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Too Much of Not Enough: A Silverchair Podcast
Hosted by Daniel Hedger · EN
A podcast recapping the albums of the Australian band Silverchair. Can you believe there's never been a podcast about Silverchair? I couldn't, so I made one. In each fortnightly episode, I’ll cover one release by the band with some special guest episodes interspersed along the way. Won’t you come with me to a place in a little town?
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Repeat: Conversation with David Bottrill
Oct 1701:02:33Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I welcome a very, very special guest. David Bottrill is a legendary producer, mixer and engineer who has worked with everyone from Peter Gabriel and Rush to Tool, Dream Theater and Coheed and Cambria. He’s won three Grammys and an ARIA. He is also the producer of the one and only Diorama by Silverchair, as well as the mixer of Young Modern. David Bottrill’s website is www.davidbottrill.com and is on Instagram @davidbottrillofficial Support the show
Transcribe →Repeat: Diorama (Part 2)
Sep 1901:06:18Tap to summarizeThis episode is the conclusion to our two-parter on Silverchair’s fourth album Diorama. Diorama was released March 31, 2002 in Australia and debuted at number one on the ARIA chart, the band’s fourth straight album to do so. It eventually went triple platinum in Australia and won five ARIA awards. Diorama is a work of genius but it came at a cost to the band, especially Daniel Johns. But time has been kind to Diorama. Two decades on, it more than holds its own as an ambitious masterpiece.Contact me: Instagram: @silverchairpodcast Facebook.com/silverchairpodcast silverchairpodcast@gmail.com http://silverchairpodcast.buzzsprout.comSupport the show
Transcribe →Repeat: Diorama (Part 1)
Sep 501:36:34Tap to summarizeDesigned to capture a positive new energy and explore a broad spectrum of emotion, 2002’s Diorama was an album that featured some of the most ambitious songs of the band’s career. Although it went triple platinum in Australia and won five ARIA awards, the album was never as successful as it should have been. The band was unable to tour the album due to Daniel developing reactive arthritis, stagnating their momentum overseas. Despite that, it remains a milestone in not just Silverchair’s career but in Australian music overall, a true masterwork. Contact me:Instagram: @silverchairpodcastFacebook.com/silverchairpodcastsilverchairpodcast@gmail.comhttp://silverchairpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support the show
Transcribe →The B-Sides Project 2: Neon Ballroom era
Aug 1500:38:36Tap to summarizeThis episode, we’ll cover the original B-sides from the Neon Ballroom era: Untitled and Trash. These songs represent a bridge between the darkness of Freak Show and the…different flavour of darkness of Neon Ballroom. One is a fan favourite, the other a look at a road not taken by the band. Should Untitled have been on an album? Was Trash Ben’s idea? We get into it. (By the way, in the episode I say I don’t know what Daniel’s saying at the start of Trash but I’m now pretty sure he’s saying “I’d like to be extraordinary.”)Contact me:Instagram: @silverchairpodcastFacebook.com/silverchairpodcastsilverchairpodcast@gmail.com https://silverchairpodcast.buzzsprout.comSupport the show
Transcribe →REPEAT: Conversation with Nick Launay
Jul 2501:36:54Tap to summarizeThis episode is a VERY special guest episode, where I speak to the one and only Nick Launay, the producer behind Silverchair’s Freak Show, Neon Ballroom and Young Modern. Not only that, Nick has worked with some of the greatest artists in history, working with everyone from Nick Cave and Kate Bush to Arcade Fire and the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs. We had a free-flowing talk about his time with Silverchair and shared some classic stories. Nick Launay’s details:Instagram: @nicklaunaywww.launay.com Contact me:Instagram: @silverchairpodcastFacebook.com/silverchairpodcastsilverchairpodcast@gmail.comhttp://silverchairpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support the show
Transcribe →REPEAT: Neon Ballroom
Jul 1101:41:48Tap to summarizeSilverchair’s 1999 album Neon Ballroom is the album that drew a line in the sand. With Neon Ballroom, the band had made a definitive statement: This is who we are now and we’re going to continue on this path. You can come along for the ride or you can get off here. But make no mistake, we’re won’t be going back. Contact me:Instagram: @silverchairpodcastFacebook.com/silverchairpodcastsilverchairpodcast@gmail.comhttp://silverchairpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support the show
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The B-Sides Project 1: Frogstomp and Freak Show era
Jun 2700:40:11Tap to summarizeIt’s happening! There was one piece of unfinished business for the podcast: I never got to the B-sides. It’s a daunting prospect so I’m taking it piecemeal. This episode, we’ll cover the original B-sides from the Frogstomp and Freak Show singles: Madman (Vocal Mix) and Punk Song 2.Contact me:Instagram: @silverchairpodcastFacebook.com/silverchairpodcastsilverchairpodcast@gmail.com https://silverchairpodcast.buzzsprout.comSupport the show
Transcribe →REPEAT: Conversation with Kristen S. He
Jun 2001:10:33Tap to summarizeThat’s right, I’m breaking format! This episode is a bonus episode, where I speak to Kristen S. He, an award-winning music writer and one half of the pop duo Elle. She's always got a really interesting take on things and we had a great, wide-ranging talk about Silverchair that touched on their writing process, their perception overseas, their place in the culture and keeping their music alive into the 2020s. I really hope you enjoy.Kristen's Lady Gaga piece:https://www.vulture.com/article/best-lady-gaga-songs-ranked.htmlContact me:Instagram: @silverchairpodcastFacebook.com/silverchairpodcastsilverchairpodcast@gmail.comhttps://silverchairpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support the show
Transcribe →REPEAT: Freak Show
Jun 600:55:49Tap to summarizeThe difficult second album. Released February 3 1997, Freak Show hit number 1 on the ARIA charts and the first three singles were all in the top 10. It went double platinum in Australia and gold in the US, where it peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 (before slipping quickly). Was it the sophomore slump or an underrated work by a quickly maturing band? Contact me:Instagram: @silverchairpodcastFacebook.com/silverchairpodcastsilverchairpodcast@gmail.comhttps://silverchairpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support the show
Transcribe →REPEAT: Frogstomp
May 2300:31:06Tap to summarizeRecorded over nine days in late 94-early 95, Frogstomp saw a band raring to go and prove themselves as more than a one-EP wonder. Released March 27, 1995, Frogstomp hit number one on the ARIA and NZ charts, it was a top 10 hit on the US Billboard 200, the first Australian band to hit the top 10 in the US since INXS. Off the back of Frogstomp, Silverchair did a 46-date world tour, opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and then the Ramones. They were a legit phenomenon. But were they becoming overexposed already? Contact me:Instagram: @silverchairpodcastFacebook.com/silverchairpodcastsilverchairpodcast@gmail.comhttps://silverchairpodcast.buzzsprout.com Support the show
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