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This week we're spotlight Dance Dance Party Party, an international freestyle dance session where women of all backgrounds can refresh and embrace themselves! We welcome Chicago chapter den mothers Catherine Carrigan and Danielle Holtz, who bring their co-curated 2016 holiday party playlist (only two Christmas songs though!) and share what participation in DDPP has meant to them - and to many of the women who take part. For complete songs, enjoy Danielle's Spotify playlist! DJ Snakedish's Holidays includes: 1. Otis Redding - Merry Christmas Baby 2. Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away with Me 3. Justin Timberlake - CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! 4. Girl Talk - Bounce That 5. The Strokes- Someday 6. Prince - Kiss 7. Bomba Estereo - Soy Yo 8. Meghan Trainor - Me Too 9. Drake - One Dance 10. Chance the Rapper - All Night 11. Lizzo - Good as Hell 12. The Isley Brothers - Shout, Pts. 1 & 2 13. The B-52's - Strobe Light 14. Beyonce - Daddy Lessons 15. Jill Scott - Run Run Run 16. Selena Gomez - Hands to Myself 17. Icona Pop - Someone Who Can Dance 18. Galantis - Peanut Butter Jelly 19. The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize 20. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic 21. Ciara - One, Two Step 22. JD McPherson - North Side Gal 23. Jidenna - Classic Man 24. David Bowie & Queen - Under Pressure 25. Poi Dog Pondering - Complicated 26. John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
The Nerdologues' new podcast mentoring program got me thinking about my own process for piloting shows -- which inspired me to unearth the never-before-released pilot episode for Blank Cassette, featuring fellow Nerdologues member Katie sharing a really, ah, focused mix CD she was given in 2001. Hope you like Hanson. There are a handful of reasons this was never released, but as proof-of-concept for the show Blank Cassette became, I think it's pretty interesting. Hope you enjoy! Also, of course, you should definitely apply to the Nerdologues podcast mentoring program if you've got a show you want to make! Apply by next Friday, April 20! Just please don't record your interviews outside! For complete songs (where available), check out this Spotify playlist for the episode. Katie's Super Bowl Mix includes: 1. Aerosmith - Walk This Way 2. Aerosmith, Britney Spears, NSYNC - Walk This Way (live) 3. Super Bowl 2001 Halftime Show 4. Hanson - A Song to Sing 5. Hanson - Lonely Again 6. Hanson - If Only 7. Hanson - Save Me 8. Hanson - Smile 9. Hanson - This Time Around
Show favorite Ben Rathert is back again with a look back to pretty much the very beginning of his ever-growing series of volumes. This week, we join a high school-aged Ben looking for anything in the world he can call his own -- and finding music to be that thing. There's not much a teenager can claim with certainty, but for Ben, the process of putting together these songs and feelings became an important, even transformative experience. Let's talk about it. For complete songs where available, enjoy our Spotify playlist for the episode. Ben's Volume 3 includes: 1. New Radicals - You Get What You Give 2. The Beatles - All You Need Is Love 3. Frank Sinatra - That's Life 4. Jars of Clay - Like a Child 5. The Dave Clark Five - Catch Us If You Can 6. The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black 7. The Temptations - My Girl 8. Martina McBride - Independence Day 9. Molly Hatchet - Flirtin' with Disaster 10. West Side Story - Jet Song 11. They Might Be Giants - Particle Man 12. Vonda Shepard - This Is Crazy Now 13. The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) 14. Eagles - Tequila Sunrise 15. Simon & Garfunkel - Save the Life of My Child 16. John Lennon - Imagine 17. Pure Prairie League - Falling In and Out of Love/Amie 18. Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life 19. Paula Cole - I Don't Want to Wait 20. Supertramp - Take the Long Way Home 21. Monty Python - Penis Song
When Sam Begich and Laura Marsh played a lot of Rock Band together on the road, they liked to joke about how fun it would be to have a Rock Band-style game where every part had to be vocalized. With the help of VStheUNIVERSE productions, that bit's turned into a fully realized card game that as of yesterday is live on Kickstarter! This is the story of Earworm and two of the folks behind it. Warm up your mouthstruments. For complete songs, enjoy our Spotify playlist for the episode! Sam and Laura's Mouthstruments includes: 1. George Michael - Careless Whisper 2. Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight 3. Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone 4. Styx - Come Sale Away 5. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son 6. Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer 7. Journey - Don't Stop Believin' 8. Heart - Crazy on You 9. The Eagles - Hotel California 10. The B-52's - Rock Lobster 11. Rush - Tom Sawyer 12. Jimmy Eat World - The Middle 13. Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
In the two years this show's been a thing, we've explored all sorts of reasons to make playlists, but here's a first for us: a mix made for an actor to better understand and inhabit her character. This set of songs comes from performer Madison Boan, who put this together a couple years ago to better dive into the character of Clare Wallace from Conor McPherson's play The Veil. In exploring the creation of this list, we talked with Madison about the creative process, healthy artistic behaviors, and kind of just the experience of feeling. For complete songs (where available), enjoy our Spotify playlist for the episode! Madison's Clare Wallace includes: 1. Marina and the Diamonds - Lonely Hearts Club 2. Eisley - I Could Be There for You 3. Esperanza Spalding - Cuerpo y Alma (Body & Soul) 4. Halsey - Haunting 5. The Chieftains & Punch Brothers - The Frost Is All Over 6. B.B. King - How Blue Can You Get? 7. Eisley - I Wish 8. Dessa - I'm Going Down 9. Daughter - Medicine 10. Olafur Arnalds - Undan hulu 11. Olafur Arnalds - Tunglio 12. Halsey - Colors pt. II 13. Lana Del Rey - Pretty When You Cry 14. Greg Laswell - This Woman's Work 15. Hozier - Work Song 16. Planxty - As I Roved Out
It's playlist-as-communion on this week's Blank Cassette, as we feature what originally was a soundtrack for an Easter show but ends up digging into some deep religious questions. We're stoked to feature Jillian Ebanks from BAPS Comedy, an awesome group of Chicago performers with sick playlist-making abilities. Jillian tackles some major religious topics here through some incredibly spiritual pieces by some of today's top artists. For complete songs (where available), enjoy our Spotify playlist for the episode. Jillian's BAPS Church includes: 1. Beyonce - Pray You Catch Me 2. Frank Ocean - Bad Religion 3. Jay Z - No Church in the Wild 4. T.O.K. - Footprints 5. Kanye West - Low Lights 6. BJ the Chicago Kid - Church 7. Kanye West - Devil in a New Dress 8. Chance the Rapper - Blessings 9. Mr. Vegas - I Am Blessed 10. DAY26 - If It Wasn't for You 11. Drake - Lord Knows 12. Mary Mary - God in Me 13. Kirk Franklin - Revolution 14. J. Cole - God's Gift 15. Meek Mill - Amen 16. Kendrick Lamar - Alright 17. Marvin Sapp - The Best in Me 18. Kanye West - Jesus Walks 19. Big Sean - Blessings 20. Kanye West - Ultralight Beam
Longtime listeners of this podcast may rememebr last year's February 1 episode, featuring Chicago comedian Tyler Snodgrass sharing his love of power ballads in a daily ramp-up to Valentine's Day called "A Fortnight from the Heart." In that ep, I put out a call for listeners to play along with the fortnight, and at least one did! This week, we've got returning guest Fin Coe with a Fortnight playlist from someone who confessed to me that he doesn't know or love too many traditional power ballads. So what direction did he take this thing? Listen to find out! Check out Fin's Spotify Fortnight to enjoy full songs! Fin's A Fortnight from the Heart includes: 1. Heart - Alone 2. Oingo Boing - We Close Our Eyes 3. Pat Benatar - Love Is a Battlefield 4. The Police - Roxanne 5. Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) 6. AFI - Torch Song 7. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine 8. The Killers - A Dustland Fairytale 9. Rush - In the Mood 10. LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live 11. Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me 12. The Cure - Lovesong 13. Queen - Love Kills-The Ballad 14. Eagles - Desperado 15. The Cranberries - Dreams 16. JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound - Howl
