This week on Pure Pod for Now People, Matt takes a pot-shot at the suits for putting together a softball team full of ringers and accuses Magsy of being a corporate suck-up in the process. Drama ensues. Music by Echo and the Bunnymen, the Vapors, INXS, Speaker Speaker, and more. Welcome to episode 78 of […]
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New Episode of Your Radio Sucks
It’s the feel-good podcast of the year! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll turn up the volume on your computer speakers slightly. The brand new episode of Your Radio Sucks remixes your heart with songs from Wolf Parade, Brendan Canning, Air France, Blind Pilot, Ratatat, Death Vessel (pictured), Studio with Shout Out Louds, and Sigur Ros. […]
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New Episode of Pure Pod for Now People
This week on Pure Pod for Now People… When Matt starts defending Green Day, it turns into a rant so long it makes American Pie seem like a Angry Samoans song. The weather has finally turned summery, and Matt gives the 90s a little bit of love. Music by Supergrass, the Buzzcocks, Archers of Loaf, […]
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New Episode of Pure Pod for Now People
This week on Pure Pod for Now People, Matt and Magsy wash away the stink from last week’s “Crappy Music” epsiode with the awesome, cleansing sounds of the Clash, Spoon, the Exploding Hearts, the Jam and more. Welcome to episode 76 of Pure Pod for Now People!
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New Episode of Easier Than Reading
Oh happy day! The sun is out, the birds are chirping, and Andrew R. Tonry delivers a brand new episode of Easier Than Reading. Listen in and get a sneak peak at the live music happening around town this week. On today’s show, you’ll hear tunes from the Dodos (pictured), AU, Be Your Own Pet, […]
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New Episode of Pure Pod for Now People
In honor of their 75th episode of Pure Pod for Now People, Matt and Magsy play some of the crappiest music ever committed to vinyl. Are you strong enough make it through 10 songs that evoke physical pain and nausea in human beings? Let’s hope so–it’s the only way you’ll find out which songs made […]
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New Episode of Pure Pod for Now People
This week on Pure Pod for Now People, Matt is hopped up on the excitement of his impending trip to Las Vegas, and ends up rambling unintelligibly to Magsy about messed-up Chiclets. Somehow, he finds time to play some music. Songs by the New York Dolls, Marshall Crenshaw, the National, Thompson Twins and MORE. Welcome […]
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The Wonderful World of Sound
Hear and Now: Fun with Hearing Aids!
It makes me really happy to learn about senior citizens who are incredibly awesome. Whether it’s that old dude on the Chiquita banana commercial that could whup my ass in a swimming race or my friend’s grandmother who eats only raw, organic foods and has a subscription to The Believer, elderly people who are full […]
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Bored Rat in a Cage
The Unwelcome Pumpkins Reunion
As much as I don’t want to say this, I’m just going to get it out of the way really quickly—sort of like ripping a Band-Aid off so it doesn’t hurt as much—the new Smashing Pumpkins album stinks. There, I said it. Man, if my 15-year-old self was around to witness that comment, some serious […]
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S&M
Spike & Mike, One More Time
Spike & Mike’s Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation will forever remind me of Valentine’s Day. Yeah, that’s pretty messed up, but in an awesome kind of way. The first time I checked out Spike & Mike’s, I went with a friend of mine on Valentine’s; the next year, my friend and I decided we’d […]
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Cthulhu in October
Lovecraft Returns… FOR YOUR SOUL!
I love October. It’s my favorite time of year—and this weekend is no exception, since all the goths and nerds will cram into the Hollywood Theatre to check out the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. This year’s fest feels like it’s going to be an extra-special treat, as almost everything in this year’s film lineup is […]
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Beer! Dicks! Burps!
Beerfest: Boozin’ with Broken Lizard
All right, I’m just gonna say it and get it out of the way—there will always be a special place in my heart for dick and fart jokes. I grew up adoring Kevin Smith, so I can’t help it, okay? And if there’s one thing you should know about Beerfest, it’s this—it is filled to […]