Boston Rock/Talk

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For podcast 78, Jim chats with Genesis P-Orridge of the experimental video art and music group, Psychic TV.

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In our second interview with Peter Hook, Jim catches us up on Hook's latest memoir, "Substance: Inside New Order" and chats with Peter about the Hacienda sobriety conflict, his new band Peter Hook & The Light, and more.

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Podcast 74 features songwriter, guitarist and lead vocalist Jim Jamesfrom the Louisville, KY-based rock band My Morning Jacket. The two Jims discuss James' upcoming solo tour, what's in store for My Morning Jacket, transcendental meditation and more!

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This week, Jim chats with Johnny Stevens, guitar and vocals for the Grammy Award-nominated alternative rock trio from Cape Cod, Highly Suspect.

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Podcast 72 features Glenn Tilbrook of the UK new wave/pop band, Squeeze. Jim and Glenn discuss the band's almost 40 years in music, their most recent album, 2015's "Cradle to the Grave," and more!

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This week, Jim chats with American singer, poet and actor, Art Garfunkel.

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This week, Jim chats with Jökull Júlíusson, lead vocals and guitarist for the bluesy Icelandic rock band Kaleo, about the quartet's style and influences, their new album A/B, and more.

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This week's podcast features Steve Diggle of the British punk rock band, The Buzzcocks.

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In this week's podcast, Jim chats with Crystal Zevon, wife of late legendary rock musician Warren Zevon, discuss her biography, "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon" and look back over his life and music together.

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In this week's podcast, Jim chats with Glenn Mercer, vocalist and guitarist of the New Jersey-based rock band, The Feelies.

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Podcast 65 features American singer-songwriter and soulful folk-rock musician Amos Lee. Lee talks to Jim about his new album "Spirit" and more.

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Podcast 64 finds us back in the archives with English singer-songwriter and guitarist Robyn Hitchcock. In this interview, Robyn talks to Jim about touring, his recently released Moss Elixir album, and about newly found musical control and empowerment.

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For this week's podcast, we dive into the archives to bring you English singer-songwriter and politically-minded activist, Billy Bragg. In this conversation from '96, Jim and Billy discuss myriad topics including politics, UK autonomy, xenophobia, the life of a musician, his recently released album William Bloke and more.

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This week's podcast features the estimable Ani DeFranco. In a wide ranging interview, the grassroots musician, poet, activist and businesswoman chats with Jim about songwriting, politics, feminism, Woody Guthrie, Tom Morello and more.

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Jim chats with seminal rock drummer Carmine Appice of the 60's pyschedelic rock band Vanilla Fudge. Appice talks about the band, considered by many as the forebearers of hard rock and heavy metal, their interpretation of classic songs like the motown hit, "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On," the feedback they received from the original songwriters, and more.

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This week, Jim chats with Paul Anka about Sinatra, Sid Vicious, early rock and rollers on tour, his hit "(You're) Having My Baby," covering Nirvana's "Teen Spirit" and more.

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This week's podcast features Bryan Ferry, formerly of the 70's glam-rock, pop outfit, Roxy Music. Jim takes us behind the scenes as Bryan talks about how the band's music evolved from their early albums, how Ferry views himself as a musician versus in his private life, whether there will be a Roxy reunion, his solo work and more.

Photo courtesy of Bryan Ferry.