Don't Feed The Artists

This week after we stumble through some news about Broadway and biopics, we delve into the ideas behind musician's personas and alter egos. Show Notes ‘Watchmen’ Composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Just Won Their First Emmy and They’re One Tony Away From an EGOT Kanye West Pees on His Own Grammy, Gets Twitter Time-Out Tekashi 6ix9ine Forces People In The Streets To Take His CDs Amid Low Album Sales Madonna announces she'll direct, co-write her own biopic: 'The untold true story of Madonna' Noel Gallagher refuses to wear face masks: “There’s too many fucking liberties being taken away” Noel Gallagher blames America for sexualising female artists: “British culture would never sexualise a female” Billie Eilish launches new toy collection inspired by her music videos Facebook clarifies rules on music livestreams ahead of new rules What We're Listening To Sara Bareilles - More Love: Songs from Little Voice Season One Foo Fighters - In Your Honor Dawes Shania Twain Persona 5 Tangerine Dream Kraftwerk Cluster F

This week Hagen played another gig and Jackson refuses to talk about his favorite band, but in between we talk about music leaks. Show Notes Jessie's Girl 2 What We're Listening To Tigran Hamasyan - The Call Within Joan Shelley - Live at the Bomhard The Mountain Goats - Getting Into Knives Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

This week we're joined by friend of the show Olivia Justice Countryman to talk about the differences in being a lady musician and making it work in a man's music world, as we talk about exclusivity in the music industry.&lt,;/p> Show Notes Our Britney Spears Episode Our Hamilton Episode What We're Listening To Pedro the Lion Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher Jason Boesel - Hustler's Son Brandi Carlile - Forgive You Stand Atlantic - Pink Elephant Peach Pit - You and Your Friends Hamilton Joan Shelley The Lowest Pair Alexi Murdoch Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

We're back this week, and Dave's got some new floors so it's all news, and more news. Show Notes Can President Trump play any song he wants at a rally, even if the artist despises him? Coronavirus cases linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally found in 8 states James Blunt Ate Nothing But Meat to Prove How Manly He Was. Then He Got Scurvy. The Smashing Pumpkins Sign With Sumerian Records Is it true that Kanye’s new album is delayed because you both took the last minute decision to include a track you have been working on together? Megan Thee Stallion says Tory Lanez shot her ‘WAP’ makes it rain, breaks streaming record en route to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Britney Spears Independence? What We're Listening To Dawes Briston Maroney Jacob Collier - Djesse Vol. 3 Taylor Swift - Folklore Mini Deep Dive with Jackson Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

This week Dave explains the entire plot of The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night as we talk about visual albums. Visual Albums We Discuss Pink Floyd's The Wall Beyoncé's' Lemonade Daft Punk's Interstella 5555 The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night Prince's Purple Rain R. Kelly's Trapped in the Closet (please do not watch this one) Metallica's Through the Never What We're Listening To Whitney - Candid May Erlewine & the Woody Goss Band - Anyway Chiodos - All's Well That Ends Well Beyoncé - Black is King Glass Animals - Dreamland Clipping Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

This week we listened to the four albums by one of the most influential artists of his generation, Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar. What We Listened To Section.80 (2011) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012) To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) Damn (2017)) Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

This week we get through some technical trouble to bring back the Freeform format, catching up on some music and revisiting the impact of COVID-19 on live music. Show Notes Remember Fyre Fest’s Ingenious Branding by Purchasing Its Infamous Merch Travis Scott Is Charging $12 for Travis Scott Hand Sanitizer Hell Is This Giant Chainsmokers Concert Yellowcard withdraw copyright lawsuit against Juice WRLD Dave Franco to rock the mic like a vandal in Vanilla Ice biopic To The Extreme Metallica’s Lars Ulrich defends ‘St Anger’ snare sound: “I stand behind it 100%” Spotify CEO To Artists: “You Can’t Record Music Once Every Three To Four Years And Think That’s Going To Be Enough” What We're Listening To Dawes Billie Eilish - My Future Dirty Dancing (Soundtrack) The Notebook (Soundtrack) Muzz - Muzz Haken Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

This week on the show, we talk about an album you probably already know all about, but we listened to it anyways. What We Listened To Rumours (1977) Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

