The truth is out there. Today on The Good Music Show, we close out season 2 with a creative narrative-based playlist episode. We assembled songs that we would show to an X-files-esque supernatural being, and we both went with alien extraterrestrial stories.

First, Danny takes us through the last playlist he will hear as he reckons with the imminent destruction of Earth. Join him on his crazy farewell/going away party where he remembers the good times before the Moon gets shot right between the eyes.

Then, follow a sketch of the core of human history with Julius, where they are tasked with helping an alien with a school project about Earth. This journey sums up humanity and the spiritual archetypical journey of love and hate and war and back through love.

Thank you to everyone who has been listening, and we look forward to releasing more episodes in the near future!

Songs featured in this episode:

Farewell Party - Gene Watson

For the Good Times - Al Green

That Girl - Pharrell feat. Snoop Dogg and Charlie Wilson

Kiss of Life - Sade

• Danny's Playlist: Spotify - Apple Music - Youtube
• Julius's Playlist: Spotify - Apple Music - Youtube

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Content warning: this episode contains lengthy discussions about death and drug use, and a brief mention of suicide.

On this episode we tackle two albums we've never heard before... until we listened to them for the first time for this episode! That's right, instead of perfectly curating a classic album for a prompt, today we are spinning some albums we've been meaning to check out but have not heard a single song from.

First we discuss Julius's pick. As a big fan of the Stooges, they never got around to checking out any solo Iggy Pop. Produced by David Bowie, The Idiot is Pop's first solo album and was recorded while both Pop and Bowie were trying to kick their drug habits. Does it meet the high standard set by the Stooges? Find out by listening!

On to Danny's pick, we talk about Tonight's the Night - the final installment of the unofficial "Ditch Trilogy." This era saw Neil Young eschewing the sounds of Harvest that skyrocketed his career. Instead, he made albums infused with raw emotion stemming from tragic losses in his life and struggles with substance abuse.

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If you're a listener and you have either one of our personal phone numbers, you have a special power to get us to spend an extra 40 minutes after recording to get us to talk about something music related!

Today, after a recording session (main ep coming soon!) we do a quick overview of recent Tiny Desk Concerts that we enjoyed! First talk about a close personal friend of Danny, Rico Nasty, who recently cemented her status as a genuine Tiny Desker after previously being an At-Home Tiny Desker. Then we get into Clipse and their celebratory set featuring drummer Daru Jones. We wrap up with a day-of-release reaction to MIKE, who delivered NPR staff an emotional, lyrical masterclass with his set.

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Pre-recorded from Washington D.C. it's the Good Music Show! Today we are talking all about NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concerts. We each picked 2 videos to illustrate what we love about the series: one classic and one hidden gem.

After discussing our general thoughts and a brief history of the Tiny Desk, we get into our classics which are among the highest viewed of the series.

We nerd out about the suave coolness and skill of Anderson .Paak and his backing band the Free Nationals. Then we get into the first viral TDC: a career-altering performance from T-Pain and his pianist Toro.

Then we talk about a showstopping performance from Diane Coffee, which includes some behind-the-desk dancing you don't want to miss. Finally, we end with the passionate lyrical powerhouse Camp Cope who let the music do most of the talking in a great way.

Playlist of the performances

Playlist of studio versions of all songs performed in our picks: Spotify - Apple Music - YouTube

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On today's bonus, we pay tribute to two music giants that passed away in the same week at the same age. We get into Sly Stone and the excellent playlist that Julius made to pay tribute to the wonderful music of Sly and the Family Stone. From there we discuss the impact of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys on us and the music industry as a whole. We'll compare and contrast how their careers ended up and their relationships with the bands they lead. Before we leave we catch up on a couple of notable rap tracks that came out since our last recording.

Julius's Sly Stone Playlist: Spotify - Apple Music - YouTube

Craig Jenkins' article on Sly Stone and Brian Wilson

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Continuing our review of 2024, today we discuss our picks for 2024 albums of the year, ie the albums we are most excited to talk about. It just so happens we picked albums that we both already loved before embarking on this 2024 episode journey!

First we'll do a little rapid fire album discussion pulling from each of our 2024 Album Topsters (see link below). We revisit our thoughts on the much discussed Brat and Alligator Bites Never Heal, as well as two underrated rap albums Dark Times and Pinball, among others.

Then we get into Julius's album pick - Imaginal Disk by Magdalena Bay. This duo's 2024 offering is a dynamic and conceptual album filled with catchy melodies. The music is catchy and expertly crafted, not to mention their great visual art in music videos and live performances.

Then we get into a personal favorite for Danny, Sturgill Simpson who released an album under the name "Johnny Blue Skies." We'll get into what lead him to the name change, how his music affected country as a whole, and how Sturgill's no-frills, jam-forward live shows became a hugely popular live show over the past year.

Image - Magdalena Bay Music Video

Sturgill GQ article

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We are back after some time away to talk 2024! Today, we've got two 5-song playlists to dig into, next week we talk 2 albums.

We swap songs and talk about what stood out to us during a great year for music. You can also check out our mid-year review we did in season 1, but this episode we take a step back and get the big picture a few months after the debris has settled.

We'll talk about Danny's country takes, Julius's in depth thoughts on the Drake vs Kendrick beef, the state of rap music, and the release of "Diamond Jubilee" in the streaming age.

Songs discussed:

"Bi" - SahBabii

"$10 Cowboy" - Charley Crockett

"Common Denominator" - 454 ft. tutu

"I Never Lie" - Zach Top

"Days" - Ravyn Lenae

"Wild Juanita's Cactus Juice" - Kaitlin Butts

"meet the grahams" - Kendrick Lamar

"On My Knees" - MJ Lenderman

"If You Hear Me Crying" - Cindy Lee

"Keep Me in Your Heart" - Willie Nelson

Links to playlists below:

• Danny's Songs: Spotify - Apple Music - Youtube
• Julius's Songs: Spotify - Apple Music - Youtube

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Today on the Good Music Show - we make another drastic format change to discuss a "Good" Music Movie! Brick by Br...err I mean Piece by Piece is a LEGO animated documentary about the life and career of PHARRELL WILLIAMS. Directed by Morgan Neville, and starring several artists who've worked with Pharrell, we dissect the central question surrounding this movie: why?

Joining us is LEGO film expert Danny Vincent, who also happens to host a few great podcasts as well. Danny V guides us through the film's journey, and we ask the hard hitting questions that everyone wants to know. Is Kelis mentioned? Do they show the hat? How much do they reveal about Williams' relationship to Chad Hugo?

All of that plus extremely dated discussions of our Super Bowl predictions, Grammy's recap, and thoughts on the Lilo and Stitch teaser (not the trailer which has since come out).

Link to Piece by Piece Soundtrack Playlist

Please check out Danny Vincent's podcasts at the links below:

Looking for the Ocean: A Pixar Journey: a podcast about everything Pixar with episodes featuring Danny and Julius!

It Happened One Podcast: a podcast about relationships in movies!

The Snub Club: a podcast about film history!

Danny's Letterboxd Page: chock full of a ton of great reviews!

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