Brian Heater
@riyl.bsky.social
Longform interviews with musicians, artists and other creative types.
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Brian Heater
@riyl.bsky.social
· Dec 1
A lot our new follows don't know anything about RiYL. We're a a long form interview podcast that's at nearly 700 episodes. We've had: Rep John Lewis, John Leguizamo, Matt Groening, Rivers Cuomo, Michael McDonald, Dick Gregory, Eric Bogosian, Peter Frampton, Errol Morris, Danny Elfman, Ralph Nader.
I had to keep the part in where Amy Irving gets a text from Kate Capshaw. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
April 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I had to keep the part in where Amy Irving gets a text from Kate Capshaw. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
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At age 11, his fate was sealed when Benmont Tench met Tom Petty at a Gainesville music store. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
April 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
At age 11, his fate was sealed when Benmont Tench met Tom Petty at a Gainesville music store. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
At age 11, his fate was sealed when Benmont Tench met Tom Petty at a Gainesville music store. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
April 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
At age 11, his fate was sealed when Benmont Tench met Tom Petty at a Gainesville music store. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
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Absolutely crushed. Dave was such an incredible and incredibly kind guy -- and obviously one hell of a musician.
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Former Gang Of Four Bassist Dave Allen Dead At 69
Dave Allen, the founding bassist of English post-punk greats Gang Of Four, died last Saturday at 69. His former bandmate Hugo Burnham confirmed the news in a post today on Gang Of Four’s Instagram acc...
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April 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Absolutely crushed. Dave was such an incredible and incredibly kind guy -- and obviously one hell of a musician.
www.stereogum.com/2303262/form...
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Vladimir Nabokov's 1951 memoir, Speak, Memory, opens with a quote describing life as the content between two dark eternities -- the before and the after. Though teaming with potential existential dread, the quote is a hopeful one for Luke Lalonde. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
March 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Vladimir Nabokov's 1951 memoir, Speak, Memory, opens with a quote describing life as the content between two dark eternities -- the before and the after. Though teaming with potential existential dread, the quote is a hopeful one for Luke Lalonde. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Gabríel Ólafs describes a lifelong desire to score films. In the meantime, he’s making his own. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
March 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Gabríel Ólafs describes a lifelong desire to score films. In the meantime, he’s making his own. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Episode 700: Chester Brown - Since its debut at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Paying For It has garnered rave reviews from critics, drawing comparisons to fellow comic adaptation, Ghost World. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
March 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Episode 700: Chester Brown - Since its debut at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Paying For It has garnered rave reviews from critics, drawing comparisons to fellow comic adaptation, Ghost World. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
One thing you should know about Lloyd Kaufman is that he isn’t dead. The introduction to Mathew Klickstein’s new interview collection is very adamant about this.
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March 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
One thing you should know about Lloyd Kaufman is that he isn’t dead. The introduction to Mathew Klickstein’s new interview collection is very adamant about this.
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After 35 years, Tsunami returned with a bang. The Virginia-based band capped off 2024 by reuniting to deliver a massive, career-spanning boxset, Loud As. During their time away from the band, however, Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson were never too far apart. riylcast.com/episode/jenn...
February 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
After 35 years, Tsunami returned with a bang. The Virginia-based band capped off 2024 by reuniting to deliver a massive, career-spanning boxset, Loud As. During their time away from the band, however, Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson were never too far apart. riylcast.com/episode/jenn...
“I am edging away from apathy,” bellows, “I am drifting away from the dark. The rain has got my mind in motion.” riylcast.com/episode/epis...
February 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“I am edging away from apathy,” bellows, “I am drifting away from the dark. The rain has got my mind in motion.” riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Following the release of Tank and the Bangas' Grammy nominated The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, singer Tarriona “Tank” Ball returns to the show. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
January 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Following the release of Tank and the Bangas' Grammy nominated The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, singer Tarriona “Tank” Ball returns to the show. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Fe finds Rafael Cohen's Las Palabras returning to his roots on multiple fronts. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
January 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Fe finds Rafael Cohen's Las Palabras returning to his roots on multiple fronts. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
What does “maturity” mean for a rock band? The answer is, perhaps, a bit easier to answer when you’ve been together since age 18. For Naked Giants, it means grown up things – getting jobs, starting families.
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January 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
What does “maturity” mean for a rock band? The answer is, perhaps, a bit easier to answer when you’ve been together since age 18. For Naked Giants, it means grown up things – getting jobs, starting families.
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Last month, Mileage scored Sun Records’ first-ever Grammy nomination. It’s hard to believe for a 72-year-old label that was once home to Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash.
