Kip Berman joins us from the fine state of New Jersey to discuss his time spent leading indie faves The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, as well as his new gig as The Natvral and the new record Tethers. Along the way he explains his love for the Green Bay Packers and classic uniforms - plus his favorite things about Chicago.

Time Stamps:

1:40: Hi Kip!

5: Were you involved in music prior to Pains?

8:10: What do you attribute Pains making it as far as they did to?

11:10: Did your love of 80's English music contribute to your releasing of 7 inch records?

20:42: Was there a specific theme for your albums, or did they just present themselves after the fact?

33: How do you deal with the issue/idea that you recorded something a long time before it comes out?

38:50: "I don't want to be in a solo project, I just want to be in a band" so is that not happening now?

41:20: I don't think he's lying, but I don't think he has access to the truth either

45:36: I evaluate my feelings for nfl teams and most sports franchises on their willingness to never change their uniforms

50:28: Was it kind of freeing to just do the songs yourself and do whatever you wanted?

55:30: "Music says the things you cannot say in real life"

66:30: What can we expect on December 6th at Empty Bottle?

72:12: Favorite Chicago venue?

76:20: Deep dish or thin?

78:20: When you think of the Chicago music scene, what do you think about/of?

85:20 Favorite cheap beer?