On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Glenn Donaldson! An episode 20 years in the making, this one was an absolute blast. Glenn’s band, The Reds, Pinks, and Purples has a new collection of songs out now on Fire Records called “The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed,” and it continues a long line of stellar releases. We get into his approach to songwriting, the beauty in names (if you need a band name, you should reach out), and more before diving into the highs and lows of REM, Ahnoni’s crushing songs, a perfect pick for greatest song of all time, Juice WRLD, Sade, Metallica, Galaxie 500, English Beat, and more!

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The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed

The Reds, Pinks, & Purples on Instagram

Glenn’s Linktree

Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)

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Richie Valens “La Bamba”

AHNONI “Another World”

English Beat “Save It For Later”

Grouper “Heavy Water/I’d Rather Be Sleeping”

Metallica “One”

R.E.M. “Everybody Hurts”

Sade “Lovers Rock”

Rites of Spring “All Through a Life”

The Jam “That’s Entertainment”

Juice WRLD “Wasted”

Galaxie 500 “Isn’t it a Pity”

Television Personalities “Say You Won’t Cry”

Hüsker Dü “Eight Miles High”

New episodes return! On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Ethan Miller! Ethan’s got a new trio record on the way with Bill Orcutt and Steve Shelley (talk about a dream team), so I had to get his side about how that all came into being. Then we wade into the weeds yapping about a good wordless chorus, why the New York Dolls should have been on the Voyager gold record, King Crimson, Dylan, Faust, Sonny Sharrock, Tom Jones, and loads more!

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Orcutt Shelley Miller

Howlin Rain’s website

Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)

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The Beatles “Hey Jude”

Albert Ayler “The Truth Is Marching In”

Pink Floyd “Fearless”

New York Dolls “Trash”

Lou Read “Metal Machine Music #1”

Tom Jones “I Can’t Stop Loving You”

King Crimson “Starless”

Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone”

Faust “Krautrock”

Fanny “Special Care”

Jimi Hendrix “Like a Rolling Stone”

Sonny Sharrock “Black Woman”

**Never a bad time to revisit this gem of an episode from the great Ka Baird. New episodes are on the way - just needed a little break this summer!**

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Ka Bard on the show. Their latest album, “Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos,” is something else. For all of the great music Ka’s made over the last 2+ decades, this one really stands out. After that, we try to figure out what it was about 1971 that went so damn hard! And we get into how the Muppets are a national treasure, the staying power of the Raincoats, Alice Coltrane’s all-time greatness, connecting with Joanna Newsom, MC Yallah’s infectious relentlessness, the impossibility of Can, Sinead O’Connor’s incredible power, and loads more!

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Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos

Ka’s Tour Dates

Ka’s Website

Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)

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The Muppets “Rainbow Connection”

Sibylle Baier “Says Elliot

Alice Coltrane “Universal Consciousness”

Hole “Teenage Whore”

Comus “Drip Drip”

Tricky “Overcome”

Joanna Newsom “Only Skin”

Leonard Cohen “Stories of the Street”

Can “Vitamin C”

MC Yallah “Kubali”

Sinead O’Connor “Troy”

Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes “Ame Debout”

If you haven’t heard Robert’s new soundtrack for UNION - listen to it today! I’ve been digging into it a lot the last few weeks, so I wanted to revisit his excellent episode

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe on the show. After learning about how he first got into soundtracking and scoring work and I tell a story about the time we actually met in person, Robert brings the heat. We wade well beyond the deep end, getting into the enigmatic wonder of Yoko Ono, the lyrical brilliance of Damon Locks, Sade always bringing the mood, the beauty behind “Chemirocha,” and why you just can’t do it anymore with one of the greatest pop songs ever.

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“Grasshopper Republic” Score

“Grasshopper Republic” Film

“Telemarketers” Score

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe’s Bandcamp

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe on Instagram

Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)

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Holst “The Planets: Mars”

Dead Can Dance “Mesmerisim”

Chemutoi Ketienya “Chemirocha”

Japan “Ghosts”

R. Kelly “Ignition (Remix)”

Yoko Ono “Mindtrain”

Sade “The Sweetest Taboo”

Talk Talk “New Grass”

The Eternals “Eternally Yours”

Kelan Phil Cochran “African Skies”

Revolutionaries “Kunta Kinte Dub”

Alice Coltrane “Journey in Satchidananda”

Albert Ayler “Love Cry”

**The weather is getting hotter, the ground is cracked and humming - a perfect time to revisit last year's episode with Andrew Weathers!**

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Andrew Weathers on the show. Few people have been involved in more of my favorite albums over the last 10+ years, so I was thrilled to chat with him. Andrew’s a real one. We talk about a lot of pop punk, what made Roy Orbison finally click, the sweeter side of Bill Callahan, how improbable and seriously fun The Highwaymen are, American Analog Set’s all-time greatness, and loads more!

