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In this week’s episode, Wyndham sits down with acclaimed musician and journalist Ryan Walsh, author of the book Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968 . Walsh’s book examines Van Morrison’s 1968 masterpiece Astral Weeks and its fascinating backstory from the streets of 1968 Boston.

In this week’s episode, Wyndham, Jeremy, and Christian take a deep dive into their neverending playlist: The 95,306 Top 10 songs of all time. Each brother is submitting a song from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, and 2010s with a common theme for each song. In true Brother Brother Brother fashion, the theme may be obscure. Listen along with our neverending playlist of the greatest songs of all time...

In this week’s episode, Wyndham sits down with Jake Brennan, the host, writer, and producer of the hit new podcast Disgraceland, a fantastic new show about the intersection between musicians and true crime. Wyndham and Jake discuss the origins of Disgraceland, the relationship between music and crime, and the process of researching and telling the darkest stories of music’s most iconic figures. Ch...

Only four albums remain in the competition for the title of Greatest Album of the 21st Century (so far). Today, we crown a champion. This week’s matchups include:   Arcade Fire, Funeral vs. Sufjan Stevens, Come on Feel the Illinoise! LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver vs. Interpol, Turn on the Bright Lights Follow along with the tournament at brotherpod.com and if you need to catch up with some of t...

Eight albums remain in the competition for the title of Greatest Album of the 21st Century (so far). Let the madness continue into the Elite 8. This week’s matchups include:   Run the Jewels, RTJ2 vs. Arcade Fire, Funeral Daft Punk, Discovery vs. Sufjan Stevens, Come on Feel the Illinoise! LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver vs. The Wrens, Meadowlands Interpol, Turn on the Bright Lights vs. Kanye Wes...

We’re down to the final 16 albums in the competition for the title of Greatest Album of the 21st Century (so far). Let the madness continue as we barrel into the Sweet 16. This week’s matchups include:   The Strokes, Is This It? vs. Run the Jewels, RTJ2 Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix vs. Arcade Fire, Funeral Daft Punk, Discovery vs. Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Radiohead, In Rainbows vs. Sufjan...

The chaos of the Round of 64 has ended and after some tough matchups, 32 albums remain in the competition for the title of Greatest Album of the 21st Century (so far). The Round of 32, Part 2 matchups include:   LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver vs. Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book The Killers, Hot Fuss vs. Bon Iver, For Emma Forever Ago The Hold Steady, Separation Sunday vs. Passion Pit, Manners L...

The chaos of the Round of 64 has ended and after some tough matchups, 32 albums remain in the competition for the title of Greatest Album of the 21st Century (so far). The Round of 32, Part 1 matchups include:   The Strokes, Is This It? vs. The White Stripes, Elephant Spoon, Kill the Moonlight vs. Run the Jewels, RTJ2 Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix vs. LCD Soundsystem, This is Happening The Hol...

The 21st Century Album Bracket is officially underway with the Round of 64, Regions 3 & 4. Sixteen album vs. album matchups to determine who moves on to the Round of 32, and who gets relegated to the discount bin.   Our Region 3 matchups include: LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver vs. Outkast, Stankonia TV on the Radio, Dear Science vs. Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book The Killers, Hot Fuss vs....

The 21st Century Album Bracket is officially underway with the Round of 64, Regions 1 & 2. Sixteen album vs. album matchups to determine who moves on to the Round of 32, and who gets relegated to the discount bin.   Our Region 1 matchups include: The Strokes, Is This It? vs. M83, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming Wolf Parade, Apologies to the Queen Mary vs. The White Stripes, Elephant Spoon, Kill the M...

BBB Madness has returned. Last year, we crowned Nirvana as the greatest American band through a month of brutal competition. This year, we’re setting our sights on the greatest album of the 21st century (so far). The bracket’s set. The albums are on rotation. The madness is about to begin. Visit the BBB Madness page to fill out your bracket and join the competition for a chance to win BBB merch an...

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In this week’s episode, Wyndham and Jeremy speak with Buffalo Tom frontman and author Bill Janovitz. On the eve of Buffalo Tom’s new release Quiet and Peace, the Brothers talk to Bill about coming up in the fertile Boston scene of the late 80s and early 90s, what it’s like to be huge in the Benelux Countries, writing multiple books about The Rolling Stones and mid-century modern architecture in ot...

