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Stereothematica
Hosted by Christina & Christine · EN
Welcome to Stereothematica, a podcast where two women geek out over music.
When Christina moved from LA to Texas, Christine suggested a weekly challenge to stay in touch: pick a song that fits a chosen theme. This game opened them to new perspectives on each other while deepening their own understanding of the music that shapes their lives. Each week Christina and Christine recreate the magic of their song exchange on a broader scale, deconstructing their thematic picks, providing personal anecdotes and historical insights, and sharing transformative tracks rarely spotlighted on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Grunge
2w ago00:28:16Tap to summarizeThe Seattle sound. Flannel shirts. Rejecting conformity. Embracing dirty hair. What is "grunge"? Join us this week as we dive into a couple of grunge songs (and make some interesting connections to musical influence on the grunge scene). SONGS:Silverchair: Tomorrow (Australian version, 1995)Nirvana: Turnaround (1990)RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:Hey Millennials, Grunge Was Never A Movement. It Was Never A Genre. Get Over Yourselves. (Thought.is)Silverchair - Tomorrow - Live on MTV Awards 1995 (YouTube)Why Nirvana’s label originally hated ‘In Utero’ (Far Out)Tomorrow music video - U.S. version (YouTube)Silverchair – Tomorrow: the song that blew open Australian rock (The Guardian)Devo: Turn Around (1980)Turnaround Live (1990)Flashback: Nirvana Cover Devo's 1980 Obscurity "Turn Around" (Rolling Stone)LiveNirvana (Everything you never cared to learn about Nirvana)The Lost Interview Guitar World (1993)Musique Plus Interview (1991)Devo: Clockout (1979)Nirvana: Stay Away (1992)We Are Legend: Devo (The Guardian)Pitchfork Review of Incesticide (2018)BBC Peel SessionsThe Folk Roots of Nirvana: Kurt Cobain's Love of Lead Belly and BeyondConnect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)!If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement.And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!
Transcribe →Introductions
3w ago00:31:32Tap to summarizeForget “please allow me to introduce myself” or “my name is….” What if your introduction were a song, or a mesmerizing opening credit sequence, or maybe even a reference you can’t stop thinking about? This episode is about the art of introduction through music, because before a single word is spoken, music can tell us exactly who we’re meeting and what kind of world we're about to enter.SONGS:Terry Zwigoff’s Ghost World Opening Title Sequence (2001) The Adventures of Pete and Pete Intro (1993) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:Freaky Friday Title Sequence (1976)“Jaan Pehechan Ho” from Gumnaam (1965)Noir Meets Nawathe: Close-Up on "Gumnaam" (Bedatri D.Choudhury)Stereothematica Get Up and Dance PlaylistCosmopolitanism, Remediation, and the Ghost World of Bollywood (David Novak)Three Things You Never Knew About Ghost World (Dazed Digital) Why a Fake Band From a 1990s Kids' Show Decided to Tour This Year (Wired)Critic’s Notebook: Polaris rising: Mark Mulcahy’s ‘Pete and Pete’ band comes to town (LA Times) Catching Up with the Cast of The Adventures of Pete & Pete (Consequence of Sound)The Adventures of Danny and Mike (podcast)Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)!If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement.And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!
Transcribe →Next Chapter
May 500:31:56Tap to summarizeEver feel like skipping ahead to see what's in store for the next chapter?Understandable, but it's probably best to let your next chapter unfold naturally. That's what we're doing this week--embracing next chapters and the music we listen to as we mentally settle into a new path. Welcome to Season 3, friends!SONGS:Broadcast: Before We Begin (2003)Canned Head: Going Up the Country (1968 / 1970 Performance)RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:Broadcast Wants You to Stay Inside (Medium)Untold Stories (Part 1) - The History of the Birmingham Music Scene in the 1960s (YouTube)Broadcast Singer Trish Keenan Dies (Rolling Stone)A true artist: The legacy of Broadcast’s Trish Keenan (Far Out Magazine)Distant Call - Collected Demos 2000-2006 (Bandcamp)Spell Blanket - Collected Demos 2006-2009 (Bandcamp)Henry Thomas: Bull Doze Blues (1928)Henry Thomas: Honey, Won’t You Allow Me One More Chance (1927)Bob Dylan: Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance (1963)Henry Thomas: Fishing Blues (1928)Lovin’ Spoonful: Fishing Blues (1965)Henry Thomas: Don’t Ease Me In (1927)Grateful Dead: Don’t Ease Me In (1966)Tommy Jones: Canned Heat Blues (1928)Son House: Father of Folk Blues Album (1965)Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson Website Alan Wilson: The Bridge Between Woodstock and the Delta BluesFive Reasons Alan Wilson Remains a Guitar LegendHAPPENINGS:Devo: The First 50 Years! (Until June 20 at MutMuz Gallery)ADVICE:Download the Merlin Bird ID appConnect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)!If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement.And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!
