America's Greatest Rock Band

Episode 38 - Bob Seger feat. Perry Shall

America's Greatest Rock Band — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:09:42 +0000

All things Perry Shall can be found here: http://www.perryshall.com/

All things Bob Seger can be found here:

Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork :)

Episode 37 - R.E.M. feat. Joe Kwaczala

America's Greatest Rock Band — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:09:28 +0000

Joe Kwaczala can be found on Twitter @joekjoek and on Instagram @joekwa and of course, his website is http://joekwaczala.com/. If that's not enough, you can hear him every week on Who Cares About the Rock Hall podcast.

Check out R.E.M. here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMQPXrUpBLc

Episode 36 - Spacemen 3 feat. Lee Tesche

America's Greatest Rock Band — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:09:13 +0000

Check out Nun Gun here: https://algierstheband.bandcamp.com/album/mondo-decay

Check out Lee here: https://www.instagram.com/leetesche/

Check out Algiers here: https://algierstheband.com/

Episode 35 - Misfits feat. Millie De Chirico

America's Greatest Rock Band — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 15:57:11 +0000

Drennen and Sebastian talk with Turner Classic Movies' Programming Manager and host of the film podcast, America's Greatest Rock Movie, Millie De Chirico. We discuss the stakes of creative risk, the nuances of navigating process, deconstructing mythos for artistic merit and Misfits.

Follow Millie at @milliedechirico on Twitter, @debbie_country on Instagram, agoodthinglost on Spotify and Millie De Chirico on Linkedin.

Find her podcast, I Saw What You Did, here.

Episode 34 - Funkadelic feat. Lamont Thomas (Obnox)

America's Greatest Rock Band — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:56:15 +0000

In the latest episode, Sebastian and Drennen have a conversation with Obnox's Lamont Thomas about the construct of American identity, the role of race in artistic expressionism, the brutalism of industry and Funkadelic.

Check out Obnox's Savage Raygun and other works!

Episode 33 - The Replacements feat. Chris Gethard

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we talk to TV's Chris Gethard about the totalitarianism of property ownership and the propriety of humanism, as well as his America's Greatest Rock Band, The Replacements.

Episode 32 - Meatloaf feat. Calvero

America's Greatest Rock Band — Wed, 27 May 2020 12:00:00 +0000

In this episode of AGRB, Seb and Dren sit down with Calvero's Gabe Liebowitz to discuss the pitfalls of artistic endowment, the cultural freedom of minimalism and Meatloaf. Check out Calvero here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Hrnt7scZjAIfAOcjmsnSw Check out Meatloaf here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjGLXYUSeY Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing and thanks to Sean Caffrey for art and graphics.

Episode 31 - Devo feat. Chris Wade

America's Greatest Rock Band — Tue, 19 May 2020 16:00:00 +0000

In the latest episode, Sebastian and Drennen sit down with podcast producer extraordinaire Chris Wade (And Introducing, Chapo Trap House) to discuss the role of media in art, the value of satire as criticism, using commercial aesthetic for personal expressionism and Devo. Check out Chris here: https://twitter.com/saywhatagain Check out And Introducing here: https://soundcloud.com/and-intro-pod Check out Devo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQps7n-o5n8 Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.

Episode 30 - Germs feat. Aaron Hemphill

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 11 May 2020 11:30:00 +0000

Seb and Dren sit down with Aaron Hemphill (Nonpareils, Liars) to discuss the state of art in this cultural flashpoint, the obstacles of creative development and Germs. Check out Nonpareils here: http://mute.com/artists/nonpareils Check out Aaron on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nnprls/?hl=en Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the art/graphics

Episode 29 - Smashing Pumpkins feat. Tommy McNamara

America's Greatest Rock Band — Tue, 05 May 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for recording and producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.

Episode 28 - Sonic Youth feat. Joey Dundale

America's Greatest Rock Band — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 23:00:00 +0000

Check out Joey Dundale here: https://twitter.com/joeydundale?lang=en

Check out Sonic Youth here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xagJWDvqET8

Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing and thanks to Sean Caffrey for artwork and graphics.

