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It's time to get Good At Falling with the 2019 debut album from The Japanese House! After a long journey of anonymity and EPs under the mentorship of The 1975's Matty Healy, this indie pop record explores loneliness and dreams through vast soundscapes. As usual, We Talk All The Time as we learn about lilos, accidental catfishing, and party tricks. The Mixtaper will teach us what she really means when she says "I saw you in a dream," and we'll wash it down with a whopping glass of royal wine. Maybe Everybody Hates You. Maybe You're The Reason! Either way, we'll Seem So Happy as we explore this record.
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0:00 Intro
4:08 About The Japanese House
8:16 About Good At Falling
13:24 Fact Or Spin
15:49 She Has A Rare Wine In Her Collection
22:18 She Has A Unique Style Of Dreaming
26:07 She Has Party Tricks For Days
29:41 She Accidentally Catfished Someone
34:38 Album Art
35:41 went to meet her (intro)
38:49 Maybe You're The Reason
41:03 We Talk All The Time
43:11 Wild
44:48 You Seemed So Happy
46:47 Follow My Girl
49:05 somethingfartoogoodtofeel
50:22 Lilo
53:00 Everybody Hates Me
55:00 Marika Is Sleeping
58:23 Worms
59:51 f a r a w a y
1:01:10 i saw you in a dream
1:02:54 Final Spin
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Hello, Darkness, my old friend.. This week we'll hear everything BUT the Sound Of Silence as we journey across a Bridge Over Troubled Water with Simon & Garfunkel! They wrote and recorded their final album while the breakup was imminent. We'll talk about this career retrospective and try to count all the times these childhood best friends quit speaking (spoiler alert, it's a LOT). Then the Mixtaper has a golden ticket as he takes us from Jasper and Jinx to a worldwide boycott! Learn about the Peruvian anthem Paul Simon accidentally stole, the tape recorder party that birthed Cecilia, and the hundred hours the duo poured into The Boxer with us!
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0:00 Intro
4:11 Hello Darkness, My Old Friend...
5:41 About Simon & Garfunkel
21:32 About Bridge Over Troubled Water
24:14 Breakup & Aftermath
30:03 Awards & Accolades
31:27 Fact Or Spin
32:25 Jasper & Jinx
36:16 Garfunkel Almost Won The Golden Ticket
39:26 Garfunkel Went 4 Years Without Speaking
42:34 Paul Simon Was Boycotted By The World
47:23 Album Art
48:42 Bridge Over Troubled Water
53:30 El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
56:34 Cecilia
58:37 Keep The Customer Satisfied
59:55 So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
1:02:03 The Boxer
1:07:51 Baby Driver
1:09:27 The Only Living Boy In New York
1:11:22 Why Don't You Write Me
1:12:26 Bye Bye Love (Live At Memorial Auditorium)
1:14:38 Song For The Asking
1:16:05 Final Spin
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IT'S HERE! The Mixtaper is back for the grand finale of Mixtober and he's got a playlist full of ANOTHER 13 Halloween songs to get you into the spirit of the season! They're not the best thirteen, they're just thirteen of the best! Play along as James tries to guess each song through cryptic clues from Spinny-taper. Can he solve the riddles? Has he even heard most of these songs? Put on your scariest costume, set out a bowl of your favorite candy, and get ready to celebrate with this seasonal special full of tricks and treats! Recorded live at twitch.tv/spinitpod!
Also, be sure to check out the final playlist on Spotify and YouTube!
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zYZnvMqiop31myGACwMUo?si=34796f25b8244a4f
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYumnChiw_I8QyU0mr5r_ArBrDH5Fw-rG
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0:00 Intro
7:07 Get Into The Game
8:09 The Rules
8:44 Round 1
11:35 Round 2
15:53 Round 3
19:35 Round 4
23:07 Round 5
27:12 Round 6
30:44 Round 7
34:10 Round 8
36:13 Round 9
39:20 Round 10
41:52 Round 11
44:25 Round 12
46:58 Round 13
49:53 Halloween 13 Wrap-Up
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Walk Away From The Sun and seethe into another Mixtober episode.. We're talking about Seether's monumental 2007 record Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces! It tackles Shaun "Cheerful" Morgan's breakup with singer Amy Lee as he grapples with the loss of his brother. We'll learn about Sarin Gas, meet Candace The Ghost, bless the rains (again), and find out what it truly means to seethe as we Breakdown this record. The Mixtaper's revved up and ready to send some sparks flying with a 6 Spun Quota. Find out if we can Rise Above This or if the whole episode was a Waste.
