Bits & Pieces

Here it is, the final episode of Bits & Pieces. We reminisce on what the podcast has meant to us, relive some bloopers, and discuss our future plans for being listeners and creators of music. Oh, and there's a shotgun guitar. Picks of the week from Michael Edwards and 13 & God.

Mike has some bittersweet news, Matt has a gig report, a forgotten unreleased Sufjan album from the 90s surfaces, and Matt seeks after hardware and software flexibility. Picks of the Week from Hypoluxo and Adulescens.

The secret Wu-Tang Clan album is released, Soundbreaking looks like an amazing documentary about recording technology, Adobe shows off VoCo, and Matt creates his own private version of Songl.ink. Picks of the week from LVL UP and Gameface.

David Lyons guest hosts with Matt as they discuss audio routing, cable shielding, and headphones. Picks of the Week from Hamilton and Danny Baranowsky!

Mike writes a song on his iPhone while flying in a plane, Matt tries to solve audio I/O routing on his computer, and dabbles in livestreaming his music production. Picks of the Week from Daniel Rossen and Nik Kershaw!

Matt updates us on the troubles with his audio interface, Creative Commons is under fire in a lawsuit, and an AI makes pop music. Picks of the week from Elin Palmer and TR/ST.

Matt comes back to the show as we discuss headphone jacks, in-ear headphones, stupid required memberships with Ticket Master, a crowdsourced melody, and the ghosts living in deliberately bad mp3 encodings! Picks of the week from Deastro and Sinkane.

Kevin Larkin of Denver band Chimney Choir guest hosts with Mike as they discuss 80s synths, Ableton Live rigs, and the future of computer generated music. Picks of the Week from Dr. John and the Dresden Dolls.

Justin Edwards, Michael's brother, guest co-hosts while Matt is off at Gamescom. We discuss innovative infographic treatments of classical music, how visual albums are (or aren't) changing cinema, and how Justin got into music. Picks of the week from The New Pornographers and The Rentals.

Mike podcasts lying down as he and Matt marvel at the wacky pop metal sensibilities of Maximum the Hormone and LADYBABY. ALSO: Talenthouse has a sketchy new promotion scheme. Picks of the Week from Car Seat Headrest and Alternative Allstars!

Friend of the show Benni joins Matt as they discuss switching instruments, purchasing habits and music they are fascinated by yet cannot really get into. Picks of the Week by Explosions In The Sky and Nathan Allen Pinard

A slew of interesting web-based instruments and music tools, and Apple might buy Tidal? Picks of the Week from Say Hi and Errors.

Led Zeppelin wins a Stairway to Heaven lawsuit, the music industry wants to revise the DMCA's Safe Harbor clause, and Alicia Keys is banning phones at her concerts. Picks of the Week from Glorie and The War On Drugs.

Mike re-releases his 2011 album Genetic Engines, Germany backs sampling as a legit art form, and do you ever have days with no music? Picks of the Week from Starflyer 59 and Three Trapped Tigers!

Doom's soundtrack hides 666 in its spectograph, songwriter royalties are shockingly low, and USB DACs are invading consumer audio. Also: Art School favors novelty over talent and skill? Picks of the Week from Beulah and HLCY OFUK!

Adult Swim's Lords of Synth tickles AND impresses us, iTunes might try to delete your music, and Radiohead teaches us a lesson about frequency ranges, hearing and audio engineering. Picks of the week from Hope of the States and, uh, Radiohead.

Matt delves into a Lara Croft themed meme-genre, a jazz drummer plays along with Super Smash Bros., and Radiohead erases their internet presence. Also, YouTube takes some steps towards fixing Content ID woes. Picks of the week from Faded Paper Figures and Grauzone.

Phil Collins never stops the thundering tom-toms as we talk micro-genres and meme-genres like Seapunk, Vaporwave and Simpsonwave. Also, Matt hates Nightcore. Picks of the week from Sunny Day Real Estate and Crystal Castles.

A resource dump of audio tools, explanations of reverb, and a new learning platform called SoundGym. Also, an interesting new field recording mic. Finally, if rock is dead, did perfect studio recordings help kill it? Picks of the Week from Buke and Gase and Red Vox!

Recording face to face yet again, Matt and Mike discuss Adam Levine's updated contest, and Herbie Hancock's open letter to inspire artists. Also a deep dive into things we've learned and are still learning about audio production and songwriting. Picks of the Week from Beirut and Jon Hopkins!