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Join Kenneth and Sam as they take a deep dive with bands they don't care about! In each episode they force themselves to read about and listen to a band they have previously ignored, to see if their ambivalence has been justified. Will opening their ears to these musicians change Kenneth and Sam's o…

Kenneth Hartvigsen


    • Sep 9, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 15m AVG DURATION
    • 75 EPISODES

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    The Tragically Hip: Fully Completely

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 113:54


    Our musical explorers continue their trip through the frozen north by listening to one of Canada's favorite bands, the Tragically Hip. Will Kenneth and Sam fall Fully and Completely in love with the Hip? 

    Rush!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 145:10


    Sam, Kenneth, and guest color commentator Brian finally explore the age old question, why don't I care about Rush? To get to the bottom of this conundrum they break down their experiences listening to the Canadian trio's album "Moving Pictures." Will the boys rush headlong into super fandom?! 

    Dolly Parton—Jolene

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 87:28


    You would be hard pressed to find a performer with more creative and professional success than Dolly Parton...so why haven't Kenneth and Sam ever listened to her music? Find out what happens with the boys listen to The Queen of Country's classic album, Jolene.

    John Mayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 89:58


    Will Kenneth and Sam fall pray to John Mayer's seductive cowboy persona? Find out when they listen to Mr. Mayer's Paradise Valley!

    Eagles...Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 82:28


    Kenneth and Sam give one of classic Rock's biggest bands a second chance, when they listen to the album Desperado by 70's juggernauts, Eagles. Will an album of sepia-toned country-rock outlaw fantasies win the boys over? 

    Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 76:18


    Will Steven Perry and company impress our intrepid musical travelers? Find out as Kenneth and Sam take a journey...to themselves, when they listen to the San Fran band's classic album, Infinity. 

    HAIM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 81:13


    They're back!......Again!!!!  Fresh off their second lengthy hiatus in less than a year, Kenneth and Sam are back to their shenanigans. This time (after an unreasonably long discussion of Superman 2) they wonder whether or not they should care about contemporary indie rock band, HAIM.

    The Weeknd

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 90:35


    Are Kenneth and Sam working for the Weeknd? Find out as season 5 of everyone's favorite music podcast (starring Kenneth and Sam) returns from pandemic hiatus, with the album After Hours by the Weeknd! 

    Tame Impala

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 86:23


    Will Kenneth and Sam be swept away in waves of contemporary psychedelia—or will they wish this Tame Impala was a bit more on the wild side? Find out as they listen to Tame Impala's brand new release, the Slow Rush! 

    Musical Movie Moments!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 40:12


    Kenneth and Sam share a Great Eight list of some of their favorite cinematic scenes that were brought to life by the magic of that one perfect song. 

    Ariana Grande

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 82:34


    Will Kenneth and Sam fall pray to the Dangerous Woman herself? Find out when they listen to one of pop music's biggest superstars, Ariana Grande!

    The 2020 Grammy Game!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 81:18


    After discussing the musical news of the day, the boys contemplate the state of popular music by playing a game inspired by 2020 Grammy nominees! 

    Post Malone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 96:13


    Kenneth and Sam tackle one of the biggest superstars in music, by listening to Post Malone's Hollywood's Bleeding. Will the boys be seduced by the lilting laconic tones of Mr. Malone? 

    Exercise Mixtape!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 32:04


    To assist all of their loyal listeners in keeping their New Year's Resolutions, Kenneth and Sam play through an exercise mixtape sure to get your blood pumping! 

    Garth Brooks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 113:28


    In season four's opening episode, Kenneth and Sam put on their chaps and spurs, and head to the rodeo with Garth Brooks! For this much requested episode, the boys consider Brooks's 1991 Country-Western masterpiece, Ropin' the Wind. Will they finally realize they are urban cowboys at heart? 

    Unintentionally Scary Songs!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 34:03


    Kenneth tries to scare Sam with a list of some of his favorite unintentionally scary songs! 

