The thing with Nick Lowe wasn't so much Maron's Costello worship, even though Lowe deserves a huge amount of credit for producing This Year's Model alone, it was Marc trying to steer the conversation toward addiction, and Lowe being totally uninterested in the topic. He's just not a guy with that many problems.
I wonder in some of the interviews if Maron makes connections through AA/NA--because he can have guests who have cleaned up, but it's just not something they talk about publicly.
― ‘Neuroscience’ and ‘near death’ pepper (Eazy), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
I mean, alcohol/recovery is a big part of Lowe's songwriting, but I assume he's fine just talking about it indirectly that way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HO4mTPJUMw
― ‘Neuroscience’ and ‘near death’ pepper (Eazy), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
i think the problem is musicians just generally aren't as big into talking/self-revelation as comedians
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 19:20 (twelve years ago) link
Also culturally as an older Britisher, (or non-LA person more specifically) probably not v interested in the navel-gazing recovery-talk in general
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 22:02 (twelve years ago) link
agreed. i'm getting tired of hearing about it.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 22:26 (twelve years ago) link
He's worse than Terry Gross loving to talk about sickness and death.
That said, his talk with Russell Brand on the topics of addiction and recovery was totally absorbing, probably because he had such a willing and entertaining interviewee.
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 22:50 (twelve years ago) link
The whole bit about how you don't need to nurture your inner child, you need to send it to military school -- great stuff.
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 22:53 (twelve years ago) link
Dr. Steve was the best
― De La Soil (admrl), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 22:57 (twelve years ago) link
I should revisit that one. I think I must have been trying to read something at the same time I was listening to it, which never works out.
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Wednesday, 15 February 2012 23:14 (twelve years ago) link
Bill Maher was boring, and Marc seems to imply that he was a bit strong-armed. Taken not into the house, but to some vague place on the property, and had to wait for him to show up, like Maher was a doctor or a monarch or something. There are SO many things I wanted to hear Bill Maher talk about. Like, for instance, what's with the Playboy shit?
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:28 (twelve years ago) link
i cant stand bill maher in general
― Michael B Higgins (Michael B), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:36 (twelve years ago) link
Right, but I wanted to know more about WHY he's so intolerable.
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, if it isn't that good of an interview, I'll just skip that episode because the thought of listened to Maher speak that long makes me ill. Such a smug, self-satisfied douche.
― Gonjasufjanstephen O'Malley (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
I don't like Maher much at all. I realized as soon as I started listening to him that I disliked him even more than I thought, so I dunno that I'll finish that one.
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 16 February 2012 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
the thought of listened to Maher speak that long
Actually, it's one of the shortest interviews Marc has done in a while. He got cut off. Clearly Maher was like, "Gotta go, very busy, thanks for promoting my new thing, that's all I'm here to do, but thanks."
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Thursday, 16 February 2012 22:58 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, that doesn't surprise me at all. Maher is ugh.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 16 February 2012 23:05 (twelve years ago) link
Carrot Top >>>> Mahr
― President Keyes, Thursday, 16 February 2012 23:23 (twelve years ago) link
Definitely gonna skip this one.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 16 February 2012 23:27 (twelve years ago) link
sorry couldnt resist posting this. so spot on.
I hope none of you saw Bill Maher on Leno last night.....what a stacked card, let me tell you....the biggest pseud on TV with the most unfunny cunt on earth.....Bill said some shit so ignorant it somehow eclipses his "overweight people are just lazy and why should I pay health taxes because they're pigs?!" P.I. show and rap music comments....he says something like "I don't watch the Winter games....they're not sports...they're GRAVITY!!! You sit on a sled.." All the while with that huge triangular nose and those smirky incredulous "I mean COME ON!" facial gestures that must mean this guy actually thinks he's being cleverfresh...... everyday I cry a 40oz of tears trying to understand how people can think this man is exceptionally intelligent or witty....my theory is that Bill is the mascot for midbrow pseuds all over the USA that aren't outright morons but have just the right amount of totally cursory knowledge about shit in general to think they can stop right the fuck there.
-- Ramosi (olafsonski...), February 22nd, 2002.
― Michael B Higgins (Michael B), Friday, 17 February 2012 03:21 (twelve years ago) link
huh. so i just learned what a "pseud" is!
