• February 17th, 2012
i made it home safely late wednesday night from my trip to ohio to visit my girlfriend, jessi. we spent valentine's day in cleveland and we went to the rock and roll hall of fame museum. it was cool. i missed some things but i think they go by exhibits. anyway, i saw some cool things that i didn't think i would see in my lifetime... those football pants and knee pads that mick jagger wears in "let's spend the night together". i can't figure out why that would seem like a cool outfit. really cool les paul stuff. jane wiedlin's sg jr. anyway...
my guest for episode 47 is my dear old friend, aj vallejo from the band vallejo. vallejo is about to release their 11th studio album, brother's brew, in april 2012. aj came by the apartment and we talked about how the brothers got started making music, jazz band, moving the band into the garage, getting into trouble with his brothers, staying out of trouble by playing rock and roll, moving to austin, STEAMBOAT, their label marriages and divorces in the 90's, taking their career into their own hands, VMG, making records, having kids and how they got here. ladies and gentlemen, this my friend, aj vallejo.
ciao! -jg
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• February 14th, 2012
happy valentine's day everyone! i am in ohio with my valentine and we're going to go to cleveland for a romantic cleveland valentine's day. we're thinking about going to the rock and roll hall of fame. when i told my girlfriend, jessi, that i had never been, she insisted that this was a perfectly good valentine's day activity. i think i really lucked out! my girlfriend wants to go to the rock and roll hall of fame... for valentine's day!
my guest for episode 46 is the legendary alejandro escovedo. when i wrote alejandro a few months ago to see if he was interested in being a guest on my show, i was so flattered when he responded with a "yes" and that he had been listening and loved it, but that he was about to start recording and would get in touch when he was done. well, he did. he wrote me a couple of weeks ago to see if i was ready for the interview, so i went to his place last week and we sat down and he told me the story of his life in music. alejandro is "the real deal" not that all of my other guests aren't, alejandro is just one of those incredibly special artists. the kind of artist you wish you were. i don't really know what else to say. i was very fortunate to sit down and get to ask everything i wanted to ask. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg
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• February 10th, 2012
the grammy's are this weekend. i hope i get to see them. even though, unless i entertain myself by making fun of everything and everyone on the show, they make me feel detached and depressed about my chosen profession. i'll be driving across the country on sunday. i was thinking of stopping and spending the night in nashville. maybe i'll sit in my hotel room by myself and live-tweet my bitter disdain for mainstream music and culture. if you're interested in such a thing, you can follow me on twitter, @johnnygoudie .
my guest for episode 45 is one of my favorite musicians/people in the world and one of my biggest musical influences, jon sanchez. i met jon around 20 years ago when i worked at whole foods here in austin. when we met, he was dating a fellow cashier and was the visionary behind one of my favorite bands of all time, the flying saucers. years later, jon and i would have coffee almost every morning for a few years and become very good friends. i was really glad that jon came over and was so honest about his whole life experience, from his early years in baton rouge, la, to heavy metal madness with chaos horde, to punk rock guitar hero in agnostic front, getting lost on drugs in atlanta, moving to austin and starting the incredibly influential band, the flying saucers, getting lost on drugs in austin, getting clean, becoming a dad, being the go-to guitar player, starting the summer wardrobe and playing with his hero, roky erickson and much more.... you can hear his new band, paraguay here: http://www.reverbnation.com/paraguaytheband i really enjoyed my conversation with jon. i hope you do too.
ciao! -jg
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• February 9th, 2012
I had a great night last night. i went to matt beardon's "punch" show at the capitol city comedy club. if you live in austin, you should go on tuesdays, the comics are all funny. the crowd is good. it's a good time. i went to see chris cubas who will be on the show very soon. after "punch" i went to the continental club to see alejandro escovedo... the show was utterly inspiring. the band was incredible and al was in great form. i'm looking forward to sitting down and interviewing alejandro on friday. look for that interview to come out next week. tonight, i'm going to see kelly clarkson.
