Empty Checking with Derek Brink

Empty Checking with Derek Brink

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  • FROM THE BRINK PROMO.m4a
    Hi Checkmates! No new episode this week, but you do get about an 8-minute promo for a new ABSOLUTELY FREE Bandcamp page of my musical pre-history! All my bands from 1990 to now have recordings available for FREE (or pay what you want) at http://fromthebrink.bandcamp.com! Check it out! (My solo albums at derekbrink.bandcamp.com will still remain active there, btw. This is different.)
    9 min
  • Episode 172 - The Fab 15 Albums of 2023

    In this episode of the Fab 15, your Uncle Derek and Papa Dave are counting down our Fab 15 albums of 2023! This one was a FAST turnaround, so it's a little longer than usual, but with the holidays this week and next week, maybe some of you need that. It was a really fun talk, and we hope you'll enjoy it, and maybe walk away with a few ideas of how to spend your Christmas money! Enjoy!

    Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com 

    Spotify Playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/317eypfciiajkyay2kxloz3kreoa?si=f046115ad0514079 

    Time Index:

    • 0:00 - Intro
  • 14:15 - #15 - Follow your bliss.
  • 27:03 - #14 - In which I needed a sandwich.
  • 32:45 - #13 - Say "boom box" again...
  • 40:55 - #12 - Music evolves and changes with you. (Just FYI.)
  • 53:49 - #11 - All ten middle-fingers...
  • 1:01:04 - #10 - I don't know if I trust those sites, they're not sponsoring my show.
  • 1:06:47 - #9 - Pronunciation problems begin.
  • 1:20:57 - #8 - You ****in' grape.
  • 1:41:42 - #7 - A little bit of a re-run.
  • 1:47:56 - #6 - Intrigued and scarred.
  • 1:56:26 - #5 - Strigid.
  • 2:10:59 - #4 - Move on. Next.
  • 2:11:18 - #3 - "Probably" Derek's number one.
  • 2:23:25 - #2 - And Dave's #1. And Derek's #1. It all bled together.
  • 2:36:55 - What we had in common. (No final list.)
  • 2:38:00 - Honorable Mentions/Outro
    • 2 hr 57 min
  • Episode 171 - One This Show, We Work With Cats

    In this episode I talk about Doctor Who, Friends, Glen Hansard, Lisa O'Neill, and Neil Young, amidst other things, including a desperately meowing McGuire... It's a fun one!

    Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com

    Time Index:

    • 0:00 - Intro (Including tying up some loose ends on Shane MacGowan.)
  • 16:22 - Born in this Town
  • 16:52 - Recent watching
    • 17:25 - Friends
  • 24:52 - Doctor Who
  • 43:23 - Church Girls
  • 43:53 - Music Releases
    • 44:18 - Glen Hansard - All That Was East is West of Me Now
  • 53:19 - Lisa O'Neill - All of this is Chance
  • 59:53 - Neil Young - Before and After
  • 1:04:29 - Outlaw
  • 1:05:00 - Outro
    • 1 hr 12 min
  • Episode 170 - Cold Me Up

    In this episode, I talk about Norman Lear, Shane MacGowan, Dolly Parton, The Struts, The National, Guided By Voices, Tenacious D, KISS, and a whole bunch of stuff! Thanks for waiting on it!


    Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com

    Time Index:

    • 0:00 - Intro
  • 14:59 - Eliot's Benediction
  • 15:30 - RIP Norman Lear
  • 22:33 - RIP Shane MacGowan
  • 40:35 - Absent Friends
  • 41:05 - Music Releases
  • 56:34 - Afraid
  • 57:04 - Outro
    • 1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 169 - The Fab 15 Bass Players

    Just in time for the holiday, there's a new Empty Checking episode--and it's a FAB FIFTEEN! Some of you might not be able to be with family. Some of you might be with family that makes you want to put in ear buds. And some of you might get around to it sometime this weekend or like Tuesday or whatever... Whatever the case, your Uncle Derek and Papa Dave have you covered with the Fab Fifteen Bass Players! Whether you've already got a love for the low end, or you're looking to learn more, we've built a fun and bananas list that's sure to keep your toe tapping! (Be sure to check out the Spotify playlist while you're at it!) Enjoy! And happy Thanksgiving from all (both) of us at Empty Checking!

    Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com 

    Spotify Playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/317eypfciiajkyay2kxloz3kreoa?si=f046115ad0514079 

    Time Index:

    • 0:00 - Intro
  • 5:51 - The Rules of the Fab 15
  • 8:14 - What are you thankful for?
  • 10:52 - #15 - We're going to use the word "solid" a lot in this episode, and it starts here. And Derek makes a hard choice.
  • 22:17 - #14 - In a big suit, doing a weird dance.
  • 29:25 - #13 - That's a brainer.
  • 38:29 - #12 - Say what you want about Phil Collins...
  • 45:46 - #11 - A complete left turn.
  • 51:33 - #10 - I hope it's hilarious. (It is!)
  • 59:47 - #9 - It's...number nine...writing these bullet points is hard.
  • 1:11:50 - #8 - We're just one off on a few things.
  • 1:16:30 - #7 - Another Journeyman (Also, I just KEEP saying "no-brainer." Sorry.)
  • 1:30:18 - #6 - Same page.
  • 1:30:51 - #5 - Something interesting.
  • 1:31:26 - #4 - CUE THE CLOWN HORN!
  • 1:43:29 - #3 - Really sweet, really lame...
  • 1:54:08 - #2 and #1 - We have the same guys. (A coin flip. Also at one point Dave invents a sandwich.)
  • 2:16:19 - Honorable Mentions
  • 2:31:44 - Building the final list, and another (completely ineffective) coin flip.
  • 2:38:48 - The FINAL 15.
    • 2 hr 45 min
  • Episode 168 - Say Everything You Have to Say and Let Me Rest

    In this episode I mostly catch up on a bunch of music, including Taylor Swift, Pharoah Sanders, The Mountain Goats, and The Rolling Stones. I also talk about making a Doctor Who scarf, trying to buy a laptop, and accidentally piercing my own nipple. So. There's a lot. Enjoy!

    Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com

    Time Index:

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 10:36 - My slightly grumpy thoughts on Mike Portnoy returning to Dream Theater
  • 13:48 - Music Break - Remember Me
  • 14:18 - New(ish) Release Reviews
    • 14:31 - Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version)
  • 19:37 - Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah
  • 23:15 - The Mountain Goats - Jenny from Thebes
  • 26:18 - Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
  • 29:05 - Music Break - Beautiful Disaster
  • 29:35 - Outro (Including talk of scarves and laptops.)
    • 42 min
  • Ramblings on Loss and Art

    I've decided this isn't an official "episode" in the chronology...but I needed to say some stuff, and I had a platform, so here we are. This one's very different. I talk a lot about an old college friend who passed away this week and also about why a celebrity death can hit us hard, why art matters, and so on. (And yes, I briefly pay tribute to Matthew Perry, Richard Moll, and Suzanne Somers, too.) It gets a little raw in places. But I listened back to it and thought maybe it'd be worth hearing for some people.

    If you skip this one, I get it. But it might help somebody to at least know we're all asking the same questions.

    There's not going to be much there this week, but you can check out the blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com or email me at [email protected].

    I promise that the next one will (probably) be more fun. Thanks for letting me get serious sometimes.

    -Uncle Derek

    46 min
  • Episode 167 - The Loop and Bad Soup (I Am A Coward)

    Okay, FYI, there's a strangely high amount of incidental contact with the microphone/stand in this one that even I find distracting, so sorry about that...but otherwise, this is a fun episode! I talk about music from Metric, Wilco, and Boygenius, and also about Paul Auster's new novel "Baumgartner." I had fun. I bet you will too, if you like things!

    Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com 

    Time Index:

    • 0:00 - Intro (Including talk of soup, shirts, dining alone, and so on.)
  • 12:30 - Music Break - You and You Alone
  • 13:00 - New Music Releases
    • 14:49 - Metric - Formentera II
  • 22:37 - Wilco - Cousin
  • 27:15 - Boygenius (in general)
  • 40:28 - Music Break - The High Road
  • 40:58 - Paul Auster - Baumgartner
  • 54:36 - Music Break - Chekhov's Rights
  • 55:06 - Outro
    • 59 min

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