Episode 27 - They Might Be Giants feat. Andrew Tisher

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:00:00 +0000

Sebastian and Drennen have the distinguished pleasure of chatting with famed music critic, Andrew Tisher about the substantive nature of art, the medium of language, contrasting hues through time and space and also They Might Be Giants. Check out Andrew Tisher here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha7smLPz2GY Check out They Might Be Giants here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxBbCmRHBME Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing/engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.

Episode 26 - The Beach Boys feat. Brett Davis

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:00:00 +0000

Check out The Beach Boys here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYc4DT18EJg

Check out Brett Davis here: https://twitter.com/brettdavisrip

Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for engineering and producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.

Episode 25 - Blink 182 feat. Dan Licata

America's Greatest Rock Band — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 21:35:00 +0000

Check Dan out here: https://twitter.com/danlicatasucks

Check out Blink 182 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNrSISR8o2E

Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for engineering and producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.

Follow us on Instagram at @americasgreatestrockband, Twitter at @americasgreate1, or email us at americasgreatestrockband@aol.com. Rate and review -- 5 stars only!

Episode 24 - Pavement feat. Zach DiLanzo

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 22:00:00 +0000

Check Zach out here: https://twitter.com/zachdilanzo

Check Pavement out here: www.youtube.com

Thanks to Steph and Paul for producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.

Episode 23 - Guns N Roses feat. Anto Boros

America's Greatest Rock Band — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:10:16 +0000

In our latest episode, Sebastian and Drennen speak with Anto Boros of The Swellers and OG Sharks to discuss the digital medium, classist contrasts in the artistic space, redefining pointillism and Guns N Roses. Check out Guns N Roses here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT-Gi0wAusQ Check out OG Sharks here: https://ogsharks.com/ Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for engineering and producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.

Episode 22 - Black Dice feat. Moses John Archuleta

America's Greatest Rock Band — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 20:42:29 +0000

Seb and Drennen talk with Moon Diagrams'/Deerhunter's Moses John Archultea about the fundamentals of creation, the composition of space, adverse reactions to artist expression and Black Dice.

Check out Black Dice here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Bbz-ILlXU

Check Moon Diagrams here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTCYKMXx6gA Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork and graphics.

Episode 21 - The Presidents of the United States of America feat. Pat Byrne

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 20:39:15 +0000

Seb and Dren sit down with radio wunderkind Pat Byrne to discuss status as reflected in two and three dimensional expressionism, the meritocracy of creativity and The Presidents of the United States of America.

Check Pat Byrne out here: https://twitter.com/1800patbyrne?lang=en

Check POTUSA here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQwWaWFjd0Y

Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for engineering and producing. Thanks to Sean for our logo and graphics.

Episode 20 - Brad Hoss Presents AGRB - The Stooges feat. Sean Evans

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 19:58:49 +0000

In the most recent episode, Seb and Dren chat with record connoisseur and actor, Sean Evans, to discuss the creative hierarchy, limitations of strength as motivation through process and The Stooges. Check Sean out here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3686477/ Check The Stooges out here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383010/ Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for recording and engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the the logo and graphics.

Episode 19 - Steph Cook Presents AGRB - 3RA1N1AC feat. Brad Hoss

America's Greatest Rock Band — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:28:54 +0000

In the latest episode, Drennen and Sebby sit down with Brad Hoss (Hoss Records, The Friday Night Main Event) to discuss the trajectory of art and civics, depreciating returns in the artist's market and 3RA1N1AC. Check out Brad here: https://soundcloud.com/hoss-records

Check out 3RA1N1AC here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWUOu_lawBc Artwork and graphics by Sean Caffrey. Thanks Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for audio production.

Episode 18 - Steph Cook Presents AGRB - Mötley Crüe feat. Jayda Abello

America's Greatest Rock Band — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 13:30:45 +0000

Sebastian and Drennen sit down with Instagram cartoonist Jayda Abello to discuss the identity of artist vs the identity of critic, what is enlightenment and Mötley Crüe. Check Jayda's art here: https://www.instagram.com/americansquirm/

Check Mötley Crüe here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_J-JDIgbk

Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing and thanks to Sean Caffrey for the art and graphics.

