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Weekly Beats
by Charlie and Mark
Welcome to Weekly Beats, a music podcast dedicated towards the new stuff, the weird stuff, the old stuff, and the popular stuff! Each week, hosts Mark and Charlie dig into a new album of their choice, and then give a spin to whatever the best selling album in the US is that week.If that wasn't enough to float your boat, the bros from OH also release new special episodes each month, which range from Artist Profiles, in which three different eras from a major artist are discussed, to After School Specials, in which the guys dig into their favorite albums from high school with fresh eyes.
Episodes
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Episode 104: Knock Knock by DJ Koze/This is America by Childish Gambino
Charlie and Mark are back from summer vacation with an in-depth look at the latest project from the man himself, DJ Koze. Afterward, the two talk about the juxtaposition of images and sounds in a provocative new music video. This episode, Mark sounds like he's recording in the middle of a…
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The Middle by Zed: 30 Second Breakdown
If you're looking for extremely sleepy analysis of the song The Middle in 30 seconds at a time, I have just the podcast episode for you. It's this one. This is that podcast episode I was gesturing towards just then.
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Episode 103: KOD by J Cole/No Tears Left to Cry by Ariana Grande
Charlie and Mark spend the week hanging out in the fuzzy, sleepy, serious conversation about addiction that is KOD. Afterward, the pair wipes their faces and hits the dance floor with Ariana, resplendent and full of life. It's another week of beats! 0:00 - Intro 3:09 - KOD 34:39 - No Tears Left…
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Episode 102: Invasion of Privacy by Cardi B/Meant to Be by Bebe Rexha
We finally understand what it is Cardi B likes like that, and then discover a dark double standard in a relationship between Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line. Inbetween all that we break from tradition and spend about 15 minutes trying to break down just what the hell Kanye's deal is right…
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Episode 101: In a Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls/Nice for What by Drake
We back, baby! Weekly Beats dives into the next hundred episodes by taking a close look at the powerfully feminist album, In a Poem Unlimited, discussing the ways in which U.S. Girls plays on pop music tropes and incising lyrics to deliver a complete package. Later, Drake delivers an early...
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BONUS: Teens of Denial by Car Seat Headrest/HARDLOVE by NEEDTOBREATH
What better way to celebrate another week in which we were unable to record than by releasing one of our worst episodes of all time? In this one, Charlie gets weird with a camel in our Car Seat Headrest review and Mark just isn't having it. Email: [email protected] Website:...
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Bonus: System of a Down Track Master
We're out for the week, so here's on oldie but a goodie: that time Mark thought System of a Down's first track was pronounced Suit Pee. Here's a track by track breakdown of System of a Down's self-titled debut from season 1. Email: [email protected] Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
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Episode 100: Top 25 Albums of All Time
To commemorate the fact that the two of us have sat together and talked about music 100 times now, we decided to countdown our 25 all time personal favorites. Nowhere on the internet is there a more definitive list. I challenge you - in fact, I DARE you to find two better top 25 lists than ours....
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Episode 99: American Utopia by David Byrne/Psycho by Post Malone
Charlie and Mark spend some time with one of the modern legends of music, David Byrne. Will his latest album impress us or simply confuse us? Later, the pair sits down for yet another 30-second breakdown concerning Post Malone, and at this point in the year, it is very concerning. 0:00 - Intro…
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Bonus: Romaplasm by Baths/Too Good at Goodbyes by Sam Smith
In lieu of a regular episode, we decided to be unable to record this week (ON PURPOSE *JUST TO MESS WITH YOU*), so here's an unreleased review of Baths' Romaplasm and Sam Smith's Too Good at Goodbyes instead! 05:06 - Romaplasm 39:19 - Too Good at Goodbyes 1:05:11 - What We Listened To: Mount...
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Episode 98: You're Not Alone by Andrew W.K./All the Stars by Kendrick Lamar and SZA
Mark and Charlie party hard with Andrew W.K. on his long-awaited return, You're Not Alone. After being reminded that music is worth living for, the pair travels to Wakanda with Kendrick and SZA to enjoy the lead-off single from the Black Panter Soundtrack. 0:00 - Intro 2:57 - You're Not Alone…
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Episode 97: Veteran by jpegmafia/Look Alive by BlocBoy JB
We get into the scuzziest weeds in the cultural wasteland with jpegmafia's excellently produced Veteran, and then dive into Drake's first feature after a decade-plus of absence on BlocBoy JB's Look Alive. 00:00 - Intro 03:42 - Veteran 28:25 - Look Alive 48:45 - What We Listened To: Ben Salisbury...
