Music Sucks and I Want to Die
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EP 47 - Composer's Toolbox: The Key Change
Feb 21, 2023
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EP 46 - Good, Bad, and Ugly #3
Feb 7, 2023
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EP 45 - Interview with Ty Bailie
Jan 20, 2023
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EP 44 - Triple Longplay #3
Nov 15, 2022
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EP 43 - Greatest American Band of All Time???
Nov 1, 2022
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 2/21/23 | EP 47 - Composer's Toolbox: The Key Change | Music Sucks and I Want to Die has a new series! It's called the Composer's Toolbox, and it's where Jake and Matt take a specific tool at the composer's/songwriter's disposal, and talk about how to implement it, how it's been used before, specific nuances, etc. The first one is all about the key change. They talk about a few different types of key changes and how they've been used for both good and evil in the past, and how you can avoid putting in a key change that's as bad as Chicago's. | — | ||||||
| 2/7/23 | EP 46 - Good, Bad, and Ugly #3 | In the third of a recurring series, Jake and Matt review one good song, one bad song, and one ugly song (of which there's still no settled definition of exactly what that means in this context). Kendrick Lamar - Backseat Freestyle is the good, Dua Lipa/Elton John - Cold Heart is the bad (really, really bad). And Owl City - Fireflies is the ugly. Which in this case means they're going to rave on and on about it for an hour, talking about how bad it should be but it just slaps so hard. Prepare for a deep dive into these 3 songs as this episode is well over 2 hours long. | — | ||||||
| 1/20/23 | EP 45 - Interview with Ty Bailie | In this episode, special guest Ty Bailie joins Jake and Matt to talk about his music life, from humble beginnings in small-ass town Washington to touring with Katy Perry to Nashville and more! | — | ||||||
| 11/15/22 | EP 44 - Triple Longplay #3 | In this recurring series, Jake and Matt discuss 3 albums, one from pre-2000, one from post-2000, and one randomly selected from Piero Scaruffi's blog through a series of stupid and arbitrary random number generators. Discussed are The Darkness, The Buggles, and Teeth of the Sea. | — | ||||||
| 11/1/22 | EP 43 - Greatest American Band of All Time??? | Time for some clickbait!!!! Jake and Matt discuss what band is possibly the greatest American band of all time. Excluded are solo artists, groups of singers with ringers for a backup band, and more arbitrary garbage. Who do YOU think is the greatest? And please let us know how wrong we are with our choices. Also discussed is the concept of greatness itself, what it means, etc. | — | ||||||
| 10/18/22 | EP 42 - About the Seattle AFM ft. Nate Omdal | Special guest American Federation of Musicians union representative Nate Omdal comes on to talk about his job with the Seattle AFM division, and the role it plays in the Seattle music scene, what it does to support artists, etc. Along the way, he clears up several misconceptions Jake and Matt had about the role of the union in the working musician's life. | — | ||||||
| 9/5/22 | EP 41 - Music We Like #3 | In the third of the series, Matt and Jake each pick 2 artists/groups they really enjoy and talk about why. Artists featured are Gyorgy Ligeti, David Fiuczynski, Pixies, and Gentle Giant. What a couple of NERDS | — | ||||||
| 8/16/22 | EP 40 - Situational Playing: Adapting to Different Musical Environments | In this episode, Matt and Jake talk about playing music live in a variety of different situations. When to go all out, when to curtail it, when to try and fit in with new people, and when to give the middle finger to the world and play a la Albert Ayler on a cover band gig. | — | ||||||
| 7/29/22 | EP 39 - “I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 32” Analyzing Red: Taylor’s Version | Matt and Jake discuss the "Taylor's Version" of Taylor Swift's albums: the motivation for the re-recordings, any sonic differences between them, and why in general #taysway can SLAP. | — | ||||||