    Taylor Swift 2—Lover!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 91:41


    After catching up with each other, Kenneth and Sam return to an artist they've discussed in the past to see how their feelings may have changed. Find out if the boys care more or less about Taylor Swift, based on listening to her new album, Lover! 

    Football Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 31:13


    Listen along as Sam wows Kenneth with a list of fabulous football songs!

    James Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 88:08


    Kenneth and Sam finally get around to listening to the Godfather of Soul, the hardest working man in show business, Soul Brother Number One, Mr. Dynamite himself, the inimitable James Brown! Will the boys be won over by the seminal 1963 album, "Live at the Apollo?"

    School Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 31:33


    Kenneth and Sam contemplate the changing of the seasons, and the beginning of another school year with a magnificent seven list of songs that remind them of school. 

    The 1975

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 104:23


    Will Kenneth and Sam be wooed by the conceptually ambitious synth-pop of The 1975? Find out as they dive into the band's 2018 release, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships. 

    Name that Bad Instrumental TV Show Theme Song!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 29:48


    In the first mini episode of season 3, Kenneth test's Sam's knowledge of TV tunes. How many of Kenneth's top 5 bad instrumental TV show theme songs will Sam know? 

    Ed Sheeran

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 98:23


    In the inaugural episode of season 3, Kenneth and Sam take on one of pop music's glittering luminaries—the jovial ginger himself, Ed Sheeran. Will the boys be swayed by his songwriting credentials and his smooth production sheen? 

    Season 3 Announcement!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 2:38


    A special announcement about Bands We Don't Care About with Kenneth and Sam Season 3! 

    Jefferson Airplane

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 96:33


    Can our intrepid musical travelers hang with the psychedelic delicacy that is the Jefferson Airplane? Find out as they hitch a ride with the group's 1967 masterpiece, "Surrealistic Pillow"!

    Guess the Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 34:42


    The boys play a musical game of Guess the Connection, as Kenneth presents a Great Eight List for which Sam must guess the common denominator. 

    Spiritualized

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019 93:35


    How did our intrepid musical voyagers, both children of the 90s, manage to sidestep one of the most beloved British bands of the era? Will Kenneth and Sam feel Spiritualized by Jason Pierce and co.'s 1997 masterpiece, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space? 

    Blame it on the Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2019 32:57


    Kenneth and Sam get introspective on a cool and rainy Spring night. 

    Billie Eilish

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 101:40


    What happens when our lovable curmudgeons Kenneth and Sam investigate one of the hottest young artists in popular music? Find out as when the investigate Billie Eilish's new LP "When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go?" 

    Rainbow Connections

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 36:28


    Kenneth and Sam share a playlist based on the colors of the rainbow...do they need a reason why? You guys know the drill by now :)

    Iron Maiden

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 109:19


    What happens when Kenneth and Sam battle with the Beast? Are they emotionally prepared to face the banshee-like whale of Bruce Dickinson and the boys? Find out, as our intrepid musical explorers listen to Iron Maiden's 1982 masterpiece, the Number of the Beast! 

    Cover Shot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 33:01


    The boys (along with a special guest hose) share some of their favorite covers, and talk about that rare phenomenon when a cover is better than the original. 

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    St. Vincent

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 116:11


    If there were a patron saint of rock stars, it would be Annie Clark—aka, St. Vincent! How will the boys react to her 2017 opus MASSEDUCTION? Will Sam be turned off by her avant-garde posturing? Will Kenneth think the album is too poppy? Find out as the boys, along with guest host Court, explore the dangerous, danceable, daring world of St. Vincent! 

    Off the Cuff Musical Mayhem!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 36:58


    In this week's mini episode, Kenneth and Sam indulge in a little bit of improvised silliness, as they challenge each other to come up with musical examples for some very random off-the-cuff questions. Who says preparation is always a good thing? 

    Bjork

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 110:45


    Are Kenneth and Sam ready for the freewheeling artistic genius of Iceland's favorite daughter? Find out when they tackle Homogenic, the 1997 masterpiece by Bjork!

    Spring, Sprang, Sprung

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 31:28


    Dreaming of warmer weather as we inch toward the equinox, Kenneth and Sam share a Great Eight list of spring and summer-themed favorites! 

