Ratso & Friends

May 16 2019 26

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Best-selling author Larry “Ratso” Sloman and indie-musician/producer Vincent Cacchione explore creativity and cross-generational counter-culture as they dissect the process for making their new album Stubborn Heart. The episodes are deep dives into each of the albums nine tracks, including conversations with their musical collaborators and infamous friends (Penn Jillette, Yasmine Hamdan, Jonathan Lethem, Kinky Friedman, Jason Trachtenburg and more).

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Episode 4 - Dying On The Vine

May 16 2019 56 mins

Ratso and Vin unpack the star-studded origin story of Dying On The Vine and speak with best-selling author Jonathan Lethem about its' influence on his book Girl In Landscape.

Episode 3 - Caribbean Sunset

Apr 14 2019 67 mins

Ratso and Vin talk with Imani Coppola about her involvement in Stubborn Heart, her forthcoming album The Protagonist, and working creatively in a new medium. Buy / Listen to Stubborn Heart now: https://ffm.to/stubbornheart

Episode 2 - I Want Everything

Mar 21 2019 63 mins

Ratso explains his musical history with Bob Dylan, John Cale, and Kinky Friedman. Vin and Ratso write their first song together and talk to their friend Yasmine Hamdan, the featured singer on “I Want Everything.”Buy / Listen to Stubborn Heart now: https://ffm.to/stubbornheart

Episode 1 - Our Lady Of Light

Feb 26 2019 59 mins

Ratso and Vin talk about working with Nick Cave on debut single “Our Lady Of Light,” building a cinematic arrangement from an old cassette tape, and speak with legendary magician Penn Jillette.Buy / Listen to Stubborn Heart now: https://ffm.to/stubbornheart