Crush On Radio

And now, we come to the final, and the most lost, of all the Lost Episodes of Crush On Radio. Myke needs no introduction if you’re into podcasts, and he was interested in guesting as soon as Patrick guested. Scheduling this … Continue reading →

Jeff was the first person to do something I’d hoped to do a lot of with this version of Crush On Radio… talk about an album he didn’t like… albeit still an influential album on his life. Plus some awesome musical … Continue reading →

Far from just being one of the original co-hosts of Crush On Radio, Matt’s had a huge impact on me and the music I listen to. I was so happy to have him on the show again, especially since he wanted … Continue reading →

Ben Alexander was the guy who ran Constellation.fm and helped shepherd the short Crush On Radio third season into the world. This was a fascinating talk on how discovering music changed, along with some weird musical synchronicity in our lives. … Continue reading →

Patrick Rhone is literally the nicest man on the Internet. As soon as Episode 1 dropped, he asked me to be on the show, and how could I say no? He is a man of incredible depths, and he loves … Continue reading →

In 2014, I tried to revive Crush On Radio as a one-on-one interview show. I produced six episodes for Constellation.fm, interviewing a few of my favorite Internet people about the albums that shaped their life. Sadly, due to a number … Continue reading →

We’re back with our Best of 2014 show! Rich, Andrew, and Matt share their favorite songs of 2013, with all the attendant ratholes and sidetracks you’ve come to expect. This is also our final episode of Season 2, and we’ll … Continue reading →

Crush On Radio ends the year with a discussion of picks, what they’re looking forward to, music-wise, in 2014, and a few of the usual digressions. Picks this week: San Fermin, Cibo Matto, and Elvis Costello & The Attractions Show … Continue reading →

Andrew’s Mom is celebrating her birthday, leaving Rich and Matt to go it alone this week. Cue discussion on the Christmas Music Switchover, Boardwalk Empire (some spoilers there), Todd Rundgren’s production methods, star rating systems in iTunes, and a few … Continue reading →

With Matt out due to Christmas Music-induced Insanity (it’s temporary), Rich and Andrew hold down the fort to talk Christmas music, TV show soundtracks, streaming music, and a couple of album picks. Picks this week: Junip, and CHVRCHES Show Notes … Continue reading →

Happy belated Halloween! Crush On Radio returns to a spooky discussion of spooky, scary, creepy music. Also discussed: Rich's October Concertapalooza (he's so very tired), the passing of Lou Reed, bands you'd think you'd like but don't, how not liking a band's new work doesn't mean you can't like the old work, Andrew's new in-ear headphones, and probably a lot more. Continue reading →

Andrew and Rich describe seeing The Long Winters in concert, performing their album When I Pretend to Fall, which is (not coincidentally) Andrew’s pick. Rich describes seeing Savages in concert, and Matt talks about stuff too. Also: post-punk bands, Eleanor … Continue reading →

A brief repeat discussion of misogyny in music fandom, followed by talk of headphones and the upcoming Long Winters concert in NYC lead off this jam-packed episode. Also discussed: music piracy, the origins of Krautrock, subscription services vis-à-vis iTunes Radio, … Continue reading →

This week, a long discussion on separating art and artists, vis-à-vis John Mayer and Kanye West. Also, discussion of our fall concert schedules, the upcoming Long Winters show in NYC, big concert lineups, Adult Album Alternative radio, what is and … Continue reading →

This week, we talk up the World Air Guitar Championships, mimed TV performances by bands, yet another discussion on US/UK tracklist differences, Triple-A Radio, punctuation in band names, post-rock and what it is and isn’t, Terry Gilliam’s Brazil, and Pere … Continue reading →

This week, Andrew gives his thoughts on Yeezus, a long talk about Chiptune, video game music, other electronic music, and film soundtracks. Also, the passing of Pere Ubu bassist Tim Wright (who is, in fact, not Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick … Continue reading →

Andrew’s out this week, so Rich and Matt take on two very different albums and artists, and have a polite discussion of Andrew’s pick of Portugal. The Man. Also discussed: novelty music, the original version of “I’m Going to Bring … Continue reading →

This week, Crush On Radio talks about death: DEVO’s Alan Myers, what happens when you love a creative inspiration, the emotional connection we get with artists and musicians, and, well, our music picks as well Picks this week: Sparks, Icona … Continue reading →

Daft Punk, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Primus, and Janelle Monáe all get their moment in the spotlight on this week’s Crush On Radio. Also discussed: opening bands, bonus tracks, remasters, four-string and six-string basses, and not much else in this … Continue reading →

Crush On Radio celebrates Mother’s Day by talking about artists with mothers! Also, we talk about dance-punk, dumb band names, Justin Timberlake, Boy Bands, listening to pop music, Michael Jackson, Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane, American Dad, Roger Waters solo albums, … Continue reading →