Light in the Attic's Liner Notes

Feb 04 2025 29 ep. 42 mins 80
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Hosted by Light In the Attic staffers, this podcast tells the stories behind Light in the Attic releases. Episodes center around interviews with musicians, music industry creatives, and other interesting characters within the Light In the Attic community. You will hear music and liner notes from LITA releases and get to know the people making your records.

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Nancy Sinatra: The Podcast

Feb 04 2025 52 mins  
Equal parts strong, sultry, and savvy, Nancy Sinatra has long been ahead of her time–both in her choices as an artist and as a businesswoman. Unapologetically, she established her own path early on and paved the way for decades of female artists to come, all while firmly maintaining control over her career, her image, and her music. Join us for a walk down memory lane with Nancy

Crashin' From Passion: The Swan Song of Betty Davis

Dec 10 2024 30 mins  
There is one testimonial about Betty Davis that is universal: she was an artist ahead of her time. From her brief moment in the limelight to her decades of living as a recluse until her death in 2022, Betty Davis was a beautiful enigma. Join us, along with liner notes writer, ethnomusicologist, and Betty’s close friend Danielle Maggio, as we travel back to 1979 when Betty was abo

Ukrainian Sonic Archives

Oct 25 2024 30 mins  
In this episode of Liner Notes, we go behind the music of our new release, Even the Forest Hums: Ukrainian Sonic Archives 1971-1996. Join liner notes writer, filmmaker, and music enthusiast Vitalii “Bard” Bardetskyi for a journey of historic significance through the sonic landscape of Kyiv, Lviv, & beyond.

Dreamin' Wild with Donnie & Joe Emerson

Sep 10 2024 35 mins  
Pacific Northwest isolation mixed with wide-eyed ambition, a strong sense of family, and the gift of music proved to be quite the combination for teenage brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson. Spurred on by their high school’s music program, Donnie and Joe received a further push from their lifelong farmer father, who drew up a contract stating that he’d support his sons lofty ambiti

Pete Jolly’s Seasons with The Wrecking Crew’s Chuck Berghofer

Jun 20 2024 27 mins  
Organic, electric, freeform. Pete Jolly's Seasons is an unsung masterpiece of ensemble groove and stellar musicianship, equally unsurpassed and inspired in its quiet excellence. Recorded in 1970, Seasons never had significant commercial success upon its release but has since amassed a cult following, leading collectors to pay top dollar for copies of the rare record, whose tracks w

A Tribute to Lou Reed with Bill Bentley

Apr 18 2024 44 mins  
It goes without saying that the legendary Lou Reed was a true rock ’n’ roll pioneer. From The Velvet Underground’s debut in 1967 all the way through the end of his days, Reed sang truth from his heart. He lived life to the limit—and then some. On this episode of Light in the Attic's Liner Notes, we sit down with album producer Bill Bentley to talk about our new release, The

Lou Reed: Hudson River Wind Meditations

Feb 09 2024 28 mins  
Turn on and tune in to the hypnotic vibrations of Hudson River Wind Meditations. Our latest installment of Light in the Attic's Liner Notes illuminates Lou Reed's final solo album, one of his most personal musical works. In this episode, we have the honor of speaking with Eddie Stern, the renowned yoga instructor who taught Lou, along with celebrated artist Laurie Anderson, Lou's l

Morphine: The Legendary '90s Band

Nov 16 2023 24 mins  
Presented by Light in the Attic and Ruinous Media, this new episode of Light in the Attic's Liner Notes dives into the music of legendary '90s Boston band MORPHINE, who remain one of America's most unique and criminally overlooked bands.

Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop

Mar 17 2023 19 mins  
This Light in the Attic podcast episode is a companion piece to Pacific Breeze, the acclaimed series of Japanese City Pop compilations. Mark “Frosty” McNeil and Yosuke Kitazawa, co-producers of the Pacific Breeze series, delve into the origins of City Pop as well as breaking down specific tracks throughout the history of the genre. To learn more about Pacific Breeze and to pick

Lou Reed: Words and Music, May 1965

Oct 04 2022 35 mins  
This Light in the Attic podcast is a companion piece to Words and Music, May 1965, an album of previously unreleased songs recorded by a young Lou Reed with future Velvet Underground bandmate, John Cale.