By Anything But Toto
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Bianca and Julian take you along on their wild ride at Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour (Toronto, Night 3). They chat about everything from the pre-show excitement to the highlights of the night, sharing their favorite moments, surprises, and even a few critiques. From the magic of seeing Taylor live to Gracie Abrams as an opener, plus the whole ticket scam situation, they cover it all.
They also dive into the “ticket gratitude” debate (little kids vs. lifelong fans), Rob Sheffield’s new book, Heartbreak is the National Anthem, the significance of the pre-show music, and the relationship between Taylormania and Beatlemania.
But the heart of the episode comes in a 26-minute audio documentary where Bianca and Julian take you behind the scenes of their prep leading up to the show. You’ll hear about the outfits they designed, the vibes in Toronto on Day 1, and the excitement of arriving at the venue. There are even some audio snippets from the show itself—including Secret Songs—so you get a taste of the energy in the stadium. You’ll be enchanted to listen.
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Bianca and Julian step away from their usual programming for a quick but in-depth discussion of the 67th Annual Grammy nominations. They break down the big categories—Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Pop Vocal Album—and explore the logic behind the picks.
Are politics driving some of the nominations (and snubs)? Are we stuck in algorithm-driven bubbles? What's going on with Jacob Collier's hair? We have a lot to discuss.
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Three album reviews for the price of one?! In this economy?! Join Bianca and Julian as they dive into the late-summer post-Brat wave of major album releases: Beabadoobee’s This is How Tomorrow Moves, Clairo’s Charm, and Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet. By examining these three albums, B and J explore the differences between “journey albums” and “vibe albums,” examining how each approach can either captivate listeners or fall flat. Listen to find out which is which!
But that’s just the start. This episode also covers a wide range of hot topics, including:
- Maxxxine
- The It Ends With Us and Blake Lively controversies
- The Trump assassination attempt
- Taylor Swift and the Vienna terror plot
- Biden and Harris
- Katy Perry’s “Woman’s World”
- Chappell Roan’s warning to fans
- Oasis’ reunion
- The Dare
- Addison Rae’s “Diet Pepsi”
- Zane Lowe
- Longlegs
- Martin Scorsese
- Girls
- The Bear
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It's the 10th episode of Anything But Toto (woo!) and things are about to get a little bratty. Join Bianca and Julian as they dive deep into the album of the summer, Charli XCX's "Brat." They dissect the album's production, central concept, and themes, leading to an in depth conversation about anxiety and depersonalization, parenthood, 2000s nostalgia, grief, and passive aggressive friendships. Bookending Bianca and Julian's album review are these additional topics:
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After waxing poetic about Taylor Swift for 5 hours, followed by a brief break, Bianca and Julian are back with another action packed episode, covering several topics:
In this week's episode, Bianca and Julian dive deep into Taylor Swift's 11th studio (and first double!) album, "The Tortured Poets Department" ("The Anthology" edition). In this rant/review, they discuss quantity vs. quality, musical vs. lyrical analysis, Jack Antonoff's production, AI and "demo-itis," our "Guilty as Sin?" music video, and the influence of The 1975. Is this Taylor at her very best? Listen to find out!
Also discussed are:
- Jojo Siwa's "Karma"
- The new "Lennon/McCartney" song
- OJ
- Sabrina Carpenter
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Music by Daniel Konikoff
Join Bianca and Julian as they discuss:
- Their favourite movie soundtracks
- The Diddy allegations
- The "Quiet on the Set" and J.Lo documentaries
- The media frenzy surrounding "Kate Middleton's disappearance"
- The best music from "fake artists" in movies
- The GOATs Adam Schlesinger and Mike Viola
- Addison Rae's debut EP, "AR"
- Trying to survive hilarious jazz-poetry performances
They also answer your emails and read your hot takes! If you'd like to write into the show, email Bianca and Julian at [email protected]
Music by Daniel Konikoff
In this week's episode, Bianca and Julian discuss:
- Recent 007 casting rumours
- Their issues with Oppenheimer and Barbie
- Julian's childhood dream of owning a wax museum
- 17-year-old Bianca's stealthy attempts to meet teen idols
- Retro revival music (The Lemon Twigs vs. Greta Van Fleet)
- Hanging out with the Beach Boys
and much much more!
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Music by Daniel Konikoff
The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.
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