jack and emily play the hits!

ooooh! it's all around you... the summer, i mean! and nothing says summer quite like a ridiculous classic rock radio countdown. we decided to do our own this memorial day weekend by coming up with the TOP 20 WORST CLASSIC ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME. we're pretty proud of the result! but you... you're gonna hate it. you'll probably be ready to take the jack and emily ship to the shore a...

no wussy babies allowed, it's real rock and roll and we summarize a month's worth of shows-- from the hook-laden indie mastery of ALVVAYS (complete with crap audience) to the mindblowing soundscapes of the legendary KRAFTWERK, with a little thing we're calling SCOTTISH TWEEKEND smack dab in the middle (i.e. concerts by power pop stalwarts BELLE AND SEBASTIAN and TEENAGE FANCLUB). pleas...

what makes 1994 the best year in music history? hmm... how about "illmatic," released 30 years to the day that we recorded the episode? how does that grab you? not impressed? okay... well then what about "parklife" by blur and "definitely maybe" by oasis? how you like those, eh? still holding out, i see. fair enough... but have you considered "the downward spiral...

but also we're in new york too! we're travelling 2 both the west and east coasts this episode: the former via a recap of our epic california road trip, the latter via a discussion of the strokes and "meet me in the bathroom" (the film, book, and song). this one is sprawling and a little shaggy (not unlike the wilds of LOS ANGELES) but its got the goods, man, including discussions...

the second part of our end-of-2023/start-of-2024 discussion! YOU'LL GET CAUGHT UP IN this wide ranging conversation about freaking everybody-- SZA, taylor swift, andre 3000, jessie ware, ANOHNI, wednesday, jaimie branch, lydia loveless, victoria monet, etc etc etc

we stand at a weird crossroads thing where three streets meet: past street, present street, and future street. deep in the PAST, we see the resolutions and predictions we made at the start of 2023, spotify wrapped, and maybe a massive rant about the streaming economy. here in the PRESENT, we live amidst the ghosts of some of the best albums released in the past twelve months, and some of the best...

a splendid time is guaranteed for all as we recount our night at sgt peppercorn's marathon, america's only beatles tribute act that plays the entirety of the band's discography in chronological order. we show our gratitude toward the fab four as well as their intrepid interpreters, and riff on so many beatle related things-- their enduring appeal to the youth, the difficulty of playing...

can you feel the love tonight? well, fucking can you? because we celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary by talking about the BIG THINGS that all relationships must contend with... namely, what music fans couldn't you have a relationship with? and what song should you walk down the aisle to? and what's the deal with james carville and his republican wife? it might be a crazy conversation,...

the summer of shows continues as we recap our excursion to dayton for GUIDED BY VOICES' 40th anniversary show, as well as the mysterious materialization of one WEYES BLOOD in columbus. throw the switch, it's rock n roll time! also: built to spill, wednesday, heartless bastards, and a heartless jimmy buffett tribute by us, some bastards

we can't keep up! an episode of madness and confusion as your hosts re-visit the recent columbus soul glo / mspaint concert (complete w/ hordes of kicking, punching, tackling, tooth-spitting teenagers) and later come to terms with some of the tropes of contemporary music (i.e. short songs, vibey sad indie background shit, random rappers, fucking whistling, etc). featuring commentary on many ar...

twentieth episode, baby! whuh hoa and what the FUCK. we can't believe we made it this far! to commemorate this EPIC MILESTONE we've put together a list of our top 20 greatest albums. oh and talked about high school way too much.

we recap our day at reset: columbus! featuring idles, jamie xx, and LCD soundsystem. and then we have a contest to make the greatest 4th of july weekend playlist of all time (with categories for heartland rock, america songs, funkers, bad songs, rap songs, and more!). crack open a cold one and chill with us as we "celebrate" our "great" "nation"! emily's playlist:...

an episode as tortured as its title! just kidding! this is a fun one! we battle back against the haters taking down our episodes, re-count the recent pixies + franz ferdinand + bully show emily attended, and try to define "jellicle" in hopes of explaining whatever the HELL is going on in tom hooper's ridiculous film adaptation of "cats."

we have returned from both a long podcast sabbatical and a long road trip thru chicago, milwaukee, and the twin cities... and we have stories to tell! basically: - we saw the new pornographers live - jack saw the walkmen live - we went to the twin cities and did a lot of cool replacements themed shit - we took a pilgrimage to paisley park to honor the purple one this is a good one! in my opinion!

it's a READING RAINBOW as we riff on 3 or 4 or 5 music books we've recently finished, none of which is "scar tissue" by anthony kiedis. the audio on this one is a touch natty in places! but the content, oh the content... oh the sweet, sweet literary content... jack read "go ahead in the rain" by hanif abdurraqib. it's good and you can purchase it here: https://utpre...

it's all the excitement of march as we determine, via NCAA-style bracket, the GREATEST ONE HIT WONDER OF ALL TIME. see--and listen to-- the contestants here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3WUVwVLL4Nb0Cys2WQCOkW?si=b21fe05d0ea449b2 and (spoiler alert!) the finished bracket can be found here: https://challonge.com/inx0fbl2 CORRECTIONS: - cougs are out - norman greenbaum is jewish!!

we celebrate jack turning 35 by playing a drinking game called "RING OF FIRE." this one was very fun to record.  is it fun for you to listen to?  eh, who cares. TRIGGER WARNING: lots of sloppy drunken singing.  lots of laughs.  probably not the episode to start with if you are just becoming acquainted w/ the world of emily and jack THE RULES OF RING OF FIRE (played w/ this card...

mostly a conversation about the 2023 rock and roll hall of fame nominations, w/ a tribute to one of our fallen faves setlist - some announcements! - shows cancelled... and not! - emily hath a project! - jeff + liz forever - the rock and roll hall of fame... is it good? - cyndi lauper - kate bush - joy division - new order (two lines, for two bands) - the white stripes - others! - RIP tom verlaine...

our tribute to "XO" continues with a discussion of its (pretty great) side B. setlist: -waltz 1 - amity - oh well, okay - bottle up and explode! - a question mark - "elliott smith gives a songwriting lesson" - everybody cares, everybody understands - i didn't understand - we love XO, for it is great

an episode about 2023: what will happen, what might happen, and what's just plain happening, man setlist: - pink floyd - the year ahead - our resolutions - artists emily's gonna get into (beach boys, VU, etc) - artists jack's gonna get into (mariah carey, tribe called quest, etc) - upcoming shows - bold predictions - it's gonna be a good yearrrr and with various thoughts and opinions on: radiohead...

still celebrating the best of the year!  or whatever featuring the awards for: single of the year, album of the year, and more! w/ cameos (and even more live performances!) by: bad bunny, SZA, weyes blood, steve lacy, mj lenderman, soul glo, stevie wonder, jeff beck, plains, sasami, the arctic monkeys, soccer mommy, spoon, alvvays, rosalia, black midi, black country new road, and more!  ...

setlist: - rock doc talk! - the decline of western civilization - fugazi: instrument - (interlude- linkin park) - white stripes under blackpool lights - (interlude on drummers + drumming) - the last waltz - what jack is listening to (hint: it's wet leg) - end

setlist: - intro - musical personalities - what we're listening to (soccer mommy) - christine mcvie playlist for this week's episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2vDIG5jR23qHEgwPP7S2oz?si=ceb143168a9543ad