Don Thrasher’s status on the Dayton, Ohio rock scene is unquestioned. He’s been making and writing about music for decades now. However, it might surprise people to know that Thrasher has an intense love for hip hop. The bulk of the episode is devoted to an album that Thrasher describes as virtually perfect, Kanye West’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” from 2010. The discussion took place this summer. Before we dive into that, I give my thoughts on the new Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody.” While audiences have loved it – my wife included – I had some problems with it and felt like the pod was the perfect place to air those grievances. As always, thanks to Frontier Folk Nebraska for use of their track “Cut You Loose” from their 2017 EP “WARPIG.” Smug Br...
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As this little show continues to Little-Engine-That-Could its way up the Podcast Mountain, I've started to look at how I can make things better. That means it's time to start experimenting. I have some big plans for 2019, but I felt like episode 25 was a good time to mix things up. I added a short intro last week before getting into the interview segment. I've started trying to bank as many interviews as I can ? doing a bunch and having them in reserve. As such, sometimes the conversation veers into current events which make no sense when the pod finally posts. This intro gives me a chance to fill in those blanks. I can also use this to address any issues that might have popped up from previous episodes. This week doesn't really fall into either of those categories, so I came ...
Read MoreThis episode features the triumphant return of Don Thrasher. Thrasher has written about music in Dayton, Ohio since the early 1990s. He has also played drums for influential bands like Swearing at Motorists and Guided by Voices. He currently mans the skins for Smug Brothers. Under the microscope this time: Big Star's 1970s albums. Thrasher begins with a thorough history of the band and talks about why he loves them so much. Album discussions include: "#1 Record" (29:26), "Radio City" (39:50) and "Third/Sister Lovers" (45:46). As always, thank you to Frontier Folk Nebraska for use of their track "Cut You Loose" as the theme music. That track is available on their 2017 EP "WARPIG." Pick up your copy today from their Band Camp page. Check out this episode!...
Read MoreDon Thrasher stops by for the first edition of a new segment dubbed "From the Used Bin," where we find some underappreciated artists or works and discuss why they deserve more attention. This episode focuses on Brian Eno's four mid-1970s vocal albums. Don talks about when he discovered these Eno albums (1:34) and gives a brief overview of what makes Eno such a unique figure in music history. We briefly talk about Smug Brothers latest album "Disco Maroon"(7:03). The deep dives into the Eno albums kicks off with "Another Green World" (10:35), followed by "Here Come The Warm Jets" (16:51) "Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)" (27:01) and finally touching on some of Eno's producing credits and "Before and After Science" (35:24). These four Eno albums are also being re-released on 180...
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