The Music Digest

In this, the first of an epic three-part year-destroying series of The Music Digest, your hosts delight, enlighten, and brighten your damn day with great music and conversation. Bonus: we finally let you know how to get in touch with us!

00:00 - // Sponsor / Intro

00:38 - // Welcome...

00:51 - // Btrtoday.com + apps…

01:03 - // "Can you guess what I'm drinking"

11:24 - "Figure 8" - Sneaks

12:35 - // "Short and sweet"

15:16 - "FloriDada" - Animal Collective

19:18 - // "dada dada dada dada dada..."

24:51 - "Trembles Pt. 1" - Alex Napping

27:54 - // “Cultural coordinator is an important role in any organization”

31:33 - "Plastic Thrills" - Deerhoof

33:34 - // “Two minutes of fuzz fun”

37:28 - "Shut Up Kiss Me" - Angel Olsen

40:45 - // "dooot doo doot doo doo doot do"

43:39 - "Silicon Tare" - Com Truise

47:39 - // “More of a human touch…”

52:54 - "Lafayette" - Pillar Point

56:00 - // “You’re both saying it wrong!”

62:01 - // outro

62:09 - // Finish

Did you know that there was a time in our nation’s history when wrestlers made albums? Also, The Guardian just found out that musical male duos are a thing, apparently. And JLM didn’t know there’d be homework -- no fair!

00:00 - // Sponsor / Intro

00:39 - // Welcome…

00:49 - // Btrtoday.com + apps…

01:00 - // Never forget the banana…

07:32 - “I Need A Man” - Sam Evian

10:45 - // I like those tasty drums…

18:24 - “Dead Boys” - Pill

22:40 - // I felt it in the room…

26:32 - “Design” - Tender

29:29 - // Hey, Maggie, are your listening to this right now?

36:52 - “Alive Without Medicine” - Soft Hair

41:58 - // We are not sponsored by The Guardian…

49:21 - “Street Rap” - Exotic Adrian Street and the Pile Drivers

52:34 - // No one told me there’d be f@#$in’ homework!

56:52 - “Oh These Landscapes” - Daniel Woolhouse

60:15 - // I’ve rocked out to a little Pink Floyd in my day… just a tiny bit.

64:12 - // Outro + Sponsor

64:36 - Finish.

Another week, another round of music reactions. Also another artist from Minnesota because we seem unable to throw a cat without hitting an artist from Minnesota… but we also shouldn’t be throwing cats, so there’s that to consider.

00:00 - // Sponsor / Intro

00:39 - // Welcome…

00:47 - // Btrtoday.com + apps…

00:57 - // Just like alfredo…

05:33 - “Cascadia Waving Back” - Ages and Ages

09:19 - // I don’t think of it as a repeating band name…

14:57 - “666 ʇ” - Bon Iver

19:08 - // Before I listened to this album, it made no goddamn sense…

27:00 - “Little Bird” - Dan Misha Goldman

29:47 - // Uh oh, you know something…

33:57 - “Maryanne Was Quiet” - Luke Temple

40:08 - // It’s a pretty goddamn intense song…

47:16 - “Your Mom Is Right” - Haley Bonar

50:39 - // Sometimes I tell truths without the certainty that they are truths…

59:10 - “Tonight’s The Night” - Wyatt Blair

63:07 - // I would totally get pumped up at the gym to that…

64:35 - // Outro + Sponsor

65:07 - Finish

In this episode of The Music Digest, Bryan B and J talk, a lot. They also pick a batch of great new music from our weekly BTR library updates. But mostly they talk about t-shirts, pop stars, and questionable band names.

Also, they make reference to this 90's gem by Helium.

00:00 - // Sponsor / Intro...

00:39 - // Your hosts…

00:50 - // BTRtoday.com + Apps…

01:00 - // Hello everybody…

03:38 - ”Rock And Roll" - Gap dream

06:45 - // This might be something that is not terrible…

13:31 - ”Someone to Lose" - Wilco

16:47 - // Clearly you’re a fan of the band…

20:32 - ”Let's go to the beach" - Teen Suicide

22:58 - // I still can’t get over the fact that I licked the microphone.

