Podcast appearances and mentions of matthew houck

Hay muchas cosas que a algunos le resultan ofensivas del cristianismo, pero ninguna como las increíbles pretensiones de su fundador acerca de sí mismo. Se puede aceptar a Jesús como un indulgente y amable rabino, que quisiera ser amigo de todos, pero que pretenda ser el único "camino, verdad y vida" (Juan 14:6), en exclusión de cualquier otro, se considera ya excesivo. En este programa de radio escuchamos las palabras del Evangelio en una canción de Johnny Cash con la voz del predicador Billy Graham en 1971 (The Preacher Said Jesus Said) en su disco "El hombre vestido de negro" (Man In Black). Ambos se conocieron en 1969, cuando el evangelista le pidió al gobernador de Tennessee que le presentara al artista. Apareció por primera vez en una de esas campañas que solían llamar "cruzadas", en 1970 en Knoxville, o sea justo antes de grabar la canción. Participó en treinta de ellas, a lo largo de su vida. La canción "Ya Hey" es una composición en 2013 del músico judío Ezra Koenig para su banda de Nueva York de Vampiro de Fin de Semana (Vampire Weekend). Reflexiona sobre el gran "Yo Soy" de la Biblia: "A través del fuego y las llamas / no quieres siquiera decir Tu nombre / Sólo Yo soy el que Soy". La escuchamos esta vez en la magnífica versión acústica que hizo para la radio KSC, el cantautor de Alabama, Matthew Houck, que actúa con el nombre de Fosforescente (Phosphorescent). Este gran Yo Soy del Evangelio de Juan viene después de decir Jesús que es "El Pan de Vida" (6:35), "La Luz del mundo" (8:12; 9:5), "La Puerta" (10:7,9), "El Buen Pastor" (10:11, 14) y "La Resurrección y la Vida" (11:25). Por si acaso, a alguno no le queda claro lo que quiere decir, añade: "Nadie viene al Padre sino por mí" (14:6). La aclamada obra de teatro que une a Sigmund Freud y C. S. Lewis en la casa del padre del psicoanálisis en Londres, poco antes de su muerte, llegó al cine en 2023. "La última sesión de Freud" fue escrita por el neoyorquino Mark St. Germain, imaginando el encuentro que hubieran podido tener el judío ateo con el apologista cristiano, el día que el Reino Unido entró en la segunda guerra mundial. Esta vez Anthony Hopkins hace de Freud, no de Lewis como en "Tierras de penumbra" (1993), mientras que Matthew Goode hace del joven Lewis. Este brillante diálogo sobre la fe se basa en un seminario que daba el psiquiatra Armand M. Nicholi en la universidad de Harvard desde 1967, comparando a los dos pensadores. José de Segovia comenta varias escenas con la música de la banda sonora original de la película que hizo Coby Brown. La película se inicia con unas frases de "El Progreso del Peregrino" (1678), la obra del puritano John Bunyan que ha llegado a ser patrimonio de la literatura universal en lengua inglesa. Escuchamos las palabras de admiración de Freud por la obra del predicador bautista y la canción que inspiro ese "Sueño" (A Dream) al cantautor inglés Clifford Ward en 1972. Este músico no era conocido por su fe cristiana, pero sí, Paul Clark, uno de los artistas pioneros de la Revolución por Jesús, cuando muchos "hippies" llegaron a la fe evangélica. El cantautor de Kansas publicó dos álbumes con el título de "Canciones para el Salvador", la que oímos está en el segundo de 1972: "Iremos pronto a Casa" (We´ll Soon Be Going Home). Frente a nuestra ignorancia y condenación a la muerte, física y espiritual, Jesús nos dice que Él es la Verdad y la Vida. A la pregunta de Felipe de a dónde va Jesús y cómo podemos ir con Él, Jesucristo se revela como el Camino a Casa, el verdadero Hogar que no encontramos en este mundo. El cantautor uruguayo Luis Alfredo Díaz puso música a estas palabras del Evangelio en el disco que grabó en 1979, "Baja a Dios de las nubes". En la canción "Yo Soy" le escuchamos con las voces del grupo Maná y los teclados de Kitflus, el nombre con el que se conoce al músico Josep Mas, entonces en el grupo Iceberg. luego Pegasus y acompañando a Joan Manuel Serrat en tantos discos desde 1980 a 2006.

