Audioface: Music News, Reviews, & Culture

On the 173rd episode of Audioface:REVIEWS: "OK Human" by Weezer, "Collapsed In Sunbeams" by Arlo Parks, and "Sound Ancestors" by Madlib.New singles: "driver's license" by Olivia Rodrigo, "All Good" by Francis Arevalo, "Last Day In" by Kodak Black, and "Running" by Jessie Ware & DisclosureHyperpop pioneer SOPHIE passes away at age 34. The OK Human review. An old fashioned Audioface douchebag corner: A Trey Songz Altercation, TI & Tiny accused of multiple cases of abuse including trafficking, and Tory Lanez & Chris Brown make strange bedfellows. The Collapsed In Sunbeams review. The Weeknd Addresses Grammy's snub. Upcoming films to be scored by Johnny Greenwood and HAIM. The Sound Ancestors review. Madlib remembers MF DOOM. The episode intro is "BIPP" and the outro is "Faceshopping", both by SOPHIE. Subscribe to Audioface wherever you're listening so you always get new episodes. Follow @audiofacepod on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube for extra Audioface.  Check out Syndicate 23's semi-monthly news and politics show Power Report if you haven't already (and catch videos on the Dan From The Internet YouTube channel).  We appreciate it, and you.

On the 173rd episode of Audioface:REVIEWS: "OK Human" by Weezer, "Collapsed In Sunbeams" by Arlo Parks, and "Sound Ancestors" by Madlib.New singles: "driver's license" by Olivia Rodrigo, "All Good" by Francis Arevalo, "Last Day In" by Kodak Black, and "Running" by Jessie Ware & DisclosureHyperpop pioneer SOPHIE passes away at age 34. The OK Human review. An old fashioned Audioface douchebag corner: A Trey Songz Altercation, TI & Tiny accused of multiple cases of abuse including trafficking, and Tory Lanez & Chris Brown make strange bedfellows. The Collapsed In Sunbeams review. The Weeknd Addresses Grammy's snub. Upcoming films to be scored by Johnny Greenwood and HAIM. The Sound Ancestors review. Madlib remembers MF DOOM. The episode intro is "BIPP" and the outro is "Faceshopping", both by SOPHIE. Subscribe to Audioface wherever you're listening so you always get new episodes. Follow @audiofacepod on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube for extra Audioface.  Check out Syndicate 23's semi-monthly news and politics show Power Report if you haven't already (and catch videos on the Dan From The Internet YouTube channel).  We appreciate it, and you.

On the 172nd episode of Audioface:REVIEWS: ".wav" by Flux Pavilion, "Isles" by Bicep, and "Home" by Rhye.New singles: "How Can I" Paola Proctor, "Mold" by Jónsi, “Lo Vas A Olvidar” by Billie Eilish & Rosalía, and “Ain’t Got Time” by Lil Wayne. Hopefully, a final round up of Trump-related stories:  Trump pardons multiple music-related figures. Ariel Pink's life is in shambles after attending Trump's insurrection. TRAPT's drummer leaves the band amid the singer's MAGA screeds, and Village People celebrates the presumed end of the Donald's copyright infringement. The .wav review. Glastonbury cancelled, while American festival runners appear optimistic. The Isles review. A major EDM artist details how little money comes from music streaming. Unreleased Radiohead songs for sale at auction. The Home review. Dr. Joe Rogan clears Grimes of covid-19, and Houstonians risk it all.Subscribe to Audioface wherever you're listening so you always get new episodes. Follow @audiofacepod on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube for extra Audioface.  Check out Syndicate 23's semi-monthly news and politics show Power Report if you haven't already (and catch videos on the Dan From The Internet YouTube channel).  We appreciate it, and you.

