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Dope Nostalgia
Episode 238 - Semisonic

Dope Nostalgia

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 50:36


Semisonic drummer Jacob Slichter is my guest today! We talk about the history of Minneapolis music, The "Music That Makes Community" organization, payola for radio play, Columbia House, and their smash hit that still ends the night at the pub today, "Closing Time". Also, Taliyah and Erika are here for another chat with Gen Z about 90's music.

The Worst of the Best Podcast
Mötley Crüe - Too Fast For Love

The Worst of the Best Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 87:52


Join host Ryan and special guest Cardiff Electric as they dive into Mötley Crüe's iconic 1981 debut album, Too Fast for Love, on the Worst of the Best podcast! In this track-by-track breakdown, we geek out over the raw energy of Live Wire, the heavy riffs of Piece of Your Action, and the dark storytelling of On with the Show, while sharing fandom stories like Columbia House scams and Dr. Feelgood tour memories. We reveal our least favorite song and discuss why, even as diehard fans, we'd cut it from this classic hard rock record. Perfect for Mötley Crüe fans, 80s metal lovers, and podcast enthusiasts looking for a fun, nostalgic music chat! #MotleyCrue #TooFastForLove #CardiffElectric #HardRockPodcast #80sMetalRyan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cardiff then pick the worst one.YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our Discord ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/ndZwrUpeA5⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email us worstofthebestpodcast@gmail.com

Adventures in Irrationality
Episode 623 - Lady Cum Hair Gel

Adventures in Irrationality

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 58:20


In which we discuss Eric's hair over the years, the best way to think you're better than someone, shenanigans at professional conferences, band names, Columbia House records, and more.   Contact us at; adventuresinirrationality.com adventuresinirrationality@gmail.com   Music by U.S. Army Blues, licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 license.  

L'Histoire nous le dira
Arnaque ou génie ? Histoire cachée du Club Columbia | L'Histoire nous le dira # 267 et P.Y. McSween

L'Histoire nous le dira

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 20:42


Et vous ? Étiez-vous membre du Club Columbia ? Comment s'est passé votre « abonnement » ? Adhérez à cette chaîne pour obtenir des avantages : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4TCCaX-gqBNkrUqXdgGRA/join Merci à Pierre-Yves McSween https://www.instagram.com/pymcsween/?hl=fr Pour soutenir la chaîne, au choix: 1. Cliquez sur le bouton « Adhérer » sous la vidéo. 2. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hndl Musique issue du site : epidemicsound.com Images provenant de https://www.storyblocks.com Abonnez-vous à la chaine: https://www.youtube.com/c/LHistoirenousledira 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:33 - Histoire du Club Columbia 00:04:09 - Fonctionnement du Club Columbia 00:05:00 - Coûts et obligations pour les membres 00:08:28 - Comment le Club Columbia obtenait les albums 00:09:05 - Impact sur les artistes 00:10:20 - Production des albums par le Club Columbia 00:12:53 - Succès du Club Columbia 00:15:09 - Publicité et marketing du Club Columbia 00:16:24 - Exploitation du système par les consommateurs 00:17:13 - Intervention juridique et fin des clubs de musique 00:18:09 - Impact de Napster et des plateformes de streaming 00:19:27 - Conséquences pour les artistes 00:20:02 - Conclusion Les vidéos sont utilisées à des fins éducatives selon l'article 107 du Copyright Act de 1976 sur le Fair-Use. Sources et pour aller plus loin: Benoît Lelièvre, « La petite histoire tumultueuse de la maison Columbia », Urbania, 5 juillet 2023. https://beta.urbania.ca/article/la-petite-histoire-tumultueuse-de-la-maison-columbia Bernard Mooney, « Les enseignements de Columbia House », LesAffaires.com, 23 juillet 2012. Antoine Bordeleau, « Le glas a finalement sonné pour la Maison Columbia », Voir.ca, 11 août 2015. https://voir.ca/antoine-bordeleau/2015/08/11/le-glas-a-finalement-sonne-pour-la-maison-columbia/ Geoffrey O. Hull, The Recording Industry, New York, Routledge, 2004. « The Music Industry Strikes Back | System Shock Ep 2 », Bloomberg Originals, 8 janvier 2021. Frank Landry, « Columbia House insiders spill the beans on the company's secrets », Channel 33 RPM, 26 mars 2023. https://youtu.be/3ATvs-CSDF0?si=aXZnf8xQyhg7Aua6 Frank Landry, « Columbia House & BMG CDs - better than the 'experts' thought », Channel 33 RPM, 12 décembre 2021 Frank Landry, « How Columbia House made money giving away records, tapes and CDs | Vinyl Community » Channel 33 RPM, 11 février 2021 Frank Landry, « What happened to Columbia House music club? And were their record pressings really that bad », Channel 33 RPM, 7 février 2021. https://youtu.be/x4tazWI241E?si=UG-Z4YZ0qL_MagJJ « Was Columbia House a Scam?! | Secrets Exposed! », Micheal Andrew, 6 mars 2024 « How the "8 CDs for Penny" Club Worked », Weird History, 30 octobre 2020. https://youtu.be/A-zwZaBU5L0?si=phxJDkxtLf6Bcord « How Columbia House Sold 12 CDs For A Penny », Business Insider, 25 juillet 2018. https://youtu.be/jP0lq8XcRMo?si=zB8upMh5x_TO3HTZ Matthew Stuart et Clancy Morgan, « How Columbia House and BMG Music made money on CDs », Business Insider, 2 janvier 2019. https://www.businessinsider.com/columbia-house-bmg-music-profit-money-business-model-2018-7 Jonathan Rove, « The Club You Don't Want Let Into », Spin, 21 juin 2021, https://www.spin.com/2021/06/cd-clubs-columbia-house-bmg Geoff Edgers, « A dozen albums for a penny? I've still got mine, and plenty of time to listen », The Washington Post, 2 juillet 2020. Jack Hamilton, « Columbia House Offered Eight CDs for a Penny, but Its Life Lessons Were Priceless », Slate, 12 août 2015. Laura Wagner, « '8 CDs For A Penny' Company Files For Bankruptcy », NPR, 11 août 2015. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/08/11/431547925/8-cds-for-a-penny-company-files-for-bankruptcy Ethan Trex, « It's a Steal! How Columbia House Made Money Giving Away Music », Mental Floss, 21 juin 2011. « Columbia Records », Wikipédia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Records Daniel Brockman and Jason W. Smith, « The rise and fall of the Columbia House record club — and how we learned to steal music » The Boston Phoenix, 18 novembre 2011, Annie Zaleski, « Four Columbia House insiders explain the shady math behind “8 CDs for a penny” », AV Club, 10 juin 2015. Bryan Bishop, « Columbia House, the Spotify of the '80s, is dead », The Verge, 10 août 2015. Tien Tzuo, « Columbia House of Horrors: How Not to Run a Subscription Business », Vox, 7 avril 2016. Ernie Smith, « The First 12 Cost A Penny, But … », Tedium, 11 juin 2015. https://tedium.co/2015/06/11/columbia-house-history/ « Negative Option Billing », Wikipdéia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_option_billing#:~:text=Negative%20option%20billing%20is%20a,it%20in%20advance%20of%20billing. « Columbia House Company », Encyclopedia.com, https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/columbia-house-company Autres références disponibles sur demande. #histoire #documentaire #clubcolumbia #columbiahouse #columbiarecords

Run Into The Ground
202. It's a Shame About Ray feat. Patrick Carrie

Run Into The Ground

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 104:06


⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our PATREON for bonus episodes.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This week we have Patrick Carrie from Limbeck on to talk about the breakthrough Lemonheads album It's A Shame About Ray. We also yak about: Orange County hardcore, Snapcase, baseball, Adamantium, Limbeck origin story, the apple ad, Ed Rose, changing up the sound, alt country, all american rejects tour, Doghouse records, the Lemonheads live, the Masonic temple show, Evan and the sauce, Columbia House cd's for a penny, Mrs Robinson, Alkaline Trio, rudderless, punk goes pop (covers), fantasy baseball, touring with Hellogoodbye, Big Sur, and so much more.  ________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out the Merch Table!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // Follow us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danbassini⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mysprocalledlife⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @patrickisrad and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@runintotheground⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Oral Arguments for the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Designworks Homes, Inc. v. Columbia House of Brokers Realty, Inc.

Oral Arguments for the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 28:00


Designworks Homes, Inc. v. Columbia House of Brokers Realty, Inc.

Maino and the Mayor
Tuesday Morning Meanderings

Maino and the Mayor

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 45:08


The guys start the morning by complaining about being sick. At a radio station, the sickness keeps swirling around. They also talk about quick ways to save money, and then "trading books" join the list of morning topics. Somehow, the conversation turns to the old Columbia House album program where you could get 12 records for a penny. Maino also talks about Saturday night's event at the Northland Hotel in Green Bay. The hotel celebrated its 100th anniversary. Get this. Somehow, he remembers being at the hotel 50 years ago, in 1974, for an autograph session with the Packers and the Bears. Maino and the Mayor is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 6-9 am on WGBW in Green Bay and on WISS in Appleton/Oshkosh. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast lineup. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with Maino and the Mayor!

