Song Sandwich

40 Episodes
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By: Dollhouse Lightning

Every episode Clover Nahabedian and Mark Dennis help a musician craft the perfect song sandwich by discussing 3 songs.

Lucy Mangelson (Cindy7, Bochek, Nova One) makes a midwestern chili coney
07/02/2024

We talk midwest hardcore punk with Lucy Mangelson (Cindy7, Bochek, Nova One, Gym Shorts, Airbag) including songs by DLIMC, The Dents, and an entire album by Matrix. This episode is hardcore (our shortest episode in over a year) and authentic as shit (Mark barely edited it). 

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Joe Kepic (Chimes of Bayonets) makes a "small shortstop".
06/25/2024

Joe Kepic from Chimes of Bayonets joins us for an uncharacteristically serious episode about music by Minutemen, Team Dresch, and Fugazi. That's right, we're a talkin about Fugazi podcast now. You'd think we were born ten years earlier or something. 


Bear (Handsy) makes a dollar store depression cheese sandwich
06/18/2024

Definite article enthusiast and general swell dude Bear from Handsy joins us to talk about music by the pAper chAse, The Blood Brothers, and The Wonder Years. I'm sure there's lots of funny jokes but I edited the episode like four days ago and I don't remember what they were. I think I say the words "ghost jizz". 

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Nevin Kosinski (Bochek) returns with a part two-na melt
06/10/2024

Song Sandwich official gen z correspondent Nevin Kosinski (Bochek) is back with a sandwich of tunes by Kitty Craft, Arthur Russell, and Gum.mp3.  Clover gets distracted by a video game and Mark convinces the entire world that learning music theory does not compromise your artistic integrity. Glad we can put that one to rest.

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Christmas in June with Mackenzie Price
06/03/2024

Returning guest and absolute charmer Mackenzie Price (New Here, 60% of song sandwich censorship beeps) brings us a seasonally appropriate spread of holiday songs. We discuss the golden era of bad parenting, the long history of Christmas music about fatal traffic accidents (and whether an iceberg really sunk the Titanic), and the second worst pop punk song ever featured on the podcast. But mostly we give a lot of love to Joseph Washington Jr's perfect album "Merry Christmas To You". 

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Joe DeGeorge (UNMEN, Downtown Boys) makes an Italian grinder.
05/27/2024

Fellow candy enthusiast Joe DeGeorge (UNMEN, Downtown Boys, Harry and the Potters, some freaky saxophone shit) joins us to talk about the E Street Band and all the wonderful music they make when they are able to escape from Bruce's vaudeville bob dylan prison. 



Max Legassie (angusisdead) makes a gator burger on a furry bun
05/20/2024

We are joined by the legend Max Legassie of angusisdead(oneword) to talk about a sweet trio of songs from Rusty Kershaw, Man Is the Bastard, and Warren Zevon. Also, Max teaches us to "ride the snake", a record label blames their collapse on September eleventh, and we accidentally send a everyone's favorite Massachusetts-born TV chef to Joe Walsh Heaven.

Listen to the new angusisdead singles on Bandcamp, they're great!

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Adam Howe (Balloon Thief, Impulse) makes a Falafel
05/13/2024

Weirdly horny stranger Adam Howe (JIMSOBBINS, Balloon Thief) joins us to talk about music by The Fall, The Kinks, and Jim Sullivan. Also a new podcast within a podcast, Clover's Concoctions, because #nodistractions

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Steve Moreno (Kraanerg) makes an egg and cheese on a bagel "made the right way"
05/06/2024

We're joined by Steve Moreno of Kraanerg (Boston, not Houston) to talk about music by Scarcity, Ornette Coleman, and Defeated Sanity. Also, Clover complains about a recent experience at Market Basket.

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Sam Coren (Astral Bitch) makes a french dip
04/29/2024

We are joined by the soon-to-be notorious Sam Coren (Astral Bitch) to discuss music by Tina Turner, Gossip, and Sparks. But first, a discussion about post-peak Degrassi, because #nodistractions. The outro music is "You've Got It Wrong" by Astral Bitch.

