Hidden Jukebox
Jake Amster and Matthew Amster-Burton, two Seattle music nerds and actual brothers, take you on an audio tour of the best albums of the 90s, from R.E.M. to T.L.C., Snoop Dogg to Phish.
Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:59:53 -0000
65: Suicide Blonde
Suicide Blonde https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/TXeBjsMm.jpg Don't you see the colour of deception? What we're listening to: Matthew: Ash, Race the Night (https://songwhip.com/ash-4/racethenight) A Giant Dog, Bite (https://songwhip.com/a-giant-dog/bite) Men Without Hats, Pop Goes the World (https://songwhip.com/men-without-hats/pop-goes-the-world) Jake: Jungle, Volcano (https://songwhip.com/jungle/volcano) Local Natives, Time Will Wait for No One (https://songwhip.com/local-natives/time-will-wait-for-no-one)
Sun, 01 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0700
64: Rooster
Rooster https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/D4n6z4Vu.png Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh What we're listening to: Jake: Young Gun Silver Fox, Ticket to Shangri-La (https://songwhip.com/young-gun-silver-fox/tickettoshangrila) Small Paul, Come Alive & Live Again (https://songwhip.com/smallpaul/come-alive-and-live-again) Matthew: Noname, Sundial (https://songwhip.com/noname/sundial) The Dead Krazukies, From the Underworld (https://songwhip.com/thedeadkrazukies/from-the-underworld) Guns N' Roses, "Perhaps" (https://songwhip.com/guns-n-roses/perhaps)
Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:00:00 -0700
63: These Are Days
These Are Days https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/fI2A1CKj.jpg Never before and never since, I promise What we're listening to Matthew: Origami Angel, The Brightest Days (https://songwhip.com/origami-angel/the-brightest-days) The Clientele, I Am Not There Anymore (https://songwhip.com/the-clientele/i-am-not-there-anymore) Jake: JW Francis, Dream House (https://songwhip.com/jw-francis/dream-house) KGLW, PetroDragonic Apocalypse (https://songwhip.com/kinggizzardandthelizardwizard/petrodragonic-apocalypse-or-dawn-of-eternal-night-an-annihilation-of-planet-earth-and-the-beginning-of-merciless-damnation) Queens of the Stone Age, In Times New Roman (https://songwhip.com/queens-of-the-stone-age/in-times-new-roman) Sandrider, Sandrider (https://songwhip.com/sandrider/sandrider)
Tue, 01 Aug 2023 07:00:00 -0700
62: Big Poppa
Big Poppa https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/Xy6YGPm9.png Tell your friends jump in the GS3. Yo! MTV Raps Unplugged (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZrK39H5zp4), 1991 What we're listening to Jake: Foo Fighters, But Here We Are (https://songwhip.com/foo-fighters/but-here-we-are) Janelle Monáe, The Age of Pleasure (https://songwhip.com/janelle-monae/the-age-of-pleasure) Matthew: The Reds, Pinks & Purples, They Only Wanted Your Soul (https://songwhip.com/theredspinksandpurples/they-only-wanted-your-soul) Blood Ceremony, The Old Ways Remain (https://songwhip.com/blood-ceremony/theoldwaysremain)
Sat, 01 Jul 2023 06:00:00 -0700
61: This Is a Call
This Is a Call https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/MV4lR73p.jpg Fingernails are good What we're listening to Jake: Boygenius, The Record (https://songwhip.com/boygenius/therecord) Unknown Mortal Orchestra V (https://songwhip.com/unknown-mortal-orchestra/v) Matthew: Fruit Bats, A River Running to Your Heart (https://songwhip.com/fruit-bats/a-river-running-to-your-heart)
Thu, 01 Jun 2023 06:00:00 -0700
60: Stakes Is High
Stakes Is High https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/0zbInYda.jpg Man, life can get all up in your ass Stakes is High live with The Roots on Fallon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ6JXCaOttw) The song at the end of this episode is "Battlegrounds," from Matthew's band Early to the Airport's new EP, Departures (https://songwhip.com/earlytotheairport/departures) What we're listening to Matthew: Nicole Yun, Matter (https://songwhip.com/nicoleyun/matter) Frank Bango, The Truth Fox (https://songwhip.com/frankbango/the-truth-fox) Jake: Flipturn, Shadowglow (https://songwhip.com/flipturn/shadowglow)