The spring of his freshman year of college, Ben Rathert was giving serious thought to his faith. Did he really buy into all the church teachings he'd grown up with? What were the consequences of not doing so? Well, Ben's answers to those questions between then and now have evolved, and on this week's episode he looks back at a one of his famous volumes he burned during that time of questioning and how, in a pretty big way, he was talking to himself. Coming from early 2003, these songs focus on themes of faith, love, and rebirth, and their placement on this volume has become clear in the intervening 15 years. For complete songs (where available), enjoy our Spotify playlist for this episode! Ben's Volume 73 includes: 1. Tracy Chapman - You're the One 2. Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come 3. Elton John - The Retreat 4. Billy Joel - All About Soul 5. James Taylor - Carolina in My Mind 6. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord 7. Ozzy Osbourne - See You on the Other Side 8. Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever 9. Johnny Cash - I Hung My Head 10. Jesus Christ Superstar - Judas' Death 11. Metallica - The Unforgiven 12. Third Eye Blind - Burning Man 13. John Mellencamp - Human Wheels 14. Jewel - Hands 15. Jann Arden and Jackson Browne - Unloved 16. John Hiatt - Have a Little Faith in Me 17. The Black Crowes - Soul Singing 18. Highland Pipes and Drums - Slow March, Retreat Air and Quickstep
Happy 2018! This seemed like the perfect time to feature, kind of unbelievably, the show's first-ever exercise playlist, as friend of the show Megan Carroll shares her Workin' It! On the Treadmill. Not only does Megan work out to some sweet jamz, but she also has a lot of really intelligent things to say about the real value of exercise -- stuff she's been thinking about a lot since the birth of her daughter a few months ago. For complete songs (where available), check out our Spotify playlist for the episode. Megan's Workin' It! On the Treadmill includes: 1. Bell X1 - The Great Defector 2. Bleachers - I Wanna Get Better 3. Bruce Springsteen - Radio Nowhere 4. Dum Dum Girls - It Only Takes One Night 5. The Dust Brothers - This Is Your Life 6. Frightened Rabbit - Swim Until You Can't See Land 7. The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer 8. Indigo Girls - Go 9. Jason Isbell - Stockholm 10. Kanye West - Bring Me Down 11. Katy Perry - Roar 12. Lord Huron - The World Ender 13. Miranda Lambert - Mama's Broken Heart 14. The Mountain Goats - Werewolf Gimmick 15. Hamilton - Wait for It 16. Robbie Fulks - Let's Kill Saturday Night 17. Seinabo Sey - Hard Time 18. Janelle Monae - Dance Apocalyptic 19. Tom Petty - Time to Move On
Coproducer Eric's favorite songs from the year plus a sequel to the final episode of 2016! When we last left Eric he had quit his job, was thinking maybe it was time to leave Chicago, and was listening to a lot of Japandroids. What changed over 2017? Not the Japandroids thing, that's for sure. For complete songs, see Eric's Spotify playlist. Eric's Best of 2017 includes: 0. Grandaddy - Oh She Deleter :( 1. Foxygen - Follow the Leader 2. Wolf Parade - Valley Boy 3. Steel Panther - I Got What You Want 4. HAIM - Little of Your Love 5. Ryan Adams - Outbound Train 6. Bleachers - Dream of Mickey Mantle 7. Japandroids - North East South West 8. Cage the Elephant - Whole Wide World (Unpeeled) 9. WHITE REAPER - The Stack 10. Sylvan Esso - The Glow (Echo Mountain Sessions) 11. Grandaddy - Brush with the Wild 12. The New Pornographers - Colosseums 13. Middle Kids - Your Love 14. Broken Social Scene - Halfway Home 15. Bleachers - Don't Take the Money (feat. Lorde) [MTV Unplugged] 16. The War on Drugs - Strangest Thing 17. Born Ruffians - Forget Me 18. Brian Fallon - Forget Me Not 19. HAERTS - Your Love 20. Dan Auerbach - Shine on Me O. Grandaddy - Brush with the WIld (Way Out West Demo)
Even if you don't really celebrate any holiday traditions -- as neither producer of this show seems to -- you can't escape the ubiquity of holiday music. This week, Ian and Eric lean into that with some of their favorite weirder holiday tracks. If you're looking for some off-the-beaten-path cheer, this is for you. For complete songs (where available) see our Spotify playlist for the episode. Ian and Eric's 10 Christmas Songs from 2 People Who Don't Listen to Christmas Music includes: 1. 69 Boyz - What You Want for Christmas 2. The Killers - A Great Big Sled 3. Wham! - Last Christmas 4. Julian Casablancas - Christmas Treat 5. Aqua Teen Hunger Force - I Sure Hope I Don't Have to Beat Your Ass This Christmas 6. The New Pornographers - Joseph, Who Understood 7. Run-D.M.C. - Christmas in Hollis 8. Steel Panther - The Stocking Song 9. Boyz II Men & Brian McKnight - Let It Snow 10. Joey Ramone - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) BONUS: DMX & Divine Bars - Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer
Every December, a bunch of music nerds compile lists of their favorite tracks of the year, and the dudes behind Blank Cassette are no exception. First up, producer Ian Williams shares his top songs of 2017, along with some reflection of the year that was and the year that will be. For complete songs (where available), check out Ian's playlist. Ian's Best of 2017 includes: 1. Logic - Everybody 2. Tyler, the Creator - I Ain't Got Time! 3. Vince Staples - Big Fish 4. Future - Mask Off 5. Syd - All About Me 6. Kendrick Lamar - DNA. 7. Khalid - Location 8. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You 9. Sylvan Esso - Die Young 10. Amber Mark - Lose My Cool 11. Charlie Puth - Attention 12. Thundercat ft. Kendrick Lamar - Walk on By 13. Bonobo - Kerala 14. Jay-Z - The Story of O.J. 15. Thundercat ft. Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins - Show You the Way 16. Kesha - Spaceship
The breadth of music Disney covers never ceases to amaze me. There's a lot to enjoy, even for non-Disney fans, on this week's episode, in which guest and lifelong Mouse fan Katie Utke shares a playlist of deep cut Disney and Pixar tunes that she sometimes uses as a musical escape. That's one of the things Disney's best at, right? For complete songs, check out Katie's playlist! Katie's Deep in the Disney Vault includes: 1. Brooklyn + Utada - Simple and Clean (Ray of Hope mix) 2. Aida - Easy as Life 3. The Little Mermaid (Broadway) - She's in Love 4. Beauty and the Beast (Broadway) - If I Can't Love Her 5. The Lion King (Broadway) - They Live in You 6. Descendants 2 - What's My Name 7. Sarah McLachlan - When She Loved Me 8. Lilo & Stitch - Hawaiian Roller Coster Ride 9. Moana - Know Who You Are 10. Brave - Into the Open Air 11. Kerry Butler - I'll Try 12. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - White Rabbit 13. Monsters, Inc. - If I Didn't Have You 14. Enchanted - So Close 15. 101 Dalmations - Kanine Krunchies 16. Jim Cummings - The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers 17. Hercules - Go the Distance 18. The Princess and the Frog - Almost There 19. Shakira - Try Everything 20. Nikki Blonsky - A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes 21. Kerry Butler - Disneyland
Whether it's fantasy sports or fantasy card games (or real sports, I guess), drafting is an incredibly engaging way to enjoy something you love. Why not apply that to music? That was the idea returning guest Fin Coe had after being inspired by a Facebook post from Nora Seidman. They were joined by show favorite Ben Rathert to draft their top 5 Mountain Goats songs and talk about their choices, their love of John Darnielle and company, and more. If the Mountain Goats speak to you, you'll love this. If they don't, maybe they will now. For complete songs, check out Nora's playlist. Fin, Nora, and Ben's This Year's Draft includes: 1. Damn These Vampires 2. No Children 3. Sax Rohmer #1 4. Cotton 5. This Year 6. Werewolf Gimmick 7. Dance Music 8. Source Decay 9. Broom People 10. The Sign (live) 11. Your Belgian Things 12. Lion's Teeth 13. Balance 14. Up the Wolves 15. Weekend in Western Illinois BONUS: Mary Beth Smith - This Year (from The Nerdologues Presents: Your Stories Podcast Annual 2, Part 2 - January 2014) Note: Fin wanted it to be known that this will be Dessa's forthcoming cover from I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats, but it's not available yet.
