The Many Live Albums Of 2020
Something we can all agree upon is that it’s been far too long since we’ve heard live music in person. In 2020, recordings of live shows feel more relevant than ever, with the roar of a crowd imbuing ...
20 Nov 202056min
Mailbag: CDs, Emo, And Jeff Mangum’s Icon Status
This week, Steven and Ian are once again taking questions from listeners. One listener was interested in exploring the place of CDs in the modern music industry, both in terms of audio quality, as we...
13 Nov 202055min
Our Favorite Albums Of 1999
With Wilco’s 'Summerteeth' reissue coming later this month to (belatedly) celebrate its twentieth anniversary, Steven and Ian are looking back to 1999. While it might not have necessarily been a more...
6 Nov 202055min
Oneohtrix Point Never + Salem
This week's episode kicks off with a reader question asking for Steven Hyden and Ian Cohen's thoughts on the artists of the 2000's and 2010's that were hugely influential to the new crop of indie musi...
30 Okt 202050min
The Indie Stars Of Our Next Decade
After quarantine set in, it wasn’t long before Adrianne Lenker got to work on some more music, opting for a solo project since she was unable to see her bandmates. While Big Thief apparently were able...
23 Okt 202054min
Listener Questions & Guilty Pleasures
Last week, Steven tweeted a call for questions from listeners that would inform the podcast's new episode, the first entry in a new feature on the show. The curious responses to Hyden's call were wide...
16 Okt 202054min
Linkin Park, Nu Metal, And The Need For Big, Fun Rock
Released only a few weeks after Radiohead's 'Kid A,' Linkin Park's debut studio album 'Hybrid Theory' turns 20 this month. It featured four major singles ("One Step Closer", "In the End", "Crawling" a...
9 Okt 202054min
20 Years of Radiohead's 'Kid A'
It's hard to believe in retrospect, but many music critics in the early '90s assumed that bands who became popular after Nirvana could never last. After the success of Radiohead's "Creep," they were r...
2 Okt 20201h