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0:00 Intro
4:24 About Seether
12:06 About Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces
19:14 Fact Or Spin
20:21 Shaun Is A Cheerful Guy
24:44 They Were Part Of A Massacre
30:27 They Bless The Rains Quite Frequently
33:59 Sparks Were Flying When Dale Met His Wife
41:54 Album Art
46:42 Like Suicide
50:04 Fake It
54:17 Breakdown
57:21 FMLYHM
58:48 Fallen
1:00:56 Rise Above This
1:04:07 No Jesus Christ
1:06:02 6 Gun Quota
1:08:23 Walk Away From The Sun
1:10:56 Eyes Of The Devil
1:12:43 Don't Believe
1:13:39 Waste
1:15:34 Careless Whisper
1:18:02 Final Spin
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Calling All Phantogram fans! We're keeping Mixtober rolling with their 2016 album Three (or Ӡ if you're cool)! Their unique, shoegazey style of sample-laden dark electropop makes for a captivating backdrop for this record that's anything but the Same Old Blues. We'll explore Big Bois and sound toys, learn how to be the best a man can be, and figure out if hurt people hurt people. The Mixtaper will tell us all about his Bill Murray bender, and he needs an Answer. It used to take one, now it takes four... will Phantogram get us high anymore? And nevermind the Barking Dog... there's lions in here!!
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0:00 Intro
4:17 About Phantogram
9:07 About Three
12:49 Fact Or Spin
14:34 They Use Sound Toys
22:01 They Wanna Help Create The Best A Man Can Be
27:00 They're Part Of A Unique Club: Bill Murray
35:20 They Wanted To Title This Album Properly
41:35 Album Art
42:11 Funeral Pyre
44:19 Same Old Blues
47:08 You Don't Get Me High Anymore
52:05 Cruel World
54:02 Barking Dog
57:44 You're Mine
59:50 Answer
1:01:34 Run Run Blood
1:03:21 Destroyer
1:05:00 Calling All
1:06:29 Final Spin
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Peel slowly and see what we have in store this week-- it's The Velvet Underground And Nico! What happens when experimentalists Lou Reed and John Cale join forces with eccentric pop artist Andy Warhol? Turns out they make one of the most influential and regarded cult classic records of the late '60s. Its raunchy, suggestive, and provocative lyrics kept them off the radio, but won over fans worldwide. We'll talk about their unusual origins and eventual disbanding. The Mixtaper reactivates our arachnophobia, bargains with art, and introduces us to a couple who can't seem to stick together. Run Run Run and check out this episode... we promise you'll still have time for All Tomorrow's parties! Happy Mixtober!!
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0:00 Intro
4:29 About The Velvet Underground
15:34 About The Velvet Underground And Nico
29:27 Awards & Accolades
30:32 Fact Or Spin
31:41 Lou Reed Is In A Special Club With Johnny Cash
38:15 Instead Of Cash, Warhol Paid For Their Record With Art
43:44 Nico Was Married To The Inventor Of The Glue Stick
52:05 The Band Had An Equally Genius And Annoying Album Idea
58:08 Album Art (Peel Slowly And See)
1:02:56 Sunday Morning
1:09:25 I'm Waiting For The Man
1:14:20 Femme Fatale
1:17:05 Venus In Furs
1:20:16 Run Run Run
1:23:09 All Tomorrow's Parties
1:26:18 Heroin
1:31:23 There She Goes Again
1:33:21 I'll Be Your Mirror
1:35:20 The Black Angel's Death Song
1:37:29 European Son
1:39:05 Final Spin
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We'll take the Night Shift this week with Lucy Dacus' 2018 record Historian! This album explores the weighty emotions that come with the human condition, from finding purpose through the act of creating to facing death with courage. The Mixtaper is teaching us how to play with fire, singing to foliage, and shocking us with Fact Or Spin! Take care of you and yours, but me and mine are gonna fight time (even if it wins in a landslide). This is our THIRD episode to feature a solo album from a Boygenius member, so if you've got Addictions too, check out our episodes on Phoebe (105) and Julien (153) and choose your starter Pokemon!!
