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The Vinyl Guide

If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related. Nate is a 40+ year vinyl collector, owns some of the most highly desired titles and enjoys them thoroughly. The Vinyl Guide is his journey through the history of music to speak with the artists and technicians who made music history and get the stories behind the records.

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Ep435: The Return of Melvins w/ Dale Crover

Feb 6, 2024

Dale Crover of Melvins discusses the new Melvins LP "Tarantula Heart", his recent surgery, touring update, solo albums, rare records , recent recordings and old tapes. Lots for the Melvins fan in your head.

  • Dale ain’t coming to Australia
  • The new LP “Tarantula Heart”
  • Melvins or The Melvins?
  • The story of “Tarantula Heart”
  • Different recording/writing process for new album
  • Playing the new songs live
  • Dale and Roy Mayorga double drumming
  • Dale’s surgery and recovery
  • What caused his injury?
  • Dale wrote a new LP while recovering
  • Did he see Melvins as a spectator?
  • Dale won’t go to Japan either
  • Working and touring with Redd Kross
  • “Wood and Diamonds” lathe cut from Joyful Noise
  • Strange limited records from Joyful Noise, Thunder Pinky
  • Why only 127 made? What’s special about 127?
  • Any Melvins project turn out to be too ambitious?
  • The KISS solo LPs on Boner Records
  • Dale’s dog has something to say
  • Steven McDonald’s solo LP
  • Dale started playing guitar before drums
  • Did Dale write the songs on his 1992 solo LP?
  • What are Dale’s thoughts on studio creativity and what’s cheating?
  • Will there be additional musicians to play “Tarantula Heart” live?
  • Melvins “Throbbing Gristle Funk Hits” EP with Void Mains
  • Melvins EP with Helms Alee
  • The story of “Cabbage n Mash” EP
  • Working in Toshi Kasai’s studio
  • The story of Matt Cameron’s “Gory Scortch Cretins”
  • Did Dale ever drum with Taylor Hawkins?
  • Any Melvins material they cannot release? Any missing tapes?
  • Melvins outtake from the “Houdini” sessions – “Gggibbbyy”
  • Dale’s early projects in mid 80s – Mentors cover band, Simplex 1, Society Skate Youth Patrol, The Stiff Woodies
  • A Stiff Woodies song ended up as “Sky Pup” on Houdini
  • Dale needs to digitize his old tapes
  • Interview wrap up

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