#43 - "L.L. Radio is Hard as Hell..."

#43 - "L.L. Radio is Hard as Hell..."

From Lightnin' Licks Radio by LLVPS

April 26, 2025 · 1h 45m · Season 6 · Episode 43

About this episode

In this episode, Jay and Deon explore the theme of creativity through the lens of Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies while featuring various musical contributors.

L is for Ligtnin' (and) Licks. Ladies Love Loud Losers, listen... In the early 1970s, legendary collaborator and self-proclaimed non-musician Brian Eno famously designed a deck of 115 cards containing elliptical imperatives to spark in the user creative connections unobtainable through regular modes of work. He called his creation "Oblique Strategies." For the past six decades, artists the world over in every artistic medium have used Eno's strategy while attempting to overcome a lull in creative output. In 2025, lazy, lackluster yet somehow still award-winning* hobby podcasters and self-proclaimed Lightnin' Lickers Jay and Deon found themselves uninspired when contemplating the potential theme of their upcoming forty-third episode. Together, they decided... to default back to the alphabet. Because they have a reasonably solid grasp of the alphabet and how it works. They had previously utilized the letters A thru K, so naturally, they went with L. Sonic contributors featured in Lightnin’ Licks Radio’s forty-third episode include: Beastie Boys, National Public Radio, James Todd Smith, Ol’ Burger Beats, Prince Paul, De La Soul, Gravediggaz, Method Man, John Ussery…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jay, Deon

Topics covered

  • creativity
  • music history
  • podcasting
  • Brian Eno
  • Oblique Strategies
  • alphabet theme

Keywords

  • Brian Eno
  • Oblique Strategies
  • creativity
  • music
  • podcast
  • Lightnin' Licks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beastie Boys, National Public Radio, Ol’ Burger Beats, Prince Paul, De La Soul, Gravediggaz, Brothers Johnson, G.I. Joe's Rescue From Adventure Team Headquarters, Ninth Wonder, Earth, Wind, and Fire

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