Podfellows Local 151

Longtime music fans, college friends, and children of the South, Chris Ayers and Will Schilling discuss the music of R.E.M. in a nonlinear order, featuring three songs per episode and special guests who bring their own stories about the band.

Podfellows Local 151 is a arts podcast hosted by Chris Ayers and Will Schilling, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Chris Ayers and Will Schilling hosts Podfellows Local 151, a arts show with 12 episodes published.

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  King of Birds, World Leader Pretend, Swan Swan H

  Oct 9, 20252h 14mS0

  <p>Our guest for this episoder is Julie Campbell, a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer based in Manchester, England who records under the name of LoneLady. A sense of place is all over this episode, whether it's the folksy southern gothic of Georgia, the working class city of Manchester, or the confines of your own head. Psychogeography is one the defining themes of LoneLady's work, particularly on her 2015 album "Hinterland." Julie brings the Document-era "King of Birds" to chat about, and we dig into it's relationship to the creative process. Will wages war on himself with "World Leader Pretend," and...

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  So. Central Rain, Leave, Untitled

  Sep 18, 20252h 11mS0

  <p>You may have seen our guest, Jonathan Spencer, in Pineapple Express, Shameless, Gilmore Girls, Mad Men, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia...or you may have seen him on stage as a standup comedian. But music was one of his earliest passions, and he continues to explore it with his band The Slightly Famous Somebodies. We're premiering their cover of R.E.M.'s "So. Central Rain" on this episode. Jonathan has long been a fixture of the Athens music scene, and has even played with Peter Buck. He shares a lot of fascinating Athens lore as we dig into...

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  Nightswimming - You Are the Everything - Talk About the Passion

  Sep 4, 20251h 37mS0

  <p>Novelist Megan Abbott often finds solace in darkness in her books, so it's no surprise that she would be inspired by the beautiful, murky waters of R.E.M.'s "Nightswimming." She reveals how the song was a working title for one of her earliest coming-of-age thrillers. We discuss the newfound vulnerability and earnestness that Michael Stipe was exploring in the Automatic For the People era. Chris finds a strong connection to Nightswimming with the thematically similar "You Are the Everything," while Will brings one of the band's earliest songs, "Talk About the Passion," which suggests R.E.M...

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  Pylon - Beep, Crazy, Feast on My Heart

  Aug 21, 20251h 57mS0

  <p>Since 1979 Pylon has been a permanent fixture and major pillar of the Athens music scene, and their singular sound has influenced countless bands, including R.E.M. For an art school band that initially considered themselves to be "temporary rock," they've left a lasting legacy and transformed the very concept of alternative music. We are honored to welcome Pylon's lead vocalist Vanessa Briscoe Hay to the show to talk about the band's genesis, a time before the terms new wave and post-punk had even been coined, and her continued involvement with Pylon Reenactment Society. It's amazing to have this...

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  1,000,000 - Stumble - What's the Frequency Kenneth?

  Aug 7, 20251h 41mS0

  <p>We're getting goth and glam on this episode! We delve into some of R.E.M.'s earliest recordings with the 1982 EP Chronic Town. Will unearths the southern gothic post punk "graveyard duology" with songs 1,000,000 and Stumble, and we talk about some notable residents buried in Athens. Then a jump ahead to the 90's as the band undergoes a major image change and responds to grunge in their own unique way, with the lead single from Monster, "What's the Frequency Kenneth?" </p> <p>R.E.M. "1,000,000"<br> R.E.M. "Stumble"<br> R.E.M. "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"<...

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