Nakedly Examined Music is a podcast about making music: Why do we do it? Why do we do it the way we do it? Mark Linsenmayer interviews songwriters and composers famous and otherwise about specific recordings, which are presented in full on the podcast. 
Markus began composing as a teen, "found his tribe" in getting connected to King Crimson's Robert Fripp in the early 90s, and has put out 40+ solo and collaborative albums of experimental music since 2000, including work in Stick Men with Crimson's Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto. We discuss "Swoonage" from Truce (2020), Boon from Marcus Reuter and the Matangi Quartet Continue Reading …
NEM#133: Jon Hassell (and Rick Cox): Fourth World Improvisation
Jon started playing trumpet with composers like Terry Riley and La Monte Young in the late 60s, has since guested with Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads, Ani DiFranco, Ry Cooder, et al, and has released 18 solo albums since 1977. We discuss "Unknown Wish" from Seeing Through Sound: Pentimento Volume 2 (2020), "Manga Scene" from Listening to Pictures: Pentimento Volume 1 Continue Reading …
NEM#103: Homer Flynn on The Residents’ 50 Years
The Residents were formed in 1969 and have released around 50 albums of theatrical, experimental music with humor and humanity. They're great to freak people out with. The band is anonymous; Homer is the head of their management arm, The Cryptic Corporation. We discuss "Good Vibes" from Intruders (2019), with music by Eric Feldman who replaced long-time Residents Continue Reading …
NEM#95: R. Stevie Moore Just Happens… Frequently!
Stevie has been recording pop tunes and/or wild experiments nearly continually since the late '60s, with hundreds of albums, many of them compilations of home recordings. We discuss "Pop Music" and "Take Back" from Afterlife (2019) and "The House Is Not in Order" by R. Stevie Moore and Alan Jenkins and the Kettering Vampires from The Embodiment of Progressive Ideals (2018) Continue Reading …
NEM #55 Bonus: More Conversation and Tunes with Don Preston
After listening to Nakedly Examined Music ep. 55, feast on this conversation about the philosophy of Frank and whether music progresses and where it might be progressing to now, among other topics. Includes about 15 minutes of talking plus songs: "Peaches En Regalia Live" by the Grandmothers from Eating the Astoria (2000), "Inner Blues (Not a Blues)" by the Don Preston Trio Continue Reading …