The Modern Vinyl Podcast

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show The newest episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast features our conversation with Andy Hull and Robert McDowell, members of Manchester Orchestra. More recently, though, and our focus, is their work as part of the film, Swiss Army Man. The composers talk how they met the film's directors, how they built the ambitious, almost-all-no-instruments score and much more. Very excited for you all to hear this one. Vinyl Note: The score is being released on vinyl through iam8bit and can be purchased, here. It sports some pretty incredible packaging.  Timeline 4:08, Beginning of chat with Andy and Robert 9:27, Getting the initial pitch/script 23:08, The “Ghost Ship” 32:47, It’s All In His Head 37:50, “A Better Way” 42:30, Differences between album and movie mix 46:00, Vulnerability 50:00, Spoiler Discussion 52:53, Quickfire Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @swissarmyman Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show The newest 3 Up/3 Down hits on a great vinyl record read, Angel Olsen (and her potential big year), the return of Bon Iver, declining album sales and a guy leaking an old Sufjan record. And in the end, we have an extended talk on the newest stupidity surrounding Warped Tour. It's a jam packed, good episode. Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @getcerebral / @notmichaelpaul Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show The newest episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast features an hour-long chat with Jessi Frick, head of Father/Daughter Records. We talk her beginnings at Fiddler Records, how she started Father/Daughter, and much more (including some fun Quickfire at the end). Jessi also selected several important tracks from the label's history, which you'll hear throughout the episode. Timeline 3:49, Beginning of chat with Jessi/Genesis of label 13:00, Working for Fiddler Records 17:16, Female songwriters on the label 25:31, Lisa Prank — Take It All 28:36, Time management 36:24, Diet Cig — Harvard 38:44, Record Store Day 45:54, Reissue labels 50:03, PWR BTTM — Ugly Cherries 52:16, Jessi's record collection 58:02, Quickfire 1:00:23, Pure Bathing Culture — Ivory Coast Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @jessi_frick Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show The newest episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast features the return of 2nd Chance Spin. We discuss Yellowcard's 2006 full length album, Lights and Sounds, while deciding if it deserves that second shot. Bonus material for iTunes subscribers includes a round of "Sequelitis" and some recommendations. Coming soon, we'll have interviews with Chuck Daley (Tiny Engines) and Jessi Frick (Father/Daughter). Timeline 9:23, Side A: 2nd Chance Spin Yellowcard — Lights and Sounds 11:30, Mike's Yellowcard rant 16:12, The album's history 24:40, Theme vs. Concept (Holly) 29:50, "How I Go," & Favorite Songs 43:58, Falling into the hate hole 48:00, Coming Home vs. Lights and Sounds 50:54, Tim Burton movie songs 52:39, Does it deserve another shot? 56:06: Side B: Sequelitis 1:03:05, Recommendations 1:12:26, Rank 'Em Yellowcard Artwork Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @getcerebral / @notmichaelpaul Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show Episode 125 of The MV Podcast is all about Hot Hot Heat's final, self-titled album. We speak with frontman Steve Bays about the record, along with the band's history and much more. You can grab the album on vinyl through their webstore and Amazon. Coming up, we have a "Second Chance Spin" and another entry in our 10-year reunion series. Timeline 4:30, Start of conversation with Steve/small town living 13:50, The break between "Future Breeds" and now 25:36, "Kid Who Stays In The Picture" and creativity 33:07, "Modern Mind" 37:45, Returning to a previous sound 43:30, Sneaking in the "weird"/"Elevator" 52:25, Quickfire 1:00:25, Twitter question Where To Find Us @chrislantinen Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show Episode 124 of The Modern Vinyl Podcast features our chat with Andrew Cartmel, author of the Vinyl Detective series. The first in the series, titled Written In Dead Wax, was released earlier this year and details a record search turned dangerous. You can certainly listen to the pod before reading the book (and I do recommend you adding it to the summer reading list), but I do mark a portion of the podcast for spoilers so beware. The Vinyl Detective novels are published through Titan Books. Timeline 1:52, Beginning of conversation with Andrew Cartmel Correction: The "Bored To Death" story came from this collection of writing. It's not a series of novels as I stated. 6:09, Character vs. Author 13:20, Writing 3 books without publisher 24:33, Second Hand Shop Culture 36:40, Introducing readers to jazz 41:38, Quickfire questions Crate digging shoes/The complete vinyl set he wants/Charlie Mingus 46:30, Spoiler Talk 51:15, Starter kit for crime fiction Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @andrewcartmel Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show The Modern Vinyl Podcast returns with talk on one of 2016's best records, Mitski's Puberty 2. We talk accessibility, in comparison to someone like St. Vincent, the many themes at play in the record and much more. For podcast subscribers, you get a bonus Side B of Quickfire, in which we take on new singles from blink-182, Sleigh Bells and Butch Walker. Next week, you'll be greeted with a pair of interviews, one on Monday, and one live on idobi Radio on Thursday (5 p.m. EST). Timeline 4:46, MV Big Question How Do You Attend Concerts? 