#003 – Trey Anastasio(Phish) 1993
A never before heard interview with Trey Anastasio from 1993. Trey Anastasio transcript can be found here. I have a long, strange history with Phish. I’m an admirer—nobody dares do what Phish does routinely, which is to play a completely different show and challenge its audience—and a skeptic, because sometimes, they step on their dicks. […]
#002 — Billy Joel 1994
A never before heard interview with Billy Joel from 1994. Billy Joel transcript can be found here. For more info please visit our website. The Tapes Archive is part of the Osiris network. For more podcasts and experiences, please visit Osiris. Intro music by the Budos Band See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#001 — George Carlin 1989
A never before heard interview with George Carlin from 1989. George Carlin transcript can be found here. At the time of this interview, in 1989, George Carlin was 52 years old, a 30-year veteran of standup comedy, and in the middle of yet another tour. He also had a role that year in the movie […]
#000 — Introduction to The Tapes Archive 2019
An introduction to the podcast, and a little bit of background on how and why this podcast was created. The podcast is a collaboration between documentary filmmaker Alan Berry (“Dead Man’s Line”) and his longtime friend, journalist Marc Allan, who conducted and recorded the interviews decades ago. Allan recorded these interviews via phone, and the […]
Ep002: Billy Joel 1994
I don’t own any Billy Joel records, but I’m a huge fan of the man—especially his work ethic. Whether or not you like his music, there’s a good reason why he has continued to sell out Madison Square Garden every month for more than five years—he leaves it all onstage. At the time of this […]
Ep001: George Carlin 1989
I grew up listening to George Carlin’s records—FM&AM, Class Clown, and Occupation: Foole in particular. From his “Hair” poem, which I can still recite from memory, to his infamous “Seven Dirty Words You Can Never Say on TV,” he was funny, literate, subversive. He helped you see the world for the goofy place it really […]
Ep000: Introduction to The Tapes Archive
The Tapes Archive features never-before-heard celebrity interviews conducted by Indianapolis-based journalist Marc Allan in the 1980s and 1990s. About five years ago, my friend Alan Berry called me with an idea: We should turn the celebrity interviews I did in the 1980s and 1990s into a podcast. Alan thought there would be a lot of interest in […]