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Ep. #915: Cursive

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Tim Kasher from Cursive is here to discuss their new album, Devourer, its lyrical themes and why imperialism was on his mind, why the “you” in Cursive songs is often actually addressing himself, how people are navigating a golden age and glut of information, maintaining the status quo and denying reality, loving and hating oneself, being on a new label to expand your music community, touring with Cursive, other future plans, and much more.        

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Ep. #890: Man Man

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Ryan Kattner discusses the new Man Man album, Carrot on Strings, his recent move from California to New York and the many places he has lived, his love of film and his interactions with and roles he’s had in the movie business, the 2024 NBA Finals and players he finds appealing, wanting to write a stadium anthem, our love for Stephen Malkmus and Pavement, future and hope for future film and music projects, tour dates, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #883: Steven Hyden

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Steven Hyden discusses his excellent new book, There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ and the End of the Heartland, the state of music and cultural criticism, how film critics have long had more cachet than music critics, the various and confusing ambiguities in the work and life of an American like Bruce Springsteen, how the Boss rejected his most successful album and got lost in the 1990s just as Nirvana were rejecting their own most successful album, why Springsteen’s narrative voice became more inward, why he and America were never the same after Born in the U.S.A., a fascinating alternate history of Bruce events, Steven’s tour dates, other future plans, and much more.

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