The Guestlist With Sean Cannon
The Guestlist is full of performances, guest DJ sets and casual, in-depth conversations with folks from all over the pop culture spectrum. It’s like making a new friend at the end of the bar — then finding out they were in your favorite band. From Louisville Public Media.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 165
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2019
77: 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Iconic is an overused word these days, but "Weird Al" Yankovic deserves that designation. During our conversation, Al talks about surviving in show business for 40 years and how he dealt with a very …
00:31:00 |
Tue 26 Mar 2019
76: John Carpenter
Iconic horror director John Carpenter — the man behind "Halloween" — talks about being an outsider, what inspired him to make films, and how he accidentally became a full-time musician.
00:15:04 |
Fri 26 Oct 2018
75: Josh Ostrander of Mondo Cozmo
Mondo Cozmo frontman Josh Ostrander talks about being an overnight sensation...20 years in the making. He also gets into his recent visit to the Senate and discusses what he calls a "rock and roll fr…
00:55:41 |
Thu 18 Oct 2018
74: Hiss Golden Messenger
MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger talks about the band's early days — when it wasn't even a "band" — his time as a folklorist, his need to mean what he says, and the effect Wendell Berry had on both…
00:41:03 |
Thu 11 Oct 2018
73: Jack Antonoff of Bleachers, Fun, and Steel Train
Jack Antonoff of Bleachers, Fun, and Steel Train had very specific ideas of what success in the music industry looked like. When his band Fun blew up, it also blew up those ideas and expanded his hor…
00:30:48 |
Mon 23 Jul 2018
72: Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
Jake Shears might be known as the guy from Scissor Sisters, but he's had a pretty big year on his own. He released an acclaimed memoir, made his Broadway debut in "Kinky Boots," and just announced hi…
01:14:21 |
Tue 29 May 2018
71: Jason Molina Tribute With Erin Osmon, Jim James, And More
Jason Molina is one of the most capable, compelling, and confounding musicians of the last quarter century. We're celebrating his life and work as we mark five years since his passing in the spring …
00:58:57 |
Thu 17 May 2018
70: Hari Kondabolu
Comedian Hari Kondabolu has a lot to say about political correctness, racism, oppression, and the highly polarized nature of our country at the moment. But that doesn't make him a "political comic." …
00:54:27 |
Tue 08 May 2018
69: Ted Leo
Ted Leo discusses his love for "The Lord of the Rings," growing up as a punk kid, and his complicated relationship with Catholicism. This episode also features a live session recorded at the KEXP stu…
00:58:01 |
Wed 18 Apr 2018
68: Habibi
Habibi might have formed in New York, but the band's roots are in Detroit — in more ways than one. Rahill Jamalifard and Lenny Lynch both from the Motor City, but the influence of Detroit's middle ea…
00:41:37 |
Thu 08 Mar 2018
67: Martha Kelly
Comedian Martha Kelly discusses her struggles with addiction, how Zach Galifianakis kept her from quitting the TV show "Baskets," and her unironic love of Alvin and the Chipmunks.
00:42:35 |
Thu 01 Feb 2018
66: Jessica Lea Mayfield
Last year, Jessica Lea Mayfield opened up about her experiences with domestic violence. The conversation she started on Instagram ultimately culminated in "Sorry Is Gone," a collection of deeply pers…
00:56:11 |
Thu 18 Jan 2018
65: Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean casts a big shadow in hip hop, R&B, and pop music. While The Fugees mega-hit "The Score" sold more records, his solo debut "The Carnival" is really what helped him cast that shadow. Some …
00:14:49 |
Fri 29 Dec 2017
64: Joe and Dave Henry
Joe and Dave Henry, a folk singer and his screenwriter brother, ended up authoring the Richard Pryor biography "Furious Cool." At first glance, the connection makes no sense. Find out how it happened…
00:35:26 |
Sat 09 Dec 2017
63: Joel Kim Booster
A lot of stand-up comics claim to have a unique perspective, but let's get real: Most of them are shlubby bearded white dudes. Comedian Joel Kim Booster is a whole other story. Unique is an understat…
00:42:38 |
Wed 29 Nov 2017
62: Run the Jewels
Killer Mike and El-P of Run the Jewels discuss the importance of being upfront with each other about their feelings and how it felt to meet their best friends (each other) later in life.
00:19:09 |
Mon 23 Oct 2017
61: Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra
The new Manchester Orchestra album, "A Black Mile To The Surface," took a lot out of frontman Andy Hull. Not content to rest on his laurels, he decided to take a big swing while recording the new rec…
00:39:02 |
Fri 01 Sep 2017
60: Emily Kokal and Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint
Warpaint has always been hard to pin down, with their music sometimes leaning post-punk and other times leaning heavily in the direction of dream pop. Part of that may be due to the band's structure,…
00:39:54 |
Thu 29 Jun 2017
59: Jon Glaser
Based on the premise alone, it's amazing that comedian Jon Glaser's "Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter" ended up becoming a real TV show on Adult Swim. Once you know the story behind its genesis, the level o…
00:19:19 |
Tue 23 May 2017
58: Karl Blau
Karl Blau talks about how it felt to get a pretty unique gift from producer and longtime friend Tucker Martine — and entire album of '70s country soul covers meant to showcase Blau's voice. The resul…
00:45:34 |
Mon 15 May 2017
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