Music critic Nick Rynerson and guests discuss grace and good music.
I'm chained up in a dark cave. Something about this doesn't seem right.
This is a celebration of true wellbeing. It's madness.
Don't punish people for dreaming their dreams.
In five years, it'll be 2025. What the fuck.
Choose your destiny: dragon, beast, mice, or honey? Don't think too hard. It's not that simple.
"Confucius and you are both dreams, and I who say you are a dream am a dream myself. This is a paradox. Tomorrow a wise man may explain it; that tomorrow will not be for ten thousand generations." - Zhuang Zhou
Holy, like that Bible verse you heard that one time.
It won't hurt as much as it may heal.
If you know who the I don't see a way out but follow me to believe in something again because she's don't gonna lead someone. Who says no anyway? I know I do.
They'll kill you, but will you fight? In Memoriam Justin Townes Earle sung songs that I’ve known since before I was even born. Songs that were as much a part of me as my own hand. "Harlem River Blues" and "Down on the Lower East Side" are a part of my permanent memory of New York City. "They Killed John Henry" feels at home on the prairies of Illinois. His music shaped me. I came of age to Justin Townes Earle. And I will forever be in debt to his music. He didn’t make it out of this life alive. I wish he did. But maybe he’ll be John Henry for another generation of Americans trying to navigate even more novelty and progress. A lone singer who stood in front of the bulldozers. Who preserved the old time style. And who paid the price for it.
Take shelter from America by coming to America.
I'll fucking shoot you if you don't give me that damn hat.
You're high on cocaine. You're driving the train. What's that ahead? If you wanna live, you'd better b—
(your drawn to the inperfections; even when you think your not)
Leave your office. Blow up your TV. Be like the fox. Practice resurrection.
You're at the fishing hole. Just give up now.
You're in class. The teacher laughs when you tell them your dream. What do you do?
You're alone in a field. You're antimatter. You're free money free money free money free money. You're crying.
This isn't a music podcast. It's not criticism, it's not art. It's just Burn After Listening, I guess. And I think that's pretty rock and roll. Coming this Summer.
In this episode, host Nick Rynerson remembers the 50 year aniversary of Bob Dylan’s “Bringing It All Back Home” and Dylan “going electric”, and how Dylan’s bold move speaks to us today. Theme music by Brad Sucks. Used under Creative Commons license 3.0. Read the full article...
In this episode of Burn After Listening, Nick and Christ and Pop Culture staff writer Val Dunham discuss Mumford and Sons’ new album ‘Wilder Mind’. Both Nick and Val loved the album, and aim to communicate what’s to like about the new record, and Mumford and Sons as a band. Theme music by Brad Sucks, used under Creative Commons license 3.0. Read the full article...
In this episode Nick Rynerson and muscian/editor Chase Abner continue the conversation about cover songs and why they’re so important. Spotify Playlist Theme music by Brad Sucks, used under Creative Commons license 3.0. Read the full article...
In this episode Nick Rynerson and muscian/editor Chase Abner talk about cover songs and why they’re so important. Spotify Playlist Theme music by Brad Sucks, used under Creative Commons license 3.0. Read the full article...
In this podcast, Nick introduces and examines three songs from the legendary singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt, and looks at what makes his life and music so compelling. LINKS: Read the full article...
In this podcast, host Nick Rynerson talks to writer Joel Heng Hartse, author of ‘Sects, Love, and Rock n’ Roll’, about Sufjan Steven’s album ‘Carrie & Lowell’, enjoying music for music’s sake, and how not to listen to the new Sufjan album. Asthmatic Kitty Records’ Facebook post How Not to Listen to the New Sufjan Stevens Album Read the full article...
Recorded live at the 2015 Calvin College Festival of Faith & Music, Nick Rynerson sits down with cultural scholar James Mumford to talk about the benefits and joys of loving our neighbor by appreciating their music. For more information on James Mumford go to jamesmumford.co.uk/ or follow him on Twitter @jamesacmumford. Theme music by Brad Sucks, used under Creative Commons license 3.0. Read the full article...
In this episode, Nick looks at the weird, strange, spiritual world of…music from the 1920’s? The contagious mystery of The Anthology of American Folk Music has captured the imagination of Rock n’ Roll, country, and blues musicians for the last 60 years. Show links: Read the full article...
In episode #5 of Burn After Listening, Nick talks with film writer and CaPC member Colin Stacy about the mid-2000’s indie rock opus that is the soundtrack to the motion picture Garden State. Shenanigans, nostalgia, and waxing philosopical about teenage angst naturally insues. Theme music by Brad Sucks, used under Creative Commons license 3.0. Read the full article...
In the fourth episode of Burn After Listening, Nick talks with David Zahl, editor-in-chief of Mockingbird and author of A Mess of Help: The Crucified Soul of Rock n’ Roll, a book about teenage angst, the Beach Boys, law & gospel, the Replacements, and more. Theme music by Brad Sucks, used under Creative Commons license 3.0. Read the full article...
In the third episode of Burn After Listening, Nick talks with Christ and Pop Culture editor-in-chief Richard Clark about sad, sad songs: heartbreak music, break-up songs, and the sounds that get you through tough times. Theme music by Brad Sucks, used under Creative Commons license 3.0. Read the full article...
In the second episode of Burn After Listening, Nick talks with Blake Collier and Carl Laamenen, the hosts of music podcast Impossible to Say. They cover artists like The Who, Pedro The Lion, La Dispute, Kendrick Lamar, and more, while thinking through how grace is often messy and how tough it can be to understand our identity. *note: the Pedro the Lion track sampled is “Rapture”, not “Penetration”. Read the full article...
In the inaugural episode of Burn After Listening, host Nick Rynerson talks with author and film critic Jeffrey Overstreet about “coming of age music” and the albums that defined their high school experience. Theme music by Brad Sucks. Used under Creative Commons license 3.0. Read the full article...
A quick hello from Burn After Listening host Nick Rynerson. Stay tuned! Read the full article...
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