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Episode 121: Jason Narducy (Bob Mould Band, Superchunk, Split Single, Verböten)

Episode 121: Jason Narducy (Bob Mould Band, Superchunk, Split Single, Verböten)

FromVinyl Emergency


Episode 121: Jason Narducy (Bob Mould Band, Superchunk, Split Single, Verböten)

FromVinyl Emergency

ratings:
Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Feb 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

At just 12 years old in the early 80's, young guitarist Jason Narducy already knew about the emotional roller coaster of starting and ending a band. In this case, that band was Verböten, who exploded onto Chicago's punk scene but folded before Jason became a teenager. Over 35 years later -- with Jason establishing himself since as a terrific singer/songwriter via his band Split Single and collaborating with Bob Mould, Robert Pollard and Superchunk among others -- Verböten is now the subject of a full-fledged musical (the songs courtesy of Jason himself) running at Chicago's Chopin Theatre through early March. To coincide with those performances, the band finally has a seven-inch out on vinyl for the very first time to boot. On this episode, Jason chats about working at record stores in his late teens, how his dad played a formative role in his early love of vinyl, the moral battle of separating great art from a problematic artist, why writing songs for this musical has been easier than writing his own, and his recent experience at a vinyl listening bar in Japan. Performance details and tickets for the Verböten musical can be found at thehousetheatre.com. Follow Jason and get news on Split Single via Twitter @splitsingleband, on Instagram @jasonnarducy and from Facebook @splitsingle.
Released:
Feb 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Interviews and anecdotes with musicians, album collectors, LP manufacturers and beyond about our connection to vinyl records.