Audio Ecstasy

Dylan and Danny are joined by Nic Cuppetilli to discuss the slow return of live music, as well as their first and favorite concerts, and a broader discussion of the significance of live music in comparison to recorded music. We also get the Led out for the first time on the show.

In this episode Dylan and Danny discuss the Grammys (swiftly), Spotify's autoplay feature and the algorithm behind it, as well as the possibility that we may in fact be living in the golden age of the remix album. 

Dylan and Danny look back ten years later at the indie music world of 2011, reflecting on the albums and trends that made shaped that year and how they hold up a decade later.

Danny and Dylan discuss the new Avalanches' album, "We Will Always Love You", as well as the concept of monoculture and where it stands in the year 2021.

Dylan and Danny are joined by Evan Dunn for the second part of their look back at 2011 indie music, this time looking at two trends from that year in particular: chillwave, and the emergence of cheesy 80s-esque saxophone in indie rock. Also discussed: where we at with the Red Hot Chili Peppers these days? Plus Doc Rock's Rock Doc of the Month.

Danny and Dylan are joined by Ian Wendrow to discuss the Framing Britney documentary, the 20th anniversary of Lightning Bolt's "Ride the Skies", and Danny once again forces Backstreet Boys into the conversation to question how it stands up against Radiohead's Kid A.