Episodes

  • Episode 251 Musician Alex Marcelo

    Episode 251 Musician Alex Marcelo
    May 3 2024
    New York City pianist/keyboardist believes in the power of music as a positive and uplifting force. He studied at the and then went on to the , where he focused on African-American Music/Jazz Piano Performance and Composition under the tutelage of renowned saxophonist . Alex and Tim were classmates at UMass, and it was there that they became close friends and . Since those halcyon days in Western Massachusetts, he has performed all over the world, including at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Etnafest in Italy, Alice Tully Hall, and more. Alex is featured on recordings with Yusef Lateef, , , and . Currently, he is working on a new album that should be released in the coming year.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 250 Buzz Osborne

    Episode 250 Buzz Osborne
    Apr 26 2024
    There is a lot happening at the Lydian Spin! Lydia and Tim are both touring and we're recording and editing the next batch of interviews, set to debut next week. Meanwhile, Lydia, a big Melvins fan, is thrilled about the recent release of their new album, To share her excitement, this weeks episode features a new intro combined with a rebroadcast of an interview with Melvins guitarist Buzz Osborne. This interview, conducted during the peak of Covid restrictions, also serves as an interesting snapshot of where we all were just 200 episodes ago. Enjoy!
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    57 mins
  • Episode 249 Anne Militello

    Episode 249 Anne Militello
    Apr 19 2024
    The cover photograph for the second and final Richard Hell and the Voidoids album, features a woman standing in the background. For years, this woman was unfairly credited as "unknown woman." However, the truth is that the woman is who would go on to become an accomplished lighting designer and professor at CalArts. Anne's journey began while working for the now infamous rapist Harvey Weinstein back when Weinstein and his brother were concert promoters in metro Buffalo. Seeking to leave The Nickel City but not yet prepared for New York City, she embarked on a five-day bus trip to San Francisco, packing a tin of pot brownies, which were completely consumed along the way. Upon arriving on the west coast, Anne leveraged her experience working with lights in college to gain work at a music venue. The manager who hired her was , who later became a disco legend. One night outside the , she encountered a man dressed like a trucker who seemed to be out of place and ignored by her cohort of punker rockers. Feeling sympathetic, she struck up a conversation with him. The man told her he was a playwright and wanted her to read his new play, which she did and really liked. The trucker turned out to be Pulitzer Prize winner and they became great friends. With Shepard's encouragement, she relocated to New York City and immersed herself in the theater scene. Over time, Anne established herself as a world-renowned lighting designer, working with luminaries such as David Lynch, Tom Waits, The Wooster Group, and Lou Reed. Today, Anne resides in Los Angeles, where she operates .
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    55 mins
  • Episode 248 Composer and Artist Meredith Monk

    Episode 248 Composer and Artist Meredith Monk
    Apr 12 2024
    is truly an American treasure. She is a composer, performer, and t. Her unique contributions to music and experimental theater have spanned over six decades. Meredith's body of work combines elements of Through these mediums, she explores the myriad ways one can freely as a human express themselves. Meredith's art has made her a visionary of the avant-garde. We are thrilled and lucky to have her on the Lydian Spin.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 247 Nasal Rod Lead Singer Jeffrey "Chairman" Couch

    Episode 247 Nasal Rod Lead Singer Jeffrey "Chairman" Couch
    Apr 5 2024
    Jeffrey "Chairman" Couch fronts the Portland, Oregon band , known for their frenetic, genre-bending, manic art-punk style. Nasalrod's music attempts to look beyond punk's boundaries, all the while retaining the genre's adventurous spirit. Jeffrey and Lydia crossed paths at one of her last Portland shows, where he invited her to participate in Nasalrod's latest video. Although Lydia declined, she was impressed by the band's music and invited Jeffrey to appear on the Lydian Spin.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Artist Dan Levenson

    Artist Dan Levenson
    Mar 29 2024
    is a visual artist based in Los Angeles who engages in installation, performance, video, painting, and sculpture. His artistic endeavors revolve around the concept of an imagined institution, the (SKZ). Dan's paintings adhere to the formalist teachings of this fictitious academy, employing metrically sized canvases divided geometrically to produce rational and reproducible abstract compositions. Through performance, installation, and video, he further develops the narrative of this fictional institution. Each painting bears a unique title, symbolizing a student from the State Art Academy, Zürich, with no repetition of names. In 2004, Dan used a computer script to generate hundreds of millions of distinct names by combining surnames from the Zürich phone book with common Swiss first names. From this extensive list, 135,000 names were randomly selected and published in a book, with the titles of his paintings drawn from the same pool in random order.
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    59 mins
  • Episode 245 Cuntroaches

    Episode 245 Cuntroaches
    Mar 22 2024
    Berlin based band is composed of Claire Panthère(drums), David Hantelius(bass) and Martina Schöne-Radunski(guitar, vocals). Together they unleash a ferocious blend of hardcore-infused no wave. Their music is a cacophony of intoxicating chaos. They have a new album coming out on
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    51 mins
  • Episode 244 Author Alvina Chamberland

    Episode 244 Author Alvina Chamberland
    Mar 15 2024
    Trans woman Swedish-US American writer Alvina Chamberland, co-authored , which was published in 2015. In 2018, she released . Her works have appeared in journals and newspapers in Swedish and English. Her book is out now.
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    1 hr and 2 mins