Transcribe →Singalong Showtunes
Apr 2800:34:13Tap to summarizeMemorable melodies. A theatrical flair. A note only a Broadway star could hold. It's showtime, baby! This week we're puttin' on the ritz and singing along to our favorite showtunes. Join us in the chorus line, won't you?SONGS:Big Spender from Sweet Charity (Original, Broadway cast 1966) Cats Memory Reprise (Original Broadway cast 1983) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:Big Spender Scene from Sweet Charity Movie (1969)The Rich Man’s Frug from Sweet Charity Movie Beverly D’Angelo performing Big Spender in National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985)Shirley Bassey: Big Spender (1967 - Live Performance: 1971)Peggy Lee: Big Spender (1966)Queen: Big Spender Live (Night at the Odeon - Encore - 1975)Cy Coleman talking about Collaboration with Dorothy Fields on NPR (1999)The Fosse Woman: Analysis of Femininity, Aesthetics, and Corporeality by Dara Milovanovic (2018) Missy Elliott: Big Spender (2002)Freeway Ft. Jay-Z: Roc-A-Fella Billionaires (2007)'Memory' Elaine Paige | Cats The Musical (1999)Echoes Phantom of the Opera ComparisonCATS: The Jellicle Ball Broadway MontageParis is Burning (1990)Chasity Moore Ballroom Wiki NYT: I Was Broadway’s First Grizabella. I Couldn’t Have Imagined the New ‘Cats.’Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)!If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement.And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!
Transcribe →I Didn't Know That Was...
Apr 2100:24:42Tap to summarize"Not knowing is the most intimate." We might not be Buddhists, but we can definitely get behind this logic. Join us as we lay bare our ignorance and learn some really cool stuff along the way (to enlightenment???).SONGS:Flying Burrito Brothers: If You Gotta Go (1970) Minnie Riperton: Lovin’ You (1974)RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:Bob Dylan - If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Or Else You Got to Stay All Night) (Studio Outtake - 1965) Manfred Mann: If You Gotta Go, Go Now (1965)Si tu dois partir - Fairport Convention (1969)If You Gotta Go, Go Now. Dylan being light-hearted and spooky (Untold Dylan)The many cover versions of If You Gotta Go + Bob’s rarest single! (Untold Dylan)Hermit Who Lives In Literal Cave Learns About Pandemic, Gets Vaccinated Lovin’ You Live Performance on Burt Sugarman’s The Midnight Special Live (1975)South Park - Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride Minnie Riperton: Les FleursMaya Rudolph on Questlove SupremeMinnie Riperton’s Lovin’ You Gives a Voice to the Whistle Register Amazing Moments in TimbreMagic Flute, Queen of the Night Aria Best Singers of All Time: Which Singers Have the Best Vocal RangeConnect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)!If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement.And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!
Transcribe →Trippin'
Apr 1400:33:53Tap to summarizeWhat makes a perfect road trip song? That depends on countless factors and combinations, it's really its own sort of equation. And while we don't go through all the possibilities, we do talk about a couple of our favorite tracks for trippin', and we hope you'll share yours on Instagram.SONGS:Ana Tijoux: 1977 (2010)Steely Dan: Reelin’ In the Years (1972)RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:Breaking Bad - Shotgun - 1977 Clip 1 (Jesse and Mike)Breaking Bad Shotgun - 1977 Clip 2 (Walt)Broad City - Abby’s and Ivana’s Divergent Days - 1977Roland Shaw and His Orchestra: From Russia with Love (1966)Matt Monro: From Russia with Love (1963)Anita Tijoux: Despabílate Words Like Hails of Bullets (Norient)For Ana Tijoux, Hip Hop is Home (The Harvard Gazette)NPR Tiny Desk (2024) Makiza: La Rosa de los Vientos (1999)Dhakabraka: Sonnet (2020)Deep Cuts Lost & Found PodcastThe origins of Steely Dan (Entertainment Weekly)America's Finest Maybe‐Rock Non‐Band (NYT)Steely Dan’s Induction into the Rock n Roll Hall of FameFootnote to Statement:Toxic Confidence is Everywhere (NYT)Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)!If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement.And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!
