Les meilleurs podcasts Caesura Podcast (2024)

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Finale 1:05:38

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This week we close things off, and have a big retrospective finale. It's been a great few years, but unfortunately we need to stop the podcast (our boy Scoot's gonna be a daddy!). Thanks so much to everybody for listening! Favorite Albums from the Podcast: Scott: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds—Let Love In Elaine: Xiu Xiu—Girl With Basket of Fruit…

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Let's Talk Anime 56:03

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This week we break out the spiky hair as we discuss, of all things, anime and manga, and generally nerding out about it! Albums of the Week: Scott: Miles Davis—Black Beauty: Live at the Fillmore West Elaine: Tony Conrad—Slapping Pythagoras

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Our Favorite Album Art 1:12:42

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This week we get visual (a bit of a problem since this is a podcast), and talk about some of our favorite album covers. Albums of the Week: Scott: Viagra Boys—Cave World Elaine: Greg Puciato—Mirrorcell

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Book Club: Music 109 by Alvin Lucier 1:03:32

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This week we talk about Music 109 by Alvin Lucier: a book detailing the thought process and inspiration behind some of the most interesting American experimental music compositions of the last century or so. Albums of the Week: Scott: Dinosaur Jr.—Without A Sound Elaine: Gillian Welch—Hell Among the Yearlings…

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CD Buy 14 53:03

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This week we went to Armageddon Shop in Cambridge (MA), and talk about our findings! Albums of the Week: Scott: The Goo Goo Dolls—Dizzy Up the Girl Elaine: Perfume Genius—Ugly Season

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Favorite Albums of the 1980s 1:12:03

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This week we load up the flux capacitor, get the Delorean to 88 miles per hour, and talk about some of our favorite albums of the glorious decade that is the 1980s. Albums of the Week: Scott: Silver Apples—Silver Apples Elaine: The Melvins—Bullhead

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May/June 2022 Album Anniversaries 1:10:35

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This week we have a mashup of some album anniversaries that were released in May and June (or around then), including releases by The Cure, Kyuss, Biosphere, and The Prodigy. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Rage Against the Machine—Battle for Los Angeles Elaine: Leonin/Perotin—Sacred Music From Notre-Dame Cathedral…

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(Some of) Our Favorite Books 1:09:22

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This week we take a bit of a break from music, and talk about some of our favorite books, along with a string of honorable mentions, and little topics that go off the rails almost immediately. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Das Racist—Relax Elaine: Sonic Youth—Confusion is Sex/Kill Yr. Idols

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Our Essential Tremors 1:09:01

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Inspired by podcasts like Essential Tremors and Crucial Listening, we talk about six albums (three each) that were particularly important to our own musical journeys. Albums of the Week: Scott: Pusha T—My Name is My Name Elaine: Pyrrhon—The Mother of Virtues

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May 2022 Album Reviews 1:15:20

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This week we talk about some new album releases, including material by Florence + the Machine, The Smile, Cave In, and Scalped. Albums of the Week: Scott: Bathory—Blood Fire Death Elaine: Mobb Deep—The Infamous

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April 2022 Album Anniversaries 1:08:32

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This week we're talking about albums with big birthdays from last month, including albums by Stars of the Lid, Thelonious Monk, Porcupine Tree, and Squarepusher. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Three 6 Mafia—Mystic Stylez Elaine: Isis—Oceanic

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Freeform Bullshit: Reloaded 59:59

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This week we get loosey-goosey about our topics, and just let the conversation take us: from vinyl collecting to tastemakers/gatekeepers, to a brief survey of lyrical pet-peeves. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Penguin Cafe Orchestra—Music from the Penguin Cafe Elaine: Fela Kuti—Zombie

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Our The Mars Volta Tier List 1:00:21

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This week we give into the internet trendiness yet again, and rank every Mars Volta album. Get ready for some interesting ranking! Albums of the Week: Scott: Spawn of Possession—Incurso Elaine: Cocteau Twins—Treasure