Last year this show took Thanksgiving off, but I put out a mini episode talking about how I made it a point to listen to a specific Elton John live album every year. In that spirit, I thought this year's November holiday would be a great excuse to dive further into my love of Elton -- and I brought along a friend/friend of the show Ben Rathert, whose mutual enjoyment of this artist formed a bedrock of our friendship! Ben and I put together a list of Elton favs for you all that hopefully serves as a solid overview of this iconic music legend -- and may have surprises in store even for more serious fans. For complete songs, listen to our Spotify playlist for the episode. Ben and Eric's Elton John includes: 1. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding 2. Take Me to the Pilot 3. I'm Still Standing 4. Daniel 5. Bennie and the Jets 6. Levon 7. Mansfield 8. Border Song 9. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 10. Planes 11. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters 12. Original Sin 13. Someone Saved My Life Tonight 14. I Need You to Turn To (live in Australia) 15. The Retreat 16. Tiny Dancer 17. Amoreena 18. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Ian Williams not only produces Blank Cassette; he also produces beats under the name Thane Thinna. This week, Ian and his mentee James (aka Tr3asy From The Chi) share a collaborative playlist that features their favorite samples of all time alongside the songs they originally came from. This is a really great conversation about the hard work of production and the cultural value of sampling to bridge worlds, and it ends with some original Thane and Tr3asy beats. Get ready for an education. For complete songs (when available), check out Ian and James' Spotify playlist. And make sure to hit them up on the web to hear more of their originals! Ian and James' Sample Hoorah includes: 1. Common - Blue Sky 2. Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky 3. Slum Village - Players 4. The SIngers Unlimited - Clair 5. Phonte & Elzhi - Not Here Anymore 6. Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore 7. 2Pac - Whatz Ya Phone # 8. The Time - 777-9311 9. Talib Kweli - Get By 10. Nina Simone - Sinnerman 11. 2Pac - Str8 Ballin' 12. Bootsy Collins - What's a Telephone Bill? 13. Thane Thinna - Sir Cease of Sorrow 14. Schoolhouse Rock - Figure 8 15. TFTCHI - Stayin' Alive 16. Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
As your Facebook memories may have alerted you, it's exactly one year after the 2016 elections. It's also a day after off-year elections in a handful of states seemed to indicate a changing tide, maybe? It seems like the right time to reflect with Springfield, IL lawyer and election judge Craig Colbrook, who literally drives around his precinct ensuring voting rights are being upheld for everybody. Last year, these are the songs that accompanied him on that drive. We talk about 2016, 2017, and 2018 and beyond, and some damn good music provides the soundtrack. For complete songs, check out Craig's Spotify playlist. Craig's Election Day 2016 includes: 1. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - American Girl 2. Rachel Platten - Fight Song 3. Hamilton - The Schuyler Sisters 4. Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) 5. Brooks & Dunn - Only in America 6. Bruce Springsteen - Long Walk Home 7. Bruce Springsteen - We Take Care of Our Own 8. 1776: Sit Down, John 9. Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins - Rise up with Fists!! 10. Green Day - Letterbomb (Live) 11. Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union 12. Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land
Extra Life, a fundraiser that uses video game marathons to help kids in Children's Miracle Network hospitals across the land, takes place this weekend. Friend of the show Bill Nielsen is participating, and to help spread the word he's come back to Blank Cassette with a high school CD of (potentially unidentifiable) video game remixes. This week, we cover how video gaming has shaped Bill's life, from school socializing to how it's affected his appreciation of other popular culture (like music) to his current podcasting and digital fundraising. Bust out your Gamecubes, everybody. No Spotify playlist this week, but if you search hard enough, you can find some of these on YouTube! Bill's Nintendo Noise includes: 1. Yoshi's Story - Title Screen 2. Donkey Kong 64 - DK Rap 3. Star Fox - Corneria Stage remix 4. Super Mario Bros. Super Show theme 5. Legend of Zelda - Overworld remix 6. Super Smash Bros Melee - Dr. Mario Theme 7. Super Mario World Matrix Mash-Up 8. Super Mario Bros Super Show - Do the Mario 9. Super Metroid Remix 10. Legend of Zelda - Overworld remix ("System of a Down") 11. Yoshi's Story - Jungle Fever 12. Pikachu remix 13. Kirby's Invincibility remix 14. Yoshi's Story - Yo Yo Yoshi 15. Luigi's Mansion remix 16. Super Smash Bros - Green Greens stage 17. Yoshi's Story remix 18. Smif N Wessun - Super Brooklyn 19. Donkey Kong Country - Fear Factory 20. Super Smash Bros Melee - Yoshi's Victory 21. Yoshi's Story - The End
Once upon a time (6 years ago), Eric wrote for a covers blog called Cover Me. That blog is now a book, and we've got the book's author running down some of the greatest covers in history plus his own personal journey from music fan to blog editor to published author and expert. Ray Padgett's an awesome guy, and I highly recommend picking up his book, which is super fascinating. The Cover Me blog is also fantastic, and just today it's celebrating its 10th anniversary with a free downloadable mix of famous covers! For complete songs, check out this episode's Spotify playlist. Ray's Cover Me includes: 1. Elvis Presley - Hound Dog 2. The Beatles - Twist and Shout 3. The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody 4. Aretha Franklin - Respect 5. Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower 6. Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from My Friends 7. The Who - Summertime Blues 8. Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through the Grapevine 9. Gladys Knight & the Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia 10. Patt Smith - Gloria: In Excelsis Deo 11. Talking Heads - Take Me to the River 12. DEVO - [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction 13. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Polkas on 45 14. Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind 15. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You 16. Fugees - Killing Me Softly with His Song 17. The Gourds - Gin and Juice 18. Johnny Cash - Hurt 19. Adele - Make You Feel My Love
On this week's episode, we welcome the very thoughtful Mark Robinson, who shares with us a playlist to celebrate his life and remind him of times it wasn't quite as bounteous. The songs here soundtrack a state of mind for Mark that includes some heavy thinking. Let's explore together! For complete songs, check out this episode's Spotify playlist. Mark's Faith, Love, and Destiny includes: 1. Billy Joel - All About Soul 2. Boston - Don't Look Back 3. Coheed and Cambria - Wake Up 4. Incubus - Southern Girl 5. The Killers - When You Were Young 6. Miles Davis - So What 7. Stevie Wonder - All I Do 8. U2 - Yahweh 9. What Made Milwaukee Famous - Cheap Wine 10. Cream - White Room 11. The Beatles - Golden Slumbers
It only seemed right to tribute one of rock's most iconic voices after his unfortunate passing last week. And so, this week's episode is a collaborative playlist featuring reflections and favorite tracks from listeners, guests, and friends. Giant thanks to Marcus McNeal, Charlie Madsen, Gary Lucy, Nora Seidman, Ben Rathert, and Marnie Thompson for the lovely words (and double shout-out to Marcus for producing his own segment with music and effects; you can enjoy his own work at Hero Index). For complete songs, check out our Spotify playlist for the episode. Remembering Tom Petty includes: 1. Refugee 2. Here Comes My Girl 3. Runnin' Down a Dream 4. American Girl 5. Handle with Care 6. Mary Jane's Last Dance 7. Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid) 8. Rockin' Around (With You) 9. You Got Lucky 10. Angel Dream (No. 4) 11. Walls - Circus 12. Even the Losers 13. Free Fallin' 14. End of the Line
Hey everybody, You might have noticed already but this week's new Blank Cassette episode hit yesterday so it'll be waiting for you to download on whatever podcasting app you use. I wanted to put out this tiny bulletin to let everyone know what we're doing next week -- I thought, given the sad news we got Monday, it would be nice to do a kind of collaborative memorial playlist of Tom Petty songs for next week's show, and I'd love your help. If you have any feelings about Tom Petty, just email a voice memo or recording to mixtape@nerdologues.com or leave a voicemail at 405-JAW-NERD with whatever you want to say. It doesn't have to be long, I just want to know where your heart's at. Also, please tell me your favorite Tom Petty song in the message! And get these bad boys in by Monday. I'll compile the submissions I get for next week's ep and hopefully we'll get a sweet tribute to a great musician out of it. Thanks for listening! Hope to hear from you soon.
For years, fellow Nerdologues member and host of MBSing Mary Beth Smith has encouraged me to listen to U Talkin' U2 To Me?, which she considers her favorite podcast of all time. Earlier this summer, staring down a two week road trip/tour with one of my other podcasts, it seemed like the right time. No surprise, I ended up loving the show too, despite some lukewarm feelings on U2's catalog. I made this playlist to soundtrack the journey, and on this week's episode, Mary Beth joins me to celebrate Adam Scott Aukerman's wonderful, silly, informative, college girl-laden contribution to the podcasting landscape. (This episode is dropping a day early as a special double release with MBSing. Make sure you check out her wonderful show as well!) For complete songs, check out this episode's Spotify playlist. Eric's I Have Been Talked U2 To includes: 1. Like a Song 2. Pride (In the Name of Love) 3. The Unforgettable Fire 4. Bad 5. Where the Streets Have No Name 6. With or Without You 7. Angel of Harlem 8. One 9. The Wanderer 10. Staring at the Sun 11. Beautiful Day 12. Miracle Drug 13. Raised by Wolves 14. Vienna (Billy Joel) 15. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (with Bruce Springsteen, from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert)