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Andrew Weathers” A Cardinal With A Sign of Blood”

Andrew’s Website

Full Spectrum Records

Wind Tide “Blue Breaking Brown”

Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)

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The Temptations “My Girl”

Osker “Kinetic”

The Highwaymen “Highwayman”

The American Analog Set “Punk As Fuck”

Underoath “Reinventing Your Exit”

Old Crow Medicine Show “Wagon Wheel”

Smog “Truth Serum”

Roy Orbison “I Drove All Night”

Hot Water Music “Trusty Chords”

The Wonder Years “Passing Through A Screen Door”

Gay Meat “Lychee Ice”

Hiroshi Sato “Blue and Moody Music”

The Progress “Merit”

**It's a great time to revisit this Songs of Our Lives classic as Jeremiah and Marta Sofia Honer have a new album coming out on Friday - Different Rooms**

For this episode of Songs of Our Lives, I invite Jeremiah Chiu on the show. He’s been on quite a run of incredible records the last couple years, and on February 2nd, it continues with “The Closest Thing to Silence,” a collaboration between himself, Marta Sofia Honer, and the gerat Ariel Kalma. After talking about how that came together, we keep channel Ariel’s spirit and keep things in the posi-zone, talking about Stevie Wonder’s all-time greatness, the gravity of Ryuichi Sakamoto, the personal impact of 80s and 90s R&B, Burt Bacharach putting us in a romantic mood, Radiohead recognizing Paul Lansky’s genius, Milton Nascimento’s all-timer, and loads more!

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“The Closest Thing to Silence”

Jeremiah’s Website

International Anthem

Paul Lansky “More Than Idle Chatter”

Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)

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Stevie Wonder "I Just Called To Say I Love You"

Ryuichi Sakomato "andata"

Womack & Womack "Teardrops)

Rotary Connection "I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun"

Radiohead "Idioteque"

Paul Lansky "Idle Chatter"

Yellow Magic Orchestra "Perspective"

M83 "Laura"

Franco Battiato "Una Cellula"

Pet Shop Boys "Nervously"

Herbie Hancock "Rain Dance"

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s Hayden Pedigo! I absolutely adore his new record, “I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away,” so it was great to talk to him about it before diving into a host of excellent picks. We talk about the crushing agelessness of Judee Sill, Wolf Eyes on the jukebox, how everyone has their Disney song, Andy Shauf’s under-the-radar opus, the Fahey of it all, Paul Simon, Genesis, Gia Margaraet, Scott Walker, and more!

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“I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away”

Tour Dates

Hayden on Instagram

Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)

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Shelby Flint “The Journey”

Judee Sill “The Kiss”

Girls “Laura”

Scott Walker “On Your Own Again”

The War on Drugs “Under The Pressure”

Wolf Eyes “Half Animal, Half Insane”

King Crimson “Walking On Air”

Arctic Monkeys “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball”

Paul Simon “Slip Slidin’ Away”

Gia Margaret “Guitar Piece”

Andy Shauf “Daylight Dreaming”

John Fahey “Sligo River Blues”

Genesis “Carpet Crawlers”

On this episode of Songs of Our Lives, it’s The Modern Folk (aka J Moss)! I keep getting pulled back to his new album with the Modern Folk Electronic Ensemble, and that felt like a perfect excuse to get him on the show. Good times were had! We talk about starting off with Bob Dylan, Gillian Welch’s devastating abilities, drug-fueled frenzy from Fleetwood Mac, going to bat for The Eagles, Lil Uzi Vert, Beefheart, Chance the Rapper, Twin Peaks, and so much more!

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Modern Folk Electronic Ensemble on Debacle

J Moss on Instagram

Songs of Our Lives is a podcast series hosted by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis that explores the music that's made us and left a certain mark. Whether it's a song we associate with our most important moments, something that makes us cry, the things we love that nobody else does, or our favorite lyrics, we all have our own personal soundtrack. Join Foxy Digitalis on Patreon for extra questions and conversation in each episode (+ a whole lot more!)

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Bob Dylan “Man in the long Black Coat”

Gillian Welch “April the 14th, Pt. 1”

Lil Uzi Vert “Endless Fashion”

The Rolling Stones “Sway”

Chance The Rapper “No Problem”

Eagles “Hotel California”

Angelo Badalamenti “Twin Peaks Theme”

Fleetwood Mac “The Ledge”

Captain Beefheart "The Dust Blows Forward and the Dust Blows Back”

Nina Simone “Suzanne”

Guided By Voices “Motor Away”

Velvet Underground “I Found a Reason”

Big Star “Stroke It Noel”