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AFI & Linkin Park Album Dares 1:05:03

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This week we bring back an oldy but goody: album dares! In particular, we're talking about AFI's Decemberunderground and Linkin Park's A Thousand Suns. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Immolation—Majesty and Decay Elaine: Behemoth—The Apostasy

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What Artists Owe Their Fans (and Vice Versa) Redux 56:34

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This week we talk about something we brought up briefly in our recent Unpopular Opinions episode, as well as in a previous incarnation of this podcast: what do artists owe their fans? And, conversely, what do fans owe their artists? Albums of the Week: Scott: Mogwai—Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will Elaine: Linkin Park—A Thousand Suns…

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March 2022 Album Anniversaries 54:05

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This week we bring back out Album Anniversaries segment (documenting albums with "big" birthdays this month), and talk about work by Philip Glass, Iron Maiden, The Mistfits, and Prince. Albums of the Week: Scott: Guided By Voices—Vampire On Titus Elaine: Pan Sonic—Aaltopiiri

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CD Buy 13 56:49

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This week we go, yet again, to Bull Moose in Salem NH and get some nice music—however! We have a guest this week: our friend Andrew, whose purchases we also discuss! Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Anderson Paak—Malibu Andrew: Marlowe—Marlowe Elaine: Barshasketh—Barshasketh

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Vaporwave Exploration 1:12:46

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It's time for that a e s t h e t i c. This week we explore the vast meme that is vaporwave, and report our findings. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Miles Davis—Dark Magus Elaine: Yes—Close to the Edge

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Unpopular Opinions 4 1:30:15

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Opinions are like butts: we all have them, and they all stink, and this week we have a whole litany of unpopular musical opinions to subject—er, for you to listen to! Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Elaine: Mastodon—Remission Scott: Slayer—Seasons in the Abyss

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Book Club: Improvisation by Derek Bailey 1:03:24

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This week we’re talking about another music book, in this case, Improvisation: Its Nature and Practice in Music by Derek Bailey: an overview of improvisation in both idiomatic and experimental contexts. Albums of the Week: Scott: The Cure—Seventeen Seconds Elaine: Einstuzende Neubatuen—Haus Der Luge

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February 2022 Album Reviews 1:20:31

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This week we discuss some interesting February releases, including new stuff by Sasami, Dan Rosenboom/Tina Raymond/Jake Vossler, Blood Incantation, and Black Country New Road. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Car Bomb—Mordial Elaine: V/A—This Is Boston Not LA

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February 2022 Album Anniversaries 1:15:49

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This week we bring back our old Album Anniversary segment, talking about albums with "birthdays" from the likes of The Allman Brothers Band, Nick Drake, Pharaoh Sanders, Tangerine Dream, and Bad Brains. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Prince—Controversy JimJam: Nine Inch Nails—Year Zero

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Obligatory NFT Episode 1:06:11

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Sometimes you chase a trend, and sometimes a trend chases you. We're talking NFTs this week—what they are, their pros and cons, and their possible utility to the future of music. Links for sources we used can be found below. Albums of the Week: Scott: Blood Incantation—Starspawn JimJam: Merzbow—1930 NFT Links: Johnny Harris explains NFTs and blockc…

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CD Buy 12 56:53

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This week we go on yet another CD buy! This time brings with it some humorous incidents, as well as getting off the rails topic-wise in some great ways. Albums of the Week: Scott: Deftones—Koi No Yokan JimJam: Nile—Ithyphallic

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Book Club: Devil House by John Darnielle 1:01:59

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This week Book Club takes a turn toward the fictional, as we discuss the latest novel by Mountain Goats frontman (and established author in his own right) John Darnielle, Devil House. Albums of the Week: Scott: Tuneyards—Whokill JimJam: Sheng Jie/Sheng Jing—Parallel Weaving

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Freeform Bullshit and the Temple of Doom 58:38

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We end January with some freeform bullshit. Some topics include: pandemic-related album postponements, when to give up on completionism, and the utility of collections. Albums of the Week: Scott: Tanya Tagaq—Tongues JimJam: Amon Duul II—Phallus Dei

