Philosophically Sound

In which Tony & Gus chat with Ron Shalom, an incredible musician who taps into listeners' unconscious through music. Tony & Gus had wonderfully weird dreams for weeks after this conversation—fasten your belts. Buy Ron's album: Runway Stream Runway on Qobuz Stream Runway on Spotify Episode 12 Playlist on Qobuz Episode 12 Playlist on Spotify The Kekulé Problem The musical Roses are B...

In which Tony analyzes Flowers, up for song & record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the ⁠⁠playlist⁠⁠ . After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ .

In which Tony analyzes Vampire, up for song & record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the ⁠⁠playlist⁠⁠ . After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ .

In which Tony analyzes Worship, up for record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the ⁠⁠playlist⁠⁠ . After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ .

In which Tony awards song & record of the year based on his rubric and concludes this multi-part monstrosity of an episode. Stay tuned to keep exploring the music people like, and learning to love the people and music we explore. Listen to the ⁠⁠playlist⁠⁠ . After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ .

In which Tony analyzes A&W, up for song of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the ⁠playlist⁠ . After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through ⁠Patreon⁠ .

In which Tony analyzes Anti-Hero, up for song & record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the ⁠playlist⁠ . After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through ⁠Patreon⁠ .

In which Tony analyzes Kill Bill, up for song & record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the ⁠playlist⁠ . After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through ⁠Patreon⁠ .

In which Tony analyzes What Was I Made For, up for song of the year and record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist . After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon .

In which Tony analyzes Not Strong Enough, up for record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist . After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon .

In which Tony analyzes Butterfly, up for song of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist . After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon .

In which Tony analyzes On My Mama, up for record of the year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist . After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon .

In which Tony analyzes Dance the Night, up for Song of the Year at the 2023 Grammys. Listen to the playlist . After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon .

In part 3 of this mega-sode, Tony introduces his rubric for evaluating Songs & Records of the Year. Over the next 11 mini-sodes, he analyzes each song for your listening pleasure. Listen along with the playlist . Check out the rubric . After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon .

The conversation continues, diving into a few listener questions about sexism & racism and other biases that affect the Grammys (as these philosophies affect ALL of our thinking). After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend some money on our show through Patreon . Articles & Cool Stuff to Check Out: Numbers of new Recording Academy Voters Paramore's Comments the h...

Tony and Gus talk about the Grammys: what does it mean to get one? How does nominating and voting work? How do you become a voting member of the Recording Academy? How do you pick between high quality music without a rubric? In 3 parts, this episode goes deep into the future of the Implied For Me and our show itself. After spending money on a small-business-musician local to you, spend money on ou...

Gus, Tony, & special guest Joe deploy vocal meanderings on Zappa, satire, cleverness, how words can cause real harm, and the juxtaposition of complex music with silly or crude lyrics. Give money to the show on patreon . Cool shit to check out: Video of Zappa testifying before congress about labeling music based on lyrical content. Thought provoking discussion of satire as it relates to the pow...

Gus and Tony dive deep into a style of singing known as Crooning, the book " How to Be an Antiracist ," by Ibram X. Kendi, and two prolific crooners: Sammy Davis Jr. & Frank Sinatra. Gus learns to croon, terms are defined, and styles of singing are compared. Playlist for this episode Pay us through Patreon Email us: PhilosophicallySoundPodcast@gmail.com Special thanks to Renee, who r...

Gus & Tony talk about Socrates' wisdom in Plato's "The Apology," spreading money around to more than just the top artists of the Billboard Music awards, how we would spend money if you donate on Patreon , the temptation to dismiss all pop music as garbage, and musical details of this year's Billboard Music Awards winners. We Sinatrify SZA's "Kill Bill." Emai...

Gus leads us through a discussion about one of his influences as a teenager: Bullet for my Valentine. We analyze & Sinatra-fy Tears Don't Fall, talk about scream-singing technique, get some updates on Logic blowing Tony's mind, and much more. If you dig the show, give us a little (or a lot) of cash through Patreon . Cool shit to check out: "4 Words to Choke Upon" meaning: htt...

Gus & Tony talk about their primordial musical influence: Weird Al. Tony bought the tape (!) of Running with Scissors after a friend played some songs in elementary school for show & tell. Tony theorizes that listening to Weird Al albums encouraged in him a preference for lots of genre change on the album—something that most pop artists obviously don't provide (though this discussion i...

Gus took a trip to Iceland and did a great job exploring new music and learning to love it. This shorter episode might become a format we try on the podcast feed in the future, or as bonus content for our Patreon page . Check out Gus's Iceland playlist . Let us know what you like and what you'd like to hear us try differently: PhilosophicallySoundPodcast@gmail.com

Gus & Tony interview their father, Mick—the conversation focuses on Jimi Hendrix, but touches on the mind opening capabilities of music, the mind blowing potential of listening in stereo, and potty training. Playlist for this episode, featuring some early Jimi Hendrix playing with Little Richard, The Isley Brothers, and King Curtis. After you buy a new album by a musician you've not heard...

Gus & Tony experience some music that's new to them (SZA, M.O.P., Busta Rhymes, Uncle Waffles, K.O), explore BREAK MY SOUL by Beyoncé, talk through one of Plato's dialogues (Euthyphro), and continue to explore preference, economics & creativity, and the Implied For Me. Playlist for this episode. If you like the show, give us a little cash on Patreon . Interesting shit to check out:...

Tony goes over tips to sing the Philosophically Sound theme song. Remember, done is better than perfect, but if it makes you more comfortable to practice and refine your singing before sending it in, give this a listen.