    King Crimson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 108:03


    What happens when Kenneth and sam come face to face with King Crimson, one of the most powerful bands in the history of Prog rock? Will they bow before the throne when at last they find themselves In The Court of the Crimson King? 

    Musicians Who Sing About Singing...

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 34:32


    Inspired by singing Piano Man with 20,000 Billy Joel fans, Kenneth explores the phenomenon of musicians who sing songs about singing songs! Join the boys on a sensational six list of metamusical masterpieces!  

    T. Rex

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2019 98:14


    What happens when our boys come face to face with a band that they know nothing about, but that has influenced many of the musicians they know and love? Find out as they investigate the highs and lows of T. Rex's glamtastic 1971 record, Electric Warrior. It's time to get it on, (bang the gong) get it on! 

    Do You Know Your Bro? – part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 38:06


    Kenneth convinces Sam to return to a fan favorite game, Do You Know Your Bro? Who wins when the boys try to guess which songs the other likes and loathes? 

    Billy Joel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 114:28


    Billy Joel is one of the most popular recording artists of all time, having sold 150 million albums in his career...and Kenneth and Sam just don't care. Will listening to Mr. Joel's 1977 masterpiece The Stranger convince them to care about the piano man? 

    Just One Song...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 45:53


    Kenneth and Sam challenge each other to pick just one song to represent the musical style of some of their favorite bands. Can a career's worth of music be distilled in just one song? 

    A Tribe Called Quest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 96:18


    Kenneth and Sam test out a listener's hypothesis that 1993 was the best year for hiphop albums, by listening to A Tribe Called Quest's laid-back masterpiece, Midnight Marauders. Will the boys be seduced by Q-Tip and Phife Dog's witty repartee against a bed of jazzy samples? 

    Musical Resolutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019 34:07


    The lads celebrate the new year, and the start of season 2, with a set of musical resolutions, and Kenneth tries to catch Sam off guard with a musical surprise from yesteryear. 

    Greta Van Fleet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 96:48


    Season 2 starts with a bang as our boys investigate whether young rock gods Greta Van Fleet are the second coming of Led Zeppelin. Is it a crime to mine the music of the past? If so, wasn't the mighty Zep guilty of the same crime? These questions and many more answered as Kenneth and Sam get the led out!...kind of....

    Episode 30—Season 1 Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 36:18


    In this season finale, Kenneth and Sam walk down memory lane as they remember the highs and lows from their first season as podcasters. Stay tuned to the very end to find out who we won't be caring about when season 2 rolls around! 

    Episode 29—The Decemberists

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 102:13


    Why haven't Sam and Kenneth ever listened to the Decemberists? Are they afraid of quirky songwriting, or is it the thought of joining in the hipster revolution that has kept them away? Find out if our intrepid musical travelers will be setting off for Portlandia after they listen to the Decemberist's 2006 classic, The Crane Wife. 

    Episode 28—Tis the Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 61:28


    Let Kenneth and Sam help you get into a Christmas mood as they share a Great Eight list of under-appreciated Christmas songs. Old classics, new favorites, and a few surprises along the way make for a Christmas playlist unlike any other! 

    Episode 27—Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2018 36:33


    In this mini holiday episode, Kenneth and Sam express their gratitude for the music in the lives, and for you their listeners, with a special "Grateful Eight," list of thankful songs. Happy Thanksgiving one and all! 

    Episode 26—Imagine Dragons

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 106:58


    Kenneth and Sam finally get around to a band that has been frequently requested by listeners—a favorite in their native state of Utah—Imagine Dragons. Will the band's first album, Night Visions, be a sweet dream or a nightmare for our musical travelers? 

    Episode 25—Under-Appreciated Albums

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 44:00


    Kenneth tortures Sam by forcing him to open up, as our intrepid musical explorers each share one of their favorite under-appreciated albums. Sam proves that Mr. Rogers isn't the only one who loves those Cardigans, and Kenneth yearns for New Adventures with one of the biggest bands of his youth....

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