The Modern Vinyl Podcast

Ride the Lightning was a pivotal album for many teens in the mid 80s. It captures a more refined sound than Metallica's previous album, Kill Em All, while still unleashing the speed and power that thrash metal was known for at the time. On this episode, MV writer Alan Miller, Lee Matthew of the band Sleeper Agent and Matt Pfefforkorn of Mellow Matt's Music and More discuss the impact it had on them and the overall music culture of the time.

Buy your tickets to our live show now! The newest episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast is the first step in our Revisiting Kanye project, which of course has us beginning with The College Dropout. We dig way deep into the record, along with what his persona was at this point and what some of our favorite tracks are over 10 years later. Very proud of the team on this one. Our Side B has us giving some Grammy predictions and talking up Katy Perry's halftime extravaganza. Also, James speaks for 182 seconds on blink-182 and it's quite funny. Current Sponsor Timeline 8:15, James buries blink-182 22:15, Side A: Revisiting Kanye (The College Dropout) 58:15, Passenger Peru — The Best Way To Drown 1:02:38, Side B: Grammy Predictions 1:12:20, Katy Perry's halftime show 1:16:25, Me and Mike break down the "Super Bowl" Corrections College Dropout was actually defeated on the Billboard 200 chart by Norah Jones' Feels Like Home. Her father, Ravi Shankar, is the man we talked about on the podcast so not sure why I had that confused. Music Mike Valdes & The Noise/Fleeting Youth Records.

Buy your tickets to our live show now! The newest episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast is a double header. In the first half, we talk to Liam McCormack, aka Yellowbirddd about his newest full length album, Centinela. Couldn't recommend that album enough and so glad we were able to get Liam on for a chat. The second half has me calling an old friend, Grimes, who's just about the biggest Kanye West fan on the planet. We talk about the new Kanye tracks, why Paul McCartney is actually a mummy in disguise and an upcoming Kanye West re-listen project we'll be taking on here at MV. Current Sponsor Timeline 1:55, Yellowbirddd —Overcaffeinated 4:01, Beginning of our chat with Liam 34:17, Yellowbirddd — Familiar Darkness 38:33, Beginning of our chat with Grimes 1:03:42, Mike Valdes & The Noise —  Sanctity Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @yellowbirddd / @_grimesjohn Music Provided by Yellowbirddd and Mike Valdes & The Noise.

I'll try not to repeat myself too much, considering I explain this new addition to The Modern Vinyl Podcast in the intro, but long story short: We're taking the previously print Random Pull feature (which we also bust out in the full podcast episodes sometimes) and we'll be producing some mini episodes in that vein. Our Random Pull crew — MV writer Alan Miller, Lee Matthew of the band Sleeper Agent and Matt Pfefforkorn of Mellow Matt's Music and More — will be your regulars, with that latter record store serving as the recording location. Expect a whole bunch more of these. I love the idea of some shorter segments to help break up the wait between our primary MV episodes. And we welcome the Random Pull crew to the podcast team.

Big news! This March, The Modern Vinyl Podcast is going live and is teaming up with the Washed Up Emo Podcast for a double bill at Brooklyn's Union Hall. We'll both be doing our shows with some cool live twists, the further details of which we'll be unveiling as we get closer to the show. I can tell you that we're saving a great return feature for our half and Washed Up (a great podcast you need to listen to by the way) is cooking up some really cool ideas. Check out all the details below: TICKETS Sunday, March 8th Doors: 3 p.m./Show: 3:30 p.m. Union Hall/Brooklyn, NY $5 21 and over (sorry, it's a bar) We're looking for not only our podcast listeners, but regular MV readers to show up. We'd love to use this as a first official meet-up. I'm sure we'll have some form of merch and some other fun planned. Also of note...the three hosts of the MV podcast are looking to do maybe 1 or even 2 more live shows while we're in the area. If you listen to the podcast, live in the area and want to host a live recording on March 7th/9th, let us know (modernvinylnews@gmail.com). We'll prepare a whole new show for you, some friends, your parents or even your night's date (maybe all ages for one of these?). We need a table and outlet. That's pretty much it. And for our audio announcement.....