| 4/14/21 |  EP 38 - Artist Spotlight: ECM Records | Jake and Matt spend an hour and some tax talking about one of the most influential jazz (??) record labels to ever exist and why they're just so damn cool. Wait they like music? | — | ||||||
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| 4/1/21 |  EP 37 - Microeconomics of the Music Industry... also horn players suck and I want to die | Matt and Jake bring on a special guest (Michael Conklin) to talk about his life and the life in general of a gigging horn player and how it contrasts to being a rhythm section player. Somehow they end up on a discussion of the entire music industry and its lack of money. How they get there no one actually knows. | — | ||||||
| 3/12/21 | EP 36 - Top Album Tuesday #2: Morgan Wallen's 'Dangerous' | Matt and Jake take another stab at reviewing the current top Billboard album. In doing so they find out that the album is REALLY BAD! Who would've thought? But perhaps there's more to Morgan Wallen's Dangerous than meets the eye... | — | ||||||
| 2/22/21 | EP 35 - Music School Sucks and I Want to Die | Should you go to music school? Do you want to end up doing a terrible podcast that no one listens to? Well you're in the right place I guess. Jake and Matt provide advice for the young budding musician. | — | ||||||
| 2/11/21 | EP 34 - A Pirate's Life for Me! | Matt and Jake sail the tumultuous seas of the music industry and its relation to piracy throughout the years. They definitely have never done it themselves. WEIGH ANCHORRRRRRRRR! They'll look at The Pirate Bay, Napster, Limewire, and more. | — | ||||||
| 1/25/21 | EP 33 - Good Cover, Bad Cover #2 | Jake and Matt talk about covers. The worst ones ever and the ones that make you feel GOOOOD. | — | ||||||
| 1/17/21 | EP 32 - Guilty Pleasures | Jake and Matt discuss the songs that are terrible beyond all reason yet still enjoy because they're stupid. Be warned, you will think less of them (if that's possible) after listening to this episode. | — | ||||||
| 12/29/20 | EP 31 - 2020: Year in Review | In this episode, Jake and Matt review the year of no music careers and discuss albums by Fionna Apple and Taylor Swift. | — | ||||||
| 12/21/20 | EP 30 - Analyzing Great Melodies and Why They Work | Matt and Jake discuss how to talk about melody in theoretical terms and also why not to. In doing so they give examples from what they consider to be some of the greatest melodies of all time and try to nail down exactly what makes each of them tick. | — | ||||||
| 12/7/20 | EP 29 - Explorations of Alternative Jazz Theories | In this episode, Matt and Jake attempt to make esoteric music theory relating to jazz not be boring as all hell. Thye tackle George Russell's Lydian Chromatic Concept, Henry Threadgill's intervallic improvisation, and more. Bring some coffee. | — | ||||||
| 11/24/20 | EP 28 - Burnout (ft. Greg Smith) | In this episode, Jake and Matt discuss dealing with burnout as an artist. Special guest burnt-out ex-musician Greg Smith. | — | ||||||
| 11/10/20 | EP 27 - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly #2 | It's another round of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. One great song, one terrible one, and one you can't help but love. | — | ||||||
| 10/27/20 | EP 26 - Film and Television Composition: Interview with Cindy O'Connor | In this episode, Jake and Matt interview film and television composer Cindy O'Connor on what life is like as a composer for the screen and how one might enter the field (and also what it was like to play with Pat Benatar!). | — | ||||||
| 10/12/20 | EP 25 - Lightning Round #2 | Back for another lightning round! In this episode Matt and Jake discuss the dumbest and most diva instrumentalists, bonus tracks, how they're too old to understand TikTok, and the legacy of Eddie Van Halen. There might even be some Yu-Gi-Oh thrown in. | — | ||||||
| 9/28/20 | EP 24 - Worst Band of All Time?? | They may not be as bad as Chicago, but we sure do hate them. In this episode Jake and Matt discuss who in their opinions are the worst bands of all time. | — | ||||||
| 9/14/20 | EP 23 - Thoughts on Adam Neely's "Music Theory and White Supremacy" | Jake and Matt discuss Adam Neely's recent video "Music Theory and White Supremacy" | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.