The Third Men Podcast

Keep on your mean side, listeners - the Third Men Podcast is about to do it to death! This week we're getting an education, and the topic is one of the most seminal bands in modern rock: THE KILLS! Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince have been dropping jaws around the world for well over a decade now, with their blend of guitar-shredding, Plant-belting, synthesizer-concocting, heart-wrenching rock'n'roll - with five studio albums and a slew of EPs and singles to their name. Jack White fans (who weren't already familiar with the band) got to know Alison Mosshart as lead singer of The Dead Weather, as well as through a host of collaborations between The Kills and the Third Man world ever since. This week your humble co-hosts are bringing in a Kills super-fan, Mr. Josh Akin, to walk us all through the band's history, discography and assorted haberdashery from their avant-garde beginnings to the powerhouse beats the band pumps out today. This December, The Kills are offering up a NEW LP collection of b-sides and rar

The Third Men Podcast is excited to present an all-new extended interview with singer, songwriter, crème de la crème rocker and all-around hoot...Mr. Jeremy Ivey! Jeremy joins us this week to talk about his excellent new record Waiting Out The Storm, the follow-up to last year's The Dream and The Dreamer and produced by his wife and musical collaborator Margo Price. From its devastating lead-off single Someone Else's Problem to the hilarious and provocative Things Could Get Much Worse - this album is a love letter to the listless souls floating through this very, VERY strange year...and poses thoughtful and elegant commentary in the process. Listeners to the show already know Jeremy's ubiquitous presence on Margo's Third Man Records releases Midwest Farmer's Daughter and All American Made, as well as their work together in the pre-TMR band Buffalo Clover and post-TMR on Margo's 2020 That's How Rumors Get Started LP. In this episode we deep dive into everything that the hands of time will allow, from songwrit

Caution: this episode might get LOUD. The Third Men Podcast is proud to present an all-new extended conversation with Alex Guaraldi and Jordan Collins: the masterminds behind CopperSound Pedals! These gear guys are joining us to spill the details on the brand new CopperSound/Third Man Hardware collaboration - the revolutionary new TRIPLEGRAPH pedal, available now exclusively on ThirdManStore.com and designed by CopperSound and Jack White himself! Alex and Jordan walk us through the inception, design, execution and packaging of one of the most exciting releases ever from TMH - and believe me, these guys have a LOT of cool stories to tell. But we're not stopping at the Triplegraph (though we totally could, because it's just THAT cool) - no, these tech gurus join us for a look back at the history of Third Man Hardware, and walk us through Jack White's gear setup from his early days in The White Stripes up through the most recent Help Us Stranger Raconteurs tour! There's a lot of history to get through, and a lot

2020 has been a hard year for pretty much everyone - but the heartbeat of great cities like Detroit are alive and well thanks to the people that make them something special. Earlier this spring, legendary Detroit rocker Ko Melina decided to start documenting all the amazing artists, small businesses, musicians and organizations that are fighting the good fight to help Detroiters battle covid 19. That project is known as The Heart of Detroit. Every day, Ko posts a new black & white, mask-clad photo to the @the_heartof_detroit on Instagram, and for over 150 days (and counting) this 100% non-profit labor of love continues to inspire. Join us for a special episode of the Third Men Podcast as we walk through the project with Ko from inception to the present day, and take an in-depth look into the heart of the city that has been so instrumental in the evolution of the music & culture we love so much. Your humble co-hosts also do some much-needed catching up with Ko since her last appearance on the program

The Third Men Podcast is excited to present an all-new extended interview with the legendary Dex Romweber! As founder and driving force behind the powerhouse group Flat Duo Jets, Dexter and his compatriots have lead the way for a return to the honesty, energy, soulfulness and singular vision of rock and roll music in the modern era. Icons like Neko Case, The Black Keys and Cat Power cite Dex as an inspiration, and they're not alone. When a young drummer named Jack White encountered the power and fury of Flat Duo Jets, the aspiring musician was moved to return to the guitar -- and what's more, moved to find a way to spread to others the kind of passion and energy that he himself had bore witness to. Dexter and Jack would meet and collaborate several times over the years, most notably on the only Blue Series single to feature White himself so prominently. We sat down with Dexter to walk through his storied career, and to get the scoop on some exciting NEW live performances that are sure to wow listeners as he h

