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Marc Rebillet - EP20
Jim talks with M. Rebillet about his one-man-wrecking-crew, take no prisoners, play-to-the-back-of-the-room performance. Which since the majority of his show is improv, is also his writing sessions.
Frank Turner - EP19
Frank and Jim chat away through the English dusk about punk rock, imaginary listeners projecting their lives onto musicians and the universality of dressing rooms with no waste basket.
Ken Andrews (Failure) - EP18
Ken and Jim get nerd rapping about the DAW writing vs analog realm writing, the perils of instrument switching mid-song and lyric writing tips to keep you from getting psyched out.
Bob Nanna (Braid, Hey Mercedes) - EP 17
Jim and Bob talk about art vs content, creative restrictions on purpose and having stage hands load in a bunch of tv’s as props for your dude-with-a-guitar set.
William Ryan Key (Yellowcard) - EP16
New friend Ryan and Jim talk about all the places one receives an education in music ... institutions and bus lounge interventions. Huh ... Institutions and Interventions kind of sounds like a good name for an album. Dibs.
Joey Burns (Calexico) - EP15
Jim and a recently Boisien Joey Burns talk about remote collaboration, racing train noise to get takes in and the choice to approach writing with ensemble feels in mind.
Where did Jim Adkins grow up?
Jim Adkins shares his experience growing up in Escondido, CA (where African Americans were excluded), discovering his considerable gift as a runner (holding records in the mile), and earning a spot on the San Jose State track team where three olympians took medals in Mexico City in 1968. We talk about his book – and the lessons in race that have stayed with him to this very day.
Who were Jim Adkins and Lee Evans?
Lee Evans, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos excelled in the 1968 Mexico City Games. Tommie and John will be forever remembered for their raised fists as the world watched and the national anthem played. Jim tells the story of growing up in Escondido, California, and discovering his extraordinary gift – on to compete with these now legendary African American world-class athletes, who taught him about race in America. SHOW NOTES
