Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Episode 232 - All I Have to Say About the Elephant

In this episode, I talk about the biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, then (mostly) new music from Neil Dimond, Modest Mouse, Paul McCartney, and the Beach Boys. I had fun. Maybe also that is a thing you could have. Fun, I mean. Enjoy!

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Time Index:

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 7:34 - Hands
  • 8:01 - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
  • 27:49 - Being There
  • 28:19 - Music Releases
    • 28:19 - The Beach Boys - The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights
    • 33:28 - Modest Mouse - An Eraser and a Maze
    • 38:23 - Neil Diamond - Wild at Heart
    • 41:32 - Paul McCartney - The Boys of Dungeon Lane
  • 46:19 - Coming Storm
  • 46:50 - Outro
Photos:
Here's the cover photo. How could anyone possibly go on without the cover photo???

This is the biopic I talk about at length. I feel like I didn't say enough, but I said what needed saying... Peter Sellers was difficult to sum up.

The new Modest Mouse. Always a fresh experience, any time they put out an album.

There are some really beautiful takes on this release. Highly recommend it, especially if you like the Pet Sounds album.

Macca put out a great record. Shocking, I know...

Does Rick Rubin finally have another Johnny Cash on his hands? Well...no...he's got a Neil Diamond, though!

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