Improv Exchange Podcast
Episode #159: Lao Tizer

Improv Exchange Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 52:47


Colorado-bred, LA-based keyboardist Lao Tizer embodies what it means to be a 21st-century musician inhabiting the jazz sphere ¾ that being one who embraces musical diversity and has no fear of crossing boundaries. But Tizer also happens to come by this naturally. As the self-described “child of East Coast Jewish hippies,” he was exposed to and was influenced by his parents' extensive musical tastes from a young age: “My dad had a huge music collection. He loved classical music and had all this world music ¾ Ravi Shankar, R. Carlos Nakai, music of the Sufis ¾ plus my parents were boomers, so that brought in all the Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, Elvis, Janis Joplin, and Motown. The Temptations were my favorite band as a kid. So, I basically grew up with everything but jazz, which I didn't really discover until I was about 16.” It was a couple of seemingly random selections from the Columbia House mail-order club that turned him toward a new and lasting musical direction. ”It was buy one, get twelve free, right? So I ordered Miles Davis's Kind of Blue and Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux. Then one Sunday morning, it all just kind of hit me. To a lot of people trained in the classical tradition, jazz sounds like it breaks all kinds of rules, but I just heard there was a whole other world to explore there.” From there, Tizer hit the ground running, applying his classical piano skills to jazz and releasing his first self-produced solo keyboard albums while still in high school. After graduating from Boulder High, Tizer moved to LA and studied with legendary piano guru Terry Trotter for about two years, forgoing formal music education. “Instead of going to music school, I just got my butt kicked on the bandstand. I was always working with musicians who were older and more experienced. School's great but there's no better way to grow than playing with people who are going to push you to grow. I was so green, man. Learning to play in a band concept ¾ playing in good time with a rhythm section–was one of the most challenging things, coming from being a solo pianist.” But his approach and talents served him well. At 19, he formed and led the first band under his own name, taking indirect inspiration from another iconic jazz entity. “When I got into listening to The Pat Metheny Group in the late ‘90s, they had that “formula” that definitely spoke to me ¾ great, through-composed music with a lot of room for improvisation. That's the formula that I love” In the ensuing years and through various incarnations, The Lao Tizer Band has flown by that directional compass while infusing the bespoke influences and experiences that inform Tizer's musical worldview. Subsequently, the band attracted many top players to its ranks ¾ GRAMMY-winning saxophonist Eric Marienthal (Chick Corea), Emmy-winning guitarist Chieli Minucci (Special EFX), Senegalese bassist Cheikh N'Doye (Baaba Maal), violinist extraordinaire Karen Briggs (Stanley Clarke), GRAMMY-winning drum phenom Gene Coye (Hiromi) and legendary GRAMMY-winning percussionist Munyungo Jackson (Stevie Wonder) ¾ and became a steady presence at LA hotspots like The Baked Potato as well as entertaining audiences at premier jazz festivals around the world. Milestones among these were The Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival, Cape Town Jazz Festival, Java Jazz Festival, and Atlanta Jazz Festival. The six albums he has released as a leader have seen Tizer steadily grow while constantly defining (and redefining) who he is as a keyboardist, composer, and bandleader. “I think the most important thing as an artist and composer is to have your own identity and your own sound. Everybody comes to where they are in music through whatever path they have followed and I think staying true to what brought you to where you are now helps to create your own true voice. I think I have always had that.” But not content to rest, Tizer recently decided to take another bold turn with his music. In 2018, The Lao Tizer Band released Songs From The Swinghouse, a project that included fresh, sophisticated takes on a number of vocal-oriented covers from seminal artists such as U2, Led Zeppelin, and Cat Stevens along with a collection of seven original instrumentals penned by Tizer. The album was released to critical acclaim and notched the Top 10 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz album chart. “We were always only instrumental until that record. The concept was to reinvent covers like ‘Ramble On,' ‘Pride in the Name of Love,' and ‘Sad Lisa.' I had never arranged or recorded any vocal material with my group before, so to take those tunes and make them our own was really fun.” Now, with his forthcoming album, Amplify, Tizer ups the ante by bringing original vocal-oriented songs into his mix of smart instrumentals ¾ as well as a few potent new additions to the band. “A big part of the concept for Amplify is to cross over. It's not really a “jazz” record but it definitely has jazz elements, no question. The band still features the core lineup we've had for a while now with Eric, Chieli, Karen, Munyungo, Gene, and Cheikh, but now there are a few new faces involved in the group. Namely saxophone and flute wunderkind Danny Janklow (MONKestra) and Rolling Stone 2022 ”Bassist of the Year” nominee Anthony Crawford (Erykah Badu), who shares low-end duties with Cheikh. We augmented our already large band with a horn section and background singers on a few songs as well. The album is nine songs ¾ five vocal, four instrumental ¾ all original, no covers.” But perhaps Tizer's most intriguing choice of secret weapon for Amplify is bringing American Idol star Elliott Yamin to handle the vocal material. “Elliott's first album had that platinum hit single “Wait For You.” He's very much a throwback to a blue-eyed soul kind of vibe and it was amazing to be able to bring him into the band. This project was a little outside his stylistic wheelhouse because it is a bit more adventurous harmonically. I think he was a little intimidated by the music early on but he's such a remarkably gifted singer and he's just singing his butt off. He's turned out to be unbelievable in this project and the band. He's super gung-ho about it too, which is great. I couldn't have asked for a better fit!” With these continuing steps over boundaries into new stylistic territory, one might wonder if Tizer has any trepidation about alienating the core base of jazz listeners he's built up over time. Quite the contrary, it seems. “I love that longstanding boundaries in music are getting broken down. Artists like Snarky Puppy, Robert Glasper, and Kamasi Washington have proven this theory that I've long held: If you have music that's melodic and grooves, you can win over a very broad array of listeners.” Indeed, Tizer testifies to having seen the evidence firsthand. “There's been a really cool renaissance and rebirth with all these genre-defying artists and I've seen a shift in the crowd at our shows too. There's a lot of 20 and 30-somethings coming out, and that's so cool. That's what the future audience is going to be. If we want to have long careers like our predecessors, we need to have our peers and younger listeners connect to this music and follow it.” With eyes set on the future and a willingness to keep exploring, Tizer's simplest ethos perhaps sums it up best: “I say forget the boundaries. Just make good music and try to connect with as many listeners as you can.

My Music
My Music Episode 431 - Crash Harmony

My Music

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 33:14


Crash Harmony: Recreating Nostalgia and Musical Camaraderie In this episode of My Music Graham Coath sits down with Mike, Dave, John, and Nils from the band Crash Harmony for an engaging and heartwarming conversation about their musical journey. The episode begins with a discussion about their experiences with album clubs like Britannia and Columbia House and transitions into the band's history, including their formation in college and the evolution of their music. As they recount the making of their latest album, the band members share anecdotes and reflections on the importance of camaraderie, musical influences, and capturing the spirit of the 70s. The interview also touches on their collaborative dynamic, the significance of original music, and the nostalgic process of re-recording old tracks with a modern twist. Fans and new listeners alike will appreciate the insights into Crash Harmony's creative process and the genuine bond between its members. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Announcement 01:31 First Albums and Music Clubs 04:22 Formation of Crash Harmony 05:09 Recording the Album 10:17 Band Dynamics and Contributions 24:05 Nostalgia and Reunion 31:03 Closing Remarks and Album Promotion

The First Ever Podcast
212: Nick Wheeler & Mike Kennerty (All-American Rejects): Impressed In Press

The First Ever Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 72:35


This week Jeremy interviews Mike and Nick of the band The All-American Rejects. On this episode Jeremy, Mike, and Nick talk Oklahoma, MTV, Columbia House, KISS, bad album covers, Wayne's World, Green Day, cover bands, ska, Vagrant Records, burned CDs, signing to Doghouse Records, meeting Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys, TV performances, and so much more!!! SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON for a bonus episode where Mike and Nick answered questions that were submitted by subscribers! Follow the show on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER

Columbia House Party
Silverchair: Teenagers Take on Grunge (ft. Nick Dika)

Columbia House Party

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 64:14


In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Nick Dika (@NickDika) of Arkells (@arkellsmusic) to discuss Silverchair's debut album Frogstomp. It was Blake's first album purchased with his own money, at $1 from Columbia House. How fitting. Find out more about Silverchair's unlikely and meteoric rise as 15-year-olds, where they fit in the grunge scene with the benefit of hindsight, and why Nick has a deep appreciation for the artistic ambition of Daniel Johns on this week's podcast.Sick of hearing all the ads? Subscribe to Soda Premium on Apple Podcasts to get rid of them!Follow @ColumbiaHP on X!While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie.If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerchOr reach out to the show and say hey: podcast@columbiahouseparty.comIf you enjoyed today's show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for another episode of CHP.

