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  • Episode 321 Banshee Drummer Budgie

    Episode 321 Banshee Drummer Budgie
    Sep 11 2025
    Budgie (born Peter Edward Clarke) is an English drummer recognized for his work with and the percussion-driven project . He lost his mother at age 12, and that early loss becomes a central theme in , where he also writes candidly about his marriage with Siouxsie Sioux, struggles with alcohol, and the power dynamics in both his personal and musical life. His drumming is praised for being offbeat, tom-tom-intensive, and for bringing melodic and rhythmic invention rather than just keeping time. 🎙️ Support The Lydian Spin 🎙️ The Lydian Spin is more than just a podcast—it’s a living archive of raw conversation, radical thought, and unfiltered voices. Week after week, Lydia Lunch and Tim Dahl dive deep with artists, musicians, and cultural agitators who refuse to be silenced. But keeping this archive alive takes time, energy, and resources. If you’ve ever been moved, inspired, or challenged by the conversations on The Lydian Spin, consider giving back. Your donation helps us cover production costs, keep the episodes free and accessible, and continue amplifying the voices that matter.
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    1 h et 4 min
  • Episode 320 Composer and Musician Paul Cantelon

    Episode 320 Composer and Musician Paul Cantelon
    Sep 5 2025
    Paul Cantelon grew up with music in his blood—his mother played trumpet in the Philadelphia Symphony, his father was a preacher. A prodigy on violin, he debuted at UCLA’s Royce Hall at 13, then studied piano across Geneva, Juilliard, and Paris. At 17, a bike accident left him in a coma and wiped out his memory; he had to relearn music from scratch. He went on to co-found the band , release solo piano albums, and score films like , The Other Boleyn Girl, and W.. He’s also written for silent film classics like Battleship Potemkin.
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    1 h et 7 min
  • Episode 319 Yowie Drummer Shawn O'Connor

    Episode 319 Yowie Drummer Shawn O'Connor
    Aug 29 2025
    Shawn “The Defenestrator” O’Connor is a founding member and drummer of the St. Louis band . Outside of music, he works as a clinical psychologist. Shawn is also something of a luddite, aiming to be the last adult in America without a cell phone.
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    1 h et 4 min
  • Episode 318 Pamela Des Barres

    Episode 318 Pamela Des Barres
    Aug 22 2025
    , born in California, emerged from the 1960s Los Angeles rock scene as both participant and witness. Introduced to Captain Beefheart in high school, she soon immersed herself in the vast Los Angeles demimonde, befriending and dating musicians from to . With , she co-founded the performance collective the , documenting her experiences in diaries that became the foundation of her seminal memoir . She later married —also known to television audiences for his role as the assassin on MacGyver. Pamela herself went on to publish multiple books and establish a career as an author, teacher, and chronicler of rock history, in her role as the definitive voice of the “groupie.”
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    1 h et 10 min
  • Episode 317 Comedian Eddie Pepitone

    Episode 317 Comedian Eddie Pepitone
    Aug 15 2025
    Comedian , dubbed “The Bitter Buddha,” blends caustic humor with existential musings, delivering performances that ricochet between volcanic rants and self-effacing confessionals. A veteran of New York’s improv scene and a familiar face on television—from to —Eddie’s work straddles the line between working-class outrage and oddly serene insight. Offstage, he channels his restless wit into podcasts, social media, and quirky web series, carving out a singular space in comedy that is equal parts fury and philosophy.
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    1 h et 2 min
  • Episode 316 Poet Shannon Sky

    Episode 316 Poet Shannon Sky
    Aug 8 2025
    Shannon Sky is a poet, author, photographer, publisher, and activist born in Chicago. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University. Shannon is an off the radar, gender queer, underground poet. She previously worked in electoral politics, successfully advocated for juvenile justice reform laws in Chicago, lobbied Congress to fund public health care, and currently consults on green environmental projects. She is the founder of Latter-day Beat Books. A world traveler, Shannon has explored all 50 states and 35 countries on four continents.
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    57 min
  • Episode 315 Star Route Farm's Tianna Kennedy

    Episode 315 Star Route Farm's Tianna Kennedy
    Aug 1 2025
    is co-owner and operator of . She has lived in Tucson, the Bay Area, Nottingham, and Brooklyn. For over a decade, she has been farming in the Catskills, which now serves as her home base. Tianna is also part of the crew of , a 64-foot steel-hulled schooner retrofitted for sail freight on the Hudson River. She contributes to cargo operations and deck work as the vessel transports goods between upriver farms and downriver markets using wind and recycled vegetable oil.
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    1 h et 10 min
  • Episode 314 Producer, Composer & Musician Dougie Bowne

    Episode 314 Producer, Composer & Musician Dougie Bowne
    Jul 25 2025
    is a producer, drummer, guitarist, and composer who entered New York’s avant-garde scene in his early twenties after a chance street encounter with a member of John Cale’s circle, who invited him to jam simply because he was carrying a bag of drum sticks and “looked cool”. Unfamiliar with Cale at the time, Dougie nonetheless accepted—and that serendipitous moment launched him into the heart of the Downtown scene. Since then, he has collaborated with an eclectic roster of artists, including , , , , , , as well as filmmakers and .
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    51 min