And Introducing

And introducing, on vocals…it’s Mel !. Today we discuss Scary Spice’s tumultuous and surprising personal life, the legacy of the Spice Girls, tabloid culture, and Eddie Murphy’s relationship to chain coffee joints, through Melanie Brown’s 2018 memoir “Brutally Honest”.

Songs:

Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life (Live Istanbul, 1997)

Spice Girls - Wannabe

T.I. - Bring Em Out

And introducing….on vocals, it’s Billie Eilish, 2019’s newly minted world pop super star who broke a billion streams before her first album even dropped. Today we’ll be learning all about her unique upbringing, meteoric rise to fame, and how she can avoid becoming the next Britney Spears from the Billboard Article “Why All Eyes Are on Billie Eilish, the New Model for Streaming Era Success” by Lyndsey Havens and “Who’s Billie Eilish” by Meaghan Garvey.

Why All Eyes Are on Billie Eilish:

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8510552/billie-eilish-billboard-cover-story-2019

Who’s Billie Eilish?

https://www.thefader.com/2019/03/05/billie-eilish-cover-story

Songs

Bad Guy (cover)

Billie Eilish - Ocean Eyes

Robbie Trip - Chubby Sexy

Billie Eilish - bad guy

Billie Eilish - bellyache

Playboi Cardi - Kid Cudi

And introducing…songwriter, singer, one of the best selling artists of all time, it’s Mr. Garth Brooks! From humble okie beginnings to world concurring country stardom, today we’re joined by our friend Kevin Sweeting (@teamsweeting) to learning all about Brooks through his book “The Anthology: Part 1: The First Five Years”.

Songs

Lil Nas X - Old Town Road (Remix)

Garth Brooks - If Tomorrow Never Comes

Garth Brooks - The Dance

Garth Brooks - When The Thunder Rolls (live on Good Morning America)

Garth Brooks - Friends in Low Places

Garth Brooks - George Jones - Beer Run

Garth Brooks - Shameless (Live at 1991 CMAs)

Garth Brooks - Piano Man

Garth Brooks - Night Moves

Garth Brooks - One Night A Day

Garth Brooks: Country Music’s Square Liberal Dad

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/garth-brooks-country-musics-square-liberal-dad

Garth Brooks sings “Shameless” at the 1991 CMAs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rtof6uJPCY

We stop by This Might Be A Podcast to discuss They Might Be Giants, their song "Hypnotist of Ladies", and a million other things with Greg Simpson!

And introducing…The KLF! The bizarre producer duo topped the UK charts in the late 80’s with a series of smash hit/novelty dance tracks, then wrote the definitive guide for how to copy their success. Today we’ll be getting totally justified & ancient with their guide to pop greatness through the legendary “KLF Manual”.

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Songs

The Beastie Boys - Egg Man

The KLF - Justified and Ancient

Timelords - Doctoring the Tardis

Echo and the Bunnymen - What Time Is Love? (KLF remix)

Technotronic - Pump of the Jam

The Orb - Donuts Forever

Half Japanese - One Million Kisses

And introducing...Prog! Though now largely the butt of music snob jokes, during the 1970’s, progressive rock was THE ascendant style of rock music, winning over critics, selling out stadiums and exploring uncharted sonic territories of popular music…before succumbing to bloat, excess and a culture that left the progers behind. And today we’ll be learning all about the rise, fall and eternal life of Prog talking to Dave Weigel, author of the 2018 book “The Show That Never Ends”

SONGS:

ELP - Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Pt. 2 (chris cover)

Magma - Troller Tanz

Yes - Cans and Brahms

Doctor Mix (YouTube) - Mellotron: Famous Songs!

Keith Emerson - Lucky Man Moog Solo

ELP - Hoedown

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Pt. 1

Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick

King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man

King Crimson - Discipline (Live in Japan 1984)

Brian Eno - St. Elmo’s Fire (Fripp on Guitar)

Yes - Does It Really Happen?

Genesis - Dancing With the Moonlit Knight

Asia - Heat of the Moment

And introducing…Meet Me In The Bathroom! Lizzy Goodman’s 2016 oral history compiles THE definitive story of The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeah, LCD Soundsystem, TV On The Radio, Interpol the other young hip bands that made New York City the worldwide ground zero for rock & roll at the dawn of the new millennium. We’re joined by Tokyo Police Club’s Graham Wright to dive nose-deep into the scene.

Listen to Graham’s new band here: https://girlfriendmaterialrock.bandcamp.com/

SONGS

LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge (chris cover)

Johnathan Fire Eater - When The Curtain Calls For You

Shit Robot - I found love

The Strokes - 12:51

The Strokes - Reptilia

Interpol - PDA

The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers

LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge (Long Goodbye version)

Kings of Leon - Red Morning Light

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y Control

Interpol - Heinrich Maneuver

Vampire Weekend - Oxford Commas

The Vines doing “Get Free” on Letterman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBKm966ACdQ

And introducing, on vocals and acoustic guitar…it’s Woody Guthrie! One of the most iconic singer-songwriters in American history, Woody spent years singing songs about workers and public infrastructure to whomever would listen. And today, we’re going to learn all about his life fighting cyclones, telling fortunes, and very politely hitchhiking in his memoir “Bound for Glory.” With special guest Greg Simpson from “This Might Be a Podcast”.

Listen to This Might Be a Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-might-be-a-podcast/id1445431962?mt=2

Songs:

Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land (chris cover)

Woody Guthrie - Grand Coulee Dam

Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land

Woody Guthrie - Tear the Fascists Down

And introducing…SoundCloud Rap! We finally cover this chaotic, “DIY” genre of Hip Hop that’s quickly engulfing all of mainstream music through Carrie Battan’s GQ article “How SoundCloud Rap Took Over Everything”. Featuring returning guest Felix Biederman.

“How SoundCloud Rap Took Over Everything” by Carrie Battan

https://www.gq.com/story/soundcloud-rap-boom-times

Tarpley Hitt’s piece on XXXTentacion

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/the-real-story-of-rapper-xxxtentacion-10410980

Songs:

Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams (Chris Cover)

Ski Mask The Slump God - Nuketown

6IX9INE - GUMMO

XXXTentacion - LOOK AT ME!

XXXTentacion - Depression & Obsession

And introducing…a movie about a musical about a punk rock concept album! We’re joined by Sam Sutherland and Josiah Hughes of the Blink-155 podcast to discuss “Broadway Idiot”, a documentary about the creation of American Idiot: The Musical, and everything else Green Day-related we can think of, including Godzilla.

Songs:

American Idiot - Chris cover

Brain Stew - Green Day ft. Godzilla

Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Broadway Version) - Green Day

21 Gun Salute (Broadway Version) - Green Day