Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 5.8 - Carsie Blanton

Nate recaps his Record Store Day purchases and shouts out Siren Records before sitting down with singer/songwriter Carsie Blanton. They talk about her song “Ain’t We Got Fun,” the Brittany Ann Tranbaugh penned “Caroline,” growing up, discovering Jazz music through her grandfather, gigging early at age 14, her comfort on stage, touring at 16 with the funk band The Champagne Syndicate, moving to…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 5.7 - Paul Myers

Nate opens up the show discussing re-evaluating his relationship with music before sitting down for a chat with Paul Myers. They bond over their shared use of Garage Band before talking about Paul’s journey from music to writing, The Paul and John, Flam!, the Gravelberrys, Power Pop, Paul’s book A Wizard a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the studio, John Oates, The Monkees, his De La Soul interview,…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 5.6 - Eliza Hardy Jones

In an all new episode, Nate kicks things off with the announcement of a new music discovery podcast he’s launching with Bruce Warren of WXPN called, 2Old/2New. Then, Nate chats with Eliza Hardy Jones (Buried Beds, The War On Drugs). They talk about Y-Not Radio, growing up in a musical household, learning piano and guitar, early songwriting, collaboration and community, live shows and the beauty…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 5.5 - John Vettese

Back with an all new episode, Nate recaps his gig DJing a Daddy/Daughter Dance, bows to the glory of Taylor Swift and pours one out for the Grape Room. Then, Nate finally gets a chance to sit down and chat with WXPN’s John Vettese. They talk about John’s place in the Philly scene, Nate’s a plea to be on a Key Session, growing up in Ambler, discovering Nine Inch Nails, Stabbing Westward, the…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 5.4 - Craig Wedren

In this episode, Nate delights in the latest dance album trend and invokes the spirit of Ren McCormack before sitting down for a chat with Craig Wedren. They talk about the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band, heart health, Craig’s heart attack in 2018, the pandemic, growing up in Cleveland, how his core friend group has survived throughout the years personally and creatively, introducing new people into…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 5.3 - Dee Gerhart & James Daniels (Chestnut Grove)

Back with a new episode, Nate talks about his new radio show on Y-Not Radio (Mondays 5-8pm) and gives a brief walk down memory lane of the Philly radio stations that helped form his music sensibilities. He is then joined by Dee Gerhart and James Daniels of the band Chestnut Grove. The conversation kicks off with Dee and Nate talking about Green Lane, the music she grew up with, Live Day 2010 and…

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Distracted Music Lover Syndrome

The following is an excerpt from episode two of Season Five of the Y!TMJ Podcast with my guest, Matt Pond. It’s a brief look into current process of engaging with music. – Nate So, this may be a little behind the scenes here, but a lot of times, I have multiple episodes worth of conversations in a much smaller span of time. Sometimes I record multiple interviews on the same day even though they…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 5.2 - Matt Pond

In an all new episode, Nate gives a quick recap of the Super Bowl (Taylor’s Version) and lays out his process for engaging with albums in a streaming world before sitting down to chat with Matt Pond. They talk about happy accidents and how a mixup of John Waite and Tom Waits set Matt on course in music, sticking with an album, streaming, learning to play music, the move to Philly, the Philly…

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Making Nice With the Girls of Spice

The following is an excerpt from the season premiere of Season Five of the Y!TMJ Podcast with my guest, Charlie Harding. It tells the story of how I came to stop worrying and love Pop Music. – Nate This podcast, which started as a music blog, has always been a space that I wanted to create to just share and talk about the things I like.  The things you like.  I wanted to create a community where…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 5.1 - Charlie Harding

Welcome back! Nate kicks of the new season with a note about his recent appearance on the 25 O’Clock Podcast, hosted by our friend Dan Drago, before going into a story about how the song “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls was the spark that sent him on his path of pop proselytization. Then, Nate is joined by Charlie Harding of the podcast Switched On Pop. They discuss Nate’s love of the show, Charlie’s…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Bonus Ep. - The Your Next Favorite Band/25 O'Clock/Y!TMJ Crossover

Some bonus content here for you. This is a rebroadcast of the Your Next Favorite Band livestream event that Nate guested on alongside Dan Drago of the 25 O’Clock podcast. Nate and Dan joined host Philip Reese to recap and breakdown WXPN’s 885 Greatest Songs by Women Countdown. It was an incredibly fun chat, and we are excited to be able to share it with you today! Subscribe to the Y!TMJ…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 4.30 - TV Christmas Favorites w/ the Brothers Ferris

After a brief update on his appearance on the upcoming Your Next Favorite Band livestream and a note about this year’s ‘Twas the Jawn Before Christmas, Nate is joined by D.X. and James Ferris to breakdown their favorite Christmas TV episodes and specials! James Pick # 5 Pick # 4 Pick # 3 Pick # 2 Pick # 1 Nate Pick # 5 Pick # 4 Pick # 3 Pick # 2 Pick # 1 D.X. Pick # 5 Pick #…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 4.29 - Joey O.

On an all new episode, Nate announces the date of this year’s ‘Twas the Jawn Before Christmas 4 live streaming on 12/23 at 8pm and hypes his upcoming appearance on Your Next Favorite Band (12/12) before diving in for a chat with YNOT Radio’s Joey O. They talk about the benefits of Zoom, The Beths, the Weird Al Y-Rock Takeover (the playlist of that episode), growing up in Chester county, Green Day…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 4.28 - Gina Zo (Velvet Rouge)

Nate is back with some post-Thanksgiving revelations about what he wants to be and then chats with singer/songwriter, Gina Zo of Velvet Rouge. They talk about the XPoNential Music Festival, growing up in West Chester, learning piano & guitar, her life long desire to perform, dance, her earliest songwriting, playing out at for the very first time at The Note, musical theater, auditioning for The…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 4.27 - Brian Walker (A Day Without Love)

Happy Thanksgiving! In this episode, Nate sits down with multi-disciplinary creator Brian Walker (A Day Without Love). They discuss growing up in Germantown/Mt. Airy, SEPTA stops, Brian’s grandparents’ music listening habits, picking up the guitar, how studying Tae Kwan Do has affected his music, the communal nature of the punk rock scene, his path to writing songs, going to Penn State and…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 4.26 - Christopher Mansfield (FENCES)

Back with a new episode, Nate sits down for a chat with Christopher Mansfield of the band FENCES. They talk about the similarities in their childhood, his piece “Hallway” from his new book The Horses in Montana, the music his mother played around the house, getting his first guitar, going to Berklee, finding Elliott Smith, the switch from a technical musician to a more vulnerable and emotional…

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Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast - Ep. 4.25 - Rachel Ana Dobken

Back with the first episode of November, Nate walks through the songs he selected on his ballot for 88.5 WXPN’s community curated countdown, the 885 Greatest Songs by Women. Then, Nate sits down for an incredible chat with multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/producer, Rachel Ana Dobken. They talk about her new video for her song “Cruel, Cruel, Cruel,” growing up in New Jersey, her dad’s jazz career…

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