Podcast may be out for summer, but podcast is not out forever! What would these dog days be without the annual recap of all the amazing interviews from the prior season of the Third Men Podcast, I ask you? Well thankfully we needn't find out, because we're here with highlights from the incredible extended interviews conducted on the show since September 2019. Olivia Jean, Lillie Mae, Sean Cannon, Joe Chiccarelli, Brendan Benson, Bobby Harlow - I mean...wow. That's a lot of talent right there. Hear stories of black mold attacking The Black Belles, strange encounters with Ringo Starr, objects that may or may not have been nailed to Jack White's wall and much MUCH more on this bite-sized collection! We're about to head back into the studio (safely, mind you) to begin recording season five, but until then we'd like to thank everyone for listening all these years, let you know we're still alive and kicking, and hope you'll join us back here in September for even more rock and roll wildness! See acast.com/privacy f

For our season 4 finale episode, the Third Men Podcast is excited to welcome back to the show quintessential Detroit rocker and The Go founder/frontman Mr. Bobby Harlow! Bobby joins us once again to answer our questions, spill some tea on his extensive (and badass) career in music, and to help spread the word about a new donation initiative The Go have started up. Listeners can visit https://www.thego4blm.com/ and, starting at $5 and above, donate to both The Equal Justice Initiative and The Bail Project - while receiving the entire catalog of The Go's music. For your donation to these organizations, you'll receive a download package featuring every Go album, three collections of rarities (including the five-volume GO Boxset), Conspiracy of Owls and both Bobby and (GO co-founder) Joh Krautner's solo albums. That's over 14 HOURS of music. That's a lot of rock and roll right there. In this episode we'll discuss the movement that inspired this initiative, the tunes that Bobby and his musical compatriots hav

Do you belong to the Jack generation? Then chances are you have been enjoying The Raconteurs: Live at Electric Lady EP & documentary that was released this past May of 2020 in conjunction with Spotify and Youtube. In September of 2019, as The Raconteurs continued to barrel through their massive Help Us Stranger world tour, the band stopped by New York City's famed Electric Lady Studios (founded by Jimi Hendrix and John Storyk in 1970) to help celebrate the studio's impending 50th anniversary with the recording of a new cover song and an intimate concert that evening. Jack, Brendan, LJ and Patrick were joined by longtime friend, director Jim Jarmusch, to document the occasion and to sit down with the band for the type of candid interview only five old friends could truly have. Along with the electric (pun!) performance at the end of the night, The Raconteurs recorded a studio rendition of Richard Hell and the Voidoid's punk anthem Blank Generation, originally put down at Electric Lady for release in S

The Third Men Podcast is excited to present an all-new extended interview with the one, the only Mr. Brendan Benson! For over two decades Brendan has been a fixture of the power pop world, with a myriad of critically acclaimed and commercially successful musical releases including a staggering seven solo studio albums. Brendan's latest LP, Dear Life, is out now on Third Man Records and the well-fed boy himself was kind enough to sit down with your humble co-hosts to review the new album, wax poetic and take a tour through some highlights of his storied career. Of course, TMR fans know Brendan for his work as a member of The Raconteurs, the rock'n'roll tour de force that he, Jack White, Patrick Keeler and Little Jack Lawrence formed in 2005. The band's latest release Help Us Stranger climbed to the #1 spot on the US Billboard Top 200 last summer and solidified their status as one of the rock world's most vital enterprises. All of that said, we here at the Third Men Podcast are HUGE fans of Brendan's work, and

Surprise! It's pop quiz time. And for THIS titanic test of knowledge, it's your humble co-hosts in the hot-seat! On the Third Men Podcast we've played host to several game show-style challenges featuring Jack White fans from coast-to-coast competing for TMR trivia supremacy - but never before have the tables been turned on the hosts themselves. See, James told Paul that this episode was going to be a deep dive into an as-yet-unspecified blind blues musician, and Paul thought he was in for a somber evening of quiet contemplation and heavy drinking. Then, like three bolts of lightning emanating from the Third Man Records tower, out sprang a surprise POP QUIZ featuring "name that tune" style music snippets, album track listing memory games and a slew of tremendous trivia that turned everything on its head! (except the heavy drinking part, that remained) Not to be out-done, Third Man Josh Akin created an interactive Jeopardy-style game for both co-hosts to compete in, as well as YOU the listener at home! To

