Pod Like a Hole - A Space Poddity has returned to dissect the album Heathen . For those that can't wait to listen I'll spoil it for you, it's a great record. Join us as we cover Uncle Floyd, The Pixies, Neil Young, early 00's mud production, Tony and David reuniting, Eric's bad fashion, Steve's correct opinions of Christmas Movies, Marc setting the record straight, and so much more. TIME STAMPS FOR NON-THRILL SEEKERS 00:00 WELCOME BACK/THANKSGIVING/NINews 14:00 THE YEAR IS 2001 48:00 DAVID AND T...
Dec 08, 2019•2 hr 48 min
For this very special B-Side , your boys are taking a trip back to where it all started: we review a new Trent Reznor album! Trent and Atticus Ross‘ “Watchmen” score, to be specific. We dive into the history of the Comic, the Zack Snyder film and the current HBO/Damon Lindelof series. We end with a quick overview of the fantastic album of score work. Enjoy! We’ll be back shortly with our regular Bowie analysis of “Heathen”. Links : Watchmen: motion comic chapter 1 - https://youtu.be/mLdqKIj3-A0 ...
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 3 min
It's Godawful small affair. Just 3 chums, hanging out, doing what they do. Listening to David Bowie's 1971 album "Hunky Dory". As always, we the boys at Pod Like a Hole, break down this classic record , track-by-track. We also share the excitement of pop culture and history from 1971, and learn what Bowie and his band were doing in 1971. So listen to your Bowie boys leave our mark and lay it all down. Steven takes us to Mars, Marc gets stuck in Quicksand, and Eric is a kook, as per usual. Artwor...
Nov 21, 2019•2 hr 41 min
In this b-side, the three headed hyrdra known as Pod Like a Hole go into the extra songs on The Next Day Extra , a bonus disc released on the 3 disc collector's edition of The Next Day. We talk about each track and discuss whether they were strong enough to be included on the main attraction. Artwork by Greg Wolgast POD LIKE A HOLE LINKS Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/podlikeahole/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pod_like_a_hole_podcast/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/podlikeahole Patr...
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 23 min
In this episode, we discuss David Bowie's penultimate suprise studio album from 2013, The Next Day. In one seamless recording and editing session that went flawlessly, the fine gentlemen discuss where these songs fit in Bowie's catalog and if it is indeed as great as the critics found it to be. We also discuss the music videos that weren't without a little controversy. Join us as Steve breaks out of the Phantom Zone with General Zod, Eric makes five factual errors, and Marc sifts through cryptic...
Nov 04, 2019•2 hr 28 min
Happy Halloween to our monsters and maniacs. Your ghosts with the mosts are here to help you ring in the scariest of all HELL-odays. As you scrape the guts out of pumpkins and put your costumes on, please listen to our Top 5 lists of spookiest musicians, movies, and others. It will really get you in the SPIRIT od the season. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA. Our Links: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/podlikeahole/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pod_like_a_hole_podcast Twitter - https://twitter....
Oct 28, 2019•2 hr 13 min
In this B-Side episode, the boys take a look at David Bowie popping in for a spot of tea with TV on the Radio and Arcade Fire. This inspires us to each go through our top 5 list of favorite guest appearances. Next episode we jump into David Bowie's penultimate studio album, The Next Day . Links: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/podlikeahole/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pod_like_a_hole_podcast/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/podlikeahole Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/podlikea...
Oct 09, 2019•1 hr 41 min
"Now I've been told, that you've been bold, with Eric , Marc and Steve!" Dear listeners, we left you on a cliffhanger last week. Steven barely broke Marc out of the mental hospital, Marc barely got his mind back, the team discussed the year of 1972 and did a track by track analysis of Bowie's "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust". Well they are back to continue the conversation with: - All of the Bowie era bonus tracks and B-Sides - The film: "Velvet Goldmine" - A sampling of notable covers of t...
Sep 25, 2019•1 hr 12 min
This week on Pod Like a Hole: A Space Poddity, the band is back together and diving deep into the all-time classic The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars . In addition to giving the album the full track by track treatment, we discuss current events of 2019 and past events of 1972. Eric gets to dig his mandibles into an album with an actual storyline, Steve thinks he might know what he's talking about despite popular opinion saying otherwise, and Marc is just happy to be ea...
Sep 18, 2019•2 hr 33 min
On this episode of Pod Like A Hole - A Space Poddity, your hosts Steve and Eric do a 300,000 foot view overview of the Glam Rock movement. This is a casual discussion of their perceptions and opinions on the following records: T. Rex's Electric Warrior, Roxy Music's For Your Pleasure, Slade's SLAYED?, The New York Dolls self titled, and Sweet's Desolation Boulevard. Marc is on time out. Please listen to learn what Tin Machine did to our friend. Join us next week when hopefully we all are back fo...
