Weekly Beats

Weekly Beats

By Charlie and MarkMusic
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Weekly Beats episodes

  • Episode 104: Knock Knock by DJ Koze/This is America by Childish Gambino
    Charlie and Mark are back from summer vacation with an in-depth look at the latest project from the man himself, DJ Koze. Afterward, the two talk about the juxtaposition of images and sounds in a provocative new music video. This episode, Mark sounds like he's recording in the middle of a freeway. Sorry about the quality!
    0:00 - Intro
    6:31 - Knock Knock
    35:54 - This is America
    1:12:44 - What We Listened To: BTS, Chvrches
    1:25:14 - Outro
    Website: Weeklybeats.podomatic.com
    FB: facebook.com/weeklybeastshow
    1 hr 29 min
  • The Middle by Zed: 30 Second Breakdown
    If you're looking for extremely sleepy analysis of the song The Middle in 30 seconds at a time, I have just the podcast episode for you. It's this one. This is that podcast episode I was gesturing towards just then.
    40 min
  • Episode 103: KOD by J Cole/No Tears Left to Cry by Ariana Grande
    Charlie and Mark spend the week hanging out in the fuzzy, sleepy, serious conversation about addiction that is KOD. Afterward, the pair wipes their faces and hits the dance floor with Ariana, resplendent and full of life. It's another week of beats!
    0:00 - Intro
    3:09 - KOD
    34:39 - No Tears Left to Cry
    56:21 - What We Listened To: Twin Shadow, Missa Gaia/Earth Mass, King Tuff, Neko Case, Jean Grae and Quelle Chris, DJ Koze, Nine Inch Nails
    1:22:47 - Outro
    Web: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
    FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow
    1 hr 28 min
  • Episode 102: Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B/Meant to Be by Bebe Rexha
    We finally understand what it is Cardi B likes like that, and then discover a dark double standard in a relationship between Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line. Inbetween all that we break from tradition and spend about 15 minutes trying to break down just what the hell Kanye's deal is right now.
    00:00 - Intro
    02:27 - Invasion of Privacy
    24:31 - KANYE WHAT ARE YOU DOING STOP PLEASE
    30:37 - Meant to Be
    59:54 - What We Listened To: A Perfect Circle/A.A.L./Amen Dunes/Albert Hammond Jr./Fugazi/Saba/Martha/Mount Eerie/Alex Lahey/Carpenter Brut/Washed Out
    1:35:49 - Outro
    Web: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
    FB: facebook.com/weeklybeastshow
    1 hr 40 min
  • Episode 101: In a Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls/Nice for What by Drake
    We back, baby! Weekly Beats dives into the next hundred episodes by taking a close look at the powerfully feminist album, In a Poem Unlimited, discussing the ways in which U.S. Girls plays on pop music tropes and incising lyrics to deliver a complete package. Later, Drake delivers an early contender for Song of the Summer, "Nice for What."
    0:00 - Intro
    2:37 - In a Poem Unlimited
    27:41 - Nice for What
    56:57 - What We Listened To: Lorde, Run the Jewels, Mitski, Dinosaur Jr., Kacey Musgraves, Christoph de Babalon, Florence + the Machine, Dom, Kamasi Washington, The Life of Pablo, Plus 30 More Minutes of Mark's Stuff
    2:00:12 - Outro
    Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
    FB: www.facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow
    2 hr 4 min
  • Bonus: System of a Down Track Master
    We're out for the week, so here's on oldie but a goodie: that time Mark thought System of a Down's first track was pronounced Suit Pee. Here's a track by track breakdown of System of a Down's self-titled debut from season 1.
    Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
    1 hr 22 min
  • Episode 100: Top 25 Albums of All Time
    To commemorate the fact that the two of us have sat together and talked about music 100 times now, we decided to countdown our 25 all time personal favorites. Nowhere on the internet is there a more definitive list. I challenge you - in fact, I DARE you to find two better top 25 lists than ours.
    Thanks for hanging out with us for 100 episodes, everyone! Here's to indeterminate amount of episodes more!
    Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
    3 hr 18 min
  • Episode 99: American Utopia by David Byrne/Psycho by Post Malone
    Charlie and Mark spend some time with one of the modern legends of music, David Byrne. Will his latest album impress us or simply confuse us? Later, the pair sits down for yet another 30-second breakdown concerning Post Malone, and at this point in the year, it is very concerning.
    0:00 - Intro
    2:37 - American Utopia
    27:00 - Psycho
    51:46 - What We Listened To: Talking Heads, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Pearl Jam, U.S. Girls, Jack White, Preoccupations, Too Mellow, Dream Wife, More David Byrne and Brian Eno, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Vashti Bunyan
    1:21:41 - Outro
    Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
    FB: www.facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow
    1 hr 25 min
  • Bonus: Romaplasm by Baths/Too Good at Goodbyes by Sam Smith
    In lieu of a regular episode, we decided to be unable to record this week (ON PURPOSE *JUST TO MESS WITH YOU*), so here's an unreleased review of Baths' Romaplasm and Sam Smith's Too Good at Goodbyes instead!
    05:06 - Romaplasm
    39:19 - Too Good at Goodbyes
    1:05:11 - What We Listened To: Mount Erie/Big Thief/Planetarium
    Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
    FB: www.facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow
    1 hr 24 min

About Weekly Beats

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Welcome to Weekly Beats, a music podcast dedicated towards the new stuff, the weird stuff, the old stuff, and the popular stuff! Each week, hosts Mark and Charlie dig into a new album of their choice, and then give a spin to whatever the best selling album in the US is that week.