Ben Rathert's been a mainstay on Blank Cassette, and listeners are by now likely familiar with his Volumes (if not, you can check out his debut episode!). This week, Ben shares an entry from five years ago that puts him in the headspace of having to put some real work into his marriage and parenthood and all the stresses that come with that. This is an incredibly thoughtful talk from a great person, and maybe you can take a lesson or two away from it yourself. For complete songs, check out our Spotify playlist for the episode. Ben's Volume 157 includes: 1. Tom Waits - Long Way Home 2. Men at Work - Who Can It Be Now? 3. Natalie Merchant - Carnival 4. James Taylor - You've Got a Friend 5. Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line 6. MIKA - We Are Golden 7. Katy Perry - Wide Awake 8. The New Pornographers - The Bleeding Heart Show 9. Alexi Murdoch - All My Days 10. The Wailin' Jennys - Deeper Well 11. Bruce Springsteen - Ain't Good Enough for You 12. Pretenders - Hymn to Her 13. Dawes - A Little Bit of Everything 14. Mariah Carey - Vision of Love 15. Moxy Fruvous - Your New Boyfriend 16. Steve Martin and the Toot Uncommons - King Tut 17. The Zutons - Valerie 18. Rilo Kiley - Accidntel Deth 19. John Mayer - Belief
Chicago theater producer Kelly Opalko's been in a stable relationship for years, but that didn't prevent her from making a mix of songs that, at first glance, really seems like a break-up mix. But those same kind of feelings can come from lots of different platonic and professional relationships as well, and that's what Kelly's going to explore with us on this week's episode! And Gwen Stefani will be right there with us. For complete songs, check out our Spotify playlist for this episode! Kelly's F You and Fuck You includes: 1. Franz Ferdinand - Auf Asche 2. of Montreal - Sails, Hermaphroditic 3. Florence + the Machine - What Kind of Man 4. The Magnetic Fields - I Thought You Were My Boyfriend 5. FrankJavCee - It's Not a Drop (It's a Keyboard Solo) 6. Modest Mouse - Jesus Christ Was an Only Child 7. No Doubt - Ex-Girlfriend 8. Welshly Arms - Legendary 9. Those Darlins - Wild One 10. The Black Keys - Sinister Kid 11. The Mountain Goats - Going to Maine 12. Stars - Your Ex-Lover Is Dead 13. Robbie Williams - Sexed Up 14. Keane - Bedshaped 15. Rufus Wainwright - Dinner at Eight 16. The Velvet Underground - I'm Set Free
What happens when you get what you wanted? For Jonathan Lester in the summer of 2007, that meant living in his favorite city, with his best friend, working the path to his dream job. No pressure, right? The playlist we explore in this episode helped Jon keep his head on during the biggest summer of his life. But what comes next? Check out full songs on this episode's Spotify playlist. Jon's Morning Playlist 2007 includes: 1. Arcade Fire - Wake Up 2. Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky 3. Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American 4. Blondie - Heart of Glass 5. Blondie - Call Me 6. Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing 7. Sufjan Stevens - Chicago 8. Kaiser Chiefs - Na Na Na Na Naa 9. The Flaming Lips - The Sound of Failure 10. Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness 11. Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. 12. The Cranberries - Liar 13. Journey - Don't Stop Believin' 14. The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It 15. The Go! Team - Junior Kickstart 16. Arcade Fire - Keep the Car Running 17. Arcade Fire - Intervention 18. Ben Folds - Annie Waits 19. The Killers - When You Were Young 20. The Flaming Lips - The W.A.N.D. 21. Blondie - Atomic 22. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Part 1
We're kicking off season two and officially welcoming our new coproducer, Ian Williams, with a collaborative playlist Ian and Eric made showcasing their top ten side 1-track 1s of all time. They also dive into their love of music, how a great artist sets the stage for a classic album, and which of these songs have ended up having biographical importance for each of them. Play along at home! Send us your favorite side 1-track 1s in a playlist! We'll repost and you could even be a future episode! For complete songs, check out our Spotify playlist for the episode! Ian and Eric's Beginnings includes: 1. The Roots - Star/Pointro 2. The Who - Baba O'Riley 3. Common - Be 4. Extreme - Decadence Dance 5. Kanye West - We Don't Care 6. MGMT - Time to Pretend 7. Linkin Park - Papercut 8. Counting Crows - Round Here 9. Kanye West - Dark Fantasy 10. Okkervil River - Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe 11. John Mayer - Clarity 12. They Might Be Giants - Ana Ng 13. SOHN - Tempest 14. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road 15. Coldplay - Don't Panic 16. Van Halen - Runnin' with the Devil 17. Kanye West - Ultralight Beam 18. Boston - More Than a Feeling 19. Kanye West - Good Morning 20. KISS - Detroit Rock City
We end Comics Month on Blank Cassette with a response mix of sorts! A couple weeks ago, Kevin Budnik shared a mix he made for his girlfriend Meredith Park. Now Meredith's back with a mix she made for Kevin! From reconciling a relationship to post-election anxiety, this is a sweet mix with some sweet tunes. This ends Comics Month on Blank Cassette, which means we're back on hiatus until September 7! In the mean time, we need more mixes for season 2! If you've got something you want to talk about -- or your friend does -- email mixtape@nerdologues.com with a track list and a brief bit about why the mix exists. Let's chat! Remember that you can help this little old show by 1) telling your friends 2) rating & reviewing us on iTunes and 3) checking out our Patreon, full of Blank Cassette extras! For complete songs, check out Meredith's Spotify playlist! Meredith's dancing but being quiet includes: 1. The Mountain Goats - This Year 2. First Aid Kit - Stay Gold 3. Surf Harp - Pool Boy 4. Discovery - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend 5. Matthew and the Arrogant Sea - Mock Origami 6. TV on the Radio - You 7. Shannon and the Clams - Ozma 8. Terror Pigeon - Girl! 9. Dum Dum Girls - Coming Down 10. Nat Baldwin - Dome Branches 11. TV on the Radio - Stork & Owl 12. The Secret Sisters - Tomorrow Will Be Kinder 13. Gallant - Blue Bucket of Gold 14. Dirty Projectors - Keep Your Name 15. ODESZA - Kusanagi 16. Wolf Parade - I'll Believe in Anything
Andrea Bell is a super cool Chicago comics artist who actually drew the Blank Cassette Comics Month artwork you can look at RIGHT NOW as you listen to this! She also produces a yearly zine called Tracks where she lists the songs of mix CDs that've been important to her life and then draws a short comic about each. This CD, lifted from her first Tracks zine, came at a pretty rough time in Andrea's high school life and ended up being an anchor on choppy waters. Let's talk about it! For complete tracks, check out our Spotify playlist for the episode. Andrea's To Andrea, Love Liv - Listen and Enjoy includes: 1. Guster - Two Points for Honesty 2. The Beatles - Let It Be 3. Sugar Ray - Fly 4. Bob Dylan - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right 5. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Keep on Moving 6. Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from My Friends 7. Carly Simon - You're So Vain 8. Damien Rice - Delicate 9. Enya - Anywhere Is 10. John Butler Trio - Better Than 11. Jack Johnson - Staple It Together 12. Louis Prima - There'll Be No Next Time 13. Ray LaMontagne - Lesson Learned 14. Simon & Garfunkel - I Am a Rock 15. Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
Comics Month marches on with the return of one of our favorite Chicago cartoonists, Kevin Budnik, who shares a recent playlist he put together for his girlfriend and talks about how mixes work as means of communication in a long-distance relationship. Kevin is such a tremendous artist, and if you want a daily look at his developing work -- and to support a great dude -- hit up his Patreon page and pledge a little. We need local art! For complete songs, check out Kevin's Spotify playlist. Kevin's 19 names for our band includes: 1. Moonrise Nation - Demo Day 2. Cayetana - Age of Consent 3. Amber Coffman - No Coffee 4. The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 5. Sophie Madeleine - Take Your Love with Me 6. Nirvana - Lithium 7. of Montreal - it's different for girls 8. Sports - Clean Jeans 9. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists -Biomusicology 10. The Church - Under the Milky Way 11. The Mountain Goats - Going to Georgia 12. Sufjan Stevens - The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us! 13. RADWIMPS - Dream Lantern 14. Wolf Parade - Automatic 15. Laura Veirs and Saltbreakers - Pink Light 16. Belle & Sebastian - Piazza, New York Catcher
Blank Cassette is back from hiatus for a very special set of episodes celebrating the intersection of sequential and musical art. It's Comics Month, babies! We're kicking things off with the writer of a handful of my favorite comics of all time, Mr. Kieron Gillen, who, among other things, is currently hard at work on an amazing series called The Wicked + The Divine. WicDiv volume 5 hits local comic shops today, so this seemed like a great chance to talk to Kieron about the WicDiv playlist, a curated mass of music that runs concurrent with the popular comics series. Music has been an integral part of Kieron's comics career since the beginning; this week, we'll talk about what that means, and he shares some favorite tracks that inspired the current volume of the series (which, again, is excellent). If you want to hear the rest of the interview we did with Kieron, you can find it on our Patreon page! There's a lot more comics talk on Patreon, plus we get into Bojack Horseman. For real. For full songs (where available), check out our Spotify playlist for the episode. And of course, the original WicDiv playlist is running hot! Kieron's WicDiv: Imperial Phase Part 1 Highlights includes: 1. Frank Black - Headache 2. Pulp - This Is Hardcore (original version) 3. Massive Attack - Protection 4. The Indelicates - Not Alone 5. Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Frank Sinatra 6. Robyn - Dream On 7. Blood Orange - Best to You 8. The Dears - 22: The Death of All Romance 9. ANOHNI - 4 DEGREES 10. Nik Kershaw - The Riddle 11. Nina Simone - Stars/Feelings 12. Downtown Boys - Dancing in the Dark
