In the final episode before the release of Face the Music, the guys geek out over the soundtrack, discuss the problems with releasing the film in theaters AND on demand, and discuss plans for the Premier Party.
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Intro Music: “Walk Away” by Scott Bricklin
Emma Swift recently released Blonde on the Tracks, an eight song LP of various Bob Dylan covers spanning his varied career. In early August she released the official video for “You’re a Big Girl Now,” which pays some serious homage to famed graphic designer Milton Glaser. It’s a fitting stylistic choice given that Glaser designed this iconic Dylan poster included in thee 1967 Greatest Hits package. Swift is paying double Dylan homage, quite cleverly.
My familiarity with Dylan’s catalog is woefully inept. I’m either the worst person to review a Dylan cover or the best, as I come with nearly no context, no baggage and no conceptions about what the song should sound like. If you’re a massive Dylan fan, you may have severe musical criticisms to make here as Swift deviates from the original but I’m blissfully ignorant to all of that.
What I can tell you is that the track is a richly layered undertaking that evokes a warm, self-reflective feeling that opens up into an optimistic bliss. A slow burner that carries you from a melancholy mood to a hopeful place. Lyrically, it’s a love song lamenting time apart but with Swift’s version, that distance resolves in a sweet smirk.
The Blam Blams will release Opening Night on August 28th, 2020. It’s a concept album that, according to this No Country for New Nashville post, will tell the story of Sydney Fable who is “a bisexual actor/ artist in 1970’s London that is stepping out onto the stage both literally and figuratively as he begins to discover his own agency amidst starring in a production with the Galactic Theater company.” That’s a high concept for any band but given the naturally theatrical style of The Blam Blams, it’s less of a stretch here.
The latest single, video and title track, “Opening Night”, portrays the protagonist preparing to take the stage. Quite literally, it shows the band adorning themselves with their signature makeup styles backstage before heading out. It’s a ballad of a song with a straightforward, simple and highly effective premise that manages to keep things interesting with top notch vocal harmonies and a bit of Brian May-esque searing guitar.
We’ve been covering the various singles from Opening Night as far back as March. “Isabella“, “Throwaway Lines” and “Arc Light City all preceded “Opening Night” and paint a picture of an album that will be heavily steeped in glam rock styles. August 28th is just a short ten days away and we’re ready for the curtain to open.
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In this week’s episode, we talk about the tumultuous, and eventually fatal, relationship between artists Ana Mendieta and Carl Andre. In 1985, after eight months of marriage, Ana Mendieta fell to her death from the 34th-floor New York apartment she shared with Andre. When he called 911, he flatly stated they were artists and “she went to the bedroom, and I went after her, and she went out the window.†He was acquitted of her murder, and went on to enjoy a hugely celebrated career among the art world’s most elite. We discuss the circumstances of the murder, the changing times, and the responsibility of the art world at large to hold our artists accountable.
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Music by Patrick Damphier.
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We had such blast last week putting together a big massive playlist that we thought we’d just do it again! Here’s another sixteen tracks of local music across a wide range of genres; just like a proper radio show.
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Agave month meets the Summer of Shots as host Mike Wolf covers the nearly 100 hundred year history of Sangrita. The first non alcoholic shot in the world? The first next-level incarnation of grenadine? The reason Mike didn’t spend a night in Mexican jail? Those answers and more, with plenty of recipes!
Music by Upright T-Rex Music.
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Pierce Jordan of Philadelphia band Soul Glo joins Kathryn Edwards for a chat about how Philly is faring during these strange times, what bands he’s been listening to, poorly formed interview questions, Nintendo Switch and grills.
Enjoy music from Soul Glo, RMFC, Big Brave, Urn, Pile, Control Top, Special Interest, Gulch and Big Laugh throughout the episode.
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The ladies roll around in the dirt with some space salamanders when Larissa’s sister and Lauren’s brother BOTH independently request that the ladies subject themselves to Voyager’s “Threshold” and answer their questions. Most fans will know that “Threshold” is considered one of the WORST Star Trek episodes ever made, and L&L talk about it all: body horror influences, the moral in Warp 10 turning someone into a Space Salamander, and how we really just want an episode about the three days Janeway and Paris had to spend in sickbay after their evolutionary romp in the mud.
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Anytime you have an iteration of something that ends in a zero or a five, it’s worth switching up your routine.
So, with that in mind, this week we treat this episode like a proper radio show. Call it W-O-T-T if you like. We play two to three songs back-to-back and then give you a minimal rundown on the artists you heard. Think of it less like an informative podcast and more like airwaves being pumped directly into your ears; like the olden days.
It’s a good mixture of music that’s been needing to be heard and brand new stuff. It’s also a full hour of music all told, so enjoy it for awhile!
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Hosts Mike and Kenneth kick off “Agave Month” on Liquid Gold, discussing the rock n’ roll history behind the Tequila Sunrise. They discuss the origins and seedy heyday of the drink, along with the film and songs that bear the drink’s name. Kenneth breaks out an unlikely Kurt Russel story, recipes are given and an exclusive quote from the Rolling Stones former tour manager is provided.
Later, they cover the Nashville Fashion House story and discuss the recent lawsuit involving downtown bachelorettes at Mockingbird Nashville. Darkest before the dawn, indeed.
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$avvy comes to Nashville by way of Huntsville, AL and California; a mixture of habitations that has yielded both a unique sound and perspective in his creations. His latest single, “Bag/Purse”, came out in May of 2020 but got the official music video treatment at the tail end of July; giving new life to the track.
Directed by Seck and featuring Mike Floss, the piece is more evidence of the music video renaissance we mentioned on the “Highs and Lows” video from Jordan XX (also directed by Seck; which is no coincidence). $avvy finds himself in the thrift store, calmly delivering his visceral verses putting a hater in their place. According to this Respect Mag interview, this exact scenario served as the inspiration for the song in the first place.
$avvy: “Honestly, the spark came from this guy who was also an artist and constantly hating on every single little thing I was doing. One time I was at Goodwill, and I posted a picture with this new tote, I had purchased, and he swiped up and asked “n***a are you wearing a purse?†So from there, it was kind of destiny once I heard the beat. Shout out to Unhappy Hank and Ohdee for the production and shout out to the guy who was on my a** all first semester! You made a hit homie.”
While the original culprit may have just been trolling $avvy, it does speak to an undercurrent of homophobia that can run rampant in our country. Fortunately, $avvy and Floss weren’t apprehensive at directly replying to that confrontation.
At the end of the day, the track and video combined are just an undeniable joy. It’s an earworm of a track that only gets better watching the thrift store scenes play out over and over. Long story short: both deserve your adoption into heavy rotation.
Malibu Blackout premiered their single “Zombie Disco” today off their forthcoming EP, Sir Devil Dude (due out in September). The three piece rock band has been around for a few years in the Nashville area with the EP being their first formal release outside of a trio of introductory singles.
The track is steeped in a myriad of influences from roots rock, Queens of the Stone Age style vocal layers and arena rock. With a title like “Zombie Disco” you’d expect something dark and foreboding but a little dance-y; a suspicion that Malibu Blackout delivers on in spades.
Sometimes a bit of riff rock is a refreshingly straightforward aural treat, a way to provide a mental break from the day and just immerse yourself in the moment. Keep an ear out for Sir Devil Dude in September.