The newest episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast focuses on the comeback album from Sleater-Kinney, No Cities To Love. Stick around for our specific talk on what's going on lyrically, along with what song reminds James of the movie Freaky Friday. For our Side B, we touch on a few singles from the likes of The Weeknd, Title Fight and St. Vincent. Current Sponsor Timeline 1:37-5:30, Mike Valdes & The Noise — Letters 6:45, Side A: Roundtable of Sleater-Kinney's No Cities To Love 10:00, Sleater-Kinney having a great hiatus 12:14, Favorite Songs 20:00, We debate if something is a Jessie J or Nicki Minaj song 23:00, How lyrics were possibly affected by the hiatus 26:00, Sleater-Kinney controlling their destiny once again 35:30, Where does the band go from here 38:07, Kittyhawk — He Travels In A Suit (Song 2) 41:30, Side B: Quickfire (NEW FEATURE) 41:30, The Weeknd — Earned It 44:50, "Is '50 Shades of Grey' a love story?" 46:40, Kelly Clarkson — Heartbeat Song 49:40, Title Fight — Your Pain Is Mine Now 52:57, Recommendations 58:08, Congratulations — Your Halo Glistens Where To Find Us @getcerebral /@chrislantinen /@notmichaelpaul Music Provided by Skeletal Lighting, Mike Valdes & The Noise and Sub Pop Records. Also, big thanks to the great board game, Crossfire. Technical Issues We're still running into occasional Skype related issues. We do our best throughout the editing process to navigate around these issues, but just know that we're trying to correct it desperately and are looking into some new recording processes.

Subscribe on iTunes Illustration by Zach Behm (@aqua_boogie) Our first ever "MV Goes To The Movies" is honoring the great John C. Reilly vehicle, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. We begin the discussion by asking why exactly this film wasn't a hit, while also touching on its music and corresponding tour. Mostly, though, we just desperately want you to watch this movie. Our Side B is a new feature called "6 Degrees of Mark Hoppus," which will be taking the country by storm in a matter of weeks. If you think you can beat us, please, by all means, leave your "hops" in the comments below. Most creative connection gets a free slipmat. We also have music from the great Skeletal Lightning, so make sure to support them. And that illustration by Zach Behm....damn son! Timeline 4:40, A little Modern Vinyl update 6:00, A little crossover with Episode 35 (aka sorry if you didn't listen) 8:36, Side A, MV Goes To The Movies: Walk Hard 11:20, Why the movie didn't do well on first release 15:30, The film's background 17:15, Favorite moments Your Cash trivia: In May 1944, Jack (his brother) was pulled into a whirling head saw in the mill where he worked and was almost cut in two. He suffered for over a week before he died on May 20, 1944, at age 15. 26:20, The music of Walk Hard 36:40, The only piece of vinyl from Walk Hard 39:50, Cox Across America 44:20, Readers list their favorite music movies 46:20, Song #1: The World Is A Beautiful Place — Fat Heaven 49:30, Side B: 6 Degrees of Mark Hoppus (NEW FEATURE) Johnny Cash to Mark Hoppus 54:10, Song #2 Rozwell Kid — The Weather (Spirit Night) Music Provided by Skeletal Lightning and Sony Music (Walk Hard clips). Want to sponsor an episode? Our sponsorships are affordable to both big and small entities, whether you’re a record label, vinyl retailer or just interested in vinyl records and what we have to say. You can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com for more information. You receive a couple mentions, including a full pitch at the beginning of the episode.

Subscribe on iTunes The Modern Vinyl Podcast has returned with Episode 35, a mini episode dealing with reader questions. We hit on the correct way to ship vinyl, what ridiculous Record Store Day releases we think will happen and how we all met in the first place. At the end, we drop some major (fake) bombshells regarding some upcoming albums. Note: We start going a little robotic right before I cut to that elevator music. I seemed to have figured out the problem, so it shouldn't be an issue going forward. Want to sponsor an episode? Our sponsorships are affordable to both big and small entities, whether you’re a record label, vinyl retailer or just interested in vinyl records and what we have to say. You can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com for more information. You receive a couple mentions, including a full pitch at the beginning of the episode.

Subscribe on iTunes The Modern Vinyl Podcast is back and this time our centerpiece is a deep dive into the new album from D'Angelo & The Vanguard. We run the gamut (between the 3 of us) on just how much experience we've had with D'Angelo in the past, but I feel it's an informative discussion of an important album. Our Side B topic introduces a new feature, called Exgirlfriend FM, and we hope to continue it in the future. We've also got three great tracks to share with you (will be getting back into the 3 track tradition). Note: We start going a little robotic during the 16-18 minute mark. That clears up and does not appear at anytime afterwards. We apologize for the audio issue. Sponsor Enjoy The Ride Records, who's centerpiece release at this time is the first ever vinyl pressing of Cute Is What We Aim For's The Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch, sponsors this episode of the MV Podcast. That's still available on a hot pink and sea blue split with grey splatter vinyl. The soundtrack to the film, Bridge and Tunnel, is another release well worth your time. Timeline 0:00, Previously on Modern Vinyl 0:00 — 12:00, Talk of New Years, what we did over break 12:00, Digging into the new Kanye track 18:49 — 20:46, Scout — Slippery Dolphin (Song 1) 20:40, Side A: Roundtable on D'Angelo's Black Messiah 27:00, Our initial impressions 32:35, The lyrical work 38:25, Individual highlights 49:10, Mike defends some of the longer tracks 54:47 — 57:39, Swings — Pale Trinity (Song 2) 57:50, Side B: Ex FM (NEW FEATURE) Music hailing from past relationships. We'd love to hear your stories for next time. 1:03:29, Recommendations 1:12:30, Tyler Daniel Bean — Options (Song 3) Music Provided by Secret Audio Club, Quiet Year Records and Skeletal Lightning. Want to sponsor an episode? Our sponsorships are affordable to both big and small entities, whether you’re a record label, vinyl retailer or just interested in vinyl records and what we have to say. You can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com for more information. You receive a couple mentions, including a full pitch at the beginning of the episode.