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January 2022 Album Reviews 1:07:59

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We kick off 2022 album reviews with some heavy hitters as well as a few less-known titles, including work by Rachel Beetz, Boris, FKA Twigs, and The Weeknd. Albums of the Week: Scott: Fallujah—Dreamless JimJam: Tom Waits—Rain Dogs

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Caesura On Caesura (Part 2) 59:48

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We continue (and conclude) our Caesura On Caesura interview series this week with Scott interviewing JimJam. Some areas of conversation: Discogs customer service, modular synth gear, and the mystery of why Iron Maiden's latest album shows up on so many year-end lists. Enjoy! JimJam's Album of the Week: Gaza—No Absolutes in Human Suffering…

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Caesura On Caesura (Part 1) 58:25

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We change things up this week, and bring you not a discussion of music (per se) nor a musical topic, but, rather (selfishly, perhaps), a topic we're very familiar with: ourselves. This week and next week, we'll be interviewing each other, and while the topics will most likely remain around music, there will be some drift into other territory as wel…

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Album Dares (Tom Waits & Slipknot) 1:11:52

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We start 2022 off right by returning to our old Album Dares segment, this time going over two releases that couldn't be more different: Tom Waits's Nighthawks at the Diner and Slipknot's debut album. Albums of the Week: Scott: Beherit—Drawing Down the Moon JimJam: Cluster—Cluster 2

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Our Favorite Albums of 2021 1:35:31

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Well, this is it! Our last episode of the year, and probably the one most people were looking forward to the most: our albums of the year! We split this episode into three general sections: (1) our methodology for our choices, (2), honorable mentions, and (3) our top 10. Below you can view our respective lists if you're curious. Thanks to everybody…

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Our Favorite Discoveries of 2021 1:09:57

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We start off our very short end-of-year content with our favorite "discoveries": albums that weren't released this but which nonetheless came onto our radar for various reasons. Scott's Discoveries: Black Keys Cynic fun./The Format Limp Bizkit MIA Psyopus Sublime White Stripes Slipknot [post-All Hope is Gone] JimJam's Discoveries: Active Child—You …

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Book Club: How Music Got Free by Stephen Witt 1:15:56

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In our final Book Club (and regular episode) of the year, we discuss How Music Got Free, a book detailing the rise and (sort-of) fall of music piracy. Final Albums of the Week for 2021: Scott: Antony & the Johnsons—I am a Bird Now JimJam: The Cars—The Cars

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November 2021 Album Reviews 1:22:22

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With this week comes our final album reviews of the year, and we've got some heavy-hitters today, as well as some unpopular opinions, as we talk about new releases by ZAÄAR, Jon Hopkins, Aesop Rock/Blockhead, and Converge/Chelsea Wolfe! Albums of the Week: Scott: Limp Bizkit—Significant Other JimJam: Prince—Sign O' the Times…

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CD Buy 11 1:00:59

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This week we get together and go music shopping, and talk about our purchases, ranging from the esoteric to the deliciously normie. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: El-P—Fantastic Damage JimJam: Oneohtrix Point Never—Betrayed in the Octagon

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November 2021 Album Anniversaries 1:14:18

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This week we talk about some albums with big birthdays this month—except that we made an oopsie, and only one of them actually came out in November. But, nonetheless, we're talking about seminal albums by Sonny Rollins, Black Flag, Talk Talk, and Oneohtrix Point Never. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: The Faceless—Autotheism JimJam: Rancid—…And Ou…

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Book Club: Perfecting Sound Forever by Greg Milner 1:11:45

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This week we talk about the book Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music, about...well, music recording, and you know we have some hot takes on the analog vs. digital debate! Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Dying Fetus—Stop At Nothing JimJam: The Upsetters—Blackboard Jungle Dub…

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October 2021 Album Reviews (BadBadNotGood, Kayo Dot, etc.) 1:11:26