We've reached the end of the road for this season—season 9 concludes with this episode, a conversation with Matthew Houck, the leader of the avant-country band Phosphorescent. In April, Phosphorescent released Revelator, the band's ninth album. It's their debut for Verve Records, after a string of well-received albums on Dead Oceans. Joined by collaborators like Jim White of the Dirty Three—who you heard earlier this season—Jack Lawrence of The Raconteurs, and his wife and songwriting partner Jo Schornikow, it finds Houck examining—what else?—the end of the world.  If one theme has run through the last few seasons of this show, it's that of “apocalypse," or revelation. The veil, no matter how hard we try and keep it pinned down, keeps slipping away. Revelator finds Houck facing uncertain future, but also, leveling up. In its mournful ballads and genuinely hilarious odes to bathroom graffiti, you hear the voice of a songwriter probing the void: “And we've ridden beyond where we could safely touch down And we're out in the void, past where we could've had turned around I tried my feet on the floor, tried to beat on the door But it didn't even make a sound Got my heart open wide But the city been shut down”  But Revelator is no dour screed; it is in fact filled with hope and good humor. In this episode, he joins us to extoll the glory of “unnecessary” art, his work on Paul Schrader's new film Oh, Canada; and the multiple apocalypses afoot. This year, we launched AD as a subscription service, and the support and generosity of our fans and listeners has been powerful to behold. Over at AD, you'll find nearly 20 years of playlists, recommendations, reviews, interviews, podcasts, essays, and more. With your support, here's to another decade. Subscribe at Aquarium Drunkard.  Transmissions is a part of the Talkhouse Podcast Network. Visit the Talkhouse for more interviews, fascinating reads, and podcasts.  Transmissions will return in 2025. Take care of yourself, take care of those around you, and keep on wondering. We'll be back—be well in the meantime. This season of Transmissions is concluded. 

Welcome to the penultimate episode of our ninth season, featuring Pat Irwin of Suss. You may remember him from last year's Suss talk, with his bandmates Jonathan Gregg and Bob Holmes, but he's back for a solo talk this time, which allowed us to dig into his wild life in music, from his time in the the late ‘70s New York No Wave scene with The Raybeats and 8-Eyed Spy, to his work with Southern freak icons The B-52s, and his long career crafting music for TV and animation, including shows like Rocko's Modern Life and Bored to Death.  Things have been very, very busy on the Suss front. This year, Irwin contributed guitars, keyboards, harmonium, and loops to Suss' fifth album, Birds & Beasts. On top of that, Suss' Bob Holmes, who also hosts the must-listen Ambient Country podcast, has launched Across the Horizon, a collaboration with Northern Spy Records that brings on board various like-minded artists drawn “from the wide landscape of instrumental music” (including Transmissions guests like Luke Schneider, Marisa Anderson, William Tyler and more) to curate a series of digital releases that will culminate next year in a double LP comp.  Aquarium Drunkard is supported by our subscribers. Head over and peruse our site, where you'll find nearly 20 years of playlists, recommendations, reviews, interviews, podcasts, essays, and more. With your support, here's to another decade. Subscribe at Aquarium Drunkard.  Transmissions is a part of the Talkhouse Podcast Network. Visit the Talkhouse for more interviews, fascinating reads, and podcasts. Next week on Transmissions? Matthew Houck of Phosphorescent.

In this chat, we get to meet Phosphorescent - aka: singer, songwriter, guitarist Matthew Houck. Matthew's been at the game for a while now, and we caught up to chat about his newest Phosphorescent record, Revelator, which came out back in the spring. Truthfully, this chat was done around then, too, but kept getting pushed and delayed in posting. So here we are! Huzzah! It's a lovely chat, well worth the wait, as we dive into all things Revelator, including its themes, production, songwriting, history, etc. Matthew is such a lovely, warm guy; an open book down to chat about anything. It's a very laid back but engaging conversation, and I think you'll enjoy. Thank you for listening.

Greetings, Talkhouse friends. Instead of a Talkhouse episode this week, I wanted to share another episode of my pal Craig Finn's show, That's How I Remember It, which is just starting its third season. Craig has an incredible array of guests lined up, and he's switching to a new schedule where he'll have new episodes every other week without a break. That means more amazing chats for you, including this one with Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck. Craig and Matt chat about the philosophy behind That's How I Remember It—it's a podcast about creativity and memory—as well as an early meeting between the two, Phosphorescent's mighty “Song For Zula” and much more. I'll be back next week with your regularly scheduled programming, but for now, give That's How I Remember It your attention. See you next week! 0:00 - Intro 2:41 - "Do you think you have a good memory?" 3:58 - The origins of That's How I Remember It 8:43 - Craig vs. Matt's approach to songwriting 13:14 - "Do you have a first memory of music? 23:00 - "Do you connect music with seasons?" 35:53 - Craig and Matt first meeting at SXSW 2010 36:52 - "Did the Full Moon Project ... affect your own songwriting?" 43:30 - "Song For Zula" - "Did it surprise you?" 46:45 - "Has traveling/moving changed your music?" This episode is brought to you by DistroKid. DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keep 100% of their royalties and earnings. To learn more and get 30% off your first year's membership, visit: distrokid.com/vip/talkhouse

