Ezra Koenig is the frontman for Vampire Weekend, one of the biggest indie bands of the past decade. He talked to Tom Scharpling at the end of April about the band’s polarizing image. Also, Tom recounts his run-in with Vampire Weekend backstage at SNL. Colin...
This Special Edition of the Low Times podcast covers the highs and lows of some the most iconic musicians of all time, and Perry Farrell. In Part 1, our guest, comedian Christian Finnegan joins hosts Tom Scharpling, Daniel Ralston and Maggie Serota to discuss some...
In episode 11, we talk to three musicians with a very diverse set of experiences. Eric Erlandson is best known as the guitarist of Hole, a band fronted by the provocative and frequently unpredictable Courtney Love. Gary Waleik was the guitarist for Big Dipper, arguably...
Despite being just 33 years old, Australian singer/songwriter Ben Lee’s musical career has spanned nearly 20 years. He sat down with Daniel Ralston for a lively and revealing chat about the process of defining personal success, the balance of selling songs to commercials while still...
Tom Scharpling spoke to Dave Wyndorf from Monster Magnet in Dave’s kitchen in Red Bank, New Jersey. Dave tells Tom about playing in Norman Mailer’s house, getting invited into a limo by Gene Simmons as a 17-year- old, and his time being super unknown, super...
In the second part of his interview, Lou Barlow tells Tom Scharpling about Sebadoh’s complicated relationship with its label, touring with The Flaming Lips and being crowded out of the changing musical landscape of the late 1990s. Part 1 Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean &...
This episode of Low Times features two legendary performers. One is the classic definition of a side-man, handling lead guitar for what is arguably the biggest band in the world. The other is the leader of a number of iconic indie bands and a solo...
There are many parallels and overlapping subjects from our three guests this week. This episode of Low Times features stories about starting out in music and carving out an identity within it. Tom Scharpling talks to Mark Robinson of Unrest, Air Miami and Flin Flon...
This episode is jam-packed with great stories from a bona fide legend, a hotly tipped up-and-comer and the backbone of a band that changed music in the 2000s. Tom Scharpling spoke to Peter Prescott from Mission of Burma and Volcano Suns about moving on from...
We are in the middle of our Worst Lyrics of All Time contest on LowTimesPodcast.com. To mark the occasion, Low Times co-hosts Tom Scharpling and Daniel Ralston asked Ted Leo and DC Pierson to stop by to talk about it. Along the way, Ted gives...
