Hidden Jukebox

The Bends https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/cY2aC2Tv.jpg Who stole Thom's vodka cup?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Star https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/c/c7e7a43b-5714-4470-a244-6aa82c1dceff/J6aBm6HC.jpg Maria, carry a rifle.

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.

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.

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.

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....

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.

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 cert

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)

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.

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.