Episodes

  • Introducing These Miracles Work: A Hold Steady Podcast

    Introducing These Miracles Work: A Hold Steady Podcast
    Nov 25 2018

    A decade ago, The Hold Steady released the seminal "Stay Positive." This is the story of that record, how things changed for the band, and how they recaptured that magic 10 years later.
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    1 min
  • Start It With A Positive Jam

    Start It With A Positive Jam
    Dec 3 2018
    Indie rockers The Hold Steady were riding high after the success of 2006's "Boys And Girls In America." They followed it up in 2008 with "Stay Positive," which catapulted them to a new level.
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    16 mins
  • Our Psalms Are Sing-Along Songs

    Our Psalms Are Sing-Along Songs
    Dec 4 2018
    As a band, more success usually means more touring, more promotion, and more questions. Those things usually affect you. It was no different for The Hold Steady, and you can hear it all over "Stay Positive."
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    14 mins
  • Everything's Fried Here In Memphis

    Everything's Fried Here In Memphis
    Dec 5 2018
    "In rock and roll, your success sort of dooms you." The Hold Steady's ascendancy affected the band in many ways, some of which weren't positive.
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    23 mins
  • It's Mostly Pretty Nice, Yeah It's Mostly Pretty Alright

    It's Mostly Pretty Nice, Yeah It's Mostly Pretty Alright
    Dec 6 2018
    We're taking a quick break from the story of The Hold Steady for a moment, so we can chat with music critic Annie Zaleski about "Stay Positive" as an album.
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    24 mins
  • We Are Our Only Saviors

    We Are Our Only Saviors
    Dec 7 2018

    After Franz left in 2010, the band felt the departure in a big way. But thanks to a key anniversary years later, The Hold Steady was able to come back stronger than ever. +
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    20 mins