The Deaf Ears Podcast

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Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 35: Outkast

Outkast = back! So before you dust off your copy of ATLiens and jet down to Coachella , listen to Cam and Ryan conduct their own “Players’ Ball” in audio form. Light on gushing, this episode attempts to ID where Outkast falls in the annals of popular music and why their popularity has only swelled during their lengthy absence. A great primer for getting back in their southern headspace. https://depodcast.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/de35_outkast.mp3...

Jan 09, 2014

Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 34: Polaris Music Prize Picks 2013

Leading online music publication “Wikipedia” refers to the prestigious Polaris Music Prize as “a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label.” Yeah, pretty much!!! The 2013 Polaris Prize shortlist is yet another collection of talents and headscratchers and to help cut through the clutter, Cam and Ryan bring in dear, dear friend Dave Morris (Report on Business, www.a-void.ca ) to breakdown contenders/preten...

Sep 04, 2013

Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 33: Justin Timberlake

A modern day “song and dance man”, Justin Timberlake is perhaps 2013’s most broad-based entertainer in the music biz. Accordingly, Cam and Ryan both take the piss out of him AND give him “mad props”. Sometimes in the same sentence. It’s Deaf Ears 33!! Note: This episode also contains some wildly inaccurate info about Robin Thicke and speculates who’d win a four-way dance for world domination between JT, #Thicke, Usher and Chris “Bad News” Brown. Listen now: https://depodcast.files.wordpress.com/...

Aug 02, 2013

Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 32: Neil Young

A difficult artist but by no means a difficult listen, Deaf Ears 32 breaks down 40+ years of Canadian icon Neil Young and where he fits within the popular music continuum. We don’t quite figure it out, but we do manage to segue into a lengthy discourse on the history of Citytv and MuchMusic. So there’s that. Listen now: https://depodcast.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/de32_neil_young.mp3 Get this episode via iTunes , or check out the RSS feed !...

May 07, 2013

Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 31: Frank Ocean

Deaf Ears 31 discusses Frank Ocean and R&B in the modern context. From Motown through Miguel / The Weeknd, Cam and Ryan try to make sense of yet another genre that has become blurred by history. Veteran and esteemed music writer/journalist Dave Morris (Globe and Mail, Eye Weekly) guests to offer his insights, anecdotes and some LOLz. Get this episode via iTunes , the RSS feed or Download DE Episode 31 Now!...

Mar 19, 2013

Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 30: State of the Game 2013

Now 30 episodes and three years into the equation, Cam and Ryan finally take a step back, examine the music industry as a whole and assess where popular music is heading in 2013 (and beyond). Longtime music critic Aaron Brophy of Spinner Canada guests as the DE Boys talk about a wide range of artists — including A$AP Rocky , My Bloody Valentine , Ke$ha , Mumford and Sons , the xx and many, many more. This is over 100 years of collected music fandom distilled down into a brisk 85 minutes. A must ...

Feb 15, 2013

Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 29: Daft Punk

Let’s go to France! It’s the home of all-ages drinking, l’attitude and the subject of Deaf Ears 29, Daft Punk.Listen to Cam and Ryan break down one of the more unlikely music superstar acts of the past quarter century and inadvertently defend the entire disco era in the process. Or something like that. Get this episode via iTunes , the RSS feed or Download!!! !...

Jan 23, 2013

Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 28: Eminem

Marshall Mathers. Slim Shady. That annoying piece of &#%&!!. Eminem has been called a lot of things over the years but is still riding (reasonably) high in his second decade in the spotlight. Cam and Ryan take a look back at Eminem’s career and speculate on future endeavours as he veers towards M.O.R. Land. Includes a bonus real-time commentary to be synched up to the video for “Stan”. What!!! Get this episode via iTunes , the RSS feed or Download!!!...

Oct 12, 2012

Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 27: Discussing the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Shortlist

It’s Polaris Music Prize time again! In this very special edition of the Deaf Ears Podcast (VERY special), newly-christened 2012 Polaris Grand Jury member Ryan and co-host Cam welcome Toronto-based blogger and music dork Gary Edgar to the microphone to dissect, celebrate and prognosticate pithily on the 2012 Polaris Short List (purely for entertainment only purposes of course). A perfect primer for the upcoming Polaris Prize Gala happening on September 24th. Get this episode via iTunes , the RSS...

Sep 05, 2012

Deaf Ears Podcast Episode 26: Blondie

Cam and Ryan size up Blondie Listen and learn… – A few reasons why Blondie are kinda sorta the perfect band – Would there be a Madonna without Deborah Harry? – One of the most important bad raps of all time – Talking Heads vs R.E.M.: kinda similar, right? Get this episode via iTunes , the RSS feed or Download it now!...

Jul 24, 2012

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