Episode 29 is now up on 🍏, Google Play, Stitcher and TuneIn!
Our guest today is Mark Beeson. Mark owns a recording studio Fred & Elvis’ Guitar Lounge, is the bassist for The Jack Pine and can be seen holding down the bottom end, stage left for country/rock outfit Scott Kurt music.
Mark recounts that pivotal moment in his formative years when he discovered The Police and their 1978 debut record Outlandos d’Amour via his older brother’s record collection, and recently performed these complex musical arrangements live for a covers project orchestrated by Washington, DC-based drummer Ben Tufts. Enjoy this look back at an important record!

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🙌🙌🖐✌️✌️🚔! #thepolice #outlandosdamour #solonely #roxanne #cantstandlosingyou #bemygirlsally #trios #sting #stewartcopeland #andysummers #1978 #covertocoverwithMT #covertocoverconversations

Episode 28 is available for your ears on 🍏, google play, Stitcher and TuneIn! We called up musician Jay Byrd of Jay Byrd and the Musical Trust and South Rail to discuss Marietta, GA’s stellar rock & roll outfit The Black Crowes and their second LP from 1992 titled The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. Produced by George Drakoulias, this lineup of The Crowes gave fans and listeners alike a new dynamic, with Marc Ford on guitar and Eddie Harsch on keys. Enjoy this free-wheeling conversation on The Black Crowes and how they reigned supreme on the airwaves on both MTV and FM radio! 🎼🙌🙌🖐✌️☝️
😊 #TheBlackCrowes #ChrisRobinson #RichRobinson #EdHarsch #JohnnyColt #MarcFord #TheSouthernHarmonyandMusicalCompanion #1992 #BrothersofaFeather #CovertoCoverwithMT #CovertoCoverConversations

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Episode 27 is now up on 🍏, google play, Stitcher and TuneIn! Matt telephones Brooklyn-based musician Zachary Ryan Parkman of The Darkest Timeline , Bad Robot Jones and sci-folk project Here Lies The Human Race to discuss Tom Waits’ 1976 album Small Change. Zach shares a few anecdotes about the impact of this record on his own creative pursuits, and reflects on his formative years when left to his own devices in New Orleans. Both Zach and Matt marvel at Waits’ literary genius. Enjoy this episode about one of the master crooners of our time!

https://player.rss.com/covertocoverwithmatttarka/23635

🙌🙌🖐👆👆🥃🎷🥁🎼🎹#tomwaits #smallchange #waltzingmatilda #bicentennial #1976 #asylumrecords #crooner #steprightup #CovertoCoverConversations #CovertoCoverwithMT

Episode 26 is now up on 🍏, Google Play, Stitcher and TuneIn! We sat down for a discussion with Oklahoma City musician Dan Pechacek of Plain Speak about indie/folk artist and Michigander Chris Bathgate’s A Cork Tale Wake and its early influence on Dan’s own music. Fans of American Football, Neutral Milk Hotel and Nick Drake should cast their attention towards this record; it’s a gorgeous and heart wrenching work in so many beautiful ways. Enjoy! 😊🙌🙌🖐👆#chrisbathgate #acorktalewake #michigan #indiefolk #annarbor #coda #CovertoCoverConversations #CovertoCoverwithMT

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Episode 25 is now up on 🍏, Stitcher, Google Play and TuneIn! In this week’s episode, Matt telephoned documentary filmmaker and journalist Zachary Stauffer at his home in Berkeley, CA, to discuss an album that really catalyzed his love for acoustic music. The album? A collaboration between old friends Jerry Garcia and David Grisman (Old & in the Way, Grateful Dead, David Grisman Quintet) titled “Been All Around this World.” BAATW is a shining example of two accomplished players covering the music which inspires them – from traditional folk songs, country classics by legends such as George Jones and Merl Travis, as well as musical icons Jimmy Cliff (reggae) and James Brown (R&B). Enjoy! 😊🙌🙌🖐 #beenallaroundthisworld #jerrygarcia #davidgrisman #davidgrismanquintet #dawg #papabear #covertocoverconversations #CovertoCoverwithMT

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Episode 24 is now up on 🍏 , Stitcher, Google Play and TuneIn! In this episode, Andrew Paull of Canadian Invasion sits down with Matt to discuss Blur’s 1995 record The Great Escape and its colorful characters in depth. Enjoy this tasty moment in the history of 1990’s Britpop! 🙌🙌✌️✌️😊 #Blur #thegreatescape #britpop #1995 #covertocoverconversations #CovertoCoverwithMT

https://player.rss.com/covertocoverwithmatttarka/20379

Episode 23 is now up on 🍏, google play Stitcher and TuneIn!
In today’s episode, Nashville songwriter Jeff Ruby sits down with Matt to discuss Oasis and their 2nd full length record from 1995 titled What’s the Story, Morning Glory? – and the songs that inspired Jeff to pick up a guitar.

There are some gigantic songs as you may know on this record, dear listener, like Wonderwall and Don’t Look Back in Anger that stand the test of time and continue to inspire people around the world. Enjoy! 😊🙌🙌👆👆👆#Oasis #whatsthestorymorningglory #manchester #dontlookbackinanger #1995 #wonderwall #liamgallagher #noelgallagher #brothers #siblingrivalry #covertocoverconversations #CovertoCoverwithMT

https://player.rss.com/covertocoverwithmatttarka/8814

Episode 22 is now up on 🍏, google play, Stitcher and TuneIn! Hot ‘Lanta songwriter Cory Welch visits the program to discuss Stevie Wonder ‘s beautiful bicentennial record Songs in the Key of Life. What might you find in this conversation? We talked about long-time bassist and musical director Nathan Watts, the contributions of Snuffy Walden to popular music and even a connection with Saturday Night Live alum Maya Rudolph to SITKOL. So hit that play button and immerse yourself in the world of “Little Stevie” Wonder. Enjoy!

https://player.rss.com/covertocoverwithmatttarka/8815

😊 🙌🙌✌️🎶🔑 #StevieWonder #songsinthekeyoflife #NathanWatts #1976 #covertocoverconversations #CovertoCoverwithMT

Episode 21 is now up on 🍏, google play, Stitcher and TuneIn! In this episode, we telephoned Chris Rattie of Chris Rattie & The New Rebels and dug deep into the emotion and quality of Bruce Springsteen ‘s 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town.
Enjoy this conversation as we go racing in the street with “The Boss!” 😊 🙌🙌☝️

https://player.rss.com/covertocoverwithmatttarka/8816

#brucespringsteen #theboss #brucespringsteenandtheestreetband #darknessontheedgeoftown #1978 #racinginthestreet #CovertoCoverConversations #CovertoCoverwithMT #newyearseve

Episode 20 is now up on 🍏, google play, Stitcher and TuneIn! Matt Wanamaker of Maps & His Mothball Fleet stopped by the show to talk about a prolific band from Dayton, OH, known as (the mighty) Guided By Voices and their 7th studio album, 1994’s Bee Thousand. Both Matt and Matt attempted to understand the lyrical minds of Robert Pollard and Tobin Sprout. You be the judge if we made a gallant effort, dear listener. 😊 🙌🙌 🐝 #BeeThousand #GuidedbyVoices #RobertPollard #TobinSprout #MitchMitchell #GregDemos #kevinfennell #JimPollard #Dayton #Ohio #CovertoCoverConversations #CovertoCoverwithMT
#ChristmasEvepodcast #ScatRecords

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