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We *do* talk about Bruno
Episode 255
The number one song on the charts is a bit of a mystery. “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” is the unlikely hit from Disney’s sleeper animated musical Encan…
4 years, 2 months ago
32 Albums in, Elvis Costello is Just Getting Started
Episode 254
Elvis Costello burst onto the music scene in 1977 with the album My Aim Is True. Songs like “Alison” established him as a powerful new voice in rock.…
4 years, 2 months ago
Accidental Kpop star Eric Nam quits the system
Episode 253
Eric Nam is an accidental K-pop star. Growing up in Atlanta, and graduating from college in Boston, he did not expect that in his twenties he’s sign …
4 years, 2 months ago
The Weeknd drives through purgatory (with a little help from Jim Carrey)
Episode 252
Dawn FM is The Weeknd’s most narratively compelling album yet. More than just a collection of eighties-nostalgia single bait, Dawn FM is a concept al…
4 years, 2 months ago
Why do new Christmas songs fail?
Episode 251
Why are there no new Christmas songs? One one hand, there's more holiday songs than we’ll ever need. Every year pop stars drop countless holiday-them…
4 years, 3 months ago
Tai Verdes TikTok-ed his way to a breakout hit
Episode 250
Whether you’re a TikTok fanatic, or the app’s K-hole-inducing stream of content has forced you to delete it from your phone, its influence on music i…
4 years, 3 months ago
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raise The Roof
Episode 249
Robert Plant is in his own words “cold” and “prickly” while speaking about his new album with Alison Krauss, Raise The Roof. First thing upon joining…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Beatles get back to their roots
Episode 248
2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the Beatles’ final album, Let it Be. To commemorate the occasion, the remaining members of the band…
4 years, 4 months ago
Taylor, Adele & Silk Sonic’s broken hearts club
Episode 247
This week we are having a blast feeling really sad. Guest Brittany Luse, cohost of the acclaimed podcast For Colored Nerds, joins Nate and Charlie to…
4 years, 4 months ago
Snotty Nose Rez Kids on hip hop and Indigenous protest
Episode 246
Merging hip hop and Indigenous culture, rap duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids are creating a sound that goes hard for a cause. On tracks like “War Club” with …
4 years, 4 months ago