Sep 11, 2019•1 hr 3 min
You know. When we started this podcast, your cohosts Marc, Eric and Steve, set out with a simple purpose. To connect to people through their love of music via a jovial conversation, laying out the spoils of our various takes on the deep dive in discographies. They've been holding hands and traversing through the history of music in this season 2: David Bowie. All was going well. Best.Laid.Plans. Cut to Shady Pines Mental Institue: A nurse walks into a room. It is shadowed by the afternoon sun hi...
Sep 04, 2019•2 hr 41 min
As is our tradition, we are interjecting another bonus B-Side episode in-between our Bowie analysis. As our next Bowie album is "Tin Machine" , we have each made a top 5 list with our favorite Side Projects. Enjoy as we take you a trip through the times our favorite artists dipped there toes in labors of love. Speaking of which, enjoy Steven and Marc's brand new side project called "Cutting the Fat: Bowie talk without the dead weight" Phase 02 Artwork by Greg Wolgast: https://www.instagram.com/g...
Aug 28, 2019•1 hr 9 min
This week we bring you the thrilling conclusion to our discussion on David Bowie's Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) . Steven provides some Grade-A vocalizations of the guitar work, Eric waxes poetic into the lyrical meanings found in the line of "We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town..BEEP BEEP,"and Marc struggles to find a way to work in a Disneyland reference in his song reviews. Ultimately, there's something for everyone in this episode. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/podlikeah...
Aug 21, 2019•1 hr 36 min
In this episode, your intrepid hosts look under the bed and open the coat closets to find David Bowie's Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) . This 1980 album captured the quintessential Bowie sound and style that (spoiler alert) your hosts swooned over for an episode so long we had to split it into two parts. In this first chapter, we talk about the year 1980 and all goings on during that time period. We also delve into the first four tracks of Scary Monsters. Next week will bring the thrilling co...
Aug 14, 2019•2 hr 21 min
In preparation for our next episode where we discuss David Bowie's Scary Monsters , the trio head into the nearby haunted house to talk about their top 5 monsters. Yes, it's not yet Halloween, but this episode will be sure to give you thrills and chills. If you're playing the Pod Like a Hole: Home Edition game, let us know what your Top 5 Monsters list looks like on the usual social platforms. Join us next week for Part 1 of our discussion on Scary Monsters (you read that right, the boys had fun...
Aug 06, 2019•1 hr 3 min
In this B-Side episode, we quickly look at David Bowie's 1993 soundtrack album, The Buddha of Suburbia . The soundtrack was considered a lost release for many years after it was deleted, despite Bowie claiming it was his favorite album. Do the hosts agree? LINKS: Buddha of Suburbia (Official Video) - https://youtu.be/xHPIAFaKd1I Buddha of Suburbia (BBC2 Trailer) - https://youtu.be/sdLgU8pOl5I...
Jul 29, 2019•39 min
In this episode we learn that David loved the 90s almost as much as he loved Iman. In this episode of Space Poddity - Pod Like a Hole Phase 2, the audio chrononauts travel to 1993 and dissect an artifact very much of it's time: Black Tie White Noise . Marvel at the plastic production. Be amazed at the on the nose commentary. Envy the giant shoulder pads. And be thankful it's not as bad as Never Let Me Down but not by much. 2.5 hours of Eric, Marc, and Steve trying to mine for gold in David's New...
Jul 24, 2019•2 hr 45 min
Before we put on our black ties and enjoy the white noise of the Wedding, your friends at Pod Like A Hole set some time aside to discuss the early 90s Bowie single Real Cool World. We also dive into some talk about the absurd 1992 film Cool World , Brad Pitt, live action animated films, and for some reason - Adventure Games. #monkeyisland. Come back next week for the best thing to come out of David Bowie's Black Tie White Noise , which happens to be the podcast episode of us talking about it. Li...
Jul 18, 2019•37 min
Your Bowie Boys have returned to review the oft misunderstood mishmash of the 1974 dystopia known as Diamond Dogs . Marc, Eric and Steve dive deep into the dirt and grime of Hunger City 1984. We give you a track-by-track analysis of the album, a little peek into David's life and recording process at the time, and pop culture in 1974. In addition, we go over some scraps and B-Sides from this time, as well as the Bowie live albums "David Live!" and "Cracked Actor" as well as the accompanied BBC fi...
Jul 03, 2019•2 hr 54 min
Bonus Episode: Top 5 Dystopias! As your hosts prepare their minds for the next Bowie experiment: Diamond Dogs, they present to you a bonus episode. Over the next 45 minutes your co-hosts (Marc, Eric, Steve) give you another batch of lists! Top 5 Dystopias! Enjoy and play along at home by posting your Top 5 dystopian stories to our various social network feeds. https://www.patreon.com/podlikeahole https://www.facebook.com/podlikeahole/ https://twitter.com/podlikeahole https://www.instagram.com/po...
Jun 24, 2019•51 min
In the latest installment of Pod Like a Hole, the gang goes Station To Station . They cover the crazy recording sessions that David and the band lived through, the nutzo influences our hero was living through, and the bonkers full length feature film The Man Who Fell To Earth lived through. All in the year 1976. This is all preamble to our track by track analysis of the 6 excellent songs found on Station to Station . It was a late night and Eric drank all the milk and Marc unleashed the secret o...
Jun 12, 2019•1 hr 58 min
In this supplemental episode of Pod Like A Hole, your hosts spend an hour ranking their top 5 frontpeople in the round robin fasion. The criteria is what you make of it - be it based off performance, stage craft, attitude, etc. Please enjoy and join us back here in 7 days for our discussion of Station to Station.
Jun 05, 2019•56 min
If you've ever wondered how it would be possible to have three guys talk for nearly 3 hours about David Bowie's self-admittedly worst album, then wonder no more. Our trusty Diamond Dice sends us to David Bowie's 17th studio album, Never Let Me Down, where we traverse through what's considered David Bowie's career nadir. Eric, Marc, and Steve go track by track and compare it to the re-worked 2018 versions available on Loving the Alien (1983-1988) to see if this album got a bad rap, and we're not ...
May 25, 2019•2 hr 42 min
Pod Like A Hole presents: A Space Oddity 02: "Space Oddity" Marc, Eric and Steve, your hosts, rolled the Diamond Dice. Fate chose the next album and that choice sent us into a tin can, where we have been ever since...sending a track-by-track analysis of the David Bowie album "Space Oddity" back to ground control. Does anyone hear our transmission? Enjoy this episode as we dissect this strange, folk-a-delic album. We look into the world of 1969, and have special legacy guest Jeff Anderson explain...
May 06, 2019•2 hr 28 min
Pod Like a Hole Phase 2: A Space Poddity "Blackstar" After sending Pod Like a Hole into the black hole at the end of Season 1, your boys have returned as a singularity. An enlightened entity of hope, wit and outrageous flash.... Marc, Steve and Eric have returned to host Season 2: A Space Poddity. For each of these episodes we will randomly (thanks to our "Diamond Dice") review a David Bowie album. As always we'll give history, pop culture, and patented Pod Like A Hole humor and camaraderie. In ...
Apr 22, 2019•2 hr 48 min
Well, it's done for now. After trekking through all Nine Inch Nails albums, singles, scores, and side projects, the hosts finally reach the end. We rank the albums and share our "Top 9" Nine Inch Nails Songs (It's actually 10, having O be the true #1, but we're sooo clever). As this season (series?) comes to its conclusion, we also look ahead to what's next.
Apr 02, 2019•2 hr 20 min
In this episode, we have the pleasure of talking with Rob Sheridan, former art director of Nine Inch Nails and creator of the new comic book, High Level . Rob shares his insights and experiences working in the comic industry, his time with Trent Reznor, and the state of the world in the era of social media. Check out High Level at https://www.dccomics.com/comics/high-level-2019/high-level-1 Check out the video for The Black Queen's "Ice to Never" at https://vimeo.com/140036455 Live in the Tacoma...
Mar 18, 2019•1 hr 16 min
In this BONUS episode, Eric talks with Nick Rusis, the very lucky fan to win the very lucky cereal box "Co-host a Bonus Episode" giveaway. Nick discusses becoming an Australian NIN-fan and the two give "The Fragile: Deviations" a deep dive. Or a much deeper one than your core hosts did a year ago. It's a robust discussion about one of the greatest bonus albums of all time, all in a pithy, but entertaining, Bonus episode. Enjoy.
Mar 16, 2019•1 hr 13 min
In this episode, your hosts explore the second EP in Nine Inch Nails’ planned trilogy, Add Violence. We take a look at the thematic elements and how any of this could fit into a re-interpretation of The Matrix films. Of course, Eric pours over the lyrics as if they were scrolls from the Ancient Ones, Steve does a dance for us in studio, and Marc gets dust in his eyes at one point. We even manage to get in some U2 and Todd Rundgren talk as well. Join us next week as we close this whole song by so...
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 52 min
The team (Marc, Steve and Eric) delve into the final (well most recent) NIN album and really give it their all. The drawings are bleeding down the cave walls, but we all somehow somehow make sense of them. The world is in a state of disrepair and we deserve every terrible thing we do to ourselves. Now let’s listen to 6 jaunty tunes about it! Your boys break it all down, discuss it’s connections to Bowie, how this ties in to the big Trilogy, and discuss other Big Trilogies! Listen, enjoy, interac...
Mar 11, 2019•2 hr 15 min