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0:00 Intro
2:15 About Lucy Dacus
6:09 About Historian
13:55 Fact Or Spin
16:17 She Loves To Be Wet
18:51 She Almost Died
22:53 She's A Licensed Pyrotechnician
27:31 She Writes Music For Plants
35:35 Album Art
37:13 Night Shift
42:09 Addictions
45:37 The Shell
48:49 Nonbeliever
52:08 Yours & Mine
54:02 Body To Flame
56:21 Timefighter
57:56 Next Of Kin
1:00:38 Pillar Of Truth
1:03:47 Historians
1:05:54 Final Spin
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Yeah, boy!! Get some bass for your face this week with It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, the sophomore album from hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy! James & Connor will learn about Chuck D and Flavor Flav's moving van freestyles, Hank Shocklee's Bomb Squad and their iconic wall of noise, and more as we tackle exactly one hour of music. We'll find out what's on Channel Zero (shewatchshewatch), refuse to believe the hype, and learn about everything from dactylic hexameter to Caspar Milquetoast. The Mixtaper informs us about the personal life of Terminator X and Flavor Flav's contributions to sports, politics, and hotel lobbies... You're gonna have to listen to this one, because this time around the podcast will not be televised.
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0:00 Intro
2:32 About Public Enemy
13:14 About It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
22:32 Awards & Accolades
23:16 Fact Or Spin
24:53 Flavor Flav Was Named Ambassador To Flavortown
29:21 The Band Gets Free Room Service In Hotels
33:01 Flavor Flav Performed At The Olympics
40:33 Terminator X Raises Johnny Cash Assassins
46:37 Album Art
47:18 Countdown To Armageddon
49:59 Bring The Noise
55:11 Don't Believe The Hype
57:55 Cold Lampin' With Flavor
1:00:44 Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic
1:02:45 Mind Terrorist
1:03:32 Louder Than A Bomb
1:06:44 Caught, Can We Get A Witness?
1:10:11 Show 'Em Whatcha Got
1:12:55 She Watch Channel Zero?!
1:16:07 Night Of The Living Baseheads
1:17:27 Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
1:21:15 Security Of The First World
1:21:36 Rebel Without A Pause
1:24:20 Prophets Of Rage
1:25:19 Party For Your Right To Fight
1:26:36 Final Spin
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Ahoy! It's another Connor Pick, and he's taking us sailing on the seven seas with the self-titled debut of The Wellermen! Born from long-distance collaboration in the midst of a TikTok sea shanty craze, the group's signature deep bass folk style brings new life to 13 classics (although some are more classic than others)! After a shocking surprise reveal we'll learn their backstory and dive into songs that range from traditional Viking music and pirate shanties to Ed Sheeran chart-toppers and everything in between. The Mixtaper squares off against Connor again with facts about action figures, limos, alps, Donut Boy, and MUCH more in a historic Fact Or Spin first! Get ready to Hoist The Colors, sail her home to Mingulay, and raise a Parting Glass to The Wellermen! Soon may they come!
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*We had a few minor audio capture issues for this one, but we've tried to edit around them as much as we can. Thanks for understanding!
0:00 Intro
0:32 A Surprise Episode Reveal
5:50 And We're Back!
9:00 Shanty-Tok Origins
12:50 About The Wellermen
15:20 About Their Self-Titled Debut
17:06 Fact Or Spin: Two Spins & A Win
20:09 Luke: No Pets, 9 Toes, Accidental Alps
22:31 Bobby: Limousine Crash, White Water Rafting, Red Sox First Pitch
26:19 Jonny: Nickelback, Jelly Donut Contest, Ska Band
30:18 Sam: Francis Drake, Talked To Elton, Boba Fett Action Figure
35:11 A Special Thank You!
