# 284: Eric Bachmann (Archers of Loaf / Crooked Fingers): Moving For Love Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-first-ever-podcast-6400577/284-eric-bachmann-archers-of-loaf-crooked-fingers-moving-for-love Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-first-ever-podcast-6400577/284-eric-bachmann-archers-of-loaf-crooked-fingers-moving-for-love.md Podcast: [The First Ever Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-first-ever-podcast-6400577) Published: 2026-02-18T08:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://the-first-ever-podcast.libsyn.com/284-eric-bachmann-archers-of-loaf-crooked-fingers-moving-for-love Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/the-first-ever-podcast/Episode284_EricBachmann.mp3?dest-id=2791667 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-first-ever-podcast-6400577/episodes/284-eric-bachmann-archers-of-loaf-crooked-fingers-moving-for-love Duration seconds: 5070 ## Resource This week Jeremy welcomes Eric Bachmann of the bands Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers. On this episode, Jeremy and Eric talk North Carolina, R.E.M., writing music as therapy for physical ailments, learning brass instruments before guitar, his Asheville band Iron Beagle, Archers of Loaf being his first time as a primary songwriter, touring with Weezer, Beavis & Butthead, the new Crooked Fingers album "Swet Deth", and so much more!!! SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON for a bonus episode where Eric answered questions by subscribers! FOLLOW THE SHOW ON INSTAGRAM / X ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-first-ever-podcast-6400577/episodes/284-eric-bachmann-archers-of-loaf-crooked-fingers-moving-for-love/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-first-ever-podcast-6400577/284-eric-bachmann-archers-of-loaf-crooked-fingers-moving-for-love.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.