Fountains of Wayne's Chris Collingwood talks about bringing the band back after Adam Schlesinger's death, pros and cons of "Stacy's Mom," songwriting memories and what's next for the band.

Topics Include:

• Fountainheads, Elle Macpherson and kangaroos: Chris's surreal first Australian visit.
• Late bandmate Adam's presence, and how punk-bred Max reshapes the sound.
• Beatles, boarding-school hand-me-downs, Moody Blues and UK post-punk: formative records.
• Rickie Lee Jones obsession, and why Chris refuses the nostalgia circuit.
• "Stacy's Mom": Chris argued against recording it, fearing novelty-act status.
• Welcome Interstate Managers' anything-goes plan; Sky Full of Holes' unresolved fights.
• Debut written in one afternoon; Adam built thirty years on it.
• Napkin song titles at the Radio Bar launched the band.
• Drunk sessions, the "dumbest" co-writes, and Adam's resistance to criticism.
• Breath-friendly rewrites, "gerbil" over "hamster," and finishing Adam's half-written "Sick Day."
• How Chris darkened "Sick Day," and learning to edit after Utopia Parkway.
• A Gordon Lightfoot tangent, and Adam A/B-ing mixes against "Jessie's Girl."
• Title-first Adam versus structure-breaking Chris on "Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart."
• Proudest songs: "Cemetery Guns" played at a real military funeral.
• "Senator's Daughter" began as "Tape Recorder"; "Mexican Wine" imitates Chris.
• Why Chris prefers Bowie-style ambiguity, and twenty years sober.
• The narrator isn't the singer, plus a provocative take on Pearl Jam.
• Adam's cynicism: the Stones and Clash as cons, songwriting as craft.
• "Richie and Ruben," Adam's failed-business obsession, and a name-dropping critique.
• Unreleased outtakes, and why re-recording "Stacy's Mom" hit a snag.
• New Fountains of Wayne music is underway, and it might be jazzy.
• Fans thinking the singer died, a Yokohama arena, and Bowling for Soup.
• A late roadie's haunting "Survival Car," and the magic of fan covers.
• Weezer's TikTok revival, music outliving its makers, and a health crisis.
• Antidepressants, losing 35 pounds, and back pain at Milwaukee's Summerfest.
• Eight months of yoga straightened his spine, restoring his 1998 range.
• Songs return to original keys; "Hey Julie" remains a tough one.
• Reviving "Maureen," skipping "Amity Gardens," and the story behind "Cemetery Guns."
• Writing "Places" on tour, and an unauthorized reissue mastered from CD.
• Reissue typos, bad timing after Adam's death, and B-sides for seven-inches.
• Stacy's Mom's first-ever gold download, plus a Sky Full of Holes reissue.

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Radio Birdman's Deniz Tek shares tales from his memoir Full Throttle, from early Stooges & MC5 memories, Lou Reed's part of the Radio Birdman story, becoming a doctor, flight surgeon and piloting the band through their final 50th-anniversary shows.

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Topics Include:

• Deniz Tek joins from Hawaii, crediting moderation and coffee for longevity.
• His memoir Full Throttle arrives October 27th.
• Birdman documentaries revealed bandmates' hidden frustrations and poor communication.
• Murray Engelhart's Retaliate First illuminated the scene surrounding the band.
• Mum taught him to read; his Turkish migrant dad drove achievement.
• Engineering at Michigan, then medicine, partly to dodge his dad's classes.
• A non-rock-loving father still bought his first electric guitar.
• Mum's old 78s, then Beach Boys and Beatles records with allowance.
• First sighting of Iggy: behind the counter at Discount Records.
• MC5's high energy versus the Psychedelic Stooges' oil-drum noise experiments.
• How the Stooges lifted jazz riffs the night before recording.
• Three months of lessons, then learning guitar by ear from records.
• Australia's vibrant 1967 scene had become stale covers by 1972.
• AC/DC as early rivals; Birdman skipped the suburban pub slog.
• A Lou Reed no-show launched the Oxford Hotel residency.
• Rob Younger, already a fan, loved Deniz's firsthand Detroit stories.
• Music first, medicine second: a day job buys creative freedom.
• Flow state links medicine, flying, and music, alongside discipline and checklists.
• Emergency medicine's surprises and over 100,000 patients seen.
• Joining the Navy as a lieutenant; guards saluting his car.
• Playing Philippine bars with shipboard band Dust in the Rotor Heads.
• New Race bootlegs traced to Ron Asheton's sold rough-mix cassette.
• Albert Studios tape stash discovered; New Race reissue now underway.
• Ending Radio Birdman at 50 years and the setlist-building dilemma.
• Prime Minister Albanese hangs backstage

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Circle Jerks drummer Joey Castillo reveals the story behind the new "Revenge of Nervous Breakdown" record, the importance of Raymond Pettibon cover art and what's next for the Keith Morris-fronted juggernaut.

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Topics Include:

• Joey returns from tour and adjusts to life back home.
• Tour life, family logistics, and dogs that act up when he's away.
• How a Circle Jerks Black Flag single came together.
• Fans kept asking for Black Flag songs; Keith said no pressure.
• Road-testing Depression, Revenge and Nervous Breakdown at European festivals.
• Why Joey calls Keith Morris the blueprint for every Black Flag singer.
• Everything Went Black versions became Joey's template for the songs.
• The first Black Flag EP and Keith's staccato vocal delivery.
• Recording live, in set order, at Tim Armstrong's studio.
• Keith rejects the first take: "That doesn't sound like us."
• Pillow out of the kick drum; the second take nails it.
• The closing block where these songs send crowds bananas.
• Other contenders discussed: Gimme Gimme Gimme and Louie Louie.
• Discovering Nervous Breakdown via older friends and Rodney on the ROQ.
• Growing up in Gardena, where skating and punk went hand in hand.
• South Bay bands like Redd Kross, Descendents and Nip Drivers.
• A neighbour's red sparkle kit and an instant connection.
• Self-taught by playing along to records, no formal lessons.
• A friend's tip lands him the Wasted Youth gig as a teen.
• Fixing bad habits, practice pads, and Neil Peart's mid-career reinvention.
• Learning by watching Lucky Lehrer, Chuck Biscuits, Bill Stevenson and Spit Stix.
• Replacing Chuck Biscuits and Dave Grohl: respect what's already there.
• Why Chuck Biscuits remains his favourite drummer to watch.
• Still feeling like a kid behind the kit at 60.
• Dream gigs: Bon Scott-era AC/DC, Iggy Pop, and Cheap Trick.
• A short reunion stretches into 2027, plus the Repo Man shows.
• Keith's legendary stage raps, curfews, and when the band nudges him.
• Six or so new songs demoed; only killer tracks will see release.
• Raymond Pettibon's cover art and his lifelong bond with Keith.
• What's next: Doom Regulator, a Bronx Halloween show, maybe Australia.

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