Extended Play

It’s another episode of the ⁠Extended Play Podcast! Tank has come down with the plague, but he still manages to bring it in our conversation about fidelity. In 2023, if most people are streaming their music, how much does fidelity actually matter? We get into physical vs. digital media, how complicated it is to set up a high fidelity system, and much more.

Plus, another Playlist Challenge. This episode's challenge was to find songs with references to transportation in the title (without all of them featuring the word “train” 😉).

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Listen to this week's Playlist Challenge below, or check it out on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In this episode, hosts E and Tank have a thoroughly-researched and nuanced discussion about what makes a great band name. JK! In perhaps their most subjective episode yet, our hosts list some of their favorite and least favorite band names based solely on arbitrary rules and whims. It's what we're all about!

Also, the return of the Playlist Challenge. This episode's topic? Songs featuring references to anatomy in the title. What could possibly go wrong? 🤐

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From the show:

What better time for hosts E and Tank to talk about music documentaries than on the eve of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour movie opening in theaters? Our hosts get into what they love about music documentaries, what they don't like so much, the impact they have on how they feel about the artists, and recommend some of their favorites.

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Check out SNL's Neil Diamond "Storytellers" featuring Will Ferrell as Neil Diamond.

In this episode, hosts E and Tank list their current ten favorite artists, but with a twist! By the end of Season 3, three or four of these artists will be relegated into the ether, forcing our hosts to find new artists to replace them. Our hosts also recap the Explosions in the Sky concert they recently attended. Plus, a Playlist Challenge! This week’s topic? Songs with titles of no more than two words, one of which has to be ten or more letters long.

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It’s the second part of our episode devoted to hip-hop! This time around, hosts E and Tank keep it positive with their choices for favorite MCs and favorite hip-hop tracks.

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From the episode:

What better way to start Season 3 of The Extended Play Podcast than with a close look at Hip-Hop? Hosts E and Tank talk about their own history with the genre, celebrate what they love about it, and challenge themselves to step out of their comfort zone when it comes to modern hip-hop.

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Check out the current Rap Caviar playlist.

Watch Snoop, 50 Cent, & G-Unit go off on modern hip-hop.

Catch the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop medleys on the Grammys (Parts 1, 2, 3) and the VMAs.

You can find some heroic Hip-Hop production on Mass Appeal's "Rhythm Roulette" series.

(Rebroadcast) Hosts E and Tank continue their discussion of country music, this time focusing on the features of the genre they appreciate. They talk about some of their favorite artists and introduce a new segment called "My Five" in which they each do a deep dive into songs they love. The topic? Country-ish songs.

Listen to Part One.

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Hear songs from the "My Five" segment via Spotify and YouTube.

Check out "Progressive Torch & Twang" on Impact 89FM (MSU Student Radio)

Check out the "Ambient Country" podcast.

(Rebroadcast) Season 2 starts here! Hosts E and Tank are starting off their second season with the first of two episodes on country music. Spoiler alert: they're not crazy about it. But why? What's the connection between "classic" and "modern" country? What role does politics (or, more specifically, lack of empathy) play in its fanbase? And if country music is so great, how did Tank write and record his own song in a matter of minutes? Hear the discussion and the debut of Tank, country music recording artist, in this first episode of Season 2 of The Extended Play Podcast.

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Country mashup video mentioned in the episode: https://youtu.be/FY8SwIvxj8o.

Listen to Untitled Country Masterpiece by Tank

We're still taking a few weeks off between seasons, but this week we're announcing a way you can connect with Extended Play even when we're not filling your earholes with pleasure. 🥴 Check out this short episode and then head to extendedplaypod.com to connect with us!

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Listen to songs from previous Playlist Challenges on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Suggest Playlist Challenge topics for Season 3 by reaching out to [email protected].

It's the season finale! For this super-sized episode, hosts E and Tank are joined by Rob from the 1,001 Album Complaints podcast to talk about band breakups. Why do they happen? What's so challenging about staying together? Rob, a practicing musician, gives us some inside info into what it's like to try and create as a group while maintaining creative autonomy.

The final Playlist Challenge of the season is also super-sized - well, it was going to be, anyway. ;) The topic? Songs with pronouns in the title.

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Listen to songs from this episode's Playlist Challenge on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Suggest Playlist Challenge topics for Season 3 by reaching out to [email protected].