Before The Stream

The thrilling final chapter of our 2-part episode with Anthony LaMarca on Indianola Pizza Dough, the new album by The Building. Anthony and Jason pick up where they left off in part 1 and continue to…

Pizza! Polka! Rock and Roll! Collage! Truth! 

We're doing a brand new album this month on Before the Stream. 

Anthony LaMarca writes, records and performs music as The Building and he has a new album…

Jason's good friend Megan LaMarca (bravealsatianmakes) had some thoughts about the recent Everclear episode, podcasts, evaluating music, John Mayer, and lots of other things, so they hopped on a zoom…

Singer/songwriter Chris McFarland (chrismcfarland.com) joins Jason to discuss The Afghan Whigs' 1993 album Gentlemen. 

The two friends share their memories of finding out about the Whigs and the albu…

Adam Aizer (@AdamAizer), host of the CBS Sports Fantasy Football Today Podcast, joins Jason to talk about Everclear and their hit album So Much for the Afterglow. 

Adam and Jason discuss their memori…

Caithlin De Marrais (caithlindemarrais.com) joins Jason to discuss their memories, lasting impressions, and new revelations about Portishead's debut album Dummy. 

The two friends also discuss Caithli…

The world has turned, and Weezer's still here.

Jesse Marchant (jessemarchant.com) joins Jason to talk about Weezer's 1994 debut album. The two friends discuss their memories of how they were introduc…

Yes, we've already done this album but Jason got the chance to talk to Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats, Bonny Light Horseman) about it, and about his full cover of the album so of course we're doing it a…

Jason is welcoming in 2021 by talking to one of his favorite musicians and producers, Josh Kaufman. 

The two friends reflect on Wilco's classic album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, how it influenced them when…

Checkerboards! Tricycles! Popcorn! And plums! 

Johnny Holiday, aka Anthony LaMarca, shows up to drop some knowledge and drop the mic on these holiday music talks. We talk about Anthony's memories, An…

Maybe holiday music doesn't come from a store. Maybe holiday music means a little bit more.

Andrew Carlson drops back by the podcast to talk to Jason about how his relationship with the holidays and …

Guys! We're eating junk and watching rubbish. You better come out and stop us! 

Lauren Smith stops by to chat with Jason about her experience with holiday music as a child and as an adult. 

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There's room for everyone on the nice list! 

Rob Collier joins Jason to bash through the snow and through some holiday music talk. Rob shares his memories, associations, favorites, and even takes a l…

Podcasts Actually... are all around. 

In the 2nd of several short December talks, John Mosloskie (guttersparrow.bandcamp.com) joins Jason to talk about his experiences, from childhood and as an adult…

December is here, 2020 is ending!

This is the first of several short talks about holiday music and much more with previous guests of the podcast. 

Natasha Alexandra (NLX, Sound Sentiments, PoLe) join…

People can get a podcast anywhere, ok? They come to Before the Stream for the atmosphere and the attitude. 

The fantastic Annie Nero (Bonny Light Horseman, Muzz, Craig Finn, Fruit Bats) joins Jason t…

Drummer Brian Kantor (Fruit Bats, Nina Persson, etc) joins host Jason Bemis Lawrence to discuss Def Leppard's 1987 hit album Hysteria.

The two friends have a blast discovering that they were children…

The dramatic conclusion of Jason's talk with David Nagler (davidnagler.com) about Jeff Buckley's album Grace. 

Picking up where Part 1 left off, the friends discuss David's interview with Jeff Buckle…

In part 1 of 2, David Nagler (davidnagler.com) joins Jason to discuss Jeff Buckley's debut studio album Grace. 

David talks about his work in music journalism in the early to mid 90s and how it led t…

Do ear worms live in peaches? 

Podcaster, musician, and author Mick Sullivan (thepastandthecurious.com) joins host Jason Bemis Lawrence to examine the 1995 self-titled debut album by The Presidents O…