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Gear Club Podcast

by John Agnello & Stewart Lerman

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  • #106 Pt. 1: Laurie Spiegel on Sending Music Out of the Solar System

    October 6, 2026 · 41 min

    Laurie Spiegel taught herself notation in an off-grid trailer in western Illinois, with no running water and a kerosene lamp, because she wanted to write down what she was making up on the guitar. A few years later she was at Bell Labs…

  • Record of the Week: Red Eyes

    September 22, 2026 · 14 min

    John Agnello and Stewart Lerman kick off a new Record of the Week with The War on Drugs' Red Eyes, off 2014's Lost in the Dream. They trace the two-year process behind the track (six or seven studios, by their own count), break down the…

  • #105: Elvis Costello: 49 Years of Records, Producers & Studio Secrets

    September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

    Elvis Costello sits down with Gear Club for a career-spanning conversation, from the tiny London room where My Aim Is True was recorded to the unpublished Bob Dylan lyrics he helped finish decades later. John Agnello and special guest host…

  • Record of the Week: Surf's Up

    August 11, 2026 · 15 min

    This week, we take a look at the acclaimed Surf's Up by The Beach Boys. In 2004, the album was included in Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" and ranked 61 on Pitchfork Media's "The Top 100 Albums Of The 1970s".

  • #104: The History Of Eventide with Founder Richard Factor

    July 21, 2026 · 46 min

    In this episode we present the history of Eventide, makers of revolutionary audio products for over 50 years, as told by founder and owner Richard Factor. Eventide's history stretches back to 1971, but Richard was tinkering with audio…

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  • Record of the Week: Peaches en Regalia

    July 7, 2026 · 17 min

    In this Record of the Week, John and Stewart dig into "Peaches en Regalia" by Frank Zappa, the opening track from his 1969 masterpiece Hot Rats. They break down the recording techniques Zappa used across the album and how those techniques…

  • Record of the Week: Fat Old Sun

    May 26, 2026 · 18 min

    Here's Record of the Week, where we listen to records that inspire us and made us wonder, how did they do that? This week: Fat Old Sun by Pink Floyd. John & Stewart hone in on production techniques used to create the piece, and dissect the…

  • #103: Pearl Jam, Lollapalooza, and Life in the Studio with Tom Beaujour

    May 6, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    In this episode we talk with author, producer, engineer and musician Tom Beaujour. Tom's career started as a writer for Guitar World Magazine, going on to found Revolver magazine and Guitar Aficionado, and most recently co-writing The…

  • Record of the Week: Out of the Blue

    April 9, 2026 · 15 min

    This week on Record of the Week, we dig into one of the most overlooked and mysterious songs connected to The Band: "Out of the Blue," tucked away on The Last Waltz Suite. Robbie Robertson's lead vocal, the unusual arrangement, and the…

  • #102: Rick Chertoff: The Producer Behind Cyndi Lauper, Joan Osborne & Decades of Hit Records

    March 8, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

    In this episode John and Stewart sit down for a chat with friend and mentor Rick Chertoff. Rick is a Producer and songwriter whose career started in A&R for Clive Davis's newly minted Arista records in 1974. From there, he went on to be…

  • #101:Tad Kubler: In the studio and on the road with The Hold Steady

    January 29, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    In this episode John, Stewart, and myself sit down with Tad Kubler, best known as guitarist and songwriter for the best bar band in the world, The Hold Steady. John and I have both made records with the band and it was awesome to catch up…

  • #100: 100th Episode Extravaganza: Shocking Moments with Lennon, Prince, Bob Dylan and Studio Legends

    December 4, 2025 · 1 hr 19 min

    For our centennial episode, we took a trip down memory lane and revisited all the interviews we've shared over the years. We gathered some of our team's favorite moments—stories that inspired us, moved us, and reminded us why we love…

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About the show

Gear Club Podcast is hosted by engineer / producers John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.) and Stewart Lerman (Patti Smith, St. Vincent). Each episode of the podcast features an interview with a key player in the audio industry, and also offers tips and guidance to the next generation of engineers and artists. The podcast is an informative, yet irreverent, look at the art of recording by leading practitioners of the art.