Picking Up Something Good

Nicky Flowers and Echo Vessel are two best friends with a lifelong love of music. They also happen to have an infrequent podcast about it. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys run through all of a specific artist's output, from humble beginnings to the present day.

S2E10 – KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION (Catboy Museum)

Nicky Flowers has never listened to Radiohead. Meys has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album. THIS IS THE AUDIO VERSION OF THE EPISODE. This version of the episode won't make any sense to you and is extremely meandering - more so than usual. We really intend for you to watch the video version! It's a fun Let's Play! Watch it here! This week, we're live for the season finale. We're closing out PUSG Season 2 by exploring the original catboy museum, KID A MNESIA EXHIBITION, and discussing KID A MNESIA(E). It is absolutely crawling with little guys. Learn more and play the game for yourself at https://kida-mnesia.com.

11-22
01:46:54

S2E9 – Earth (No Bangers Just Mash)

Nicky Flowers has never listened to Radiohead. Meys has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album. Whoa, hey, what did we miss? We're back with our second to last episode of Season 2 - this week, we're covering Ed O'Brien's solo album as EOB, Earth. That's right - we're talking about the 'yob. We spend a lot of time talking about a puzzle that had just come out at the time, as well as the worst cover of "Creep" we've ever heard. Meys also explains the plot of Death Stranding to Nicky. This is also an episode about Paul McCartney somehow. And Catholic mass. AND there's some massive news at the end of this episode!!! Wow, that's a ton. We'll never leave you for this long again.

09-26
01:19:53

S2E8 – Anima (These Are Me Loops)

Nicky Flowers has never listened to Radiohead. Meys has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album. This week, Bran from The Children's Television Workshop and New Nintendo Podcast XL joins us to talk Thom Yorke's 2019 solo album Anima. Come check out our loops! Also: an unbearably long review of 2019's Anima screening, Hollywood's Thom Yorke Denny's, and a quick review of the w.a.s.t.e. store.

07-03
01:46:54

S2E7 – Suspiria (Live Action Yaoi)

Nicky Flowers has never listened to Radiohead. Meys has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, al riggs and Dustin Britt join us to discuss Suspiria (1977) and Suspiria (2018). Don't worry! Thom Yorke did the score for the latter film so this is thematically appropriate to the show. Mamma mia! Also: more bad accents, Italian Thom Yorke, and the grand conspiracy concerning Billy Joel.

05-26
01:32:10

S2E6 – A Moon Shaped Pool (JON•E)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, Sean Barry (@thatSeanBarry) joins us once more to speak for two uninterrupted hours about 2016’s A Moon Shaped Pool. Also: WALL•E, Bald Thom Yorke, and an averted bad future for “Identikit”.

04-26
01:59:09

S2E5 – Weatherhouse (The Virgin Phil Selway vs The Chad Thom Yorke)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, we’re giving… Him… another chance. It’s Phil Selway’s 2014 album Weatherhouse. Let’s go. Also: Quarantine, a Star Trek argument, and the story of They Might Be Giants. Stay inside. Wash your hands.Nicky and Meys have new music out, too! Go check out suffer comfort and Hyperreality.

04-09
01:08:06

S2E4 – Tomorrow's Modern Boxes (Master Chief Fucked My Mom!?)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, we’re discussing Thom Yorke’s 2014 album Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes. We have a new theme song by Nicky Flowers this week. We’re gonna spend the rest of the episode getting hella divorced.

02-29
01:08:32

S2E3 – Amok (Zendaya is Meechee and Laura Dern is Marmee and Flea is Donnie)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album. This week, we’re discussing Atoms for Peace’s 2013 album Amok. Also: Flea vs. Michael, Wild Hogs, Star Trek: Picard (spoilers!), and Thom’s big threat. Theme music: “Protofunk” by Kevin MacLeod License: CC BY

02-01
01:28:02

S2E2 – Familial (The King of Limbs 1.8 HD ReMix: Chain of Memories)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album. This week, we’re discussing Phil Selway’s 2010 solo album Familial, I guess. Also: a look at the American Football house, 2010, and the results of a British poll about space. Theme music: “Who Likes to Party” by Kevin MacLeod License: CC BY

01-22
01:04:11

S2E1 – The King of Limbs (Sittin' Pretty On Top of No-Ballad Mountain?)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, we’re back and covering 2011’s The King of Limbs! We’ll learn a couple of behind the scenes album tidbits and also hear Nicky’s essential on-location report from Midwest Furfest. We’re so glad to be back.

