BIG EGO Tapes
Conversations with interesting people about music, film, art, philosophy, Del Taco, literature, politics, and more music. Recorded on to a single 60 minute tape with no edits and broken in to two 30 minute parts (Side A and B). Hosted by Chris Schlarb.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
Mike Watt (01.09.20)
Bassist, librettist, and musical force of nature Mike Watt on the fear of reruns, the social construct of "winning", being yourself while creating art for a larger audience, working on Ball-Hog or Tu…
Mike Baggetta (03.14.19)
Guitarist & composer Mike Baggetta on the drama behind recording "Wall of Flowers" with Jim Keltner and Mike Watt, turning mistakes into greatness, gigantic looming moments of self doubt, and saying …
Meg Duffy (02.21.19)
Hand Habits alter ego Meg Duffy on the demos becoming the record, not sanding off the rough edges of art, working on Placeholder in Wisconsin, music as religion, and the transition from bartending to…
David Lord (01.10.19)
Guitarist and founder of Air House Music Academy David Lord on touring across the United States in a school bus, the best advice he ever received, cultivating his unique compositional voice in isolat…
Philip Glenn (01.04.19)
Southern California fiddle shredder Philip Glenn on quitting his teaching job to become a full time musician, making his old time bluegrass album "Outsider" with non-bluegrass players, Nickel Creek a…
Steve Wynn (01.11.19)
Dream Syndicate co-founder and prolific singer/songwriter Steve Wynn on hitting his artistic stride, writing songs to fill an emptiness, meeting Kendra Smith at UC Davis, looking for musicians in The…
Clementine Creevy (01.24.19)
Cherry Glazerr frontwoman Clementine Creevy on the punishing joy of playing guitar, the band's new album Stuffed & Ready, choosing punk rock over college (and telling her parents), rumors of going so…
Ronan Chris Murphy (11.30.18)
GWAR producer and King Crimson mixer Ronan Chris Murphy on surviving almost 30 years in the music business, working on the MAFIA III soundtrack in Nashville, collaborating with Robert Fripp, conflict…
Stephen Hodges (11.21.18)
Legendary drummer and Long Beach native Stephen Hodges on playing music for dancers, recording Swordfishtrombones with Tom Waits in 1981, a decade of working with Mavis Staples, wanting to sneak onto…
Gustavo Turner (11.15.18)
Prolific writer and photographer Gustavo Turner on the Baconian Theory of Shakespere's authorship, the LA Weekly's right wing trojan horse takeover, trading the muse for money, Bob Dylan's 55 year sh…
Tabor Allen (11.12.18)
Cherry Glazerr and Psychic Temple drummer Tabor Allen on writing a rock opera for Mike Watt at age 17, working as a security guard and truck driver, the power of "sessions", being a workaholic, and p…