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Jess Rowland makes a Dr. Demento Pimento Loaf sandwich
04/22/2024

Composer Jess Rowland joins us to talk about music by King Missile, Frank Zappa, and Jacob TV. Also, an entirely uncensored update to last week's censored bathroom trash controversy.  The outro music is "Plastiglomerate" by Jess Rowland. 

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Andrea Neuenfeldt (MK Naomi) makes a PJ&J with mustard. Ew!
04/15/2024

Andrea from (MK Naomi) joins us to talk about detective etiquette, "short music for short people", and how the movie Mulan shaped Mike Pence's views on foreign policy. Also we talk about songs by No Doubt, Lunachicks, and AFI. The censorship music is "My bathroom is a private kind of place" from the 1968 musical The Bathrooms Are Coming. The outro is an unreleased MK Naomi track called "Wasserman." 

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Mattie Hamer (The Michael Character) makes a Grilled cheese with procscuttio, arugula and caramelized fig on batard with a balsamic glaze
04/08/2024

We talk to Mattie from The Michael Character (https://themichaelcharacter.bandcamp.com/album/patti-in-the-dining-car) about Margo Guryan, Des Ark, and Arthur Russell


Ryan Wasoba (So Many Dynamos) makes a turkey sandwich
04/01/2024

We talk to Ryan Wasoba (https://somanydynamos.bandcamp.com/) about They Might Be Giants, Dionne Warwick, and Bars of Gold


Craig Bidiman make a pile of peanut butter covered in bread sawdust, like you would find undearneath the slicer
03/25/2024

We talk to Craig Bidiman (https://fragilebird.bandcamp.com/) about music by The Blood Brothers, Dredg, and As Cities Burn


Georgia Young (Handsy) makes a human flesh sandwich
03/18/2024

We talk to Georgia from Handsy (https://handsybandsy.bandcamp.com/album/demos-2023) about music by Chat Pile, The B-52's, and Crass


Biff from Battlemode tells we're great like once every five minutes
03/11/2024

We talk to Biff from Battlemode (https://battlemodemusic.bandcamp.com/) and he tells us a bunch of embarrassing stories surrounding songs by Bubba Sparxx, Guttermouth, Selena, and he also helps Mark discover the magic of Wicked.


Eric Paul (Psychic Graveyard, Arab On Radar) makes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich
03/05/2024

We talk to Eric Paul (Psychic Graveyard, Arab On Radar, The Chinese Stars, and Doomsday Student) about Public Image, Ltd, Pere Ubu, and Six Finger Satellite.


Top 20, Finale
02/14/2024

Mark and Clo celebrate Valentine's Day...or something with the final segment in their top 20. Talking John Cale, Stravinsky, PS Hitsquad, and more.


Zach Burton (a million fucking bands from Mississippi) makes a BLT with a slice of guacamole
01/31/2024

We talk to Zach Burton, who has been in a whole bunch of bands but Hammer and The Tools is the newest one (https://psychichandtapes601.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2024) about At The Drive In, Bloc Party, and Minutemen.


Juno (Sorry Mom) makes a cubano
01/24/2024

Juno from Sorry Mom (https://wearesorrymom.bandcamp.com/) talks Modest Mouse, Mitsubishi Suicide, and the Bulgarian State Television Female Choir.


Em Timm (Sun Urchins, Como Que Wao) makes a vegan breakfast burrito
01/17/2024

We talk to Em Timm (https://sunurchins.bandcamp.com/album/personal-shell-ep) about The Mountain Goats, DIRK., and Calyx


Top 20, Part 3
01/10/2024

First episode of 2024. Mark and Clo are joined by Matt Houston to talk Darryl Hall, The Re-Up Gang, The Dream, Love Life, Holy Molar, The Fall, and way more.


