Jokermen

2d ago

Ian catches up with Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear about their just-concluded 2025 tour, revisiting Yellow House , Veckatimest , and Shields , returning to the past with no sense of pressure, community vs. quality of life, solo artists vs. rock bands, the lasting reputation of Grizzly Bear, the GOAT Michael McDonald, and much more. FOLLOW DANIEL ON INSTAGRAM

4d ago

Ian speaks with author W. David Marx about cultural atrophy, poptimism, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Geese, the "Mike Love Century," The Beatles, the importance of serious criticism, Kanye, Kim, Paris Hilton, new musical genres (or lack thereof), fashion and food scenes vs. music and arts scenes, and Marx's superb new book, Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty First Century. FOLLOW W. DAVID MARX ON INSTAGRAM "BLANK SPACE" AVAILABLE NOW

Dec 11

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Dec 8

The Jokermen consider Carnie and Wendy Wilson's output from the 1990s: the self-titled Wilson Phillips debut, Shadows & Light , and their pseudo-collaboration with Brian, The Wilsons . SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON

Dec 1

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Nov 27

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Nov 24

The Jokermen discuss the laziest effort yet from the Beach Boys. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON

Nov 17

The Jokermen celebrate Van Dyke Parks and Brian Wilson's collaborative release Orange Crate Art , as well as the California myth, the reclamation of the SMiLE project, the complicated relationship between art and commerce, and the medium of orange crate art itself. WATCH "VAN DYKE PARKS: EEN OBSESSIE VOOR MUZIEK" ON YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON FOR ACCESS TO ALL EPISODES