Dead Wax Jack Conte, Ryan Lerman

Dweezil Zappa gives his primer on his dad's music, talks about what made Frank so unique, and what it's been like for him to continue his father's legacy.

Joe Gore takes Jack and Ryan through the process of recording guitar for Tom Waits' "Goin' Out West" on his album, Bone Machine. They get into the nuances of gear, Waits' sense of humor, how he elicits great performances, mixing, Tchad Blake, and how Joe's approach to harmony is influenced by his love of medieval music.

Jim takes Jack and Ryan through his favorite tracks he's played on and produced throughout his legendary career.

Jack and Ryan sit down with Jack Stratton (Vulfpeck, Vulfmon, Vulf Records) and break down why Esther Phillips cover of Bill Withers hit “Use Me” may be even funkier than the original.

Jack and Ryan dig in to one of their favorite Phantom Planet songs with two members of the band. They also discuss how and why the band re-recorded their album "The Guest".

In this Deadwax episode, Jack Conte and Ryan Lerman are joined by singer-songwriter/guitarist Madison Cunningham to talk about one of her favorites: Bjork. While they listened to Bjork's "Venus As A Boy", the trio discusses Bjork's production, vocal approach, lyrics, sonic world, etc. and how Bjork is one of the greatest ever.