Breaking the hiatus for a special episode! Writer/producer Gary Lucy (hot off the new Nerdologues podcast LET'S GET IT ON) shares a mix and a story about how soul music actually saved his life. A perfect primer for Let's Get It On as well as for anyone who needs a sonic pick-me-up! For complete songs, check out our Spotify playlist. And please check out Let's Get It On! Fans of this show will likely enjoy it quite a bit! Gary's Soul Power includes: 1. Rufus - Tell Me Something Good 2. The Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow 3. Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up 4. William DeVaughn - Be Thankful for What You've Got 5. The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can 6. Rose Royce - I Wanna Get Next to You 7. The Jacksons - Enjoy Yourself 8. Marilyn McCoo - You Don't Have to Be a Star 9. George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic - Not Just Knee Deep 10. Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage 11. Midnight Star - No Parking (On the Dance Floor) 12. Carl Carlton - She's a Bad Mama Jama 13. Barry White - You're the First, My Last, My Everything 14. Smokey Robinson - Crusin' 15. Major Harris - Love Won't Let Me Wait 16. The Isley Brothers - Fight the Power 17. Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing a Song 18. Hues Corporation - Rock the Boat 19. Deee-Lite - Groove Is in the Heart
Well, friends, here we are. According to episode numbering I've been doing this show for 35 weeks straight now (counting a break for Thanksgiving). That's cool! But it's a very time-intensive show, and I need to take a brief break from it. But don't worry, we'll be back to our regular release schedule very soon! Plus, I imagine you'll see one or two episodes sneak out before Season 2 picks up officially. In the mean time, enjoy this highlight reel of tracks and guests from 2017 so far. And thanks for listening, everyone! I hope you've enjoyed the show so far. There's more to come! For complete songs (where available) check out our Spotify playlist. Best of Season 1, Part 2 includes: 1. Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet 2. Superdrag - September Gurls 3. Skunk Anansie - Intellectualise My Blackness 4. Annie Lennox - Why 5. Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie 6. Wolf Parade - This Heart's on Fire 7. Elton John - My Father's Gun 8. Van Morrison - Crazy Face 9. SOHN - Lessons 10. The Decemberists - Red Right Ankle 11. The Band - Atlantic City 12. Pantera - Cemetery Gates 13. Semisonic - Singing in My Sleep 14. Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous
I never thought we'd see the day. But as it happens, Blank Cassette is taking a brief hiatus soon, and fellow podcast producer/friend of the show Gary Lucy suggested that now might be a good time to look back on the episodes that were, so to speak. So I present to you the first of two Blank Cassette mega-mixes from this first run of the show -- a highlighted track from each (non-Eric) episode plus fond memories, trivia, insight, etc. into the creation of the show. Maybe you will find that interesting! Or maybe you only care about the music! Either way, this is the reality we're living in now, so here ya go. For complete songs, check out our Spotify playlist! Best of Season 1, Part 1 includes: 1. Big Country - In a Big Country 2. Foreigner - Say You Will 3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps 4. The Jayhawks - Bad Time 5. Van Morrison - Wavelength 6. Wolf Parade - I'll Believe in Anything 7. John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire 8. 2gether - The Hardest Part of Breaking Up 9. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Make the Money 10. Less Than Jake - The Rest of My Life 11. The Magnetic Fields - The One You Really Love 12. San Fermin - Sonsick 13. Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs 14. Dexys - She Got a Wiggle 15. Nikki Lane - Falalalala Love Ya
It takes two, baby... two guests to share a playlist they co-created at the beginning of their relationship! This episode is as sweet as Def Leppard's biggest hit (but there is, adamantly, no metal on it. Pretty much.) For complete songs, check out Katie's playlist here. Katie and Logan's Something New includes: 1. The Apache Relay - Katie Queen of Tennessee 2. Andrew Bird - Pulaski at Night 3. LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends 4. Real Estate - It's Real 5. Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous 6. Japandroids - The House That Heaven Built 7. Andrew Bird - Spirograph 8. The Mountain Goats - Love Love Love 9. The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out 10. Ty Segall - Girlfriend 11. alt-J - Breezeblocks 12. Brandi Carlile - Wherever Is Your Heart 13. Best Coast - When I'm With You 14. Daniel Johnston - True Love Will Find You in the End
It's not uncommon on this podcast -- or in, like, real life -- for folks to look back on their past mixes with a combination of shame and regret. This week, Chicago media producer Aaron Amendola tackles that idea head on as he confronts his musical choices on a rampantly emo 1999 mix CD -- and he also has to confront the kind of person who made that CD. For complete songs, check out our Spotify playlist. Aaron's Dizzy Melancholy includes: 1. The Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy 2. Semisonic - Singing in My Sleep 3. blink-182 - Carousel 4. Third Eye Blind - The Background 5. Everclear - Amphetamine 6. Bush - Mouth 7. Jimmy Eat World - What Would I Say to You Now 8. Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing 9. Green Day - When I Come Around 10. The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 11. Semisonic - This Will Be My Year
This week, Eric shares another one of his own mixes, a friend-requested overview of his very favorite performer. And the timing couldn't be better, because tonight, he's performing a solo(ish) tribute to Bruce Springsteen at the Beat Kitchen as a fundraiser for the ACLU! Check out full songs on our Spotify playlist. Eric's Bruce 101: Intro to Secular Humanism includes: 1. Thunder Road 2. Blinded by the Light 3. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 4. Hungry Heart 5. Atlantic City (live) 6. Because the Night (live) 7. Badlands 8. The River 9. Wrecking Ball 10. American Skin (41 Shots) 11. The Ghost of Tom Joad 12. The Promise 13. My City of Ruins 14. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 15. Born to Run
This week, musician, instructor, and friend Jim Snedeker shares a crucial tape he got at a young age that changed the course of his guitar playing and also changed how he thought about family. For complete songs, check out our Spotify playlist for the episode. And check out our Patreon page for some bonus interview bits! This week, $5+ backers can hear about Jim's "favorite" band (if he has one), whether any of the albums repped on this mix would be part of his desert island discs, and how Dimebag Darrell influenced his musical style. Jim's Tape from Tony includes: Side A: 1. Pantera - Cowboys from Hell 2. Pantera - Primal Concrete Sludge 3. Pantera - Cemetery Gates 4. Pantera - Domination 5. Pantera - The Art of Shredding 6. Pantera - Mouth for War 7. Pantera - Walk 8. Pantera - Rise 9. Pantera - Regular People (Conceit) 10. Pantera - Hollow Side B 1. Alice in Chains - Grind 2. Alice in Chains - Sludge Factory 3. Alice in Chains - Again 4. Alice in Chains - God Am 5. Alice in Chains - Over Now 6. Joe Satriani - Always with Me, Always with You 7. Steve Vai - Bad Horsie 8. Steve Vai - Answers 9. Steve Vai - The Riddle 10. Steve Vai - Sisters
This week, iO Creative Director Alex Honnet shares his All-Timers, a playlist that tracks the evolution of his music taste -- and, well, pretty much everything else in his life. We get into his obsession with Phish, the creation and closing of his own comedy venue, and, y'know, just feeling stuff. For complete songs, check out Alex's Spotify playlist. And scope out our Patreon page for cool Blank Cassette bonuses, including some stuff from our interview with Alex! Alex's All-Timers includes: 1. Reel Big Fish - Down in Flames 2. blink-182 - Josie 3. The Get Up Kids - Forgive and Forget 4. Desmond Dekker & the Aces - Israelites 5. Bob Dylan - If You See Her, Say Hello 6. Weezer - El Scorcho 7. Phish - Weekapaug Groove I (live) 8. Elliott Smith - St. Ides Heaven 9. The Microphones - Great Ghosts 10. Animal Collective - Fireworks 11. The Magnetic Fields - Yeah! Oh Yeah! 12. Jai Paul - BTSTU (edit) 13. Billy Bragg & Wilco - California Stars 14. The-Dream - Rockin' That Sh** 15. Beyonce - Countdown 16. Rustie - Hover Traps 17. Hudson Mohawke - Ryderz 18. The Band - Atlantic City 19. Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away with Me 20. Julien Baker - Something 21. Henrik the Artist - Naked
This week, Chicago-based game designer and writer Will Hindmarch shares a Frankenstein-like concoction of several playlists stitched into a biographical narrative arc based on living with oneself. Will details how music's played an integral role in his career as a game designer (sometimes literally providing the soundtrack to certain key moments) and about the different ways that we can celebrate successes. Plus, the tunes are great! For full songs, check out Will's Spotify playlist. For bonus content that didn't make the final edit, including Will's three tricks for incorporating songs into live roleplay sessions, hit up our Patreon page! Backers who pledge $5/month or more gain access to our digital museum, including lots of Blank Cassette extras! Will's Frankenstein Playlist includes: 1. Orbital - Halcyon and On and On 2. Brad Sucks - Fixing My Brain 3. Steven Wright - And Now Little Green Bag 4. George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag 5. Violent Femmes - Add It Up 6. Andrew Bird - Depression-pasillo 7. Andrew Bird - Case in Point 8. Rilo Kiley - The Good That Won't Come Out 9. The Decemberists - Red Right Ankle 10. Royal Blood - Figure It Out 11. The Hives - Blood Red Moon 12. Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls 13. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Into My Arms 14. Vangelis - Tears in Rain 15. Erin McKeown - You Were Right About Everything 16. Daft Punk - Human After All 17. Operation Ivy - Sound System
Ian Williams came to the show with a request to press shuffle on his tightly curated, massive Spotify playlist and chat about what came up. What resulted was a story about friends, family, relationships, and the power of music to facilitate genuine human connection. Now that's rock & roll (and hip-hop! And other stuff too!). For full songs, check out Ian's Spotify playlist here. Ian's Playlist Shuffle includes: 1. Slim Thug - 3 Kings 2. Red Hot Chili Peppers - We Believe 3. Ace of Base - Don't Turn Around 4. Motorhead - Ace of Spades 5. Adele - Melt My Heart to Stone 6. Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know 7. Damien Rice - Accidental Babies 8. Coldplay - Swallowed in the Sea 9. Tonic - If You Could Only See 10. Big Gigantic - Stand Up 11. SOHN - Lessons 12. Matchbox Twenty - Real World 13. The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize?? 14. Alanis Morissette - You Learn (live unplugged) 15. KAYTRANADA - DRIVE ME CRAZY 16. Sade - Soldier of Love