Mon, 01 May 2023 06:00:00 -0700
59: Freedom! '90
Freedom 90 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/rdOBNpYq.jpg What a kick just a buddy and me What we're listening to Matthew: Caroline Rose, The Art of Forgetting (https://songwhip.com/caroline-rose/the-art-of-forgetting) Eyelids, A Colossal Waste of Light (https://songwhip.com/eyelids/colossal-waste-of-light) Kate Davis, Fish Bowl (https://songwhip.com/kate-davis/fish-bowl) Jake: Harry Styles, Harry's House (https://songwhip.com/harry-styles/harrys-house) True Loves (https://songwhip.com/trueloves)
Sat, 01 Apr 2023 06:00:00 -0700
58: Hallelujah (feat John Tsung)
Hallelujah https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/XPz-M4Ar.jpg You don't really care for music. Do you? What we're listening to: John: DADADA! (https://songwhip.com/dadada2) Wednesday Campanella (https://songwhip.com/wednesday-campanella) A playlist of contemporary Asian pop and indie (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3fTq1Ct7lsIyUwe7o1nc6L?si=AhxTPGkCSMmyMni6OUdeug&nd=1) Jake: Lil Yachty, Let's Start Here (https://songwhip.com/lil-yachty/lets-start-here2023) Madison Cunningham, Revealer (https://songwhip.com/madison-cunningham/revealer2022) Matthew: Parannoul, After the Magic (https://songwhip.com/parannoul/after-the-magic) De La Soul feat MF DOOM, "Rock Co.Kane Flow (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWiUeU6VCso)" (video)
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0800
57: Nookie
Nookie https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/vPmUi4QG.jpg Why did it take so long? What we're listening to: Jake: Black Midi: Hellfire The Sound of Animals Fighting: Apeshit Plains: I Walked With you a Ways Matthew: Belle & Sebstian: Late Developers Alvvays: Blue Rev OMD: "Souvenir"
Wed, 01 Feb 2023 06:00:00 -0800
56: Fast As You Can (feat Keith Lowe)
Fast As You Can https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/ykv6bNG7.png if you're getting any bright ideas, quiet dear Keith Lowe's single, Respair (https://open.spotify.com/album/7tUny2J9R3jvCyMGaM5lPL?si=diKd9_rmSruytn-cGnE2xw) What we're listening to: Jake: Snarky Puppy, Empire Central (https://songwhip.com/snarky-puppy/empire-central) Drugdealer, Hiding in Plain Sight (https://songwhip.com/drugdealer/hidinginplainsight) Matthew: Best songs of 2022 playlist on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7xW9vimGwKxjtYreUa7h3b?si=21feb2a2d63345de) Keith: A Girl Called Eddy, "Somebody Hurt You (https://songwhip.com/a-girl-called-eddy/somebody-hurt-you)"
Sun, 01 Jan 2023 06:00:00 -0800
55: Doo Wop (That Thing)
Doo Wop https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/DOGdC8sl.jpg Remember back on the Bully when cats used to harmonize? What we're listening to: Jake: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Changes Post Animal, Love Gibberish Matthew: Weird Nightmare, Weird Nightmare Sobs, Air Guitar
Thu, 01 Dec 2022 06:00:00 -0800
54: Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
mmmm https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/C2t3oT0-.jpg one kid had it worse than that What we're listening to: Jake: Arctic Monkeys, The Car (https://songwhip.com/arctic-monkeys/the-car) Cytrus, Concentrate (https://songwhip.com/cytrus/concentrate) Mildlife, Automatic (https://songwhip.com/mildlife/automatic) Matthew: Titus Andronicus, The Will to Live (https://songwhip.com/titusandronicus/the-will-to-live) Open Mike Eagle, Component System with the Auto-Reverse (https://songwhip.com/open-mike-eagle/component-system-with-the-auto-reverse) Steady Holiday, "Can't Find a Way" (out November 2)
Tue, 01 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0700
53: Man! I Feel Like a Woman
Man! I Feel Like a Woman! https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/AxEit3CD.jpg The girls need a break.