38:46 Album Art
41:39 My Mother Told Me
46:44 Nancy Mulligan
51:29 Old Maui
56:15 Northwest Passage
1:02:25 Hoist The Colors
1:06:26 One More Pull
1:10:04 Sixteen Tons
1:15:09 Drunken Sailor
1:19:41 Misty Mountains
1:25:11 Mingulay Boat Song
1:27:44 Rains Of Castamere
1:30:50 Parting Glass
1:33:12 Wellerman
1:36:29 Final Spin
1:39:16 James' Scores
1:41:06 Connor's Scores
1:44:06 Connor Top Threes
1:46:26 Playlist Picks
1:48:29 Wrap-Up
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Bonus Content! In Episode 165 we took a stroll by the Green River with Creedence Clearwater Revival. Now we're back to dive into their THIRD album from 1969 (and fourth overall), Willy And The Poor Boys! James struggled to choose between the two but is standing by Green River... Will this very similar record with a scrapped concept win us over? How do hits like Down On The Corner and the juggernaut Fortunate Son stack up to what we've already heard? Connor's done some math and presents a convincing case to support his hypothesis. Will we burn an Effigy for Green River or will we leave Feelin' Blue? Find out!
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0:00 Intro
1:56 About Willy And The Poor Boys
5:28 How Does It Compare To Green River?
13:29 Conclusions
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Well! Take a walk along the Green River with us as we cause a Commotion about Creedence Clearwater Revival's era-defining third album, and their second record in just under a year! We'll learn how the band Golliwogged and Gossamer Wumped their way into a record contract and how they slowly imploded under John Fogerty's scrutiny. The Mixtaper challenges our understanding of what's possible with questionable "facts" about allergies, the USSR, and a tense induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Behold what the Bad Moon Rising represents, learn how the Lodi locals feel about being stuck there, and find out the ill-fated fortune that put Fogerty in a Tombstone Shadow this week. CCR Wrote A Song For Everyone, so fire up this record, cite your sources, and Keep On Chooglin' (and Spinning) with the most accurate source of information on the internet!
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0:00 Intro
2:55 About Creedence Clearwater Revival
11:27 About Green River
14:15 Creedence At Woodstock
19:17 Breakup And Aftermath
25:58 Awards & Accolades
28:43 Fact Or Spin
29:36 John Fogerty Had A Horrible Allergy
31:15 John Fogerty Was Already Famous Before Joining CCR
34:54 The Band Had A Unique Performance...
38:39 A Debunking Interlude
45:01 John Fogerty Was Part Of A Super Trio
50:43 Album Art
51:32 Green River
55:34 Commotion
57:07 Tombstone Shadow
58:36 Wrote A Song For Everyone
1:00:38 Bad Moon Rising
1:04:33 Lodi
1:06:32 Cross-Tie Walker
1:08:07 Sinister Purpose
1:09:41 The Night Time Is The Right Time
1:11:54 Final Spin
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And we're free... Free Fallin' into another album this week with Tom Petty's most successful record Full Moon Fever! It was released as a solo project in 1989 at the height of his popularity and workload, and contains a handful of his greatest hits. We'll learn about the movie star encounter that sent him Runnin' Down A Dream, and cover everything from his petty (pun intended) squabbles with record labels to his time with The Travelling Wilburys (and, of course, The Heartbreakers). The Mixtaper shares how he got burnt out on tires, foiled foo, and met Bobby Hill during Fact Or Spin. From attempted arson to Grand Theft Auto VI trailers this episode is a Long Road, and we Won't Back Down. Just be prepared to ask for forgiveness.
0:00 Intro
2:07 About Tom Petty
12:50 About Full Moon Fever
16:16 Awards & Accolades
18:36 Fact Or Spin
21:28 He Incepted A Song
23:23 He Hates Tire Companies
29:04 He Was Lucky
33:58 He's A Friend Of The Postman
38:05 He Almost Prevented Earth's Mightiest Defenders
42:27 Album Art
43:39 Free Fallin'
51:39 I Won't Back Down
55:42 Love Is A Long Road
58:50 A Face In The Crowd
1:00:12 Runnin' Down A Dream
1:02:34 Attention, CD Listeners...