Subscribe on iTunes Our last podcast of 2014 is a doozy. As in it has little to no structure and we talk primarily about Vin Diesel and Limp Bizkit. We do hit on our Christmas traditions, answer a bunch of reader questions and play another track off our Top 50 of 2014, from S. Carey. We finish up with another round of Pick Your Poison, this time focusing on the sensitive and kind Attila. We want to thank all our regular listeners for their support. We appreciate your time and everything you've contributed to the podcast. Timeline 4:09, We announce the winners for our "From My Home To Yours" Twitter contest Congrats to @dearsomeone and @mrobdc 10:00, Favorite Christmas movies 20:00, Christmas traditions Note: This conversation took place before "The Interview" controversy. 30:15, First round of reader questions 39:34, S. Carey — Alpenglow (Off our Top 50 of 2014) 47:00, Second round of reader questions 50:00, Feelings Tour 2K14 53:43, New Years Resolutions 1:02:00, Pick Your Poison (Attila Edition) Middle Fingers Up vs. Party With The Devil Note: At around 1:07:00, the sound quality gets a little choppy. Not sure why this happened, but we apologize. Music Provided by Jagjaguwar, Dewey Cox and the great Limp Bizkit. We thank them for their support. Want to sponsor an episode? Our sponsorships are affordable to both big and small entities, whether you’re a record label, vinyl retailer or just interested in vinyl records and what we have to say. You can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com for more information. You receive a couple mentions, including a full pitch at the beginning of the episode.

Subscribe on iTunes Why is this episode covered in Trent Reznor impressions? I have no idea, but we laughed a bunch about it. This episode is actually about us predicting what's to come in 2015, including how exactly we'll digest a new Brand New record, why I think the Fall Out Boy record will suck and the growth of Record Store Day, among many other topics. Our Side B is a new one, called The Seasonal Spin, in which we look at Chris Farren's new holiday album and other Christmas music highlights. And in case you haven't noticed....we have a new logo! It was designed by Corey Purvis and we're very happy with the change.  We've got one more episode in the year and then we'll be taking a little break. Timeline 3:45, Side A: Beginning of our 2015 Predictions 4:00, Brand New's potential return 6:00, James' love of Foxing 9:40, Mike destroys Chris' Cruisr prediction 17:30, Tegan and Sara and a new album? 19:00, Fall Out Boy and critical reception 26:30, Record Store Day's growth 31:00, Kanye's new record 38:00, Sam Smith and Grammy domination 38:55, Possibly something new from Fun.? 41:00, Mike predicts a +44 record Note: That Mark Hoppus project is called Nothing And Nobody. 43:29, The Hundred Acre Woods — City Lights (Off our Top 50 of 2014 list) 46:50, Side B: The Seasonal Spin (NEW FEATURE!) 47:15, Chris Farren's new Christmas album 56:40, Some more Christmas suggestions. What should be in your rotation? 1:00:00, Our Reader Predictions 1:10:30, Have Mercy — Spacecrafts (Off our Top 50 of 2014 list) Music Provided by Hopeless Records and Lame-O Records. We thank them for their support. Want to sponsor an episode? Our sponsorships are affordable to both big and small entities, whether you’re a record label, vinyl retailer or just interested in vinyl records and what we have to say. You can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com for more information. You receive a couple mentions, including a full pitch at the beginning of the episode.