Episode 17 - Steph Cook Presents AGRB - New Love Crowd feat. Travis Swinford

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 04:25:50 +0000

In this episode, Seb and Dren sit down with local artist/musician, Travis Swinford, to talk about the elements of creativity, the process of creative continuity and his Steph Cook presents America's Greatest Rock Band, New Love Crowd.

Check out New Love Crowd's new love album here: https://newlovecrowd.bandcamp.com/ Follow Travis here: https://twitter.com/newlovecity?lang=en

Listen to New Love Crowd on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9b9uXixCEk Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for their engineering and production. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.

Episode 16 - The Breeders feat. Shalewa Sharpe

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:44:13 +0000

Sebastian and Drennen return from hiatus to chat with Shalewa Sharpe about modern identity in pop experimentalism, artistic expression in outrage culture and The Breeders. See Ma in theaters now!

Check out Shalewa here: https://twitter.com/silkyjumbo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Check out The Breeders here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8eTlm33aNI

Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for production and sound engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.

Episode 15 - Lightning Bolt feat. Phil Spector/MAXIMUM JOY Interview w/ Bagel Boss Bobby

America's Greatest Rock Band — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 20:00:17 +0000

In this episode, Seb (remote) and Drennen spoke with American music recording legend Phil Spector about creative control, confining artistic integrity and Lightning Bolt. Unfortunately, that discussion was lost so instead we have provided a clip from Drennen's talk radio show, Maximum Joy, in which he speaks with New York media darling, Bagel Boss Bobby. Check out Phil Spector here: https://tinyurl.com/y5x8ksbh

Check out Lightning Bolt here: https://tinyurl.com/klrppry

Check out MAXIMUM JOY here: https://tinyurl.com/yxwnzeek

Check out Bagel Boss Bobby here: https://tinyurl.com/y28wcx5u

A new and proper episode will be out soon!

Episode 14 - Elliott Smith feat. Steph Cook

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 07:44:46 +0000

Seb and Dre talk to music/podcast producer and engineer, Steph Cook, about the limits of style, the art of theft and Elliott Smith. Check out Steph's show on Saturday: https://www.facebook.com/events/653000225169158/

Check out Elliott Smith here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhhyrhlsDak

Check out America's Greatest Rock Band Fourth of July Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf3ztI97SHLWoW-N6nEN4Punik04ToArw

Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for producing. Thanks for Sean Caffrey for all original artwork.

Episode 13 - Aerosmith feat. Tony Zaret

America's Greatest Rock Band — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 16:34:30 +0000

Seb and Dren sit town with famed internet artist Tony Zaret to discuss the frequencies of creative fulfillment, understanding a modern landscape through the post-modern lens and Aerosmith. Find Tony's work at www.tonyzaret.com Check out Aerosmith's music here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94UrHhS4a0w Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for production and engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.

Episode 12 - The Doors feat. Sebastian Ischer

America's Greatest Rock Band — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 02:00:18 +0000

Dren and Seb sit down with Sebastian Ischer (Vice) to discuss the mundanity pf performance, the creative mind in an existential world and The Doors. Find Sebastian here: https://www.instagram.com/theischer

Listen to The Doors here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dpuIMLugCw

Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for their audio engineering and production skills. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork. Follow us on Twitter at @AmericasGreate1

Episode 11 - Gwar feat. Justin Melkmann

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 14:44:09 +0000

In this episode, Sebastian and Drennen sit down with television producer Justin Melkmann to discuss the art of imperfection, the struggle of balancing abject and hyper realism and Gwar.

Find Justin's band, World War IX, here: https://twitter.com/WorldWarIX

Check out Gwar here: https://youtu.be/-mvaEkVF-eg?t=43

Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for audio engineering and production and thanks to Sean Caffrey for our original artwork

Episode 10 - Antonín Dvořák feat. Matt Negrin

America's Greatest Rock Band — Tue, 28 May 2019 18:47:49 +0000

In this episode, Seb and Drennen sit down with The Daily Show's Matt Negrin to discuss pitfalls in creative intellectualism, synthesizing abstraction in modern landscapes and Antonín Dvořák. Find Matt here: https://twitter.com/MattNegrin

FindAntonín Dvořák here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcx_cV5MGj4

Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for audio engineering and production. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.