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This week we talk about some albums that came out in October, including new releases by Kayo Dot, BadBadNotGood, Fortresses, and Black Dice. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Ben Browning—Turns JimJam: Eliane Radigue—Opus 17

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Sacred Bones Records Exploration 1:14:40

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This week we dive into the sonically vast catalog of New York's Sacred Bones Records, and talk about our findings. Albums of the Week: Scott: Agent Fresco—Destrier JimJam: Coil—Horse Rotorvator

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October 2021 Album Anniversaries 1:16:29

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This week we're talking about some album birthdays, including releases by Soundgarden, Suffocation, Fugazi, and My Chemical Romance. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Sleep Token—This Place Will Become Your Tomb JimJam: Billy Joel—Turnstiles

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Talking About Poptimism 1:07:40

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This week we're talking about poptimism: a critical methodology proposing that pop music deserves just as much attention and critical evaluation as other music. Except it's more complicated than that. Much more complicated. Join us as we try to make more sense of this argument and discuss our own thoughts on the subject. Albums of the Week: Scott: …

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Book Club: Meet Me in the Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman 1:07:59

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This week we bring back our Book Club segment and talk about Meet Me in the Bathroom: an oral history detailing New York rock in the early millennium, including bands like The Strokes and Interpol. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Earth, Wind & Fire—I Am JimJam: The Weeknd—Thursday

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September 2021 Album Reviews (Injury Reserve, Low, Amon Tobin, Carcass) 1:23:44

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This week we talk about some September releases, including new albums by Carcass, Amon Tobin, Low, and Injury Reserve! Albums of the Week: Scott: Nirvana—Bleach JimJam: Tim Hecker—Radio Amor

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September 2021 Album Anniversaries 1:15:20

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This week we dive deep into some albums with big birthdays, including (but not limited to) Nirvana's Nevermind and Mastodon's Blood Mountain! Albums of the Week: JimJam: David Tudor—Rainforest Scott: The Fall of Troy—Doppelganger

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Free Form Bullshit and the Goblet of Fire 57:45

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This week we get all whacky and topic-free, and discuss...well, whatever's on our minds! Which, this time, happens to include, among other things: artist prolificacy and diminishing returns, the Sun Ra Arkestra being active without Sun Ra (and similar examples), and our inability to understand the hype around the new Turnstile album. Enjoy! Albums …

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EDM Exploration 1:35:32

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We bring back our Exploration segment this week, talking about dance music and all the convoluted genre tags that come with it and our miscellaneous foibles in exploring eleven (five and six albums, respectively) EDM albums. Enjoy! Albums of the Week: Scott: Bon Iver—Bloodbank EP JimJam: Tim Buckley—Starsailor…

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August 2021 Album Reviews (Wolves in the Throne Room, Horsey, Leprous, Jason Sharp) 1:14:40

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This week we talk about some albums that came out this month, including releases by Wolves in the Throne Room, Jason Sharp, Horsey, and Leprous! Albums of the Week: Scott: The Black Keys—Brothers JimJam: Waylon Jennings—Honky Tonk Heroes

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(Some of) Our Favorite Lyrics! Part 2 1:12:31

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This week we go back to a topic we covered over a year and a half ago, and discuss a few of our favorite lyrics! Albums of the Week: Scott: Boredoms—Pop Tatari JimJam: Chris Corsano/Paul Flaherty—The Beloved Music

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August 2021 Album Anniversaries 1:05:01

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This week we talk about some nice albums with birthdays, including work by Bjork, Danny Brown, Leprous, and Chelsea Wolfe. Albums of the Week: Scott: Depeche Mode—Some Great Reward JimJam: Bent Arcana—Bent Arcana

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Book Club: Where the Heart Beats by Kay Larson 1:09:31

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We return with our Book Club segment and discuss a text by Kay Larson that's a mixture of music history, biography, and pseudo-comparative religion, all focusing on John Cage and Zen Buddhism. Buckle in: it's a conversation that takes us from thoughts on John Cage to thoughts on performance art and hero worship and the nature of art and music in ge…

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