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Hit It Or Quit It #20 - Lovesongs for the Lovesong-less, Reagan and more

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2011


The Hit It Or Quit It podcast is back for Season 2 just in time for Valentine's Day! Hosts Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson help spread love and music by choosing special songs for listeners in need. What songs do they recommend?

Hit It Or Quit It #19 - forgetters Live Studio Performance (with video)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2010


UPDATE: 11/11/2011 - Listen to the full performance and interview with Jessica Hopper of the Hit It Or Quit It podcast above.Blake Schwarzenbach is a hero to fans of early emo for the albums his band, Jawbreaker, released throughout the early nineties.

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Hit It Or Quit It #18 - Mick Collins, an Ida family band and more

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2010


If podcasts age at the same rate they produce new episodes, we're finally of voting age! Now who should we vote for? Does anyone know of any candidates who address the problem of skyrocketing rents?

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Hit It Or Quit It #17 - Kate Bush memories and Riot Grrrl history

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2010


It's HIOQI #17 and we're talking landmarks... - It's been 25 years since Kate Bush's monolith of weird pop amazingness, Hounds of Love, was released.  Washington DC-based musician, engineer and producer Chad Clark breaks down its awesomeness.

Hit It Or Quit It #16 - Bad Brains Trivia, Records Reviews, Zola Jesus!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2010


This is episode 16 of the Hit It Or Quit It podcast and right away you might be asking yourself, "what's with the youthful, buff Jared Leto photo?"  Well, check out this week's Gossip Wolf segment to find out the story behind the photo that's going to HAUNT YOUR DREAMS.

Hit It Or Quit It #15 - 1990s Music Quiz, Titus Andronicus, and David Bazan!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2010


This week: - Amy from Titus Andronicus gives us something old and something new in a new segment we're calling "Your Favorite Things" - We quiz our listener, Ben from Cleveland, on his 1990s music knowledge - Indie superstar David Bazan drops in to do a little chatting, a little qu

Hit It Or Quit It #14: Freddie Gibbs, Marnie Stern, and Neil Hamburger

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2010


It's been a while, but we're back!  Episode #14 of the Hit It Or Quit It Podcast is in full effect y'all, and it is action packed for sure!

Hit It Or Quit It #13: Woven Bones in Love and Juggalos in the Wild

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2010


Fear not, triskaidekaphobia-istes!  The Hit It Or Quit It Podcast is here to help ease you through it's potentially cursed and/or terrifying 13th episode with a line up full of sunny weather, west coast jams, and... well...

Hit It Or Quit It #12: Tegan & Marissa & Dave & Craig & Ted

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2010


What's that you say?  The HIOQI podcast has made it through three whole months?  And to celebrate they've pulled out all the stops and put together a boda fide CELEBRITY PODCAST-O-RAMA?  For reals?  FOR REALS!This week: - Tegan of Tegan & Sara talks choreography!

Hit It Or Quit It #11: Odd musical obsessions

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2010


  Obsessions and pleasures - guilty and otherwise - are the name of the game this week on the Hit It Or Quit It podcast: - Music critic and author, Michaelangelo Matos, steps aboard the podcast train to talk about the distinctly Minneapolis-ness of The-Artist-Once-Again-Known-As-Prince.

Hit It Or Quit It #10: Girls Rock! and record reviews

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2010


It's a landmark, folks - double digits.  HIOQI turns 10 episodes old.  In lieu of a clips show, we forged ahead with all-new awesome stuff... THIS WEEK: - Xenia, a 9yr old rock and roll force of nature gives tells us what's happening over at the Girls Rock! Chicago summer camp.

Hit It Or Quit It #9: Superchunk stories with Mac McCaughan!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2010


Hit It Or Quit It #9: Superchunk and female producers in Nashville

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2010


It's HIOQI #9 y'all.  No joke.

Hit It Or Quit It #8: Ian MacKaye talks 9:30 Club on its 30th anniversary

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2010


It's HIOQI #8!  Excitement! - Ian MacKaye of The Evens, Fugazi, Minor Threat, Dischord Records, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, talks about legendary Washington, DC, concert hall 9:30 Club in honor of its 30th anniversary.

Hit It Or Quit It #7: Hipster Puppies author talks about Public Enemy, Matmos talks telepathy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2010


You spent your weekend at the beach, we spent our weekend making sweet, sweet radio... THIS WEEK!

Hit It Or Quit It #6: Rhymefest, The Fall and Follow That Bird

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2010


It's time for HIOQI #6!  This week:- POS gives us the weather!- Rhymefest calls the PM of England an a-hole!- JR and Jessica review new records from The Fall and Daniel Higgs!All that plus Gossip Wolf and a hot tip on Austin's finest up-and-comers, Follow that Bird.Download here.

Hit It Or Quit It #5: What will happen on the extra 30 acres of Lollapalooza?

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2010


The critically acclaimed Hit It Or Quit It podcast is back with episode 5!This week features weather with Adam Pfahler (former drummer for Jawbreaker), the incredible story of forgotten glam rocker Jobraith and an art installation celebrating the Chosen people on vinyl.

Hit It Or Quit It #4: reveals Chicago label head as reality TV addict

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2010


The Hit It Or Quit It podcast is back and better than ever!This week's installment brings the shocking revelation that Drag City Records head honcho Dan Koretsky identifies with The Real Housewives of Orange County! Also included: J.R.

Hit It Or Quit It #3: talks about Hole's new album and M.I.A.'s Born Free video

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2010


Jessica Hopper and JR Nelson are back with the third installment of the Hit It Or Quit It podcast.

Hit It Or Quit It #2: Remembering Guru

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2010


The second episode of the Hit It Or Quit It podcast features discussions on Guru of Gangstarr's passing with Pitchfork hip-hop contributor Tom Breihan and Chicago hip-hop artist Psalm One.

Hit It Or Quit It #1: A zine morphs into a podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2010


Music writers Jessica Hopper and JR Nelson write the Gossipwolf column for the Chicago Reader. They were recently on Vocalo to discuss some recent columns (and call Har Mar Superstar). Turns out they enjoyed being on Vocalo so much that they signed up for their own account.

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