Center Stage: An Abandoned Albums Podcast
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Center Stage: An Abandoned Albums Podcast
”The only music podcast that matters.”
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PETE DROGE
Singer-songwriter Pete Droge joins Center Stage for an in-depth conversation about his new album Fade Away Blue—a powerful and deeply personal collect...

LOS YESTERDAYS
Los Yesterdays are a California-based band carrying the torch of Chicano soul into a new era. Formed in 2017 by drummer/composer Gabriel Rowland and s...

THE LADIES OF ...
The Ladies Of… are an Atlanta-based rock supergroup featuring James Hall, a notable figure in the city's music scene. Their sound is rooted in rock an...

RON from MENSCLUB
Mensclub emerged from San Francisco’s anti-indie scene in the early 1990s.
They dubbed themselves “the hardest rocking band in the Bay Area,” an...

CLAY TARVER of CHAVEZ
Clay Tarver first came on the radar in the late ’80s as the co-founding guitarist for Boston’s Bullet LaVolta, a band that mashed up punk grit with ha...

JEFF GARBER of CASTOR
Jeff Garber is a versatile singer‑songwriter and composer whose musical journey stretches from indie‑rock roots to TV soundtracks. In the ‘90s, he led...

DAUZAT ST. MARIE - A partnership in life and music.
Dauzat St. Marie—that’s dō-zaht saynt mah-ree—the husband-and-wife duo of Mat Dauzat and Heather St. Marie can strip a song to its bare bones and stil...

SCHUYLER FISK - the voice of an independent.
In addition to being an actress, Schuyler Fisk (pronounced Skylar) is a noted singer/songwriter.
From the beginning, she has marched to the beat...

CHRISTOPHER DOWD of FISHBONE
Fishbone is a genre-defying band from Los Angeles that emerged in the early 1980s, blending ska, punk, funk, metal, and soul into a high-energy, explo...

JAY RYAN of DIANOGAH
Jay Ryan is a Chicago-based musician best known as the bassist for the instrumental post-rock trio Dianogah.
Formed in 1995, Dianogah earned cul...

Amanda and Mike from BAD MARY
Bad Mary—fronted by dynamic vocalist Amanda Mac, her husband Mike Staub on bass and vocals, her father Bill Mac on drums, and David Henderson on guita...

RACHEL FANNAN - a true musical polymath.
Rachel Fannan is a versatile American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and poet. She gained prominence as co-lead vocalist of the psychedelic...

Multi-hypenate DAVE PAULSON
This week, we welcome multi-hyphenate Dave Paulson into Thunderlove Studio to talk about Sandusky, Ohio, the album he wrote as a tribute to the Chris...

Music Supervisor TRICIA HALLORAN
Tricia Halloran is a Los Angeles-based music supervisor and indie music curator with a career spanning radio, film, and television. She hosted Brave N...

BILL McSHANE of ULTIMATE FAKEBOOK
Bill McShane is the lead vocalist and guitarist of Ultimate Fakebook, a power pop trio formed in 1994 in Manhattan, Kansas. Alongside bassist Nick Col...

SETH TIMBS of FLUID OUNCES and MORE!
Seth Timbs is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist renowned for his sharp songwriting and piano-driven pop-rock.
Seth f...

Emerging Artist JESS YAFFA
Drawing from life’s experiences, Jess Yaffa has a keen ability to transform personal experiences into relatable anthems.
Her debut album, Thoug...

RYDIAN DAFYDD & RITZY BRYAN of THE JOY FORMIDABLE
Their debut, A Balloon Called Moaning, released in 2009, introduced the band’s signature sound with soaring hooks grounded by a robust backbone of dri...

MURRAY ATTAWAY of GUADALCANAL DIARY
Murray Attaway, the distinctive voice behind Guadalcanal Diary, helped shape the American alternative rock landscape of the 1980s. The band blended So...

JOHN S. HALL of KING MISSILE
King Missile emerged from the art-punk underground with a sound that defies easy categorization. Blending elements of spoken word, surrealist humor, a...

JASON MOORE of THE KATIES
The Katies were a power pop/alternative rock band from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, active in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Known for their infect...

CHRIS VOS of THE RECORD COMPANY
The Record Company is one of the most exciting modern blues-rock bands, blending raw energy with soulful grooves. Their stripped-down, no-frills appro...

