Here’s another installment of my startup-is-keeping-me-busy podcast. I listened to a bunch of tracks, while I was working of course, to pick out some gems for this one, so I’m really pleased with the selection.
There’s no theme in particular, just some genuinely great songs worth hearing.
Here’s a tracklist:
Beirut – Postcards From Italy
Neutral Milk Hotel [...]
Sorry for the radio silence — again. My startup has kept me quite busy lately.
I had fun putting this one together. The most recent record by The Thermals has been in constant rotation at BigSwerve HQ over the past couple of months. The Lambchop record, “Damaged,” is easily in my top 5 records of 2006. If the goal [...]
Sorry for the radio silence, but I’m back just in time for the release of M.Ward’s “Post-War” on August 22nd. I went back and listened to all of his past records and EPs and chose my favorite songs in order to introduce you to his work if you’re not familiar with it. There’s some great [...]
Had a great time putting this podcast together. I gathered the tracks over the course of the past couple of weeks as I encountered new records and old favorites. If there was a quasi-theme to be had, it has to be surrounding super-groups.Bally Sagoo’s “Bollywood Flashback” helped connect the tracks this time around.
Here’s [...]
I had a great time putting together this podcast. Luckily, I wasn’t recording nor was anyone else listening as I was singing at the top of my lungs while I was playing these tracks. The dog seemed a little uncomfortable though. The Sublime Frequencies record entitled “Princess Nicotine: Folk And Pop Music [...]
Sorry for the radio silence, but I was unable to complete this podcast while in India because of strange audio driver issues that I thought were resolved.
Portastatic’s film score entitled “Who Loves The Sun” helped me connect the songs. It’s a great listen.
Here’s a tracklist:
Luna - Slide
Lambchop - Paperback Bible
The Minders - Don’t You [...]
The soundtrack to Qurbani, an Indian film from the early 80s, was on the mind and helped me connect the songs for this podcast. The film and the songs are quite famous in India. It’s interesting to hear the influence of primarily Western pop music in non-English pieces — and this record is [...]
I was unable to put the podcast together with the usual voice over without my mixer/mic setup that I have at home in the States. Rather than not do one at all, I decided to forge ahead and put out a podcast sans personal song introductions, wit, humor and overall pearls of wisdom. [...]
I skipped a podcast last week, so I’m playing catch-up with selections from my latest listening pile. Konono No. 1, from the Congo, helped me connect the songs with their record entitled Congotronics. The AMG review of the record is a must read. Fascinating stuff — they created their own amp system!
Here’s [...]
The GBV podcasts continue unabated, “Alone, Stinking And Unafraid!” I started where I left off last time with the Mag Earwhig! era releases. This notably marks the introduction of Doug Gillard and Cobra Verde as the GBV backing band and the departure of Tobin Sprout. The change in direction and sound is [...]
Some old, some new songs make up this week’s podcast. It’s hard to believe that I have done 20 of these now. It’s a fun outlet and I hope to continue doing it as big changes are coming about in the near future.
Here’s a tracklist:
Pretty Girls Make Graves - Pyrite Pedestal
I Love You [...]
1995 and 1996 were massive years in terms of recorded output for Robert Pollard and company. This is also when the sound takes a shift from the old school pop-rock classics found on “King Shit And The Golden Boys” to the equally adored, but signature sounds found on “Under The Bushes Under The Stars.”
Here’s [...]
Taking a detour from the ongoing GBV intro series, I decided to play tracks my recent listening pile for this podcast. It started off strangely enough with twee-ish pop numbers and then moved into something much more different towards the end.
Here’s a tracklist:
Stephen Merritt - At Madam Plum’s
The Magnetic Fields - Desert [...]
The audio introduction to GBV continues, picking it up with Propeller released in 1992. I actually started it with “A Salty Salute,” from 1995’s Alien Lanes. It’s a classic song that was used to introduce the band to the stage when opening up shows and thus made for a fitting introduction to this [...]
This is the first in a series of chronological explorations of one of the greatest bands ever: Guided By Voices. Robert Pollard IS the greatest living American songwriter in my opinion. The 48 year old former elementary school teacher has released more records than twice my age.
I’m going to make [...]