What's In My Bag? [The Podcast]

An audio version of Amoeba Music's award-winning weekly video series "What's In My Bag?" which features artists and tastemakers sharing what they found at our record stores in Hollywood, San Francisco & Berkeley, CA.

What's In My Bag? [The Podcast] is a music podcast hosted by Amoeba Music, with 48 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.

Amoeba Music hosts What's In My Bag? [The Podcast], a music show with 48 episodes published.

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  Episode #957

  Xiu Xiu

  Aug 24, 202619 minS19

  Xiu Xiu goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. Jamie Stewart, Angela Seo, and David Kendrick talk about the Cocteau Twins' goth bass lines, psychedelic music from around the world, avant-garde and classical composers & lots more. Eraserhead Xiu Xiu , their new album interpreting David Lynch's debut film Eraserhead , is out now via Polyvinyl Records. Xiu Xiu's picks: • Broadcast, The Focus Group - Broadcast And The Focus Group Investigate Witch Cults Of The Radio Age (LP) • Cocteau Twins - Garlands (LP) • John Robb - The Art Of Darkness (BOOK) • Vaughn Williams - A London Symphony (CD) • Tom Zé - Brazil Classics Vol. 5: The Hips Of Tradition (CD) • Various - Tokyo Flashback P.S.F. - Psychedelic Speed Freaks (LP) • OSEES - Abomination Revealed At Last (LP) • Morton Feldman - Clarinet & String Quartet (CD) • George Crumb - Ancient Voices Of Children (LP) • George Crumb - An Idyll For The Misbegotten (CD) • Jóhann Jóhannsson - The Miners' Hymns (CD) • Echo & The Bunnymen - Songs To Learn & Sing (CD) • Mary Jane Hooper - Psychedelphia (CD) • Andwellas Dream - Love & Poetry (LP) • Otis Redding - The Very Best Of Otis Redding (CD) • Sam V. H. Reese (Editor) - The Notebooks Of Sonny Rollins (BOOK) Featured Artist: Xiu Xiu Editor: Jacob Gray Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern Producer/Director: Craig Miller Assistant Director: Derich Heath Cameras: Aaron Araki, Derich Heath Audio Recorded by: Patrick Emswiler Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler Watch Xiu Xiu's "What's In My Bag?" episode on Amoeba.com Follow Amoeba Hollywood on Instagram Follow Amoeba San Francisco on Instagram Follow Amoeba Berkeley on Instagram

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  Episode #956

  Black Marble

  Aug 17, 202610 minS19

  Black Marble (aka Chris Stewart) goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The electronic musician digs into the book section, picking up "How Music Works" by David Byrne and Lol Tolhurst's "Goth: A History," and finds one of his all-time favorite post-punk albums. Black Marble's new album "Life in Small Spaces" is available now via Sacred Bones. Black Marble's picks: • The Necessaries - Completely Necessary (Anthology 1978-1982) (LP) • Liz Pelly - Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (BOOK) • Jonathan Richman - I, Jonathan (LP) • Uwe Schütte - Kraftwerk: Future Music From Germany (BOOK) • Pylon - Chomp (LP) • David Byrne - How Music Works (BOOK) • The Only Ones - Baby's Got A Gun (LP) • Lol Tolhurst - Goth: A History (BOOK) • Graham Nash - Songs For Beginners (LP) Featured Artist: Black Marble Editor: Michael Cruz Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern Producer/Director: Craig Miller Assistant Director: Derich Heath Cameras: Derich Heath Audio Recorded by: Patrick Emswiler Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler Watch Black Marble's "What's In My Bag?" episode on Amoeba.com Follow Amoeba Hollywood on Instagram Follow Amoeba San Francisco on Instagram Follow Amoeba Berkeley on Instagram

