And Introducing

And introducing, on drums….it’s Patty Schemel! Drummer for HOLE and along for the ride with fellow grunge icon Courtney Love, Patty brings us a story of fame, addiction, despair, and the seedy streets of Seattle and LA through her memoir HIT SO HARD. SONGS Beat Happening - Our Secret HOLE - Violet HOLE - Celebrity Skin Le Tigre - TKO Juliette and the Licks - Hot Kiss

#61 BAD SONGS! And introducing…the worst songs ever! In an “easy listening” ep, we’re looking at Twitter’s suggestions for the worst song ever, deciding what makes a song bad, and making our own picks for worst songs of all time. Thanks to @kathbarbadoro for teeing this up for us with her tweet! https://twitter.com/kathbarbadoro/status/1183434147248951303 Songs Rufus featuring Chacka Khan - Tell Me Something Good O.A.R. - That Was A Crazy Game of Poker The Gourds - Gin and Juice Ben Folds - Bitches Ain’t Shit MAGIC! - Rude MAGIC! - Rude (Zedd Remix) Panic! At the Disco - Hey Look Ma I Made It Kid Rock - All Summer Long Hinder - Lips of an Angel Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmas Song Train - Hey Soul Sister Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl Milky Chance - Stolen Dance American Authors - The Best Day of My Life Lumineers - Hey Ho fun. - We Are Young Colbie Calliet - Bubbly Edward Sharpe - Home Ima Robot - Dynomite Imagine Dragon - Radioactive

And introducing…The Fall! It’s the story of punk rock’s orneriest group and of course the front man synonymous with the name, Mark E. Smith. Chapo Trap House’s Will Menaker joins us to learn all about Smith and the Fall through the recollections of the dozens and dozens…and dozens of musicians used up and discarded in Fall’s chaotic wake, through Dave Simpson’s “The Fallen: Life In and Out of Britain’s Most Insane Group”. Songs The Fall - Totally Wired (chris cover) The Fall - Pacifying Joint The Fall - In My Area The Fall - Two Steps Back The Fall - Eat Y’self Fitter The Fall - Theme From Sparta F.C. The Fall - Spector vs. Rector

And introducing, one of the greatest rock bands around, it’s Radiohead! In a long-time-brewing episode, we finally get around to talking ‘head from every angle (and finally putting to rest the age old question: Radiohead, good or nah?) from an unauthorized 2000 biography from Mac Randall called “Exit Music: the Radiohead Story”. Featuring our friend, Brooklyn-based musician Mesita. Check out Mesita’s music on Spotify or ask him to make a 5 second song for you at https://twitter.com/mesitamusic Songs in Order: Radiohead - Creep Talk Talk - Talk Talk Talk Talk - New Grass Blur - Ambulance Oh Sees - Block of Ice Oh Sees - Web On a Friday - Demo (1986) Radiohead - Blow Out Radiohead - Creep (Live at MTV Spring Break 1993) Radiohead - Just Radiohead - Nobody Does it Better (live for MTV Europe) Radiohead - Let Down Radiohead - Exit Music Radiohead - Paranoid Android

And introducing…the day we’re always never forgetting, it’s 9/11 in popular music! Yes, since we started this show, we’ve noticed almost every musician we’ve covered who’s lived through 9/11 has had BIG THOUGHTS about that important day. So for this year’s 11th of September we brought in Chapo Trap House’s Matt Christman to take a complete survey of how 9/11 broke the brains of the America’s musicians, just as it broke the brains of every American. Songs: Psy - Kill Those Yankees U2 - Where the Streets Have No Name (live at the Super Bowl) Limp Bizkit - Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle) Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards Cake - Comfort Eagle Darryl Worley - Have You Forgotten? I Am The World Trade Center - Metro (Brooklyn Mix)

And introducing, indie rock’s premiere ivy league faux-foppish frontman, from Vampire Weekend, one of the few indie outfits to make it out of the aughts ascendant, on lead vocals, guitar, and – for the purposes of this podcast – WEBLOG, it’s Ezra Koenig! Today we’re going to be diving into not his music, but his writing as Molly takes us on a journey through his 2000’s blog “INTERNETVIBES.BLOGSPOT.COM" Songs: Griffin McElroy - Where’s All The Pipis Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma Talking Heads - Found a Job (Live) Vampire Weekend - Diane Young Yo Mismo La Vi - Luis Varga The Longest Time - Billy Joel

And introducing….a special double feature! First, the candy coated multi-media marketing powerhouse dominating the small screen & tween hearts everywhere, it’s JOJO SIWA. Then, we’re going to take a deeper look at one of the most memed tunes of the 21st century, the TRUE oral history of Smash Mouth’s ALL STAR. Both of these stories come from Rolling Stone articles written by our guest, joining the 2 timers club, returning champion Brittany Spanos! Brittany’s stories: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jojo-siwa-glitter-covered-empire-849071/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/smash-mouth-all-star-oral-history-829197/ Songs JoJo Siwa - Boomarang JoJo Siwa - Hold the Drama Smash Mouth - Walkin’ on the Sun Smash Mouth - Let’s Rock Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want Chainsmokers - Closer x All Star Smash Mouth - All Star

And introducing…composer, pianist, vocalist, melodica-ist and overall crank, it’s Donald Fagen! Co-leader and only surviving member of Steely Dan, today we’ll be hearing all about his later life touring and deep contempt for anyone born after 1960 through his book, “Eminent Hipsters”. And in a special “reverse Introducing”, this week’s story is presented to us by our returning guest, Matthew Perpetua. Visit Matthew’s mp3 blog here: www.fluxblog.org Subscribe to Molly's newsletter! https://tinyletter.com/mollymaryobrien Songs in Order Steely Dan - Peg (midi version) Steely Dan - Gaucho Henry Mancini - Pink Panther Theme Steely Dan - Sign In Stranger

And introducing…the original jazz man from outer space, it’s Sun Ra! The prolific composer and performer melded musical experimentation, technological innovation and cosmic philosophy over decades of work with his legendary Arkestra and it’s ever-changing line up. Today, we’ll be learning all about Sun & jazz & egypt & space & time & the cosmos & the void through his biography “Space Is The Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra” Check out the Saturn Records archives: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKlrmwFP2flRdjBPoiq8PA Songs In order Sun Ra - Space is the Place Sun Ra - Street Named Hell Sun Ra - Live at Slug's Saloon 1969/70 Full concert Sun Ra and His Solar Arkestra - Other Planes Of There (1966) Sun Ra Arkestra - Face the Music / Space is the Place - Live on SNL Pere Ubu with Debbie Harry - "Waiting For Mary," Night Music (1989)

And introducing, on vocals…it’s Mel !. Today we discuss Scary Spice’s tumultuous and surprising personal life, the legacy of the Spice Girls, tabloid culture, and Eddie Murphy’s relationship to chain coffee joints, through Melanie Brown’s 2018 memoir “Brutally Honest”. Songs: Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life (Live Istanbul, 1997) Spice Girls - Wannabe T.I. - Bring Em Out