'93 - '94: A Music Podcast

Mike Brennan has returned to the show to discuss the album The Sign from Ace of Base! Is it his favorite album? No! But he cameready to talk about it all the same. We also got into some other stuff.

Kate RB has heard the call to be on '93-'94 and answered it! She joined the show to discuss the 1993 debut album from The Cranberries, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

Friend and soon-to-be fellow podcast host Amanda Hallbeck has returned to the show to discuss one of the monster soundtracks of the era, The Crow!

Rob LeRoy of the band Dharma has returned to the show to discuss Swervedriver's Mezcal Head, which is very much one of those "if you know, you know" albums from the era. It was a treat for Travis to get to talk to someone else who loves the album, check it out.

Adam has made his third visit to the show, this time to talk about David Gray's 1993 debut album. They also reminisce about living in the same neighborhood in Philly and, ya know, talk about society.

Friend of the show Steve Guile has returned to talk Frank Black's Teenager of the Year and a very, very wide assortment of other topics. Check it out and find Steve at his own podcast, Is It Safe? which is available wherever you listen to podcasts!

Kandice Morrissette has visited the show once again, this time to talk Sarah McLachlan and her 1993 smash hit album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. The word "ethereal" gets thrown around a lot.

Mike Govier is more than just one of Travis's cohosts from his other podcast Cinema 9-- he's also one of Travis's closest and oldest friend. And he just so happens to be a huge fan of the 1993 album Become What You Are by The Juliana Hatfield Three.

Joe Lowry has come back to the show! He has plenty to say about this week's album Robbin' the Hood, the 1994 release from Sublime. There is also some discussion about weed and California, naturally.

Mike Krupinski has returned to the show to talk about a cultural juggernaut from the year 1994-- the moviePulp Fiction and its soundtrack!

It's safe to say Dustin Lince is a regular guest at this point, and he has returned to discuss a 1992 album this time, Wishby The Cure! Check out Travis and Dustin's conversation and, if possible, join them in person at the New Way Bar in Ferndale, Michigan on June 22, 2024!

While Jon Herominski's brother Christian has been on the show a few times, this was Jon's first visit to '93-'94 and he is discussing Rancid's 1993 self-titled debut album!

It was awesome both to get Travis's good friend Steve Laskowski to come onto the show, and it was awesome to get one of the biggest Billy Joel fans around to come and reassess the 1993 album River of Dreams/

Travis's dear friend and former bandmate Derek Fern has returned to the show to discuss an album that didn't come out in 1993 or 1994, wasn't even recorded in '94, but damn it, it came out in 1995 and had a huge impact on them both-- Lagwagon's Hoss!

Shawn has returned for the third time which means he picked an album from around the years '93-'94 with the 1992 Peter Gabriel album Us. Both Shawn and Travis deeply love this album, so prepare yourself for an hour of two dudes gushing nonstop.

Travis's brother Judd is back on the show to discuss something near and dear to both of them, Frank Black's 1993 self-titled album! They also try and retrieve memories of their childhoods from each other's brains and have middling success.

Travis's cohost from the Cinema Podcast is back! Eric Branstrom is making his third appearance on the show and he is here to talk about an album that is a beloved gem for he and Travis both, the 1992 Tom Waits classic Bone Machine.

Mike Brennan is on the show to discuss Candlebox, a band whose earnest sincerity demands that we approach their 1993 self-titled album from a place of honesty. Mike is more than up for the task!

The show's resident metallurgist is back! Brandon Callahan has returned to discuss his all-time favorite band Metallica and their 1993 boxed set which is called Live Shit: Binge & Purge, not Live: Shit, Binge, & Purge.

Green Jello, Green Jelly, whatever you want to call them, was never a band that demanded their audience take them seriously and discuss their work at length. But Travis and new guest Charlie Root do exactly that this episode in discussing the band's 1993 album Cereal Killer Soundtrack!

Kandice Morrissette has answered the call to come onto '93-'94! And the album she has chosen has just hit its 30th anniversary-- Under the Pink by Tori Amos. Check out our conversation!

We're doing our first compilation album on the show and talking about Elvis Costello and the Attractions with author and humorist AJ DiCosimo. Travis and AJ have both spent a lot of time with the album The Very Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions, 1977 - 86 and had plenty to say about it.

Rob LeRoy of the band Dharma has joined the show to discuss 1994's Without a Sound, the most commercially successful Dinosaur Jr album and also an album that holds a weird place in Rob and Travis's hearts.

Mike Krupinski of the Snapcat Bandits joins '93-'94 to discuss one of his favorite albums, 1993's Rid of Meby PJ Harvey!

Straight from the All American Spookshow Podcast, Donny Fucking Richmond has joined us at '93 - '94! Travis and Donny go back a long way and have a great time reuniting and discussing Radiohead's debut album Pablo Honey.

We're coloring outside the lines of '93-'94 again by getting into 1995's The Bends from Radiohead. Chris Deary is back on the show for the third time, and we get into one of his favorite albums from one of his favorite bands, among other things.

