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This week's guest, English singer/guitarist Miki Berenyi (Lush, Piroshka, Miki Berenyi Trio), brings us a record by Scottish alternative band - and for a time 4AD labelmates of her band, Lush - Cocteau Twins and their stunning 1984 release 'Treasure'. Evocative, ethereal, and anchored by singer Elizabeth Fraser's otherworldly voice, its sublime, almost alien beauty is hard to describe. But we try.

Songs discussed in this episode: Strange Fruit - Cocteau Twins (John Peel BBC session, 1983); Ladykillers - Lush; Needles and Pins - The Searchers; Cherry-coloured Funk, Wax and Wane, Ivo, Lorelei, Beatrix, Persephone - Cocteau Twins; For Love - Lush; Yes - McAlmont and Butler; Pandora (For Cindy) - Cocteau Twins; Everlastingly Yours - Piroshka; Amelia, Aloysius - Cocteau Twins; Leaves Me Cold - Lush (Peel Session, 1990); Cicely, Otterley, Donimo - Cocteau Twins; Light From A Dead Star - Miki Berenyi Trio (Recorded live during Paris Popfest, 2023

Drummer Todd Philips (Bullet LaVolta, Juliana Hatfield Three, Lemonheads) makes his third appearance on the podcast and brings in yet another Boston - by way of Dayton, OH - classic, the 1990 debut album by The Breeders: 'Pod'. 

Songs featured in this episode: Lord Of The Thighs - The Breeders; Swan Dive - Bullet LaVolta; Rid Of Me - PJ Harvey; Drivin' On 9 - Ed's Redeeming Qualities; Gigantic - Pixies; Feed The Tree - Belly; Nosferatu Man - Slint; Milk It - Nirvana; Glorious, Doe - The Breeders; Happiness Is A Warm Gun - The Beatles, Happiness Is A Warm Gun, Oh! - The Breeders; A Girl Like You - Wolfgang Press; Hellbound, When I Was A Painter, Fortunately Gone, Safari, Iris, Opened - The Breeders; Blown Away - Pixies; Fear - Throwing Muses; Only In 3's, Lime House, Metal Man, Cannonball - The Breeders; My Sister - Juliana Hatfield Three; Lord Of The Thighs (Live at Pinkpop 1994) - The Breeders 

Guitarist/vocalist Chris O'Rourke and drummer/vocalist Rachael McNally - two-thirds of the Boston band Sleepyhead - brings us a double record as intriguingly mysterious and expansive as its name: 'Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You' by Brooklyn indie rock band Big Thief. Anchored by the stunning voice and enigmatic songwriting of singer/guitarist Adrianne Lenker, it's an ambitious and weirdly absorbing collection of songs/sounds guaranteed to get under your skin.

Songs featured in this episode: Change - Big Thief (Live Glastonbury, 2022); New Alchemy - Sleepyhead; Simulation Swarm, Sparrow, UFOF, Dried Roses - Big Thief; Changes - David Bowie; Change - Big Thief; You Can Have It All - Yo La Tengo; Time Escaping, Spud Infinity, Certainty, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, Little Things - Big Thief; Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush; Flower Of Blood, Red Moon, No Reason, 12,000 Lines, Simulation Swarm - Big Thief; Kyoto - Phoebe Bridgers; Love Love Love, Blue Lightning - Big Thief; Pam and Eddie, Tony The Drunk Is A Thief - Sleepyhead

Hva skjer når en proff anmelder møter en som bare digger musikk, og de deler hva som skjer med dem ved en spesiell musikkopplevelse? Og hvorfor har den norske artisten Jenny Hval blitt soft på sin nye plate?

Vi snakker om det aller viktigste i livet*, musikk, i en ny podkastserie produsert av Ballade. Vi må snakke om musikk har nå fått sin pilotepisode, tatt opp like etter at Jenny Hval ga ut sin første plate på det berømte plateselskapet 4AD. Vi går til Jennys artistkarrieres røtter fra da hun kalte seg Rockettothesky og via den skumle Medea som drepte sine barn, og fram til de varme rytmene hun har på den nye «Classic Objects».

Med forfatter Kari Saanum, musikkanmelder Ola Nordal og programleder Siri Narverud Moen. Jingel av Mags (11).
Serien er støttet av Fritt Ord.

*Kanskje bortsett fra kjærlighet, da. Og familie. Og mat. Og luft, det må man også ha. Vann. Men bortsett fra de tingene er vel musikk aller viktigst.

Let the good times roll!

This week we are joined by Bob (Shellac) and Carrie Weston (WLUW Radio,) who take us on a fantastic musical journey.

Bob was introduced to live music through The Cars, later finding his musical inspiration through Volcano Suns. Carrie was made to attend a Jefferson Starship gig, then realised shows are actually good upon seeing The Psychedelic Furs a couple of years later.

We also discuss broken arms, festivals, radio, moving to Chicago, Shellac, ATP, Considerate DJing, My Bloody Valentine, Fake IDs and they also flip the script on us and we share our first gigs for the first time.

It's a wild ride! 

WLUW Radio

This week Bryan HAS NO IDEA who the Throwing Muses are but he is a convert! Listen as Melissa takes cues from listener feedback and moves Throwing Muses up the list for this weeks hot rocking episode. We love the Throwing Muses and we think you will too! Check out the mixes below. NOTE: This week we recommend if you want to have the FULL Throwing Muses experience listen to the YouTube music mix

Throwing Muses - YouTube Music Mix / Spotify Mix

Buy Throwing Muses music and learn more here.

Listen to Tanya Donelly on the, "Music Is My Life" podcast

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This week...Bauhaus!! No not the German art and design school it's the band!...but they are pretty dang arty. Even if you've never heard of this band, or have, give this one a listen as Melissa and Bryan play a wide variety of their eclectic catalog. As always check out the mixes below!

Bauhaus mix on YouTube Music

Bauhaus mix on Spotify

This week Melissa tries to convince Bryan that singing in a minor key is A-OK...with her presentation of the band The Red House Painters. Check out the mix below!

Red House Painters YouTube Mix

Red House Painters Spotify Mix

This week I share a story I wrote and performed with the help of Seattle band Mount Savage.  This is a Halloween story that I shared at an event at Hotel Albatross last week.  I've never shared a fiction piece on here so this is a first.  I hope you enjoy!

How do we respond to a pop music auteur who's been described as the "patron saint" of her generation? We look at her DIY production work ethic to find out. Additionally, we get very upset about how some try to sexualize, infantilize or demean her with criticism and even death threats.

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• Art Angels
• Hounds of Love
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Additional Resources:

• losing people to drugs and alcohol is the worst
• Pop For Misfits
• Sound says most to Grimes
• Grimes In Reality
• Grimes Sounds Off on Sexism and Stereotypes