12-17
01:15:27

S1E10 – B-Sides 2000-2009 (It's Beautiful, It's Haunting, It Fucks)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, we’re closing out the first season of Picking Up Something Good by covering B-sides and other odds and ends from the 2000s. We’re taking a short break after this and will be back in a couple of weeks! Don’t forget about us. Please god don’t forget about us.

10-27
01:15:27

S1E9 – In Rainbows (HOT_JONNY.JPG)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys will run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, Nick Pitman from Hard Pass, Bot Garden, sometimes Continental Shelf, and For Everest joins us to talk about 2007’s In Rainbows. We talk about Radiohead memes made by Radiohead, Thom calls in with some heartbreaking news, and we get absolutely fucking sidetracked by an immensely hot picture of Jonny Greenwood. This one’s unedited and almost two full hours long. Buckle up.

10-17
01:48:01

S1E8 – The Eraser (A Bed Covered in Vicks® VapoRub™)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys will run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, David of Tuning Fork and The Stick joins us to talk about Thom Yorke’s 2006 solo album, The Eraser. For more information, please visit our website at ThomYorkeTheEraserAlbumCover.com.

10-10
01:14:31

S1E7 – Hail to the Thief (End Oil and Bang Bang Beef)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys will run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, we’re just about blasting through 2003’s Hail to the Thief. Who is the Thief? Is it George W. Bush? Is it Tony Blair? No need to speculate – we find out by the end of the episode. Mission Accomplished!

09-28
01:19:53

S1E6 – Amnesiac (RIP to Margaret Thatcher But I’m Different)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys will run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, we discuss many things including but not limited to 2001’s jazz classic Amnesiac. Meys learns who Paul Simon is, Nicky says the word “oeuvre” again, and special guest al Riggs reminisces about almost capsizing on “it’s a small world”.

09-18
01:27:31

S1E5 – Kid A (Sorry for Party Rocking)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys will run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, we’ve finally made it to Radiohead 2 on 2000’s Kid A. Also: Thom explains “Morning Bell”, the eternal battle between Praxy and Banksy, and the shocking secret truth behind LMFAO.This week’s theme music is a… very special cover of “Idioteque” by @Ceasepool.

09-04
01:03:29

S1E4 – B-Sides 1993-1997 (Teen Ween)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys will run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, we’re taking it real easy and covering select b-sides released from 1993 to 1997, from “Pop is Dead” to “Talk Show Host” to “Lift”. If you thought an hour on Pablo Honey was a stretch, wait ’til you hear our five to ten minutes on “Pop is Dead”.

08-21
53:57

S1E3 – OK Computer (The Ballad of Thom Torque)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys will run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album. This week, we’ve got our first guest: Sean Barry of RadIsh! We’ve got way too much to say about 1997’s OK Computer. Also: Thom calls in, segue innovations, and Idiot, Slow Down. Cold open music: “Carpe Diem” by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under CC BY

08-14
01:36:13

S1E2 – The Bends (A Big Egg)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys will run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, we’re tackling Thom’s bends on 1995’s The Bends. Also: ahhhh, #FindThePabloHoneyBaby, and Ballad Talk.

08-05
01:07:34

S1E1 – Pablo Honey (We Gotta Get Real Freaky and Real Creepy)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys will run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.We’re starting off with 1993’s Pablo Honey, a real freaky and real creepy album. Also: PUSG: Origins, baby covers, Thom’s Corner.

07-22
01:00:38

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