Don't Feed The Artists

This week we talk about the White House's record collection and future National Film Registry inductee Minions 2. Show Notes Here’s the Story Behind the White House’s Secret Vinyl Collection Pussy Riot Activist Maria Alyokhina Leaves Russia Minions 2 Soundtrack Features Phoebe Bridgers, St. Vincent, Thundercat, & More Covering Hits Of The ’70s Here Are the 2022 Billboard Music Awards Winners: Full List My Chemical Romance Mark Musical Return With Six-Minute Epic ‘The Foundations of Decay’ Red Hot Chili Peppers Pay Tribute to Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins at Jazz Fest as Dave Grohl Looks on What We're Listening To Mean Girls Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers Florence + the Machine - Dance Fever Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

This week after some real heavy news, we talk about the concept of artists disowning their music. What We're Listening To Dawes - Misadventures Of Doomscroller Spring Awakening: Those You've Known Arcade Fire - We Haru Nemuri Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

After catching up on some news, Jackson and Adam attend the DFTA School of Music Theory. Show Notes Billie Eilish announces climate-focused event ‘Overheated’ in London Megan Thee Stallion Scores Key to Houston in Honor of ‘Megan Thee Stallion Day’ Dolly Parton flips on possible Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction: 'I’ll accept gracefully' What We're Listening To Dawes Royal Blood Patrick Watson The Chats MNKR - Limbo Sara Bareilles - Little Voice Briston Maroney - Sunflower: Deluxe Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

After winning both an Oscar and Grammy, we finally watch the new documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival: Summer of Soul. What We Watched Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) What We're Listening To Monuments - In Stasis Alec Benjamin - (Un)Commentary Summer of Soul Soundtrack The Linda Lindas - Growing Up Arcade Fire - The Lightning Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

After discovering Instagram DM's, Jackson shares some interesting Grammys followup from a listener, and tells us why he hates Jesus Christ Superstar and maybe just Andrew Lloyd Webber in general. What We're Listening To Jack White - Fear of the Dawn Jack White - Fear of the Dawn Jack White - Fear of the Dawn Jack White - Fear of the Dawn Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

This week: Some of us watched The Grammys, and we compile a modern-day Voyager Golden Record as we select songs to send to aliens. Show Notes Jon Batiste tops Grammys; Silk Sonic soars, Rodrigo crowned Songs to Send to Aliens Orchestra tuning in A + subtle guitar tuning (2 minutes) Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley (on Shrek vinyl…?) Baba O'Riley by The Who Fuck the Police by NWA Halo by Beyonce One More Time by Daft Punk Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

After discussing Rent this week, Hagen and Jackson are back with a bonus episode all about movie musicals. Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

After some news, we dive into one of the longest-running Broadway shows and its movie adaptation: Rent. Show Notes Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins Has Died Spotify Suspending Service in Russia Due to Censorship Laws Travis Scott Performs for the First Time Since 2021 Astroworld Tragedy "No Time to Die" Wins 2022 Oscar for Music (Original Song) What We're Listening To Beck - Guero Wilco - Sky Blue Sky Wallows - Tell Me That It’s Over Theodore Shapiro - Severance Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

This week after some very important news followup, we talk about Music Criticism, asking why we care about it, and the value that critics offer to listeners and artists. Show Notes Pete Davidson's Kim Kardashian Tattoos Are A Major Red Flag Dolly Parton Says Joining Rock Hall Would Be Like ‘Putting AC/DC in the Country Music Hall of Fame’ Dolly Parton declines Rock Hall of Fame nomination Steve Albini offers to produce Dolly Parton’s rock record Kanye West suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after Trevor Noah attack What We're Listening To Midlake - For The Sake of Bethel Woods May Erlewine - Easy Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank Twenty One Pilots Charli XCX - Crash Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

This week on the show, we decline a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination, suspend operations in Russia, and fight with Kanye. Show Notes Dolly Parton declines Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination https://pitchfork.com/news/warner-and-sony-music-groups-suspend-russian-operations/ RIAA Reports Highest-Ever $15 Billion in Recorded Music Revenue Eminem Becomes Most Gold, Platinum Certified Artist “Infamy Is Kind Of Fun”: Grimes on Music, Mars, and Her Secret New Baby With Elon Musk Pete Davidson Says He’s ‘In Bed’ With Kim Kardashian in Alleged Kanye West Text Exchange Defending Her What We're Listening To Teddy Grossman - Soon Come Drug Church - Hygiene Haunted Shores - Void Khruangbin and Leon Bridges - Texas Moon Pinegrove - 11:11 Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

This week on the show, the music world reacts to Donda 2, Russia, and the acquisition of Bandcamp, plus Adam and Jackson went to The Majestic Theater. Show Notes Kanye West misses Donda 2 release date New York City Lifts Proof of Vaccine Requirements for Concert Venues Leonard Cohen Estate Sells Publishing Catalog Bjork Cancels Moscow Concert After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Nick Cave Cancels Concerts in Russia and Ukraine The Red Hand Files - Nick Cave on Ukraine and Palestinian Live Nation to Cease All Business in Russia Spotify closes its office in Russia in response to attack on Ukraine Russia is banned from Eurovision after invasion of Ukraine Bandcamp is Joining Epic Games What We're Listening To Jeff Tweedy The Mountain Goats - Beat the Champ Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Bodysnatcher Tiger Cub - As Blue as Indigo Hey Rosetta! - Second Sight Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

