And Introducing

And introducing…the boss, it’s Rick Ross! From the port of Miami all the way to the penthouses of, also Miami, today we’ll cover Ross’s flair for self-promotion, ear for the choicest beats, and his number one tactic for beating a federal charge all through his newly released book HURRICANES: A MEMOIR

Songs

Rick Ross - Pots and Pans

Rick Ross - Hustlin’

Rick Ross - The Boss

Rick Ross - Sixteen

And introducing, on drums….it’s Patty Schemel! Drummer for HOLE and along for the ride with fellow grunge icon Courtney Love, Patty brings us a story of fame, addiction, despair, and the seedy streets of Seattle and LA through her memoir HIT SO HARD.

SONGS

Beat Happening - Our Secret

HOLE - Violet

HOLE - Celebrity Skin

Le Tigre - TKO

Juliette and the Licks - Hot Kiss

#61 BAD SONGS!

And introducing…the worst songs ever! In an “easy listening” ep, we’re looking at Twitter’s suggestions for the worst song ever, deciding what makes a song bad, and making our own picks for worst songs of all time.

Thanks to @kathbarbadoro for teeing this up for us with her tweet!

https://twitter.com/kathbarbadoro/status/1183434147248951303

Songs

Rufus featuring Chacka Khan - Tell Me Something Good

O.A.R. - That Was A Crazy Game of Poker

The Gourds - Gin and Juice

Ben Folds - Bitches Ain’t Shit

MAGIC! - Rude

MAGIC! - Rude (Zedd Remix)

Panic! At the Disco - Hey Look Ma I Made It

Kid Rock - All Summer Long

Hinder - Lips of an Angel

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Song

Train - Hey Soul Sister

Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl

Milky Chance - Stolen Dance

American Authors - The Best Day of My Life

Lumineers - Hey Ho

fun. - We Are Young

Colbie Calliet - Bubbly

Edward Sharpe - Home

Ima Robot - Dynomite

Imagine Dragon - Radioactive

And introducing…The Fall! It’s the story of punk rock’s orneriest group and of course the front man synonymous with the name, Mark E. Smith. Chapo Trap House’s Will Menaker joins us to learn all about Smith and the Fall through the recollections of the dozens and dozens…and dozens of musicians used up and discarded in Fall’s chaotic wake, through Dave Simpson’s “The Fallen: Life In and Out of Britain’s Most Insane Group”.

Songs

The Fall - Totally Wired (chris cover)

The Fall - Pacifying Joint

The Fall - In My Area

The Fall - Two Steps Back

The Fall - Eat Y’self Fitter

The Fall - Theme From Sparta F.C.

The Fall - Spector vs. Rector

And introducing, one of the greatest rock bands around, it’s Radiohead! In a long-time-brewing episode, we finally get around to talking ‘head from every angle (and finally putting to rest the age old question: Radiohead, good or nah?) from an unauthorized 2000 biography from Mac Randall called “Exit Music: the Radiohead Story”. Featuring our friend, Brooklyn-based musician Mesita.

Check out Mesita’s music on Spotify or ask him to make a 5 second song for you at https://twitter.com/mesitamusic

Songs in Order:

Radiohead - Creep

Talk Talk - Talk Talk

Talk Talk - New Grass

Blur - Ambulance

Oh Sees - Block of Ice

Oh Sees - Web

On a Friday - Demo (1986)

Radiohead - Blow Out

Radiohead - Creep (Live at MTV Spring Break 1993)

Radiohead - Just

Radiohead - Nobody Does it Better (live for MTV Europe)

Radiohead - Let Down

Radiohead - Exit Music

Radiohead - Paranoid Android

And introducing…the day we’re always never forgetting, it’s 9/11 in popular music! Yes, since we started this show, we’ve noticed almost every musician we’ve covered who’s lived through 9/11 has had BIG THOUGHTS about that important day. So for this year’s 11th of September we brought in Chapo Trap House’s Matt Christman to take a complete survey of how 9/11 broke the brains of the America’s musicians, just as it broke the brains of every American.

Songs:

Psy - Kill Those Yankees

U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name (live at the Super Bowl)

Limp Bizkit - Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle)

Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards

Cake - Comfort Eagle

Darryl Worley - Have You Forgotten?

I Am The World Trade Center - Metro (Brooklyn Mix)

And introducing, indie rock’s premiere ivy league faux-foppish frontman, from Vampire Weekend, one of the few indie outfits to make it out of the aughts ascendant, on lead vocals, guitar, and – for the purposes of this podcast – WEBLOG, it’s Ezra Koenig! Today we’re going to be diving into not his music, but his writing as Molly takes us on a journey through his 2000’s blog “INTERNETVIBES.BLOGSPOT.COM"

Songs:

Griffin McElroy - Where’s All The Pipis

Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma

Talking Heads - Found a Job (Live)

Vampire Weekend - Diane Young

Yo Mismo La Vi - Luis Varga

The Longest Time - Billy Joel

And introducing….a special double feature! First, the candy coated multi-media marketing powerhouse dominating the small screen & tween hearts everywhere, it’s JOJO SIWA. Then, we’re going to take a deeper look at one of the most memed tunes of the 21st century, the TRUE oral history of Smash Mouth’s ALL STAR. Both of these stories come from Rolling Stone articles written by our guest, joining the 2 timers club, returning champion Brittany Spanos!

Brittany’s stories:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jojo-siwa-glitter-covered-empire-849071/

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/smash-mouth-all-star-oral-history-829197/

Songs

JoJo Siwa - Boomarang

JoJo Siwa - Hold the Drama

Smash Mouth - Walkin’ on the Sun

Smash Mouth - Let’s Rock

Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want

Chainsmokers - Closer x All Star

Smash Mouth - All Star

And introducing…composer, pianist, vocalist, melodica-ist and overall crank, it’s Donald Fagen! Co-leader and only surviving member of Steely Dan, today we’ll be hearing all about his later life touring and deep contempt for anyone born after 1960 through his book, “Eminent Hipsters”. And in a special “reverse Introducing”, this week’s story is presented to us by our returning guest, Matthew Perpetua.

Visit Matthew’s mp3 blog here: www.fluxblog.org

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Songs in Order

Steely Dan - Peg (midi version)

Steely Dan - Gaucho

Henry Mancini - Pink Panther Theme

Steely Dan - Sign In Stranger

And introducing…the original jazz man from outer space, it’s Sun Ra! The prolific composer and performer melded musical experimentation, technological innovation and cosmic philosophy over decades of work with his legendary Arkestra and it’s ever-changing line up. Today, we’ll be learning all about Sun & jazz & egypt & space & time & the cosmos & the void through his biography “Space Is The Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra”

Check out the Saturn Records archives: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKlrmwFP2flRdjBPoiq8PA

Songs In order

Sun Ra - Space is the Place

Sun Ra - Street Named Hell

Sun Ra - Live at Slug's Saloon 1969/70 Full concert

Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra - Other Planes Of There (1966)

Sun Ra Arkestra - Face the Music / Space is the Place - Live on SNL

Pere Ubu with Debbie Harry - "Waiting For Mary," Night Music (1989)