On the 172nd episode of Audioface:REVIEWS: ".wav" by Flux Pavilion, "Isles" by Bicep, and "Home" by Rhye.New singles: "How Can I" Paola Proctor, "Mold" by Jónsi, “Lo Vas A Olvidar” by Billie Eilish & Rosalía, and “Ain’t Got Time” by Lil Wayne. Hopefully, a final round up of Trump-related stories:  Trump pardons multiple music-related figures. Ariel Pink's life is in shambles after attending Trump's insurrection. TRAPT's drummer leaves the band amid the singer's MAGA screeds, and Village People celebrates the presumed end of the Donald's copyright infringement. The .wav review. Glastonbury cancelled, while American festival runners appear optimistic. The Isles review. A major EDM artist details how little money comes from music streaming. Unreleased Radiohead songs for sale at auction. The Home review. Dr. Joe Rogan clears Grimes of covid-19, and Houstonians risk it all.Subscribe to Audioface wherever you're listening so you always get new episodes. Follow @audiofacepod on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube for extra Audioface.  Check out Syndicate 23's semi-monthly news and politics show Power Report if you haven't already (and catch videos on the Dan From The Internet YouTube channel).  We appreciate it, and you.

Way to start the new year!

On the 171st episode of Audioface:REVIEWS: "Nobody Is Listening" by ZAYN, "Heaux Tales" by Jazmine Sullivan, and "Whole Lotta Red" by Playboi Carti.New singles: "Close to You" by Dayglow, and "The Bandit/100,000 People" by Kings of LeonGrammys have been delayed because covid-19 is not being handled in the US (but the Audioface Awards are up on YouTube!). DOOM was supposedly close to finishing a new project before his untimely demise (our DOOM bonus episode is up on YouTube as well). The Nobody Is Listening review. Fauci gives an update on post-covid concerts. The finalized Brexit deal might ruin live shows whenever they do come back. Dr. Dre is released from the hospital. The Heaux Tales review. Indie outfit Animal Collective is scoring a documentary about Soundcloud rap, and Lana Del Rey gets into more trouble in her album roll out.On NO CHILL ISLAND 17: We listened to Whole Lotta Red so you don't have to. Kim and Kanye are splitting up, YFN Lucci turns himself into the police, Snoop Dogg lights CNN's new years coverage up, and Drake's hilarious haircut.Subscribe to Audioface wherever you're listening so you always get new episodes. Follow @audiofacepod on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube for extra Audioface.  Check out Syndicate 23's semi-monthly news and politics show Power Report if you haven't already (and catch videos on the Dan From The Internet YouTube channel).  We appreciate it, and you.(sorry for the late episode. my hard drive crashed and i had to replace it and reset my computer before posting this! - dan)

MF DOOM (1971 - 2020)

The Late Daniel Dumile (AKA MF DOOM AKA Viktor Vaughn AKA Zev Love X AKA King Geedorah AKA...) was the foundation of rap music, cross-genre collaboration, and the friendship  behind this very podcast. His death on October 31 2020 was announced on December 31 2020. Dan and Sean interrupt their scheduled hiatus and take a look back on the story and best songs of rap's supervillain/music's superhero. Rest in Power DOOM. Regular episodes of Audioface will return on Monday, January 18 2021. Thank you for listening with us.

See timecodes for award categories.

Before we send 2020 to the memory hole, let's decide the best and worst of music and music culture from this wretched year. The classic favorite awards are here, plus some new additions. Regular episodes of Audioface will return on Monday, January 18 2021.2:35 - Best Album Ender6:51 - Worst Music on Flat Scorched Earth, Nuked Hawaii, No Quid-Pro-Quo, Bleach Injection 202011:14 - Best Indie Album19:12 - Best Electronic Album29:59 - Best Mainstream Song32:46 - Return To Form Award40:27 - Best Pop Album44:55 - Best Neo-Pop Album50:15 - The Don't F****** Sleep Award for Best New Artist53:29 - Song of the Year1:01:52 - Drop of the Year1:06:33 - The "Blink Twice" Award1:10:27 - Best Music Video1:14:34 - Best Rock Album1:21:21 - The Audienceface Award1:25:57 - The DJ Khaled Noted Little Bitch Award1:36:04 - Best Rap Album1:41:37 - Best Trap Album1:47:35 - Best Bars1:50:59 - Best Alternative Album1:59:01 - The Vince Staples Woke Award2:02:05 - The "Hard R" Award For Bigotry In Music2:03:58 - Album of the Year2:14:34 - Chairman Sean & Dictator Dan's Honorable Mentions