We sat down with CHVRCHES on our podcast to talk about their unique chemistry and upcoming album ‘Love is Dead,’ in partnership with BMWUSA’s #ProjectUnfollow and the first-ever BMW X2.

Little Simz Project Unfollow

Mar 28th, 2018 32m 16s

In partnership with BMWUSA’s Project Unfollow and the first-ever X2, we sat down with Little Simz to talk about the forces that have shaped her career. Little Simz is an artist who has paved her way by staying true to her own vision, a true em

Project Unfollow - Little Sims

Mar 28th, 2018 32m 16s

The Best Albums of 2017

Dec 30th, 2017 1h 10m

Andrew Winistorfer, Senior Editor extraordinaire for VMP, is in the building for the last episode of 2017. We talk through VMP's top 10 albums of the year list and wander into a number of other topics as the two of us have a habit of doing. We

Interview with Bill Bentley

Dec 15th, 2017 48m 11s

Bill Bentley, author of one of the coolest books I've come across this year Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen, is on the show today to talk about what it's been like to spend his entire life in music. We get into what it was like to w

Satica and the Best Summer Pop Song You'll Hear All Winter

Nov 16th, 2017 36m 50s

I found out about Satica maybe a month ago and got addicted to her track “Honey Whiskey” on Soundcloud. She was nice enough to come on the show to talk about her music, but we ended up also getting into some pretty heavy stuff related to family

Interview with Andrew Barber from Fake Shore Drive

Nov 14th, 2017 1h 13m

Huge day today folks. Red Bull flew me out to Chicago for their Red Bull Sound Select festival and hooked up an interview with one of my personal heroes and a legend in the Chicago music scene, Andrew Barber. He's the founder of Fake Shore Driv

Interview with Sharon Van Etten on "Because I Was In Love"

Nov 9th, 2017 39m 17s

Sharon Van Etten has become a force to be reckoned with within the world of Indie music over the last 8 years, and it all began in 2009 with the release of her debut album Because I Was In Love. Sharon stopped by the show recently to discuss th

Why We Love Sad Music During The Fall

Nov 3rd, 2017 45m 48s

I’ve been pretty curious for a long time why it is that as soon as there’s the faintest nip of cold in the September air, I’m immediately in my flannel stuff and listening to For Emma Forever Ago and relating every line of it to every girl that

Daniele Luppi's "Milano"

Oct 27th, 2017 26m 44s

It takes a special sort of artist to pull the listener into a different world entirely, and there are far more examples of folks who have tried to do that than ones who have pulled it off. Like Twain said about the difference between the right

Four Tet's New Energy

Oct 18th, 2017 45m 14s

This week Katie Bain and I jump into Four Tet and his meditative new album New Energy. We get into Four Tet's backstory, why his work has stuck with both of us so closely over 9 releases, and what makes his new work so special. We also get way

The History of Ambient Church

Oct 13th, 2017 41m 15s

Brian Sweeny, the founder of Ambient Church, is on the show today and I'm so excited this interview worked out. I found out about Ambient Church a few months ago and, given that it's a concert series centered on ambient music that takes place i

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Erased Tapes

Oct 9th, 2017 43m 35s

Over the last ten years, avant-garde record label Erased Tapes has nurtured a diverse roster of global artists whilst remaining genre-defying and truly independent. In this item, VMP explores the back catalogue and the characters behind it. Fea

Selector Series: Caleb Braaten from Sacred Bones Records

Oct 6th, 2017 41m 22s

Every month, we have one of our favorite music heads pick a few records for the monthly Vinyl Me, Please store and this month we're joined by none other than Caleb Braaten, the founder of Sacred Bones Records. We talk the realities of starting

The Wilderness of Daniel Norgren

Sep 29th, 2017 50m 37s

Daniel Norgren is one of our favorite new artists and we’ve been talking about him for a while now. Greg Vandy, host of The Roadhouse on KEXP and the first DJ in America to play Daniel’s music, had the idea of doing an immersive piece that take

Interview with Skating Polly

Sep 27th, 2017 33m 5s

One of the best bands you've (maybe) never heard of is named Skating Polly and I was lucky enough to get a bit of their time while they were in between shows on their current tour. I LOVE this band, and I can't believe I hadn't listened to them

The National and the Beasts We Live With

Sep 26th, 2017 38m 14s

The National have released their new album Sleep Well Beast and Geoff Rickly (Thursday, No Devotion, and United Nations) is back to unpack it with me. We get into how the Devendorf brothers originally brought the band together, how it is that t

Searching For A Deeper Understanding

Sep 22nd, 2017 34m 11s

The very first new episode of Sounds Good falls to the new album from The War on Drugs album and the (extremely) special guest Mikayla Moyer, Live Nation Comedy extraordinaire, who recently helped orchestrate the Dave Chappelle Residency at Rad

The Persistent Genius of Grizzly Bear

Sep 7th, 2017 39m 10s

Jeff Weiss, fresh off his huge profile of Grizzly Bear for Noisey, is here this week to talk one of the most important bands of the last 15 years or so. He spent some considerable time with them talking about their new album and what life has b

Science Fiction and the End of Brand New

Aug 29th, 2017 51m 7s

Geoff, lead singer from Thursday and Brand New, is with us this week to talk Science Fiction and the end of Brand New's storied career. We get into the history of the band, their accompanying mythology, and why their newest album is the perfect

"Mistaken For Stangers" Interview with Tom Berninger

Aug 24th, 2017 35m 8s

We recently had a big event at Alamo Drafthouse here in Denver with none other than Tom Berninger, the director of "Mistaken For Strangers" and brother to The National's lead singer Matt Berninger. Tom is a quirky, wicked smart, and hilarious d

Jen Cloher and Billie Eilish Album Reviews

Aug 21st, 2017 37m 9s

Jen Cloher, one of the best DIY artists in Australia or anywhere else, has a new self-titled album out and we're way, way into it. We get into her story, her role in the Australian music scene, her relationship with Courtney Barnett, and why th

What Would Diplo Do?

Aug 15th, 2017 40m 59s

This week we're talking one of the grandfathers of EDM, Diplo, and the new parody show "What Would Diplo Do?" on Viceland. We get into Diplo's career and who he is in case you haven't heard of him or don't know him well. We also chat his curren

Interview with Empress Of

Aug 11th, 2017 26m 23s

This week Lorely from Empress Of is on the show! She rules! We talk about her new single "Go To Hell", what life has been like for her since her breakout album ME came out in 2015, and what makes her tick musically. We also got into tattoo parl

Tyler the Creator's "Flower Boy"

Aug 4th, 2017 35m 11s

I hopped a plane to L.A. to hang out with Jeff Weiss and Paul Thompson, two of the best and brightest when it comes to rap, to talk Tyler the Creator's new album Flower Boy. We talked his history and the rise of Odd Future, Tyler's evolution as