tripping balls (a music podcast?)

This week: Nirvana’s In Utero 30 years on, plus new albums from electronic veteran DJ Shadow and Montreal party-punks NOBRO.
Also: in with the old, difficult second second albums, let’s get Bob Rocked, sometimes the label gronks are right, takes Beeso wasn’t brave enough to admit to, PNW cookers, Taylor becomes a horse girl, the international sample shortage, imported dance condiments, built for Shoresy, I don’t want to be on the internet, understanding the assignment, paid in full, Puma Kings, legendary status, flute artists, the TISM school of song titling, Celtic weaponry and artificial argumentativeness.

Next week: Black Pumas | Psychedelic Porn Crumpets | The Scratch
Spotify playlists: Current albums | 2023 mixtape
The archive: 2015-2022 review albums and year-end top 5 lists
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This week: Defaulting to local, Monty’s Christmas card list, geology news, AirBnB inspo sociopaths, rooks on the books, Clone High Abe Lincoln, terrible OKC blogger takes, create-a-player Euro point guard templates, the Lively Mavs, that slightly fraught Wolves-Dubs game about which nobody is talking, this year’s Grizz, our one one-game overreaction that actually came off, no D in Indy, Roy Hibbert’s Verticality Space™, Washington victory laps, the annual redistribution of talent, IST wildcards, those heinous courts, Rudy does his own research, language warning for this bit, coaching a team of Draymonds, uno zaino costoso per trenta, the Brad Haddin School of International Diplomacy, shuffling the decks, turning the ICC World Cup Final into a ruling party fash rally, the AB and/or Dr Who of women’s cricket, toe-to-toe face-offs, too neurospicy for captaincy, whither netball, over-eager Tillies comparisons, that Mr Kilometres situation doesn’t get any better, and giving the Bucks time to figure it out, should the internet permit.

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This week: stop look and listen, schedule weirdness, Satan’s goatse, low budget drop shadows, bathwater gargling, cistern overload, the Bucks (can’t get a) stop here, Dillon Brooks: Culture Guy, check your local guides, home cooking, inefficiency dividends, like a virgin, defence is for cowards, trading depth for stars < trading stars for depth, America versus everyone, Jingles’ true calling, so much for the southeast, mid-East vibe checks, inadvertent throwbacks, trust issues, taking a month to decide that the CWC semi-finalists should be the four teams we all thought should be the CWC semi-finalists a month ago, mistaking messages from the universe for messages from your bladder, Bannermax, this is not a clinical diagnosis, this is not coaching advice, live currency conversion, emergency podcasts, there’s nothing funny about mispronouncing Wankhede, how much is enough, Meg Leaving, Adam’s right of reply, problematic player comps and bonus basketball analysis/Beeso dunkage.

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This week: new albums from The Kills, Stepmother and Clowns.
Also: was I supposed to listen to this, family reunions gone wrong, bleeps and blurps, vibe matches, irrational likes, investment disclaimers, e-motion, this is the end, extremely loud and very silly, growing musical kids, bring back flute solos, a waste of technological resources, raiding Ace’s stash, Doc was loud right??, a lack of gravel, chasin’ Statham, Conan and friends, relatable Gen X content, the crime of party playlist song skipping, the premature end of one of our favourite bands and the Swift-Beatles Discourse. 

Next week: DJ Shadow | NOBRO | In Utero 30 years on
Spotify playlists: Current albums | 2023 mixtape
The archive: 2015-2022 review albums and year-end top 5 lists
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This week: tomorrow problems, anyone can get it, being loud wrong early, Wemby contrarianism, Balkan grandmas, we talkin' bout practice, Halloween horrors, no karma only Kuzma, Billy Donovan is the Grandpa Simpson meme, overreactionary takes from unaccredited bloggers, reasons to dislike Nick Nurse, you can’t beat the system, your da’s taking the divorce well, the best value player on the most expensive roster, stealth Pelicans, novelty flooring, fans with Photoshop, old man yells at Nike, the one redeeming feature of CWC23 and the fullest extent of our golf coverage for this year.

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This week: new albums from Beastwars, Electric Six and the Rolling Stones.
Also: daily doses, obeying the riff, Adam's questionable mic technique, anger > despair, America’s fault, the sensations, just here for the beer, we didn’t end the Fire, ludicrous men, curse of the title track, Beatles heresy, reanimated Mutts, channelling Lemmy, sweary boomers, Ronseal, beats from the beyond, the Martin Tyler of classic rock, hand solos, doing 45 over the limit, somebody once told me and the bane of Track One theory. 

Next week: The Kills | Stepmother | Clowns
Spotify playlists: Current albums | 2023 mixtape
The archive: 2015-2022 review albums and year-end top 5 lists
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This week: our traditional massive overreactions to 1/82nds of the NBA season, plus bits of both World Cups. Also: how does it happen, making it fake close, original flavour unicorn, no plan survives first contact with the enemy, gotta hear both sides, my MVPdom for a horse, snakes off a plane, Max effort, Who’s That Blazer, a Lively rookie of the year showdown, very Pop areas, Mo Cheeks mo’ problems, Des desire, the South Least division, the greatest offense in NBA history, mediocrity-offs, the difficult second album, Dick jokes, Jock discomfort, family court dads of the NBA, Saturday’s slate, Russelled Jimmys, that time Yoda bisected old mate two-sticks, playing your RWC in reverse, wit kants, learning the wrong lesson from Jonny Bairstow, England stop stealing other countries stuff challenge, the pro-Protea agenda, the old man World Cup, this is the story of Labuschagne and staunch monarchists.

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This week: new albums from Olivia Rodrigo, Kylie Minogue and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. Also: gurlz rock!, acknowledging greatness, too young to be this washed, resolutely Canberra, into the algorithm, forever caping for Seether, corporate covers bands, enjoying bits a lot versus enjoying lots of bits, puff pastry, relatable content, stop trying to make O-Rod happen, Kim Petras ≠ Kim Mulkey, Rosalia drivebys, album Venn diagrams, attempt sixteen, return invitations, Scooter McGavin, Fire walk with me, palate cleansers, the best sort of music collaboration, the Streets have no shame, the Dr Yobbo School of Parenting and Max don’t have sex with your ex, it will make your life complex. 

Next week: The Rolling Stones | Electric Six | Beastwars doing niche NZ covers
Spotify playlists: Current albums | 2023 mixtape
The archive: 2015-2022 review albums and year-end top 5 lists
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This week: unanalytical reckons a week out from NBA season tipoff, plus the various World Cups that persist about the place. Also: Easter eggs, The Bucks’ Stotts here? Not so much, drafter’s remorse, wild wacky inflatable guys, we still talkin’ bout practice, bah gawd that’s Delly’s music, overreaction double features, the Harden redemption arc, original flavour Melo, five and a half wins, not being any good tends to limit your chances of victory, a grim summer of cricket, a man kicking a dog, constant dampness, meataxe attacks, servings of bleak, streaks alive and otherwise, Boer War revenge night, read receipts, those guys get paid too and culture war karaoke.

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This week: new albums from Ash, The Wytches and Frankie and the Witch Fingers. Also: relevance through autotune, playing the hits of the 80s 80s and 80s, panther pride, dead air, perfect competence, keeping the lights on, surf sludge, all possible spellings, proof of concept, Jungle fever, Beeso tries to be helpful, who listens to the radio, allyship week and drifting off.

Next week: Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers | Olivia Rodrigo | Kylie Minogue
Spotify playlists: Current albums | 2023 mixtape
The archive: 2015-2022 review albums and year-end top 5 lists
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