1:03:58 Feel A Whole Lot Better
1:06:05 Yer So Bad
1:08:42 Depending On You
1:09:46 The Apartment Song
1:10:45 Alright For Now
1:12:04 A Mind With A Heart Of Its Own
1:15:02 Zombie Zoo
1:16:40 Final Spin
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Spin It is getting Splanky! We're talking about Big Band royalty, the one and only Count Basie! His 1958 instrumental record The Atomic Mr. Basie is the culmination of the talent of dozens of musicians and decades of bandleading experience. Find out how The Kid From Red Bank went from being the town's (second) best drummer to one of the genre's best pianists! On E=MC2, the Count joins arranger (and Batman theme song composer) Neal Hefti to create a pop-friendly swing record that holds tight to jazz tradition. Will they accomplish their goals? The Mixtaper teaches us about Spain, space, and a namesake kingdom that's 472,000,000 wide. Fight the Foo Birds, watch the Fantails, and hop along with Teddy The Toad as we give Basie a good ol' Double-O this week! And remember... it's all about the notes you DON'T play.
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0:00 Intro
4:46 About Count Basie
14:56 About The Atomic Mr. Basie
18:45 The First Grammys
21:58 Basie's Career Continued
23:10 Awards & Accolades
24:20 Fact Or Spin
25:17 He's A Real-Life Count
30:31 His Kingdom Is 472,000,000 Wide
34:15 Neal Hefti Helped Basie Accomplish His Goal
39:33 Batman Can Go Space Truckin' Past Count Basie
43:49 Album Art
45:09 The Kid From Red Bank
47:50 Duet
49:41 After Supper
51:32 Flight Of The Foo Birds
54:39 Double-O
56:41 Teddy The Toad
57:49 Whirly-Bird
59:22 Midnite Blue
1:00:57 Splanky
1:02:54 Fantail
1:04:28 Lil' Darlin'
1:06:47 Final Spin
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Come on, come on! We're Space Truckin' our way through prog metal this week with Machine Head from Deep Purple's Mark II. After a devastating casino fire ruined their plans (and inspired their biggest hit, Smoke On The Water) they created this album with a mobile studio truck in an empty hotel. We'll discover the interesting concept behind the band and their many members, become Highway Stars, and rock out to seven intense jam sessions from the world's certified loudest band! The Mixtaper's purple is deeper than usual with facts about Jesus, Judas, and a pair of semi-iconic performances that were real to the people. It's a perfect record for the Year Of Discovery.. If you like guitar solos, Hammond organs, and heavy metal, maybe this album's for you... or Maybe You're A Leo.
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0:00 Intro
3:55 About Deep Purple
13:53 About Machine Head
20:25 The Rest Of Deep Purple's Career
23:41 Awards & Accolades
26:58 Fact Or Spin
28:22 Jesus Was Part Of The Band
33:32 Judas Was In The Band
36:39 The Band Has Performed In A Tornado
41:29 The Band Once Performed For A Toilet And Its Father
45:48 Mixable Mentions
49:11 Album Art
50:58 Highway Star
54:17 Maybe I'm A Leo
57:38 Pictures Of Home
1:00:12 Never Before
1:03:34 Smoke On The Water
1:10:12 Lazy
1:11:56 Space Truckin'
1:16:18 Final Spin
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This week we Decide To Be Happy with SUPERBLOOM, the cathartic 19-track breakup pop album from MisterWives! Frontwoman Mandy Lee laments the end of an 8-year relationship and takes us Over The Rainbow with Wizard Of Oz references to explore the poppy fields in the desert and find growth in hardship. We head all the way to Rock Bottom before Coming Up For Air, but we never lose sight of the brass, funk, and creative arrangements that give MisterWives their groove. Mr. Mixtaper also has a series of facts about the noisiest man in the world, a mythical tome called the Encleanopedia, and confusing soups (with a fun minigame at the end)! Find out whywhywhy we give our scores! Whether you're Running In Place, Finding Your Way Home, or saying those 3 Small Words, SUPERBLOOM has a little something in store for you.
