Rob Ellis possesses the dynamic touch of a concert musician, the ferocity of a punk rocker, and the compositional sense of a New Music luminary; but it's Rob's extraordinary capacity for musical empathy that make him the perfect collaborator for iconic songwriters ranging from PJ Harvey to Marianne Faithfull. Rob tells Joe about his early memories in 1960s California; his Navy officer father, whose death at an early age cast a shadow on Rob's personal development; attending an elite public (boarding) school, wherein he was head choir boy; helping Polly Harvey become PJ Harvey; and the process of mending strained relationships with his family.
156: Michael Stuart-Ware (Love, The Sons of Adam)
155: Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (The Killers, Big Talk)
Remembering Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
154: The Trap Set Turns Three!
153: Abe Rounds (Meshell Ndegeocello, Seal, Doyle Bramhall, Andrew Bird)
152: Live in Minnesota (Eric Gravatt, Lori Barbero, Todd Trainer, Gordy Knudtson)
151: Chad Molter (Faraquet, Medications, Grass)
ML1: Laura Veirs + Carol Kaye (Beach Boys, Sonny and Cher, Frank Sinatra, etc.)
BNS: Bernard Purdie Revisited
BNS: Bill Ward Answers Listener Questions
150: Bill Ward (Black Sabbath, Day of Errors)
149: Bryan Devendorf (The National)
BNS: Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Solo Artist)
148: Aaron Steele (Chrome Sparks, Portugal The Man, Alice Smith)
147: Scott McPherson (Elliott Smith, M. Ward, Sense Field, etc.)
146: Dave King (The Bad Plus, Happy Apple)
145: Riley Breckenridge (Thrice, Less Art)
144: Steven Drozd (The Flaming Lips)
143: Jojo Mayer (Nerve)
BNS: Fred Armisen on "For Drummers Only"
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