Vinyl Rewind Podcast

The Vinyl Geek

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MUSIC INTERVIEWS

Band and musician interviews from The Vinyl Pad

APR 22

How Ike White made Changin' Times as told by Jerry Goldstein

Producer Jerry Goldstein stops by The Vinyl Pad to recount how Ike White made Changin' Times while in prison for first degree murder. Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:09) Meeting Ike White (05:15) Recording The Album (08:03) After Recording (08:39) CBS Movie of the Week (10:19) How To promote the record (11:12) Stevie Wonder enters the Picture (12:38) The Documentary (14:07) Why didn't he reach out again? (14:38) The Reissue (15:13) Unreleased Material (16:27) Reissue details (18:59) What happened to the truck? (19:17) New WAR album

21 min
APR 16

Bootsy Holler author of the new photo book MAKiNG iT - Capturing The Seattle music scene 1992-2008

World renown artist and photographer Bootsy Holler stops by The Vinyl Pad to talk about her latest photo book MAKiNG iT about the indie, rock and punk music scene in Seattle between 1992-2008 Get the book here CHAPERS (00:00) Intro (01:32) Its about a culture (04:46) Motion in photos (08:49) Freelance work (10:25) Bootsy's Backstory (14:13) Making It (18:53) The Geek's experience (19:47) Stone Gossard (21:41) Macklemore (22:16) How long did it take? (25:42) Regrets (26:54) Making the book (31:04) Where to find the book (32:15) Outro

34 min
MAR 18

Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane 2026 interview

Guitarist for Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, Jorma Kaukonen stops by the Vinyl Pad to chat about his latest vinyl release of some of his earliest recordings, Woodstock and more on the Vinyl Rewind podcast. Catch Jorma live in 2026 Chapters00:00 Intro00:40 Latest release07:28 NorCal Music Scenes09:55 Woodstock Experience13:12 Woodstock vs Monterey Pop14:32 What's he's most proud of15:06 Planes music video from 198916:39 What people get wrong about the psychedelic era18:35 Band Jorma recommends19:16 The Airplane in LA20:47 His thoughts on Jefferson name changes21:25 Fav guitars to play24:24 Fav Beatles album24:58 The Beatles She's A Woman26:52 Fav concert28:26 His CBD products29:57 his vinyl collection31:38 Upcoming music35:41 The Geek's fav guitars36:38 hollow body vs solid body guitars37:25 Outro

38 min
FEB 24

Phil Cook Interview 2025

Phil Cook of DeYarmond Edison and Megafaun fame stops by the Vinyl Pad to talk about his sixth album, Appalachia Borealis, produced by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. (00:00) Intro (01:00) The Music (02:00) The Backstory (04:55) No Sustain pedal (05:44) Working with Bon Iver (08:04) His Recording career (09:36) Going home to record (11:23) Chill Recording process (14:11) The Cover Art (16:33) Touring The Album (19:26) Nick Drake (21:04) Ted Hawkins (22:26) Paul McCartney Ram (25:49) Bill Evans Trio (28:27) Kind of Blue (30:54) How to get into Gospel music (36:06) Phil's vinyl collection (37:05) Outro

38 min
JAN 30

Kyle Gordon Interview 2025

Viral comedian Kyle Gordon stops by The Vinyl Pad to talk about how to make a funny song, social media as a platform, meeting Weird Al and much more. CHAPTERS (00:00) Intro (00:36) How Do you Make a Funny Song (03:42) Nu Metal resurgence (07:46) Weird Al polka (08:52) Early Recorded Comedy (10:58) Writing for visual gags (12:01) What songs get a music video (13:03) How much has social media changed the game (14:15) What made him viral (16:16) What took so long (18:56) Musician or comedian first? (20:26) Music Production (23:53) We Will Never Die (26:19) Loss of the Monoculture (27:52) What won't he do (29:58) Using genre to make fun of itself (31:06) Instrumental funny music? (32:25) Future genre parodies (35:09) Comedy movie vehicle (37:22) Milli Vanilli (38:52) Meeting Weird Al (43:25) Use of swears in his music (44:44) Early influences (45:31) Who was funny in his family? (46:47) Pressure to get a normal job? (47:24) New Order (49:25) His vinyl collection (50:08) Favorite Beatles Album (51:32) Elvis impersonator (52:23) Dream Collaborations (54:09) Outro

56 min
12/23/2025

The Velveteers - A 3 piece band with 2 drummers?!

The Velveteers stop by The Vinyl Pad to talk about their 2nd album, working with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, opening for Guns & Roses, plus much more! 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:39 Why two drummers? 00:01:32 How they recreate their sound live 00:03:21 Production and engineering of the album 00:05:15 Honing their sound 00:06:53 Why was recording so difficult 00:08:39 Go Fly Away single 00:10:13 Working with Dan Auerbach 00:13:24 How many songs didn't make the album? 00:14:32 History of the band 00:18:43 How they met Dan 00:22:11 Opening for Guns & Roses 00:24:49 Smashing Pumpkins 00:26:36 Touring non-stop 00:29:49 Thrift Stores 00:31:24 Do they collect vinyl? 00:32:48 How to describe their sound 00:34:13 Do the Heart shaped drums work? 00:36:09 Their music videos 00:38:11 Spotify video loops 00:38:54 outro

40 min
10/17/2025

Back from the Grave - The Chop Tops 2025 interview

The Chop Tops stop by The Vinyl Pad to chat about their latest release and their reunion tour after a 10 plus year hiatus Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:18) Brief History of the Band (03:50) Flying Saucer Rock n Roll (05:20) Why Rockabilly? (06:54) Why did they retire? (09:03) Making a living on the road (12:14) A.I. changing the landscape (15:04) Why they came back (16:16) Recording the album (20:30) Track list breakdown (21:50) How did the tour happen (23:33) How was Viva Las Vegas (26:18) Touring their way (27:39) Music projects during retirement (29:02) Paul McCartney (31:57) John Lee Hooker (33:38) Wrapping up

36 min
10/04/2025

Say She She interview 2025

The phenomenal singing trio Say She She stop by The Vinyl Pad to talk about their 3rd album, Cut & Rewind, out now (00:00) Introduction (00:39) Their Recording Process (02:35) Brief History of the Group (07:25) New Album (12:06) Recording with Neal Francis (13:20) Singing Together (16:29) Going Broad in Production (17:31) Dance Moves (18:29) Hopes for the new LP (21:33) The Beatles (25:15) Outro

26 min

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Band and musician interviews from The Vinyl Pad

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The Vinyl Geek
Years Active

2011 - 2026
Episodes

30
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Clean
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