Beats Around The Bush, Episode 02: Def Jef Jam

The days are getting short, but we're wrapping up the Summer Of Soundtrack at MASTAS with the longest ep of the three -- on the 17 non-score soundtrack cuts of Almost Famous. Along the way, we talk ab...

31 Aug 1h 24min

The MASTAS Summer Of Soundtrack swelters on with a look at the soundtrack for City Of Angels, a reimagining of Wings Of Desire that did fairly well at the box office, and even better at Tower Records....

10 Aug 1h 5min

We're declaring 2026 the Summer Of Soundtrack, contemplating film soundtracks across the decades -- and we're starting with 10 selections from the 1980s John Hughes teen oeuvre, some you'll remember a...

13 Jul 1h 9min

Dan Rogge returns -- with our new friends L.V. Beethoven and Phyllis Domain -- to discuss his least favorite William Joel album, 1983's "An Innocent Man." The recurring Diane character, elegant intern...

8 Jun 1h 15min

The moment has arrived: the selection of the Dolliest Dolly Parton song of them all. As we investigate whether all Parton-narration roads pass through "Jolene," we're also discussing insightful user c...

27 Apr 27min

And you think about it, don't you? ...As much as we'd like every one of these Dolly Parton songs to get a participation tiara, we will forge ahead with choosing the championship pair. Along the way, w...

20 Apr 27min

Today we select our Final 4 in the Dolly 64, after struggling with self-imposed rules that don't serve us, identifying the Dolly songs that won't end up in a commercial for floor polish, and speculati...

13 Apr 34min

It's the hardest round in every bracket season in some ways, and the Dolly 64's Sweet 16 ep is no different. How many different lists did Sarah have? Is Mark's "Dolly didn't write it" rule going to la...

6 Apr 57min