28:31 - ”Andi action redemption song" - Sat. Nite duets

32:13 - // The Bryan talks about his tee shirt collection show…

39:09 - ”At the end, on the stairs" - Thee Oh Sees

41:49 - // A softer side of Thee Oh Sees…

48:05 - ”Fixna" - Sad13

51:29 - // I think it’s like web speak…

63:26 - ”I Get Lost" - Soft Lions

66:30 - // What did that have to do with oranges?

74:33 - ”I was always talking" - Sam Kogan (feat Frankie Cosmos)

77:48 - // Space cowboy?

81:07 - ”Moss falls like rain" - Allen clapp

83:42 - // The single clap.

84:02 - // Outro

84:14 - Finish

Max Goransson is the lead singer and guitarist in Quiet Loudly and the bassist in Clouder -- two Brooklyn-based projects well known by BTR. Neither band is particularly active at the moment, as Max is currently living in Boston, but he was in town for a few days and stopped in to listen to and talk about some music with us.

00:00 - // Sponsor / Intro

00:40 - // Welcome…

00:53 - // BTRtoday.com + Apps

01:04 - // Max Goransson: A Heart With Ears

04:07 - “Disco Glove” - Exploded View

07:31 - // French or French seeming?

13:58 - “Another Dimension” - TOY

18:27 - // Turn On Yellow?

22:54 - “Something Ain’t Right” - STRFKR

26:55 - // Temperature Of Yams?

30:24 - “Mallrat Semi-Annual” - Slaughter Beach, Dog

33:22 - // Calculated Nerd Rock…

38:05 - “Couch Surf” - Jerk

41:09 - // Janitors Early Resting Knee?

45:23 - “Queens” - La Sera

49:27 - // Don’t Cry For Me. I’m Already Dead.

51:50 - “The Complicated Men Of The 1940s” - Luke Temple

56:09 - // A Pizza That Hadn’t Come Out Of The Oven Yet…

61:01 - “Claudia” - Robot Princess

65:11 - // Really Obscure Bottles Of Tonic, Princess

73:33 - “Ninth Night” - Wolf People

76:47 - // Get Me A Pizza. I’m Fantastic.

79:51 - // Outro.

80:25 - Finish

Bryan B and JLM are back for their second week hosting The Music Digest. In this episode they discuss nine songs and the discussion hits on Minneapolis, record labels with cohesive styles and sounds, U2, and New Jersey.

00:00 - // Sponsor / Intro...

00:39 - // Your hosts…

00:55 - // BTRtoday.com + Apps…

01:04 - // Okay…

02:33 - “I Shot All The Birds” - The Blind Shake

06:16 - // I kinda thought that might happen…

10:47 - “Tears Of A Clown” - The Casket Girls

15:20 - // It’s not that there’s normal and not normal…

19:01 - “New Boy” - Real Numbers

21:11 - // I saw that coming…

24:17 - “No Need To Explain” - Augustines

28:54 - // You talkin’ U2 to me?

34:23 - “Sirens Of Jupiter” - The Olympians

37:50 - // I appreciate the change of pace...

42:40 - “Cool Blue Hello” - Monomyth

47:01 - // Halifax, right?

53:50 - “C-Side” - The Wytches

57:06 - // I love a good false ending…

60:07 - “Slop” - Forth Wanderers

64:01 - // I thought you were gonna think I was crazy for saying that…

73:13 - “No Novelty” - Nots

74:51 - // I don’t think I know what I did there…

77:33 - // Outro.

77:50 - Finish

DJ Patrick K and Matt have moved on and we wish them well. We were fans of the podcast they did and hope to do our version in our own way while aiming to match the quality of what they did before us. We are Bryan B and JLM -- we've known each other for many years, have played in about a band and a half together, and have worked together at BTR for the last few years. So, settle in and see what you think of us seeing what we think of some new(ish) music as we listen to it for the first time -- or at least close to it.