We're back this week to talk about some recent headlines involving Kanye West and Joe Rogan, plus we talk about the Halftime Show. Show Notes Coachella Drops More COVID Restrictions, Won’t Require Negative Tests or Masks Kanye West Says Travis Scott Will Perform With Him at Coachella 2022, Demands Billie Eilish Apology Snoop Dogg Acquires Death Row Records Eminem took a knee during his Super Bowl halftime performance Kanye West’s $200 Stem Player will be the only way to get his next album, Donda 2 Drama Update: Kanye's chaotic social media presence Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige & Kendrick Lamar perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show What We're Listening To Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You Eddie Vedder - Earthling Catbamboo - Fervor Amber Mark - Three Dimensions Deep Nick Cave - Live at Hammersmith Apollo Nick Cave - Live at the Royal Albert Hall Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

This week we talk about Jeff Buckley's career and life leading up to his single studio album, Grace. What We Listened To Jeff Buckley - Grace Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

This week we catch up on some news, including the Drake-Hot Sauce incident, and everything involving Neil Young and Joni Mitchell pulling their music from Spotify. Show Notes Neil Young Demands Spotify Remove His Music Over ‘False Information About Vaccines’ Spotify Takes Down Neil Young’s Music After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum Apple Music Shows ‘Love’ for Joni Mitchell Too After She Asks Spotify to Remove Her Music Spotify Announces Addition Of Content Warnings In Response To Joe Rogan Covid-19 Misinformation Criticism Instagram model accuses Drake of putting hot sauce inside of a condom and he seemingly responds: 'You can have your 15 minutes of fame' Britney Spears condemns sister Jamie Lynn in scathing Instagram post: 'You’re lying through your teeth about me' Corey Taylor invites Machine Gun Kelly to “suck every inch of my dick” 'When We Were Young' adds third date Bandcamp Live What We're Listening To Webbed Wing - What's So Fucking Funny? Holy Hive Cody Fry Yebba - Live at Electric Lady Arca Dan Romer - S

We're back to catch up on how we spent our short break and the news of the last few weeks, including a surprising number of things happening (or not) in Las Vegas, as well as the albums we're looking forward to this year, and more! Show Notes Tearful Adele postpones entire Las Vegas residency My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Avril Lavigne, Jimmy Eat World Highlight When We Were Young Fest Grammys postpone January awards show amid omicron surge Every Time I Die Have Broken Up What We're Listening To Nation of Language - A Way Forward The Weeknd - Dawn FM Parker Millsap - Be Here Instead Webbed Wing - What's So Fucking Funny? Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Spotify Email Us

For our last episode of the year, we talk about our favorite albums of 2021, your favorite albums of 2021, the year as a whole, and what we're looking forward to in 2022. Albums Mentioned Every Time I Die - Radical Briston Maroney - Sunflower Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Carnage Illuminati Hotties - Let Me Do One More Fishboy - Waitsgiving Lord Huron - Long Lost Origami Angel - Gami Gang Kiwi Jr. - Cooler Returns Jpegmafia - LP! Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready Spelling - The Turning Wheel Between the Buried and Me - Colors II Spiritbox - Eternal Blue Lawrence - Hotel TV Rett Madison - Pin-Up Daddy Faye Webster - I Know I'm Funny Haha Royal Blood - Typhoons Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real - A Few Stars Apart Brandi Carlile - In These Silent Days Halsey - If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power Parcels Day/Night Poppy - I Disagree Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @d

This week on the show, we all finally get to talk about Foo Fighters. Show Notes Foo Fighters Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

This week on the show, we dive into ten of the most prominent conspiracy theories about musicians who faked their own deaths, or were replaced after their supposed death. Show Notes Jim Morrison Michael Jackson Tupac Elvis Paul McCartney Miley Cyrus Avril Lavigne Beyoncé Taylor Swift Katie Perry Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us

As we approach the end of the year, we've got a mountain of news plus the final installment of Hagen's Hot Goss™ for 2021. Show Notes 2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List Louis C.K. and Marilyn Manson: Accused Sexual Predators, Grammy Nominees Marilyn Manson’s West Hollywood Home Raided By Police Jay-Z Becomes Most Grammy-Nominated Artist in History Adele asked Spotify to remove the default shuffle button for albums, and they obliged You can now sign up to buy Spotify’s Car Thing, but you probably shouldn’t Spotify removes many comedians’ work from streaming platform over royalties dispute Hulu Pulls Astroworld Documentary From Streaming Service Following Backlash Live Nation, Apple, Travis Scott Sued for $2 Billion Over Astroworld Disaster Queen’s Brian May Says His Words Were ‘Subtly Twisted’ to Suggest Unfriendliness Toward Trans People That’s Dr. Tom Petty to You Stephen Sondheim, master of musical theater, dead at 91 A Complete Timeline of Machine Gun Kelly and Slipknot’s Feud Every Time

We watched all eight hours of The Beatles: Get Back — Peter Jackson's three-part documentary covering the making of their 1970 album Let It Be — so you don't have to… unless you want to. Show Notes The Beatles: Get Back What We're Listening To Thank You Scientists - Plague Accommodations Idles - Crawler The Beatles (Anniversary Remasters) Follow @dftapodcast on Instagram Follow @dftapodcast on Facebook Support Artists During COVID-19 Email Us