ourTunes: Recent Episodes
ourTunes
Music appreciation and digital media discourse via the contents of two iTunes libraries. Join us as we explore the archives, playing old favorites and taking new leaps! Hosted by Brad Lanute and Louis Weil, produced by Rob Hughes.
ourTunes is graced by super-fan/super-guest Evan Dormont! Evan's Homework assignment, the 1992 punk album "Plays Pretty for Baby" by Nation of Ulysses is discussed along with the merits of "Sophisti-pop", and if Battles is indeed party music.
Louis and Brad discuss the 1972 album "Acabou Chorare" by Brazilian Tropicália rockers, Novos Baianos. Shuffle returns for another round to explore the depths of Brad's iTunes library.
ourTunes puts a bow on 2022 with some favorite tracks and albums from the year. Brad and Louis discuss last episode's Homework assignment, the 1997 album "Either/Or" by the master of morose, melancholic music, Elliott Smith.
ourTunes is back for a new season! Brad and Louis rank their top 5 Broken Social Scene songs and discuss the 1976 self-titled album from electric bass god, Jaco Pastorius.
Louis and Brad wrap up season one of ourTunes by discussing the merits of live music, genre labels, and nostalgic reminiscence. Brad reports back on his Homework, the 2012 album "Attack on Memory" by Cloud Nothings.
Louis and Brad discuss some formative musical firsts before digging into Pop Music's Homework assignment, John Fahey's 1959 debut album "Blind Joe Death".
Louis and Brad are joined by Pop Music himself, a.k.a. Louis's dad, to dive deep into last episode's Homework assignment, the reggae packed soundtrack to the 1972 film "The Harder They Come".
ourTunes heads south to Edenton, NC for another on the road episode. Brad and Louis discuss opera, Vinyl Night, and their latest Homework assignment, Kate Bush's 2005 double album, "Aerial". Plus, a shiny, new segment, "You're Gonna Hate This" makes its debut.
ourTunes road trips to Providence, Rhode Island for a visit with iTunes veteran and all-around fantastic person, Ben Currie. Ben, Louis, and Brad discuss some hidden gems that can’t be found on Spotify. Brad’s homework assignment, the 2004 Madvillian album “Madvillainy” dredges up memories of fighting for your life in AP English.
Louis and Brad attend their own personal Ozzfest and dive deep into Louis’ Homework assignment, Ozzy Osbourne’s 1981 solo debut, “Blizzard of Ozz”. Plus, OurTunes rolls the opening credits as Louis and Brad reveal their top three TV theme songs of all time.
Louis and Brad get fuzzy and review Brad's lo-fi homework assignment, the 2010 album Public Strain by Women. Brad gives a glimpse into the fraught inner life of an office DJ. The boys revel in the mysteries revealed by Shuffle using Louis' iTunes library.
Louis' Homework assignment takes OurTunes on a field trip to a slightly psychedelic version of Nashville to discuss Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood's 1968 gem, "Nancy & Lee". Another edition of By the Numbers has the boys scrobbling through time for a visit with the ghosts of their last.fm profiles.
The OurTunes boys break down their libraries' stats in By the Numbers. The first edition of Platinum Record comes at you like a "Bat out of Hell" as Brad and Louis discuss the late Meatloaf's rollicking masterwork. Brad wades through a sea of sadness and reports out on his Homework assignment from Louis, "Knives Don't Have Your Back" by Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton.
Inaugural episode! We cover the premise of the show, a little historical background on iTunes and a listening homework assignment assigned to Louis by Brad: Faust IV