Sat, 01 Oct 2022 06:00:00 -0700
52: The Distance
The Distance https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/LK734WCH.jpg The arena is empty except for one man. Vibraslap (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibraslap) Herbie Hancock is 82. Recommended: Matthew: Kiwi jr., Chopper Jake: DOMi & JD BECK, NOT TiGHT Danger mouse and Black Thought, Cheat Codes
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 06:00:00 -0700
51: Superunknown
Superunknown https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/UE5poM0I.jpg First it steals your mind and then it steals your... Producer Michael Beinhorn on Black Hole Sun (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng4f_fj9Lfc) Soundgarden live at the Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, 1994 (https://youtu.be/8AINBpkizDk) Recommended: Matthew: Hollie Cook, Happy Hour THEM, The Car EP Jake: Goose, Dripfield
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:00:00 -0700
50: Closer
Closer https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/00ygwYpY.jpg I drink the honey inside your hive. Recommended: Matthew: King Stingray (https://songwhip.com/kingstingray) Joyce Manor: 40 oz to Fresno (https://songwhip.com/joyce-manor/40-oz-to-fresno) Strong Songs podcast on “Silent All These Years” (https://strongsongspodcast.com/episode/silent-all-these-years-by-tori-amos) Jake: Jack White: Fear of the Dawn (https://songwhip.com/jack-white/fearofthedawn) Foals: Life Is Yours (https://songwhip.com/foals/life-is-yours2022)
Fri, 01 Jul 2022 06:00:00 -0700
49: Enjoy the Silence
Enjoy the Silence https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/4-NXP--h.jpeg Words are meaningless and forgettable.
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 06:00:00 -0700
48: Human Behaviour
Human Behaviour https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/-oItNQlc.jpeg [gibberish] Acoustic guitar cover by Takashi Kouda (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcKFqa--IF4) What we're listening to: PUP, The Unraveling of PUPTHEBAND Soul Glo, Diaspora Problems Ibibio Sound Machine, Electricity SAULT, Air Jake portrait https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/LFlPrAUq.png Jake in front of a portrait of Kate Bush?
Sun, 01 May 2022 06:00:00 -0700
47: Nearly Lost You
nearly lost you https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/UGIX8GRr.jpeg There's a rider that's fallen.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:00:00 -0700
46: The Boy Is Mine
The Boy Is Mine https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/ghWB9C5R.jpeg Oh yeah, definitely. I know his name. Recommended: Parannoul - To See the Next Part of the Dream (https://songwhip.com/parannoul/to-see-the-next-part-of-the-dream) Deep Sea Diver - Impossible Weight (https://songwhip.com/deepseadiver/impossibleweight) The Dip - When You Lose Someone (https://songwhip.com/the-dip/when-you-lose-someone) (from the forthcoming Sticking with It) Some artists called Goose, Geese, Neil Francis, or maybe Neal Francis Eddie Vedder Is Still Learning to Live with Loss (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/01/31/magazine/eddie-vedder-interview.html)
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 06:00:00 -0800
45: Throwing Copper
Throwing Copper https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/IY8BCwmR.jpg It's the way we sing that makes 'em dream.
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:00:00 -0800
44: Nothing Compares 2 U
Nothing Compares 2 U https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/nIoDpIWD.jpg Since you've been gone I can do whatever I want. Lucy Dacus on Song Exploder (https://songexploder.net/lucy-dacus)
Sat, 01 Jan 2022 06:00:00 -0800
43: Walk
Walk https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/uKSvyT0l.jpg Is there no standard anymore? Consolation Lakes: I'm Not the Nightmare (https://songwhip.com/consolationlakes/im-not-the-nightmare) Sault: Untitled (Black Is) (https://open.spotify.com/album/0GPmuVuCdC5hCsiuy1wXle?si=QaKV7CZ2QZytIyx9oCexbA) Every Time I Die: Thing with Feathers (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06mgL0GK--Y)
Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0800
42: Sour Times
Sour Times https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/ThKbEhdK.jpg Take a ride, take a shot now. Matthew's punk playlist on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5q8Qp9yOOZzMn5uTSQlS9h?si=7a01e057bcfb4151) Wet Leg: Chaise Longue (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd9jeJk2UHQ)
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:00:00 -0700
41: Common People
Common People https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/w2Or7KTu.jpg In that case, I'll have rum and Coca-Cola.
