tripping balls (a music podcast?)

This week: new albums from Olivia Jean, Danava and Fred Again with Brian Eno.
Also: orchestra hits, Goldilocks week, aggressive spacing, energy vampires, coke and Moogs, Balkan Eurovision, making metal great again, the Auld Beeso Checklist, dark timeline B52s, thirty-five year grudges against Clannad alumni, bangers defined, earworm resistance, havin’ a geez, down on Australia, Tim Rogers cosplay, taking bullets, house party of my youth areas and constructive performance reviews.

Next week: Private Function | BAD//DREEMS | Alex Lahey
Spotify playlists: Current albums | 2023 mixtape
The archive: 2015-2022 review albums and year-end top 5 lists
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This week: the beginning of the Conference Finals, the end of the Process, the indefinite pause of Ja Morant’s career, Beeso’s big weekend at the U20 touch world cup and seriously what kind of absolute psychopath watches ‘The Town’ four times a week.

Also: put on that red light, coaching challenges, Boston cosplay, performative therapy, impermissable benefits, parking fines, winning quarters, BAH GAWD THAT’S SCOTT FOSTER’S MUSIC, teams who are about to make a series of really stupid decisions, rookie moves, is this as close as the Lakers get, doing it for the islands, FIT but you know it, the patron saint of Filipino coaching, Bradman-era administrators, empires of failure, draft karma, built to be a Spur, post-draft moves, #FreeDame, getting motion sickness on the coaching carousel, ESPN mourns the Lakers and Beeso chases sponsors.

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This week: new albums from The National, Fake Names and Metallica.
Also: ABBA commercials, party political statements, compromising photos, why people take drugs, OK boomer, Suzuki Mighty Boys, unexplored literary references, Spoon men, the high floor of pop punk, my mourning song, no need for term two, self-help for teens, getting value from your CD-R, power dirges, snare sounds solved, no-repeat weekends, compensating for incompetence, a looming presence from the bottom end, worse versions done more expensively, #toomanyhashtags, next week previewed, whose side are you on, Powerball sponsorships, Ron Markson and getting your old ducks in a row.

Next week: Olivia Jean | Danava | Fred Again… + Brian Eno
Spotify playlists: Current albums | 2023 mixtape
The archive: 2015-2022 review albums and year-end top 5 lists
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This week: the Suns set in the West, over-prescriptive All-NBA targets, doing it for the culture, staying humble, are we still making Lonnies, Knicks vs heat, Schroedinger’s squads, guys and dudes, the East were frauds all along, parity parties, Dubs post-mortems, the Two Bronnies, basketball karma, not in Utah any more, the Matthew Dellavedova appreciation hour, haunted by a robot, unbiased opinions on David Warner’s test spot, professionally bored Englishwomen, Roy Symonds: science communicator, the Breece Rude of English cricket, interviewing in Toronto and final predictions.

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This week: new albums from The Heavy, Laurel Canyon and Ghost Woman.
Also: whisky of the month, entirely to spec, Stuart the highway, banned from the pod, first track syndrome, random C90s your uncle dubbed, many dudes with MPCs, Doc insults the neurotypicals, getting all your new music recs from Beeso, going too hard too early, forgetting all Adam’s ancestral titles, collectors’ item snipings, why so much heat, Scandinavian loudness, sounding like 1982 and a bonus tight five from Beeso’s Coaching Corner.

Next week: Metallica | Fake Names | The National
Spotify playlists: Current albums | 2023 mixtape
The archive: 2015-2022 review albums and year-end top 5 lists
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This week in the NBA playoffs: styles make fights, all guards all the time, running isn’t everything, Xs and Os, running your own stuff, the Big Sam World Tour, rewarded for learning nothing, the Spo Iron Chef Challenge, not under any circumstances, rings for departed friends, Most Valuable Pants, participation medals, the New Official Team of the BALLS Podcast, not the Suns’ year, reaching the youth, not being friends with Dan Gilbert, Knicks-Heat, suiting-up the Zamboni driver, we need to talk about Bud, coaching half-lifes and Where’s Kevin.

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This week: new albums from Bass Drum Of Death, The Black Delta Movement and El Michels Affair & Black Thought.
Also: speaking clocks, the Westfield school of album production, learning nothing, Beeso reads bios, having a Barrie, fixing NFL Sunday, back of a length, Jazzamatazz, Danger Mouse grudges, Commitments house bands, Asheton-worshipping hazes, absolute flutes, two-name two-pieces, putting the mid in midweek, reruns, sleep debt, Australian philosophers, one-armed timpanists, and that one guy in college who played too much Dave Matthews Band. 

Next week: The Heavy | Laurel Canyon | Ghost Woman
Spotify playlists: Current albums | 2023 mixtape
The archive: 2015-2022 review albums and year-end top 5 lists
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This week: what a day in the NBA, as the first round thunders to a close like an out-of-control freight train ploughing into the buffers. Also: cosa significa ‘farken’?, bogan vs cletus weddings, the Bucks stop here, performatively terrified professional Bostonians, not good enough to have your own merch, Bud v Spo, Jimmy the Greek, fragile parity, Traeme Time, a bit too much Dillon Brooks, completely bereft of takes, bottle episodes, World Cup shop windows, you had a good go of it Kings thanks for your input, no way with Kawhi, failure is not an option, we don’t deserve Giannis, surprise Knicks-Heat, first fives to win sixteen, unconvincing sweeps, limited fake Bill Simmons and Beeso recaps his 24 hour charity masochism adventure (with thanks to all who donated).

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This week: new albums from Mudhoney, Frenzal Rhomb and Sarah and the Safe Word. Also: justice for Milli Vanilli, Beeso fails to do crimes properly, 1986 Tipper Gore energy, Ronseal gifs, shouts to David Foster, old mates on Facebook, never had so much fun, now and then, Judg(e)ment Night, Sir Mix-A-Lot stays on message, life is a cabaret, rock eisteddfod vibes, bah gawd that’s TikTok’s music, seamless recovery, the Al Michaels Affair and no seriously did no other adults under the age of 55 have input into this.

Next week: The Black Delta Movement | Bass Drum Of Death | El Michels Affair x Black Thought
Spotify playlists: Current albums | 2023 mixtape
The archive: 2015-2022 review albums and year-end top 5 lists
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Last week to donate for Beeso’s charity masochism: 24 Hours of Heroes Australia

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This week: Beeso and Doc ask if the travesties committed against basketball in this week’s play-in games have changed how you think the NBA playoffs will turn out. Also: dodging skinfold tests the Beenleigh way, coming round to LeBron’s way of thinking, the only media voice brave enough to speak out against screaming 9 year olds at basketball games, taking advantage of Canadians, affronts against the eyeballs, passive-aggressive voice, Tampa trauma, Nurse vacancies, coaches mostly make no difference at all, the fourth Musketeer (Mark Daigneault to his mum), Brett/Bruce Brown/Bowen, activate the DORT, OKC’s decade-long two-year teardown, Giddey for MVP, shouts to Al Jaffee, JR level stupidity, horse-swamp interface series, no switching, is the entire first round going to suck, Twitter beef mid-offs, kaiju LeBron, #TouchYarns, dumb awards narrative seasons, Doncic for Jokic, unintended CBA consequences, hanging around outside high schools, STAYYY OHHFFF THAA WEEEEDUH, supply-side economics and unfalsifiable hypotheses.

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Last week to donate for Beeso’s charity masochism: 24 Hours of Heroes Australia

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