Subscribe on iTunes The Modern Vinyl Podcast and the usual crew are back with another episode, this time highlighting the musical moments that made 2014 special to them. We start off the conversation in an obvious place, The Hotelier, while then drifting to live music, movies and even lyrical overlap. Our Side B is a new feature, titled 10 Years Ago, where we look at ourselves at a younger age and see what was filling our CD players. Stay tuned for two more installments of the podcast that will highlight the end of 2014. Timeline 3:20, Side A: Our favorite musical moments of 2014 3:50, Talking The Hotelier and the best album of 2014 9:50, You Blew It and You Blue It 10:50, The ending of Frank 14:30, Live memories 19:30, Chris is reminded of good music videos 21:45, St. Vincent on SNL 25:50, A Weezer Surprise 31:00, Record Store Day memories/James getting fired/Mike's RSD Video appearance feat. MV writer David Fisch Note: If anything, please watch the hilarious segment that starts at 7:30 in that video. Watch the whole thing though.                     36:10, The lyrical overlap of Weatherbox and Manchester Orchestra 39:24, Air Dubai — Coasts, off our "Top 50 Songs of 2014" 44:10, Side B: 10 Years Ago (NEW FEATURE ALERT!) 46:30, Chris defends James' honor like a real man 50:00, Good Charlotte 51:30, We talk The Used and their solid melodies 54:05, Weatherbox — The Devil and Whom? off our "Top 50 Songs of 2014" Where To Find Us @getcerebral /@chrislantinen /@notmichaelpaul Music Provided by Hopeless Records and Triple Crown Records. We thank them for their support. Want to sponsor an episode? Our sponsorships are affordable to both big and small entities, whether you’re a record label, vinyl retailer or just interested in vinyl records and what we have to say. You can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com for more information. You receive a couple mentions, including a full pitch at the beginning of the episode.

Subscribe on iTunes To get you fully prepared for the Black Friday celebration, I spoke with Chris Brown of Bull Moose to give you the complete rundown. We talked about highlights of this year's releases, the highly anticipated Guardians of The Galaxy tape and what bands he sees coming back to Record Store Day year after year. Chris is definitely a guest who knows the indie scene and who will be coming back in the future. Timeline 2:30, Modern Vinyl content roundup for Black Friday 6:40, Start of our chat with Chris Brown, what he does at Bull Moose/Record Store Day 12:00, The Record Store Day and Black Friday videos 17:00, Highlights for Chris of this year's selections 21:30, How the Guardians of the Galaxy tape came about 24:30, Legacy acts within Record Store Day 32:10, Trends for Black Friday/RSD releases — The actual story behind Mondo/Death Waltz. Feel like I butchered it. 44:00, How to get RSD/BF releases without going to eBay 49:15, Reader Questions 51:00, Understanding the list itself Where To Find Us @chrislantinen /@RealChrisBrown Want to sponsor an episode? Our sponsorships are affordable to both big and small entities, whether you’re a record label, vinyl retailer or just interested in vinyl records and what we have to say. You can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com for more information. You receive a couple mentions, including a full pitch at the beginning of the episode.

Subscribe on iTunes For this week's episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast we talked the new album from Copeland, titled Ixora. We did all fall on one side, but I think you'll still be interested in the lyrical themes we pulled out, how we compare it to the band's past output and what exactly we'd skip on repeat listens. We also take a ton of reader questions, all Copeland based. And of course...the theme song! Timeline 5:47, Beginning of our roundtable on Ixora — 6:50, Overall thoughts on the record — 11:17, The lyrical theme, according to Chris — 12:50, Favorite Tracks — 17:55, The lyrics behind "Ordinary" — 28:21, Future Skips 36:00, Reader Questions 42:15, We devolve into a talk about 10-year tours 48:05, Our after credit scene, aka we forgot to talk the vinyl details Where To Find Us @getcerebral /@chrislantinen /@notmichaelpaul Music Courtesy of Copeland and Tooth & Nail Records. Pick up their album at iTunes. We'll keep you updated on any more vinyl pressings. Want to sponsor an episode? Our sponsorships are affordable to both big and small entities, whether you’re a record label, vinyl retailer or just interested in vinyl records and what we have to say. You can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com for more information. You receive a couple mentions, including a full pitch at the beginning of the episode.

Subscribe on iTunes For this week's episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast we talk vinyl subscription services and if they're actually worth the monthly fee. Talk begins with services like Vinyl Me, Please, while also touching on Turntable Kitchen, FeedBands and many others. For Side B, we give out some recommendations, but mostly just laugh at each other. Most importantly....we begin a little MV Podcast rebranding with a new theme song. Look for additional changes over the next couple weeks. Timeline 4:05, World Premiere of The MV Podcast theme song 7:06, The guys recount what tours they've been at recently 13:12: Side A: Vinyl Subscription Services — Vinyl subscriptions article — 19:40, Exclusive variants through these services — 24:30, Additional subscription services outside of Vinyl Me, Please — 27:40, We discuss our coffee habits 33:30, ScotDrakula — Stupid Everything 37:30, Side B: Recommendations 40:00, James has a mental breakdown, again 50:00, Chris pens an apology letter to Have Mercy (starting a terrible string of jokes on letters) 52:15, James writes a letter to the Modern Vinyl staff Where To Find Us @getcerebral /@chrislantinen /@notmichaelpaul Music Provided by Fleeting Youth Records. Want to sponsor an episode? Our sponsorships are affordable to both big and small entities, whether you’re a record label, vinyl retailer or just interested in vinyl records and what we have to say. You can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com for more information. You receive a couple mentions, including a full pitch at the beginning of the episode.