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Cat Power: You Are Free
On Chan Marshall’s stereotyping by the press, her aborted concept album about Kurt Cobain, and the uncomfortable reality of genetic exceptionalism....
Def Leppard: Slang
On Def Leppard’s unparalleled ascent, and the curious album they recorded after being displaced by grunge in the mid-1990s, Slang. Their 1992 LP Adrenalize was the last successful ...
The Cure: Three Imaginary Boys
On the Cure’s uneven 1979 debut, its debts to pub, punk and prog rock, and the importance of older siblings. An accompanying Spotify playlist is available below; please listen on r...
Toonami Turns 20
Adult Swim Creative Director Jason DeMarco returns to discuss the state of anime, and the future of Toonami with me and Jake Cleland. // @Clarknova1 @sawngswjakec...
The Cure (in Orange)
Christmas single No. 2: audio commentary for the Cure’s in Orange film from 1986 (currently on YouTube). Essentially, this is a two-hour ramble on the band’s legacy. Merry Christma...
Interview with a Lich King: Jason DeMarco
I talk with Jason DeMarco—VP and Creative Director of Adult Swim—about his Williams Street imprint, old anime, and Run the Jewels. This is a public episode. If you would like to di...
Shock and Awe: Simon Reynolds
A wandering and wondrous walk through glam, indie, music journalism with my generation's most prolific author, Simon Reynolds....
The Song Remains the Shame: Mr. Robot and Stranger Things
Sean T. Collins returns to discuss the increasing appropriation of music as emotional heft in television, with a focus on Mr. Robot and Stranger Things. This is a public episode. I...
The Dream Life of Emo: Geoff Rickly of Thursday (Part 2)
On the sliding scales of emo history, and the rise and fall (and rise) of Thursday....
The Dream Life of Emo: Geoff Rickly of Thursday (Part 1)
On the sliding scales of emo history, and the rise and fall (and rise) of Thursday....
R>E>M> (Part 2)
Walking back the history of R.E.M. with @perpetua and @stoatmixen. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episode...
R>E>M> (Part 1)
Walking back the history of R.E.M. with @perpetua and @stoatmixen. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episode...
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