Before The Stream
An in depth look back at albums I listened to growing up and the listening experience.
Jason Bemis Lawrence, creator and host of Before The Stream, is a singer/songwriter and a drummer with bands like Heather Woods Broderick, The Building, and Jesse Marchant. In this podcast, Jason and a guest will be checking in on a record they both listened to abundantly in the past to see what memories the record conjures, what holds up, and what has changed about.. well, everything.
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 67 minutes
- Episodes
- 70
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Nirvana Unplugged: About a Girl, with David Nagler
We're talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York song by song and we start at the beginning with David Nagler
Jason and David discuss the song About a Girl along with David's first impressions…
Where We've Been and Intro to Nirvana Unplugged
We're back!
We're going to go through Nirvana: MTV Unplugged in New York song by song with different guests over the next couple months.
Jason introduces the 1993/94 TV performance and album, and t…
41. Nirvana: Bleach, with Travis Smith
Jason is joined for the 2nd time by one of his oldest and dearest friends Travis Smith, this time to discuss Nirvana's 1989 full length debut Bleach.
Jason and Travis try to remember if the performan…
40. Primus: Frizzle Fry, with Michael Quoma
Guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist Michael Quoma joins Jason to talk about Primus' 1990 debut studio album Frizzle Fry.
What is up with this band? How unique are they? Are they a jam band? Ho…
39. Get Me Into Chris Weisman, with Alex Kirkpatrick
Jason asked drummer/songwriter/bandleader Alex Kirkpatrick to introduce him to music that has been important to Alex.
Alex chose Chris Weisman and pointed Jason to 6 songs to listen to and discuss.
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Who is Chris Weisman? (Primer for Ep. 39)
38. U2: Pop, with Mike O'Neill
Mike O joins Jason to talk about U2's 1997 album Pop.
Did the tepid response to this somewhat experimental album lead U2 to make safe music for the rest of their career?
Is this album sequenced for…
37. Fugazi: Repeater, with Chris Buckridge
Finally a Fugazi episode.
Singer/Songwriter/Multi-instrumentalist Chris Buckridge joins Jason to discuss Fugazi and their 1990 album Repeater.
Was Fugazi preachy? Were they sloppy? Were they an amaz…
36. Billy Joel: The Nylon Curtain, with Pascal Balthrop
Singer/Songwriter Pascal Balthrop (Balthrop, Alabama) joins Jason to discuss Billy Joel's 1982 album The Nylon Curtain.
Pascal remembers all the reasons this was an important album for him in his ch…
35. Tom Petty: Wildflowers, with Dean Anshutz
Drummer/percussionist/businessman extraordinaire Dean Anshutz joins Jason to talk about Tom Petty's 1994 album Wildflowers.
The two friends have a wide-ranging discussion about first impressions of …
34. R.E.M.: New Adventures in Hi-Fi, with Michael Arthur
Michael Arthur (@inklines) joins Jason to discuss R.E.M.'s 1996 album New Adventures in Hi-Fi.
Did everyone grow up in a crappy time for pop music? Does anyone want to be someone's Easter Bunny? Wha…
33. Jane's Addiction: Ritual de lo Habitual, with D. James Goodwin
D. James Goodwin rejoins the pod to discuss Jane's Addiction's 1990 album Ritual de lo Habitual. Jason and Dan discuss Jane's place among rock bands during a time when popularity was switching from H…
32. Guns N' Roses: Use Your Illusion I & II, with Bryan Bruchman
Photographer, producer, podcast host, musician Bryan Bruchman (bryanbruchman.com) joins Jason to discuss the 1991 Guns N' Roses releases Use Your Illusion I & II.
Both Bryan and Jason got these cds …
31. Metallica: Metallica, with Rafal Sarnecki
Jason and Polish guitarist Rafal Sarnecki (rafalsarnecki.com) grew up on different continents but they both had a strong relationship with Metallica's The Black Album in the 90s.
The two friends, wh…
30. Jesse Marchant: Antelope Running, with Jesse Marchant
Jesse Marchant makes another in-person appearance on the podcast to discuss his new album Antelope Running (released 6/25/21 - AntiFragile). Then Jason calls him back to ask more questions about stor…
29. Red Hot Chili Peppers: Blood Sugar Sex Magik, with Andrew Carlson
28. Radiohead: OK Computer, with Jesse Marchant and D. James Goodwin (Part 2)
The final chapter of Jason's conversation with Jesse Marchant and Dan Goodwin from the control room of The Isokon studio during the making of Jesse Marchant's new LP "Antelope Running".
They talk ab…
27. Radiohead: OK Computer, with Jesse Marchant and D. James Goodwin (Part 1)
Finally a Radiohead record! Finally another in-person talk!
This part 1 of 2 took place in the control room at The Isokon in Woodstock during the making of Jesse Marchant's 5th studio LP "Antelope Ru…
26. The Wallflowers: Bringing Down The Horse, with Rob Collier
Happy 25th Anniversary to Bringing Down The Horse by the Wallflowers!
Dr. Rob Collier returns to the podcast to play some trivia, to debate what's special or important about this album, and to talk a…
25. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Ugetsu, with Claude Rosen
It's a jazz extravaganza on Before the Stream.
Jason met pianist/singer/songwriter Claude Rosen (clauderosen.bandcamp.com) on one of his first days at jazz school in New York City and they have been…