Episode 10: John Parr, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"
Joe Reid returns to request "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)", which gets us ALL up in the business of '80s movie songs and their inspirational key changes. Plus, Sarah remembers horrifying high-schoo...
12 Maj 201621min
Episode 9: Joplin Carlile LLC, "Get It While You Can" And "That Year"
It's wailin' ladies this week, with Janis Joplin's immortal "Get It While You Can" sharing the docket with "That Year," a cathartically sad song by Brandi Carlile. That leads us to Janis's enduring aw...
4 Maj 201624min
Episode 8: Jewel-erdome! "You Were Meant For Me" vs. "Hands"
Welcome to Jewel-erdome, where two awful Jewel songs enter and only one leaves. As we decide which single commits the greater crime, we discover Mark's rage for terrible lyrics, Sarah's dark past with...
28 Apr 201621min
Episode 7: Mazzy Star, "Fade Into You"
Special guest Joe Reid joins us as we open the listener mailbag and pluck out Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You," our most-requested song. This sad '90s classic leads us everywhere from emotional trends in ...
21 Apr 201624min
Episode 6: Jesus Christ Superstar, "I Don't Know How To Love Him"
There’s a little Broadway and a little rage as we talk about “I Don’t Know How To Love Him.” Join us as we consider the anti-feminism of '70s ballads, the political power of musical theater divas, and...
14 Apr 201623min
Episode 5: Cam, "Mayday"
In Episode 5, we've got a brand-new verzh of our MASTAS theme song -- and lots of thoughts about the dramaturgical rigors of country music (...you heard us), Friends, Junior Brown, Dolly, Dolly-WOOD, ...
7 Apr 201618min
Episode 4: Ellie Goulding, "Codes"
In MASTAS Episode 4, we're riding the sweet wave of Ellie Goulding's "Codes," while also pondering Swedish hitmakers, songs that help us get over terrible boyfriends, and that band from the Buffy soun...
1 Apr 201616min
Episode 3: Madonna, "Get Together"
In Episode 3, MASTAS FINALLY gets to Madonna. What took us so long?! While celebrating the neo-retro glory of "Get Together," we consider how Madge references her own past material, wonder why America...
25 Mars 201622min
