The Modern Vinyl Podcast

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show The newest episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast has Chris talking with a couple of the team members behind Cymbal, an app that helps share your currently loved music. You've probably seen Cymbal in action on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, but if you haven't, be sure to check it out. It's currently available for Apple users, with Android coming soon. Timeline 3:47, Beginning of our Cymbal chat 14:19, Future of Music Curation/Curation vs. Algorithmic 21:25, A friend who's music you hate 24:00, The base idea of Cymbal 31:20, Live events/Upcoming advancements 44:40, Measuring success 53:55, Grieving through Cymbal 55:45, Mario and Charlie's last few Cymbals 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.

3 Up/3 Down is back with Beach Slang "breaking up," the theft of record store culture by tech companies and we might talk about the power rangers movie. But you'll have to get through some blink-182 talk first. This week, we'll have a chat with a couple of the minds behind the Cymbal app.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show The newest episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast has us talking to Sean Kirkpatrick, formerly of Colour Revolt and now fronting Greater Pyrenees. The self-titled LP is available on vinyl over at Procrastinate! Music Traitors. Coming up, we have an interview with the founders of Cymbal and another round of 3 Up/3 Down. Timeline 3:47, Beginning of conversation with Sean 11:50, Genesis of Greater Pyrenees 16:40, Writing Pre and Post-Fatherhood 23:50, Sean the Writer 30:05, "Categorize," digging into specific songs 38:45, Complexities of love 54:18, Procrastinate! Music Traitors 1:02:14, Speed Round 1:08:20, Greater Pyrenees — Close 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 takes on the new album from M83, Junk. We discuss the 5-year gap between albums, along with Chris' hatred for horns and possibly, the French. Side B is one we haven't done in about 40 episodes, as we randomly pull some records from our collections to chat about. Alan Miller, of The Vinyl Crawl, guest hosts. Timeline 5:15, MV Big Question 20:00, Side A: M83 — Junk (Roundtable) 32:15, Hits 38:05, "Moon Crystal" 43:30, Skips 57:08, Side B: Random Pull 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.

3 Up/3 Down returns with talk of RSD lines, the new album from Sturgill Simpson and those who buy records without a turntable. This week, we'll also have a full review of the new M83 record.

JabberJaw Podcast Network Support The Show The newest episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast is our bi-annual RSD Award Show. This has us giving away awards like "Best Plant Jammer," "Worthy Of A Flip," aka best 7", and many more (my personal favorite? The Don Giovanni award, sorry Disturbed). It's 50+ minutes of solid RSD talk. On the B-side, and an exclusive to iTunes downloads, we discuss the new singles from Tegan & Sara and Thrice. Timeline 5:00, Side A: Record Store Day Award Show 5:40, Biggest Plant Jammer 16:40, Best Soundtrack 21:30, Worthy of A Flip (Best 7") 27:55, Hottest Item 28:28, "What Does Our Scene Think?" 38:10, Don Giovanni Tribute Award 46:50, Top 3 Grabs 49:15, A wish list for 2017 57:10, Side B: Quickfire Tegan and Sara Thrice 1:11:00, Favorite RSD pickups 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 is all about the new Weezer white album. We talk the transition from Everything Will Be Alright In The End, writing an album full of only love songs and much more. And stick around for a round of 6 Degrees Of Mark Hoppus. And this was our premiere on idobi! You can listen live to the episodes, Thursday at 5 p.m. EST. Timeline 3:24, The MV Big Question 15:23, Side A: Weezer Roundtable 16:28, Pinkerton to Green/EWBAITE to White 23:24, Rank 'Em 36:20, Do You Wanna Get High? 46:25, King Of The World 50:20, Endless Bummer 53:50, Overall Thoughts 56:12, Side B: 6 Degrees of Mark Hoppus 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.