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January 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Last month, Mileage scored Sun Records’ first-ever Grammy nomination. It’s hard to believe for a 72-year-old label that was once home to Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash.
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Mighty Vertebrate hits different. In a world of sound a likes and slow burns, Anna Butterss' latest solo record makes itself known from immediately out of the gate. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
December 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Mighty Vertebrate hits different. In a world of sound a likes and slow burns, Anna Butterss' latest solo record makes itself known from immediately out of the gate. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
During our conversation, FIDLAR frontman Zac Carper reminds me of band’s acronym, Fuck It Dawg, Life's a Risk. Spontaneity has been a driving force throughout the band’s 15-year existence, but time comes experience and – hopefully – a bit of reflection. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
December 12, 2024 at 9:36 PM
During our conversation, FIDLAR frontman Zac Carper reminds me of band’s acronym, Fuck It Dawg, Life's a Risk. Spontaneity has been a driving force throughout the band’s 15-year existence, but time comes experience and – hopefully – a bit of reflection. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Released in September, Dirt On My Diamonds Vol.2 finds Kenny Wayne Shepherd doing what he was put on Earth to do. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
December 6, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Released in September, Dirt On My Diamonds Vol.2 finds Kenny Wayne Shepherd doing what he was put on Earth to do. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Honored and excited to be one of Bluesky's Top Podcasts of 2024, a real title that we absolutely did not make up.
December 3, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Honored and excited to be one of Bluesky's Top Podcasts of 2024, a real title that we absolutely did not make up.
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A lot our new follows don't know anything about RiYL. We're a a long form interview podcast that's at nearly 700 episodes. We've had: Rep John Lewis, John Leguizamo, Matt Groening, Rivers Cuomo, Michael McDonald, Dick Gregory, Eric Bogosian, Peter Frampton, Errol Morris, Danny Elfman, Ralph Nader.
December 1, 2024 at 4:18 PM
A lot our new follows don't know anything about RiYL. We're a a long form interview podcast that's at nearly 700 episodes. We've had: Rep John Lewis, John Leguizamo, Matt Groening, Rivers Cuomo, Michael McDonald, Dick Gregory, Eric Bogosian, Peter Frampton, Errol Morris, Danny Elfman, Ralph Nader.
A lot our new follows don't know anything about RiYL. We're a a long form interview podcast that's at nearly 700 episodes. We've had: Rep John Lewis, John Leguizamo, Matt Groening, Rivers Cuomo, Michael McDonald, Dick Gregory, Eric Bogosian, Peter Frampton, Errol Morris, Danny Elfman, Ralph Nader.
December 1, 2024 at 4:18 PM
A lot our new follows don't know anything about RiYL. We're a a long form interview podcast that's at nearly 700 episodes. We've had: Rep John Lewis, John Leguizamo, Matt Groening, Rivers Cuomo, Michael McDonald, Dick Gregory, Eric Bogosian, Peter Frampton, Errol Morris, Danny Elfman, Ralph Nader.
Few who have walked the Earth can write a pop song like Superdrag's John Davis. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
November 29, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Few who have walked the Earth can write a pop song like Superdrag's John Davis. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
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Always dug Future Islands for their unique sound - which mostly comes from their lead singer
Plenty of musicians talk about 'leaving it all on the stage,' but few have offered as demonstrable an example as Future Islands’ Samuel Herring. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Episode 684: Samuel Herring (Future Islands, Hemlock Ernst) | Recommended if You Like: Long form conversation with musicians, cartoonists, writers and other creative types.
Plenty of musicians talk about 'leaving it all on the stage,' but few have offered as demonstrable an example as Samuel Herring. His live performance is a...
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November 21, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Always dug Future Islands for their unique sound - which mostly comes from their lead singer
Plenty of musicians talk about 'leaving it all on the stage,' but few have offered as demonstrable an example as Future Islands’ Samuel Herring. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Episode 684: Samuel Herring (Future Islands, Hemlock Ernst) | Recommended if You Like: Long form conversation with musicians, cartoonists, writers and other creative types.
Plenty of musicians talk about 'leaving it all on the stage,' but few have offered as demonstrable an example as Samuel Herring. His live performance is a...
riylcast.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Plenty of musicians talk about 'leaving it all on the stage,' but few have offered as demonstrable an example as Future Islands’ Samuel Herring. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
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French royalty, glam singer and MacGyver villain Michael Des Barres joins us this week. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
November 14, 2024 at 3:21 PM
French royalty, glam singer and MacGyver villain Michael Des Barres joins us this week. riylcast.com/episode/epis...