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After School Special #3: ...Is a Real Boy by Say Anything/Contra by Vampire Weekend/souljaboytellem.com by Soulja Boy
Come turn back the clocks to the year 2010 as Mark and Charlie relive some of the greatest moments in music from their years in high school. Reminisce in the emo whining of one Max Bemis, revisit the worldly sounds of Vampire Weekend, and resurrect the nightmare Prom dancemaster, Soulja Boy.…
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Episode 96: Twin Fantasy by Carseat Headrest/New Rules by Dua Lipa
We're revisiting an old favorite on this week's show. The new version of Twin Fantasy is all polished up and ready for discussin'. Then, the pair identifies all of the new rules in Dua Lipa's appropriately titled single. 0:00 - Intro 4:11 - Twin Fantasy 35:07 - New Rules 1:01:42 - What We…
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Episode 95: Man of the Woods by Justin Timberlake/God's Plan by Drake
We have a super-packed stuffed crust pizza of an episode this week in which we dissect every single track in Justin Timberlake's Man of the Woods, even though two of them are about wearing a shirt! We are the greatest music review preppers on the internet, and I'll challenge anyone who says...
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Episode 94: The 2018 Grammys/Layers of Us by Mimicking Birds/Bad at Love by Halsey
It's a double-stuffed episode of Weekly Beats. Mark and Charlie take down the Grammys, wander through the wondrous space-scapes of the latest Mimicking Birds record, and contemplate love and gender roles while listening to "Bad at Love" by Halsey. Plus more conversations about Rhye, Snoop Dogg…
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Teaching Tool 3: 10,000 Days
In lieu of a regular episode this week, we have the next best/worst thing: the next episode of Teaching Tool! Charlie's lesson plan from hell presses on, as he does his best to impress the greater qualities of the band Tool to Mark, who sincerely wishes they'd quit it with the interlude tracks....
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Episode 93: The Official Body by Shopping/Finesse by Bruno Mars (Feat. Cardi B)
We decide Shopping's latest album is not lonely, and that it is instead fine. Cardi B gives us whiplash on Bruno Mars' latest smash hit in this week's 30 second breakdown, and Charlie discusses an early contender for worst rock record of the year. It's kinda a week! 00:00 - Intro 03:31 - The...
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Episode 92: Ephorize by CupcakKe/Thunder by Imagine Dragons
The boys get down and dirty with the next big rapper, CupcakKe. Later, the duo tries not to lose their minds when analyzing the latest feel-good anthem from Imagine Dragons, Thunder. 0:00 - Intro 2:08 - Ephorize 30:50 - Thunder 58:37 - What We Listened To: Meet Me in the Bathroom/Cardi B/Joe...
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Bonus Episode: The OOZ by King Krule/Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man
Another one! Weekly Beats is back with another bonus episode that we fished out of the vault from the far-off year of 2017. On this episode, Charlie and Mark dive deep into the thick soundscapes cultivated by King Krule. Later, the pair promises to buy a Hyundai after hearing the latest Billboard...
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Episode 91: EP Roundup: Snoop Dogg/David Bowie/A Bunch of Symbols/G-Eazy
It's a bit of a slow week for us over in Amsterdam, so this week we did what we do best when the going gets slow - cover a bunch of weird EPs from last year that didn't get much coverage! Then, our slow induction in the cult of Cardi continues with this week's 30 second breakdown. Note: If you'd...
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Bonus Episode: Plunge by Fever Ray/Havana by Camila Cabello
2017 ain't over yet, bud!!! Actually, yes, 2017 may be totally over but our 2017 content is not. Please to enjoy this unreleased review of Fever Ray, as well as our 30 second breakdown of Havana by Camila Cabello, friends! Email: [email protected] Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB:...
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Episode 90: POST- by Jeff Rosenstock/Perfect (Duet) by Ed Sheeran and Beyonce
Weekly Beats Season 3 kicks off in the best way possible - with a new album from Jeff Rosenstock. Charlie and Mark discuss the advantages of palling around with everyone's favorite old punk rocker. Afterward, the pair returns to the 30-Second Breakdown where continual favorites Ed Sheeran and...
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Episode 89: Best of 2017 Part 5: Charlie's Top 15 Albums
Charlie sends off 2017 with a list that will sock your knocks off, and is then forced into a confession during a game of Spotify the Liar. It's over! No more end of year content. 2017 can now walk off into the sunset and die horribly. Eat it, 2017! Also, uh, thanks for the support everybody!…
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Episode 88: Best of 2017 Part 4: Mark's Top 15
There are 15 very good albums on Mark's list - HOWEVER! He is lying, and it's up to Charlie to find out how during a game of attack/defend and Spotify the Liar. Email: [email protected] Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow Instagram: Weekly_Beats
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Episode 87: Best of 2017 Part 3: The Beatsies
It's everyone's favorite time of year! That's right, it's time for the second annual Beatsies, the only music award show that matters, on the internet or otherwise! Tune in to see who nabbed the award for lyric that most befits an underarm tattoo, which artist would make the best bandleader on…
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Episode 86: Best of 2017 Part 2: Top 50 Tracks
Things get petty right quick in this charged, clapback-filled countdown of the greatest tracks of the year. Email: [email protected] Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow Instagram: Weekly_Beats
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Episode 85: Best of 2017 Part 1: The Final 30-Second Breakdown of 2017
We did it! We survived 2017! All of us! Together! Charlie and Mark will be detailing their thoughts on the year in music that was 2017 in a series of five episodes starting with this final 30-second breakdown of Neil McCoy's ridiculous anthem, "Take a Knee...My Ass (I Won't Take a Knee)." Will...
