Scott McCaughey Interview Friday on CJLO

Scott McCaughey's The Minus 5 initially started out as a side project, acting as an outlet for songs he wrote while in the Young Fresh Fellows, but that didn't quite fit the sound of his principal band. Formed in 1993, with the notion that every album released would feature a different cast of musicians, McCaughey assembled Peter Buck of R.E.M., and Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow from The Posies to record 1995's debut album Old Liquidator. Since then, The Minus 5 have released over a dozen albums ranging from power-pop garage oddities, country and folk, to psychedelic breakdowns, all the while maintaining McCaughey's trademark lyrical whimsy and undeniable pop hooks.

Outside of the Minus 5, Scott McCaughey has played and recorded as an auxiliary member of R.E.M. (1995-2011), he continues to front the Young Fresh Fellows, and this busy fellow also plays in Robyn Hitchock's band the Venus 3The Baseball Project, Tuatara, and a Pogues cover band called KMRIA (Kiss My Royal Irish Arse).

This Friday on The Go-Go Radio Magic Show, Prince Palu and Oncle Ian will be talking to Scott McCaughey on the phone about The Minus 5's latest album, Dungeon Golds, as well as Mr. McCaughey's storied career as one of the Pacific Northwest's most beloved and hardest working musicians. Tune in at 6 PM ET, only on CJLO!