This week, on side B of his 2006 tape Abercrombie & Bitch, Charlie Madsen returns to discuss the timing of mixtapes, the unpredictability of pop music, his favorite artist of all time, and more! For full songs, check out Charlie's Spotify playlist here. Charlie's Abercrombie & Bitch Side B includes: 1. Irma Thomas - Time Is on My Side 2. The Rolling Stones - Monkey Man 3. Shifty - Starry Eyed Surprise 4. Beck - E-Pro 5. Gorillaz - O Green World 6. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 7. Britney Spears - Toxic 8. Nirvana - Drain You 9. Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Goin Down 10. Iron & Wine - Such Great Heights 11. Van Morrison - Crazy Face 12. Faces - Ooh La La 13. The Animals - Don't Bring Me Down 14. Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover 15. Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel 16. The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
This week, on the first Blank Cassette two-parter(!), LA-based writer Charlie Madsen shares side A of a 2006 tape, his first involving (then) popular music, and offers us insight into his visual method of maxing mixes. Come back next week for side B. Check out Charlie's Spotify playlist for full songs. Charlie's Abercrombie & Bitch Side A includes: 1. Modest Mouse - The World at Large 2. Modest Mouse - Float On 3. The Black Eyed Peas - The Boogie That Be 4. The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight 5. Kanye West - All Falls Down 6. David Bowie - Queen Bitch 7. Elvis Presley - Pocketful of Rainbows 8. The Zombies - The Way I Feel Inside 9. Three Dog Night - Shambala 10. Alexi Murdoch - Orange Sky 11. Elton John - My Father's Gun 12. Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter 13. Van Morrison - Sweet Thing 14. Ben Harper - Sexual Healing (live)
This week, incredibly talented Chicago comics artist Kevin Budnik shares a playlist he made last Valentine's Day and discusses aesthetics, gender norms, nostalgia, genuine connection, and David Bowie -- sounds like Modern Love to me. For complete songs, check out Kevin's Spotify playlist! Kevin's Modern Love includes: 1. David Bowie - Modern Love 2. Stephin Merritt - Plant White Roses 3. Cake - It's Coming Down 4. They Might Be Giants - I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar 5. Wolf Parade - This Heart's on Fire 6. Ladytron - Seventeen 7. The Knife - Heartbeats 8. CHVRCHES - Keep You on My Side 9. YACHT - I Wanna Fuck You Till I'm Dead 10. Franz Ferdinand - The Dark of the Matinee 11. The Velvet Underground - Oh! Sweet Nuthin'
Last year, Chicago comedian Tyler Snodgrass got to thinking -- shouldn't Valentine's Day have its own carols? Then he realized it did. Then he spent two weeks sharing his favorite power ballads on Facebook. This project was called "A Fortnight from the Heart," and it's the subject of today's (early!) Blank Cassette episode. If you guys didn't know, I love hair metal, and this project spoke to my soul. We'd love to see some of you guys come up with your own fortnight! If you want to make your own list or daily posts, just tag me (Eric Garneau), Tyler, and/or the Nerdologues on Facebook so we can bask in the enjoyment! Check out our Spotify playlist for full songs (where available) here. Tyler's A Fortnight from the Heart includes: 1. Damn Yankees - High Enough 2. Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now 3. Firehouse - When I Look into Your Eyes 4. Loverboy - Heaven in Your Eyes 5. Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie 6. Mr. Big - To Be With You 7. Def Leppard - Love Bites 8. Poison - Life Goes On 9. Bon Jovi - I'll Be There for You 10. Cheap Trick - The Flame 11. Alice Cooper - Poison 12. Kix - Don't Close Your Eyes 13. Prince - Purple Rain 14. The Darkness - Love Is Only a Feeling
Turning 16's already a cultural milestone, but what happens when you add a taboo mix tape to it? This week, Chicago teacher Amy Bergeson shares this tape made for her by her older sister that introduced her to a world of music she never imagined. Explore strange new musical worlds (including bad words!) with Amy now! For full songs (where available), check out Amy's Spotify playlists for side A and side B. Amy's Sweet and Sour 16: Ode to the Forest Ranger includes: SIDE A 1. Mel Torme - Once in Love with Amy 2. The Pharcyde - Otha Fish 3. Bjork - Hyperballad 4. Luscious Jackson - Here 5. Cake - When You Sleep 6. Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Power of Equality 7. Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod 8. Cake - Satan Is My Motor 9. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry 10. The Specials - Nite Klub 11. The Jayhawks - Blue 12. Rusted Root - Send Me on My Way 13. Soul Coughing - True Dreams of Wichita 14. Ani Difranco - Amazing Grace SIDE B 1. Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 2. Beck - Mixed Bizness 3. Mel Torme - Surrey with the Fringe on Top 4. Annie Lennox - Why 5. Richard Rogers - My Funny Valentine 6. Gabriel Yared - Italia 7. Portishead - Undenied 8. Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit 9. R.E.M. - Nightswimming 10. The Jayhawks - Ann Jane 11. Kate Bushy - Moments of Pleasure 12. Laurie Anderson - Strange Angels 13. Gabriel Yared - Lullaby for Cain 14. Charlie Parker - Koko 15. Cowboy Junkies - Blue Moon Revisited
This week, we're heading overseas for this podcast's first Skype interview with London music student, professional, fanatic, and mixmaker extraordinaire Livia Cruz, who runs the blog Made You a Mixtape. Liv and I connected over Instagram and I knew I had to have her on the show to share one of her many incredible playlists. This week, we've got a primer for women in rock and roll as well as a bit of Liv's own pretty rad story. Check out Liv's Spotify playlist for full songs (where available) here. Liv's Badass Chicks Vol. 2 includes: 1. Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know 2. Gwen Stefani - Used to Love You 3. No Doubt - Just a Girl 4. Wolf Alice - Your Love's Whore 5. Lauryn Hill - I Gotta Find Peace of Mind 6. Madonna - Like a Prayer 7. Fiona Apple - Criminal 8. Lissie - Wild West 9. Hole - Celebrity Skin 10. Skunk Anansie - 100 Ways to Be a Good Girl 11. Meredith Brooks - Bitch 12. Blondie - One Way or Another 13. Lady Gaga ft. Florence Welch - Hey Girl 14. P!nk - Raise Your Glass 15. Skunk Anansie - Intellectualise My Blackness 16. Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean 17. Spice Girls - Wannabe 18. India.Arie - Video 19. Garbage - Supervixen 20. Nina Persson - Food for the Beast 21. TLC - No Scrubs 22. P!nk - 'Cuz I Can 23. HAIM - Don't Save Me 24. Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl 25. Lily Allen - Hard Out Here 26. Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone 27. Alabama Shakes - You Ain't Alone 28. Joan Jett - Bad Reputation
If you're listening to this podcasts, chances are it's because in some way you feel that making mixes can be important. This week, Chicago designer Sharlene King shares a story of growing up in which this mix plays a crucial part. Thanks for sharing, Sharlene. Check out our Spotify playlist for full songs (where available). Sharlene's Feathers and Dustings includes: SIDE A 1. Dinah Washington - I'll Close My Eyes 2. Elvis Costello - Indoor Fireworks 3. Jeff Buckley - Morning Theft 4. Mazzy Star - Rhymes of an Hour 5. The Church - Under the Milky Way 6. David Bowie - Heroes 7. Cocteau Twins - Half-Gifts 8. Frente! - Bizarre Love Triangle 9. Jeremy Enigk - Lewis Hollow 10. Superdrag - September Gurls 11. Belly - The Bees 12. Billy Bragg - The Price I Pay (demo) SIDE B 1. Julie Doiron - He Will Forget 2. Hayden - Between Us to Hold 3. Jeff Buckley - Mojo Pin 4. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah 5. Nick Drake - Time of No Reply 6. Lori Carson - Snow Come Down 7. Aimee Mann - I've Had It 8. The Spinanes - Luminous 9. Cat Power - Colors and the Kid 10. Ida - Coupons
A few months ago, we talked to Ben Rathert about his passion for burning semibiographical Volume CDs throughout his life with an episode entitled "Ben's Volume 116." This week, he's back with Volume 41, a much earlier entry (obviously) from fall 2001 about his hero -- Superman. Ben discusses how the idea of Superman has been and continues to be a real-life inspiration; maybe superheroes have power after all. Check out our Spotify playlist of this ep for full versions of these songs (where available). And say hello to our Patreon page, which helps support shows like this! This week, our Patreon extras find Ben discussing Superman comics and TV shows! Ben's Volume 41 includes: 1. Supertramp - Dreamer 2. John Williams - Theme from Superman 3. David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World 4. Paul McCartney and Wings - Jet 5. 3 Doors Down - Kryptonite 6. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir 7. Train - Drops of Jupiter 8. Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song 9. The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with Butterfly Wings 10. Crash Test Dummies - Superman's Song 11. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Learning to Fly 12. The Beatles - Blackbird 13. The Four Tops - Reach Out, I'll Be There 14. The Doors - Break on Through 15. Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart 16. Five for Fightning - It's Not Easy 17. The Wallflowers - Heroes 18. Incubus - Stellar 19. Man on the Moon Soundtrack - Mighty Mouse Theme 20. Bush - Letting the Cables Sleep
Hey guys, Eric here. Usually this show is (hopefully!) a great way to learn about other people and their musical taste. But this week, I'm gonna make it all about ME. Here's this weird annual tradition that me and nobody else does where I compile my favorite tracks from the previous year, mixed in with a bit of a story about my 2016. Even though the year was shit, there was a ton of amazing music I found (thanks to some sources I'll detail in the episode), and I really like this mix. I hope y'all enjoy it too! Check out our Spotify playlist for full tracks (where available)! Eric's 2016 Favs includes: 1. Brian Fallon - A Wonderful Life 2. Such Hounds - I've Been Lost 3. Declan McKenna - Brazil 4. Operators - Blue Wave 5. Game Theory - Look Away 6. Steel Panther - Bukkake Tears (live acoustic) 7. Lucius - Almost Makes Me Wish for Rain 8. Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam - A 1000 Times 9. Against Me! - Crash 10. Ryan Adams - Do You Still Love Me? 11. Ages and Ages - Kick Me Out 12. Motherfolk - Control 13. case/lang/veirs - Best Kept Secret 14. Ghost B.C. - Square Hammer 15. Springtime Carnivore - Nude Polaroids 16. Lady Gaga - Hey Girl (ft. Florence Welch) 17. Ashanti - Helpless (ft. Ja Rule) 18. Japandroids - Near to the Wild Heart of Life 19. Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road (live in St. Louis)
