Comfort Monk Podcast

Our first return guest, Peter Jesperson! Peter chats with Dylan about his new book ‘Euphoric Recall’ which covers his eclectic career in music. The two discuss his time managing the Replacements and R.E.M., his tenure at the legendary music store Oar Folkjokeopus, working with New West records and much more. The post Ep. 86 – Peter Jesperson (Author/Tastemaker) first appeared on comfort monk.

Dylan chats with Bob Mehr (2X Grammy Winner and Author of ‘Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements’) about all things ‘Mats and more. Dylan and Bob discuss the upcoming Replacements reissue, “Tim: Let It Bleed Edition” and the behind the scenes work that helped this project come to fruition. The post Ep. 85 – Bob Mehr on The Replacements’ “Tim: Let It Bleed Edition” first appeared on comfort monk.

Dylan chats with Robert Holguin about Robert’s eclectic career as a journalist, news anchor, filmmaker and more. The two discuss Robert’s new documentary project about the making of the new Sloppy Boys record, ‘Sonic Ranch’. The post Ep. 84 – Robert Holguin (Journalist / Filmmaker) first appeared on comfort monk.

Dylan talks to Nathan Price about the new Jenny Besetzt record and organizing Hopscotch Music Festival. The song featured in the episode is “Abridged Dream (Disintegration)” off of the album Goner by Jenny Besetzt. The post Ep. 83 – Nathan Price (Jenny Besetzt, Hopscotch Music Festival) first appeared on comfort monk.

Dylan and guest host Brett Nash sit down with Bob of the legendary band Pavement. Come one, come all, hear horse talk, tennis talk, and even some music talk! The post Ep. 82 – Bob Nastanovich (Pavement) first appeared on comfort monk.

The talented Lori Goldston was kind enough to sit down and chat with Dylan about her outlook on music and life. Enjoy! The post Ep. 81 – Lori Goldston (Cellist/Multi-Instrumentalist, Black Cat Orchestra, Nirvana, Earth) first appeared on comfort monk.

Michael “Mookie” Blaiklock is a hilarious actor, writer, comedian, and podcaster. You may know him from a million things but one that stands out to me is his role as Eli in “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23.” Enjoy! The post Ep. 80 – Michael “Mookie” Blaiklock first appeared on comfort monk.

We’re back with Ross Harris (https://rossangeles.net/) talking to Dylan about his career behind a camera, making music videos and other visual art along the way. The post Ep. 79 – Ross Harris (Videographer/Photographer) first appeared on comfort monk.

Welcome back to Season 3 of the Comfort Monk podcast! So excited for what we have in store this year. Today, Dylan sits down with Nick Thorburn and talk about his approach to art in all of its forms. Thanks for everyone’s ongoing support for CM! The post Ep. 78 – Nick Thorburn (Islands, The Unicorns) first appeared on comfort monk.

Guest host John Furr talks to Hudson Bell about his upcoming album, Psychic Breaks coming out November 26th! Check out comfortmonk.com for the video premiere of “Big City, Small World”! The post Ep. 77 – Hudson Bell first appeared on comfort monk.