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  Episode #955

  The Church

  Aug 10, 20268 minS19

  Steve Kilbey of The Church goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The bassist, vocalist & founder of the legendary Australian band shares how Ian Hunter's memoir fueled his dreams of touring America, discusses the best Hawkwind album ever made, and talks about listening to Cameron Winter's solo debut on repeat. Steve Kilbey's picks: • Pete Townshend - Who Came First (LP) • Ian Hunter - Reflections Of A Rock Star (BOOK) • Hawkwind - Space Ritual (LP) • Cameron Winter - Heavy Metal (LP) • Victor Bockris and John Cale - What's Welsh For Zen?: The Autobiography Of John Cale (BOOK) Featured Artist: The Church Editor: Charlie McTavish Smith Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern Producer/Director: Craig Miller Assistant Director: Derich Heath Cameras: Jacob Gray, Derich Heath Audio Recorded by: Patrick Emswiler Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler Watch The Church's "What's In My Bag?" episode on Amoeba.com Follow Amoeba Hollywood on Instagram Follow Amoeba San Francisco on Instagram Follow Amoeba Berkeley on Instagram

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  Episode #954

  Daniel Lanois

  Aug 3, 202610 minS19

  Legendary producer, songwriter, and GRAMMY-winning musician Daniel Lanois goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. He recalls working with The Neville Brothers in his fabled New Orleans studio, shares the greatest lesson he learned from Brian Eno, and reflects on the importance of musical curiosity and exploration. Daniel Lanois' new album, Belladonna Nocturne , is available now. See Daniel on tour this summer + fall. View full schedule here: https://www.daniellanois.com Daniel Lanois' picks: • The Neville Brothers - Yellow Moon (LP) • Tomita - Pictures At An Exhibition (LP) • Rosalia - LUX (LP) • Brigitte Bardot et Serge Gainsbourg - Bonnie And Clyde (LP) • Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die (LP) • Brian Eno - Another Green World (LP) Featured Artist: Daniel Lanois Editor: Brendt Rioux Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern Producer/Director: Craig Miller Assistant Director: Aaron Araki Cameras: Derich Heath, Aaron Araki Audio Recorded by: Patrick Emswiler Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler Watch Daniel Lanois' "What's In My Bag?" episode on Amoeba.com Follow Amoeba Hollywood on Instagram Follow Amoeba San Francisco on Instagram Follow Amoeba Berkeley on Instagram

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  Episode #953

  Sunn O)))

  Jul 27, 202610 minS19

  Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley of Sunn O))) go record shopping at Amoeba San Francisco in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. Their eclectic selections span jazz, heavy metal, Japanese and Indian classical music, experimental and electro-acoustic composers & more. Sunn O))) , the band's eponymous tenth album, is available now via Sub Pop. Sunn O)))'s picks: • John Lee Hooker - No Friend Around (LP) • Venom - Black Metal (LP) • Bill Orcutt - Music In Continuous Motion (LP) • Andy Beta - Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane (BOOK) • Beatriz Ferreyra - Senderos De Luz Y Sombras (LP) • John Coltrane - Sun Ship (LP) • Joshua Abrams - Music For Pulse Meridian Foliation (LP) • Ornette Coleman & Charlie Haden - Soapsuds Soapsuds (LP) • Reigakusha & Sukeyasu Shiba - Gagaku Suites (LP) • Gil Scott-Heron - Legend In His Own Mind (LP) • Shivkumar Sharma, Hariprasad Chaurasia & Brijbhushan Kabra - Call Of The Valley (LP) • Exodus - Goliath (LP) • Gary Holt & Adem Tepedelen - A Fabulous Disaster: From the Garage to Madison Square Garden, the Hard Way (BOOK) • Rosalia - Lux (LP) Featured Artist: Sunn O))) Editor: Gabriel Wheeler Executive Producer: Rachael McGovern Cameras: Michael Cruz, Gabriel Wheeler Audio Recorded by: Michael Cruz Assistant Editor: Patrick Emswiler Watch Sunn O)))'s "What's In My Bag?" episode on Amoeba.com Follow Amoeba Hollywood on Instagram Follow Amoeba San Francisco on Instagram Follow Amoeba Berkeley on Instagram

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