00:00 - intro

00:37 - mic break

05:43 - "muted colours" - chain wallet

08:25 - mic break

13:24 - "easy eating" - naked Giants

16:01 - mic break

19:20 - "thinking of you" - the thermals

21:17 - mic break

27:16 - "frisk" - black marbles

30:38 - mic break

36:52 - "there was a door" - crying

41:05 - mic break

45:52 - "my brown skin" - helado negro

48:50 - mic break

52:41 - "everything is happening today" - flock of dimes

56:34 - mic break

60:09 - "glider" - tycho

64:55 - mic break

70:10 - "gone for the weekend" - computer magic

73:43 - mic break

81:19 - "cool kids" - shana falana

86:03 - mic break

90:47 - "lie 2 me" - shana falana

96:56 - outro

97:15 - finish

This is the very last episode of the Music Digest that will feature the vocal talents of now-ex-hosts DJ Patrick K and Matt Your Other Host... End of an era, or end of an error? You be the judge! Ha Ha! Actually, fear not because you'll be in very good, strong, and capable hands under the guidance of now-current-hosts Jeremiah and Brian! Go on, git! They're your new family now! Bye byeeeee!!

 

La La La (remix)

HOOPS

 

White Isles

White Isles

 

Flood Network

Katie Dey

00:00 - Mic Break

03:40 - Dye Hair - Angel

06:16 - Mic Break

12:02 - Lola - Downtown Boys

14:09 - Mic Break

18:53 - Managerial Material - The World

20:55 - Mic Break

26:11 - Flake - Jameszoo

29:51 - Mic Break

35:45 - 4U - HOOPS

37:25 - Mic Break

43:19 - Ambrosia - White Isles

47:07 - Mic Break

53:54 - Again - Daisy Chains

56:39 - Mic Break

60:53 - I'm On - Kamiyah

64:18 - Mic Break

68:30 - Fear O The Light - Katie Dey

71:27 - Mic Break

78:12 - Unamused - David Nance

80:32 - Mic Break

84:38 - Outro

86:15 - Finish

Wow! Only two more episodes left (including this one) with your hosts DJ Patrick K and Matt Your Other Host! Hope you like changes, because come November you're in for a bunch! This week, DJ Patrick K guides you through some of his favorite moments from the episodes we recorded in the year 2015. Lots of classic stuff in here, it's insane.

Michael O. - Really?

Krill - A Distant Fist Unclenching

 

Sean Wasabi - Marble Soda

00:00 - Mic Break

04:10 - Button Up - Sheer Mag

07:06 - Mic Break

13:15 - Corvette - Shannon and the Clams

16:28 - Mic Break

23:11 - Marble Soda - Shawn Wasabi

25:53 - Mic Break

35:08 - To "The September 13th" - radicalfashion

38:49 - Mic Break

43:14 - World Without Meaning - Michael O.

45:38 - Mic Break

51:00 - Tiger - Krill

58:13 - Mic Break

67:55 - No Fear - Lavender Flu

70:07 - Mic Break

75:42 - Best Rap Songs To Drive Around To...? - $3.33

81:41 - Mic Break

87:47 - Sapokanikan - Joanna Newsom

92:59 - Mic Break

102:29 - Outro

103:48 - Finish

THE MUSIC DIGEST on BTRtoday is changing! In a few weeks time, your ole' buddies DJ Patrick K and Matt Your Other Host will be handing the keys over to some young, hungry new hosts. Until then, we'll be revisiting some of our favorite moments from the past few years of the show.  We hope you enjoy them as much as we did!

 

WWJD art

Jens Lekman

 

Intro Bonito art

Kero Kero Bonito

 

Sensuous art

Cornelius

00:00 - Intro

09:19 - Bad Advice - Protomartyr

11:49 - Mic Break

19:40 - Joy - Alex G

24:18 - Mic Break

28:10 - Southside Vibrations - Photay

31:41 - Mic Break

35:56 - Dream Train - Trance Farmers

38:46 - Mic Break

43:27 - Fruit - Markaria Rho

46:29 - Mic Break

52:00 - No Sass - Photay

55:45 - Mic Break

58:59 - WWJD - Jens Lekman

62:29 - Mic Break

66:38 - Minipops 67 - Aphex Twin

71:19 - Mic Break

78:27 - Intro Bonito - Kero Kero Bonito

81:08 - Mic Break

88:25 - Wataridori - Cornelius

95:20 - Outro

96:57 - Finish