How's quarantine going? Drinking gasoline again? Well, behave yourself (!) and listen to the second installment in the three-part epic we could only call - LAZARETTO: Album Analysis & Review! When last we left our deep dive, the massive success and excess creative energy brought about by the Blunderbuss project gave way to instrumental sessions that would eventually evolve into Jack White's second solo album. With lyrics cribbed from some teenage hand-scribbles discovered in White's attic, Lazaretto at last came to life in the early summer months of 2014 - to massive sales and fanfare. This episode, we welcome special guest Ryan Brady (Take it Away: the Complete Paul McCartney Archive Podcast) back to the show to walk through the entire track listing of Lazaretto with us as we spelunk the cavernous depths of Jack White's infinite imagination. (But that's not all Ryan will be helping us do! Tune in May 15th for the continuation of Ryan, Paul and James' Lazaretto discussion on the NOW HEAR THIS podcast!) Al

Bored rotten during quarantine? The Third Men Podcast is here to pass you some coffee, cotton and a new entry into our deepest of deep-dive episodes - it's LAZARETTO: Analysis & Review vol.1 (of 3)! For Jack White's sophomore solo LP, the third man took the lessons of his smash debut Blunderbuss and expanded them into one of the most complex recordings of his entire career, spanning 18 months, dozens of musicians, and an unlikely co-writing partnership with...himself? During touring breaks in 2012, Jack and his two bands, the Buzzards and the Peacocks, would lock themselves in the studio to lay down some badass instrumental music which varied wildly in genre, tempo and structure. With these collections of sound pictures safely in the vault, Jack & co would return to their world tour...but how would White apply lyrics to music he was so subsequently disconnected from? Enter Jack White's 19 year old self, appearing in the form of plays, poetry, lyrics and other assorted mind-scribblings unearthed in an

Hey...U up? Of course you are, there's late night TV to be watching! Well good news, the Third Men are up too, and we're bringing you the latest edition to our longest running series: TRASH TONGUE TELEVISION. When we started TTT back in episode six of the podcast, did we realize it would be FOUR full installments long and rising? We sure did! Jack White has a vast and ever-growing history with television - a key instrument in his rise to stardom and a medium that continues to bring us performances, skits, interviews and more each and every year from the third man himself. In this episode, we'll be covering a wide range of appearances, from The White Stripes national television debut on the Craig Kilborn Show (of all things) back in July of 2001, to The Raconteurs' latest appearances on Jimmys Kimmel and Fallon (respectively) during the Help Us Stranger album cycle and tons of cool moments in between. Will we hear a Meg White tribute on Craig Ferguson's Late Late Show? Yes. Will Ryan from the Office help intro

The Third Men Podcast is excited to present an all-new extended interview with legendary producer, engineer and guru of all things recorded sound Joe Chiccaelli! Amongst Joe's impressively long list of studio collaborations (Beck, The Strokes, Frank Zappa and a zillion more) are two of the biggest, most quintessential albums in the entire Third Man Records catalog - The White Stripes' final studio album Icky Thump and The Raconteurs' sophomore LP Consolers of the Lonely. As engineer, Joe worked closely with Jack White on the sound, feel and recording technique of what many consider to be The White Stripes finest album - including their highest-charting hit single as a band, title track Icky Thump. A year later Joe was back in the studio with Jack, Brendan, LJ and Patrick to craft yet another ambitious opus, this time by The Raconteurs - filled with key tracks like Carolina Drama, Top Yourself, Many Shades of Black and many, many more. As we'll find out in the interview, this isn't the only time Jack White and

Get ready to howl at the superblood wolfmoon, because we’re feeling ALIVE. This week on the Third Men podcast we’re taking a deep dive into the many intersections (both musical and otherwise) between Jack White and grunge rock godfathers Pearl Jam. Since the early 1990’s Eddie Vedder and co. have been one of the biggest, most successful bands in rock and roll history, fusing blues, garage rock and the burgeoning grunge sound into a musical powerhouse that has influenced countless musicians over the last 30 years. Among those influences was one Jack White, whose fandom of the group would last well into his own rock and roll superstardom a decade after Pearl Jam first made their mark. Since then, Jack and Seattle’s finest have covered each other’s songs, performed together multiple times on stage, and shared a variety of music and memories. Helping us uncover those moments this week is the wonderful Jessi from The Porch Podcast, a Pearl Jam fan production akin to our own, whose comprehensive dive into Pearl Jam

