Why Tho? A Personal Journey Through my Record Collection

This episode has three charismatic characters: Julius Baker, Jean-Pierre Rampal, and The Flute. Valuable contributions made by the editor, Aurora. References: The Album: https://youtu.be/hN1pYya4aUs?si=dxIKz-mq0xCxvkPc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode we discuss many things: Overdrive gears, the 1934 Telecommunications Act, Chad Allen. But one thing is more important than all the others. We made it to letter B! Not Fragile by BTO:  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJTAVb1bdOBgCQr3yqX37Zd6WXNsa7dS4&si=5faw2lCoW22FM0SM Sounds of the 80s: Husker Du: https://youtu.be/lWRX6uKjKUw?si=opAMjEb6nD3O_3Xb The Minute Men: http...

In today's episode we discover what an early internet video game has to do with the Palestinian Genocide. Spoilers: Very little. But not nothing! Atom and His Package: Attention! Blah Blah Blah: https://youtu.be/ifyujfDnYsc?si=3LBf2T3LMUE4tkrE The Metric System https://youtu.be/B6F_EQ0k_EQ?si=kJC6VYl0MZgDgiGV Happy Birthday Ralph: https://youtu.be/PB1rat6lcaw?si=w3Xcd8Npf7RhDWUw Punk Rock Academy:...

I apologize in advance for this episode being 2 hours long and having some audio issues. But it was a lot of fun to record with Di again, and this time we discuss the rise of Rockism, band goals vs public expectations, and how the Beatles made serious music like Yellow Submarine. Show Notes: Main Album: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjb5kMzP2zomAIziK9LerOzNnRik_QOYa&si=YGlsRu1bPT2PocOT Al...

In a very special episode I finally get back on track with my project of listening to my own records. Helping me out is Nic from Totalus Jeffianus, a trained music person. Show Notes: Totalus Jeffianus: https://shows.acast.com/totalusjeffianus Stravinsky, Titular Recording: Leonard Bernstein Version: https://youtu.be/Iksi83ct2ow?si=5Zh-T5GiNZe0nycs Karl Ancerl Version: Prologue and Act 1 - https:/...

In this episode we discuss an Adam and the Ants Album. No, we did not fall into a time warp, I just went shopping last year for my birthday. Adam Ant - Prince Charming, Full Album: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n6eVeZg_38mSrv_Q5xP8bDs7IFVFNZPSw&si=JsH7m1QBER9ckku0 The video for Stand and Deliver: https://youtu.be/4B2a6l6wM2k?si=VTdB-Brat3aSz8BY Ramones - She’s the One https://youtu...

Alien Crime Syndicate - XL From Coast to Coast https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n2O0iDDnK6mCQ5D1cMVUteihsVNkf5-Us&si=nfuT3FvSALKE8i5K Ur Power Pop The Beatles Paperback Writer https://youtu.be/yYvkICbTZIQ?si=FSVP7pXdVPmt8NT3   The Who - The Kids are Alright https://youtu.be/afam2nIae4o?si=rVSJkQtpOZAeHwU2 The Raspberries - Go All The Way https://youtu.be/rtp8WSAzrGw?si=xwOyCJ6xPt...

A short meditation on amazing music and impermanence and rat masks. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mt_Diu1-oy8s4vnZbGBflw4cc18KO7eh4&si=72SDGlPJPyQKtz1m https://youtu.be/E93FLiJwc8M?si=o-sGUaEXSOtL2vLU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode Roberto Toro of Tsar Power and Benjamin Jacobs of Why Tho: A Personal Journey Through My Record Collection present Part 2 of a two part crossover. In this crossover Ben reviews an album chosen by Roberto, and visa versa. Those albums are One X by Three Days Grace and Hot by the Squirrel Nut Zippers. In todays episode our dynamic duo discuss candy, heavy metal, publication rights...

In today’s episode Roberto Toro of Tsar Power and Benjamin Jacobs of Why Tho: A Personal Journey Through My Record Collection begin Part 1 of a two part crossover. In this crossover Ben reviews an album chosen by Roberto, and visa versa. Those albums are One X by Three Days Grace and Hot by the Squirrel Nut Zippers. In this episode we discuss album first loves, cool school bus drivers, and the dif...

