What's In My Bag? [The Podcast]

Black Marble

Black Marble (aka Chris Stewart) goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The electronic musician digs into the book section, picking up How Music Works by David Byrne and Lol Tolhurst's Goth: A...

August 17, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 956 • 9:58

The Church

Steve Kilbey of The Church goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The bassist, vocalist & founder of the legendary Australian band shares how Ian Hunter's memoir fueled his dreams of touring America, d...

August 10, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 955 • 8:12

Daniel Lanois

Legendary producer, songwriter, and GRAMMY-winning musician Daniel Lanois goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. He recalls working with The Neville Brothers in his fabled New Orleans studio, shares the gr...

August 03, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 954 • 10:12

Sunn O)))

Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley of Sunn O))) go record shopping at Amoeba San Francisco in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. Their eclectic selections span jazz, heavy metal, Japanese and Indian classical music, experimental and electr...

July 27, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 953 • 10:19

Ladytron

Electropop band Ladytron goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. Helen Marnie, Daniel Hunt & Mia Arroyo dig through the bins and share some of their favorite music, from Brazilian composer Rogério...

July 20, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 952 • 14:51

Converge

Jacob Bannon and Nate Newton of Converge go record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. They dig into some of their favorite music, from the punk rock of Nomeansno and the crossover metallic hardcore of Cro-Mags to ...

July 13, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 951 • 19:41

Josh Groban

Josh Groban goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The singer, songwriter & actor talks about some of the music that shaped him, from the Labyrinth soundtrack and "The Young Person's Guide to ...

June 29, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 950 • 16:30

Eric André

Eric André goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The comedian and actor goes digging for '90s hip hop, library music, comedy albums, TV themes and film soundtracks, and recalls meeting filmmaker Alejandro...

June 22, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 949 • 14:17

Jack Antonoff

Jack Antonoff goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The GRAMMY-winning producer, singer, songwriter, musician & Bleachers frontman talks about Saves the Day, Propagandhi, Nick Cave, getting in the van...

June 15, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 948 • 11:41

CORTIS

CORTIS goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. MARTIN, JAMES, JUHOON, SEONGHYEON & KEONHO share some of their favorite albums by Alice in Chains, Dominic Fike, Stevie Wonder, Oasis, Tyler, the Creator &...

June 08, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 947 • 15:29

Death Cab For Cutie

Ben Gibbard and Nick Harmer from Death Cab For Cutie go record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. They talk about early influences from Bedhead and Built to Spill, Bill Callahan's earnest songwriting, two ic...

June 01, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 946 • 22:03

Rostam

Producer, singer, and songwriter Rostam goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The multi-instrumentalist and founding member of Vampire Weekend takes us back to 1997 -- an exceptional year for music by The...

May 18, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 945 • 8:19

Linda Perry

Linda Perry, the acclaimed producer, Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, and 4 Non Blondes singer, goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. She shares some of the music that shaped her artistry -- from Mahali...

May 11, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 944 • 14:06

Digable Planets

Legendary hip hop group Digable Planets goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler, Mariana "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira, and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving talk about Fela Kuti, Cocteau Twins, ...

May 04, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 943 • 16:44

Machine Girl

Machine Girl goes record shopping at Amoeba San Francisco in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. Given their genre-blending sound, it's no surprise that the electronic band has eclectic taste, spanning everything from '80s pop and Judas Pri...

April 27, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 942 • 12:28

Tortoise

Douglas McCombs and John Herndon from post-rock band Tortoise go record shopping at Amoeba San Francisco in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. From Tom Verlaine, Silent Serpent, David Thomas of Pere Ubu, and Broadcast, it may seem like they only...

April 20, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 941 • 12:00

Iron & Wine

Sam Beam of Iron & Wine goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The singer-songwriter shares how Lindsey Buckingham's guitar picking and John Prine's songwriting helped shape his sound; talks about some...

April 06, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 940 • 13:07

Buck Meek

Buck Meek, the singer, songwriter & Big Thief guitarist, goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. He talks about Steve Cropper's quintessential guitar sound, how Lucinda Williams uses repetition in her s...

March 30, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 939 • 11:00

FKA twigs' "What's In My Bag?" | Amoeba Music

FKA twigs goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The English avant-pop singer, songwriter, producer, and dancer talks about Minnie Riperton's way of singing about love; Prince's ability to build a world in...

March 23, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 938 • 17:11

John Waters

Legendary filmmaker, writer, and cultural provocateur John Waters goes record shopping at Amoeba San Francisco in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. He talks about some of the best bad girl groups, including The Shangri-Las and The Donnas,...

March 16, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 937 • 6:41

Maynard James Keenan

Maynard James Keenan of Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. The musician, artist, writer, and vintner talks about some of the foundational artists in his life, from ...

March 09, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 936 • 10:51

Peaches

Peaches, the musician, producer, director & performance artist, goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. Drawn to all things drama, she talks about her love for Kate Bush and Diamanda Galás, her obsessio...

March 02, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 935 • 12:16

Flying Lotus

Flying Lotus, the producer, DJ, filmmaker, rapper, and founder of Brainfeeder Records, explores the movie and book sections at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. FlyLo (aka Steve Ellison) shares some of his favorite childhood...

February 23, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 934 • 7:13

Gogol Bordello

Eugene Hütz, the Ukrainian frontman for the New York City-based punk band Gogol Bordello, goes record shopping at Amoeba Hollywood in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. He digs for New York hardcore, Greek rebetika, Einstürzende Neubauten,...

February 17, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 933 • 13:10

DJ Platurn

Platurn, a Bay Area DJ, producer & founder of the 45 Sessions, goes record shopping at Amoeba San Francisco in this "What's In My Bag?" episode. He digs for classic hip hop, soul, electronic & progressive rock records, and talks about t...

February 09, 2026 • Season 19 • Episode 932 • 14:49