Wecome to the yee yee club bitch, it's time for us to talk about Elton's acclaimed 3rd album. One southern-fried concept, zero singles (except in New Zealand) and a lot of loaded war imagery. Enjoy our track-by-track deep dive that takes way longer than either of us intended.

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Special thanks to Hannah Langford (@infinityxhannah) for the awesome new podcast artwork!

Taking you to the pilot of a brand new series, going track-by-track through every Elton John album.. This time, we look at his humble beginnings; all the half-baked narratives, baffling Bob Dylan impressions & literal recaps of the album we'd just heard. All of which he had to go through to become the icon we know today. This is Honky Chat.

Desperately looking for feedback on this one, so please leave any thoughts you might have on iTunes, YouTube (via the MadSounds channel) or on Twitter!

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Thanks for listening!

In which I appropriate a college journalism assignment from April for comeback fodder. Huge thanks to VIP owner Kelvin Anderson, rapper Quictamac & producer Keith Thompson (aka DJ Slice) for giving me so much to work with. These guys give nearly 40 years of fascinating first-hand music history, from the ins & out of early hip-hop sampling, to the effect one Snoop Dogg video can have on a local record store, to the fate of their famous sign. 

SONGS USED:

Snoop Dogg - "What's My Name?"

Quictamac feat. Crooked I, Tripploc & Westcoast Stone - "It's a Long Beach Thang" 

GQ Steve & DJ Slice - "Movin'"

Follow me on Twitter @MarkMadSounds, stay tuned next week for the pilot of Honky Chat, and thanks for listening!

I got 2 podcasts coming here soon. Neither are what you've come to expect, but if you like what Johnny & I have done earlier, I guarantee you'll get something out of it.. If you have kept this in your feed these past 6 months, I'm eternally grateful, & hope this return won't let you down.

(This audio was mostly made for the YouTube channel, but it works just as well here. I'll probably delete this once both of these episodes are up.)

In which we hold our annual tradition of counting down things like Best EP's & Songs That Should've Been Hits... before we devolve into insanity trying to explain why Eminem's Revival is so UNIQUELY awful. Enjoy!

Mad Sound of the Week: What Is This - "I'll Be Around"

NEW OCML STUFF:

OCML Team's Best Albums of 2017 - http://ocml.us/the-best-albums-of-2017-according-to-ocml-members/

Bad Reception interview - http://ocml.us/interview-with-brian-krofchick-from-the-band-bad-reception/

Dead Poet Society interview - http://ocml.us/exclusive-interview-with-jack-underkofler-from-the-band-dead-poet-society/ 

CHECK OUT MODERN COLOR: https://moderncolor.bandcamp.com/

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...Okay, that title's a lie. We weren't into Science Fiction. BUT should that (or certain other things) stop people from giving Brand New a spot on their lists? Let's talk about that. Also picks & predictions for the 2018 Grammys (full chart posted on Twitter on Wednesday), and an inspiring message of hope from The Boogie Boys to start it all off.

TIMESTAMPS:

Intro – New interviews & podcast on OCML (links below)

3:25 Mad Sound of the Week: The Boogie Boys – “Dealin’ with Life”

12:00 Brand New & 2017 year-end lists (+ thoughts on Science Fiction)

40:45 Grammys 2018 picks & predictions

OCML STUFF PLUGGED:

OCML Podcast Ep. 60 - on iTunes now

CVLTVRE Interview - http://ocml.us/we-talked-to-the-band-cvltvre-about-their-influences-their-up-bringing-and-plans-for-2018/
 

In Urgency Interview - http://ocml.us/an-offstage-behind-the-scenes-talk-with-the-band-in-urgency/

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In which we go through another gauntlet of albums in the 2017 backlog, do a slightly more contentious Hook Reports on Soul Coughing & Fastball, and take a look at the 70's dad-rock ode 2 tha h8rz we didn't know we didn't want. ALBUMS COVERED IN ORDER: Soul Coughing – Ruby Vroom, Fastball – All the Pain Money Can Buy, Paramore – After Laughter, Diet Cig – Swear I’m Good at This, Depeche Mode – Spirit, Godflesh – Post Self, Nickelback – Feed the Machine, Talib Kweli – Radio Silence, New Politics – Lost in Translation, Scala & Kolacny Brothers – It All Leads to This, Stick to Your Guns – True View, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Patriots Day OST / Check out my new article on ocml.us about that '68 show, you can NOW follow me on Twitter @MarkMadSounds,. or Johnny @ViralRak, and thanks for listening!

In which we go through another gauntlet of albums in the 2017 backlog, do a slightly more contentious Hook Reports on Soul Coughing & Fastball, and take a look at the 70's dad-rock ode 2 tha h8rz we didn't know we didn't want. ALBUMS COVERED IN ORDER: Soul Coughing – Ruby Vroom, Fastball – All the Pain Money Can Buy, Paramore – After Laughter, Diet Cig – Swear I’m Good at This, Depeche Mode – Spirit, Godflesh – Post Self, Nickelback – Feed the Machine, Talib Kweli – Radio Silence, New Politics – Lost in Translation, Scala & Kolacny Brothers – It All Leads to This, Stick to Your Guns – True View, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Patriots Day OST / Check out my new article on ocml.us about that '68 show, you can NOW follow me on Twitter @MarkMadSounds,. or Johnny @ViralRak, and thanks for listening!

In which special guest Crash Thompson (The Rock Critic) & I react to Owl City's latest stab at bro-country, bring back Hook Reports to honor a late Canadian legend my dumb SoCal a** was far too ignorant about, and give a first-hand account of just what happened to The Regrettes at Growlers Six last month. // 

TIMESTAMPS: 2:40 Oh god this new Owl City song… / HOOK REPORTS: Canadian Edition - 14:45 Tragically Hip – Fully Completely & Music @ Work / 49:20 Japandroids – Near to the Wild Heart of Life / 59:25 More on duos + future “How to Get Into” videos / GROWLERS SIX FESTIVAL RECAP - 1:12:45 Intro & Modest Mouse / 1:19:00 Girl Talk / 1:21:00 Julian Casablancas + the Voidz / 1:24:30 The B-52’s / 1:29:40 The Regrettes / 1:41:25 Ex Stains / 1:42:55 Danny Brown / 1:44:30 Alice Glass / 1:47:55 Dan Auerbach // 

Check out Crash's video on The Tragically Hip we talked about here on his channel The Rock Critic! His Twitter @TehRockCritic, my Twitter @SpinItReviews. Thanks for listening!

In which I grossly overcompensate for staying in my comfort zone the last few weeks. Two of my personal picks are not in English. Otherwise just another rundown of new & old releases, with a focus on acts from the Music Tastes Good festival. Stick around for a special convo with members of Orange County Music League about what makes a local scene special. // 

TIMESTAMPS: 2:50 Eminem Trump stuff / 10:00 Record Store Day Black Friday 2017 // ALBUMS DISCUSSED - 15:35 Foo Fighters / 26:05 The Killers / 33:10 Macklemore / 47:30 JOHNNY’S NEW EP!!! / 48:25 Chelsea Wolfe / 50:30 Alvvays / 54:00 Action Bronson / 56:20 Heaven 17 / 1:01:05 Blanck Mass / 1:03:30 Juana Molina / 1:14:25 Big Sean / 1:19:40 Jean-Michel Jarre / 1:25:20 36 Crazyfists / 1:28:20 Imagine Dragons // BONUS SEGMENT: 1:45:55 Convo w/ OCML // Check out the Mad Sounds YouTube channel for more stuff & links to all songs played. Follow us on Twitter @SpinItReviews & @ViralRak. Thanks for listening!'