Meeting Malkmus - a Pavement podcast

This week on the pod. jD welcomes his buddy, Jeremy from Niagara Falls on to discuss his Pavement origin story and reveal song 26!Transcript:Track 2:[0:00] Previously on the Pavement Top 50.Track 1:[0:02] Stephen, what are your initial thoughts about this song, The Hex? The Hex, well, it's a really cool song. I think it's completely different to anything else that Pavement does. I think it's very unique. It's got a style which isn't really there in any... I can't think of any other song that looks like it.Track 2:[0:19] Hey, this is Westy from the Rock and Roll Band Pavement, and you're listening to The Countdown.Track 4:[0:25] Hey, it's JD here, back for another episode of our Top 50 Countdown. For seminal indie rock band, Pavement. Week over week, we're going to count down the 50 essential Pavement tracks that you selected with your very own top 20 ballads. I then tabulated the results using an abacus and a girl named Shannon that might have played bass in an indie rock band. Sigh. So there's that. This week, I'm joined by Pavement superfan, Jeremy from Niagara Falls. How's it going, motherfucker?Track 3:[0:54] It's hot. It's hot.Track 4:[0:56] It's really hot.Track 3:[0:58] It's been hot all week. Yeah. So sorry if there's fan noises in the background. They're here to cheer me on.Track 4:[1:04] Yes, of course they are. And that's very good that they are doing that for you because it will give you adrenaline and strength that you need and require to get through this next question. Jeremy, from the Falls, what is your pavement origin story?Track 3:[1:20] Story um my origin story for the band pavement is a little um stranger than most i i did not come to them by way of their music i i came to them by way of uh discussions about just how cool their uh their albums the the song names were, so i before i ever heard a pavement track which was years uh uh it was it was uh i had a friend who was in a band named uh cindy and they before they were called cindy they they were racking their brains about what they wanted to call themselves and we just got in this deep discussion one night i have heard we started talking about i don't think i've heard of king cobb steely, There's probably a good, I bet a good amount of this audience would really dig King Cub Steely because it's kind of in the same vein. But they had awesome song names.Track 3:[2:21] Luckily, I keep my feathers numbered for just such an emergency. That's a song name, Time Equals Money and Money Equals Pizza and Therefore Time Equals Pizza. Just stuff like that. And we got talking about it. And I was like, yeah, that's really cool. and we're talking about the band Head. Lowercase and an uppercase. Head with a lowercase h. That's right. And an uppercase, yeah, just because it was the 90s. And then my friend turned to me, he's like, I just wish that I could have an album title as good as Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. And he just, he went on for like half an hour on that. I was like, that is a really cool album title and who is this band? And he's like, Pavement, check them out. And of course, being the 90s, I mean, being dirt poor, I couldn't. That's right. That's the only way you could do it. I couldn't purchase an album. Because they weren't being played on the radio.Track 3:[3:15] Well. That's right. And it was pre-internet. And yeah, they weren't being played on the radio. But, and this is, I like hearing the stories of people out here saying like, yeah, my first experience was like I got onto a torrent site and I ripped all their albums over the course of like a week or however long it used to take. But before that we used to have this thing and it doesn't exist anymore rarely does that's right of uh compilations you remember yeah and there was a big one in the 90s it was really big because of the secret hidden track that i think everyone only bought it for the secret hidden track it was called no alternative and nirvana did uh of uh at the very end wasn't listed everyone who was there It wasn't listed, but they did – it's sappy, but it's also called Verse Course Verse. It was an unreleased track, and it kicked. It was so good. But also on that album was Matthew Sweet, Goo Goo Dolls, and Pavement did Unseen Power and Picket Fence. And who was the second one you named? Goo Goo Dolls. Yeah. Goo Goo Dolls? You know, like rather funky band until, you know, Twister. No, it's not Twister. Until that Twister song.Track 3:[4:41] They did a song on the Twister set. No, it was the Asteroid one. No, it wasn't the Asteroid one. Fuck. Oh, yeah. Dude. It's called Angel or something like that. No, they did a song on the Twister set. It's like Alanis Morissette did a song. On the record, you came uninvited. Yeah, anyway, this is riveting conversation for somebody who tuned in for Pavement. I know.Track 3:[5:13] Beastie boys was also on the alternate and breeders did a really good live live track but but really it was like you could get uh like that was if you did not have a lot of money and you wanted to hear and this is backwards thinking because nowadays you'd be like why would you buy a whole album for one song well everybody did everybody bought it for that nirvana song and uh and then you got a little a little sampler of all these other bands that you could get into And that was my first. Hold on, let's talk about this for a second. So what did you think of On Scene Power? Yeah. It was good. And in comparison to everything else on the album, it's like, oh, this is top ten. This is really fresh and inviting. And I dig the sound. It was kind of rare. It wasn't overproduced. and it didn't have that, you know, that pastina. Am I using that word correctly? You know, patina. Sorry, patina. It's fucking boiling. It's hot. Did I mention it's hot? It's like 55 degrees in Canadian. 55? Celsius. But yeah, I think it's like 40. I was like 55. Your skin would be melting.Track 3:[6:35] Anything after 35, I'm like, it's all the same. I like the heat, but it's not like this muddiness. Yeah. I can't handle it. Really? Yeah, it's the thing. It's not the heat, it's the humidity. No, oven's dry heat. Anyway. Yeah. Again. But yeah, no, I really, I like the sound. And I was also big into Sonic Youth, but I had a bit of a bone to pick with Sonic Youth because their stuff never really seemed to get me to the place where I was like, yeah. Yeah and it felt like pavement was like they got it it was it was kind of this it's like a visceral, sort of song yeah but it's it's it rocks i totally know what you mean you know i mean yeah i've been i've been uh nose deep in in pavement's catalog for almost five years now so, like i mean obviously i enjoyed it prior to that but you know just looking at it week after week week after week you know it's it's been asked me to name a fucking song um title though and i'm usually stumped or or where it falls on a record and there's people that will be able to do oh yes it's right after this and before this and it's like i just can't do that i'm just because that's part of the culture though that's part of like the like we when we lost physical media, like it's like remembering your best friend's phone number do you even know it now i don't Oh, I know my wife's. I don't know my wife's. I don't know my kids.Track 3:[8:03] Oh, really? Yeah. Yeah. But yeah, so that, like that compilation. And then you'd think I would have rushed out and I would have bought, you know, a pavement album, but I didn't because a scant few years later, the Brain Candy soundtrack came out and being the massive kids of all fan I was. Okay. All right. Is R. I was and I still am. Yeah. And will continue to be. And you know who was on that soundtrack oh matthew sweet fuck me really, he followed yeah he follows you around doesn't he yeah but pavement like painted soldiers is, like it's in my top five songs it's in my top 15 for sure no my top 10 and it's the best spiral There is. Other than the unreleased Preston School of Industry. For sale, the Preston School of Industry. But yeah.Track 3:[9:09] And another breakout track on a soundtrack album that has like... They are? Yeah. They play Butts Wiglin'. Yeah. They might be Giants, I think, did a track. Uh, stereo lab and like a real, Oh, and of course the odds were on there, but yeah, it's kind of five. I think there was even a GBV guy by voices song on there. I think that might, it was by first exposure to guided by voices. I got into a lot of music through compilations, something that does not exist. And I wonder how we can rectify this. Yeah.Track 3:[9:57] Well, we have to change the industry one person at a time. Starting at this moment in time. And this is the... It's 66 degrees. Good things are forged in heat. This is... Hey, listen. This is the closest I've ever recorded an episode to drop date. Like, most everything else is done. Oh, yeah? I did it in the spring. You know? So, this is... What is the date? It's June 20th. And this goes out on the 28th. Yeah. Or whatever next Monday is. Wow. Look at me. Look at me knowing fucking calendars. 24th. Okay. Fair enough. Yeah. Yeah. Sure is. Yeah. It's sooner than you think. That's right. No. Into that editing bay. This one doesn't get edited. This podcast doesn't. But yeah. Oh no. All my secrets. Okay. Back to the matter at hand here. There's a lot of... So if you haven't noticed, Jeremy and I are buddies and we're doing some catch up at the same time that we're um that we're doing this so that's why we're getting a little distracted i apologize for that and i hope this is acceptable for your pavement listening uh enjoyment yeah it's a forgiving crowd have you ever listened to the episode of meeting malchus called uh hate mail.Track 3:[11:17] Oh you should look that i haven't heard that one i got a hate mail letter oh yeah i just decided to do an episode on it because it is like a screed it is like it is like martin luther knocked you know nailed something to my door you know and it was like it was like oh deep cut wow yeah now it was type was it written or was it typed oh then you know it's serious yeah listen to that one oh wow if you're just getting into to this because of the top 10. There's a whole other podcast out there where I go through each of the songs. It's called Meeting Malchmus. That's the feed that you're on right now. And there's lots of good... I can only hope that this generates at least one more hit. It might. So from there, you finally buy a record? Or do you get into the torrents?Track 3:[12:11] I bought, oh, and this is shameful, and now I wish you do edit it. I bought Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain through another form of dead media, the Columbia House Records Club. Dude, Columbia House was money. It was so good. It was so good. It was. 12 CDs for a penny? You're paying 30 bucks afterwards, but hey. And it was one of those auto ship deals. That's where they got you. That's where they got you on the lazy. It just shows up, right? Because it was $30 a hit, and you would be like, fuck. But if you played your cards right, you won. The house did not always win, but they must have won enough.Track 3:[12:51] Yeah. I mean, and you could send them back and say, you know what? Liz Fair just isn't my cup of tea. I'm going to exile Guyville. Yeah, this one, I think it was her follow-up. I was like, eh. Never sent me Matthew Sweet. So Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain. Do you know where the title comes from? It comes from, apparently, it comes from Purple Rain, Purple Rain. And Stephen just liked the rhythm of that. Or it may have even been David Berman who suggested it. And, yeah.Track 3:[13:26] If I'm wrong, shoot me an email. JD at meetingmalchmas.com. Would love to hear from you. So you put that one on the old CD player, I'm guessing. Not a turntable. about this point and yeah it starts with silent and that song just melts your brain like right off the bat it is i i that album for me is like a textbook like this is how you start an album like this series of songs like this is how you do it this is how you you break it in so you lay the frown the foundation for the listening experience you're about to undertake and man i yeah i listened to that album a lot. It's a masterpiece for sure. I will fully admit, I thought he was saying Silent Kit for the longest time. I thought it was about drummers. Well, nobody really knows. It's got multiple titles. People will say Silence Kid, and people will say Silent Kid. People will say Silent Kit, and people will say Silence Kit. So I think on the liner notes, it's Silence Kid. So, yeah. Oh, interesting. Yeah. Did you ever get a chance to see them live?Track 3:[14:45] So, jury's out on that. It was the 90s. I was young. I got around a lot. And a friend of mine was like, no, I don't think we do. We did see them. And I was like, I distinctly remember being at, like, the Cool House. Did you go to Lollapalooza in 95? At one point.Track 3:[15:08] Okay. No, I've never been to a Lollapalooza. I was just going to say, because they played that, and that might be something that you saw and forgot. Because I can't imagine, you are going to generate some hate mail. That you saw them live and you don't fucking know that you saw them live? What kind of fucking planet is this? This is so different than the other interviews I've done for this program. I know. I know. But you know what? If I did, I enjoyed it. Well, there's that. that and if i didn't then you know so there's that i i guess i never will do we want i mean somebody had to somebody had to remind me that i've seen wean like several times and somebody was like you know i was like oh i wish i could i wish i could see wean and they're like you've seen like eight times like oh that's oh yeah that's a really shitty superpower to have dude, i know i know i have a very bad short-term memory but my long-term memory is near You're fucking impeccable still. Well, see, my short-term memory was bad at the time. You didn't, yeah. See, I don't create new memories. Yeah. I have a very difficult time creating new memories. Yeah. I still have them, but yeah. Oh. Yeah. It's ever since I got zapped. Okay. What do you say we flip the record over and start talking about song number 26? You up for that? Yeah. Let's do it. We'll be right back after this.Track 2:[16:34] Hey, this is Bob Mustanovich from Pavement. Thanks for listening, and now on with a countdown. 26!Track 3:[21:05] This week, we are celebrating song number 26, Fight This Generation. What do you think of this one, Jeremy from the Falls? This is probably, it bridges the best run, I think, that Pavement has on any album, starting with AT&T, going right through to the end of Wowie Zowie. I started AT&T, I just listen to these tracks over and over again. And Fight This Generation is definitely a staple in that run. Yeah, I think so. And it's a staple of their live show as well at this point. Even when I saw Malcolm on the Traditional Techniques tour, he played a guitar and computer version of it. And it was really quite fucking cool. Oh, really? Oh, I would have loved to have seen that. There's got to be a video of that. I'm sure there is on the old YouTubes. Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised. Yeah. Like, I love the demo version in that enhanced Wowie Zowie release. Oh, right. Yeah, yeah. Nice and Critter's Edition. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.Track 3:[22:24] But yeah, no, this track does that thing that I like so much in every song I hear it in, where you start listening to it and then halfway through it turns into a different track also. Absolutely. Two different songs mashed together for sure. Yeah. So in listening to this again for this I couldn't believe this track is only like four, it's under four and a half minutes. This feels to me like an epic six, seven minute long track but it's not. It's a tight 4.23. Yeah. Tight 423. That's funny.Track 3:[23:04] I mean, long for a pavement track, but it feels like, it feels a lot longer. Doesn't it? Doesn't it? Maybe I'm just thinking of the demo version. It does because, okay, so not in a bad way for me. No, no. No. But because it feels like two different songs, I think that might give you the illusion that it's long. Yeah. You know? Plus the repetitive outro, like just that jam at the end. That always feels too short. And yet it feels like a day. It feels like a good day. Punching in, punching out. You're friends with the coyote. You're not friends with the coyote. Or the sheep rather no i, you know so there's been like three matthew sweet references and now like two looney tunes all right well um what else do you have to say about fight this generation, This, um, like all, all lyrics are interpretive. Yes. Like, and, and I, and I hesitate because I've listened to everybody else talk and they're so. Erudite.Track 3:[24:27] That's a great word. And I think that's what I'm trying to say. But they, they, they're very, they, they've got very strong opinions and they're very, they're very knowledgeable and they've obviously put a lot of pen to paper and sorted this out and, you know after 18 cups of coffee and and i i'm still i grapple with this one because it's like seeing shapes and clouds and you know you know that old um oh man it's a charlie brown comic from years ago uh and and they're like all sitting on the grass and they're looking at the clouds and the one one i think linus is saying like oh look that's like that cloud looks like washington crossing the delaware and and that one looks like uh rodan's the thinker and and that cloud looks like the the the stoning of saint peter and and they're like what do you see charlie brown he's like i see a ducky and a horsey but you know so i think you can i think you can do that with this track i mean just the the title alone evokes like uh an emotion yes and and the The way that it's, like, the way the song is constructed, how it starts off in 3-3, moves to 4-4 time in there, you get the sense of, like, there's two sides clashing. I'm still trying to figure out, like, for you.Track 3:[25:55] Wait a minute. 3-3. There's no 3-3. 3-4.Track 3:[25:59] At the beginning? Yeah. There's no 3-3. Oh, yeah.Track 3:[26:09] I'm not a music student, but it sounds pretty waltzy to me. Anyways, what is this song about to you? What viewpoint do you see this from? Because I think there's a couple different ones. Is this punching up or punching down? Oh, I don't think it's punching at all. I think this is a jumping up and down song.Track 3:[26:36] Um it's just anthemic and it's just you can get behind the the idea of fight this generation but i don't think any of the other stanzas um support any information about which generation it is who's doing the fighting you know that sort of thing and to me that's what makes it an anthem because you know the kids listening to it right now can feel like they're fighting the gen xers whereas like we were fighting boomers you know um but is it ever like the gen xers fighting the millennials well i suppose a few years ago it may have been because that's that's where i kind of landed on it's like it's the song itself feels cyclical in the way that it's it's like you could probably put it on repeat and it's just this constant like the the themes in it are are such such that it is like there's always going to be this realization, like the fight is part of the progress. It's part of the identity. So therefore it has to exist, but you're in it on one side and then you're on the other side of it. So you're constantly at odds with the generation before you and the generation after you. Absolutely. Yeah. It's very funny that that's the way it's turned out, you know, or keeps turning out.Track 3:[28:04] It's like Battlestar Galactica.Track 3:[28:08] New or old the new one all right the good one the really good one i liked the old one as a kid but it doesn't hold up well the old one had a robot dog and yeah and action figures yes i had a star buck with one arm did it come that way no no i pulled it off i wanted to make him a star wars was villains so that's what i did so listen it's been great talking to you today about your pavement origin story uh fight this generation and uh you know just a basket of other things uh hope uh you enjoyed yourself i know i did and uh that's what we've got for you this week next week we'll we're getting into the top 25 man so we we start to kick out the top 25 next week we're halfway way fucking home. Can't wait to hear it. I'll talk to you then. Wash your goddamn hands.Track 2:[29:05] Thanks for listening to Meeting Malcolmists, a pavement podcast where we count down the top 50 pavement tracks as selected by you. If you've got questions or concerns, please shoot me an email. JD at MeetingMalcolmists.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/meeting-malkmus-a-pavement-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