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0:00 Intro
3:18 About MisterWives
10:48 About Superbloom
14:57 Fact Or Spin
17:24 Etienne Is The Loudest Person In The World
20:52 William Loves To Clean
25:10 Marc Campbell Mixed Up Tomato And Pea Soup
30:48 Mandy Was The Smartest Man In School
33:11 Mister-ies Minigame
41:24 Album Art
42:40 the end
44:42 ghost
46:56 whywhywhy
48:53 alone
50:18 stories
52:17 valentine's day
54:08 over the rainbow
56:52 it's my turn
58:40 find my way home
1:00:55 7-2
1:04:13 rock bottom
1:06:35 coming up for air
1:07:40 oxygen
1:10:27 running in place
1:12:19 decide to be happy
1:14:15 love me true
1:15:24 3 small words
1:18:15 muse
1:20:35 SUPERBLOOM
1:23:51 Final Spin
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H to the Izzo, V to the Izzay! The Ruler's Back and this week it's a Jay-Z Takeover! James and Connor are heading to the Heart Of The City with Hov's legendary 2001 record The Blueprint. We'll cover young Shawn Carter's rise to the top, discuss his ambitious business ventures, and more as we learn about the feuds, friends, and experiences that inspired this album. The Mixtaper helps us see the world in proprietary Jay-Z Blue, hatch a dragon, and encounter Michael Jackson in the most unexpected places. No one can make a Song Cry quite like Small Hov, and no one can rank a Renegade like Spin It! Will pure exposure therapy and soul-infused hip-hop finally break through to Connor? Some things Never Change... but we better do something about that space shuttle.
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0:00 Intro
4:44 About Jay-Z
12:10 About The Blueprint
19:09 Other Jay-Z Business Ventures
22:45 Awards & Accolades
26:56 Fact Or Spin
28:44 Jay-Z Bought His Fiancée Beyoncé A Dragon Egg
34:21 He Has His Own Color
39:32 He Has A Potentially Secret Guest Vocalist
44:01 Jay-Z, We Have A Problem!
50:14 Album Art
52:42 The Ruler's Back
1:00:42 Takeover
1:04:29 Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
1:07:55 Girls, Girls, Girls
1:10:24 Skipping Over Track 5
1:10:46 U Don't Know
1:13:39 Hola' Hovito
1:16:22 Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love)
1:18:38 Never Change
1:19:17 Song Cry
1:21:12 All I Need
1:22:19 Renegade
1:26:26 Blueprint (Mama Loves Me)
1:28:21 Final Spin
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It's another Birthday Episode! James and Connor (they used to call us Junebug and Jester) are talking about one of James' must-know albums: We All Want The Same Things, the third solo album from The Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn! His effortless worldbuilding introduces us to a whirlwind of characters who are down on their luck and looking for something to hope for. From the disorienting progress of Preludes to the sting of divorce in Be Honest, no stone is left unturned. The Mixtaper will wax poetic about Walt Whitman, spill the tea about teapots, and introduce us to a new (and impossible) birthday matching game! If you've never been to Chicago and you've got nothing going on tomorrow... maybe you can listen to this episode tonight. Sit back, relax, and widen out the angle for all of Craig Finn's Tracking Shots.
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0:00 Intro
2:29 About Craig Finn
10:24 About We All Want The Same Things
13:41 Fact Or Spin
14:42 Craig Finn Is Our Competition
16:09 He's A Walt Whitman Impersonator
21:32 He Has An Interesting Collection
26:24 The Grand Finale: Birthday Or Forgotten Birthday?
35:29 Album Art
36:49 Jester & June
40:48 Preludes
44:36 Ninety Bucks
46:55 Birds Trapped In The Airport
49:32 God In Chicago
55:07 Rescue Blues
57:14 Tangletown
1:00:09 It Hits When It Hits
1:03:01 Tracking Shots
1:06:02 Be Honest
1:07:24 Final Spin
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We're as smooth as Tennessee Whiskey this week and we've got Nobody To Blame but Chris Stapleton! His breakout 2015 record Traveller took the evolving country music scene by storm and skyrocketed this Kentucky songwriter to the top of the charts. He created this reflective, personal album with the help of his wife, friends, and long-time musical collaborators. With raw vocal power and neotraditional instrumentals, hits like Parachute and Fiiiiiire Away pack an unrivaled emotional punch. The Mixtaper will lead us on a fantastical journey through tales of miner music, TV show cameos, and stolen pizzas. From mandolins to harmonicas to a really cool cowboy hat, Stapleton and his music have it all... but can Traveller's greatest hits make up for its slowest moments? Give it a spin and see!
