#157 - TinselTunes | WinAmp Update | The Artist Bio (feat. Delicate Steve)

Welcome back, we’re now on Year 4! Thanks so much for listening :-)

We recap the second leg of Greg’s trip to Europe, with week two spent with his family in France. We’re glad to have him back safe! Fresh off the plane he was texting us about a new bit he’s calling “TinselTunes”. We’re looking for the best songs from movies that are written in the world of that movie.

Here’s what we came up with:

• The Wonders - “That Thing You Do”

• Spinal Tap - “Stonehenge”

• Nothing Ever Happens on Mars (Waiting for Guffman)

• Lone Rangers - “Degenerated”

• The Lonely Island - “Equal Rights”

Jay is excited to bring us news of an updated WinAmp! Some of you may be wondering if people still download music…others may be asking “What’s WinAmp again?”…the remainder just asking why? All of this, we attempt to tackle.

Song: Elmore James - “Done Somebody Wrong”

Last up, Nick kicks it off with a remembrance to Lamont Dozier and his incredible songwriting career (NY Times). Then we get to a question and a story. The question is, for music that you love, how much does a band’s story matter to you? The story is about a fictitious band bio written by Chuck Klosterman for the band Delicate Steve. The band’s bio is a work of art and incredibly entertaining. No part of it is real, he hadn’t even met the band or listened to the album when he sat down to write it. It’s so good it’s hard to find anything to complain about, but Nick also takes issue with the label’s need to defend the gag by saying band bios are pointless. You can read the press release at the end of this story on NPR.

Songs:

• The Supremes - “You Can’t Hurry Love”

• Delicate Steve - “Playing in a Band”

Episode webpage can be found at youshouldcheckitout.com/episodes/157