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The Hustle

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Jon Lamoreaux

What does it take to maintain a career in music? We track down members of bands that we love and find out what their lives are like now.

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Episode 555 - Paul O'Duffy

Producer Paul O'Duffy may not have been the actual architect of the sophistopop movement i... more

31 Dec 2025

2 HR 01 MINS

2:01:24

31 Dec 2025

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Episode 554 - Jai Winding

Around the year 2000, keyboardist Jai Winding decided he didn't want to be a hugely succes... more

24 Dec 2025

1 HR 40 MINS

1:40:07

24 Dec 2025

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Episode 553 - Peter Beckett of Player

Few yacht rock hits of the 70s have endured as well as Player's 1977 classic "Baby Come Ba... more

17 Dec 2025

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:10

17 Dec 2025

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Book Club - Bill Janovitz author of The Cars: Let the Stories Be Told

Bill Janovitz returns to the Hustle, this time as an author instead of a rocker. The Buffa... more

15 Dec 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:55

15 Dec 2025

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Episode 552 - Roddy Bottum of Faith No More/Imperial Teen

When you talk to keyboardist Roddy Bottum, the word "privileged" comes up a lot. He was pr... more

09 Dec 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:59

09 Dec 2025

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Episode 551 - Tim Burgess of the Charlatans

This week's guest is Saint Tim! The Charlatans have been one of the most reliably great Br... more

03 Dec 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:48

03 Dec 2025

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Episode 550 - Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds/Solo

The 80s weren't a fertile time for blues on the radio. Eventually, acts like Stevie Ray Va... more

26 Nov 2025

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:20

26 Nov 2025

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Episode 549 - Ivy with Dominique Durand, Andy Chase, and Bruce Driscoll

Ivy might be the least likely band to release new music in 2025. After the loss of leader ... more

19 Nov 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:41

19 Nov 2025

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Promo Mode - Paul Kelly on his new album Seventy

The great Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly is back again. Last week he released his... more

17 Nov 2025

43 MINS

43:29

17 Nov 2025

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Episode 548 - Pete Droge

It's been a bumpy road for Pete Droge the last few years and the acclaimed singer-songwrit... more

12 Nov 2025

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:01

12 Nov 2025

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Episode 547 - Mark Saunders

Producer Mark Saunders has done a lot of things, but amidst it all he's responsible for tw... more

06 Nov 2025

2 HR 59 MINS

2:59:29

06 Nov 2025

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Episode 546 - Peter Hooton of The Farm

Liverpool's The Farm capitalized on a moment in the early 90s when their debut album Spart... more

28 Oct 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:55

28 Oct 2025

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Book Club - Greg Prato author of Alternative For The Masses - The 90s Alt-Rock Revolution

Author Greg Prato joins us this week to discuss his new book Alternative for the Masses. T... more

27 Oct 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:42

27 Oct 2025

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Episode 545 - Thomas Dolby

What can you say about the great Thomas Dolby that hasn't already been said? We know about... more

21 Oct 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:40

21 Oct 2025

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Episode 544 - Richie Zito

Richie Zito checks a lot of boxes for the Hustle. For one, he was a noted session guitaris... more

15 Oct 2025

2 HR 42 MINS

2:42:56

15 Oct 2025

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Promo Mode - Doug MacMillian and Jon Dawson discuss the new Third of Never album Damage the Pearl

Jon Dawson has been keeping Third of Never going for almost 20 years now and on their late... more

12 Oct 2025

57 MINS

57:38

12 Oct 2025

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Episode 543 - Speech of Arrested Development

Everything seemed possible in hip-hop in 1992. Creativity was abundant and groups like P.M... more

08 Oct 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:16

08 Oct 2025

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Book Club - Jay Nachman author of Graham Parker's Howlin' Wind with Special Guest Graham Parker

First time author Jay Nachman has accomplished something special. His new book, Graham Par... more

05 Oct 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:21

05 Oct 2025

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Episode 542 - Rick Marotta

It's pretty much a fact that if you appeared on a Steely Dan album, you're a made man. Esp... more

30 Sep 2025

2 HR 18 MINS

2:18:01

30 Sep 2025

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Bonus - Filmmaker Arlene Sidaris

Throughout the 80s and 90s, filmmaker Arlene Sidaris and her late husband, director Andy S... more

28 Sep 2025

51 MINS

51:05

28 Sep 2025

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Episode 541 - Kevin Killen

I'll bet you don't have 8 Grammy's. Very few people do. Our guest this week is one of the ... more

25 Sep 2025

2 HR 16 MINS

2:16:41

25 Sep 2025

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Episode 540 - Mark Bedford of Madness/the Near Jazz Experience

Madness has become their own institution in the UK. There's an entire culture built around... more

17 Sep 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:58

17 Sep 2025

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Book Club - David Goggin and Martin Porter authors of Buzz Me In: Inside the Record Plant Studios

Our latest Book Club is a blast. Music writers David Goggin and Martin Porter have collabo... more

15 Sep 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:34

15 Sep 2025

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Episode 539 - Steve Overland of FM

England's mighty FM have been bringing the hard rock goodness to their small but devoted f... more

09 Sep 2025

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:19

09 Sep 2025

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Episode 538 - Gino Vannelli

Gino Vannelli is a wizard. He has to be to create the music he makes, especially during hi... more

02 Sep 2025

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:02

02 Sep 2025

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Deep Dive (partial) - Nick Heyward on Haircut 100's Pelican West (1982)

We are deliriously honored to have Nick Heyward return to the podcast to discuss his upcom... more

01 Sep 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:02

01 Sep 2025

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Episode 537 - Tracy Tracy and Paul Court of the Primitives

Pop music doesn't come much better than the work of the Primitives. They're probably best ... more

26 Aug 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:20

26 Aug 2025

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Book Club - Brian Sweet author of Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years

First published in 1994, author Brian Sweet's book on Steely Dan, Reelin' in the Years, ha... more

22 Aug 2025

52 MINS

52:39