Episodes 71
Avg. Duration 1h 7m
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Since Apr 2020
Latest Episode Sep 2025

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An in depth look back at albums I listened to growing up and the listening experience. Jason Bemis Lawrence, creator and host of Before The Stream, is a singer/songwriter and a drummer with bands like Heather Woods Broderick, The Building, and Jesse Marchant. In this podcast, Jason and a guest will be checking in on a record they both listened to abundantly in the past to see what memories the record conjures, what holds up, and what has changed about.. well, everything.

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Elvis Costello: Spike, with Peter Morén

Sep 19, 2025 1h 28m

Swedish singer/songwriter Peter Morén (Peter, Bjorn, and John) joins the podcast to talk about Elvis Costello's 1989 album Spike and Peter's new SunYears album The Song Forlorn. Jason and Peter talk…

Soul Asylum: Slowly But Shirley, with Rob Collier

Feb 04, 2025 1h 29m

Soul Asylum again? And their new album from 2024? When Jason and Rob Collier saw that the title of Soul Asylum's new album quoted the movie Airplane! they knew they had to follow up on their previous…

U2: War, with Al Melchior

Jan 09, 2025 1h 15m

Al Melchior of You, Me and An Album joins the show to talk about U2 and their 1983 album War. Al saw U2 in concert around the time that War came out and it made a huge impression on him. Jason and…

Quick Update: Jason Talks Radiohead's Kid A

Nov 12, 2024 3m Bonus

Just a quick little update to let you know that Jason talked about Radiohead's album Kid A on the podcast "You, Me and An Album" with Al Melchior. You can listen to the episode here or wherever you…

Jason Bemis Lawrence: A Safe Place, with Rob Collier

Jun 07, 2024 41m

A Safe Place is out. It's the 3rd single from Jason's forthcoming new album The Grand Routine. Great friend of the show Rob Collier joins again to talk about the song, how it was written,…

Jason Bemis Lawrence: Same Conversations, with Anthony LaMarca

Apr 23, 2024 45m

The 2nd single from Jason's forthcoming LP is out now. Singer-songwriter/drummer/multi-instrumentalist/producer Anthony LaMarca of The Building and The War on Drugs joined Jason to talk about the…

Jason Bemis Lawrence: In the Quiet Golden Hour, with Andrew Carlson

Mar 21, 2024 1h 3m

The 1st single from Jason's forthcoming 2nd LP is out! The song is called In the Quiet Golden Hour, and Jason talked all about it with Andrew Carlson, who played bass and guitar and sang on the…

Tori Amos: Under the Pink, with Natasha Alexandra

Feb 22, 2024 1h 33m

We are back! The grand return of Before the Stream features Jason and Natasha Alexandra talking about Tori Amos' 1994 classic album Under the Pink. Jason tries to guess Natasha's defining 3 songs…

Soul Asylum: Let Your Dim Light Shine, with Rob Collier

Jul 21, 2023 1h 47m

Rob Collier made his first appearance on the show back in episode 4 to talk about Soul Asylum. Now he's back to talk about their 1995 album, Let Your Dim Light Shine. It's impossible not to talk…

The Cardigans: First Band On The Moon, with Brian Kantor (part 2)

May 22, 2023 1h 12m

Jason and Brian Kantor continue and conclude their conversation about The Cardigans' 1996 album First Band on the Moon. The two friends analyze each song on the record while sharing thoughts on…

The Cardigans: First Band On The Moon, with Brian Kantor (part 1)

May 02, 2023 1h 5m

Nina Persson of the Cardigans is interviewed in this episode! Brian Kantor returns to talk about The Cardigans' 1996 album First Band On The Moon. Brian is friends and erstwhile bandmates with…

Nirvana Unplugged: Something in the Way, solo

Mar 27, 2023 36m

We're talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York song by song. Host Jason Bemis Lawrence did this one by himself. It gave Jason a chance to ruminate on the song Something in the Way, play…

Ranking The National's Albums, with Chris Towers

Mar 06, 2023 1h 16m

Chris Towers of CBS joins the podcast to count down our rankings of the full-length albums by the band The National in anticipation of a new National album in April. Jason Bemis Lawrence is the…

R.E.M: Automatic For The People, with D. James Goodwin

Jan 31, 2023 1h 33m

D. James Goodwin is back on the show. We're taking a break from the Nirvana series to ask Dan some questions about his process of learning and engaging with the world via social media, technology,…

Nirvana Unplugged: On A Plain, with Travis Smith

Dec 30, 2022 38m

Before the Stream is currently talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York one song at a time. Travis Smith returns to the pod to discuss On A Plain and reminisce about Nirvana. Jason and…

Nirvana Unplugged: All Apologies, with Heather Woods Broderick

Dec 07, 2022 50m

Before the Stream is currently talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York one song at a time. We finally had to go out of song order for this one, but you'll be glad to get it sooner.…

Nirvana Unplugged: Dumb, with Chris Buckridge

Nov 14, 2022 54m

Before the Stream is currently talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York one song at a time. Chris Buckridge joined Jason to share his deeply personal connection to this song and to Nirvana. …

Nirvana Unplugged: Pennyroyal Tea, with Rob Collier

Oct 25, 2022 46m

Before the Stream is currently talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York one song at a time. Rob Collier returns to the show to talk about Pennyroyal Tea, the 5th song on the album. We…

Nirvana Unplugged: The Man Who Sold The World, with Dean Wareham

Oct 06, 2022 36m

Dean Wareham (Luna, Galaxie 500, Dean & Britta, etc) is on the show! Before the Stream is currently talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York one song at a time. Dean's band Luna was…

Nirvana Unplugged: Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam, with John Whitaker

Sep 20, 2022 37m

We're talking about Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York song by song. John Whitaker joins Jason to talk about Nirvana's cover of The Vaselines' Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam. The two old…

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