Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 22: KISS
Cam and Ryan drop the masks, get out the grease paint and examine the marketing exercise that is KISS.
Listen and Learn:
- KISS versus Scooby Doo
- The true value of “Lick It Up”, as we have a hunch there was some innuendo
- A grown man dress up as a cat
- Does KISS even qualify as rock and roll? Seriously!
Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 21: Diddy
Cam and Ryan talk about the “artist” formerly known as Sean Combs and how he’s more of a marketing exec than an actual musician.Listen and learn…
- The (thankfully) lost art of the extended sample
- Berry Gordy vs Diddy: A-holes from different eras!
- Rating the rappers-as-actors; Mos Def, RZA et all
- Loon: Where are they now?
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Episode 20!
Cam and Ryan talk Weird Al Yankovic and manage to squeeze in a quick Shalamar discussion.Listen and learn…
- The guys discuss whether comedy has a place in music… and whether jokes have a place in comedy
- Some serious hating on Coolio
- Ryan talks about his sexy experience at a Luther Vandross concert
- Asking the question as to whether parody can NOT come off as snide and smarmy
Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 18: Drake
- Drake laps the Canadian hip-hop community (commercially) or where do we go from here?
- The evolution of mix tape culture, online and off
- A critique of Drake’s wardrobe, including his sweater vests
- Ranking Drake guest spots
Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 17: The Beatles
Cam and Ryan examine the Beatles and their effects on everyday life. Big picture shizz!- Considering the Beatles as the ultimate gateway band
- Blurring the lines between popular culture… and history
- Continuing to perpetuate the notion that John Lennon was an a-hole
- The sheer lameness of the video for George Harrison’s “I Got My Mind Set on You”
Cam and Ryan gorge themselves on a heaping helping of the Black Eyed Peas.
Listen and learn…
- The evolution (and invention) “of hip-pop”
- Clothes… of the future!!!
- CNIB: I got this
- The relative merits of crafted commercialism
Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 15: Arcade Fire
Cam and Ryan burn through recent Grammy winners the Arcade Fire with an assist from Toronto social media superstar Rayanne Langdon! Listen and learn…
- What came first? The hipster or the skinny jeans/nonchalance combo
- Assessing indie’s most infamous gateway bands (or trying to find the musical equivalent of whippets)
- The short, short line between the Arcade Fire and Sly and the Family Stone
- Hanson = Underrated
Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 14: Kanye West
Cam and Ryan discuss Kanye West with the help of Toronto hip-hop heavyweight More or Les in a spirited “three way dance”.
Listen and learn…
- Kanye vs Jay-Z: Who has REALLY paid da cost to be da boss?
- Point/Counterpoint: Is there a place for pink sweater vests in hip-hop?
- Is Kanye a lyrical lightweight?
- The terror and WTF-isms of 808s and Heartbreak
For the latest news on Toronto-based rapper More or Les visit http://www.moreorles.mobi
Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 13: Pearl Jam
Cam and Ryan discuss Pearl Jam and their ability to wallow through the rotting corpse of the “grunge era”- Cam and Ryan compare and contrast the plastics used in cassette cases
- Pearl Jam vs Ticketmaster vs Satan
- Questioning the question of longevity in popular music
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