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Discussion of 80's and 90's industrial and alternative music.

Stronger Than Reason


    • May 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 40m AVG DURATION
    • 92 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Stronger Than Reason

    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.

    Episode 47: Skinny Puppy - Rabies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 41:14


    And what came back to earth was a great rock and roll band! I discuss Skinny Puppy's 1989 album, Rabies.

    Episode 46: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 49:42


    I discuss Joy Division's iconic 1979 debut album, Unknown Pleasures.

    Episode 45: Talking Heads

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 34:46


    I discuss Talking Heads. Does anybody have any questions?

    Episode 44: New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 38:51


    I discuss New Order's 1983 album, Power, Corruption & Lies. (Apologies for the lack of an Oxford comma; that's how it is on the disc.)

    Episode 43: Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 37:13


    I discuss Pink Floyd's 1987 comeback album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason.

    Episode 42: Nine Inch Nails - Quake Soundtrack

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 29:06


    I discuss Nine Inch Nails' 1996 soundtrack to the video game Quake.

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