TV Guidance Counselor Podcast
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 641 1/2 : Abby and Ryan from Bothering the Band

TV Guidance Counselor Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 141:53


October 26-November 1, 1996 It's Ken's birthday month, so this week you get ANOTHER BONUS episode. This time in celebration of THEIR 200th episode Ken welcomes Abby and Ryan from the fantastic Bothering the Band podcast. Ken, Abby and Ryan discuss when the interviewer becomes the interviewee, the origins of the Bothering the Band podcast, booking big guests, getting rejected, Frank Turner, Counting Crows, when Ryan met Abby, cool schools, almost booking Keanu Reeves, Gavin Rosdale, Puka Shells, growing up in Orlando, The Party, boy bands, Disney, Nickelodeon Studios, dudes who look like Isaac Mizrahi, Bob Goen, never coming gymnastics, sprots to non sports, congregating a career, MST3K's switch from Comedy Central to Sci-Fi, winning a trip to England by knowing the Tetley Tea jingle, diaper ads, the Nirvana baby, hi waisted hips, no dick jokes, RL Stine, Batman the Animated Series, Superman the Animated Series, helping the Dragon Ball Z community, strange emails, Cartoon Express, a woman giving birth to a doll, the band Live, Columbia House, nerds, making your own video store, Bailey Kipper's POV, Hey Arnold, Lunchables, cooking pizza rolls in a VCR, vending machine lunches, The Young Comedians All Star Reunion, 80s nostalgia in the 90s, SNL, collector's plates, beautiful unicorns, Jacksonville FL, porcelain crap, The Shadowzone, Ron Silver, diecast, beer and tiny cars, Hess, Seventh Heaven, Jennifer Love Hewitt, when old TV is problematic, joining a gang, Her Costly Affair, Savannah, the Waynes Brothers, Roast Beef Tissues, wanting things to be good, the high school right outside Universal Studios, trick or treating, Burning Zone, national television debut of The Cramps, 90210, Peach Pit After Dark, Donal Logue, Stephen Bochco's comedy series, Jimmy the Cab Driver, Seinfeld, avoiding Halloween, Living Single, loving Ghostbusters, Ben Cooper costumes, Unsolved Mysteries, PCU, deceptive car ads, dolls, Johnny Carson's charity, hating 311, Ken's Third Wave Ska trauma, melting pennies, befriending your heroes, and facial injuries from laughing. 