Everyone's favorite rough detectives are back on the case - it's the return of the Third Men Podcast's LOST ALBUM SERIES! In this installment, we're taking a look back at the album that almost was, the fabled but ultimately unrealized 7th studio album by The White Stripes. In 2007, after launching arguably the most successful album of their career, Jack and Meg White officially pumped the breaks on the band that propelled them to rock and roll stardom. Four long years, one cancelled tour, one new band, one final live performance and one documentary project later...the White Stripes were officially over. But in that long, slow wind-down - was there new music recorded? Was a new album discussed? What could have shut down a new musical project...and why? These questions and more are the focus of this week's episode, as your humble co-hosts deep dive into a mountain of interviews, rumor, quotes and clues that could point to an answer. Will there be speculation? Absolutely. But hey - that's why we're here. Th

Yes I know, we're connected by love. But guess what? We're also connected by at least 6 acquaintances with every other person on the planet earth. Well, connectivity is the name of the game this week as your humble co-hosts play a new game-style episode we like to call 3 DEGREES (it would be 6 degrees but y'know...Jack White). Each co-host will pick 3 musicians that are seemingly far-removed from the Third Man Records world, and the other co-host will need to link those disparate musicians to Jack White within 3 degrees of separation. Will it be insane? Yes. Will we learn strange and bizarre new facts about Post Malone? Yes. Did we listen to more Sting solo material than should be allowed by law? Unfortunately yes. All this splendor and more awaits you in the first attempt at 3 DEGREES. Plus, Third Man Rob Janos returns to the show to give us the low down on Olivia Jean's tour stop in Ardmore, PA, where he and co-host James got to hang with the Night Owl herself! They're connected! They're connected! See acas

It's the podcast crossover that will leave you white, black and red all over! This week the Third Men pass the microphone to Sean Cannon, host of STRIPED: THE STORY OF THE WHITE STRIPES podcast, for an in-depth discussion with the man at the heart of Third Man Records' official podcast home of The White Stripes! When STRIPED launched in the fall of 2019, fans of Jack and Meg White's musical revolution were treated to an expertly crafted and well-researched chronological journey of the very beginnings of The White Stripes. Alongside that history were interviews from dozens of folks who helped shape the world of Detroit rock music, some of which (including Ben Blackwell, Johnny Walker, Pat Pantano and more) are friends of The Third Men podcast! With the first season now wrapped, Paul and James sit down with Sean to talk about his career in music journalism, winning a Peabody Award for podcasting, why you MUST take pictures with Weird Al (or else!) and just how this incredible first season of STRIPED came about.

There's nothing LITTLE about this week's episode of the Third Men Podcast! That's right, we're deep-diving into one of the music world's most prolific players: the mighty Jack "LJ" Lawrence. LJ has been a staple of modern rock and roll for over two decades now, contributing to such bands as The Raconteurs, The Greenhornes, The Dead Weather and many, many more. Whether it's backing up Loretta Lynn with his Do-Whater buddies, or helping kids find where those pesky wild things are alongside Karen O, "Little" Jack has no shortage of credits to his esteemed musical career! This year LJ and his Raconteur comrades, Jack White, Brendan Benson and Patrick Keeler, enjoyed yet another successful world tour and their first #1 album as a group together. This episode we do the deep dive to uncover as much as we can about the man behind the glasses - and there are some surprises in that history we were delighted to discover! Also this week, fellow podcaster Anthony Bain joins us on the show to give us the scoop on his upcom

Happy New Year! Join the Third Men Podcast as we ring out the old, ring in the new and take a look back at all the music and mayhem from Third Man Records in the year 2019. This was a busy year for TMR fans, with new releases from the Blue Series, Lillie Mae, Olivia Jean, Billie Eilish (!) and, of course, the centerpiece of it all: the grand return of THE RACONTEURS. Jack, Brendan, LJ and Patrick delivered their first new album in over a decade which, with the support of a massive world tour, propelled the band to the #1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. Alongside the excitement of a new album and tour, the band debuted a new music video and a treasure trove of new interviews and insights into their third LP Help Us Stranger. In the fall, Jack White fans were also treated to not one, but TWO new three-piece solo group arrangements, featuring Daru Jones and friends of the show Dominic Davis and Ben Blackwell. We saw new vault releases, the official debut of "Jack Gray" and so much more than we could