Top 20, part 2
12/29/2023


Nunzio DiBenedetto (Knockover City) makes a North Shore Beef
12/20/2023

We talk to Nunzio from Knock Over City (https://knockovercity.bandcamp.com/) about Bomb The Music Industry( FINALLY), Steely Dan, and Billy Woods


Average Joey makes an eggplant parm-aggedon
12/13/2023

We talk to Average Joey (https://averagejoey.bandcamp.com/track/dying) about Nine Inch Nails, Ceschi, and Andy The Doorbum.


Jorge Ivan Velez (Fear Not Ourselves Alone) makes a double decker PB+J+Chocolate Peanut Butter
12/06/2023

We talk to Jorge (https://fearnotourselvesalone.bandcamp.com/album/dead-dog-paradise-or-life-like-parasites) about Hop Along, Xiu Xiu, and The Killers.


Robin Hatch make a Canadian Lobster Roll, which involves something called "pee bacon"
11/29/2023

We talk to Robin Hatch (https://robinhatch.bandcamp.com/) about Martha and the Muffins, Spoons, and Gowan


Top 20, Part 1
11/24/2023

Mark and Clo take part in a twitter trend from like 3 months ago. Talking Crass, TLC, Rage Against The Machine, Violent Femmes, and more


Ryan Suleiman (composer) makes a roast beef on focaccia
11/22/2023

We talk to composer Ryan Suleiman (https://www.ryansuleiman.com/) about St. Vincent, Claude Debussy, Olivier Messiaen, and Fairouz


Jonah Falco (Fucked Up, Jade Hairpins) makes a fried pepper and egg sandwich
11/15/2023

For our 100TH EPISODE we talk to Jonah Falco (Fucked Up, Jade Hairpins, etc etc) about Richard and Linda Thompson, Anthony Moore, and Merry Clayton


Bag Lunch Dessert Swap #4
11/10/2023

Mark and Clo exchange 'dessert' we're talking Every Time I Die, Harry Nillson, Jojo, and The Coup.


Zoe Grieze (Red Eft) makes a picky eater burrito
11/08/2023

We talk to Zoe from Red Eft (https://redeft207.bandcamp.com/track/purgatory-love) about Hop Along, Fiona Apple, and Minutemen.


Alissa Voth makes a gluten vegan Philly cheesesteak…. AGAIN
11/01/2023

Alissa Voth (https://www.alissavoth.com/) is back to talk more deep cuts from Christian music. We've got Chris Rice, Rich Mullins, and Jason Upton baby!


Valentine Lovecraft Falcon (Get Hustle) makes a paradigm shift sandwich
10/25/2023

We talk to Valentine Lovecraft Falcon (https://threeoneg.com/artists/get-hustle) about Led Zeppelin, MC5, and a very cool performance by her husband. Plus we get to play a partially unreleased Get Hustle song. 


The music of One Tree Hill, Part 4
10/20/2023

THIS IS THE EPISODE. YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS. STRAP IN. 


Dakota Floyd (New Junk City, The Wild) makes a reuben
10/18/2023

We talk to Dakota Floyd (https://newjunkcityatl.bandcamp.com/album/beg-a-promise) about The Sloppy Meateaters, Great Apes, and Endless Mike and the Beagle Club


Marti Epstein makes a tomato basil focaccia with fresh mozzarella
10/11/2023

We talk to composer Marti Epstein (https://martiepstein.com/) about Prince, Simon and Garfunkel, and Glen Campbell. It's fun!


Jack Goldstein (Jade Hairpins, Fixers) makes a tree of life in a cob bap
10/04/2023

We talk to Jack Goldstein from Jade Hairpins (https://jadehairpins.bandcamp.com/album/harmony-avenue) and Fixers (https://fixers.bandcamp.com/album/the-sun-the-moon-the-wind-the-sea) about Roger Miller, Jeannie C. Riley, and Jerry Lee Lewis


RUUNE talks 'Yesterday'
09/27/2023

We talk to RUUNE (New Here - https://newherepdx.bandcamp.com/) about the movie Yesterday. It's a Beatles - I mean - it's a Jack Malick episode!