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Episode 98: Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV and the Slip

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2025 39:50


I discuss Nine Inch Nails' 2008 albums, Ghosts I-IV and the Slip.

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Episode 97: Ghost - Skeletá

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 36:04


I discuss Ghost's most recent album, Skeletá, and seeing them live on the Skeletour.

Episode 96: Jello Biafra with DOA - Last Scream of the Missing Neighbors

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 43:37


I discuss Jello Biafra's 1989 collaboration with DOA, Last Scream of the Missing Neighbors, and its relevance in today's political situation.

Episode 95: The Beta Band - The Beta Band

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 45:20


I discuss the (newly reformed!) Beta Band's 1999 self-titled debut album.

Episode 94: Three Quick Things

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 18:23


I discuss the passing of Nitzer Ebb's Douglas McCarthy, the unexpected reformation of the Beta Band, and Jake Slichter's memoir of being the drummer in Semisonic.

Episode 93: Diary of Indignities and Black Stabbath

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 33:39


I discuss Patrick Hughes' hilarious memoir, Diary of Indignities, and his noise project, Black Stabbath (with an extra 't').

Episode 92: KMFDM - Symbols

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 36:00


I discuss KMFDM's 1997 album with the funny title that's commonly known as Symbols.

Episode 91: Viagra Boys - Viagr Aboys

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 30:30


I discuss the shrimptastic rock band Viagra Boys and their strangely-named new album, Viagr Aboys.

Episode 90: Mix Tape!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 47:58


I discuss a variety of songs and bands in our second "mix tape" episode!

Episode 89: Recoil - Bloodline

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 39:12


I discuss Alan Wilder's Depeche Mode side project Recoil and its 1992 album Bloodline.

Episode 88: The King of Kong

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 27:54


I discuss the 2007 film The King of Kong and the ongoing competition around the classic arcade game Donkey Kong.

Episode 87: New Order Side Projects

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 38:48


I discuss the various New Order side projects, like Electronic, Revenge, Monaco, and the Other Two.

Episode 86: A Bit of the Old Avant-Garde

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 10:11


I discuss a hard-to-find gem I picked up at my local library!

Episode 85: Henry Rollins

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 51:54


I discuss Mr. Henry Rollings, who is best known for getting punched out by Al Pacino in the film HEAT.

Episode 84: Primus

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 41:52


I discuss the unique and amazing Primus!

Episode 83: Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 42:17


I discuss the Happy Mondays' 1990 Madchester classic, Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches.

Episode 82: The Warriors

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 37:33


I discuss Sol Yurick's 1965 novel The Warriors and its beloved 1979 film adaptation.

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Episode 81: Chris Connelly - Whiplash Boychild

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 39:03


I discuss Chris Connelly's solo debut, 1991's Whiplash Boychild.

Episode 80: Mix Tape!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 43:55


I discuss a variety of songs and bands on our first "mix tape" episode!

Episode 79: Skinny Puppy - Cleanse Fold and Manipulate

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 38:57


I discuss Skinny Puppy's third album, 1987's Cleanse Fold and Manipulate.

Episode 78: Massive Attack - Blue Lines

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 38:11


I discuss Massive Attack's debut, the very first trip hop album, 1991's Blue Lines.

Episode 77 - Roadside Picnic and Stalker

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 39:32


I discuss the 1972 sci-fi novel Roadside Picnic and its 1979 film adaptation, Stalker.

Episode 76: The Sisters of Mercy - Vision Thing

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 32:32


I discuss the Sisters of Mercy's most recent album, 1990's Vision Thing.

Episode 75: Coil - Horse Rotorvator

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 41:39


I discuss Coil's second album, 1986's Horse Rotorvator.

Episode 74: Revolting Cocks - Linger Ficken' Good

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 44:53


I discuss the Revolting Cocks' 1993 album, Linger Ficken' Good...and Other Barnyard Oddities.

Episode 73: New Order - Low-Life

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 36:25


I discuss New Order's 1985 album, Low-Life.

Episode 72: Blue Man Group and Venus Hum

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 45:29


I discuss the performance art troupe Blue Man Group and their friends, the synth pop band Venus Hum.

Episode 71: KMFDM - Nihil

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 50:49


I discuss Nihil, the 1995 KMFDM album that brought them to their commercial peak.

Episode 70: Generative AI

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 35:57


I discuss generative artificial intelligence and its potential impact on how we make and enjoy music.

Episode 69: Nitzer Ebb - That Total Age

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 44:12


I strip it back to bare metal with Nitzer Ebb's 1987 classic, That Total Age.

Episode 68: The Notwist - Neon Golden

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2024 39:11


I discuss the Notwist's 2002 samplicious classic, Neon Golden.

Episode 67: Beastie Boys - Ill Communication

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 53:06


I discuss Beastie Boys' 1994 album, Ill Communication.

Episode 66: Nirvana, Seattle, and Grunge

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 39:46


I discuss the mainstays of Generation X: Nirvana, Seattle, and Grunge.

Episode 65: Mörk Borg

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 42:42


I discuss the metal-inspired, rules-light, and design-heavy role-playing game, Mörk Borg.

Episode 64: Jandek

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 52:26


I discuss the mysterious and prolific outsider musician, Jandek.

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Episode 63: Killing Joke - Night Time

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 40:03


I discuss Killing Joke and their 1985 album, Night Time.

Episode 62: Curve - The Early EPs

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 44:32


I discuss Curve's early EPs, which were released in North America as the 1992 compilation album, Pubic Fruit.

Episode 61: Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2024 60:10


I discuss Nine Inch Nails' landmark 1994 album, The Downward Spiral.

Episode 60: The Magnetic Fields - Live

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 26:41


I discuss seeing the Magnetic Fields perform their classic album 69 LOVE SONGS live for its 25th anniversary.

Episode 59: The Cars - Greatest Hits

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 46:29


I discuss the 1985 Greatest Hits compilation of the influential New Wave pioneers, the Cars.

Episode 58: Pigface - Gub

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 49:57


I discuss the industrial supergroup Pigface and their 1991 debut album, Gub.

Episode 57: Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 53:32


I discuss the 1993 album that changed Depeche Mode forever, Songs of Faith and Devotion.

Episode 56: Weezer - The Blue Album

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 53:23


I phone an expert to dig into Weezer's now classic self-titled 1994 debut, also known as the Blue Album.

Episode 55: The Conet Project

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 31:39


I discuss the Conet Project, a 1997 box set of shortwave numbers station recordings.

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Episode 54: New Order - Movement and Early Singles

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 51:57


I discuss New Order's 1981 debut album, Movement, and their earliest singles.

Episode 53: Viagra Boys

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 34:54


I discuss the shrimptastic Swedish post-punk band, Viagra Boys.

Episode 52: Ghost

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 41:17


I play the devil's advocate and discuss the Swedish hard rock band, Ghost.

Episode 51: Ministry - The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2024 41:06


I discuss Ministry's 1989 album, The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste.

Episode 50: Intermission

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 22:50


I discuss the past year of STRONGER THAN REASON and where the show might be going.

Episode 49: KMFDM - UAIOE

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 41:01


All you nations, come and listen as I discuss KMFDM's 1989 album, UAIOE.

Episode 48: Nitzer Ebb - Belief

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 42:38


I discuss Nitzer Ebb's 1988 album, Belief.

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