Dave Horning is on the show again, this time in person! He came with a lot of love for and a few stories about Ween and their 1994 albumChocolate and Cheese.

Morgan has returned to the show for a third time and has chosen to color outside the usual lines a little bit by talking about an album released in the fall of 1992, The Jesus Lizard's Liar.

Christian has returned to '93-'94 to talk MxPx and to get love-mauled by Travis's eleven-pound dog.

Brad Carroll has returned to the show to talk about one of his life's greatest obsessions-- Bob Dylan! In particular, the album World Gone Wrong from 1993. Other albums, bands, and subjects are touched on liberally.

Joe Lowry has heeded the call! Every episode, I ask guests to come on and talk about an album they love from the era, and Joe has stepped up to the plate to talk Pennywise and their 1993 album Unknown Road.

Shawn is back and he and Travis talk all about Sting's 1993 album Ten Summoner's Tales! Well, they talk about everything but the fact that Sting's real name is Gordon Sumner. Hey, good one, Gordo! A range of other topics are discussed including history, 50s tv, beer, and lots and lots of talk about Peter Gabriel.

Brian is back! The two recover from a weekend retreat, discuss Nine Inch Nails and their classic The Downward Spiral, and get into the topic of animation.

Dustin Lince has returned to discuss the highly influential album Chrome from England's own Catherine Wheel. He and Travis also delve into their top 3 favorite local Michigan bands and have a good time doing it.

Eric Branstrom, Travis's cohost from their movie podcast Cinema 9, is back on '93-'94 to discuss his deep appreciation for the luminary Johnny Cash and his 1994 revival album American Recordings!

Travis admittedly isn't the biggest metal head, so it was an honor to have Brandon Callahan come back on to discuss another heavy hitter in the genre, Anthrax and their 1993 album Sound of White Noise.

Matt Fleming is a dear, old friend of Travis's, and they reconnected to talk about the monumental Nirvana album In Utero. Also, the conversation gets inevitably steered toward horror movies. Check it out!

Josh Adkins was kind enough to take a break from talking movies on his podcast The All-American Spookshow to come aboard '93-'94 and chat about the utterly iconic, enduring, mega-rockstars The Rolling Stones and their 1994 album Voodoo Lounge.

The 1993 Breeders album Last Splash holds a very special place in the life of Tif Lawson, as it is deeply tied to her connections with her family. She comes on the show to discuss her love of this classic.

Punk rock and philosophy! That's pretty much always what's on order when you're talking to Luke Hoorelbeke, and especially for this episode where the topic at hand is the classic punk album Trashed from Lagwagon.

Chad Gibbons is a wonderful human being and a huge fan of Tom Waits. He has come onto the show to talk all about the 1993 album The Black Rider, as well as about Tom Waits more generally. Travis and Chad have a lot of history that gets unearthed in this episode as well. Thanks for joining?

Travis's good friend Amanda Hallbeck has come on to the show! The topic of discussion is Elliott Smith's debut solo album Roman Candle from 1994. Elliott Smith played something of a role in bringing Amanda together with her husband and she has come to tell us that story. She also has come to grapple with the emotional devastation that Elliott's music can induce. Fun!

Pearl Joslyn has returned to the show to talk about the 1994 Cranberries album No Need to Argue, and also about beer, Irish history, and what good country music is. Check it out.

Part 2: It's pretty rare that members of Travis's former band Killdrama manage to get together in person, but it happened this summer with Travis, Jeff Branstrom, and Derek Fern (Morgan Peak and Jim Takacs were not in attendance). Many hours were spent around Jeff's pool, with plenty of beers and shots (and the sound of neighbors' gunshots), talking about Stone Temple Pilots' MTV Unplugged album and Alice In Chains' ep Jar of Flies.Finally, the show is rounded out with a lengthy conversation about a band very few people know or care about, Killdrama-- but it meant something to us and damn, we sure had a great day together. Thanks for joining us!

Part 1: It's pretty rare that members of Travis's former band Killdrama manage to get together in person, but it happened this summer with Travis, Jeff Branstrom, and Derek Fern (Morgan Peak and Jim Takacs were not in attendance). Many hours were spent around Jeff's pool, with plenty of beers and shots (and the sound of neighbors' gunshots), talking about Stone Temple Pilots' MTV Unplugged album and Alice In Chains' ep Jar of Flies.Finally, the show is rounded out with a lengthy conversation about a band very few people know or care about, Killdrama-- but it meant something to us and damn, we sure had a great day together. Thanks for joining us!

Dave Horning has come back to the show to talk about the 1993 alternative/prog-rock epic album Pork Soda from Primus. He's a busy man and a dear friend and it was a delight to dig into this classic with him.

David Rosen is a musician and the host of the movie podcast Piecing It Together. He is also a huge fan of the 1993 album 05:22:09:12 Offfrom Front 242.There has been a dearth of industrial music on this podcast, and Dave has come to set the record straight.

Adam has returned! He again made the trip north to record with Travis in person, this time to discuss the classic 1993 Counting Crows album August and Everything After. Two friends discussing one of their all-time favorite albums.