Happy holidays, everyone! We thought we'd put our feet up and relax a bit this week with some seasonally appropriate music as chosen by the five members of the Nerdologues who aren't Eric (who of course are Joe Gennaro, Mike Jando, Katie Johnston-Smith, Kevin Reader, and Mary Beth Smith!). Each one of the Nerds picked their four favorite holiday songs and talk about why they mean something. Enjoy some holiday cheer and everybody have a safe and great winter rest! Check out our Spotify playlist for full songs (where available)! The Nerdologues' Holiday includes: 1. Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 2. Mannheim Steamroller - Carol of the Bells 3. Bob Rivers - The Twelve Pains of Christmas 4. Adam Sandler - The Chanukah Song 5. The Drifters - White Christmas 6. Barnenaked Ladies ft. Sarah McLachlan - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings 7. Glee Cast - Baby, It's Cold Outside 8. Barenaked Ladies - Hannukah, Oh Hannukah 9. Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You 10. Charlotte Churck - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 11. Rockapella - Merry Christmas Darling 12. The Shucker Brothers - Some Children See Him 13. Rebecca St. James - Sweet Little Jesus Boy 14. Cody Copeland - Christmas Don't Be Late 15. Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 16. Nikki Lane - Falalalalove Ya 17. Bing Crosby - White Christmas 18. Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas 19. Vulfpeck - Christmas in L.A. 20. Johnny Mathis - Winter Wonderland
Six years ago, Chicago designer Mike Joosse challenged himself to create a playlist a week. Out of that project was born a fascination with the soul genre, something Mike had never really dived into before. What started off as a 10-song list on Spotify grew into a project of its own, and this week, Mike presents an edited version of the first half of his current "This Is Soul" playlist, talks about the process of curation, and digs into what soul means to him. It's awesome. For complete versions of the songs featured on this episode, check out Mike's Spotify playlist. If you like our shows, you can support us on Patreon or even rate/review us on iTunes! That's super helpful! Mike's "This Is Soul" includes: 1. Neko Case - Runnin' Out of Fools 2. Martina Topley-Bird - Sandpaper Kisses 3. Morphine - Shadow [I Know You Part V] 4. Paul Kelly ft. Clairy Browne - Where Were You When I Needed You 5. The Greenhorns - Shelter of Your Arms 6. Dexys - She Got a Wiggle 7. Plush - So Blind 8. Matthew E. White - One of These Days 9. The Rumble Strips - Raindrops 10. Dee Dee Warwick - Suspicious Minds 11. The Mynabirds - LA Rain 12. The Black Keys - Ohio 13. Tim Krekel - Version City 14. Howe Gelb - Howlin' a Gale 15. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band ft. Norah Jones - Ruler of My Heart 16. The Bees - Listening Man 17. The Bodysnatchers - Too Experienced 18. Tindersticks - Help Yourself 19. Dr. John - Revolution 20. Toussaint McCall - Saigon to San Francisco 21. Dengue Fever - Tiger Phone Card 22. Los Lobos - Angels with Dirty Faces 23. Paul Simon ft. the Jessy Dixon Singers - Gone at Last (original demo) 24. Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros - Johnny Appleseed
David Munk had a reputation as the "mix guy," a rep he totally leaned into, even going so far as to create a Mixtape Request Form on Google (seriously, check it out, it's amazing). This week, he shares one of his favorite mixes to result from that form, a study of the breakup song that's replete with excellent taste! David also mentions he wrote haikus for every song on this mix. You can snag those haikus as part of the Nerdologues Digital Museum over on our Patreon page, along with lots of other cool Nerd extras! If you want to hear full songs, check out our Spotify playlist! David's Breakups (for Michelle) includes: 1. Sharon Van Etten - A Crime 2. The Tallest Man on Earth - Honey Won't You Let Me In 3. fun. - Why Am I the One 4. Telekinesis - Please Ask for Help 5. Laura Marling - Sophie 6. Emperor X - Erica Western Teleport 7. Field Music - In Context 8. Megafaun - The Longest Day 9. The Mountain Goats - Woke Up New 10. Gregory Alan Isakov - That Moon Song 11. Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs 12. Fleetwood Mac - What Makes You Think You're the One 13. The Radio Dept. - I wanted you to feel the same 14. PS I Love You - 2012 15. Sun Kil Moon - Moorestown 16. Charlotte Hatherley - Bastardo 17. Marnie Stern - Transparency Is the New Mystery 18. Aimee Mann - That's Just What You Are 19. Robyn Hitchcock - She Doesn't Exist 20. Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know 21. Joni Mitchell - A Case of You
Claire Friedman has had an incredible impact on Nerdologues podcasting over the years, so it felt right to do an episode about her mixes for her boyfriend Brad (unironically titled "For My Love") on the day they head out to New York City together. We'll miss you, Claire! Thanks for the wonderful music. Get full songs from Claire's mix on her Spotify playlist! Claire's For My Love includes: 1. Raphael Saadiq - 100 Yard Dash 2. First Aid Kit - Waitress Song 3. M.I.A. - Y.A.L.A. 4. Janelle Monae - Dance Apocalyptic 5. The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy 6. The New Pornographers - Challengers 7. Matt Costa - Sunshine 8. Courtney Barnett - Avant Gardener 9. Fantastic Negrito - An Honest Man 10. The Bama Lamas - Sambuca 11. Sam Fermin - Sonsick 12. Tuxedo - Do It 13. Sia - Elastic Heart 14. Capital Cities - Farrah Fawcett Hair 15. Doomtree - Gray Duck 16. Father John Misty - Bored in the USA 17. Lucius - Genevieve 18. Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Sunday Candy
Blank Cassette's taking the week off, but I didn't want to leave y'all in the lurch. As a great television theme song once said, "Thank you for being a friend." I hope you're all having a great holiday. Let me try to make it greater with some sweet music, because you gotta get on Elton John's 1976 live album Here & There, specifically the "There" part, featuring John Lennon's last-ever live performance (recorded on Thanksgiving 1974, hence the holiday connection). God, this record's great. You can listen to the whole thing on Spotify! Have a great holiday, everyone! We'll be back next week with more mixes!
A Blank Cassette first! This week, two guest mixologists, Joanna Troutman Bergkoetter and Travis Wayne Hurt (also known as DJsFutureBabyMrSweatersMommyDaddyDotCom), share the DJ set they used to say goodbye to a Champaign, IL institution. Want full songs? Check out our Spotify playlist for the episode! Joanna and Travis's Farewell to Mike N Molly's features: 1. The Feelies - Forces at Work 2. Talking Heads - And She Was 3. The Fiery Furnaces - Tropical Iceland 4. The Magnetic Fields - The One You Really Love 5. The Byrds - You're Still on My Mind 6. Belle and Sebastian - Is It Wicked Not to Care? 7. Colleen Green - Deeper Than Love 8. Silver Jews - Suffering Jukebox 9. Pavement - Box Elder 10. Cains & Abels - Call Me Up Pt. 2 11. Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu 12. Animal Collective - My Girls 13. The Chemicals - Broadcasting 14. Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken 15. The Who - Squeeze Box 16. The Magnetic Fields - Long-Forgotten Fairytale 17. ABBA - Ring Ring 18. Alvin and the Chipmunks - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
It's been a rough week, and this episode almost didn't happen. But it felt good to work on this one, an episode about using a mix to mourn and move on presented by guest John Craig, a tech wizard, comic book afficianado, and wonderful human being from Chicago. This week, John shares his What If...? Vol. 2 #44, a playlist he made for his best friend Brett after he passed suddenly. Thank you, John, for sharing this with us. I hope y'all are doing okay. Full versions of many of these songs are available on our Spotify playlist here. Be good to each other, friends. John's What If...? Vol. 2 #44 contains: 1. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs 2. Four Year Strong - One Step at a Time (acoustic) 3. Mad Caddies - Drinking for 11 4. Less Than Jake - Look What Happened 5. The Lawrence Arms - The Disaster March 6. Mustard Plug - Beer Song (live) 7. The Lizdexics - 9 to 5 8. Less Than Jake - The Ghosts of You and Me 9. Streetlight Manifesto - The Saddest Song 10. The Lawrence Arms - Chapter 13: The Hero Appears 11. Slapstick - Not Tonight 12. Less Than Jake - Abandon Ship 13. The Lawrence Arms - Cut It Up 14. Matt Wixson - Live On 15. RX Bandits - Who Would've Thought 16. Less Than Jake - The Rest of My Life (EP version) 17. The Lawrence Arms - Lose Your Illusion I 18. Streetlight Manifesto - Somewhere in the Between 19. Catch 22 - Alone in a Crowd 20. Streetlight Manifesto - Oh Me, Oh My 21. The Aquabats! - Hello, Goodnight 22. The Lizdexics - Role Models (live)
Creating monthly playlists to document not just one's musical tastes but one's life is a time-tested playlist trope, and on this week's Blank Cassette, Chicago theatrical talent Fin Coe shares one such playlist from one of the most "life-changiest" of his months, November 2013. From holiday layoffs to creative stress to maintaining a serious relationship, there's a lot of reflection packed in these 15 tracks! Check out Fin's Spotify playlist for full songs! Fin's Newvember includes: 1. The Mountain Goats - This Year 2. Okkervil River - Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe 3. Jay-Z - Dirt off Your Shoulder 4. Band of Skulls - Friends 5. Band of Horses - The Funeral 6. Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City 7. James Blake - Limit to Your Love 8. The Animals - House of the Rising Sun 9. Rise Against - Voices off Camera 10. Blue Scholars - Sagaba 11. Blue October - Calling You 12. Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know 13. DJ T-Rock and Squishy Nice - The Fugue 14. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps 15. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - Make the Money
Technology always dictates how we incorporate music into our lives, and that's doubly true with mixes. This week, guest Bill Nielsen (a fellow podcaster from So Many Bits) looks back at the mix that graced his Rio Diamond 500 MP3 player, one of the first major digital music players to hit the market around the turn of the century. With only 64 MB but a hunger to strike out from the rest of his high school world, Bill put together an hour of music that made him feel stuff. Learn about it this week! For full songs from this week's episode (when available), we've got a Spotify playlist! Check out the Nerdologues on Patreon if you like what you hear! Bill's Rio Diamond 500 Mix includes: 1. Barenaked Ladies - One Week 2. "Weird Al" Yankovic - The Saga Begins 3. Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays 4. Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Zoot Suit Riot 5. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris 6. They Might Be Giants - Mr. Me 7. 2Gether - The Hardest Part of Breaking Up 8. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Polka Power 9. Santana - Smooth 10. Fenix TX - All My Fault 11. Cowboy Bebop OST - Tank! 12. Goldfinger - Superman 13. Outlaw Star OST - Tsuki no le 14. Bon Jovi - It's My Life 15. No Doubt - Don't Speak 16. Fastball - The Way 17. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