my guest for episode 44 is singer/songwriter, graham wilkinson. i've known graham for a few years now and we've always gotten along really well. i was glad when he agreed to sit down and talk about his journey. a journey that started in a small texas town as the son of a preacher, traveling europe, teaching in micronesia, losing his brother, starting a township and putting out several critically acclaimed albums that include guest appearances by such luminaries as, alejandro escovedo and hayes carll. he just put out a brilliant new e.p. last year called, "spiritual accessories". you can find out more about graham and keep up with him at http://www.grahamwilkinsonmusic.com/ i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg
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• February 3rd, 2012
my guests for epsisode 43 are polish rock band, L.Stadt. i had never heard of them until jessica sent me their music and info. i loved them immediately. they're here in austin recording an e.p. of american cover songs. it's an interesting departure from their last album 2010's, El.P... anyway, the guys were nice enough to stop by during their busy time here. they were very sweet and will be coming by and using my piano for some of this new e.p.... it's a short conversation but i enjoyed it. i hope you do too. to find out more about L.Stadt go to www.lstadt.com
ciao! -jg
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• February 1st, 2012
it's super bowl week. sorry. it's super bowl week and i don't even know who's playing. well, that's not totally true... i know madonna's playing. i just don't know who she's playing against. i sure do hope she plays "vogue" and uses the big cone boobs from the movie about her and her dancers. i think between the song and the cone boobs, she has a great chance of walking out of there a winner. that's my prediction for the super bowl. now, go call your bookie and put all of your money on madge!!
my guest for episode 42 is my old friend, andy langer. i met andy sometime in early 1993 when he wrote for the austin chronicle and interviewed my band, mr. rocket baby. since then, andy's career has really taken off in both print (esquire magazine) and radio (KGSR weekdays 2-6 pm). he just got to count down the new year with willie nelson and billy gibbons, he books and co-hosts the wildly popular KGSR morning show during SXSW week, he hosts the austin music awards and on and on. if you want to keep up with andy, his website is, andylanger.com or you can follow him on twitter, @andylanger i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg
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• January 25th, 2012
the academy award nominees were announced yesterday morning. this reminded me how many pictures (which is how i will say "movies" now) i haven't seen this year. my cousin eric and i are planning to "live tweet" during the oscars again this year. i hope you tune in (by following us on twitter @johnnygoudie & @ericrudolphy . last year i had seen one picture. this year, i decided to see the pictures. all of them if possible. so far, of the nominated, i've seen, "moneyball", "the help", "midnight in paris" and "bridesmaids" i have a lot more to see and i will see them. speaking of pictures we have a new movie segment called, "shit just got reel", which features my cousin eric rudolphy. in this episode he talks about the 2012 oscar nominees... enjoy!
my guest for episode 41 is KUT dj, Kevin Connor. Kevin has been in radio for the better part of 30 years. from his start at the historic boston station WBCN, to following his heart to austin, tx and having many jobs in the music business, from morning radio for 16 years at KGSR to his work with SXSW and everything in between. kevin is a great and entertaining guy. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did.
ciao! -jg
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• January 20th, 2012
my guest for episode 40 is my old friend, radio d.j., loris lowe. loris has been a familiar voice to her fans and a champion of local music in austin for over 20 years now. she is the 6-10 pm d.j. on KGSR and host of the over 25 year old show on KLBJ, "local licks". on this episode we discuss loris' early days as a college raddio dj inthe thriving metropolis, odessa, tx to her four-year stint in the ever-so flat, lubbock, tx and then her move to austin and KLBJ, where she worked her way up from substitute dj to music director to host of "local licks". in this interview we discuss the way that her job has changed since she started and radio's corporate changes.... i had a blast talking to her. so, here's my friend, loris lowe.
ciao! -jg
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• January 18th, 2012
hey everyone! we got mentioned in the do512.com blog. check it out! http://do512blog.com/2012/01/16/how-did-i-get-here-conversations-with-musicians/
my guest for episode 39 is jazz/soul singer, tameca jones. i just met tameca a few weeks ago at a christmas benefit where we both performed. i loved her voice and the arrangements of her christmas songs. tameca is a lot newer at this than her singing lets on. you wouldn't think so by her amazing voice and extremely cool, gritty and soulful arrangements of standards and more modern rock and pop songs by, tears for fears, nirvana and many more. tameca came over the other day and got to know each other a little better. she is a sweet, smart and very very funny lady. i really enjoyed talking to and getting to know her. i hope you enjoy our conversation. i did. ciao! -jg
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• January 13th, 2012
my guest for episode 38 is musician/yoga teacher/magazine columnist/humanitarian, wendy colonna. i've known wendy for around a decade but i have never had a chance to really sit down and talk to her. last week, she came by the apartment and she told me about her life. from gifted child of liberal/ecolocooigally-minded parents in louisiana to making a record as an acoustic duo signed to an indie label in her late teens to her move to austin and making records, touring the u.s. and europe. her latest recording is about to come out in a couple of months and she tells us all about it. so, here is my new friend, wendy colonna.
ciao! -jg
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