Let's Revisit The Blog Rock Era
Steven was on vacation for part of the week, so he was checked out of the discourse. When he returned, he kept seeing the same face in his social media feed — the "Ginger Mumford" himself, Oliver Anth...
18 Aug 20231h 1min
The Song Of The Summer vs. Patio Music
Every summer, the music press tries to figure out the song of the summer. For Steven, this can be a tedious exercise that feels like one of those fake holidays made up by greeting card companies to se...
11 Aug 20231h 2min
Travis Scott's "Utopia" + The (Bad) New Country Song Co-Written By David Bowie
This week, indie-rock institution Wilco announced a new album. It's called Cousin, and Steven and Ian naturally wondered: Is this a deliberate reference to The Bear? After all, the hit FX show is know...
4 Aug 202358min
New Music From Big Thief, Mitski and... Post Malone?
After Ian hit up the Pitchfork Music Festival last weekend, Steven hits him up for a post-mortem in today's episode (6:31). Turns out Ian skipped out on Saturday — a day marred by weather delays — in ...
28 Jul 20231h
The First Ever Record Label Draft + Our Favorite Performances In Pitchfork Festival History
Let's say you are starting a record label. Money is no object, and every artist and band in the world is a free agent. Who would you pick? That's the premise of this week's episode. (31:21) This wholl...
21 Jul 20231h 2min
New Albums By Anohni + PJ Harvey, Artists Getting Hit In The Face At Shows, And Between-Song Banter Yay Or Nay
Last week, Steven briefly forgot how to work his podcast equipment, and the result was the first, instantly iconic "lost" Indiecast episode. Fortunately, Steven Googled "how to work podcast equipment"...
14 Jul 20231h 6min
The Lost Episode
There's no fresh, funny, and incisive commentary on Indiecast this week due to technical issues. But here's a rundown of what you would have heard, including musing about Bluesky, The Bear's soundtrac...
7 Jul 20238min
We Answer Listener Questions About Concert T-Shirts, Art Brut, And More
On Indiecast, Steven and Ian try to keep the gap between what we talk about privately in the DM's and what we talk about on the show as narrow as possible. But given all the weird online discourse thi...
30 Jun 20231h 1min
