Episode 93: The Endogenous Dynamics of Beatlemania
Ryan and Matt celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles arrival in the USA with a discussion of “With The Beatles” and “A Hard Day’s Night.”
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Episode 92: The State of the Teenybopper Union
Matt and Ryan celebrate the 15th anniversary of Britney Spears’s “…Baby One More Time.”
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Episode 90: Whatever Everyone Says I Am, That is What I Am
Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss two pop music “failures,” Lady Gaga’s “ARTPOP” and Lana Del Rey’s “Born to Die”.
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Episode 89: It’s a Very Fine Line between Beck and Fred Durst
Ryan and Matt continue Total Request Taped as they consider 65daysofstatic, Protest the Hero, and Sleigh Bells.
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Episode 88: Indie Rock in The City of Angels
Matt and Ryan start Total Request Taped with a consieration of Arctic Monkeys’ “AM”, Bleached’s “Ride Your Heart”, and the band Kitten.
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Episode 86: All Music Is Now Beyoncé
Ryan and Matt watch and discuss Beyoncé’s “Beyoncé.”
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Episode 284: Forging Correctness in the Iron Crucible of Condescension
The Overthinkers tackle two related musical works: The Sound Of Music live telecast and Rebecca Black’s “Saturday.”
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Episode 84: M.I.A. is the Katniss Everdeen of Hip Hop
Ryan and Matt discuss M.I.A.’s Matangi, as well as the critical backlash against it.
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Episode 81: A Darkness of White
Ryan and Matt consider The Arcade Fire and their latest album, Reflektor.
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Episode 80: The Chvrch of The Chemical Brothers of Latter Day Saints
Ryan and Matt consider Chvrches and their debut LP “The Bones of What You Believe,” addressing songs vs. pieces of music, the blasphemy of mixing genres, and the importance of sucking for a long time.
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