Episodes

Three-time Juno Award nominee (the Canadian Grammy Awards) singer/songwriter Del Barber stopped by Thunderlove Studio to chat with Keith & Geoff about his new album, Almanac, as well as... well, everything.When Del began writing the 12 songs compris...

Mo Troper is genuinely one of a kind, and that’s who joins Keith & Geoff this week.You should know Mo - Mo is a Portland, OR-based power pop extraordinaire who creates songs with hilarity and hooks that all go hand-in-hand.But that's not all he...

This week Keith & Jeff are joined by Carrie and Jeff from the Austin, Texas band Sixteen Deluxe.Sixteen Deluxe is an American alternative rock band mainly active in the 1990s, recording initially for Butthole Surfers drummer King Coffey's Trance Syn...

The energy from musicians in one room borders on magic. Whether or not they say a word, the riffs, the beats, and the rhythms carry their conversation around the room. Sons of Silver feed off this sort of face-to-face energy.A tried-and-true rock n’...

On this episode, Keith & Geoff welcome Marvin Etzioni into Thunderlove Studio - he is also known as the Mandolin Man. Etzioni is best known as a founder and bassist for the band Lone Justice. He is also a noted songwriter, composer, and record produ...

Keith and Geoff welcome Spotlights mastermind Mario Quintero into Thunderlove Studio to chat about the band, their career, and their upcoming album, Alchemy For The Dead (drops April 28 via Ipecac Records).Spotlights is Mario Quintero (guitar, vocal...

We close our fourth season with an incredible interview with the remarkable Jeremy Chatelain. Originally from Utah’s hardcore scene, fronting the band's Insight and Iceburn, he made his way to New York City and found himself fronting a “supergroup” ...

BONUS EPISODEGeoff & Keith dig deep to tackle the mystery around Jake Thomspon and The Slim Whitcomb Band.This is almost an Unsolved Mystery Abandoned Albums episode because they try to find out WTF happened to Jake Thompson. The Slim Whitcomb Ban...

With Geoff out after a bizarre curling incident (long story), Keith flies solo this week as he welcomes Paul Heck into Thunderlove Studio for a chat.Paul Heck created the AIDS Music Project to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and normalize discussing ...

This is the type of episode Abandoned Albums was created for!In this episode, Keith & Geoff sit down with singer/songwriter John Strohm to discuss his album Vestavia, his experiences in the music industry, and some of his creative challenges. John ...

Chad Fischer's early work was being a drummer for the band School of Fish ("Three Strange Days"), founded by his college friend Josh Clayton-Felt. Fischer replaced the original their original drummer in 1991; however, he did not play on the band's s...

Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Barbara, California, in 1986. The band at the time consisted of vocalist/guitarist Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss, who st...

Linus of Hollywood (Linus Dotson) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. The stage name comes from his early days in Los Angeles, where he frequently wore striped shirts similar to the Peanuts character Linus v...

Santa Barbara Independent July 8, 2021by S.W. LaudenThere’s a parallel universe in which this article is about Popsicko’s triumphant two-night stand at the Santa Barbara Bowl. A world where this high-energy alternative-rock band takes a triumphant v...

Fig Dish IS a 1990s rock band based in Chicago. The band signed to PolyGram Records in 1995 and released two full-length albums before becoming inactive in 1998.Fig Dish's sound was influenced by 80s college rock and indie bands such as Dinosaur Jr....

Bis are a Scottish indie pop band composed of Steven Clark (Sci-Fi Steven), John Clark (John Disco), and Amanda MacKinnon (Manda Rin), formed in 1994. The band's name, rhymes with 'this.'The name originates from the song "Black Iron Skyline" by The ...

What can be said about Jimmy Ashhurst? Rock–n-roll troubadour? CHECKBass player with creative wanderlustlust? CHECKRock Star? CHECKNice guy? CHECKGreat storyteller? CHECKMusical Ambassador? CHECKGeopolitical operative? HUH?Jimmy returns to Ab...

The Shootouts create “country music for people who don’t like country.” Keith, Geoff, and Rufus can confirm. They got a chance to chat about The Shootouts when lead singer, guitarist, and chief shooter Ryan Humbert stopped by Thunderlove Studio. T...

The Pauses released their first album, A Cautionary Tale, in 2011 through New Granada Records.The band recorded the album with producer J. Robbins of Jawbox fame in Baltimore, MD, at The Magpie Cage. Lead singer Tierney Tough stopped by Thunderlove...

WELCOME TO SEASON 4Comin in HOT!!Keith & Geoff sit down with Steve Brooks of both Torche and Floor. Torche was formed in 2004 and has released five full-length studio albums, four EPs, two split albums, and three singles.They released their fifth ...

So, this is the last episode for our third season... and it's the final episode of 2022.  We could think of no better way to go out than having our old friend Ronnie Barnett stop by and Geoff Calhoun pop 'round to discuss one of our all-time favorit...

One year ago, I hit “Publish Now” on the first episode of Abandoned Albums.I had no idea what I was doing. Fortunately, I learned rather quickly, and over the past year, the show has evolved into what it is now a pretty damn good podcast. Luckier s...

Blinker the Star is Jordon Zadorozny, and Jordon Zadorozny is Blinker the Star. The Canadian solo artist has created eleven albums (both major label and indie) and worked with musicians as varied as Leland Sklar (bass player with the big bushy grey ...

On this episode of Abandoned Albums, Steve Isaacs stopped by Thunderlove Studios to chat about his career. Now Steve is one of those guys who generate positivity.After paying dues on the coffee house circuit in Los Angeles in the early 90s (that he ...