Shallow Rewards

Celebrating the days of advertised oversampling ratios.

Toonami Turns 20

Adult Swim Creative Director Jason DeMarco returns to discuss the state of anime, and the future of Toonami with me and Jake Cleland. // @Clarknova1 @sawngswjakec

02-12
01:09:40

The Cure (in Orange)

Christmas single No. 2: audio commentary for the Cure’s in Orange film from 1986 (currently on YouTube). Essentially, this is a two-hour ramble on the band’s legacy. Merry Christmas, everybody!

12-25
01:50:10

Interview with a Lich King: Jason DeMarco

I talk with Jason DeMarco—VP and Creative Director of Adult Swim—about his Williams Street imprint, old anime, and Run the Jewels.

12-22
27:17

Shock and Awe: Simon Reynolds

A wandering, wondrous walk through glam, indie, and UK/US music journalism with my generation’s most prolific author, Simon Reynolds.

12-09
55:59

The Song Remains the Shame: Mr. Robot and Stranger Things

Sean T. Collins returns to discuss the increasing appropriation of music as emotional heft in television, with a focus on Mr. Robot and Stranger Things.

09-25
41:13

The Dream Life of Emo: Geoff Rickly of Thursday (Part 2)

On the sliding scales of emo history, and the rise and fall (and rise) of Thursday.

09-17
33:48

The Dream Life of Emo: Geoff Rickly of Thursday (Part 1)

On the sliding scales of emo history, and the rise and fall (and rise) of Thursday.

09-17
29:55

R>E>M> (Part 2)

Walking back the history of R.E.M. with @perpetua and @stoatmixen.

09-17
45:52

R>E>M> (Part 1)

Walking back the history of R.E.M. with @perpetua and @stoatmixen.

09-17
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Not Yr 90s: Sean T. Collins (Part 2)

Defending the 1990s from take culture with serial TV columnist Sean T. Collins.

09-17
33:25

Not Yr 90s: Sean T. Collins (Part 1)

Defending the 1990s from take culture with serial TV columnist Sean T. Collins.

09-17
27:32

Noble Rock: John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats

A look back at the trail-rated career of Mountain Goats main-man John Darnielle.

09-17
43:32

The Exploding Boy (Grunge)

On Kurt Cobain, the grunge moment, and the critical embrace of drug abuse.

09-17
19:07

Goth is a Four-Letter Word

In defense of pop music’s most maligned genre.

09-17
21:45

Your Mother Should Know: Evie Sands

A capricious teenager confronts the cold light of his mother’s record collection.

09-17
17:39

Chatting with Mandy Rock-like: Amanda Petrusich

Catching up with New Yorker columnist Amanda Petrusich, author of Do Not Sell at Any Price, It Still Moves, and the 33 1/3 entry for Nick Drake’s Pink Moon.

09-17
34:03

Shoegaze (Part 2)

A look back at shoegaze, the soundtrack of my youth (and the genre that wouldn’t die).

09-17
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Shoegaze (Part 1)

A look back at shoegaze, the soundtrack of my youth, and the genre that wouldn’t die.

09-17
18:33

Oh Boy George (Part 2)

On the wild ride of one George O’Dowd, the biggest name to rise from the Kentish Town slums since Jack Cade.

09-17
26:13

Oh Boy George (Part 1)

On the wild ride of one George O’Dowd, the biggest name to rise from the Kentish Town slums since Jack Cade.

09-17
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