Episode 9 - Prince feat. Mike Pfeiffer

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 20 May 2019 15:17:35 +0000

In this episode, Dren and Seb sit down with Mike Pfeiffer (of the Hell Yeah Babies) to discuss identity constructs of the ruling class, the expressionistic capital of performance and Prince.

Follow Mike here: https://www.instagram.com/moddelusion

Follow The Hell Yeah Babies here: https://twitter.com/hellyeahbabies

Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for hosting us and running audio production and sound engineering.

Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the art.

Episode 8 - Van Halen feat Fred Carlos

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 13 May 2019 12:06:30 +0000

In the latest episode, Seb and Drennen sit down with Fred "from Honolulu" Carlos to discuss the assimilation of artistic culture, the creative struggle of reinvention, the hazards of repetition and Van Halen.

Check out Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredFromHon

Check out Van Halen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC3tJ_Nu7GQ

Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for recording and audio engineering. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.

Episode 7 - The Coathangers feat. The Coathangers

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 06 May 2019 04:43:24 +0000

In this very special episode, Seb & Dre go remote for an on-location interview with The Coathangers at The Music Hall of Williamsburg to discuss the distraction artistic recognition, the challenges of mixed media and The Coathangers.

Find The Coathangers new album, The Devil You Know, and tour dates at www.thecoathangers.com. Hear their AGRB-exclusive track, "Ha Ha Ha Merry Death" within the ep!

Production and Audio by Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.

Episode 6 - The Ramones feat. Anthony Oberbeck

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 04:43:27 +0000

In this episode, Drennen and Sebastian sit down with Anthony Oberbeck to discuss power dynamics within a creative construct, the vanity of discovery and The Ramones.

Find Anthony Oberbeck here: https://twitter.com/anthonyoberbeck

Hear The Ramones here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAl-xzN8e-M

Find us on Twitter here:https://twitter.com/americasgreate1

Episode 5 - Nirvana feat. Chris Payne

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Seb and Drennen speak with Billboard's Chris Payne to talk about the limits of creative revolution, the permanence of commercial art and Nirvana.

Find Nirvana here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyeH0V0Gvao

Episode 4 - Paramore feat. Jason Lipshutz

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Drennen and Seb talk to Billboard editor Jason Lipshutz about the creative process in a commercial landscape, gender dynamics in post-modern art and Paramore. Thanks to Steph Cook and Paul Maksymowicz for the studio and engineering duties. Thanks to Sean Caffrey for the artwork.

You can find Jason here: https://twitter.com/jasonlipshutz

You can listen to Paramore here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzjJMP4Psbk

You can check out Calvero (my friend Gabe) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5tDwHL65uc

Episode 3- Talking Heads feat. Clare O'Kane

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Sebastian and Drennen sit down with the ever-funny Clare O'Kane to talk about making peace, dadaism in the modern context and Talking Heads. Find Clare here: https://twitter.com/babysfirstgun Buy her album, Let It Be, here: https://astrecords.bigcartel.com/product/clare-o-kane-let-it-be-12-vinyl Listen to Talking Heads here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heZyqy2MQkA

Episode 2 - ZZ Top feat. Django Gold

America's Greatest Rock Band — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Seb and Dre and talk with Late Show with Stephen Colbert's Django Gold about Americana, the struggle of staying relevant in a changing world and ZZ Top.

Thanks to Steph and Paul for being gracious hosts and engineers. You can find Django here (https://twitter.com/django) and here (www.djangogold.com).

You can find ZZ Top's "Crucifix-a-flat" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSPoxwcA7E4

Episode 1 - The Velvet Underground feat. Jeremy Larson

Drennen Quinn — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 19:17:00 +0000

Hosts Seb and Drennen sit down with Pitchfork's Jeremy Larson to discuss art criticism, the cultural importance of critical evaluation and Velvet Underground.

You can find Jeremy's on twitter here: https://twitter.com/jeremydlarson

You can find pitchfork here: www.pitchfork.com

Listen to The Velvet Underground here: https://twitter.com/jeremydlarson