Hurton Audio Podcast

Mark and Peter Discuss the lack of classic rock artists releasing official remixes of their greatest hits. Why miss an easy release opportunity or exposure to a new fanbase? They reveal what songs they would like to hear remixed and why. What classic would you like to hear reinterpreted?

Mark and Peter discuss Bastille's new album Ampersand, it's interesting release strategy and concept. Also discussing modern live perfomance pro and cons as well as touching on Porter Robinson's new album Smile.

Mark and Peter discuss the latest craze in DJ software Stems, including Serato, Traktor and MPC. Are software updates a life saver or mood killer? Have you ever froze your production set up to stop dealing with updates? Are Subscription services overrated and unpleasant in the long term?

Mark and Peter discuss why the album format still thrives despite the fact that the music industry has tried it's hardest to kill is for well over a decade. In this episode; concept albums, deep cuts and release strategies, talking about notable releases from One Republic to Daft Punk. Why do people love listening to albums. But more importantly why do artists love to make them?

Mark and Peter discuss the new Netflix Documentery Love To Hate Nickeback. As avid Nickelback fans they discuss what they thought of the documentery, the meme culture and what Nickelback had to endure as band. Most importantly, why the band is still popular today and how they could survive the onsluaght of being a punching bag for haters.

Mark and Peter discuss Coldplay’s forthcoming tenth studio album and sequel to the band’s previous record, Music of the Spheres, Vol. I: From Earth With Love, Talking points including predicting the bands 2024 Glastonbury set, album thematics and concepts. While touching on new releases by Imagine Dragons, Dua Lipa and more.

Genius Article: https://genius.com/albums/Coldplay/Moon-music

Mark And Peter Discuss the Digital Audio Workstation Reason new update Reason 13. Including brand new rack extensions like Polytone and Ripley. They discuss workflow, other DAWs and how software can change your music production style. It's definitely worth upgrading or trying Reason 13 if you can afford it!

Mark And Peter Discuss their recent outing to see Chromeo live at Project House In Leeds. They talk about the show, the stage and Chromeo's charismatic stage presence and performance, later moving into a discussion on how music and comedy are used in tandom, with acts like Steel Panther and The lonely Island.

Mark And Peter discuss if it's possible to keep up with new music with relentless releases and new music friday being a staple of the week. can you burn out from trying to listen to everything. Who do you let curate the music you listen to? How do you know if you don't like songs if you havent heard them yet?

Mark and Peter discuss Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story which has recently aired on Disney +, touching on Bon Jovi's discography, image and musical styles through the decades. Trying their best not to spoil the documentary if you've not watched it already.