Claim OwnershipPodcast – Nanobot Rock
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Our writers share some of their favorite indie and local music tracks in a mix tape format and discuss each track with the listener.
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It’s the end of Season 2! We look back on 10 years of Nanobot Rock and share some of those memories. Topics covered include video game imagery, needy Tamagotchis, Corvallis vs. Eugene, and what makes a good pop song as well as these tracks: Shourov – Shudhu Tumi [11:50 – 25:39] Michaela Slinger – Make […]
Happy October! This week we talk about pumpkin face holes, Crash Test Dummies, how we miss 90s music, October 2020’s toilet paper shortages, and the sun will come up tomorrow. Tracks include: Leila Sunier – Sober/Without [6:00 – 17:05] Bergman – And So On [17:06 – 28:32] Liam Bailey – Champion (Remix) feat. Black Thought […]
This week we take on the challenge of discussing bands in the “lower print” of music festivals, and Greg gives his “dos and don’ts” of concert behavior. We ask: Can you really play the “what bands do you want to book?” game and come up with our own, completely unique, music festival. Bands as part […]
It’s the Ska Episode! This week the guys discuss Chuck Mangione, the Year That Shall Not Be Named, Pick It Up! – Ska in the 90s, Bad Time Records, and “Skaboom!: An American Ska and Reggae Oral History” (sense a pattern?) Ska episode tracks include: Jeff Rosenstock – Leave it In the Ska [26:30 – […]
This week we discuss two music festivals occurring within six months, breakbeat, the light at the end of the longlonglong darkness, and a little Barry Allen. Tracks we dive into: Pocket Protection – Paul P Sure [7:58 – 21:51] Paul Jacobs – Day to Day [21:52 – 32:14] Hotel California – Soothe My Soul [32:15 […]
This week we talk about Tina Turner, reminisce about the days of the record store, the universal love of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, the different ways you can pronounce “palladium,” and the pitfalls of buying an album just for one track. Music brought to you by: Xiu Xiu – Rumpus Room [16:00 – 27:20] Jitensha – […]
This week, the guys ask “why people feel the need to pick sides?” And discuss metaphoric bass lines with songs by: Giant Sky – Snow [14:45 – 23:56] The Trees the Trees – When It’s Over [23:57 – 34:15] The Great Emu War Casualties – I’m a Yes Man [34:16 – 44:37] El Michels Affair […]
This week, the guys reminisce about Treefort (it’ll be back!). Things go sci-fi with talk about synthesizers, robots, time travel, and F-Zero. Soundtrack provided by: Zenith Volt – Supercomputer [6:00 – 19:43] The Natvral – Sun Blisters [19:44 – 31:11] New Madrid – Queen For A Day [31:12 – 40:33] Max Foreman – Open Eyes […]
Welcome to Season 3! We kick off asking U2’s The Joshua Tree: Over/under/laterally rated? Where will music be in the next 5-10 years and should you go full Yorke? We hang out in the UK for this weeks tracks: Gizelle Smith – King of the Mountain [17:15 – 27:30] Mutant-Thoughts – Hold On [27:31 – […]
This week, the guys the 90s film “Mother Night,” Sam Rockwell, the Jaded Hearts Club band, and music that makes you feel. Tracks covered this episode: The Los Sundowns – Al Final de la Tarde [17:00 – 25:46] Andrew Waite – Ain’t Goin’ out Like That [25:47 – 36:59] Benjamin Walker – Quiero Verte Hoy […]
This week, the guys discuss the glorious cinematography that came out of 1991’s “Cool As Ice,” Greg’s standard of approval for well-covered songs, doing math in your head, why you shouldn’t apply makeup while you run, and what if an AI wrote a song only using a catalog from the early 2000s? Crown Lands – […]
Happy 2021! This week, Greg and Clay spend time going down IMDB rabbit holes and stumbling into Wikipedia walls. Other topics include: discussing the history of house music, mystery vs. press releases, wistfully talk about music from the Aughts, and challenge bands to get as “rock as you rockin’ rock.” Tracks covered include: Blackout Transmission […]
It’s our Top Discoveries of 2020! Greg and Clay talk about their musical recommendations that you should listen to, or you may end up regretting it. We break down our top 10 of the 144 songs we covered in 31 mixtape episodes. Recommendations: The Long Winters Eidola stellastarr* The Naked and Famous Deer Tick Johnny […]
This week the Greg and Clay ask questions like: What concert would you travel back to see? Has the electro-pop cup runneth over? Does the studio make the sound, or the band? Greg insinuates a crossroads deal was made while Clay overuses the word “basic.” Tracks this week: Sharkk Heartt – Call Us What We […]
This week, the guys talk about musical gift idea(s), a slow boat to Nova Scotia, the Canadian Togetherness Convention, the CAPS LOCK, and the Steelers fans of rock ‘n’ roll. Grab a copy of Greg’s favorite book “Do Not Resuscitate,” by our favourite Canadian, Stephen C. Wright. Get it as a gift for your favorite […]
This week, the guys talk about the Beastie Boys movie (plus misinformation about the origins of “Country Mike“), learning new things, and where you can go to find good new rock ‘n roll. Tracks covered: Juan Wayne – Beverly Hills [6:58 – 16:20] Elder Island – Feral [16:21 – 23:37] Head Band – Not Even […]
This week Greg and Clay discuss Kylie Minogue’s Street Fighter performance, Bumblebee Tuna, the Sweet Relief Music Fund, little known rock bands, and the 80’s, 90’s & Today! Music we talk about: Mark Bryan – Wanna Feel Something [6:30 – 17:03] Kat Duma – System [17:04 – 25:07] Inara George feat. Dave Grohl – Sex […]
This week Greg and Clay discuss fashion aesthetics from the sequel to Neverendng Story, entrance music, what some famous singers have in common, and various places we have spotted John Wesley Shipp. We also talk about the following tracks : Lord Sunny the Unifier – Knockout [6:06 – 15:21] Buddy Ross – Bored Again! (feat. […]
This week Greg and Clay discuss clapping (yes, clapping), borderline linen, Don Johnson dentistry, your team vs. my team and the following tracks: I Don’t Know How But They Found Me – Lights Go Down [6:51 – 15:44] Black Violin – Impossible is Possible [15:45 – 28:16] Ellen Siberian Tiger – If A Tree Falls […]
This week we talk about the choices bands make for their swag, Greg takes back the cozy while learning there are no swamps in Maine, and rebrands a famous comic character as the “Bog Thing.” Tracks include: Keegan Powell – Rock n Roll Kind of Night [5:45 – 15:07] The Suitcase Junket – Black Holes […]
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