Made Of Things

Moths! Chairlift is on the show via the medium of a Caroline Polachek and a Patrick Wimberly, in tandem! With the new album Moth coming out today (if by today you believe it is January, the 22nd), the guys and Antonio compliment each other’s eyes, and talk about going British and the history behind some… Continue reading 22 Chairlift: Caroline Polachek, Patrick Wimberly & new album

Haircuts! No animals necessary this time, because we have Matthew Murphy of The Wombats on the show! Wombats! A-ha, surprise: already animals after all! Murph talks with Antonio about hand sanitizers, insects and haircuts. We are starting off 2016 in style (haircuts, see?) while also looking back at the best records of 2015. Better late… Continue reading 21 Matthew Murphy (The Wombats) & best of 2015, Bowie

Giant squids! Django Django’s David Maclean and Tommy Grace talk to Antonio about why they always seem to play with alt-J, what it means to be born under Saturn and lots of movies. Mad Max? Jurassic Park? New movie ideas? Hollywood awaits! On top of all this djangodjangoing, also some Assassins’ Creed? Games, hashtag. YouTube… Continue reading 20 Django Django: David Maclean, Tommy Grace & capricorns

Director David Gordon Green is on this Made of Things extra episode! David talks to Antonio about his new movie Our Brand is Crisis, his previous work in comedy, music in movies and Will Oldham. Also please help us find Trucker Stan. YouTube // Facebook // Download file // iTunes // Instagram // Twitter

Mark Gardener from Ride is the guest on this episode of Made of Things. FACT. Antonio and Mark talk about the band coming back, which guitars to use for big scale shows and the feeling of warmth in your heart! FACT. Also, Antonio locks eyes with the comedian Stewart Lee! ALSO FACT. If you like fiction, there… Continue reading 18 Mark Gardener (Ride)

Mac McCaughan has been completely awesome for at least 25 years and such is proven by the new episode of the Made of Things podcast, where Antonio and friend Rodrigo Nogueira from the Até Tenho Amigos Que São podcast talk with Mac in Lisbon. A lot of ground is covered – perfect for covering ground… Continue reading 17 Mac McCaughan (Superchunk, Merge Records)

Kitties! Dan Deacon would disagree that he has anything to do with them. Question your whole life as Antonio and Dan talk about bad posture (see picture) and reverse acorn knowledge and unedited footage of bears. Oh yeah, and – always the most riveting of subjects – socks! YouTube // Facebook // Download file //… Continue reading 16 Dan Deacon

Tigers! Grrrr. Have absolutely no fun on the first part of this episode, but you might find some solace and human empathy. Next, our guests Ex Hex are a lovely trio of rocking girls and a lot of wordplay is involved. This is good if you like wordplay! And classic indie bands. Rips and shreds!… Continue reading 15 Ex Hex: Mary Timony, Betsy Wright, Laura Harris

King Crimson time! Pat Mastelotto, only one of the most amazing drummers of all time, is on Made of Things this week to talk new King Crimson, old King Crimson and Portugal (more or less old and new)! This episode takes place in the lovely city of Brighton, in the UK – on the morning… Continue reading 14 Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, KTU, Stick Men, Mr. Mister, etc.)

Tonight we say good morning, because it’s wakey wakey, time to smell the coffee and party with The Juan MacLean! John MacLean and Nancy Whang speak to Antonio about playing live. It’s really a lot about playing live. On second thought, that’s all it is! No, there is also talk about time and space and… Continue reading 13 The Juan MacLean: John MacLean, Nancy Whang

Jonah Falco of the amazing band Fucked Up is on the show this week. He talks to Antonio, with Vera once more chiming in every now and again. Drunken hosts make for fun conversation, and Jonah survives the chaos and havoc with great finesse. We hope you enjoy this as much as we did! And… Continue reading 12 Jonah Falco (Fucked Up)

American Football is on the show this week, so get ready to run, blitz and mostly punt yourself into a state of fun! Try not to fumble this one, we’re all counting on you. The great Mike Kinsella, Nate Kinsella, Steve Lamos and Steve Holmes talk to Antonio about anything from podcasts to dads! YouTube… Continue reading 11 American Football: Mike Kinsella, Nate Kinsella, Steve Lamos, Steve Holmes

Hey there, bunchies of funchies! Do you remember Bunchies and how adorable it was? You know what else is adorable? You! And our guest this week, Tobias Jesso Jr.! Both of you should meet. You may start with listening to the show, hosted by Antonio Maria Correia and with special first time co-host Vera Rodrigues… Continue reading 10 Tobias Jesso Jr.

Emo fans all around the world, rejoice! Bit of a paradox there, hm. Episode 9 of Made of Things features Chris Simpson, frontman for the band Mineral! Chris meets up with Antonio in Barcelona after an amazing and heartfelt show at Primavera Sound, marking the return of this gem of a 90s band. Get to… Continue reading 9 Chris Simpson (Mineral), Super Bock Super Rock preview

This one goes out to everybody both in the club and outside of the club and everyone else who has no willing relationship with this club or any other sort of association. On this week’s show we have Gerard Way, formerly of My Chemical Romance! Wowee zowee! Gerard talks to Antonio about his fans and… Continue reading 8 Gerard Way, Tori Amos short, Alive preview

Hey babies! Real babies and unreal babies! Are you a baby, for real? Do you even understand a word you’re reading? You read, already? You are a baby made of magic! And you’re so cute. On the show this week we have Antwon Williams, a brilliant new rapper who you will want to know. Antwon… Continue reading 7 Antwon Williams

We’re back with Jim Black! It rhymes. See what we did there? Fanfare, toot toot and all that. This time Jim talks to Antonio about new music (yay!), online streaming (yay/boo!) and wine (yay again!). Plus, you get to find out what Jim is carrying around. No spoilers! #gameofthrones YouTube // Facebook // Download file… Continue reading 6 Jim Black 2

Hello! How are you? I trust you are doing most spiffily. On the show this week, we have a two-parter of the outstanding drummer and human person Jim Black! One of the best drummers in the world joined Antonio in late 2012 for a conversation about art, writing and musical impulses. Don’t forget to check… Continue reading 5 Jim Black 1

Listen up babysnakes! On this week’s show we have Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs! She participates in great amounts of many things, such as intelligence and talent and fun. Don’t believe me? Well, you don’t have to. But it will be a GREAT decision and you will be doing YOURself a favor when you listen to… Continue reading 4 Merrill Garbus (tUnE-yArDs)

On the third episode of Made of Things, we have the legendary Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy / Will Oldham! He is joined by Matt Sweeney (Chavez frontman, former member of Zwan and host of Guitar Moves) and Emmett Kelly. We talk a lot about food, Portuguese and otherwise. A considerable amount of references are involved, but… Continue reading 3 Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: Will Oldham, Matt Sweeney, Emmett Kelly