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jack and emily play the hits!
by emily and jack
midwestern millennial married couple, talkin' music
Episodes
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episode 31 - emily and jack smell that smell (of the worst classic rock songs ever)
ooooh! it's all around you... the summer, i mean! and nothing says summer quite like a ridiculous classic rock radio countdown. we decided to do our own this memorial day weekend by coming up with the TOP 20 WORST CLASSIC ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME. we're pretty proud of the result! but you... you're...
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episode 30 - jack and emily beckon you toward their SONIC TEMPLE
no wussy babies allowed, it's real rock and roll and we summarize a month's worth of shows-- from the hook-laden indie mastery of ALVVAYS (complete with crap audience) to the mindblowing soundscapes of the legendary KRAFTWERK, with a little thing we're calling SCOTTISH TWEEKEND smack dab in the...
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episode 29 - emily and jack got the ill communication (a celebration of 1994)
what makes 1994 the best year in music history? hmm... how about "illmatic," released 30 years to the day that we recorded the episode? how does that grab you? not impressed? okay... well then what about "parklife" by blur and "definitely maybe" by oasis? how you like those, eh? still holding…
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episode 28 - jack and emily are out there having fun in the warm california sun
but also we're in new york too! we're travelling 2 both the west and east coasts this episode: the former via a recap of our epic california road trip, the latter via a discussion of the strokes and "meet me in the bathroom" (the film, book, and song). this one is sprawling and a little shaggy…
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episode 27 - emily and jack continue to reflect on the very nature of TIME (past, present and future, part two)
the second part of our end-of-2023/start-of-2024 discussion! YOU'LL GET CAUGHT UP IN this wide ranging conversation about freaking everybody-- SZA, taylor swift, andre 3000, jessie ware, ANOHNI, wednesday, jaimie branch, lydia loveless, victoria monet, etc etc etc
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episode 26 - jack and emily reflect on the very nature of TIME - part one
we stand at a weird crossroads thing where three streets meet: past street, present street, and future street. deep in the PAST, we see the resolutions and predictions we made at the start of 2023, spotify wrapped, and maybe a massive rant about the streaming economy. here in the PRESENT, we live...
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episode 25 - emily and jack want to tell you... about the beatles marathon
a splendid time is guaranteed for all as we recount our night at sgt peppercorn's marathon, america's only beatles tribute act that plays the entirety of the band's discography in chronological order. we show our gratitude toward the fab four as well as their intrepid interpreters, and riff on so...
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episode 23 - emily and jack remember... the 29th night of september
can you feel the love tonight? well, fucking can you? because we celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary by talking about the BIG THINGS that all relationships must contend with... namely, what music fans couldn't you have a relationship with? and what song should you walk down the aisle to? and...
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episode 22 - jack and emily only wanna get you high
the summer of shows continues as we recap our excursion to dayton for GUIDED BY VOICES' 40th anniversary show, as well as the mysterious materialization of one WEYES BLOOD in columbus. throw the switch, it's rock n roll time! also: built to spill, wednesday, heartless bastards, and a heartless...
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episode 21 - emily and jack are out of step (with the world)
we can't keep up! an episode of madness and confusion as your hosts re-visit the recent columbus soul glo / mspaint concert (complete w/ hordes of kicking, punching, tackling, tooth-spitting teenagers) and later come to terms with some of the tropes of contemporary music (i.e. short songs, vibey...
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episode 20 - notes toward a definitive canon of jack and emily
twentieth episode, baby! whuh hoa and what the FUCK. we can't believe we made it this far! to commemorate this EPIC MILESTONE we've put together a list of our top 20 greatest albums. oh and talked about high school way too much.
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episode 19 - jack and emily: brought to you courtesy of the red, white, and blue
we recap our day at reset: columbus! featuring idles, jamie xx, and LCD soundsystem. and then we have a contest to make the greatest 4th of july weekend playlist of all time (with categories for heartland rock, america songs, funkers, bad songs, rap songs, and more!). crack open a cold one and...
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episode 18 - emily and jack won't be bullied, unless we're talking about the artist bully, or watching cats (2019)
an episode as tortured as its title! just kidding! this is a fun one! we battle back against the haters taking down our episodes, re-count the recent pixies + franz ferdinand + bully show emily attended, and try to define "jellicle" in hopes of explaining whatever the HELL is going on in tom...
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episode 17 - jack and emily hit the road
we have returned from both a long podcast sabbatical and a long road trip thru chicago, milwaukee, and the twin cities... and we have stories to tell! basically: - we saw the new pornographers live - jack saw the walkmen live - we went to the twin cities and did a lot of cool replacements themed...
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episode 16 - don't take emily and jack's word for it
it's a READING RAINBOW as we riff on 3 or 4 or 5 music books we've recently finished, none of which is "scar tissue" by anthony kiedis. the audio on this one is a touch natty in places! but the content, oh the content... oh the sweet, sweet literary content... jack read "go ahead in the rain" by...
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episode 14 - emily and jack go mad (1 hit wonders bracket challenge)
it's all the excitement of march as we determine, via NCAA-style bracket, the GREATEST ONE HIT WONDER OF ALL TIME. see--and listen to-- the contestants here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3WUVwVLL4Nb0Cys2WQCOkW?si=b21fe05d0ea449b2 and (spoiler alert!) the finished bracket can be found here:...
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episode 12 - emily throws jack a birthday party!
we celebrate jack turning 35 by playing a drinking game called "RING OF FIRE." this one was very fun to record. is it fun for you to listen to? eh, who cares. TRIGGER WARNING: lots of sloppy drunken singing. lots of laughs. probably not the episode to start with if you are just becoming…
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episode 10 - emily and jack remember how the darkness doubled
mostly a conversation about the 2023 rock and roll hall of fame nominations, w/ a tribute to one of our fallen faves setlist - some announcements! - shows cancelled... and not! - emily hath a project! - jeff + liz forever - the rock and roll hall of fame... is it good? - cyndi lauper - kate bush…
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episode 9 - jack and emily bottle up and explode! elliott smith's "XO" - 25th anniversary (part two)
our tribute to "XO" continues with a discussion of its (pretty great) side B. setlist: -waltz 1 - amity - oh well, okay - bottle up and explode! - a question mark - "elliott smith gives a songwriting lesson" - everybody cares, everybody understands - i didn't understand - we love XO, for it is great
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episode 7 - jack and emily gaze into the future
an episode about 2023: what will happen, what might happen, and what's just plain happening, man setlist: - pink floyd - the year ahead - our resolutions - artists emily's gonna get into (beach boys, VU, etc) - artists jack's gonna get into (mariah carey, tribe called quest, etc) - upcoming shows…
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episode 5- jack and emily present... the 2022 JEMMY AWARDS (part two)
still celebrating the best of the year! or whatever featuring the awards for: single of the year, album of the year, and more! w/ cameos (and even more live performances!) by: bad bunny, SZA, weyes blood, steve lacy, mj lenderman, soul glo, stevie wonder, jeff beck, plains, sasami, the arctic...
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episode 2- emily and jack watch some rock docs!
setlist: - rock doc talk! - the decline of western civilization - fugazi: instrument - (interlude- linkin park) - white stripes under blackpool lights - (interlude on drummers + drumming) - the last waltz - what jack is listening to (hint: it's wet leg) - end
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episode 1 - jack and emily believe in the ways of magic
setlist: - intro - musical personalities - what we're listening to (soccer mommy) - christine mcvie playlist for this week's episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2vDIG5jR23qHEgwPP7S2oz?si=ceb143168a9543ad
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