Jody Porter (Fountains of Wayne guitarist)

Chuck Shute Podcast

Episode 111 - guitarist Jody Porter from Fountains of Wayne! This band actually has a great catalog of songs that have been featured in a lot of movies and TV shows - including How I Met Your Mother, Scrubs, Gilmore Girls and more. Of course their most well known song was “Stacy’s Mom” for which they earned a Grammy nomination. Besides Fountains of Wayne, Jody was in a band called “The Belltower” that was described as “shoe gaze rock.” He also has a solo career and a new record out called “Waterways” that’s getting great reviews and was even featured in Rolling Stone magazine. We’ll discuss all this plus why the Janet Jackson halftime show killed their career, smoking weed with Keith Richards and much more!
00:00 - Intro
02:17 - Little Mikey & Howard Stern
03:30 - Charleston, New York, & North Carolina
04:35 - Brian Jones Reincarnated & Rollings Stones
05:25 - "Shoegazing" & The Belltower
09:05 - Waterways Record & Rare Rock Records
09:55 - Meeting Adam Schlesinger
11:05 - "Fountains of Wayne" Band Name Story
12:53 - Jody Joins Fountains of Wayne
14:35 - Touring with Smashing Pumpkins
16:28 - Dropped from Atlantic Records
17:10 - "Stacy' Mom" Song & Video
19:10 - "Mexican Wine" & Super Bowl Halftime Show
21:55 - "Hey Julie" Song & Songwriting
23:25 - Fountains of Wayne Catalog, Vinyl & Royalties
25:23 - "Someone to Love" & "Hackensack"
26:25 - Movie & TV Credits
28:12 - Multiple Appearances on Conan O'Brien
29:55 - Song with Harry Shearer (Homer Simpson)
30:55 - Hurricane Sandy Hits & Shows Cancelled
33:38 - Adam Schlesinger & Roommates
34:37 - Singing High/Low & Jeff Beck
36:35 - Best Guitarist is Jimmy Page
38:05 - "Beautiful Life" Solo Song, Woody Harrelson & Weed
40:32 - Smoking Weed with Keith Richards & Steve Jordan
43:35 - New Album "Waterways" & Show with The Iron Maidens
46:28 - Adam Schlesinger & Cat "Ice Cream Head"
49:08 - Song on Tik Tok
49:58 - New Album "Waterways" & Themes
52:30 - Spotify Problems
53:05 - Pet Squirrel
55:18 - The Humane Society
55:55 - Wrap Up
Jody Porter Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/jodyportermusic
The Humane Society Website:
https://www.humanesociety.org
Chuck Shute Website:
http://chuckshute.com

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