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Four Strings and the Truth
Four Strings and the Truth
Sandy Smallens

"Four Strings and the Truth: The Bassists Who Changed Music" features intimate conversations with players who have changed the course of the... more

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Episodes

“Cool World” by Chat Pile: The Bass-ic Review

As we gear up for our next season of Four Strings and the Truth interviews, we’re introducing a new, more... more

29 Oct 2024 · 16 minutes
“We are the most underrated and yet most important members of any band” with Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes)

Brian Ritchie is our first guest whose primary instrument - the one that helped make his band Violent Femmes a... more

26 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Living Between The Songs with Klaus Flouride (Dead Kennedys)

Dead Kennedys - the scabrous, Northern Cali-based band that taught the world how to stage dive - created some of... more

10 Sep 2024 · 1 hour,
Back on His Grind with David Wm. Sims (Jesus Lizard, Scratch Acid, unFact)

He first caught our ears with the propulsive lines that drove Austin weirdos Scratch Acid; and then David Wm. Sims... more

26 Aug 2024 · 52 minutes
WATT POWER with Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE, dos, Il Sogno Del Marinaio, mssv, and a million other groups)

You didn’t think we were gonna get through this season without a dispatch from the man in the van with... more

13 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Talking about Bruce Thomas (Elvis Costello & The Attractions) with Dave Derby (Gramercy Arms, The Dambuilders, Lloyd Cole)

When a planned interview with Bruce Thomas fell through for…reasons, we dusted ourselves off and decided to consult with bassist/songwriter/singer... more

26 Jun 2024 · 47 minutes
When Inspiration Strikes with Colin Moulding (XTC, The Dukes of Stratosphear, TC&I)

In South West England, in a town called Swindon, a group of disaffected youth would come together in the early... more

12 Jun 2024 · 45 minutes
Despair, Redemption, Legacy, Family and Keeping Going with Jah Wobble (Public Image Ltd, Invaders of the Heart, etc.)

Generous with his time, expansive with his bass playing, and one of the funniest people I’ve ever spoken with, Jah... more

28 May 2024 · 1 hour, 3 minutes
...And Now a Word From The Bass Master General with Karl Alvarez (Descendents, All, Massacre Guys)

Grab your bonus cups and strap on your ear goggles (kinda mixing band references here) to drink of the wisdom... more

15 May 2024 · 49 minutes
A Gentleman and a Ska-ler with Horace Panter (The Specials, General Public, The Dirt Road Band)

(Do I really need to write any show notes after coming up with that title?) It’s time to pick it... more

01 May 2024 · 44 minutes
Four Strings and the Truth
“Cool World” by Chat Pile: The Bass-ic Review
Four Strings and the Truth