Here we go, our Grammy special! As usual, click HERE to listen, right-click to download! And many thanks to our first guest-host, Jordan Portlock, for filling in for Arya!
Topic:
- Grammys, and the nature of award shows
- Do award shows turn out to be self-congratulatory, or do they serve a purpose?
- Is it better that nominees are chosen by the musicians’ peers, or should it be chosen by the people?
- NPR’s All Songs Considered: “How Much Does It Cost to Make a Hit Song?”
Songs used:
- The Troggs – “Wild Thing“
- Frank Ocean – “Thinkin Bout U“
- James Blake – “Retrograde“
Bands Mentioned:
- Lawless Religion
- Groves
- Pathologies
- Radiohead
- Pearl Jam
- Nirvana
- Bob Dylan
- Bruce Springsteen
- Woody Guthrie
- My Bloody Valentine
- Boyd Tinsley / Dave Matthews Band
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra
- Wampire
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
- The Birthday Party
- Frank Ocean
- Jack White
- Fun
- Arcade Fire
- Stone Roses
- Jesus & Mary Chain
- Esparanza Spalding
- Phoenix
- Michael Jackson
- Blink-182
- Katy Perry
- The Beatles
- Radiohead
- Menomena
- Milli Vanilli
- Herbie Hancock
- Justin Bieber
- Lady Gaga
- Black Keys
- Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All
- Chris Brown
- The Lumineers
- Adele
- Chris Cornell
- Timbaland
- Chris Cornell / Soundgarden
- Scott Stapp / Creed
- Chad Kroger / Nickelback
- Eddie Vedder / Pearl Jam
- Billy Corgan / Smashing Pumpkins
- Morrissey / The Smith
- Stephen Malkmus / Pavement
- Rolling Stones
- Eminem
- Panic At The Disco
- The Format
- James Blake
- Parenthetical Girls
- Ramona Falls
- Tomahawk
- John Wesley Harding
- Carrie Brownstein
- Peter Buck
- Colin Meloy
- Chris Funk
- Ben Gibbard
- Storm Large
- k.d. lang
- Eugene Mirman
- Presidents of the United States of America
- Barenaked Ladies
- They Might Be Giants
