Major Label Debut

Intrepid correspondents Graham and John Paul are bringing you season's greetings with the official MLD 2025 Gift Guide.🎁📻Girlfriend Material's Hyped For The HolidaysDan Mangan's New Album Natural LightWe Are Scientists / Keith Murray's 20th Anniversary of With Love And SqualorChris Stamey's New Album Anything is PossibleMorgan Nagler's New Single “Cradle the Pain"The Blasters / Dave Alvin's New Album with The Third Mind Right Now! and the first vinyl pressing of his Merle Haggard tribute Tulare DustSave Ferris / Monique Powell's New Single "Get Dancing"Nels Cline's New Album Consentrik QuartetBret Berg and Museum of Home Video's PatreonAlan Siegel's New Book Stupid TV, Be More FunnyBrendan Bourke's artist roster including Big Special and Moon PandaNate Jackson and Daniel Kohn's New Book Tearing Down the Orange CurtainGreen Day / Rob Cavallo's 30th Anniversary Resissue of DookieGuster / Ryan Miller's 2024 Album Ooh La LaLisa Fancher and everything from Frontier RecordsThe Bongos / Richard Barone's 2025 Live Album The Shroud of Touring: Live in 1985Greg Alsop's Delta Underground Single “I Won’t Give You Up"Claw Hammer / Bob Lee's New Band Astral JetsSurfaris / Bob Berryhill's 60th Anniversary pressing of “Wipe Out"Moe. / Rob Derhak's 2025 Album Circle of GiantsWire / Colin Newman and Malka Spigel's New Immersion Album WTF??The Watchmen / Sammy Kohn's Realtor ServicesVashti Bunyan's 20th Anniversary Reissue of LookafteringRooney / Ned Brower Watch The Pitt on HBOMaxSoul Asylum / Dave Pirner's New Album Slowly but ShirleyWanna watch MLD on YouTube?Need an MLD t-shirt or mug?And everything else from Major Label Debut!

Graham is joined by Dan Mangan, singer/songwriting icon of the Canadian music scene, to discuss his 2015 album Club Meds. Dan candidly shares what happened when the record he took a big swing on didn't quite connect, and how hard lessons learned during that experience led him down a new path. They also talk about hanging with Paul McCartney, turning down a drum feature from Dave Grohl, and the mid 00's fascination with robots. Also, sausage breakfast wraps.📻🎚️Dan Mangan + Blacksmith “Vessel” (2:47)“Offred” (8:30)Dan Mangan “So Much For Everyone” (19:09)“Robots” (28:30)Bon Iver “Skinny Love” (34:27)Dan Mangan + Blacksmith “New Skies” (50:35)“Mouthpiece” (56:44)“Club Meds” (1:00:29)“Forgetery” (1:06:05)Dan Mangan “Race To The Bottom” (1:19:44)“Cold In The Summer” (1:24:30) Lay Low” (1:44:19)Wanna watch MLD on YouTube?Need an MLD t-shirt or mug?And everything else from Major Label Debut!

Intrepid correspondents Graham and John Paul talk about Jack White and Eminem's performance at the Detroit Lions' Thanksgiving halftime show. Watch MLD on YouTube!Get an MLD t-shirt or mug!And everything else from Major Label Debut!

Graham is joined by Keith Murray of We Are Scientists to discuss the band's 2005 major label debut, With Love And Squalor. They also talk about the journey from major label to self-releasing records, as well as autobahn toilets and country pubs. Also, burritos and margaritas.📻🎚️We Are Scientists “Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt” (2:20)Art Brut “Formed A Band” (20:15)We Are Scientists “The Great Escape” (24:55 )Ambulance Ltd. “Primitive (The Way I Treat You)” (51:45)Wanna watch MLD on YouTube? Need an MLD t-shirt or mug?And everything else from Major Label Debut!

Intrepid correspondents Graham and John Paul dive into the gear and belongings of Kraftwerk's Florain Schneider up for auction - from Volks-Trautoniums to Volkswagons and everything in between.Wanna watch MLD on YouTube?Need an MLD t-shirt or mug?And everything else from Major Label Debut!