Pretentious Musings On Portentious Music
This Friday's special feature is a Live Performance Showcase, wherein Chris & Dan look at two attention-grabbing live renditions of songs that have otherwise been ignored thus far this...
LISTEN HEREChris and Dan argue about how multiple listens at multiple volumes can change one's opinion of a song and when (if at all) spoken word is acceptable in punk...
LISTEN HEREChris and Dan argue about the ways in which an arpeggiated bass line can be a crutch or a sucker punch and if J. Mascis's influence will ever go...
LISTEN HEREThis Friday's special feature is a Top 40 Rundown, wherein Dan & Chris take a look at what's rising on the Billboard Hot 100 and pick two tracks that...
LISTEN HEREChris and Dan argue about being willing to find an access point for your audience as a musician and whether there are any redeeming qualities whatsoever of Britpop in...
LISTEN HEREChris and Dan argue about the alleged dangers of praising the potential of an artist and when we're all gonna finally get sick of this 80s retro craze (or...
LISTEN HEREThis Friday's special feature is Overlooked Gems, wherein Dan & Chris look at a couple notable tracks from earlier this year that slipped through the cracks but deserve consideration...
LISTEN HEREChris and Dan argue about the importance of balancing fringe impulses & palatable audience-friendly melodies and why the glossiest music is sometimes so good yet so marginalized in indie,...
LISTEN HEREChris and Dan argue about the ever so fine line between cinematic and saccharine and whether disco's poised to make a legit comeback (or if Daft Punk's "Get Lucky"...
LISTEN HEREThis Friday's special feature is an Album Spotlight. This week Dan & Chris move away from the typical song-centric mission of the podcast to discuss a notable new long-player...
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