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0700
40: Girls and Boys
Girls and Boys https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/yT0JWeNh.jpg Du bist sehr schön
Wed, 01 Sep 2021 06:00:00 -0700
39: 1979
1979 https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/bqv507wJ.jpg Cool kids never have the time. ALBUMS RECOMMENDED The Chills: Scatterbrain The Cleaners from Venus: Penny Novelettes Goose: Shenanigans Nite Club
Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:00:00 -0700
38: Groove Is in the Heart
Groove Is in the Heart https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/91NRaT6m.png He's not vicious OR malicious.
Thu, 01 Jul 2021 06:00:00 -0700
37: It Was a Good Day
It Was a Good Day https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/o0tWi-C4.jpg What's the haps on the craps? CW: Mass shootings, sexual assault. Also, Matthew definitely knows that Raising Hell came out in the 80s.
Tue, 01 Jun 2021 06:00:00 -0700
36: Tomorrow
Tomorrow https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/vjdosV5j.jpg VERY hard to drink.
Sat, 01 May 2021 06:00:00 -0700
35: Baby One More Time
Baby One More Time https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/E-pOGwKi.jpg Oh baby, baby Oh baby, baby Oh baby, baby
Thu, 01 Apr 2021 06:00:00 -0700
34: Right Here Right Now
Right Here Right Now https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/dsIa6c2q.jpg Bob Dylan didn't have this to sing about!
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 06:00:00 -0800
33: What Would You Say
WWYS https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/K7iuf7Ct.jpg Don't drop the big one.
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0800
32: Seether
Seether https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/EMd2SxME.jpg I tried to rock her in my cradle.
Fri, 01 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0800
31: Possum Kingdom
Vaden Todd Lewis https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/RoBZGAvh.jpg I'll not be a gentleman.
Tue, 01 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -0800
30: Come Out and Play
Come Out and Play https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/JsvLa8zi.jpg Tie your own... hey!
Sun, 01 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0800
29: No Rain
No Rain https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/QVldjweT.jpg It's a great escape.
Thu, 01 Oct 2020 06:00:00 -0700
28: I Touch Myself
I Touch Myself https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/WSTdu0VT.jpg I honestly do. Solo sex songs https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/HrSShErz.png
Tue, 01 Sep 2020 06:00:00 -0700
27: Closing Time
Closing Time https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/HcHTLCYa.jpg Our first single!
Sat, 01 Aug 2020 06:00:00 -0700
26: The Score
The Score https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/R-dtQh2t.jpg Yeah everybody wear the mask but how long will it last?
Wed, 01 Jul 2020 06:00:00 -0700
25: Weezer
Weezer https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/5eXl82Dj.png We've all left the den. Let me tell you 'bout it?
Mon, 01 Jun 2020 06:00:00 -0700
24: Third Eye Blind
3EB https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/9FGZZLyP.jpg I want something else.
Fri, 01 May 2020 06:00:00 -0700
23: Rage Against the Machine
RATM https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/9rdReT1z.jpg We did what they told us. Adam Neely: The Music You Hate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZMpU-7YcgA Adam Neely: Learning to Like Contemporary Christian Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hACUz4WVWwk
Wed, 01 Apr 2020 06:00:00 -0700
22: Illmatic
Illmatic https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/Yw6v4GUm.jpg Life is parallel to hell, but I must maintain.
Mon, 02 Mar 2020 19:00:00 -0800
21: Tragic Kingdom
Tragic Kingdom https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/pzXFttwc.jpg Leave a message and I'll call you back.
Sat, 01 Feb 2020 06:00:00 -0800
20: (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Morning Glory https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/YuigUusb.jpeg How many special people change? (Featuring George McCleary!) Special Guest: George McCleary.
Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:00:00 -0800
19: Little Earthquakes
Little Earthquakes https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/yS_mImPD.jpg Wearing my naughties like a jewel. CONTENT WARNING: Sexual assault.
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 06:00:00 -0800
18: Vs.
Vs. https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/cRvfoI6j.jpg Tunnel vision! Content Warning: Several references to sexual assault, plus we criticize the band Sublime.
Fri, 01 Nov 2019 06:00:00 -0700
17: Odelay
Odelay https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/kagYYbqf.jpg Put your skeletons in jail.
Tue, 01 Oct 2019 06:00:00 -0700
16: CrazySexyCool
CrazySexyCool https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/b1jRP0iM.png Take a good look at it. Look at it now.
Sun, 01 Sep 2019 06:00:00 -0700
15: The Bends
The Bends https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/cY2aC2Tv.jpg Who stole Thom's vodka cup?
Thu, 01 Aug 2019 06:00:00 -0700
14: A Live One
A Live One https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/BeJ4FxLy.jpg Jake is a Phish fan. Matthew is a Phish skeptic. Naturally they're tackling the Phishiest possible release, 1994's A Live One, which features a 30-minute song.
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 06:00:00 -0700
13: Out of Time
Out of Time https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/Q3gXo9Lx.jpg Special Guest Rich McLaughlin (Sirius XM, I Heart Radio, WFUV, Amazon Music) joins us on a journey through “Time.” On this month’s Hidden Jukebox, we discuss REM’s Out of Time (1991) as well as what made the band great, what made the band fall apart, and why Rich is so damned obsessed with these guys. Special Guest: Rich McLaughlin.
Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:00:00 -0700
12: Doggystyle
Doggystyle https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/Gxp-5sRo.jpg Snoop Doggy Dogg, 1993 In 1992, a new video debuted on MTV, and suddenly America couldn’t stop talking about two things: cars that bounce, and a cornrowed rapper with a lovable lazy drawl and the improbable name of Snoop Doggy Dogg. We can't stop talking about him either.
Wed, 01 May 2019 05:00:00 -0700
Episode 11: Dookie
Dookie https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/Y7fi4tkx.jpg Green Day’s Dookie (1994) was punk rock your parents could enjoy in the car. Deceptively upbeat (until you listen to the lyrics), Dookie’s strong hooks and clever lyrics brought punk to a mass audience—and is still loads of fun today.
Mon, 01 Apr 2019 05:00:00 -0700
Episode 10: Star
Star https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/J6aBm6HC.jpg Maria, carry a rifle.
Sun, 01 Jul 2018 06:00:00 -0700
Episode 9: If You're Feeling Sinister
If You're Feeling Sinister https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/dJLVZ6h-.jpg We should be okay and we won't get in a muddle.
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 05:00:00 -0700
Episode 8: OK Computer
OK Computer https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/EA8obq2e.jpg This month, once again we talk about an obscure 90s album you've never heard of. Pretty good.
Thu, 03 May 2018 08:00:00 -0700
Episode 7: Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home
Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/kBdxwpm2.jpg A stone-cold classic that's as relevant, progressive, and weird as it was in 1995. These are loud, smart hope-from-the-gutter tunes, and we're kind of in love. This album is out of print, but used CDs (https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000000W9J/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1522604895&sr=8-1&keywords=lost+somewhere+between) are readily available.
Sun, 01 Apr 2018 05:00:00 -0700
Episode 6: 0898
0898 https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/Nhq6y0yv.jpg 0898 Beautiful South, The Beautiful South, 1992 Matthew really puts Laura through the wringer on this one. 0898 is an overproduced, saccharine mess of sad drunks, cannibals, and codependents, and Matthew couldn't love it more. (Except for that one frustratingly catchy misogynistic track.) Laura, on the other hand....
Thu, 01 Mar 2018 05:00:00 -0800
Episode 5: Mezzanine
Mezzanine https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/yE5mQHhJ.png Mezzanine, Massive Attack, 1998. On this episode, we chill out after the rave and talk nicknames, musical diversity, fade-ins, buildups, and teenage weirdos. We also say "Bristol" many times as if we know where that is.