Rock N Roll Pantheon
Shout It Out Loudcast: Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus "Columbia House & BMG Music Service"

Rock N Roll Pantheon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 18:03


On the 63rd Episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus, the guys discuss the mail order music clubs, Columbia House and BMG Music Service. Tom & Zeus have mentioned Columbia House & BMG before on the Shout It Out Loudcast. On this episode they discuss their origins with the music mail order club, the pros and cons and what it meant for them personally. So tune in and go back in time when you could order a Brooks & Dunn CD along with the Greg Kihn Band's greatest hits and 10 other random albums as Jorge Plantes! For all things Shout It Out Loudcast check out our amazing website by clicking below:   www.ShoutItOutLoudcast.com   Interested in more Shout It Out Loudcast content? Care to help us out? Come join us on Patreon by clicking below:   SIOL Patreon   Get all your Shout It Out Loudcast Merchandise by clicking below:   Shout It Out Loudcast Merchandise at AMAZON   Shop At Our Amazon Store by clicking below: Shout It Out Loudcast Amazon Store   Please Email us comments or suggestions by clicking below: ShoutItOutLoudcast@Gmail.com   Please subscribe to us and give us a 5 Star (Child) review on the following places below: iTunes Podchaser Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Please follow us and like our social media pages clicking below: Twitter Facebook Page Facebook Group Page Shout It Out Loudcasters Instagram YouTube   Proud Member of the Pantheon Podcast click below to see the website: Pantheon Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shout It Out Loudcast
Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus Episode 63 "Columbia House & BMG Music Service"

Shout It Out Loudcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 17:18


On the 63rd Episode of Dorm Damage With Tom & Zeus, the guys discuss the mail order music clubs, Columbia House and BMG Music Service. Tom & Zeus have mentioned Columbia House & BMG before on the Shout It Out Loudcast. On this episode they discuss their origins with the music mail order club, the pros and cons and what it meant for them personally. So tune in and go back in time when you could order a Brooks & Dunn CD along with the Greg Kihn Band's greatest hits and 10 other random albums as Jorge Plantes! For all things Shout It Out Loudcast check out our amazing website by clicking below:   www.ShoutItOutLoudcast.com   Interested in more Shout It Out Loudcast content? Care to help us out? Come join us on Patreon by clicking below:   SIOL Patreon   Get all your Shout It Out Loudcast Merchandise by clicking below:   Shout It Out Loudcast Merchandise at AMAZON   Shop At Our Amazon Store by clicking below: Shout It Out Loudcast Amazon Store   Please Email us comments or suggestions by clicking below: ShoutItOutLoudcast@Gmail.com   Please subscribe to us and give us a 5 Star (Child) review on the following places below: iTunes Podchaser Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Please follow us and like our social media pages clicking below: Twitter Facebook Page Facebook Group Page Shout It Out Loudcasters Instagram YouTube   Proud Member of the Pantheon Podcast click below to see the website: Pantheon Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TV Guidance Counselor Podcast
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 636: Adam Cayton-Holland

TV Guidance Counselor Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 81:36


Feb 15-21, 1997 This week Ken welcomes writer, comedian and man behind the new YouTube Comedy Special "Wallpaper", Adam Cayton-Holland. Ken and Adam discuss climate change, Colorado, David Letterman, Letterman's "I'm David F*&king Letterman" phase, serialized comedy, how Letterman invented Impractical Jokers, having nostalgia for 1997, the FINAL episode of The Monkees that was made in 1997, Tanya Harding, celebrity boxing, ice skating, Nancy Kerrigan, Hepcat, Sabado Gigante, Columbia House, buying things off TV, mail order, Those Who Can't, being replaced with Young Sheldon, Fast Times, the misnomer that is The Mandela Effect, Murphy Brown, Chicago Hope, how sometimes something isn't an "effect" you're just stupid, Singled Out, Tom Rhodes, Ren & Stimpy, Roseanne, Mad About You, Fraiser, Beverly Hills 90210, Party of Five, Friends, Martin Seinfeld, Living Single, A Different World, Comic Justice, Stormy Justice, Cheers, Ellen, too many hostage episodes, offending Roseanne, not understanding what "normal" means, and HBO's Monkey Business. 

Records Revisited
Episode 337: Episode 337: Big Star’s “Radio City” with Bird Streets and Dave Greenberg

Records Revisited

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 89:52


Patreon Revisitor Dave Greenberg rejoins us with special guest John Brodeur (aka Bird Streets) to discuss Big Star's sophomore record "Radio City." Plenty of other discussion including Aerosmith, Nada Surf, Columbia House record club, Brussel sprout burps, Memphis, and more.Do you know how difficult it is to get an unanimous top score for an episode with three people (me, Wayne, and a guest)? It doesn't happen often. You want to know how difficult it is to get an unanimous top score with four people? Even tougher.But, we did it for this episode. You probably know which song, right?Check out Bird Streets at: https://www.birdstreetsmusic.com/Check out Big Star via Stax Records at:  https://staxrecords.com/artist/big-star/ Check out other episodes at RecordsRevisitedPodcast.com or one all your favorite podcast providers like Apple Podcasts, Castbox, iHeartMedia, and Spotify. Additional content is found at: Facebook.com/recordsrevisitedpodcast or twitter @podcastrecords or IG at instagram.com/recordsrevisitedpodcast/ or join our Patreon at patreon.com/RecordsRevisitedPodcast

The Rocker Morning Show
Is Columbia House Behind all those Scam Calls?

The Rocker Morning Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 30:08


Call us all you want, I'm still keeping those CDs!

Super Retro
EP21: The Epic Year of 1987, Batman Returns, Gummo, Maximum Overdrive and Kmart

Super Retro

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 68:12


On this episode of the podcast we talked about the iconic video games, movies and tv shows released in 1987, Batman Returns, the insane movie Gummo, the Columbia House and BMG Music Club's, the new Beetlejiuce sequel, Maximum Overdrive, Kmart, our upcoming NBA Jam tournament, shoutouts, our new website and a ton more. Email: SuperRetroPod@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/superretropodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@superretropodVideo episodes available at YouTube!

Nu-Breed Podcast
Nu-Breed - Columbia House

Nu-Breed Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 44:20


If you're of a certain vintage, you remember getting these catalogs or seeing these ads in magazines....TWELVE TAPES FOR A DOLLAR! TEN CDS FOR TWO DOLLARS!  For a brief moment in time, music clubs were all the rage...but how did these companies make money?  Especially in light of most people knowing at least two others who signed up but never paid!  This week we take a deep-dive into Columbia House, BMG, and other music clubs to examine how they worked, why they worked, and, most embarassingly, what music did WE buy with them...cheers! Instagram: Email:  Voicemail:  267-297-4627 Twitter: Facebook Group: Tim Twitter:  Jay Twitter:  Youtube Channel: Spotify Playlists:     

The Duran Bros. Movie Podcast
Columbia House Memories, The Warriors (1979), and Noel Gugliemi

The Duran Bros. Movie Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 72:16


This week we talk about our Columbia House memories, the 1979 Movie The Warriors, and why Noel Gugliemi deserves a lifetime achievement award. If you don't know that name google image him and you'll immediately agree!

The Car JoeMeZ Podcast
Episode 373: Bad Monkey

The Car JoeMeZ Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 92:46


Join Joe Shoes and Michael Gomez as they present their weekly buffet of pop culture goodness! This week your double main men discuss: Joe's big dating weekend (1:03), Yanni and ordering CDs from Columbia House (4:15), Best Buy finally phasing out physical media & memories of DVD shopping (6:30), Breaking News: Taco Bell's new Grilled Cheese Nacho Fries & the return of the Double Decker Taco (11:41), Dairy Queen Christmas Blizzards (14:28), Shake Shack's Trolls themed milkshakes (17:00), Michigan cheating scandal (20:20), Disney+'s "Loki" (24:31), Matt Cardona sells a Joe Shoes Bendie for $96 (28:30), Netflix's SLY - Sylvester Stallone documentary (31:58), WHEN EVIL LURKS (now streaming on Shudder)(46:29), THE RUNDOWN (50:08), What are we watching next week? (1:17:48), Big Finish: Top 3 Pantera songs(1:21:53) Watch along for next week: THE MARVELS (In theaters) Follow on all the socials: Twitter: @CarJoeMeZ, @TheJoeShoes, @thegomez154 Instagram: @CarJoeMeZ, @TheJoeShoes, @thegomez154 YouTube: Joe Shoes, Car JoeMeZ Podcast Twitch: Mr. Joe Shoes, MeZ Movie Pro Wrestling Tees Store: Capt. Joe Shoes TikTok: @TheJoeShoes Blog Site: CarJoeMeZ.com

Auto Collabs
From Vendor To Dealer with Andrew Diffenderfer

Auto Collabs

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 26:44 Transcription Available


Have you ever wondered about the journey from being a vendor to retail?Andrew Diffenderfer, the mastermind behind Foundation Direct, pulls back the curtain on this transition.Join us as we take a walk down memory lane, reminiscing about Columbia House subscriptions and multi-disc CD changers, and discussing the roots of vendors and dealers in the industry. Andrew's rich experiences have not only shaped Foundation Direct but also allowed him to foster deep and enduring relationships within the industry.Are the intricacies of data standardization and its role in facilitating successful collaboration between website providers and dealerships something you're keen to learn about? This episode dives into this critical topic, highlighting the complexities that mixed brand stores present and how to navigate these challenges.An interesting life analogy from Michael's father-in-law also comes into play. Further, we pull back the veil on Andrew's recent foray into dealership ownership alongside Brian Benstock.Discover how this shift has influenced Foundation Direct and how comprehending the daily obstacles dealerships face can lead to a more robust vendor-dealer relationship. Let's gear up for a conversation that's both illuminating and engaging!Andrew Diffenderfer is the Founder and CEO of Foundation Direct.⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! https://www.asotu.com ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop culture.

We Don't Wanna Grow Up
Ask Us Anything (Part 2)

We Don't Wanna Grow Up

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 47:31


Today we're answering nostalgic questions from the We Don't Wanna Grow Up community! Topics for today's episode include toys, snacks, Columbia House, back-to-school shopping, chores, school fundraisers, Tino (IYKYK), and our first kiss! If you have questions, be sure to send them in for the next time!Our InstagramOur WebsiteOur FacebookOur TikTok Support the show

Timmyboy
Fat Bottom Girls, robotic baby sea turtles, and was Columbia House a scam or a bargain(?)