13:50, The band we still need to see live 19:00, Side A: Mitski — Puberty 2 Roundtable Overall Thoughts/Accessibility 30:34, "Happy" 34:05, "Your Best American Girl" 37:44, "A Loving Feeling"/ "Fireworks" 46:00, Themes 54:13, Side B: Quickfire blink-182/Sleigh Bells/Butch Walker Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @getcerebral / @notmichaelpaul Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show We take it down a little this week in order to talk about the recent shootings. We also quickly hit on the closing of two landmark NYC record stores. There is a bit of positivity in the beginning with our "Ups," including talk on Tegan and Sara's new record and the recent one from Car Seat Headrest. Just real quick, check out MTV's article on how to help the recent victims in Orlando. Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @getcerebral / @notmichaelpaul Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show MV Goes To The Movies in episode 122 to discuss Purple Rain. The Prince epic, released in 1984, is melodramatic at times, electric on stage, and still fully entrancing. For iTunes listeners, we have an exclusive Side B topic of our favorite music performances in film. Timeline 2:50, Side A: MV Goes To The Movies Purple Rain 6:02, Our Purple Rain Experiences 14:26, Musical Performances 22:05, Treatment of Women In The Film 29:55, Taking Narrative Leaps/Prince Understanding Narrative 42:12, Oral History/Interview with Director 53:26, Recasting Purple Rain 56:30, iTunes Bonus Content Top Musical Performances in Film Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @notmichaelpaul / @aqua__boogie Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show We talk mid-year music in the latest episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast. We start with top 5 releases, while iTunes listeners also get bonus categories like top songs, honorable mentions and more. And no, none of us have defeated Contra without the cheat code. Timeline 9:00, Side A: Best of 2016 (So Far) 11:00, The 1975 15:30, Japanese Breakfast 22:00, Weezer 28:30, The Monkees and Boy Bands 39:33, Anohni 44:00, Hurry 48:40, Number 1 Records 55:00, Side B: More Mid-Year Categories! (iTunes Bonus) Disappointments/Honorable Mentions/Favorite Songs Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @getcerebral / @notmichaelpaul Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show The MV Beach House opens back up for part 2 of our summer music preview. This time, we're hitting on big releases like Tegan and Sara and blink-182, along with under-the-radar gems Mitski and Michael Kiwanuka. And somewhere in the middle is the seemingly immortal Good Charlotte. Long live that clothing company they started. A bonus for iTunes subscribers are some recommendations! Timeline 4:00, MV Beach House 6:20, Rank Em' Picnic Food Edition 11:20, Michael Kiwanuka 16:20, Tegan and Sara 25:40, Mitski 34:40, Hot Hot Heat 39:30, blink-182 50:30, Good Charlotte 56:14, Recommendations (iTunes bonus) "Chris Plays Uncharted" Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @getcerebral / @notmichaelpaul Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.

Chris and James jump on for an MV mini to discuss the new album from The Hotelier, Goodness. They talk the base of Taosim, a potential lack of urgency within the writing and end with their favorite moments. A challenging LP, but one that inspires much discussion. Stay tuned for part 2 of our summer music preview later this week.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show We're back at the MV Beach House for our summer music preview! We start with talk of the promising: Tiny Moving Parts, Pup, hopefully The Hotelier. And get into the not-so-promising: Saosin, Thrice, hopefully not The Hotelier. We also answer this week's MV Big Question by detailing our clearest summer memory. Stick around for that glorious MV Beach House theme music by Michael Escanuelas. And coming next week is part 2! Timeline 3:35, The MV Big Question 11:38, Side A: Summer Music Preview + Intro music by Michael Escanuelas 22:14, Saosin 31:56, Pup 38:45, Thrice 44:27, The Hotelier 54:10, Under The Radar Gems Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @getcerebral / @notmichaelpaul Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show In this episode of 3 Up/3 Down, the MV crew discusses Chance The Rapper's newest (and a side discussion on adult coloring books), a new vinyl subscription program and an album from Posture & The Grizzly. Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @getcerebral / @notmichaelpaul Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show The newest episode of The MV Podcast is all about how me memorialize musicians upon death. Sparked by Prince, but wide-ranging in topics, the discussion covers a writer's role in this process, the battle between grief and self-promotion, along with what artists we think will be a Prince-level event when passing. And exclusive to iTunes listeners, we get into some Quickfire to discuss Radiohead, a classic Taking Back Sunday jam and the new Tegan & Sara track (an album Chris is officially worried about). Timeline 3:00, Music and Loss 7:45, Prince vs. Bowie/Writers and the Grieving Process 21:30, Prince and "eyetunes" 24:00, Grief or Self Promotion? 38:40, Death and Us 42:40, The Coming Years 57:35, Quickfire Radiohead (Video)/Taking Back Sunday (Classic)/Tegan & Sara 1:28:40, Completely Original Life Secrets Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @getcerebral / @notmichaelpaul Want to sponsor the podcast? If you'd like to sponsor the podcast, you can contact us at advertising@modern-vinyl.com. It's very affordable and you get numerous mentions throughout the podcast.