Sayonara Cupcake

About Sayonara Cupcake

Music Culture | Storytelling | Rabbit Holes | Breadcrumbs Community driven. Heavy on the gluten. 🚫 We don’t monetize on any platform. A safe haven for weirdos, thinkers, nerds, skaters, art lovers, low-key poets, and fans of dark humor. We talk music first—always—but drift into animals, mental health, tech, science, and the beautifully bizarre. Guests come from all walks of life. The vibe is honest, nerdy, sometimes heavy, often hilarious. Recorded in Thailand, rooted in the US/UK, with guests worldwide.

Publisher

Sayonara Cupcake Productions

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 May 2024

Latest episode

27 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

45 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Jul 2026

   "We're Not a Brand. We're a Band." | Gaggan Anand: Music, Memory & the Art of Starting Over

   EP44 → World renowned Chef Gaggan Anand joins Sayonara Cupcake for a conversation that moves well beyond the kitchen.WARNING: Gaggan swears a lot, and I'm not bleeping it. If you are offended by language, please be advised. We talk about growing up in India, discovering music through cassettes, pirated tapes, radio recordings, and vinyl, and the artists that left a lasting mark—from Michael Jackson, Guns N' Roses and Nirvana to Tool, Dream Theater, Pink Floyd and the Foo Fighters.Along the way we discuss drumming, collecting records, creativity, social media, parenting, burnout, rebuilding, and why Gaggan describes his restaurant with the words, "We're not a brand. We're a band."Rather than focusing on recipes or fine dining, this episode explores the music, memories, and experiences that have shaped one of the world's most recognizable chefs.If you enjoy conversations about music, culture, and the unexpected paths that connect them, we hope you find something here worth taking with you.—Sayonara Cupcake is a music community documenting honest conversations with artists, musicians, writers, filmmakers, chefs, and the people whose work intersects with music and culture.Fair use disclaimer: materials are shared under 17 U.S. Code §107 for purposes of leaving breadcrumbs and historical discussion. No ownership is claimed over copyrighted materials. All rights remain with their respective owners. If you are a rights holder, please DM for credit or approval. Sayonara Cupcake does not monetize and exists strictly as a labor of love.

2. 

   30 Jun 2026

   Dr Guy Mankowski On His Eye-Opening But Somewhat Controversial Biography of Former Hole Bassist Kristen Pfaff

   EP43 → dr. guy mankowski, psychologist, senior lecturer in creative writing at the university of lincoln, author of several books including how i left the national grid, albion’s secret history, and former lead singer of the band alba nova. he joins me to discuss his eye-opening and at times controversial biography of former hole bassist kristen pfaff…and the remarkable woman behind the music.when he reached out and asked if i’d be interested in talking about his kristen pfaff project, i was immediately curious…but i also had questions.working with the private writings of someone who died so young is a huge responsibility. unlike reading the journals of someone from centuries ago, many of the people in kristen’s life are still here. they have families, their own memories, and their own experiences. before i even opened the manuscript, i genuinely found myself wondering what kind of story this was trying to tell.he kindly sent me an advance copy of the manuscript, and something unexpected happened.what completely hooked me wasn’t the tapes or the mythology that has surrounded the grunge scene for decades…it was the first half of the book, before seattle, where kristen comes to life through her own essays, journals, family memories, photographs, and the people who knew and loved her.once the story reaches seattle, it naturally enters a world that, at best, was experienced through foggy lenses. addiction, grief, youth, trauma, fame…everyone lived that period differently, and recollections naturally vary.because of that, i found myself far more interested in reading kristen in her own words…from her teenage years through university, watching her empathy, curiosity, and remarkable intelligence reveal themselves long before the world knew her as the bassist of hole.by the time i finished reading, i wasn’t thinking about headlines or controversy anymore. i finished it with a genuine sense of mourning for someone i finally felt i knew…not simply as the bassist of hole, but as a daughter, sister, student, activist, counselor, writer, and remarkably empathetic human being.that’s the conversation this book led me to have.

3. 

   25 Jun 2026

   Mitch Wilson - No Knife and Lunar Maps, On Recent Tour with Mrs. Magician, Playing Again, & The Art of Leaving Breadcrumbs

   EP42 → Mitch Wilson & The Art of Leaving Breadcrumbsthis week, mitch wilson returns to the podcast… guitarist, filmmaker, radio host, former no knife member, current mrs. magician touring musician, and one of my favorite people to talk music with…we talk about rediscovering the joy of playing live after years away… joining mrs. magician on tour… learning keyboards under pressure… using a whammy bar for the first time… the strange timing of life… and how sometimes music comes back to you exactly when it's supposed to…we wander through san diego's music community… community radio and why it still matters… playlists… discovering bands decades after they formed… why records still matter… analog versus digital… and the difference between simply hearing music and truly living with it…along the way we somehow end up discussing our kids' surprisingly great taste in music… practical jokes… pigeons… more rabbit holes… touring before GPS… AI… the state of independent musicians today… and why leaving breadcrumbs for the next generation feels more important than ever…as always…no scripts…no gatekeeping…just two friends following the conversation wherever it leads…fair use disclaimer: materials are shared under 17 u.s. code §107 for purposes of leaving breadcrumbs, educational, and historical discussion. no ownership is claimed over copyrighted materials. all rights remain with their respective owners. if you are a rights holder, please dm for credit or approval. sayonara cupcake does not monetize and exists strictly as a labor of love.#sayonaracupcake #podcast #mitchwilson #mrsmagician #noknife #sandiegomusic #independentmusic #physicalmedia #musiccommunity #musicpodcast #musichistory #leavebreadcrumbs

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