Timmyboy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 55:49


#Timmyboy #RoboticBabySeaTurtles #NotreDameEngineers #ColumbiaHouse #ScamOrNo #Queen #FatBottomGirls #Maui 

Grumpy Old Geeks
607: Pagers and Paperbacks

Grumpy Old Geeks

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 70:09


We don't hate technology, we just hate how it's being implemented; Spotify grifters; car rental companies ruining EVs; Elon vs Zuck; Facebook blows uo their backyard for publishers; no news for you, Canada; the Reddit mess continues; Biden admin announces grants for rural internet; FCC looking at data caps; we long for life pre-internet; Lords of Uncreation; Grammerly; Google Lens; Midjourney; Felicia Michaels on WTF; 3 Body Problem trailer drops; Black Mirror; Star Trek; Silo; the Grand Tour; Darker Wave festival; Columbia House; Hello, Dolly & hello, mustache!Sponsors:Kolide - Visit kolide.com/gog to learn more or book a demo.1Password - Get a great deal on the only password manager recommended by Grumpy Old Geeks! gog.show/1passwordPrivate Internet Access - Go to GOG.Show/vpn and sign up today. For a limited time only, you can get OUR favorite VPN for as little as $2.03 a month.Show notes at https://gog.show/607FOLLOW UPSpotify executive calls Harry and Meghan ‘grifters' after podcast deal endsThe Class of '09Car-Rental Companies Are Ruining EVsRead TIME's Interview With OpenAI CEO Sam AltmanMicrosoft milestone brings it a bit closer to quantum supercomputerIN THE NEWSElon Musk Might Fight Mark Zuckerberg For RealWebsite Owners Say Traffic Is Plummeting After a Facebook Algorithm ChangeMeta pulls news content from Canadian Facebook and InstagramReddit threatened protesting moderators: Subreddits ‘cannot remain closed'NodeHostBiden administration announces $930 million in grants to expand rural internet accessThe FCC is preparing to take a 'fresh look' at internet data capsGen Xers and older millennials really just want to go back in time to before the internet existedMEDIA CANDYFriend of the show Felicia Michaels on WTF with Marc MaronNetflix's ‘3 Body Problem' first look confirms January 2024 premiereBlack MirrorStreamberry - You are AwfulStar Trek: Strange New WorldsSiloS5 E2 - The Grand Tour: EurocrashDarker Wave FestivalSpotify reportely to launch “Supremium” plan with higher monthly ratePurely AI-generated songs declared ineligible for Grammy Awards8 ways Google Lens can help make your life easierGen-Z is taking courses on how to send an email and what to wear in the office, according to a WSJ reportAwesome ScreenshotMidjourney 5.2 Is Here : Unveiling Incredible New Features!AT THE LIBRARYLords of Uncreation (The Final Architecture Book 3) by Adrian TchaikovskyThe 22 Laws of Category Design: Name & Claim Your Niche, Share Your POV, And Move The World From Where It Is To Somewhere DifferentTHE DARK SIDE WITH DAVEThe CyberWireDave BittnerHacking HumansCaveatControl LoopGet a clue, says panel about generative AI: it's being "deployed as surveillance"Dropbox DashFacebook's Creepy New Ai Can Replicate Your Friends' Voices50 Years of Text Games: From Oregon Trail to AI DungeonCLOSING SHOUT-OUTSChatGPT on the App StoreBing: Chat with AI & GPT-4See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Saturday Morning Rumble Wheel
Ep. 19: Brawl for All/Columbia House CD Club

The Saturday Morning Rumble Wheel

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2023 58:39


Two incredibly terrible ideas…or are they! We discuss the classic stinker that was the WWF Brawl for All! Plus the Columbia house cd club, that we all remember from the 90s! Plus we spin the wheel for next week! @TheRumbleWheel

Mason and Friends show
Episode 762: episode 762

Mason and Friends show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 47:39


www.TheMasonAndFriendsShow.com https://thejuunit.bandcamp.com/releases not lionheart, intro Trivia,. Ghost Dad, VHS, Cheap movies, Columbia House. Kino Classics,. rock the rubbers, NDAs. inspection fix, better maintenance, long time coming, plate plans, car waiting, mechanics, investing, Nice Box. 90K. talking TV. vacine issues, covid Lies, RFKJ, when getting elected, vote, rare I like em, how you want it?? current ,. bigger boat, Here come JAWS. the music of this episode@ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Uyuf2vFFk8uzArU3ZPxmw?si=47b4a8cc4c6a4bb4 support the show@ www.patreon.com/MperfectEntertainment

The Weekly ReCap (Beer Podcast)
The Weekly Re-Cap 5/9/23 : Emo-tional Damage with Tyler

The Weekly ReCap (Beer Podcast)

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 124:52


Episode 182 : Emo-tional Damage with Tyler Tyler from Creekside Beer joins Nick this week for the honorary Blink-182 episode! This one is a far departure from our normal beer centric podcast, so we talk about a bunch of shit that has nothing to do with beer, even though we drank some great beers! We go through some of our favorite albums from 2003 and roll right into trying to remember the year certain albums came out and Nick educates Tyler on Columbia House and BMG Music. From there we get into the music industry and we know very little about it so don't bash us for anything said. After going thru the “It's not a phase” playlist we wrap up this episode with our top 3 genre defining songs. Thanks for listening as we break from beer. We'll be back soon with more beer content! Beers We Drank: DDH Ghost in the Machine - Parish Brewing (DIPA - 8.5%) Magic Mushroom - Shubrew (IPA - 7.0%) Explorer - Anchorage Brewing (BA Imperial Stout - 15.0%) Stained Glass Ceilings - Dancing Gnome (DIPA - 8.5%) Music: All The Way Up - Eddy freemusicarchive.org/music/eddy/2_D…th-CloudBounce

I Could Be Your Mother
S3 Ep20 - Columbia House Records & Tapes!

I Could Be Your Mother

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 51:32


This week Rebecca lets Angeline in on the awesomeness that was Columbia House.  We then bring Josh in to discuss, parents using lube, Josh's camping antics and why he hates to save chairs but peeing on band members is no problem.Be sure to follow us on all social media @icbympodcast.  If you have a question or would like to leave us a comment, please visit our website at www.icbympodcast.com

Sanctioned by Stefanie
“So I'm gonna have to pay for those cd's from Columbia House now?”

Sanctioned by Stefanie

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 78:13


This episode I welcome two of my favorites, Comedy power couple Robyn and Jason Gilleran! Two of my favorites I met early in my comedy career, and have always supported my comedy. We get into Robyn and Jason's origin stories and how they awkwardly found each other and became a force to be reckoned with in the Detroit comedy scene. They answer the unsanctioned 7 and we had a really amazing time. Make sure to follow @hardgcomedy and @robyngilleran on Instagram and Tik tok to see all their dates and check them out every Tuesday at New Dodge Lounge in hamtramck!

TV Guidance Counselor Podcast
TV Guidance Counselor Episode 577: Laura Wimbels

TV Guidance Counselor Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 120:42


December 26 1992 - January 1, 1993 This week Ken welcomes creator of Lenora's Midnight Rental and his new best friend forever Laura Wimbels to the show. Ken and Laura discuss how Laura is a Ken Reid fan, Ken's story on the podcast Risk!, Fred Willard Super Dad, loving horror, the wonderful terrible movie Rollerblade, opening sealed VHS tapes, Splatter The Architects of Fear, The Exchange, how contrary to his Mother's insistence Ken's favorite movie as a kid was NOT Mother's Day, Revenge of the Nerds, telling on yourself for seeing an R Rated movie, divorces, what the fuck a frush is, Cleveland and douche bags, 1992-1993, the formative time of being 10, growing up without cable, organized hoarders exposing you to TV Guides, Murder She Wrote, Angela Lansbury, being trapped despite being at the height of your power, just admitting you haven't seen something, Troll/Scholastic Book Clubs, The Good Son, reading the novelization of R Rated movies, Dick Clark watching TV in the bathroom, iPads as TVs, watching TV at work, being too old for Barney, USA Up! All Night, Silk Stalkings, sexy slow-mo, USA Made for TV Movies, John Ritter, The Colony, surrogate TV Dads, Michael Gross, Cheers, Dan Conner, Ken's emotional breakdown with Valerie Harper, Hearts Afire, Ghostwriter, wearing a pen around your neck, Suncoast Video, not being able to speak Spanish despite being Puerto Rican, not being French, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Royal Discount Books, The Stephen King Encyclopedia, The Plant, printing out web sites, TV Land, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Wonder Years, Ken getting Garden State emo, My So-Called Life, marriage as the opposite of Titanic, boats leading to break ups, The Simpons arguments, The Twilight Zone, the poor man's TV Guide, commissioned artwork of shirtless Dana Carvey,  realizing you love two star movies, curation, the future of streaming, Tubi, Roku, the insanity of all the rival Amy Fischer movies, Tales from the Crypt, In The Heat of the Night, Urban Pain, Baby Snatchers, Nancy McKeon, in the wake of Hand that Rocks the Cradle, the insanity of Mikey, how sad it is that Warlock has been glossed over, when CBS gets all PBS, New Years Eve viewing, Three Stooges Marathons, Slaughter, Bick Dick Toilet Fraud, crybaby Matt Whittaker, why you should never default to Google Image Search searches, kid friendly, the Drew Carey Show, Price is Right, Scooperbowl, hating football, animated opening titles, Columbia House, VHS tapes, Laserdiscs, and the glory of Shopping Malls in Pittsburgh PA. 