Matthew Houck from Phosphorescent is my guest on this episode of That's How I Remember It. I've loved Matthew's music for years and was excited to talk to him about his great new record Revelator, what he learns from covering other artist's songs, whether geographic moves affect his music, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, moon phases, and his most well-known song "Song for Zula". Matthew was a fantastic guest, and I very much enjoyed our talk. Listen and subscribe. This episode is brought to you by DistroKid. DistroKid makes music distribution fun and easy with unlimited uploads and artists keep 100% of their royalties and earnings. To learn more and get 30% off your first year's membership, visit: distrokid.com/vip/craigfinn

WNXP's Nashville Artist of the Month for April is Phosphorescent. The man behind that project is Matthew Houck. Over two decades he's compiled a library of songs, some of the best are anthems, epic in scope and often dealing with melancholy. Most are written though from a standpoint of assuredness, like that wild-hearted character whose bones are steel in “Song for Zula.” The new album Revelator takes a different perspective.

KVI's John Carlson examines a story involving an FBI raid on the home of a Philadelphia man that John concludes is an example of how either political activists or even the White House Administration can weaponize federal law enforcement to go after a political opponent. In this case a pro-life activist who was outside an abortion care clinic in Pennsylvania. The FBI arrest and potential federal charges against 48-year-old Matthew Houck appear to be inflated after what started as a verbal confrontation with an abortion clinic chaperone. Houck could face 11 years in prison.

On this week's Talkhouse Podcast, we've got a little more focused conversation than usual, as Matthew Houck—the driving force behind the band Phosphorescent—chats with legendary songwriter Nick Lowe, largely about Lowe's recently reissued 2001 album The Convincer. Even if Nick Lowe's name isn't super familiar to you, some of his songs almost certainly are. He's had an incredible career that stretches back to the late 1960s, with his biggest mainstream moment coming via his dear friend Elvis Costello, who covered Lowe's “(What's so Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding” and made it a hit. Lowe also produced Costello's first five albums, as well as a bunch of other classic British records, in addition to his solo work and his time with the band Rockpile. Today's conversation is focused largely on Lowe's 2001 album The Convincer, which was something of an artistic rebirth for him. He wanted to age gracefully and continue to challenge himself, which he did with a trilogy of albums that ended with this one. It's a beautifully written and performed set of songs that didn't set the commercial world on fire, but which has quietly found its way into many people's hearts over the past two decades. The song “I'm A Mess” is the reason for this conversation. Matthew Houck, who has been making incredible music of his own under the name Phosphorescent since the early aughts, is an obsessive fan of The Convincer, so much so that he's been working on a cover of “I'm A Mess.” A mutual friend of Houck and Lowe's sent Lowe a copy of the song, which isn't available yet, and they chat about it here. The most recent Phosphorescent release is the BBC Sessions EP, and it strips a set of Houck's songs down to their barest essentials—much of his studio material is far more gussied up, and this is a great chance to hear them naked. As you'll hear in this conversation, Houck is a huge fan of Lowe's, and specifically of The Convincer. They get into specifics about a bunch of the songs—and you'll find out if Lowe agrees that this was indeed his finest hour. You'll also hear about how The Bodyguard soundtrack changed Lowe's fortunes forever, how his onetime girlfriend Margot Kidder made her way into a song, and how Wilco helped him win fans in Indianapolis. Enjoy.   Thanks for listening to the Talkhouse Podcast and thanks to Nick Lowe and Matthew Houck for chatting. If you like what you heard, please follow Talkhouse on your favorite podcasting services and social media outlets. This week's episode was produced by Melissa Kaplan, and the Talkhouse theme is composed and performed by The Range. See you next time!

Singer-songwriter M. Ward talks about his gorgeous new album, Migration Stories, and discusses how early influences from The Beatles and Bach to  Firehose and Sonic Youth fueled his interest in complex chords and tunings, along with a passion for timeless melodies. The episode also features an excerpt from a conversation with Phosphorescent’s Matthew Houck about schooling himself on folk music, and about the inexplicable magic of songwriting.