In this episode we discuss a band that gives you that special feeling of going into a high school planetarium as a sober adult. Also Jam Bands in general. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Due to some ongoing personal issues, I am breaking format a little to talk about one of my CDs. In the process we talk about jazz, and why discussions about it can get so heated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this exciting episode Di and I talk about America. America is a colloquial name for the western hemisphere of the planet Earth, which is itself the third rocky planet in the Sol system. It was named for Italian map maker Amerigo Vespucci over the course of the sixteenth century due to oh wait I did it again. Album: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrpyDacBCh7ASZSffA8SyYnoYb4Cjp4_1 Last Unicor...

Today we look at an obscure but also very important little folk band from Scotland that happened to show up right in the middle of the Second Great Revival of Scottish Music. What is your favorite typical Scottish song type? Mine is "The English came and burned my prize sheep so I leveled York again." Albums: Alba:  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0YunAjtJCkmBajAbDRG1aAT3mzwBUG2J America:...

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It is a lame hipster thing to say you like everything except rap, country, and classical. Personally I think classical is fine, except that also it is annoying and I hate it. Todays episode is a bunch of music by Brahms who lived in very interesting times but who was not really a showy person himself. Andrew helps us talk about romance. Albums:  Brahms the piano pieces by Dmitri Alexeev: http...

In this episode I finish up my look at the career of The Alarm and listen to their first full album. For those who missed Episode 7, The Alarm are a band loved in Wales and forgotten everywhere outside the British Isles. Albums:  Declaration by The Alarm: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPcTOx34g9XQLDD6Kw7a4zbu1k4ej3Z6n Brahms the piano pieces by Dmitri Alexeev: https://youtu.be/FM07lPKoQl...

In this episode we talk of many things. The weird record company owned by the brother of the drummer of The Police. The birth of modern Celtic nationalisms. Music in Welsh culture. And a record or something I guess. Albums: Self titled EP (First five songs): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsq9i9wjMUCXgT5GQG6VpAGvzlgsIe3N5 Declaration (Next album): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiKp0jO-qVB...

In this episode we meet French Techno Wizards AIR, and learn about how Borders Books and Music was not killed by Amazon, but by corporate stupidity. AIR: https://youtu.be/Q3c2hG59q3o The Alarm (first 5 tracks only): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsq9i9wjMUCXgT5GQG6VpAGvzlgsIe3N5  Air, Moon Safari: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyGF4pvTwW4_GYk3jSZy4IGXT7hW1PkdB Kraftwerk: https://you...

I have a complex relationship with this album. I suppose this is what most people would call a guilty pleasure? But the reasons for such lingering guilt as I have about enjoying this record are complicated and probably not obvious to anyone who is not a record store guy. Sadly, I am a record store guy, so I can’t just enjoy things.  Main: AFI: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLENR7YuMkpeFzS...

In this episode I discuss a record that is actually four demos recorded by five different lineups of a classic punk band from Southern California. Links:  The Complete Demos by The Adolescents: https://youtu.be/lrGfG4mgsLw Sing the Sorrow by AFI: https://youtu.be/C1xd-H-f_6E Referenced Material: Offspring: https://youtu.be/YEVqIcIKTWc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

In today's episode we discuss the last album by Adam Ant: Vive Le Rock. We also discuss Princeton Record Exchange, the One Night Record Project, and much more. Give it a listen! Key Links Viva Le Rock by Adam Ant: https://youtu.be/3-ekeEwKOcY One Night Record Project Presents Spaceling: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF7JsTnWeM1rytXd9I6NS8aIXzOpp-VS4 The Adolescents Complete Demos 11980-1986:...

In this episode we discuss the classic punk/post punk act Adam and the Ants, as seen via their first album, "Dirk Wears White Socks." Along the way we will learn about the foundations of punk rock and meet human garbage pile, Malcom McLauren. You can listen to the album here: ttps://youtu.be/4nKEQbauVTY Next week we will be discussing Adam Ant's last album, Vive Le Rock. You can listen to that her...

In this introductory episode I tell you a bit about me, a bit about the project, and a bit about the record collection. Theme music by https://www.bensound.com/ No relation Check out the album before the next episode here: https://youtu.be/4nKEQbauVTY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.