GenX Stories
ENCORE: I want my two dollars

GenX Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 41:04


In an encore episode, the crew dishes on one of the sexiest topics around: money. Ok, maybe not THAT sexy but we can make anything fun. Between paper route Ponzi schemes, having a monthly “nut”, wondering if we can ever retire, and how much we still owe Columbia House, you'll never think of Gen X finances the same. Crack open that piggy bank and tune in today.Episode linksThe Flying Lizards "Money" songLook up social security and see your working history5 Interesting financial Facts About Generation X“I want my two dollars” from Better Off DeadWhat's your monthly nut?Ewan McGregor Expedia ad about stuffGeneration X: All Eyes on RetirementBest money tips for people in their 40s and 50sGen Xers are the forgotten financial superheroesWhy Gen Xers Are Way More Worried About Money Than BoomersConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appBuy some kickass merchWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80's inspired InstagramSend us an email

SB Nation AM with Tony Desiere & Ronn Culver
3125: Wake Up Call Feature: Business Practice of Columbia House

SB Nation AM with Tony Desiere & Ronn Culver

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 10:45


Columbia House was a staple for Tony & Ronn growing up, but how in the world did they make any money?!!! #ColumbiaHouse #10cassettesforapenny

No Chingues
16 - Barber Breakups, Book Bans, Biased History, Herbalife, and Lin Manuel Miranda, Undisputed King of Corny

No Chingues

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 78:10


Listen to Erika L. Sanchez and the No Chingues crew talk about all of the day's chingaderas: Herbalife, Columbia House, and the tragic death of Mabel Gonzalez, Chicago Traffic cameras targeting poor communities, Brunch Ladies "French" Jorge's new puppy, Lin Manuel Miranda, the undisputed King of Corny, Roddy's recent tragic barber breakup, Book bans and biased History, Martin's unruly eyebrows, Crypto bootstraps, The Economics of slavery. We have no idea what we're doing... but we're keeping it moving with the unearned confidence of a mediocre White man! ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Listen, subscribe, share, and leave a five star review! (or go to hell). Follow us on Twitter or TikTok. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nochingues/message

The Possibly Paranormal Podcast
TPPP 77: The Songs of TPPP

The Possibly Paranormal Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 3:26


Alright, everybody! This time, we got hit by some sickness again, but we're hoping it's the final time! In order to make it up for you all, though, we've made a new level for our Patreon tiers and are announcing it here! All the Songs of TPPP!We've made tons of songs for the podcast. Going all the way back to Ode to Foghorns for the third episode. So, this week, we uploaded all of the songs into downloadable MP3s for all of you! To get access, you only need to sign up for Patreon at the $1 level!To join, you just have to go to https://www.patreon.com/tppp and join there! We'll be back next week with a regular episode!Support the show

What's The Headline
Rapper Big Pooh Talks His New Album, Little Brother's Status & More

What's The Headline

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 85:51


Rapper Big Pooh joins AFH's What's The Headline to discuss his album To Dream In Color, fighting to keep his dreams alive, working with TDE and Dreamville, the status of Little Brother and more. 0:00 Intro 1:00 Rapper Big Pooh joins the What's The Headline podcast to discuss his album To Dream In Color 2:00 Rapper Big Pooh details the life lessons he learned from his grandmother 4:24 How becoming a rapper was by divine intervention for him 7:53 The origin story or Little Brother 9:25 Rapper Big Pooh's advice to the next generation about how to survive in the music business 12:00 Why major record labels are all the same 15:00 On owning his own masters 16:45 Rapper Big Pooh discusses the making of To Dream In Color 18:30 How he became better at writing rhymes over the last six years 24:50 Rapper Big Pooh details how he and Phonte sequence albums 29:40 Which is more important between peace and prosperity 30:40 How the phrase “thoughts and prayers” has lost meaning 35:40 Rapper Big Pooh on working with Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul 40:43 What it means to man up and go for your dreams and to dream in color 42:00 How he manages Dreamville's Lute and maintains his career at the same time 48:28 Rapper Big Pooh speaks about the movement Dreamville has built 50:55 A Little Brother May The Lord Watch documentary is coming in 2023 and it will answer questions 52:30 On whether the rift between Rapper Big Poor and Phonte with 9th Wonder can be repaired 53:45 How Rapper Big Pooh and Phonte resolved their differences 57:40 How Little Brother's fate would have been different if they started now instead of in the '00s 1:02:20 How his views have changed on material things 1:04:00 Rapper Big Pooh speaks about working other jobs to maintain his Rap career 1:13:00 The joys of the old school CD clubs like Columbia House and BMG 1:15:10 On the legacy of the Justus League 1:19:40 How pride and ego can tear you apart 1:21:40 Rapper Big Pooh gives words of advice to people thinking about quitting their dreams

In My Footsteps: A Cape Cod and New England Podcast
Episode 84: Let's Go to the Drive-In, CDs for a Penny from Columbia House, Bristol RI, Brands More Famous Than Their Products(9-8-2022)

In My Footsteps: A Cape Cod and New England Podcast

Play Episode Play 45 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 52:46


Episode 84 kicks off with a look at one of the most popular summer traditions of yesteryear, going to the drive-in. This episode looks at the history of the drive-in theater and more specifically the history of Cape Cod's drive-ins. Waterfront views, rolling green farms, a charming downtown, and so much more.  This is just a little of what makes up a fun Road Trip to the town of Bristol, Rhode Island.  There will be ample temptations to pay this spot a visit.We go way Back In the Day to reminisce about the 'too good to be true' offer of CDs, records, tapes, etc for only a penny.  Columbia House was everywhere for decades and was a sort of right of passage for teenagers looking to collect music and rack up debt.  What was the story behind this company and its offer?The new Top 5 takes a look at some brand names that are more famous than the actual product they sell.  So ingrained in the world are these brands that people often use them interchangeably with the product.  Do you ever use these brand names in that way?There is also a brand new This Week In History and birthday-themed Time Capsule that looks back at the assassination of President William McKinley.Helpful Links from this Episode(available through Buzzsprout)Purchase Iconic Hotels and Motels of Cape CodBuy Me A Coffee!Wear Your WishKiwi's Kustoms - EtsyDJ Williams MusicKeeKee's Cape Cod KitchenChristopher Setterlund's YouTube ChannelChristopher Setterlund.comThe In My Footsteps Podcast BlogSearching for the Lady of the DunesBristol RI Chamber of CommerceListen to Episode 83 here.Support the show

Storytime with GamerDude
X-Ray Specs, Sea Monkeys and the Columbia House Music Club

Storytime with GamerDude

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 24:00


This week's episode is inspired by a question about the Columbia House Music Club. GamerDude talks about that, of course, but takes the opportunity to go back through the comic book ads he grew up with, and how appealing they were to a little kid.  He talks about the simple things, like toy soldiers and ant farms, that were always advertised. He also remembers the Daisy Air Rifle and Daisy BB gun. He also discusses the ads for Sea Monkeys and how cool he thought they were.  He talks about how intriguiing the idea of X-Ray specs were, and talks about how they were actually based on an optical illusion. GamerDude also discusses the Junior Sales Club of America and how it promised a wide array of prizes for simply selling "one order" of whatever the product was they wanted you to sell (without ever actually telling you what the product was!) GamerDude also talks about the Columbia House Music Club, and its "10 records for 99 cents!" deal. He explains why it was appealing, and also why it was a bit of a scam.  He talks about how the question of whether to join up for this deal was actually worth it, given the price of records at KMart or Jamesway.  He also talks about the Paperback Book of the Month club, and how it employed a similar system of getting people to sign up for automatic delivery of books.

The Dalrymple Report
Episode 264: Far Out, pickleball, Original iPhone

The Dalrymple Report

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 57:05


Pickleball is on the show for the very first time as Dave recounts a funny story from the weekend. We also look at what some of the rumors are for Apple's upcoming event, and what "Far Out" could possibly mean. An original unopened iPhone sold at auction this week—how much would you pay for it? This week Dave digs into a couple of reader emails as we return to Columbia House. Brought to you by: Kolide: Is your Service Desk struggling with remote work and a mix of Mac, Windows, and Linux devices? Kolide can help. Learn more here. Show Notes: Pickleball Far Out poll Mark Gurman's Far Out take Apple and Globalstar Rumored to Announce Satellite Connectivity Feature for iPhone 14 at September 7 Event T-Mobile announcement is real, though not clear what FCC hurdles they'll have to jump through before things can go live Unopened Original iPhone Sells for $35,000 at Auction Selecting multiple images trick in your iPhone app Former Apple engineer accused of stealing automotive trade secrets pleads guilty

Real Estate News: Real Estate Investing Podcast
CubiCasa Announces Free Floor Plan Creation Tool

Real Estate News: Real Estate Investing Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 4:51


A Finnish company is hoping to give U.S. home buyers something they've been craving! Real estate software company CubiCasa just launched a product in the U.S. that produces a FREE floor plan that sellers can put into for-sale listings. According to the National Association of Realtors, it's something that just 10 to 15% of U.S. listings include right now, but it's third on a list of desirable listing features!Hi, I'm Kathy Fettke and this is Real Estate News for Investors. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a review.Clear Capital purchased CubiCasa last September, so it's now a subsidiary of Clear Capital, but it operates independently. CubiCasa says on its website that it's the market leader for this kind of software in its home country, and is already being used in more than 170 countries around the world. With its introduction into the U.S., it says it's one of the major players here and will help revolutionize the home-buying experience. (1) Market Properties More Effectively with Floor PlansThe president of CubiCasa, Jeff Allen, says: “By offering a free version of our mobile scanning technology in the U.S., we're helping potential buyers make more informed decisions, while empowering agents and sellers to market their properties more effectively.” He also says: “It's time the U.S. caught up” with the rest of the world. (2)CubiCasa says it has already provided more than one million floor plans to homeowners and sellers internationally. It operates with the use of an app on your smartphone. After putting in your location, you point the camera towards the lower part of the walls where they intersect with the floor, and record the layout as you walk around the home.There are specific instructions for doing it properly, such as how you hold the camera, what part of the interior you should be recording, and how you should walk in and out of spaces. After you are done collecting all the visual information, the sketching technology takes about 24 hours to produce a finished floor plan.You can also pay a small amount to have additional features incorporated into the floor plan, such as kitchen cabinets, bathroom features, furniture and appliances. If you want your floor plan produced more quickly, it costs an extra $10 to get it within six hours.Do Floor Plans Violate an Architect's Copyright?CubiCasa says the app will accurately calculate the square footage of a home, and that this will improve the quality of property data and inspection reports. Although floor plans are quite common in real estate markets around the world, they've been more of a niche market here. And there has been some question about potential copyright violations.In Missouri, the architects at Designworks Homes sued Columbia House of Brokers Realty over the use of floor plans in listings. The case evolved from the listing of a home in 2010 and a floor plan produced by the sellers. When the architects discovered the use of the floor plan, they sued for copyright infringement.Last year, they won their case in a lower court, but the Realty appealed to the Supreme Court. NAR also filed an amicus brief in support of the Realty, arguing that the ruling misrepresents federal law, puts decades of a legal precedent at risk, eliminates a long-standing practice in the real estate market, and makes many homeowners vulnerable to lawsuits if they have used floor plans to sell their homes in the past. (3)Supreme Court Rejects Floor Plan CaseThe Supreme Court declined to review the case however, saying the two sides have not presented compelling reasons to do so. But more recently, the Seventh Circuit ruled against the same architectural company in another lawsuit. It affirmed a lower court's ruling against the plaintiff saying that a floor plan must be “virtually identical” to the architect's drawing to be considered a violation of the copyright.NAR says that “many homebuyers rely on floor plans in real estate to decide whether to purchase a residence, and their ability to secure financing for that transaction is often contingent on an appraisal that requires the reaction of a floor plan.” (4) Homeowners also make floor plans to help them decide on where they want furniture or how they want to renovate a home. Plus, many jurisdictions also want to see a floor plan before they approve a renovation project.The legal dust-up has apparently settled enough so that CubiCasa feels confident about launching in the U.S. If you want to check it out, you'll find links in the show notes at newsforinvestors.com.And please remember to hit the subscribe button, and leave a review!Thanks for listening. I'm Kathy Fettke.Links: 1 -https://www.cubi.casa/about/2 -https://www.housingwire.com/articles/this-app-lets-homeowners-generate-floor-plans-of-their-homes-for-free/3 -https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/nar-asks-supreme-court-to-protect-consumers-from-lawsuits-when-making-floor-plans-of-their-homes4 -https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/nar-asks-supreme-court-to-protect-consumers-from-lawsuits-when-making-floor-plans-of-their-homes

