistant Director: Aaron Araki Cameras: Jacob Gray, Aaron Araki Audio Recorded by: Patrick Emswiler Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler Watch beabadoobee's "What's In My Bag?" episode on Amoeba.com Follow Amoeba Hollywood on Instagram Follow Amoeba San Francisco on Instagram Follow Amoeba Berkeley on Instagram

    beabadoobee

  4. Sep 14

    Scott Ian of Anthrax

    Scott Ian of Anthrax goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The guitarist, lyricist, and co-founder of the legendary thrash metal band  talks about Converge's heavy new album, the sheer brutality of hardcore band Discharge, and how he first discovered Tom Waits. Anthrax's 12th studio album, Cursum Perficio, is out September 18 via Megaforce. Scott Ian's picks: • Free - Fire & Water (LP)  • Converge - Love Is Not Enough (LP)  • Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (LP)  • Tom Waits - Bone Machine (LP)  • XCOMM - Time To Burn (LP)  • Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing (LP)  • Jay Glennie - The Making of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (BOOK)  Featured Artist: Scott Ian of Anthrax Editor: Brendt Rioux Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern Producer/Director: Craig Miller Assistant Director: Aaron Araki Cameras: Derich Heath, Aaron Araki Audio Recorded by: Patrick Emswiler Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler Watch Scott Ian's "What's In My Bag?" episode on Amoeba.com Follow Amoeba Hollywood on Instagram Follow Amoeba San Francisco on Instagram Follow Amoeba Berkeley on Instagram

    Scott Ian of Anthrax

  5. Sep 8

    James Blake

    James Blake goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The English producer, songwriter & musician talks about Arthur Russell's honest lyrics and complex music-making, how Arca continues to surprise him with her production, and wishing he had collaborated with Ryuichi Sakamoto. James Blake's seventh studio album Trying Times is out now via Good Boy Records. James Blake's picks: • Talk Talk - Laughing Stock (LP)  • Arca - KicK iii (LP)  • Arthur Russell - Love Is Overtaking Me (Redux) (LP)  • Dinosaur - Kiss Me Again (12")  • Ryuichi Sakamoto - async (LP)  • Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas [30th Anniversary Picture Disc] (LP)  • Gilbert O'Sullivan - Himself (LP)  • Quasimoto - The Unseen Instrumentals (LP)  • Leonard Cohen - Under Review 1978-2006 (DVD)  • Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Series (BLU-RAY)  • Xena Warrior Princess - Season Five (DVD)  Featured Artist: James Blake Editor: Brendt Rioux Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern Producer/Director: Craig Miller Assistant Director: Derich Heath Cameras: Derich Heath Audio Recorded by: Patrick Emswiler Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler Watch James Blake's "What's In My Bag?" episode on Amoeba.com Follow Amoeba Hollywood on Instagram Follow Amoeba San Francisco on Instagram Follow Amoeba Berkeley on Instagram

    James Blake

  6. Aug 31

    Mastodon

    GRAMMY-winning heavy metal band Mastodon goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. Bill Kelliher, Troy Sanders & Brann Dailor share stories about playing Black Sabbath's final show, listening to Metric in the tour van, and some of their favorite albums by Clutch, Coil & Men at Work. Mastodon's ninth album Marrow Deep is out now via Loma Vista.  Mastodon's picks: • Coil - Love's Secret Domain (LP)  • Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (LP)  • Rush - A Farewell To Kings (LP)  • Cocteau Twins - Victorialand (LP)  • Men At Work - Business As Usual (LP)  • Metric - Synthetica (LP)  • Jeff Buckley - Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk (LP)  • Barry Manilow - Greatest Hits Vol. II (LP)  • The Cramps - ...Off The Bone (LP)  • Björk - Selma Songs (LP)  • My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge (LP)  • Clutch - Clutch (LP)  • Blonde Redhead - Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons (LP)  • I Prevail - Violent Nature (LP)  • Weezer - Pinkerton (LP)   Featured Artist: Mastodon Editor: Gabriel Wheeler Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern Producer/Director: Craig Miller Assistant Director: Derich Heath Cameras: Aaron Araki, Derich Heath Audio Recorded by: Patrick Emswiler Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler Watch Mastodon's "What's In My Bag?" episode on Amoeba.com Follow Amoeba Hollywood on Instagram Follow Amoeba San Francisco on Instagram Follow Amoeba Berkeley on Instagram

