Tag: aimee mann

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for February 1 2019 – Carving out Joy

In this episode, I play a new song from John Howie Jr; I discuss the new podcast that Aimee Mann does with Ted Leo; I talk about specifically choosing joy when it is an option; I talk about why I love the Church of the Subgenius, comic books; my experience with Penn Jillette’s movie Director’s Cut.

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Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 6 2015 – Drag Times

In this episode, I play a song by Aimee Mann; I read the patrons (and am aware the background music was too quiet); I discuss a point made by fellow Dog Days podcast Steve Webb; I discuss the ways that adult American middle class technocrat life can be very privileged and still a complete drag.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, August 6 2015

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Aimee Mann Channels Abbey Road

I recently watched the episode of the Henry Rollins show that had PT Anderson talking movies and Aimee Mann as the musical guest. That led me to break out my copy of Bachelor No. 2 and spin it. When I first got this album, and even before when I had MP3s of a few of the songs, I listened obsessively. I must have listened to “Ghost World” and “Calling it Quits” hundreds of times each. I never really noticed before how much the album reminds me of Abbey Road in some strange way. The way the lead guitar sounds, the feeling of the songs and all just put me in mind of it.

This might be because my subconscious mind is always trying to connect everything to Abbey Road at all times. Anytime I see one of those lists of the best albums of all time that has Sergeant Pepper up top, I always scoff and point out that it isn’t even the third best Beatles album. If history was different and they had released the single disc White Album without some of the weaker/weirder stuff, SP might not even be in the top half.