Episode 38 - Riot

This week we kick some teeth in talking about the Dead Kennedys' "Riot".  Special guest Matt Summers and I flagrantly violate the law--noise ordinances, mostly--to break down the steps of rioting in your neighborhood, punk-rock suing your former bandmates, and appreciating the muscianship of the Dead Kennedys.  All this and poetry!

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Episode 38 Preview - Riot

We're going punk with this week's episode, discussing The Dead Kennedy's "Riot".  Don't get too angry and break anything while you wait for me and special guest, Matt Summers, to toss our molotov cocktails of conversation through your earbuds.

Episode 37 - Es Ist Vollbracht

In honor of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Professor Aaron Cain joins us to literally school me on the aria "Es Ist Vollbracht" from J.S. Bach's St. John Passion.  And he brings his own materials!  Aaron does his best to share his knowledge of early music, Bach's grumpy, beer-related missives, and one of the best personal anecdotes about a song ever heard on this show.  Rob ends the term with an "F" for German pronunciation and must make up the work this summer.  Luckily, you're all getting an "A" for "awesomeness"!

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Episode 37 Preview - Es Ist Vollbracht

Because this is the podcast you probably most associate with religion, we have an episode to complement the upcoming Easter holiday as we discuss the aria "Es Ist Vollbracht" from the St. John Passion by J.S. Bach.

Episode 36 - Pitseleh

Christien Murawski from the Quarter to Three Movie Podcast gives "Pitseleh" two thumbs up.  Except that's not really how they rate things on the show.  And they usually rate movies, not songs.  Anyhoo, we dive deep into the poetry of this one to discuss the intermingling of love and fear, the strange relationship between ourselves and our favorite artists, and every emotion in between.   Plus a bonus movie review of "Keeping the Faith" and a fabulous tangent into Fountains of Wayne territory.

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Episode 36 Preview - Pitseleh

This week I'm joined by Christien Murawski from the Quarter to Three Movie Podcast to discuss Elliot Smith's haunting "Pitseleh"  Special bonus: Christien gives us a mini-review of the Edward Norton/Ben Stiller movie, "Keeping the Faith".  Trust him: it has to do with the song.

Episode 35 - Last Day That We're Young

So, what are we talking about this week, special guest Chris Hornbostel? "Last Day That We're Young?" by Game Theory? Could you please recount the fascinating story of how this album came to be, break down the musical arrangement and mastering process that makes the song so excellent, and then drop an awesomely prescient interpretation of the lyrics whilst tying them into a personal theme of aging, life, and death? Ok, thanks.  I'll be over here looking up "opalescent".

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Episode 35 Preview - Last Day That We're Young

This week we're back to the interesting stuff: awesome guests talking about their favorite songs.  And, to start us back, a song (and a band) that I did not even know existed.  But that's exactly what special guest, Chris Hornbostel, brings to the table with "Last Day That We're Young" by Game Theory.

Episode 34 - Big Sur

And so another Robruary has come and gone.  But not before I drag my poor wife, Diana, into the studio to talk about "Big Sur" by the Thrills.  I share my heartfelt memories of how this song represented one of the happiest periods of my life.  Diana just wants to talk about the Monkees.  Spot on musical renditions ensue.

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