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 17 February 2012 04:31 (twelve years ago) link
god bless ramosi
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 February 2012 04:32 (twelve years ago) link
40oz of tears
― the third kind of dubstep (Jordan), Friday, 17 February 2012 14:05 (twelve years ago) link
x2
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Friday, 17 February 2012 20:16 (twelve years ago) link
Listened to the Nick Lowe interview this morning. I think it's tricky, interview a musician, because Maron is such an insider and empathizer in comedy, and thoroughly understands the personalities, choices, etc., involved in a career--whereas with this one, he's an outsider. Still, it's a way to hear an hour-long conversation with Nick Lowe, and it's no worse or better than Leonard Lopate's interview with Lowe last month, just longer. Glad he did it.
― ‘Neuroscience’ and ‘near death’ pepper (Eazy), Saturday, 18 February 2012 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
Eazy, that's pretty much how I felt. Maron didn't do a great job but it's the closest I'll come to spending an hour chatting with Nick Lowe so I'll cope with the limitations.
― polyphonic, Saturday, 18 February 2012 20:53 (twelve years ago) link
Goddamn I wish the Marc and Tom Show was a real thing. I could listen to those two talk forever.
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 February 2012 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
listening to it now...SO hope this becomes a regular thing.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 23 February 2012 17:50 (twelve years ago) link
interesting aside-info from the diablo cody ep -- am def fascinated by her moving to minneapolis cuz of a dude on a beach boys tape trading list (who she married!) & also abt her older brother
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 23 February 2012 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
I'm gonna get to her ep later this afternoon.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 23 February 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
I really don't want to listen to her. Not on the same day as the Scharpling-Maron ep, anyway. I'm in too good of a mood now
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 February 2012 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
He probably shouldn't have dropped these both on the same day, since the Tom one is so much better.
― President Keyes, Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
I think the Tom one actually came out Tuesday, but nobody noticed until the regularly scheduled episode today.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
It had Monday's date on it in my feed, but I hadn't checked in on it in a few days.
I started listening to Big Jay Okerman but I didnt' really like him that much.
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
I was updating my podcasts all week, including last night, and the Tom one didn't show up until this morning, along with the DC one.
― President Keyes, Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
Tom one was paywalled for a couple of days, then became free
― Θ ̨Θƪ (sic), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:09 (twelve years ago) link
hm yea thats what i thought too, ill have 2 check back
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:53 (twelve years ago) link
sharpling really doesnt do anything for me, who knows why2 guys kvetching abt anxiety/responsibility is kinda brutalalso, he thinks tom waits is 'phony'? gtfo bro
― johnny crunch, Friday, 24 February 2012 15:34 (twelve years ago) link
though bill maher was quite good actually. usually think he is super pompous but enjoyed him on this. maybe you guys suffiecently lowered my expectations.
― mizzell, Friday, 24 February 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
xp Tom Waits is kind of a phony. Just depends on whether you like his character or not.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 24 February 2012 15:40 (twelve years ago) link
scharpling is weird. i like him on the best show when he's doing a character, but on this it's kind of uncomfortable to see the seams between person and persona.
― mizzell, Friday, 24 February 2012 15:41 (twelve years ago) link
I thought the Tom & Marc episode became too whiney and had far too much woe-is-me bullshit. And it wasn't funny either.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 24 February 2012 15:42 (twelve years ago) link
w/e ~ phony can = any performer; figure it out, it's a lame dismissal imo
― johnny crunch, Friday, 24 February 2012 15:44 (twelve years ago) link
I keep meaning to check this out but then remember it's comedians talking about themselves.
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Friday, 24 February 2012 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
thought the Tom & Marc episode became too whiney and had far too much woe-is-me bullshit.
^OTM
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 24 February 2012 15:48 (twelve years ago) link
tho i do <3 Tom Waits, i laughed at the impersonation.
I wonder if the Todd Hanson episode (#190) would affect you, Morbs.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 24 February 2012 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
I felt the same way. I expected him to be brusque and standoffish, and he was neither. I'm not a big fan of his by any stretch, but even though many comedians can talk about "In the Carson era, it was like this, but now it's like this" I enjoyed hearing his perspective on it.
― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 24 February 2012 15:52 (twelve years ago) link
I like Tom when he's drunkenly complaining about people not liking his bits
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Friday, 24 February 2012 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
― cue "White Rabbit" (kenan), Friday, 24 February 2012 21:48 (twelve years ago) link
love when Maron tries to talk about music. Yes, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (formed 1991) were around for years before the Black Crowes (formed 1989.) Maybe he meant Pussy Galore.
― President Keyes, Monday, 27 February 2012 14:34 (twelve years ago) link