Tercer episodio de Fitzcarraldo, domingo soleado, los vecinos aprovechan para hacer ruidos, empezamos la selección musical con “Song for Zula” de Phosporescent el alias de Matthew Houck, americana y rock indy, portadas alegres para canciones tristes , el problema de buscar la alegría en los lugares equivocados. Llega el avant pop de Lido Pimienta, artista colombiana afincada en Canadá, “Coming Thru” una canción diferente, perteneciente a su disco “Miss Colombia”, te contamos el porqué de ese nombre y la lucha de Lido por visibilizar las minorías indígenas. Seguimos con Alton Ellis músico jamaicano de la época dorada del reggae, rocksteady, y del ska jamaicano, el descubrimiento de su canción “Blackman's World (Black Man Pride)” en la banda sonora de una pieza de Cyprien Gaillard , los árboles se mecían con el viento mientras sonaba en loop el estribillo, una terapia altamente recomendable. Blackman's World , también denuncia el racismo, melodía alegres para mensajes reivindicativos. Novedades Eloina, continuamos descubriendo nueva música, una pequeña maravilla “Me in 20 Years” , de Moses Sumney. ¿Dónde estaremos en 20 años? … Moses lo tiene claro, con su doble disco Grae de 20 temazos acaba de dar un puñetazo en la mesa… Joe La Reina, por fin suena un grupo español, 'Oh, la mía pena', nos está quedando un domingo melancólico. Recuerdos de “La ardilla roja” y las “21 japonesas”, fragilidad y exposición sentimental. Nos adentramos en una obra maestra, el disco Rejoice , el encuentro entre dos genios Tony Allen y Hugh Masekela , suena “Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be the Same)”, Lagos no volverá a ser lo mismo sin Fela Kuti. Destripamos a fondo “Le mepris”, el Godard más comercial. Una producción Carlo Ponti. Homenaje de Michel Piccoli, el travelling inicial, la película de Godard que más le gusta a la gente que no le gusta Godard… Una producción con Brigitte Bardot.. El dilema entre lo artístico y lo comercial, una visión irónica del propio Godard sobre si mismo… Fritz Lang como actor, escribiendo sus propias frases. Godard fan de Howard Hawks, de la industria Hollywodiense y de si mismo.. Godard un pedazo de engreído. ¡¡Godard, ábrele la puerta a Agnés Varda ¡¡, el machismo en la nouvelle vague.. Película mediterránea. Camisas a rayas marineras, el glorioso espacio del cinemascope… la banda sonora de Georges Delerue.. La nostalgia por la edad dorada del cine. Hacemos un recorrido por la mítica Casa Malaparte, subimos los 99 escalones entre el embarcadero y la casa, paseamos por su azotea solarium. La odisea, el desprecio de Ulises a Penélope… La película no envejece, envejecemos nosotros. Atrapar el momento mínimo en que todo cambia, en que el amor se puede convertir en desprecio. la película cierra con otro travelling, Fritz Lang rueda el avistamiento de Itaca por Ulises, fundido en negro, suena por última vez la banda sonora de Georges Delerue

At the end of his previous album cycle, Matthew Houck put Phosphorescent on hold for a moment to focus on raising a family and building out a new studio. Renewed and revitalized, Houck returned with his seventh studio album C'est La Vie, highlighted with four songs in this session with DJ Troy Nelson. Recorded 11/21/2018. 4 songs - New Birth in New England, There From Here, Around the Horn, C'est La Vie No.2Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Monday's episode of Kyle Meredith With... features Kyle's conversation with Phosphorescent’s Matthew Houck, who dives into the process of creating his new record, C'est La Vie, and how a sense of place tied into his more direct writing. Hoak explained that he was "more open to allowing [his] real life to be there" during the making of C'est La Vie, with life events including the birth of his first child and a bout of serious illness making appearances in songs throughout the album. The songwriter also touches on his recent cover of Radiohead’s "House of Cards" at a live show and the story behind that choice. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Five years after releasing his turbulent sounding break-through album Phosphorescent, aka Matthew Houck has put his restless demons aside for a stable, hazy groove of contentment on “C’e La Vie.”

Phosphorescent frontman Matthew Houck discusses his need for solitude when writing music as well as the difference between a musical palace and a musical shotgun shack. Emmy-winning comedy writer Josh Gondelman talks about his unique big break — tweeting about Seinfeld.

Phosphorescent is the moniker of Matthew Houck, a prolific and well-loved singer and songwriter who calls Nashville, Tennessee home. Initially based in Athens, Georgia, Houck began releasing music as Fillup Shack before working under Phosphorescent and releasing seven acclaimed albums with different collaborators. In December 2013, after eight months of touring behind their album Muchacho, Phosphorescent […]