Transcribe →Wildflowers
Apr 700:25:42Tap to summarizeNatural beauty can be ephemeral. Take wildflowers, for example. They bloom and often quickly disappear, leaving you wishing it were springtime again. How do you capture that feeling of fleeting beauty? Maybe with a song. And that's exactly what we attempted this week.SONGS:Hot Chip: Colours (2006)Dina Ögon: Undantag (2021)RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:How Did the Bluebonnet Become a Symbol of Texas?Tom Petty - WildflowersLadybird Johnson Wildflower Center - Texas BluebonnetCalifornia Super BloomPoppy Cam Live Feed Reaction Video for Udantag (Neon Mushroom)Pri on Dina Ögon’s new album MänniskobarTyler, The Creator Shares His Favorite Songs of 2022 Dina Ögon Might Be the Brightest Band on the Planet (Pop Corporation, 2023)Dina Ögon’s guest Dj set on KEXPDear listener, please take a page out of the book of wildflowers and grow where you want. Be delicate, and resilient. Exceed expectations (if you feel like it). And take care of yourself, and those around you.Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)!If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement.And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!
Transcribe →Mottos
Mar 3100:29:45Tap to summarizeDo you have a personal motto? Should you? We think it's fine. After all, nothing matters... but music. Join us this week as we dive into the songs we utilize as our personal mottos of sorts.SONGS:Bomba Estéreo: Soy Yo (2015) Charli XCX: Twice (2022)RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:Merrell Wrapt (POOG 20% OFF: HAGFOOT20) Bomba Estereo: Huepaje (2005)NPR with Bomba Estéreo Founder Simón Mejía about So Yo How #NiUnaMenos Grew from the Streets of Argentina into a Regional Women’s Movement (NPR)So Yo Grubhub Commercial (2020)Bomba Estéreo Collabs:Bomba Estéreo & Will Smith - Fiesta (Remix) Bomba Estéreo ft. Balkan Beat Box - Química Bad Bunny (ft. Bomba Estéreo) - Ojitos Lindos Bomba Estéreo & Manu Chau - Me Duele Sofi Tukker & Bomba Estéreo - Playa GrandeCharli XCX - Twice linksPredatory Wasp - TwiceCharli XCX Apple Music InterviewBuddhism: Basic BeliefsConnect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)!If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement.And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!
Transcribe →Ten Years Ago
Mar 1000:20:29Tap to summarizeCan you remember what you were listening to in 2016? It was a different world, an end of an era, a sad time, in fact, a shit year, some might say–we say it pretty unequivocally. But the music we listened to provided an escape, relief, and sometimes just a pleasant enough distraction. Join us on this (brief) trip down memory lane!SONGS:Julia Jacklin: Pool Party (2016)Gal Costa: Vou Recomeçar (1969)RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:Pitchfork The 100 Best Songs of 2016Solange: Cranes in the SkyWhat Are The Filming Locations of Solange's Latest Album?Pitchfork’s Ryan Schreiber shaped Internet music journalism and now leaves it behind (2019)NPR Obituary for Gal Costa (2022)Interview with Gal Costa (2020)Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)!If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement.And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!
Transcribe →Resistance is NOT Futile
Mar 300:23:31Tap to summarizeAs we established back in March of last year, all protest songs are love songs! If you're confused, check out the episode. And if you're intrigued, join us for this week's sweeping statement: Resistance is NOT futile. The world might seem like it's imploding. You might be mad as hell (we are). So join us, and the resistance. We need you. SONGS:Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam (Live at Carnegie Hall, 1964)Le Tigre: Hot Topic (1999) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:Nina Simone’s LIVE Performance of Mississippi Goddam at the Antibes Jazz Festival (1965) The Story Behind Nina Simone’s Protest Song Mississippi GoddamThe Story Behind the AnthemRev Left Radio Podcast - Nina Simone: The Revolutionary High Priestess of Soul (2019)Riot Grrrl United Feminism and Punk. Here’s an Essential Listening Guide (NYT)“Hot Topic”: The Complete Annotated LyricsWhen Racism And Sexism Are No Longer Fashionable, How Much Will Your Art Collection Be Worth?Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)!If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement.And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!
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