Shawn McGhee is not just a teacher, historian, and father-- he is also a huge fan of U2. He comes to the podcast with an appreciation for Zooropa as well as some sober criticisms. U2 is a titan of a band and there is much to be said about them. Fortunately, Shawn was more than up for the task.

Chris Deary is back! And he's here to talk about an album that is really important to him and to a lot of people-- Jeff Buckley's Grace.

Eric and Travis go way, way back. From middle school to the podcast they cohost today called Cinema 9, these guys have been through a lot. And for this episode they unpack their convoluted history as well as the classic 90s rock album, Weezer's Blue Album.

While Travis isn't the world's biggest metal fan, his old friend Brandon Callahan luckily is and has come on to the show to act as ambassador for the genre. Brandon really loves metal, particularly Pantera, and particularly their album Far Beyond Driven, so he is far beyond qualified to talk about it! Check it out!

Eron is back! He came on to discuss another one of the more influential bands in his life, Stone Temple Pilots and their 1994 album Purple. Check out his musical project Sidewinder Ansible at SoundCloud

Nick Cave superfan and good friend Lauren, also known as Nik Crave, has joined the show to talk about the 1994 classic Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album Let Love In! Let's get a little gothy with them.

Morgan is the first guest to return to the pod for a second visit, and what better album to talk about than Superchunk's 1994 monster of an album Foolish? The two old friends talk about the album, the band, old times, and their hometown closed-down restaurants.

Self-described "Sloan superfan" Kariee Rice came on to talk about the band's iconic 1994 album Twice Removed. Kariee and Travis hadn't hung out in well over a decade but had more than plenty to say about this Canadian classic.

Morphine is one of those bands that makes you feel cool just listening to them, and their seminal album Cure for Painfrom 1993 is well beloved for good reason. Travis and his buddy Jess are both huge fans and got to geek out over this classic together in this episode.

Steve and Travis were damn near inseparable in the '90s, and the NOFX album Punk in Drublicwas one of the ties that bound them. And it still does! Join their conversation about this punk rock staple.

Dan loves Pearl Jam and especially the 1993 album Vs! He and Travis hadn't really spoken in a couple decades or so but he came on the show to catch up and talk all about this classic album!

Something old friends Travis and Christian Herominski have always had in common is a love of punk rock. Something they never had in common was a mutual appreciation for the band Green Day... until now! Christian came onto the show to talk 1994's Dookieand to teach Travis a thing or two. Unfortunately, there was also a beer or two involved and somehow one of the audio files was lost. We made due as best we could, and while the audio is a little subpar for this episode, the comradery is at peak levels.

One of the most important albums of the year 1993 was undeniably Wu-Tang Clan's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)and fortunately Travis's old friend Brian Matteson has graciously come onto the show to talk about the album and to help fill the many gaps in Travis's limited knowledge of hip hop.

The often alluded to older brother Judd makes his first appearance on the podcast! And there is no better band for Judd and Travis to get into together than Bad Religion. They discuss the 1993 album Recipe for Hate and get into the weeds of their personal punk inflluences.

Pearl is a former student and she came onto the show to catch up and talk about the impact that the band Hole has had on her life. Join us as we discuss the album Live Through This and what Courtney Love lived through when the album came out.

Travis's old buddy Brad Carroll, a musician who has released many albums under the moniker El Beezaire, was heavily influenced by Nirvana as a band and the album MTV Unplugged in New York even more specifically. He joins the show to talk about the album's impact on his life and some of the old times he and Travis shared while living in Florida.

Morgan Peak is a man who knows his way around a jangly guitar riff, and the 1994 Jawbox album For Your Own Special Sweetheart was an early and positive influence for him. He is an old friend and bandmate of Travis's and together they discuss this album that had such a profound impact on both their lives.

Dave Horning is one of the people I've known longest in my life and he has always been the biggest Tool fan I've known, as well. I'm really happy he came onto the show to discuss their 1993 classic album Undertow.Dave and I get into the nitty gritty of the album's lyrics, the band's mythos, and the seemingly endless rumors surrounding both.

Derek Fern is an upstanding man with upstanding taste, so naturally he loves the 1994 album Betty from the band Helmet. He was nice enough to come onto the show and talk about this often overlooked classic album. He's always loved chunky guitar riffs, and this album is one of the roots of his obsession.

Dinosaur Jr mega-fan Dustin Lince was kind enough to come onto the show to talk about hands-down one of the greatest albums of all time, period. We geek out over the classic album Where You Been and have a good time doing it.

Adam Thomas brings his love and knowledge for R.E.M. and their 1994 album Monster onto this week's episode, and it was such a pleasure to chat with him. Thanks for listening!

Ya can't talk 1993 in music without talking Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream, and I can't talk Smashing Pumpkins without involving my friend Eron Worley. He was kind enough to come on and talk about one of his all-time favorite albums by one of his all-time favorite bands.

For the first episode, Travis is joined by Chris Deary of the Pallazzo Podcast to discuss one of the granddaddies of 1994, Pavement's monumental Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain! What an ideal candidate to kick this podcast off.

Travis can be reached at 9394podcast@gmail.com

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