The newest episode of The Modern Vinyl Podcast is all about music apps. We hit on the new Discogs app, along with things like Trackstack, The Vinyl District's newest version and Cymbal. The B-side has us bringing back "Sequelitis" for talk on Postal Service, MV legend Carly Rae and much more.

Episode 111 of The Modern Vinyl Podcast introduces a new feature: 2nd Chance Spin. Here, we give another shot to overlooked, underappreciated or simply misunderstood records. Motion City Soundtrack's (in honor of their culmination) Even If It Kills Me is on the docket today, a record that's sandwiched between their best LP and their "return to form" effort (My Dinosaur). We also answer the episode's "Big Question," which may involve a certain lawless day. Timeline 1:10, The Big Question 8:10, Side A: 2nd Chance Spin 8:30, Lack of Fan Connection 16:20, The Singles 26:40, Ric Ocasek 41:38, Rank Em' Motion City Artwork 50:54, Highlights The great Jonah Bayer article Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @getcerebral / @coreypurvis 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.

The newest edition of 3 Up/3 Down features talk on Into It. Over It., Leon Bridges' live show, tape test pressings and much more. Quick note: Info on that Nina Simone movie I mentioned can be found here. Also Saldana is not African American as I state, she's Dominican. 

Episode 110 of The MV Podcast is all about Into It. Over It.'s new album, Standards. We talk the album's presentation of change, attempt to dissect the album title (probably incorrectly) and hit on some favorite tracks. Side B is a new game, where we try to come up with album sequels. This time, we construct sequels to You Blew It! and Death Cab records. Timeline 3:49, Taste of Chaos (Excitement Level) 6:07, Side A: Standards Roundtable 8:34, Overall Thoughts 16:33, "Open Casket"/Home 20:42, The New "Standard" 30:02, "Bible Black"/"No EQ" 35:30, Skips 37:20, Future of Into It. Over It. 47:59, Side B: Sequelitis In this new game, we're giving sequels to deserving records! 55:25, Miserable — Oven Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @getcerebral / @coreypurvis 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.

In this week's 3 Up/3 Down, we're talking music from Dowsing and Somos, along with Carly Rae Jepsen's Fuller House, Star Wars on Record Store Day and much more. So without further ado, here's our stocks rising and falling for the week in music.

Episode 109 of The Modern Vinyl Podcast has Chris and Mike listing off their top 5 releases from Drive-Thru Records. From Something Corporate to Steel Train and beyond, the ranking not only takes us on a tour of those releases, but the label history as well. Timeline 1:30, Side A: Top 5 (Drive-Thru Records) 8:42, Leaving Through The Window 14:20, Dashboard Confessional 22:00, Lunch For The Sky 38:20, Nothing Gold Can Stay 46:15, Trampoline 53:00, The Room's Too Cold 56:15, Honorable Mentions 1:07:30, Side B: Recommendations Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @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.

So, we've got something cool and new for The Modern Vinyl Podcast. In an effort to work some more news into the show, we'll be doing a (for now) weekly "3 Up/3 Down" that runs on Monday. This won't affect the Friday show at all, where you'll still get your roundtables and interviews and all that good stuff. So without further ado, here's our stocks rising and falling for the week in music.

Episode 108 of The Modern Vinyl Podcast kicks off our 10-Year Reunion. All year, we'll be looking back on 2006 records, along with a slew of guests. First up, Mo Shafeek, production manager for Mondo Music and Death Waltz (and tour manager for a bunch of great bands during this time period) is here to talk The Format's Dog Problems. Timeline Intro 5:00, Reader Question 7:14, 3 Up/3 Down 15:15, Plastic Flowers — Diver Discussion with Mo Shafeek 18:10, Working in the music industry 26:25, Being introduced to Dog Problems, finding an early copy 33:45, The album's origin/Beginning our track-by-track 44:30, The Two Relationships of Dog Problems 53:20, Working within social media, singing about vanity 59:40, "If Work Permits" 1:13:30, Mo's 10-Year Reunion Where To Find Us @chrislantinen / @moshafeek 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.