We last met on March 1, 2020. A lot has changed since then. Like most people reading this, I've been hunkered down at home, isolating and trying to do my part in flattening the curve of COVID-19. I hope we're all taking this seriously and doing what we can. Above all else I wish you all the best and hope you're well. I'm sure we'll all get through this and good times will come again. Or not. Either way, we'll talk about pop-culture until there's nothing left to say. And this week's episode covers a lot of ground.
I would be remiss if I didn't take a paragraph to give you a link to the new album I released and talked about on the show.
"Departure" is available here for ABSOLUTELY FREE.
Here's the player for the show:
Here's how the time breaks down for this episode:
- 0:00 - Intro stuff including a "rest in peace" to John Prine and some heartfelt thoughts on COVID-19.
- 15:59 - Music Break #1 - Lectio Divina
- 16:30 - Music stuff including discussion of new releases from Spinning Coin, The Potomac Accord, Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, Brian Fallon, Mountain Goats, Bob Dylan, and Michael Manring, among others!
- 46:50 - Music Break #2 - Burn
- 47:20 - Movies and TV discussion - Including Community, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and A Stupid and Futile Gesture
- 1:05:11 - Music Break #3 - Coronation
- 1:05:41 - Outro stuff including a brief summary of books I've recently read and mention of my new obsession with the video game Hollow Knight
And here's a whole mess of photos! (Most photos taken by me, but I lifted a few from a Google image search. In all/most cases they're the same photos absolutely everyone is using everywhere, but if anyone claims ownership I'll be glad to swap them out for something else.)
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The cover for your collection, weirdo. |
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This is the cover of my new album "Departure," available NOW! |
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I've talked about this album on the show before. We lost John Prine to COVID, so I talked about it again. |
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Cool jingly pop-rock from Spinning Coin. |
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Local to St. Louis, The Potomac Accord's new album is a definite winner. |
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Nine Inch Nails released two free, surprise albums that won't be for everybody, but I liked. |
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My expectations were low for Pearl Jam's new one...and it exceeded them by LEAPS AND BOUNDS. I don't think I've ever been so happy to be wrong about a first impression before. |
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Brian Fallon's new one is a gentle reminder of what's important in life and it's welcome in my player any time. |
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The Mountain Goats return with a really cool album and really cool production that you NEED to hear. |
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Dylan babbles about JFK for 17 minutes...and I listened to all of it. |
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Then Bob gets weird for 4 minutes in exactly the same key with exactly the same pacing. So... |
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One of my biggest bass-heroes released a new album, and I think everybody should hear the hell out of it! |
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Downloaded some music by The 88. Excellent pop-rock. |
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Also downloaded some Baroness. Awesome metal. |
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Finally got into Tom Petty. Won't look back. |
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I'm a couple years late on this one, sure...but finally watched it! |
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I'm a couple years late on this one too! And BOY do I regret sleeping on an awesome show that is the kind of thing I wish I could always watch. And now that I've got the BluRays...I can! :) |
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A GREAT movie that's a beautiful telling of the life-story of Doug Kenney from National Lampoon. Funny and moving. Irreverent and touching. Great flick. |
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I barely talked about this, but it's a great book. |
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I talked about this one a little more. Really loved being in this world. It was a long book but I think I finished it in about 4-5 sittings. Didn't want to stop reading! |
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Only took me 15 years to finish reading this one... Sure that's because I didn't pick it up for 14 of them...but whatever! Great read with some wonderful stories of teaching high school. Also pictured, a $2 bill I apparently was using as a bookmark in 2005. |
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I've become a big fan of this author. This one's in progress for me right now, and I'm really digging it so far. |
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One of the most fun and frustrating games I've played in years. |
Big episode this week! We'll be back NEXT WEEK, assuming nothing terrible happens! I promise!
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