ROCKY O'REILLY of OPPENHEIMER
Oppenheimer was an indie pop band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The band was made up of musicians Shaun Robinson and Rocky O'Reilly. Robinson and O'...

OWEN MURPHY and JERAMY KOEPPING of NEW AGE HEALERS
New Age Healers is a shoegaze/psych-rock project conceived from the mind of Seattle-based multi-instrumentalist Owen Murphy, featuring guitarist Jeram...

BINGHAM BARNES of GLOSSARY and ELECTRIC PYTHON
You may not be familiar with Bingham's work... but you should be.
So let's make that happen.
Glossary on Bandcamp
Electric Python on...

ELECTRIC SIX frontman and multi-hyphenate DICK VALENTINE talks his career and new solo album THE FINAL MUSICIAN
Dick Valentine stands as an icon among modern rock frontmen, recognized for his flamboyant stage presence, witty lyricism, and audacious creative spir...

CRAIG DOUGLAS MILLER of BLUEBURST stops by to talk SIGNIFICANCE and more!
Significance: The debut from new band Blueburst, featuring Craig Douglas Miller and Marty Willson-Piper, creates an evocative soundscape that bridges...

Author ROB JANICKE talks SLACKER 1991, Teen Spirit, Angst and the Generation It Created
In what seems like a lifetime ago, I began the Abandoned Albums podcast with Rob Janicke, and we had a ton of fun doing it.
But then he went off...

TAHLENA AND MIKE OF BITE ME BAMBI talk Ska, touring, and working with legends.
Bite Me Bambi, hailing from Orange County, California, is a dynamic ska band formed in 2018. This assembly of seasoned musicians brings a wealth of ex...

DAYS BETWEEN STATIONS: Revitalizing Progressive Rock
Days Between Stations, the Los Angeles-based progressive rock duo of Sepand Samzadeh and Oscar Fuentes, has consistently pushed the boundaries of art...

MATT PATTON IS OUR BASS PLAYER #iykyk
This week, bass player Matt Patterson of The Drive-By Truckers, Laura Jane Grace, The Dexateens, and Model Citizen stops by Thunderlove Studio.

LONE JUSTICE - PART 3 of 3 - MARIA McKEE
Here is the last interview conducted with Lone Justice. If you haven't already, I would encourage you to listen to the first two episodes and our conv...

LONE JUSTICE - PART 2 of 3 - RYAN HEDGECOCK
Welcome to Day Two.
Over the next three days, we'll release three separate interviews with the surviving members of the band Lone Justice: Marvi...

LONE JUSTICE - PART 1 of 3 - MARVIN ETZIONI
Over the next three days, we'll release three separate interviews with the surviving members of the band Lone Justice: Marvin Etzioni, Ryan Hedgecock,...

THROWBACK THURSDAY - Guitar Slingin' Troubadour ANDERS PARKER
This week's throwback is a revisit to the singer/songwriter/guitar slinger with an almost insatiable intellectual and musical wanderlust - Anders Park...

THROWBACK THURSDAY - JUSTIN KLINE of Dungeon of Skeletons
THROWBACK THURSDAY
This originally aired in June of 2023.
While we're on hiatus, we're posting some of our favorite episodes, and this one...

ALI TABATABAEE of ZEBRAHEAD stops by for a career-spanning conversation.
Zebrahead is an American punk rock band formed in Orange County, California, in 1996. Known for their energetic fusion of punk, rap, and alternative r...

JENNA FOURNIER of NIIGHTS and KID TIGRRR stops by to talk about her many creative outlets.
Jenna Fournier is a Cleveland-based musician and visual artist renowned for her ethereal vocals and expressive paintings. As the lead singer and guita...

LAS NUBES on their new album, Tormentas Malsanas, the pandemic, their career and, oh yea, playing with Iggy Pop.
On this episode, we're spotlighting Las Nubes, a dynamic band hailing from Miami's vibrant music scene. Las Nubes—meaning "The Clouds" in Spanish—has...

**NEW ARTIST** Jacob Cade of JAGUAR ON MARS stops by to talk.
Jacob Cade is Jaguar On Mars, a refreshing new artist who you will want to put on your radar.
Jaguar On Mars straddles the line between rock an...