What Is GOAT?

Latest Episodes:

The Smiths/Morrissey (w. Pat King) Nov 18, 2019

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Returning guest Pat King (Labrador, Metro NY) joins us to discuss the complicated legacy of Morrissey and The Smiths. When does moping become farcical? Is it possible to like a song if you dislike the vocals? Will John remember the name of his own podcast? What is cancel culture? What is GOAT?

Check out all the music discussed in the episode with our podcast playlist guide!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/53EUxOnhgYw6B6oShRc3eb

Check out Pat’s music at https://labradorbk.bandcamp.com/releases

Marilyn Manson (w. Ian Elkind) Oct 30, 2019

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We’re all stars now... in the GOAT show! Today we're joined by Ian Elkind (producer at King Killer Studios) to discuss Marilyn Manson; the artist Ian and John will be covering (as part of The Spooky Kids) at The Gutter's Halloween extravaganza Nov 2! If a musician operates as performance artist, do their songs really matter? Where does Brian Warner end, and Marilyn Manson begin? What is hypocrisy? What is GOAT?

Check out all the music discussed in our Podcast Playlist Guide on Spotify

Info on Gutterween 2019 (featuring The Spooky Kids and 30+ other cover bands, for free, over 3 nights) here: https://www.thegutterbrooklyn.com/new-events/2019/10/31/gutterween-1031-112

Check out King Killer Studios at http://www.kks.nyc

Prog vs. Punk (w. Evan Burke) Oct 21, 2019

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Will you take a journey to a far away land, with your guide Evan Burke (Contesting Wrestling podcast), or will you meet Jamie and John down on the street? Today we examine Progressive rock, and the genre that began in opposition to its excess: Punk rock. Can technical expertise be a form of emotional expression? When a musician is better, are they actually less good? What is virtuosity? What is GOAT?!

Check out our playlist (with all the music discussed in the episode) here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3A2usKK6ZboIdH9YCixHlW

Check out Evan’s podcast at https://www.contestingwrestling.com, and Evan’s writing at https://www.evanburke.biz/

Check out our website at www.WhatIsGOATpod.com

Billy Joel (w. Luke Uttaro & Lucien DeLaBruere) Oct 03, 2019

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Today we’re joined by Billy Joel superfans Luke Uttaro (ESPN, MILB network) and Lucien DeLaBruere (HGTV, Returning the Favor, Parts Unknown) to discuss the pianoman. Where does rock end and pop begin? Does coolness count? Who are Brenda and Eddie? What are CDs? What is GOAT?!

Check out our playlist (with all the songs discussed in the episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5h3sqIrazfQdPuoPGnjVaS

Tool (w. Pat King) Sep 19, 2019

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Today we're joined by Pat King ("Metro NY", Labrador) to discuss the band occupying the #1 spot on the billboard charts: Tool. We considered making this episode 90 minutes long, to match the run-time of "Fear Inoculum", but unlike Maynard James Keenan we actually care about the enjoyment of our listeners. What do Tool and Spencer's Gifts have in common? Where does weight-lifting end and crying begin? What is experimental? What is GOAT?!

Check out Pat’s music at https://labradorbk.bandcamp.com/releases

Check out our website at www.WhatIsGOATpod.com

This. Is. Radio. GOAT. Sep 05, 2019

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This.Is.Radio.GOAT.

Do you remember Rock N Roll Radio? We do! Welcome to WGOAT FM, where Jamie and John listen to, and discuss the current state (and legacy) of classic rock radio. Will they hear any women? They won’t. Will they hear any people of color? They won’t. Will they hear the Black Crowes? They definitely will. Which singer is the de Blasio of rock? Who’s a second rate candidate? What are oldies? What is GOAT?!

Check out our website at www.WhatIsGOATpod.com

The Doors (w. Ilya Zinger) Aug 22, 2019

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Today marks our first return guest! Ilya Zinger (AWAL, fmr. Secretly Group.) What’s the difference between a mediocre bar band and a great one? When does crooning go too far? What is ‘mimbo’? What is GOAT?

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Frank Zappa (w. Evan O’Donnell) Aug 08, 2019

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Today we’re joined by one guitar wiz to discuss another! Evan O’Donnell (Sekar DMN, fmr. Brooklyn What) takes us to school on Frank Zappa. What was Zappa’s impact on the music of the 60s/70s, and on culture at large? Can you reach people by talking down to them? Is perfection at odds with passion? What is satire? What is GOAT?

Check out Evan’s work at http://www.grounddemons.org/

and https://grounddemons.bandcamp.com/releases. Follow him on Instagram @ground_demons

Check out our website at www.WhatIsGOATpod.com

Drake (w/ Ilya Zinger) Jul 25, 2019

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A Jewish elder, Jamie Frey, emerges from the confounding musical landscape of Lyft-hits, to confer with his grandchild Ilya Zinger [AWAL, former Secretly Group] on the record-breaking success of their Canadian relative, Aubrey Plaza Graham. But what about the goy? John may be caught in the middle of this family squabble, but he knows when that podcast bling, it could only mean one thing… What is GOAT?!

Check out our website at www.WhatIsGOATpod.com

Red Hot Chili Peppers (w/ Jesse Katz) Jul 18, 2019

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L’iknow l’iknow fo sho, our pod is beautiful around the world! Today we’re joined by Jesse Katz [NO ICE, Steal Cheat & Gamble] to discuss Rock n Roll Hall of Famers and sock aficionados Red Hot Chili Peppers. Is there merit to adolescent sex rhymes? Where does influence end and appropriation begin? What makes a freak? What is Funk? What is GOAT?!

Check out Jesse’s jams at https://stealcheatandgamble.bandcamp.com/ and https://noice.bandcamp.com/ .

Check out our website at www.WhatIsGOATpod.com