Rose-Colored Headphones

Ralph and Michael are on their best behavior as Dan Charnas stops by to detail the history of J Dilla’s shelved-and-then-resuscitated should-be classic. What happens when a legendary hip-hop producer decides to rap over beats by other producers? More importantly, why would he decide to do this? Plus, Ralph explores the relationship between hip-hop and bossa nova by performing “Diamonds.”

If you haven’t already, be sure to get a copy of Dan’s book Dilla Time. 

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Ralph and Michael put on full KISS makeup (trust us) to contemplate this heady concept album that Michael keeps calling “Music FOR the Elder,” which is not the actual title. (Get it together, Michael.) Turns out there’s more to Gene Simmons than most people realize, and we’re going to convince you of that. Along the way, Ralph tries to define “butt rock,” Michael rethinks his concept of heroism, and they take a call from someone with an unusual proposition. Later, Ralph performs “I.” 

This episode is dedicated to all of our listeners, except for Derek.

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Ralph and Michael dive into the Beastie Boys Album That Time Forgot and reminisce about the hostile political climate that surrounded it. The Unhinged Lunatic who forces us to do this podcast likes giving us these trips down Painful Memory Lane. Anyway, how are you? Still profoundly uneasy about everything? Us too. Maybe just forget about it for a while and listen to these knuckleheads talk about some Beastie Boys music. Plus, upsetting listener mail and Ralph’s Tom-Waits-ian cover of “Crawlspace.” 

This episode was brought to you by The Towel Emporium. 

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Ralph and Michael dig into the original “everybody hates it” album and try to unpack the incredibly negative reaction it received back in 1970. And wouldn’t you know it? It’s actually pretty dope! That’s right, Rose-Colored Headphones is back! Season Two is going to be so good, you guys. We’re definitely not as weird as before. This is a respectable show now. Maybe we’ll even find out why that Unhinged Lunatic is forcing us to do this. But probably not. Anyway, this is a podcast episode about Bob Dylan, which is… maybe something no one’s ever done before? There’s no way to be sure. Later in this episode, Ralph performs “It Hurts Me Too.” 

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Imagine a season finale where time drifts slowly… a world where music carries you away. Experience our episode about Pure Moods: the perfect soundtrack for your way of life. Also, Ralph and Michael talk about Twin Peaks and the Butthole Surfers. Later, they present an original song in the style of Pure Moods and the unhinged lunatic who forces these guys to make this podcast finally breaks his silence.

Thanks for listening to our first season; we will return! We don't have a choice! 

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You know we couldn’t make a show like this and not talk about Trans, right? So here we go: Ralph and Michael think you should circle back to Neil Young’s synth-heavy early-eighties opus, and they’d like to raise questions about the nature of “folk” music, lycanthropy, and Neil Young’s reaction to Blade Runner. Also, this podcast’s interstitial music has a mind of its own, Michael uses a vocoder to cover a Neil Young classic, and we end on a cliffhanger! 

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It’s a prog-stravaganza as Ralph and Michael dive into a polarizing double album by Yes. Michael remembers an overheard comment that saved him from music snobbery, while Ralph extols the virtue of being a dork and learns some surprising trivia about The Buggles. Later, Ralph performs some prog-rock! 

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On this episode of your favorite PodKast, Ralph and Michael daydream about an MF DOOM movie, plan a Stevie Wonder heist, wonder if Andre 3000 likes King Crimson, and eventually get around to making a case for why you should give OutKast’s final album (and the accompanying film) another chance. Also, Michael misremembers dialogue from the Sun Ra movie and Ralph performs “Idlewild Blue.” 

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Ralph and Michael think nu-metal and electronic music are a perfect match. With whom should Korn collaborate if they get on this path again? Ralph and Michael have some ideas.

Plus, Michael tangles with lyrics he finds profoundly off-putting and Ralph performs “Narcissistic Cannibal.” 

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Learn the (in)correct pronunciation of a Pink Floyd roadie’s term for coitus as we delve into this space-rock opus by a band Michael loved in middle school.

Plus, divergent timelines, Shrek, a corny joke about the Alan Parsons Project, and “Grandchester Meadows” like you’ve never heard it before. 

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