The party mix is not a new concept, but Andrew, this week's guest mixologist, puts more thought into his than most. Here, Andrew explains the tradition of his immaculately edited power hour, including selections from his most recent example! For the full power hour (excerpted here for length), visit our Patreon page. For complete songs, check out our Spotify playlist, which contains all of the tracks from Andrew's latest power hour that were available! Andrew's Power Hour (the episode) contains: 1. Michael Nyman and Damon Albarn - Boyd's Journey 2. Darkel - TV Destroy 3. Teddybears - Are You Feelin' It? 4. Aquagen - Party Alarm 5. Warren Zevon - Renegade 6. Satellite High - Everything Is Economics 7. Rammstein - Haifisch 8. Iron Maiden - Coming Home 9. John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire 10. The Coup - The Guillotine
If you asked people why they make mixes, how many times out of ten do you think it'd be for a significant other? This week, Chicago comedian and artist Brandon Kirkman looks back on some of his past relationships -- and mixes -- with this mix compilation. Get ready to feel! For full songs from this week's episode, check out our Spotify playlist. And if you want to support the Nerdologues and get sweet extras from this very ep, head over to our Patreon page! Brandon's Relationship Mix contains: 1. Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place 2. Of Montreal - Requiem for O.M.M.2 3. The Shins - Pressed in a Book 4. Ima Robot - Lovers in Captivity 5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps 6. Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa 7. King Geedorah - Next Level 8. Last Shadow Puppet - Meeting Place 9. The Walkmen - Four Provinces 10. Wolf Parade - I'll Believe in Anything 11. Yacht - Psychic City 12. Akron/Family - River 13. The Decemberists - Billy Liar 14. Big Boi - Mama Told Me 15. Wye Oak - Logic of Color 16. Neko Case - This Tornado Loves You
Can a mix bring you happiness? That's the question our special guest Dr. Benjamin Rathert explores on today's Blank Cassette with his Volume 116, a mix made during a pretty intensely unhappy period. Music clearly has a transformative power, but will this collection of songs do it? Ben shares a really personal journey with us today that I think you'll all enjoy. Check out our Spotify playlist for the episode here! If you like Blank Cassette, be a mensch and rate/review us on iTunes? You can also check out the Nerdologues' Patreon page for all sorts of cool extras, including about another 10 minutes of interviews with Dr. Ben! Ben's Volume 116 contains: 1. The Corrs ft. Bono - Summer Wine 2. Tracy Chapman - The Promise 3. Garth Brooks - The Change 4. Billie Holiday - Ill Wind 5. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love 6. The Police - King of Pain 7. Kenny Chesney - Better as a Memory 8. AC/DC - Moneytalks (live) 9. Yael Naim - New Soul 10. Alan Menken - One Jump 11. Jans Lekman - Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo 12. Alan Jackson - That'd Be Alright 13. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps 14. Van Morrison - Wavelength 15. Coldplay - Viva La Vida 16. Vertical Horizon - You're a God 17. Paul McCartney - Calico Skies 18. Cyndi Lauper - True Colors (acoustic) 19. Frank Sinatra - It Was a Very Good Year
There are lots of reasons people make mixes, and on this week's Blank Cassette, friend of the Nerds Gary Lucy covers a lot of them with his Mix Understanding! From songs carefully taped off the radio to crushes to long drives and more, Gary's got a lot of stories to share and some great songs to go with them! Check out our Spotify playlist for full tracks here. If you've got a mix you'd like to have featured on this show, email a track list and brief description to mixtape@nerdologues.com. We'd love to hear from you! Check out our Patreon page at patreon.com/nerdologues for sweet extras, including outtakes from this very (Gary) episode! Gary's Mix Understanding contains: 1. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner 2. Genesis - Misunderstanding 3. Devo - Freedom of Choice 4. Scorpions - No One Like You 5. Roxy Music - Virginia Plain 6. Todd Rundgren - I Saw the Light 7. Hoodoo Gurus - I Want You Back 8. Electric Light Orchestra - So Fine 9. Rufus Wainwright - April Fools 10. The Jayhawks - Bad Time 11. That Dog - Long Island 12. The Lemonheads - Bit Part 13. The Kinks - Drivin' 14. Elf Power - Will My Feet Still Carry Me 15. Bran Van 3000 - Couch Surfer 16. Elliott Smith - Between the Bars 17. Jean Jacques Perry - Porcupine Rock 18. Game Theory - Here It Is Tomorrow 19. Angel Olsen - Shut Up Kiss Me 20. McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
The vacation/road trip mix is a time-tested mixtape staple, and hey, guess what: I'm on vacation this week! So I thought it would be cool to share one of my own relevantly timed mixes -- these are a bunch of songs that get me thinking about California, which happens to be where I am right now. You'll hear from some classic Cali artists and I'll talk about traveling and share some sweet concert and vacation stories, and hopefully you'll enjoy these tunes! Eric's California Mix features: 1. Led Zeppelin - Going to California 2. Counting Crows - Angels of the Silences 3. Coconut Records - West Coast 4. Best Coast - The Only Place 5. Jenny Lewis - The Charging Sky 6. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (live) 7. Billy Joel - Los Angelenos (live) 8. Brandon Flowers - Magdalena 9. Elton John - Tiny Dancer 10. Bad Religion - I Want to Conquer the World 11. Poison - Fallen Angel 12. Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle 13. Tom Petty ft. Axl Rose - Free Fallin' (live) 14. Art Brut - Moving to L.A. 15. Skid Row - Riot Act 16. Steel Panther - Tomorrow Night 17. RHCP2014 - Abracadabralifornia 18. WATERS - Take Me out to the Coast 19. case/lang/veirs - Best Kept Secret 20. Neko Case - In California 21. Bruce Springsteen - Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) Check out our Spotify mix featuring most of the tunes here!
This week, med school student Laura Burkett shares a playlist of songs she used to help get through her undergrad freshman year of college at Loyola Chicago, which also happened to be her first extended time away from home/in a big city. Lots of life changes bring on lots of emo. If you wanna hear these songs in full, check out Laura's Spotify recreation of the playlist! Make sure to check out our Patreon page, where you can get lots of cool Nerdologues extras, including an extra interview bit from this very episode! Laura's Fresh contains: 1. Dave Matthews Band - American Baby 2. blink-182 - I Miss You 3. Gorrillaz - Latin Simone (Que Pasa Contigo) 4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps 5. Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Goin Down 6. Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness 7. Dashboard Confessional - The Brilliant Dance 8. Fiona Apple - Criminal 9. The Decemberists - Red Right Ankle 10. Eve 6 - Here's to the Night 11. Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated 12. Clint Mansell - Summer Overture 13. Death Cab for Cutie - Tiny Vessels 14. Tegan and Sara - This Is Everything (live) 15. Nine Inch Nails - Closer 16. O-Zone - Dragonstea Din Tei 17. Styx - Come Sail Away 18. The Killers - Mr. Brightside 19. Green Day - Novocaine/She's a Rebel 20. The Verve Pipe - The Freshmen 21. Blur - Song 2 22. Ben Folds Five - Kate 23. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - Get Low
On this week's Blank Cassette, Nora Seidman shares a CD she made for a college mix exchange group entitled "Everything Is a Love Song," except almost nothing is a love song. OR IS IT?? You'll have to listen to find out. If you enjoyed the song clips in this episode, you can hear (most of) the songs in their entirety on our Spotify playlist for the episode! If you like the Nerdologues and what we do, consider supporting us on Patreon. It helps us make more shows like this! Nora's Everything Is a Love Song contains: 1. Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In 2. The Strokes - Is This It? 3. Foreigner - Say You Will 4. Puddle of Mudd - Blurry 5. One Hit Wonder - Powertrip 6. Sugarcult - Pretty Girl 7. Less Than Jake - Bigger Picture 8. Unwritten Law - Holiday 9. Lagwagon - May 16 10. Catch 22 - Walking Away 11. Cordero - Sea Captain's Daughter 12. Wilco - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart 13. Depswa - This Time 14. Marvelous 3 - Get Over 15. Nick - On the Road 16. Mustard Plug - Sadie May 17. Lucero - My Best Girl 18. Jughead's Revenge - Victims & Volunteers 19. Thursday - Cross out the Eyes 20. The Ataris - Angry Nerd Rock 21. Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
For many, making mixtapes seems like a nostalgic act, so the first episode of Blank Cassette (hi everybody!!) gets appropriately nostalgic with our friend Chris Crotwell's first mix CD that he ever made back in the summer of 1999. All it took was a little thing called Napster (the bane of James Hetfield's existence). Chris talks about the power of singling out songs, the incredible pointless potential of being 16 with a car and a CD player, and the massive attraction of the Ferris Bueller-type character. If you enjoy the music clips here, check out the full songs on our Spotify playlist for the episode, and don't forget to buy music! That's how art prospers! If you like this show, support us on Patreon! We're planning tons of extra stuff to go along with Blank Cassette for our Patreon backers, including an extra 10 minutes of interview with Chris today! Chris's First Napster Mix contains: 1. Blur - Song 2 2. The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) 3. Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey 4. Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy 5. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic 6. Modern English - I Melt with You 7. House of Pain - Jump Around 8. Beck - Loser 9. Beastie Boys - Body Movin' 10. Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons 11. Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride 12. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy 13. Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio 14. Cornershop - Brimful of Asha 15. Yello - Oh Yeah 16. Big Country - In a Big Country 17. Blink-182 - Dammit 18. Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance