Crush On Radio

And now, we come to the final, and the most lost, of all the Lost Episodes of Crush On Radio. Myke needs no introduction if you’re into podcasts, and he was interested in guesting as soon as Patrick guested. Scheduling this … Continue reading →

Jeff was the first person to do something I’d hoped to do a lot of with this version of Crush On Radio… talk about an album he didn’t like… albeit still an influential album on his life. Plus some awesome musical … Continue reading →

Far from just being one of the original co-hosts of Crush On Radio, Matt’s had a huge impact on me and the music I listen to. I was so happy to have him on the show again, especially since he wanted … Continue reading →

Ben Alexander was the guy who ran Constellation.fm and helped shepherd the short Crush On Radio third season into the world. This was a fascinating talk on how discovering music changed, along with some weird musical synchronicity in our lives. … Continue reading →

Patrick Rhone is literally the nicest man on the Internet. As soon as Episode 1 dropped, he asked me to be on the show, and how could I say no? He is a man of incredible depths, and he loves … Continue reading →

In 2014, I tried to revive Crush On Radio as a one-on-one interview show. I produced six episodes for Constellation.fm, interviewing a few of my favorite Internet people about the albums that shaped their life. Sadly, due to a number … Continue reading →

We’re back with our Best of 2014 show! Rich, Andrew, and Matt share their favorite songs of 2013, with all the attendant ratholes and sidetracks you’ve come to expect. This is also our final episode of Season 2, and we’ll … Continue reading →

Crush On Radio ends the year with a discussion of picks, what they’re looking forward to, music-wise, in 2014, and a few of the usual digressions. Picks this week: San Fermin, Cibo Matto, and Elvis Costello & The Attractions Show … Continue reading →

Andrew’s Mom is celebrating her birthday, leaving Rich and Matt to go it alone this week. Cue discussion on the Christmas Music Switchover, Boardwalk Empire (some spoilers there), Todd Rundgren’s production methods, star rating systems in iTunes, and a few … Continue reading →

With Matt out due to Christmas Music-induced Insanity (it’s temporary), Rich and Andrew hold down the fort to talk Christmas music, TV show soundtracks, streaming music, and a couple of album picks. Picks this week: Junip, and CHVRCHES Show Notes … Continue reading →

Happy belated Halloween! Crush On Radio returns to a spooky discussion of spooky, scary, creepy music. Also discussed: Rich's October Concertapalooza (he's so very tired), the passing of Lou Reed, bands you'd think you'd like but don't, how not liking a band's new work doesn't mean you can't like the old work, Andrew's new in-ear headphones, and probably a lot more. Continue reading →

Andrew and Rich describe seeing The Long Winters in concert, performing their album When I Pretend to Fall, which is (not coincidentally) Andrew’s pick. Rich describes seeing Savages in concert, and Matt talks about stuff too. Also: post-punk bands, Eleanor … Continue reading →

A brief repeat discussion of misogyny in music fandom, followed by talk of headphones and the upcoming Long Winters concert in NYC lead off this jam-packed episode. Also discussed: music piracy, the origins of Krautrock, subscription services vis-à-vis iTunes Radio, … Continue reading →

This week, a long discussion on separating art and artists, vis-à-vis John Mayer and Kanye West. Also, discussion of our fall concert schedules, the upcoming Long Winters show in NYC, big concert lineups, Adult Album Alternative radio, what is and … Continue reading →

This week, we talk up the World Air Guitar Championships, mimed TV performances by bands, yet another discussion on US/UK tracklist differences, Triple-A Radio, punctuation in band names, post-rock and what it is and isn’t, Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, and Pere … Continue reading →

This week, Andrew gives his thoughts on Yeezus, a long talk about Chiptune, video game music, other electronic music, and film soundtracks. Also, the passing of Pere Ubu bassist Tim Wright (who is, in fact, not Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick … Continue reading →

Andrew’s out this week, so Rich and Matt take on two very different albums and artists, and have a polite discussion of Andrew’s pick of Portugal. The Man. Also discussed: novelty music, the original version of “I’m Going to Bring … Continue reading →

This week, Crush On Radio talks about death: DEVO’s Alan Myers, what happens when you love a creative inspiration, the emotional connection we get with artists and musicians, and, well, our music picks as well Picks this week: Sparks, Icona … Continue reading →

Daft Punk, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Primus, and Janelle Monáe all get their moment in the spotlight on this week’s Crush On Radio. Also discussed: opening bands, bonus tracks, remasters, four-string and six-string basses, and not much else in this … Continue reading →

Crush On Radio celebrates Mother’s Day by talking about artists with mothers! Also, we talk about dance-punk, dumb band names, Justin Timberlake, Boy Bands, listening to pop music, Michael Jackson, Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane, American Dad, Roger Waters solo albums, … Continue reading →

This week, Crush On Radio discusses the recent post by electronic musician Grimes on abusive “fans,” not being taken seriously as a musician or an artist because she’s female, how women are viewed in the media, fans overstepping boundaries, and … Continue reading →

Andrew returns this week, as we have a followup discussion on Frank Zappa, as well as talk about departed night clubs, upcoming Sparks concerts, greatest hits albums, Archer, Justin Timberlake, Magazine, existentialism, James Joyce, Negativland, soda marketing, culture jamming and … Continue reading →

Crush On Radio is back after a short hiatus, with Matt and Rich discussing album picks, and then diving deep into the return of David Bowie with their impressions of his first album in ten years, The Next Day. Combine that … Continue reading →

This week, after an NPR-esque interlude, Crush On Radio gets down to business, talking eels (the band, not the sea creature), Dorothy Parker, David Bowie, Tony Visconti, The Shins, sticky music, Coldplay and Brian Eno, The Cars, music video directors, … Continue reading →

The Crush On Radio team fights Skype, illness, and connection troubles to talk film soundtracks, including soundtrack where we’ve never seen the movie! (Though Rich saw the trailer to one of them.) Also discussed: Coldplay’s suckiness, Archer, Winter Storm Nemo, … Continue reading →

Crush On Radio returns! This episode marks the first of season two, where we promise shorter, tighter shows with less ratholes and better sound quality! This week, we talk up debut albums by some of our favorite bands. Also, we … Continue reading →

We’re back for 2013, and we start with a look back on our five favorite songs of 2012. Also, all the ratholes and stuff you can stand. Note: We experimented with a new recording method and way to add our … Continue reading →

It’s that time of the year! Christmahannukwannafestivus! To celebrate, Crush On Radio talks up our favorite holiday albums. Also, why radio stations start playing Christmas music earlier and earlier, how Matt picks really hard albums to introduce good bands to … Continue reading →

This week, Crush On Radio takes an all expense paid trip to Europe, in music! Only, they just visit Spain and France, but that’s enough in this episode of Foreign Favorites. We also talk about “sparseness” in music, cargo cults, … Continue reading →

Crush On Radio this week talks up iTunes 11, understanding jazz, migranes, and whether there really is a retro obsession in popular music and if that’s ruining everything. (Hint: It probably isn’t.) Picks this week are: Miles Davis, The Sugarplastic, … Continue reading →

Following the disaster of last week’s Skype trouble, the Crush On Radio crew is back with a surprisingly brief episode. This week, we talk hip-hop, Communism, chanteuses, album production, EQ settings, and not much else for a change. Picks this … Continue reading →

This week, Crush On Radio devotes an entire episode to the late, great, Frank Vincent Zappa. We talk up three of his classic albums, provide points-of-entry to Zappa neophytes, discuss the man, the musicians, the songs, the lyrics, the political … Continue reading →

This week, Andrew gets turned on to House music, and Rich gives him an elementary crash-course in electronic music. Later, talk about opening bands at concerts, standing for hours, and using earplugs. (We’re for it!) Also, we talk acoustic instruments, … Continue reading →

It’s Halloween week, and we’re getting all scary on Crush On Radio. This week, we talk about scary music, songs about murder, nuclear apocalypse, medical horrors, and the DMV as we finally discuss Primus in context. Also, Andrew and Rich … Continue reading →

This week, the Crush On Radio crew is back to talk synthpop, and how to tell good from bad, and why people who don't listen to music by people of different religious beliefs are kinda dumb. Continue reading →

This week, Crush On Radio discusses getting into difficult albums, the ones it takes several listens to get into, as well as an intro to Frank Zappa. Continue reading →

This week, we talk about bands that change their style for better and for worse, and how to get into a couple of them. Continue reading →

For our twentieth episode, Rich, Andrew, and Matt get right down to business: talking about listening to albums versus single tracks, and about how to organize your iTunes library. Continue reading →

This week, it's an All New Music show, as Rich, Andrew, and Matt each pick an album released during the week of September 10th. Continue reading →

This week Andrew returns to complete the discussion of "things we don't get," musically speaking. Continue reading →

We’re sorry.

This week, Rich and Matt discuss genres and things they just don't get, musically, and those sounds that trigger the "Don't Care Switch." Continue reading →

The collector madness continues, with a guest Michael Pilmer, who goes into the psychology of being a hardcore collector and archivist for Devo. Continue reading →

This week, we're joined by Ant, a hardcore record collector, with a huge TMBG collection, among other bands, to discuss obsessive record collecting. Continue reading →

This week, a very special episode of Crush On Radio devoted entirely to discussing the concert film Stop Making Sense. Continue reading →

In this week's episode, Crush On Radio goes to the movies! Rich, Andrew and Matt discuss some of their favorite music movies: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, URGH! A Music War, and That Thing You Do!. Continue reading →

This week, the Crush on Radio crew talk about their favorite albums from the year 1996, despite two-thirds of them having been up late and being terribly sleep deprived. Continue reading →

Matt returns this week, as the Crush On Radio crew manages to utterly confound each other with their picks. Continue reading →

Rich and Andrew are joined by the brilliant Jonathan Pfeffer of Capillary Action for a rollercoaster ride of a show. Continue reading →

With Matt away in Portland, Rich and Andrew are joined by cartoonist, former record store employee and all-around cool guy, Joe Meyer. Continue reading →

This week, a Siracusa-length episode on how, where, and when we listen to music. Continue reading →