Brian Blade burst on the scene in the early 90s and has since distinguished himself as one of the all time greats.
Brian met with Joe in Chicago to discuss: his musical beginnings in church; how he developed his gifts as an artist; what he learned from his older brother, drummer Brady Blade; working with iconoclasts ranging from Joni Mitchell to Wayne Shorter; being “in the moment, almost to a fault”; reuniting with his childhood sweetheart after nearly 30 years apart; and how within any one thing, everything else exists.
Musical mythology is rife with stories of troubled genius. As an antidote, here’s a conversation with a thoroughly joyful genius.
BNS: Mimi Parker Revisited (Low)
205: Tucker Rule (Thursday)
204: Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone LIVE (The Zombies)
203: Ian Mackaye Pt. 2 (Minor Threat, Fugazi, The Evens, etc.)
202: Ian MacKaye Pt. 1 (Minor Threat, Fugazi, The Evens, etc.)
201: Brooks Headley (Born Against, Oldest, Universal Order of Armageddon, etc.)
200: Episode 200 Spectacular!
199: Larry Herweg (Pelican, INTRCPTR)
BNS: John Good (Drum Workshop)
198: Zach Lind (Jimmy Eat World)
197: Mona Tavakoli (Raining Jane, Jason Mraz, Ebi)
196: Budgie (The Slits, Siouxsie Sioux and The Banshees, The Creatures, John Grant, etc.)
BNS: Steve Gadd Revisited
BNS: Bill Cardwell (C&C Drum Company)
195: Bryan St. Pere (Hum)
194: Jason Gerken (Shiner, Molly McGuire, Season of Risk, Birth Defects, etc.)
193: Nabil Ayers (The Lemons, The Long Winters, 4AD, Sonic Boom)
192: Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets, etc.)
191: Aaron Sterling (John Mayer, Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, Liz Phair, etc.)
190: Parker Kindred (Joan As Police Woman, Jeff Buckley, Amen Dunes, etc.)
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Marty Ray Project: Chats
What’s the Res?
It’s All An Act
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Art of War
The Magnus Archives
The Moth