Thu, 01 Feb 2018 05:00:00 -0800
Episode 4: Penthouse
Penthouse https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/uaKzum8M.jpg On our fourth episode we listen to Luna’s Penthouse, Laura Loe’s favorite album of the 1990s. We discuss lush recording, embarrassing lyrics, shameless Velvet Underground rip offs, and the absence of early rock shows for aging Gen-Xers. Luna (extended thoughts from Laura Loe) There are a lot of amazing things about doing our Hidden Jukebox podcast. Tonight I'm listening to Luna's Penthouse for the millionth time with completely different ears--this is a super special rare gift. Thank you Matthew Amster-Burton for this amazing opportunity to re-hear the music that is so central to me. Some albums aren’t remarkable the first time you hear them. This is one of those albums. Over the years I have become more and more and more obsessed with it. From the first notes of Chinatown, I am transported to a particular moment in a person’s life when they think they are really fucking cool—I think this whole album mocks a certain New York rocker pretentious hipsterism… The lyrics get funnier and funnier the more you spend time with them. And some lyrics which seem playful at first can turn sinister after the 50th listen. Released in August 1995, this is the third album by Luna, produced by Pat MacCarthy who the interwebs tell me mixed Madonna’s Ray of Light. On Hidden Jukebox we usually ask... Where did you hear this album the first time? I was living in Evanston, homesick for Santa Monica and also homesick for a version of New York City--where I had never lived--but I was increasingly realizing was out of my reach. I’d grown up in the suburbs of NY till I was 13 and in my mind my 20’s would be spent there… Certain albums make me long for a New York that probably only exists in my daydreams. (The most obvious is probably Lou Reed's New York... but the most vivid for me is PJ Harvey’s Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea...) The songs on this album all run together for me. I almost never don’t listen to this album start to finish. The tempo of the songs is all just a little bit slower than any “hit single” will ever be. It is languid af and all feels like it must have been written and recorded on an ecstasy come down. The bass playing is exquisite and buried so deep in the mix. It is hidden. I didn't even pay attention to it till I became a bass player.... Another aspect of this album that requires many listens to really hear it. I’ve tried over the years to get various people to fall in love with this album as hard as I have. Almost never succeeded. This album makes me think about the times you call out of work or skip school or tell a lover you’re working late at the office but really what you’ve done is stolen a moment for yourself. Where no one knows where you are and it feels delicious.
Mon, 15 Jan 2018 06:00:00 -0800
Episode 3: Celebrity Skin
Celebrity Skin https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/2HvqAsvr.jpg Hole, Celebrity Skin, 1998. We take a deeper look at ourselves while listening to this 1998 classic. If this album is considered by some to be a "guilty pleasure," we clearly don't have any guilt about it. This was a foundational soundtrack to our 90's SoCal lives. From hanging with dolphins at the beach and midnight jaunts to the "Rock n' Roll Ralph's" grocery store to being trapped in college life in the valley, this summery, power pop, ironic album speaks to a particular GenX sensibility like nothing else. (other topics touched on: women in rock, how to relate to your fans, amazing bridges in songs, commercial drum sounds, the names of bands we've been in, emotional macaroni and cheese)
Mon, 01 Jan 2018 05:00:00 -0800
Episode 2: 69 Love Songs
69 Love Songs https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/ne-uvQ9e.jpg The Magnetic Fields, 69 Love Songs, 1999 With apologies to Prince's Emancipation, 69 Love Songs is probably the best triple album out there. Still, we wondered, what if we had to edit it down to twelve songs? (Heretical, we know.) In the process, we talk romantic entanglements, carfree urbanism, and dreaminess.
Fri, 01 Dec 2017 07:00:00 -0800
Episode 1: Brighten the Corners
Brighten the Corners https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/tXswtK4i.jpeg Pavement, Brighten the Corners, 1997 On our debut episode, we talk guitar wankery, hit singles, off-mic screaming, and how to sing when no one's listening.
Thu, 09 Nov 2017 07:00:00 -0800