Digital Music | Ep #60

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This week we dig into digital music access and discover a thorny Pandora's box (not to be confused with Pandora.com, which, incidentally, we also discuss). What is to become of the jewel case moguls? Join us as we find out.      

 

Show Notes: 

00:52 Napster

04:58 Metallica: "Napters bad!"
06:20 The argument for analog
15:10 Portlandia: "We can pickle that!"
16:40 Interlude: NOFX: "One Million Coasters"
17:40 "Upgrading"

19:30 The MP3 quality trade-off
22:17 Cloud storage and the limits of digital-only
26:20 Drew's self-imposed CD challenge
30:15 What's wrong with the new iTunes
31:20 Interlude: "Weird Al" Yankovich: "Don't Download This Song"
33:35 The entitlement era
44:25 Interlude: Reel Big Fish: "Sell Out"
47:05 Tim Armstrong's song of the day
48:37 Streaming (Rdio / Pandora / Spotify)
51:20 Where's the money going?

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Digital Music | Ep #60

Awards Shows | Ep #58

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We're real happy for you, and we're gonna let you finish, but this is the best awards show podcast of all-time. All-time!   

 

Show Notes: 

02:55 An inherent distaste

16:35 Interlude: James Cameron's asanine victory speech
18:40 The Oscars: the worst of "the best"
23:55 The achievement exception
28:16 The consolation prize
31:14 Interlude: "Academ of Robots Choice Awards Special" (Mystery Science Theater 3000)

32:30 The Golden Globes (a.k.a. the Ricky Gervais Hollywood Roast)
36:20 The Grammys (who is Arcade Fire?)
37:15 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
40:55 MTV Awards Shows
43:10 Interlude: Kanye Interrupts Taylor Swift at the VMAs
53:30 The "Best" award 

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Awards Shows | Ep #58

Winter Mixtape 2013 | Ep #55

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Don't be discontented by winter; cozy up to the cassette player and jam with us through another semi-annual mix of personally picked songs. 

 

Show Notes: 

03:05 "Ceremony" - New Order (John) - iTunes

10:00 "We Will Fall Together" - Streetlight Manifesto (Drew) - iTunes

17:50 "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" - Bruce Springsteen (John) - iTunes

24:12 "Level On the Inside" - Dovetail Joint (Drew) - iTunes
30:41 "One More Summer (Acoustic - Santa Monica Sessions)" - No Doubt (John) - iTunes
38:17 "Some Nights" - Fun. (Drew) - iTunes
48:18 "Painted in Your Pocket" - Destroyer (John) - iTunes
55:40 "Lazy Bones" - Green Day (Drew) - iTunes
1:03:35 "Cut Me Some Slack" - Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear - (John) - iTunes

22:27 "Christmas Time Is Here (Instrumental)" - Vince Guaraldi Trio (Drew) - iTunes

See also: Summer Mixtape 2012 | Ep #36

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Winter Mixtape 2013 | Ep #55

Concept Albums | Ep #42

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All in all, we're tearing down the wall between concept, multi-release, and other "event" albums in one epic recording on epic recordings. 

Show Notes: 

07:01 Blame the Beatles
09:06 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
11:30 The Beatles ("The White Album")
12:06 The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
13:10 Interlude: The Beach Boys: "Wouldn't It Be Nice?"
16:01 The making of London Calling
19:15 Interlude: The Clash: "London Calling"
20:20 Blink-182: Self-titled
22:40 Marilyn Manson: Antichrist Superstar
24:10 Green Day: American Idiot
29:30 Cigarettes & Valentines
31:20 Interlude: Green Day: "Jesus of Suburbia"
32:35 Indulgent undoings (21st Century Breakdown / Sandinista!)
35:20 !Uno! / !Dos! / !Tre!
37:10 Multi-release albums 
40:20 Guns N' Roses: Use Your Illusion I and II
31:10 The Sex Pistols
42:09 Use Your Illusion midnight release (9/17/1991)
42:45 Interlude: Saves the Day: "Daybreak" 
44:10 Saves the Day: Sound the Alarm / Under the Boards / Daybreak
48:29 Pink Floyd: The Wall
51:20 The Wall stage show (Part 1 / Part 2)
 

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Concept Albums | Ep #42

Summer Mixtape 2012 | Ep #36

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Roll down your windows, turn up your volume, and jam with us through this taste of the tunes that have made up our summer soundtrack for 2012. 

Show Notes: 

01:10 The Mazzy Star Effect
04:21 "Light of the Morning" - Band of Skulls (Drew) - iTunes
09:16 "Ruin" - Cat Power (John) - iTunes
15:20 "Everyone Else is an Asshole" - Reel Big Fish (Drew) - iTunes
21:00 "Electric Feel" - MGMT (John) - iTunes
27:15 "Let Your Hair Hang Down" - They Might Be Giants (Drew) - iTunes
31:22 "Mallrats (La La La)" - The Orwells (John) - iTunes
34:58 "The Lies Are Keeping Me Here" - Matt Pryor (Drew) - iTunes 
39:24 "Bring It On" - The Gaslight Anthem (John) - iTunes
44:42 "Bru's Boogie Woogie" - Dave Brubeck Quartet (Drew) - iTunes
51:41 "Satellites" - Catcall (John) - iTunes 
56:30 "In the Pit" - Teenage Bottlerocket (Drew) - iTunes 
1:00:05 "Cold Shoulders" - Gold Motel (John) - iTunes
1:04:18 "Sun King (Instrumental)" - The Beatles (Drew) 
1:11:25 "Mr. Moto" - Agent Orange (John) - iTunes

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Summer Mixtape 2012 | Ep #36