Less Than 2000
Columbia House & BMG Music Clubs

Less Than 2000

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 25:14


Hey! Doesn't twelve CDs for a penny sound like a good deal?!  It is until you have to buy a ton of albums at the “regular retail price” of almost twenty bucks, and if you don't send ‘em back in time you get hit with late fees and lawsuits!  Adam and Chad discuss whether the BMG and Columbia House Music Clubs were a great way to build your music collection or a great way to ruin your credit.< '00 | an Art House Empire Production | a proud member of the HyperX podcast Network | #LessThan2000Gripe Session PodcastAn ongoing conversation between two friends, on every and any topic that could possibly...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

Finest Worksongs
Bob Marley – Legend

Finest Worksongs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 51:45


There's more than a 50/50 chance you actually own this album – or did at some point in your life (Especially if you're a kid of the 80s/90s and the CD/cassette clubs like BMG or Columbia House). There's a good reason why Bob Marley and the Wailers' "Legend" was in so many disc changers back in the day and continues to be in regular rotation for many. As far as greatest hits compilations go, this one may be the greatest of them all. It contains 10 of Marley's UK top 40 hits including and features classics like "No Woman, No Cry," "I Shot the Sheriff," "Redemption Song" and more. But this isn't just a feelgood summer album (although it is that, too). Never before or since has a Caribbean artist conquered the known world like Marley did. He wrote protest songs that would make Pete Seeger smile, he gave hope to his fellow Jamaicans, and he opened up the minds of people all over the world to the types of lives that were available to those in the poorer sections of paradise. He just happened to do it all to a dancable, reggae sound.

Listing Bits
Listing Bits Episode 72: Floor Plan Tech for Desktop Appraisals – with Jeff Allen of CubiCasa

Listing Bits

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 42:35


Approximately 8 million appraisals were conducted in the US last year. By contrast, there are only 40,000 active real estate appraisers. So, it's no surprise that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are exploring appraisal modernization initiatives like the desktop appraisal option.   But to make these alternatives to the traditional appraisal work, we need data in the form of an accurate floor plan. And we need it at scale.   Jeff Allen is EVP of Innovation Labs Clear Capital, a leading property valuation tech company, and President of CubiCasa, an easy-to-use app for automating the creation of real estate floor plans. On this episode of Listing Bits, Jeff explains how the barrier to entry to become an appraiser has sparked a total transformation of the industry.   He discusses his work helping GSEs test alternatives to the traditional appraisal, describing why floor plans are an essential part of ‘bringing the house to the appraiser' and how he discovered the CubiCasa technology that automates the process. Listen in for Jeff's insight on the copyright dispute over real estate floor plans and learn how to support the creative partnerships necessary for CubiCasa to scale.   What's Discussed:     How Clear Capital serves large financial institutions in the realm of property valuation How the barrier to entry to become an appraiser has sparked a total transformation of the industry Jeff's work helping GSEs test alternatives to the full traditional appraisal Why floor plans are essential in ‘bringing the house to the appraiser' How Jeff discovered the CubiCasa tech for automating floor plans and how it works The creative partnerships necessary for CubiCasa to achieve scale (e.g.: real estate photographers) How the desktop appraisal option supports CubiCasa's efforts to scale The other major appraisal modernization initiatives coming from Fannie and Freddie Jeff's take on the current copyright dispute over real estate floor plans   Connect with Jeff:   CubiCasa  Email: jeff [at] cubicasa [dot] com Jeff on LinkedIn Clear Capital   Resources:   10K Research and Marketing Appraisal Subcommittee Dodd-Frank Desktop Appraisals Vendor Alley FloPlan App Greg's Post on FloPlan Copyright Dispute Over Real Estate Floor Plans Designworks Homes v. Columbia House of Brokers Realty CMLS's Amicus Brief on the Floor Plan Copyright Dispute NAR's Amicus Brief on the Floor Plan Copyright Dispute   Our Sponsor:   Cloud CMA for Brokers

GenX Stories
I want my two dollars

GenX Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 40:30


This week the crew dishes on one of the sexiest topics around: money. Ok, maybe not THAT sexy but we can make anything fun. Between paper route Ponzi schemes, having a monthly “nut”, wondering if we can ever retire, and how much we still owe Columbia House, you'll never think of Gen X finances the same. Crack open that piggy bank and tune in today.Episode linksThe Flying Lizards "Money" songLook up social security and see your working history5 Interesting financial Facts About Generation X“I want my two dollars” from Better Off DeadWhat's your monthly nut?Ewan McGregor Expedia ad about stuffGeneration X: All Eyes on RetirementBest money tips for people in their 40s and 50sGen Xers are the forgotten financial superheroesWhy Gen Xers Are Way More Worried About Money Than BoomersConnect with usSubscribe to GenX Stories in your favorite podcast appBuy some kickass merchWrite us a reviewVisit our siteJoin our Facebook GroupFollow our 80's inspired InstagramSend us an email

Columbia House Party
The '90s: Silverchair — Frogstomp (w/ Nick Dika)

Columbia House Party

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 64:14


In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Nick Dika (@NickDika) of Arkells (@arkellsmusic) to discuss Silverchair's debut album Frogstomp. It was Blake's first album purchased with his own money, at $1 from Columbia House. How fitting. Find out more about Silverchair's unlikely and meteoric rise as 15-year-olds, where they fit in the grunge scene with the benefit of hindsight, and why Nick has a deep appreciation for the artistic ambition of Daniel Johns on this week's podcast. Sick of hearing all the ads? Subscribe to Soda Premium on Apple Podcasts to get rid of them!Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahousepartyFollow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch Or reach out to the show and say hey: podcast@columbiahouseparty.com If you enjoyed today's show, please rate Columbia House Party 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.See you next week for an all new episode of CHP.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4114831/advertisement

Rediscover The 80s Podcast
Memory Jogger Mystery: Compact Discs

Rediscover The 80s Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 35:00


In this Memory Jogger Mystery episode, Jason and Wyatt randomly choose from a group of topics (without any prior show notes) and see how much they can remember. After sharing their experience, they can then cheat by using the Google machine to find anything they might have missed from memory.The random topic chosen during the show is Compact Discs! Jason and Wyatt jog their memories on the first time they remember seeing CDs, when they started collecting and burning them for music, and how their listening experienced changed. They talk about using Discmans in their cars, collecting habits from services like Columbia House and BMG, when CD-ROMs enter the computing world, and an overall bunny trail on the evolution of music media throughout their lives.Join the conversation! Leave any of your memories we might have jogged to our show notes on Rediscoverthe80s.com, tweet us @RD80s and @infamouswb or now Leave us a VOICEMAIL → https://telb.ee/rd80sAlso check out The Retro Network Time Machine: Evolution of Music episode with Jason and Old School Tim as recommended during the episode.Thanks for listening and subscribing to the Rediscover the 80s Podcast! If you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, we'd appreciate your 5 star review. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Listen To Sassy
October 1988 Pop Culture: Vibes, Dudes & Female Ones To Watch

Listen To Sassy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 62:53


Our coverage of October 1988's pop culture topics kicks off with a big announcement: we're on Patreon! And we've got lots of cool things planned for those who support us there! We get out our electron microscopes to peruse the two-page Columbia House spread and choose the 12 Hot Hits we're going to buy for a Cool Penny. We bring you highlights from What Now, from a rudely dismissed River Phoenix biography to a beauty queen who infiltrated a pageant! We review the reviews of A Fish Called Wanda, Joy Division's Substance, Monkey Shines, UB40's self-titled album, and more! The latest male One To Watch is...really not, but later we are introduced to FOUR lady Ones To Watch who've all had great careers. We also journey to Long Island to meet Brian Bloom, and his very-involved momager. Don't miss it!QUICK LINKS

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 27:49


This week we talk about confirmshaming, auto opt-ins, and WinRed.We also discuss campaign contributions, Columbia House, and money bombs. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe