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Flawless - A Music Podcast

Liam McGinniss, George Mannion, Grant Parkinflawlessamp.podbean.com
Hello, and welcome to Flawless - A Music Podcast. Each episode, one of the hosts (or a special guest) makes the case that one of their favourite albums is Flawless (whatever that means), and we decide whether or not they've right. Hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion, Grant Parkin.
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141. Cold Chisel - East w/ Josh, Gerard (August River Band)

Is Cold Chisel AM dad rock, bogan rock, or something more? Or is it possibly all three at once? Gerard and Josh join us again to nominate an Australian classic. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright WEA Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss and George Mannion, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawless...

Oct 11, 202351 minEp. 142

140. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Majik w/ Josh, Gerard (August River Band)

We're joined by Josh and Gerard, the rhythm section of Brisbane's awesome August River Band as they nominate one of the all-time classic albums. Will Liam and George find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Warner Bros Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss and George Mannion, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: ht...

Sep 20, 202353 minEp. 141

139. Rowland S Howard - Pop Crimes w/ Tim Byrnes

Tim Byrnes joins us again to look at the last album of an under-appreciated Australian icon, Rowland S Howard. Will Liam and George find Pop Crimes flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Liberation / Fat Possum Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss and George Mannion, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.face...

Aug 22, 202352 minEp. 140

138.Broadcast - Ha Ha Sound w/ Tim Byrnes

Medical issues are really screwing up our 2023 - thanks for sticking around, we really appreciate it, and it looks like we are back on schedule now :) Special guest Tim Byrnes joins us and nominates the emotional electro sounds of Broadcast's second album. Will Liam and George find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Warp Records. Flawless i...

Aug 08, 202352 minEp. 139

137. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags And Codes w/ Brank Cosic

In 2002, Texas' own Trail Of Dead delivered one of the iconic sets of that year's Livid festival. Branko Cosic was there, as was Liam, and it was part of a life-long love affair with Trails' hectic, barreling rock. That affair began for both with Source Tags And Codes, which Branko believes is flawless. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Interscope Reco...

Jul 04, 202352 minEp. 138

136. Helmet - Betty w/ Branko Cosic

And we are back! :) Special guest Branko Cosic joins us to nominate the dirty, sweaty, heaving mosh pit that is Helmet's Betty. Will Liam and George find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Interscope Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss and George Mannion, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook...

Jun 20, 202353 minEp. 137

135. Bonus episode compilation #2

hey everyone, some medical issues have prevented us from getting together to record, so we've compiled another set of our bonus episodes. As always, you can get our bonus episodes as we (very irregularly) release them over on our patreon: www.patreon.com/flawlessamp . Hopefully we will be back in a couple of weeks. Stay awesome :)

Jun 06, 202355 minEp. 136

134. Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy (Face to Face) w/ Jake and Connor (Mt Nadir)

With the second version of Twin Fantasy, Car Seat Headrest made the unusual choice to completely re-record a previous album. Can it still be a flawless record? Mt Nadir certainly think so. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Matador Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss and George Mannion, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: h...

May 23, 202357 minEp. 135

133. Big Thief - Masterpiece w/ Jake and Connor (Mt Nadir)

Big Thief's debut album is a stunning piece of craft, filled with excellent instrumentation, and Adrianne Lenker's charming and haunting vocals. Jake and Connor from Mt Nadir think it's flawless - will Liam and George agree? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Saddle Creek Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss and George Mannion, and produced by ...

Apr 25, 202358 minEp. 134

Flawless co-host update

Hey everyone, we unfortunately have some bad news. After 5 years with Flawless, our treasured friend and co-host Grant Parkin has decided to step away from the podcast. We decided to spring a Farewell mini-episode on him, so if you've ever wondered what it would sound like to hear 3 grown adults barely keeping it together for 15 straight minutes, have we got an episode for you! Grant will always be a beloved part of the Flawless family and it won't be the same without him. We miss you already Gr...

Apr 05, 202313 minEp. 133

132. INXS - Kick w/ Carly Middap

Even if you've never heard Kick in full, chances are you've heard most of it on the radio, as it dominated the late 80s radio airwaves. Special guest Carly thinks it's a flawless record - will Liam, George and Grant agree? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Warner Music Group. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and pro...

Mar 28, 202356 minEp. 132

131 Regurgitator - Unit w/ Carly Middap

We're joined by special guest Carly, who nominates an iconic Brisbane album - will it be found flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family, you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Eastwest Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flaw...

Mar 15, 20231 hr 2 minEp. 131

130. Darren Hanlon - Hello Stranger

Being an iconic Australian artist can mean a lot of different things, but to Liam, there's noone more iconically Australian than Darren Hanlon and his debut album Hello Stranger. Will George and Grant find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Candle Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced b...

Feb 28, 202349 minEp. 130

129. We Are Scientists - With Love And Squalor

In 2005, We Are Scientists' debut album came in at the end of the garage rock revival, but they'd been making their mark since 1999, supporting all the bands who were making garage rock the new big thing. George thinks With Love And Squalor is a flawless album - will Liam and Grant agree? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Virgin Records. Flawless is ho...

Feb 14, 202355 minEp. 129

128. Fun Lovin’ Criminals - Come Find Yourself

The FLC combine rock, jazz, funk, soul and hip-hop, and do so with almost effortless swagger and cool. Liam thinks their debut album is flawless, will George and Grant agree? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright EMI Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https...

Feb 01, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 128

127. Velvet Revolver - Contraband

Grant nominates the classic debut from heavy rock supergroup Velvet Revolver - will Liam and George find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright RCA Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter...

Jan 18, 202347 minEp. 127

126. Soundgarden - Superunknown w/ Sabrina Lawrie

Special guest Sabrina Lawrie joins us again to nominate the grunge classic, Soundgarden's Superunknown. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright A&M Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawlessamp/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flawl...

Jan 03, 202357 minEp. 126

125. Dead Can Dance - Spiritchaser w/ Sabrina Lawrie

And we're back! Special guest Sabrina Lawrie joins us to nominate our first ever world music album, Dead Can Dance's Spiritchaser. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright 4AD/Warner Brothers Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawless...

Dec 20, 202257 minEp. 125

124. Bonus episodes compilation #1

A variety of factors have conspired against us and we haven't been able to record recently. So we thought we'd share with you some of our favourite bonus episodes. This episode consists of 3 of our previous bonus episodes, where we look at our favourite first tracks from albums, some 1-hit-wonders, and Grant does a deep dive on a favourite Pearl Jam track. As always, for the full range of bonus episodes, you can subscribe to our patreon at www.patreon.com/flawlessamp . And we'll be back next for...

Dec 06, 20221 hrEp. 124

123. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

Even for an enigma like Billy Corgan and Smashing Pumpkins, the stories behind the recording of their second album Siamese Dream paint a dark, haunting picture. Grant thinks the end result is a flawless album - will Liam and George agree? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Virgin Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Pa...

Nov 22, 202251 minEp. 123

122. Backstage Series #6: Parcels - Day/Night w/ Peach Fur

Our Backstage Series is back! We went backstage at the Princess Theatre on the night of their first birthday show. Peach Fur joined us to nominate the electro/disco/orchestral collage that is Parcels' Day/Night. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Because Music. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam M...

Nov 08, 202236 minEp. 122

121. The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema w/ Joe Woolley

Special guest Joe Woolley from Alien Lane Management returns and nominates Canadian supergroup New Pornographers' third album Twin Cinema. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Mint/Matador Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flawles...

Oct 25, 202248 minEp. 121

120. The Wrens - The Meadowlands w/ Joe Woolley

We're joined by Joe Woolley from Brisbane's own Alien Lane Management , as he nominates the final album from The Wrens, an album with a complicated and occasionally dark story. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Jagjaguwar Recordings. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Fac...

Oct 12, 202252 minEp. 120

119. Moonface - Julia With Blue Jeans On w/ Josie Spicer

It's not very often that we look at an album that is just one voice and one instrument, but that's exactly what Josie Spicer has nominated for us in our new episode. Moonface is just one of Spencer Krug's projects, as he combines emotionally open and forthright songwriting with haunting and stunning piano melodies. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Jag...

Sep 28, 202246 minEp. 119

118. Connie Converse - How Sad, How Lovely w/ Josie Spicer

Connie Converse may be one of the most foundational musicians ever, a pioneer not just for women musicians, but for all musicians, and her relative anonymity is a shame and an outrage. Learn more about her story by checking out this episode with special guest Josie, and helping us spread the word about this amazing person. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyr...

Sep 13, 202249 minEp. 118

117. Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American

Jimmy Eat World's fourth album may start off brash and punky, but over the course of its 11 tracks it visits a range of styles and genres. George knew it was flawless from the very first listen - will Liam and Grant agree? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Wonderlick Records/Sony Music. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Par...

Aug 30, 202253 minEp. 117

116. The Paper Kites - twelvefour w/ Alta Falls

The boys from Alta Falls join us again to nominate an album named after the time period it was written in, twelvefour by The Paper Kites. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Wonderlick Records/Sony Music. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com...

Aug 17, 202249 minEp. 116

115. Sam Fender - Hypersonic Missiles w/Alta Falls

We're joined by Nathaniel and Matthew aka Brisbane electropop duo Alta Falls, who nominate Sam Fender, and his debut album Hypersonic Missiles. Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Polyphonic Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flaw...

Aug 02, 202255 minEp. 115

114. Nada Surf - Let Go

Popular was Nada Surf's sole mainstream hit, but since then they've crafted a vast catalogue of beautifully crafted pop rock. Liam thinks their third album Let Go is flawless, will George and Grant agree? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Barsuk Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinni...

Jul 19, 202254 minEp. 114

113. Pedro The Lion - Winners Never Quit w/ Remy and Ben (We Set Sail)

We're joined by the boys from We Set Sail once again, as Remy nominates the dark and twisted concept album from Pedro The Lion. Will Liam, George and Grant find it flawless? Join our Facebook Group! In Flawless Friends and Family , you can discuss our episodes, and the albums you think are flawless. All music samples used in this episode are copyright Jade Tree Records. Flawless is hosted by Liam McGinniss, George Mannion and Grant Parkin, and produced by Liam McGinniss. Follow us on: Facebook: ...

Jul 05, 202254 minEp. 113
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