Caesura: The Music Explorer's Podcast

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Finale Jul 19, 2022

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This week we close things off, and have a big retrospective finale. It's been a great few years, but unfortunately we need to stop the podcast (our boy Scoot's gonna be a daddy!). Thanks so much to everybody for listening!

Favorite Albums from the Podcast:

Scott: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds—Let Love In
Elaine: Xiu Xiu—Girl With Basket of Fruit

Let's Talk Anime Jul 18, 2022

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This week we break out the spiky hair as we discuss, of all things, anime and manga, and generally nerding out about it!

Albums of the Week:

Scott: Miles Davis—Black Beauty: Live at the Fillmore West
Elaine: Tony Conrad—Slapping Pythagoras

Our Favorite Album Art Jul 12, 2022

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This week we get visual (a bit of a problem since this is a podcast), and talk about some of our favorite album covers.

Albums of the Week:

Scott: Viagra Boys—Cave World
Elaine: Greg Puciato—Mirrorcell

Book Club: Music 109 by Alvin Lucier Jul 04, 2022

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This week we talk about Music 109 by Alvin Lucier: a book detailing the thought process and inspiration behind some of the most interesting American experimental music compositions of the last century or so.

Albums of the Week:

Scott: Dinosaur Jr.—Without A Sound
Elaine: Gillian Welch—Hell Among the Yearlings

CD Buy 14 Jun 26, 2022

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This week we went to Armageddon Shop in Cambridge (MA), and talk about our findings!

Albums of the Week:

Scott: The Goo Goo Dolls—Dizzy Up the Girl
Elaine: Perfume Genius—Ugly Season

Favorite Albums of the 1980s Jun 20, 2022

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This week we load up the flux capacitor, get the Delorean to 88 miles per hour, and talk about some of our favorite albums of the glorious decade that is the 1980s.

Albums of the Week:

Scott: Silver Apples—Silver Apples
Elaine: The Melvins—Bullhead

May/June 2022 Album Anniversaries Jun 13, 2022

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This week we have a mashup of some album anniversaries that were released in May and June (or around then), including releases by The Cure, Kyuss, Biosphere, and The Prodigy. Enjoy!

Albums of the Week:

Scott: Rage Against the Machine—Battle for Los Angeles
Elaine: Leonin/Perotin—Sacred Music From Notre-Dame Cathedral

(Some of) Our Favorite Books Jun 06, 2022

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This week we take a bit of a break from music, and talk about some of our favorite books, along with a string of honorable mentions, and little topics that go off the rails almost immediately. Enjoy!

Albums of the Week:

Scott: Das Racist—Relax
Elaine: Sonic Youth—Confusion is Sex/Kill Yr. Idols

Our Essential Tremors May 30, 2022

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Inspired by podcasts like Essential Tremors and Crucial Listening, we talk about six albums (three each) that were particularly important to our own musical journeys.

Albums of the Week: