Episode 69 is now avail on 🍏, Google podcasts, Stitcher and Amazon!

In this week’s episode, we speak with Gettysburg, PA’s Adam Grabowski. Adam is a freelance drummer/live sound engineer/drum tech/freelance studio and mic engineer/ and host of the @backseatplaylistpodcast – dedicated to breaking down what influenced musicians, producers, engineers, techs, and artists to pursue the craft.

Adam and I discussed @thrice and their seventh studio album Beggars, which was released on @vagrantrecords back in 2009. This record had a profound impact on Adam during some of life’s difficult moments, and I hope you enjoy his earnestness, wonderfully dry wit and a deep, intellectual appreciation for this band. Enjoy! Link in bio 😊 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🤟🤟🤟#thrice#beggars#covertocoverconversations#covertocoverwithmt

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Episode 68 is now avail on 🍏, Amazon, Stitcher and Google podcasts!

In this week’s episode, we dialed up @jakejoycemusicalhuman from The Jake Joyce Band to talk about @bobdylan ‘s 1966 record Blonde on Blonde side by side.
To paraphrase Barry Judd in High Fidelity: “You don’t have Blonde on Blonde? *sigh* It’s going to be okay.” Enjoy! Link in bio 😊🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌👋✌️👆 #bobdylan #blondeonblonde #jakejoyceband #covertocoverwithmt #covertocoverconversations

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Episode 67 is now on the dials! You can find it on 🍏, Amazon, Google and Stitcher!

Our guest this week is from the Hudson Valley in New York State. He is one @schwaejames , formerly of The Way Home and who has recently released a new solo record under the moniker King Pine.
We sat down one evening to discuss the late @gorddownieofficial from The Tragically Hip and his 2001 debut solo LP Coke Machine Glow. Learn about the authentic coolness of Gord Downie as a human, his lyrical prowess and the unique recording sessions which spawned Coke Machine Glow. Enjoy! 😊 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🤭🤞🥤🇨🇦

#gorddownie #cokemachineglow #Canada #covertocover #covertocoverwithmt

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Episode 66 is now avail on 🍏, Stitcher, Google Podcasts and Amazon!

We chatted with an old friend of mine, @musumeci_anthony : an American history teacher and co-host of @themusicdraft podcast to talk about @bobdylan ‘s second album which was released in 1963 on Columbia Records. Of course, we are talking about The Freewheelin’!

Anthony shares his favorite tracks off this important record that’s chockablock with original material – including songs which inform and shape his class curriculum, and how they in turn teach and inspire his students who seek to understand social injustices, both past and present. Enjoy! Link in bio 😊🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🤚👆🚎
#BobDylan #SuzeRotolo #thefreewheelinbobdylan #TheMusicDraft #MastersofWar #OxfordTown #DontThinkTwiceItsAlright #ColumbiaRecords

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Episode 65 is now up on 🍏, Stitcher, Google and Amazon!

New York City-based performer, songwriter, and theater-maker @angelasclafani stopped by the program in late 2020 to discuss the impact of @fionaappleig ‘s music and her fourth studio record The Idler Wheel.
Idler Wheel was recorded in Los Feliz, CA and released back on June 19, 2012 on Epic/Clean Slate Records, and was produced by Fiona Apple and Charley Drayton. Enjoy! Link in bio 😊🍎🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🤚 #fionaapple #theidlerwheel #idlerwheeliswiserthanthedriverofascrew #largo #epicrecords #angelasclafanimusic #CovertoCoverwithMT #covertocoverconversations

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Episode 64 is now available on 🍏, Google podcasts, Stitcher and Amazon!

Country recording artist @scottkurtmusic (of Scott Kurt and Memphis 59) stopped by the show to talk about Tom Petty’s first solo record from 1989 titled Full Moon Fever! This was a pivotal source of inspiration for Scott as he began to embark on his musical journey during his formative years.
Check out SK and Memphis 59’s rendition of @tompettyofficial ‘s “Christmas All Over Again” at the top of the show and get the latest on what the band is up to online, including their rendition of another classic Christmas track “Run Run Rudolph.” Enjoy this last episode in 2020 and Happy Holidays everyone! Link in bio 😊 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌✌️✌️🌕🤒 #tompettyandtheheartbreakers #fullmoonfever #scottkurt #scottkurtandmemphis59

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Episode 63 is now up on 🍏, Google, Amazon & Stitcher! We chatted with musician/producer @eric_taft of @buzzloungestudio / @thegreatheightsband about Gainesville, FL’s @lessthanjake & their fifth studio album Anthem, released way back in May of 2003 on Sire Records.

Eric is not only a long time fan of the group: he has also worked w/LTJ as a producer. Taft also shared a deeply personal story that illustrates how music can possess the ability to heal when you really need it in times of darkness. Enjoy this episode, dear listeners. Link in bio 😊 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🤟💥💥#lessthanjake #anthem #sirerecords #erictaft #covertocoverconversations #covertocoverwithmt

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Episode 62 is now out there on 🍏, Stitcher, Google podcasts and Amazon! DJ/Writer/Editor/Drum Monkey @jackcranberry (of Ill Uma Naughty, Motion Quotient) is our guest on today’s podcast. We sat down one morning to discuss in length Frederick, MD’s @clutchofficial and their eponymous 2nd album, Clutch.

Clutch was recorded at Uncle Punchy Studios, Silver Spring, MD in Dec, 1994 – Jan. 1995. Sam & I dug deep into the lyrics and their allusions to conspiracy theories (JFK, Alien technology, etc.). If you know Clutch, welcome in. If you haven’t met them, welcome in, dear listeners. Enjoy! Link in bio. 😊🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌👆👆#clutch #clutchbandofficial #samsnow #covertocoverconversations #frederickmd #CovertoCoverwithMT

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Episode 61 is now available on 🍏, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Amazon! We dialed up @jimlogrando (Co-Founder of Craft Services and Manager of @punchlion ) to discuss the debut record from English glam rock band @spacehogofficial – and their landmark release on Sire Records and Elektra. That of course dear listeners is Resident Alien.

RA was certified gold in July 1996 and included the hit single “In the Meantime.”
Jim takes us back to the origins of his love for this widely overlooked band that formed in the 1990’s, the night he was finally able to catch them live and much more. Enjoy! Link in bio 😊🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌👆✨🪐🐷! #spacehog #residentalien #25yearanniversary #sire #elektra #covertocoverconversations #covertocoverwithMT

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Episode 60 is now available on 🍏, Stitcher, Google Podcasts and Amazon Music!

We recently made contact with Jules Haugen, Cleif Jarvinen, Horst Guomundurson, and Georg Guomundurson, who are members of an obscure and influential prog rock quartet from Scandinavia known as @kasvotvaxt . Some say they do not exist, but does this audio recording suggest otherwise, my phriends?

Kasvot Växt released one full-length record back in 1981 titled “í rokk” and recently re-surfaced into the public consciousness when a Burlington, VT band known as @phish performed “í rokk” in its entirety on Halloween night in Las Vegas in 2018. We traveled back in time to 1981 and discussed their humble beginnings working on a scientific research project in Greenland called “Nine Cubes,” recording at Elektrisk Tung, cover art, Pannukakku, and much much more! Enjoy! Link in bio 😊⭕️🎃
🇳🇴 🇸🇪 🇩🇰 🇬🇱🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

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