Following our discussion about Hamilton, we turn to Musical Theatre in general covering some of the history, film adaptations, musical episodes of TV shows, and of course mention our favorite musicals. Show Notes Do Go On: Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark Hamiton - Satisfied Demo - HAMILDEMOS What We're Listening To Metric Sufjan Stevens - My Rajneesh Mike Viola - The American Egypt Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Little Voice David Ramirez - My Love is a Hurricane Hamilton In the Heights Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

This week on the show, we sat down and watched the recording of the original broadway production of Hamilton. Don't worry, the episode is not as long as the musical. Show Notes Lin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam Lin-Manuel Miranda on The Graham Norton Show Broadway Carpool Karaoke ft. Hamilton & More Cumulative Broadway Grosses by Show BroadwayForBrokePeople.com Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

After covering one of the biggest concept albums of the last 20 years, we chat about what makes an album a "concept album", after catching up on some very important news. What We're Listening To Sufjan Stevens - America Owen - The Avalance Stand Atlantic Ben Platt - Sing to Me Instead Mahalia Norah Jones - Pick Me Up Off the Floor █████ Nnamdi - Krazy Karl Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

In the latest Deep Dive, we take a look at Green Day's American Idiot in a feature-length episode, with a runtime of over twice the length of the album we're talking about. What We Listened To American Idiot (2004) Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

This week, we cover some news before we sell out to our corporate overlords. Show Notes Bandcamp and Juneteenth What We're Listening To Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways "Tick Tock Singers" Soccer Mommy - Color Theory Sure Sure Make Them Suffer Dawes Anderson Paak - Lockdown Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately Anderson Paak - Ventura (instrumentals) Run The Jewels - RTJ4 Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

This week on the show, we catch up with Hagen and Dave's return to gigs in the age of COVID-19 before getting into cover songs, including a few of our favorite ones. Show Notes Equal Justice Initiative Ways You Can Help Anguish and Action - The Obama Foundation What We're Listening To AJJ Covet Jonathan Barber - Legacy Holder Christian Lee Hudson - Beginners Wallows - Nothing Happens Charli XCX - How I'm Feeling Now Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

We're joined by listener and friend of the show Alex for a Deep Dive into Metallica's first five albums, which resulted in our first too long episode, so we split it into a double episode. What We Listened To Kill 'Em All (1983) Ride the Lightning (1984) Master of Puppets (1986) ...And Justice for All (1988) Metallica (1991) Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

We're joined by listener and friend of the show Alex for a Deep Dive into Metallica's first five albums, which resulted in our first too long episode, so we split it into a double episode. What We Listened To Kill 'Em All (1983) Ride the Lightning (1984) Master of Puppets (1986) ...And Justice for All (1988) Metallica (1991) Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

This week we chat about film scores, obviously covering John Williams and his work on all the great movies, the impact a great score can have, scores in television, and more! Show Notes Here’s What the First Socially Distant Concert in America Looked Like The Marvel Symphonic Universe MNKR: Live from Home ADD TO QUEUE Trent Reznor - Swarmatron (The Social Network) What We're Listening To The 1975 - Notes on a Conditional Form Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately Jason Isbell Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated Side B Elizabeth Moen Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

This week on the show, we cover some news and memes before diving right into discussing the history of rock as a genre, how it's changed over the decades, and our favorite bands of each era of rock. Show Notes DID 6IX9INE DISRESPECT THE STREETCODE!?!?!?!? What We're Listening To The Mountain Goats - All Hail West Texas Moses Sumney - Græ Jason Isbell - Reunions Stevie Wonder Roderick on the Line Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

This week on Deep Dive, we listen to Sufjan Stevens' Fifty States Project, including the records Michigan and Illinois, and Hagen has a game to play! What We Listened To Michigan (2003) Illinois (2005) Carrie & Lowell (2015) Things We Mentioned The Roots - Undun Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

This week we talk about roller coasters, the rise of music festivals, chat about our favorite festivals, and more. Show Notes Mr. Freeze The risky business of music festivals 2020 Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals Canceled Due to Coronavirus How Music Festivals Became a Massive Business in the 50 Years Since Woodstock What We're Listening To Better Oblivion Community Center Samus David Jr. - Intimacy, the Eldritch Horror Man Man - Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters Bright Eyes - Digital Ash in a Digital Urn Man Man - Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts V-VI Dawes Diners - Leisure World Congressional Dish - CARES Act Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us