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0:00 Intro
2:40 About Chris Stapleton
7:36 About Traveller
13:20 Awards & Accolades
13:46 Fact Or Spin
15:16 He Would Have Been A Hit In District 12
19:30 He Served The Night King
23:29 He Served His Alpha
29:10 The Hobbits Could Learn A Thing Or Two From Him About Free Meals
39:10 Album Art
40:26 Traveller
43:46 Fire Away
46:18 Tennessee Whiskey
51:01 Parachute
54:20 Whiskey And You
57:20 Nobody To Blame
1:02:06 More Of You
1:04:46 When The Stars Come Out
1:07:42 Daddy Doesn't Pray Anymore
1:12:45 Might As Well Get Stoned
1:14:48 Was It 26
1:18:25 The Devil Named Music
1:20:11 Outlaw State Of Mind
1:22:08 Sometimes I Cry
1:25:02 Final Spin
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What a beautiful face we have found in this place.. it's the face of a tambourine! We're entering the Year Of Discovery on a strong note and talking about In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, the second and final album by the mysterious and eclectic Neutral Milk Hotel. This cult classic record is a sonic journey through Jeff Mangum's haunted carnival of lucid dreams and WWII imagery, with a little bit (lotta bit?) of Anne Frank sprinkled throughout. We'll explore goopy, disjointed lyrics, innovative distortion techniques, singing saws, and more as we head back to Holland, 1945. The Mixtaper is teaching us about donkey cheese and expensive chess in another installment of Foxtrot Oscar Sierra! From those red lips to the Two-Headed Boy, we hit it all this week! How strange it is to be anything at all, and this album might just be even stranger.
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0:00 Intro
3:36 About Neutral Milk Hotel
8:23 About In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
19:51 Fact Or Spin
22:35 They Have An Unreleased Song
27:03 He Has An Expensive Favorite Cheese
34:40 He Can Play A Weird Instrument
37:50 He Did A Photoshoot With An Expensive Item
46:09 Album Art
51:46 King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1
55:54 King Of Carrot Flowers Pts. 2 & 3
59:47 In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
1:07:52 Two-Headed Boy
1:10:14 The Fool
1:11:20 Holland, 1945
1:14:08 Communist Daughter
1:15:14 Oh Comely
1:17:33 Ghost
1:19:48 [untitled]
1:20:56 Two-Headed Boy Pt. 2
1:24:29 Final Spin
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The Year Of Healing comes to a dramatic conclusion this week with Connor's riskiest pick yet: Endless Summer Vacation by Miley Cyrus! We talked about Plastic Hearts in Episode 20 (check it out!), and Connor's never forgiven James for his thoughts. In this episode we'll talk about what Miley's been up to over the last few years and then take on her first Grammy-winning record, from the "song of the summer" in Flowers to the synthscape of Handstand to the piano ballads like Wonder Woman. The Mixtaper has a lot to make up for too, and we help jog his failing memory as we try to end this year of Fact Or Spin in a 50/50 tie! Plus he has all new facts about tonsils, weddings, and balloon animals... with a twist that nobody saw coming. Maybe we Used To Be Young. Maybe James was Jaded, or Connor was looking through Rose Colored Lenses. Endless Summer Vacation is definitely a lot more mature and nuanced than the maximalist Plastic Hearts, but will it be enough for Connor to achieve his ultimate goal of landing an album in James' Top 100? Will we find the Violet Chemistry and finish the Year Of Healing fully healed? Find out!
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0:00 Intro
2:29 Why Are We Revisiting Miley?
6:16 What's New With Miley
9:48 About Endless Summer Vacation
15:43 Fact Or Spin
17:47 Ayy-ja Vu
32:49 She Had Tonsil Stones
35:02 She Took A Balloon Animal Class
37:07 Miley Cyrus Officiated A Wedding
40:30 One More Game...
48:02 Album Art
49:52 Flowers
56:19 Jaded
1:00:33 Rose Colored Lenses
1:05:13 Used To Be Young
1:09:37 Thousand Miles (feat. Brandi Carlile)
1:13:27 You
1:17:22 Handstand
1:21:57 River
1:24:47 Violet Chemistry
1:27:55 Muddy Feet (feat. Sia)
1:30:09 Wildcard
1:31:59 Island
1:34:56 Wonder Woman
1:35:47 Flowers (Demo)
1:37:05 Final Spin
1:43:08 James' Scores
1:49:07 Playlist Picks
1:51:02 The Year Of Healing Statistics
1:53:55 Introducing... The Year Of Discovery
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