    Mastodon

  7. Aug 24

    Xiu Xiu

    Xiu Xiu goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. Jamie Stewart, Angela Seo, and David Kendrick talk about the Cocteau Twins' goth bass lines, psychedelic music from around the world, avant-garde and classical composers & lots more. Eraserhead Xiu Xiu, their new album interpreting David Lynch's debut film Eraserhead, is out now via Polyvinyl Records. Xiu Xiu's picks: • Broadcast, The Focus Group - Broadcast And The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age (LP)  • Cocteau Twins - Garlands (LP)  • John Robb - The Art Of Darkness (BOOK)  • Vaughn Williams - A London Symphony (CD)  • Tom Zé - Brazil Classics Vol. 5: The Hips Of Tradition (CD)  • Various - Tokyo Flashback P.S.F. - Psychedelic Speed Freaks (LP)  • OSEES - Abomination Revealed At Last (LP)  • Morton Feldman - Clarinet & String Quartet (CD)  • George Crumb - Ancient Voices Of Children (LP)  • George Crumb - An Idyll For The Misbegotten (CD)  • Jóhann Jóhannsson - The Miners' Hymns (CD)  • Echo & The Bunnymen - Songs To Learn & Sing (CD)  • Mary Jane Hooper - Psychedelphia (CD)  • Andwellas Dream - Love & Poetry (LP)  • Otis Redding - The Very Best Of Otis Redding (CD)  • Sam V. H. Reese (Editor) - The Notebooks Of Sonny Rollins (BOOK)  Featured Artist: Xiu Xiu Editor: Jacob Gray Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern Producer/Director: Craig Miller Assistant Director: Derich Heath Cameras: Aaron Araki, Derich Heath Audio Recorded by: Patrick Emswiler Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler Watch Xiu Xiu's "What's In My Bag?" episode on Amoeba.com Follow Amoeba Hollywood on Instagram Follow Amoeba San Francisco on Instagram Follow Amoeba Berkeley on Instagram

    Xiu Xiu

  8. Aug 17

    Black Marble

    Black Marble (aka Chris Stewart) goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The electronic musician digs into the book section, picking up How Music Works by David Byrne and Lol Tolhurst's Goth: A History, and finds one of his all-time favorite post-punk albums. Black Marble's new album Life in Small Spaces is available August 21st via Sacred Bones. Black Marble's picks: • The Necessaries - Completely Necessary (Anthology 1978-1982) (LP)  • Liz Pelly - Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (BOOK)   • Jonathan Richman - I, Jonathan (LP)  • Uwe Schütte - Kraftwerk: Future Music From Germany (BOOK)  • Pylon - Chomp (LP)  • David Byrne - How Music Works (BOOK)  • The Only Ones - Baby's Got A Gun (LP)  • Lol Tolhurst - Goth: A History (BOOK)  • Graham Nash - Songs For Beginners (LP)  Featured Artist: Black Marble Editor: Michael Cruz Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern Producer/Director: Craig Miller Assistant Director: Derich Heath Cameras: Derich Heath Audio Recorded by: Patrick Emswiler Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler Watch Black Marble's "What's In My Bag?" episode on Amoeba.com Follow Amoeba Hollywood on Instagram Follow Amoeba San Francisco on Instagram Follow Amoeba Berkeley on Instagram

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An audio version of Amoeba Music's award-winning weekly video series "What's In My Bag?" which features artists and tastemakers sharing what they found at our record stores in Hollywood, San Francisco & Berkeley, CA.

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  • Creator
    Amoeba Music
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 What's In My Bag? [The Podcast]
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