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Episode 84: Now by Shania Twain/Masseduction by St. Vincent/1-800-273-8255 by Logic
We revisit Then during Shania Twain's Now, talk about butts with St. Vincent, then encounter a surprise in this week's 30 Second Breakdown. Email: [email protected] FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow WEbsite: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
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Episode 83: EP Roundup: Anohni, Young Thug, Alice Glass/Rockstar by Post Malone
We dig once again into the EP bargain bin to unearth some of 2017's most buried of treasures, then learn how not to party like a Rockstar with Post Malone and 21 Savage. 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - Paradise by Anohni 21:41 - Young Martha by Young Thug and Carnage 29:10 - Self-titled by Alice Glass…
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Episode 81: American Dream by LCD Soundsystem/Rake It Up by Yo Gotti
After committing virtually every editing mistake one could possibly make without ruining a podcast episode, we've finally course corrected the ship and got this baby out. Joined by special guest buddies Becky and Emily, listen in as our review of American Dream slowly descends into a debate about...
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Episode 82: Sleep Well Beast by The National/Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift
We're finally back. Look what you made us do, the internet!!! Look out for Snowpiercer/Mother! spoilers in the first 6 minutes. 5:45 - Sleep Well Beast 35:35 - Look What You Made Me Do 01:29:10 - What We Listened To: Blondie/Neck Deep/Action Bronson/Alvvays/Death from Above 1979/The Killers…
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Episode 80: Villains by Queens of the Stone Age/Bank Account by 21 Savage
We hop on Josh Homme's back and take a trip to the Golden Corral, go to church with 21 Savage, then revisit every Queens of the Stone Age album ever released in this week's What We Listened To segment. 00:00 - Intro 03:57 - Villains 33:40 - Bank Account 1:04:31 - What We Listened To: Briana...
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Episode 79: Rainbow by Kesha/Come Over When You're Sober Part 1 by Li'l Peep/Bodak Yellow by Cardi B
Listening to this week's episode of Weekly Beats is a little bit like running a marathon without pacing yourself. 00:00 - Intro 04:44 - Rainbow 40:02 - Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 1:05:50 - Bodak Yellow 1:36:30 - What We Listened To: 2Chainz, Passion Pit 1:41:20 - Outro Email:...
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Episode 78: A Black Mile To The Surface by Manchester Orchestra/Attention by Charlie Puth
We take a nasty trip to the grocery store at Lead, South Dakota with Manchester Orchestra, then try to ignore Charlie Pluth's plea for attention. 00:00 - Intro 04:07 - A Black Mile To The Surface 40:47 - Attention 1:16:03 - What We Listened To: Queens of the Stone Age/Foster the People/Beth…
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Episode 77: Everything Now by Arcade Fire/Body Like a Back Road by Sam Hunt
We fail to admire the corporate architecture over at Everything Now and analyze the year's baddest diss track with Sam Hunt. 00:00 - Intro 03:51 - Everything Now 46:02 - Body Like a Back Road 1:13:59 - What We Listened To: Baio/Ryan Adams/Allison Crutchfield/Saint Etienne/Young Thug/Linkin Park...
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Episode 76: Lust for Life by Lana Del Rey/Unforgettable by French Montana
The 70's revival onslaught continues with Lana Del Rey's latest album, and we bring in a Lana expert to analyse it. Then, we break down French Montana's hang out sesh with Swae Lee and try to figure out if he's spread around the exact right amount or maybe too much. Bonus review of Tyler, The...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Weekly Beats, a music podcast dedicated towards the new stuff, the weird stuff, the old stuff, and the popular stuff! Each week, hosts Mark and Charlie dig into a new album of their choice, and then give a spin to whatever the best selling album in the US is that week.If that wasn't enough to float your boat, the bros from OH also release new special episodes each month, which range from Artist Profiles, in which three different eras from a major artist are discussed, to After School Specials, in which the guys dig into their favorite albums from high school with fresh eyes.
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Weekly Beats currently has 37 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Welcome to Weekly Beats, a music podcast dedicated towards the new stuff, the weird stuff, the old stuff, and the popular stuff! Each week, hosts Mark and Charlie dig into a new album of their choice, and then give a spin to whatever the best selling album in the US is that week.If that wasn't...
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Weekly Beats is created and hosted by Charlie and Mark.
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