In this week’s episode, we return to our quarterly segment: What Are You Listening To. Today, we dive deep on the latest album from Superchunk, and touch on the newest releases from Car Seat Headrest, Hookworms, American Nightmare, Loma, Jeff Rosenstock, and more. Let us know what you’re listening to @thebrotherpod on Twitter, and if you want to hear more of what we’re listening to, check out our...

In this week’s episode, Wyndham and Christian explore the often misunderstood subgenre of shoegaze. The genre’s droning guitars, waves of distortion, and saccharine vocals are best embodied by My Bloody Valentine’s classic Loveless album, but we take the time to explore the work of other acts like Slowdive, Ride, and Lush, examining the shoegazing origins and influence along the way.

In this week’s episode, Wyndham, Jeremy, and Christian debut a long-anticipated new segment: The Pantheon of Hate. Each brother will take a turn inducting one artist or band into this maligned hall of shame, deliver a much-deserved roast, then vow never to speak of that artist again. Enough positivity. It’s time to blow off some steam.   We refuse to soil our good name by making a playlist fe...

In this week’s episode, Wyndham, Jeremy, and Christian talk about The Grammy Awards. What went right, what went wrong, and how 60 years of practice should have rendered a better, more reliable product. And for a recap of the (actual) best music of the year, take another spin through our Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018 playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/thebrotherpod/playlist/27zQArAqlE2s5...

In this week’s episode, Christian is in a bind. With his girlfriend’s birthday party fast approaching, he’s been given a task that many music fans know well: “Make a playlist.” A playlist that gets people on the dance floor and keeps them there. A playlist that resonates with everyone from the grandparents to the hipster cousins to the oddball wallflower guests. A playlist that gets the party star...

In this week’s episode, Wyndham and Jeremy take a break from music to talk about movies. Well, music movies. We break down the evolution of the best and worst concert films, rock docs, biopics, and everything else music-related that’s filling up our Netflix queues. And if you’re having trouble picking what to watch tonight, maybe our custom “Music Movies” playlist on Spotify can help you decide: h...

In turbulent times, music can be both a medicine and a weapon. In this week’s episode, Wyndham and Christian sit down to discuss the history of protest music, from the acoustic strumming of Woody Guthrie to the raw explosion of N.W.A. to the musicians tossing the musical Molotov cocktail in 2018. Raise your fist, fight the power, and take a listen to our custom “Resist!” playlist on Spotify: https...

For our first episode of the new year, Wyndham, Jeremy, and Christian are getting together to bid adieu to 2017 and hello to 2018. With the difficulties of 2017 behind us, we take one last look at the year in music, discussing some of our favorite songs and album covers, reminiscing about our first full year as a podcast, and taking a moment to remember the artists we lost this year. Setting our s...

In this week’s episode, Wyndham, Jeremy, and Christian return to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York’s premier podcasting venue). This time, we’re joined by two rockstar guests to discuss the evolution of propaganda in the modern world.   Josh Lieb is a writer and producer on shows that include The Simpsons, NewsRadio, Silicon Valley, and the Tonight Show. He has won seven Emmys as Executive...

In this week’s episode, we’re closing out our list of the best albums of 2017 with our top ten. Plus, in the midst of end-of-year lists season, we make a list our favorite lists.   Take a listen to a few select songs from our top 21 albums of 2017 on our custom Spotify playlist, and let us know your favorite album of the year on Twitter @thebrotherpod: https://open.spotify.com/album/1IYVB8Nfi...

‘Tis the season for holiday shopping, New Year’s resolutions, and of course, carefully curating, ranking, and arguing about the best albums of the year. In this week’s episode, we’ve used the most advanced mathematics in the music criticism podcast game to create a definitive ranking between Wyndham’s, Jeremy’s, and Christian’s top albums of the year. Our picks span the genres of pop, punk, hip ho...

We’re asking the timeless question: What’s going on? In today’s episode, Wyndham and Christian break down the latest news in the music world, including a top-to-bottom analysis of this week’s Grammy nominations, a police blotter report on the latest accused musicians, and a few special announcements. If you don’t know what’s going on and would like to know what’s going on, check out our custom “Wh...