Charlie and Mark are back from summer vacation with an in-depth look at the latest project from the man himself, DJ Koze. Afterward, the two talk about the juxtaposition of images and sounds in a provocative new music video. This episode, Mark sounds like he's recording in the middle of a freeway. Sorry about the quality! 0:00 - Intro 6:31 - Knock Knock 35:54 - This is America 1:12:44 - What We Listened To: BTS, Chvrches 1:25:14 - Outro Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: Weeklybeats.podom...
Aug 09, 2018•1 hr 29 min
If you're looking for extremely sleepy analysis of the song The Middle in 30 seconds at a time, I have just the podcast episode for you. It's this one. This is that podcast episode I was gesturing towards just then.
May 25, 2018•40 min
Charlie and Mark spend the week hanging out in the fuzzy, sleepy, serious conversation about addiction that is KOD. Afterward, the pair wipes their faces and hits the dance floor with Ariana, resplendent and full of life. It's another week of beats! 0:00 - Intro 3:09 - KOD 34:39 - No Tears Left to Cry 56:21 - What We Listened To: Twin Shadow, Missa Gaia/Earth Mass, King Tuff, Neko Case, Jean Grae and Quelle Chris, DJ Koze, Nine Inch Nails 1:22:47 - Outro Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Web: wee...
May 16, 2018•1 hr 27 min
We finally understand what it is Cardi B likes like that, and then discover a dark double standard in a relationship between Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line. Inbetween all that we break from tradition and spend about 15 minutes trying to break down just what the hell Kanye's deal is right now. 00:00 - Intro 02:27 - Invasion of Privacy 24:31 - KANYE WHAT ARE YOU DOING STOP PLEASE 30:37 - Meant to Be 59:54 - What We Listened To: A Perfect Circle/A.A.L./Amen Dunes/Albert Hammond Jr./Fugazi/Saba...
May 10, 2018•1 hr 40 min
We back, baby! Weekly Beats dives into the next hundred episodes by taking a close look at the powerfully feminist album, In a Poem Unlimited, discussing the ways in which U.S. Girls plays on pop music tropes and incising lyrics to deliver a complete package. Later, Drake delivers an early contender for Song of the Summer, "Nice for What." 0:00 - Intro 2:37 - In a Poem Unlimited 27:41 - Nice for What 56:57 - What We Listened To: Lorde, Run the Jewels, Mitski, Dinosaur Jr., Kacey Musgraves, Chris...
Apr 25, 2018•2 hr 4 min
What better way to celebrate another week in which we were unable to record than by releasing one of our worst episodes of all time? In this one, Charlie gets weird with a camel in our Car Seat Headrest review and Mark just isn't having it. Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
Apr 19, 2018•57 min
We're out for the week, so here's on oldie but a goodie: that time Mark thought System of a Down's first track was pronounced Suit Pee. Here's a track by track breakdown of System of a Down's self-titled debut from season 1. Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 21 min
To commemorate the fact that the two of us have sat together and talked about music 100 times now, we decided to countdown our 25 all time personal favorites. Nowhere on the internet is there a more definitive list. I challenge you - in fact, I DARE you to find two better top 25 lists than ours. Thanks for hanging out with us for 100 episodes, everyone! Here's to indeterminate amount of episodes more! Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
Apr 04, 2018•3 hr 17 min
Charlie and Mark spend some time with one of the modern legends of music, David Byrne. Will his latest album impress us or simply confuse us? Later, the pair sits down for yet another 30-second breakdown concerning Post Malone, and at this point in the year, it is very concerning. 0:00 - Intro 2:37 - American Utopia 27:00 - Psycho 51:46 - What We Listened To: Talking Heads, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Pearl Jam, U.S. Girls, Jack White, Preoccupations, Too Mellow, Dream Wife, More David Byrne and Brian ...
Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 25 min
In lieu of a regular episode, we decided to be unable to record this week (ON PURPOSE *JUST TO MESS WITH YOU*), so here's an unreleased review of Baths' Romaplasm and Sam Smith's Too Good at Goodbyes instead! 05:06 - Romaplasm 39:19 - Too Good at Goodbyes 1:05:11 - What We Listened To: Mount Erie/Big Thief/Planetarium Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: www.facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow
Mar 21, 2018•1 hr 24 min
Mark and Charlie party hard with Andrew W.K. on his long-awaited return, You're Not Alone. After being reminded that music is worth living for, the pair travels to Wakanda with Kendrick and SZA to enjoy the lead-off single from the Black Panter Soundtrack. 0:00 - Intro 2:57 - You're Not Alone 45:12 - All the Stars 1:18:13 - What We Listened To: Vince Staples, Lorde + Run the Jewels, More Andrew W.K., Fischerspooner, Franz Ferdinand, DJ Taye, Ought 1:42:22 - Outro Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com...
Mar 14, 2018•1 hr 45 min
We get into the scuzziest weeds in the cultural wasteland with jpegmafia's excellently produced Veteran, and then dive into Drake's first feature after a decade-plus of absence on BlocBoy JB's Look Alive. 00:00 - Intro 03:42 - Veteran 28:25 - Look Alive 48:45 - What We Listened To: Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow's Annihilation Score/Natalie Prass/Chvrches/Tennis/Stevie Wonder/Exile (Who Apparently Wrote the Street Fighter 4 Intro Song I Guess) 1:06:50 - Outro Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Web...
Mar 07, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Come turn back the clocks to the year 2010 as Mark and Charlie relive some of the greatest moments in music from their years in high school. Reminisce in the emo whining of one Max Bemis, revisit the worldly sounds of Vampire Weekend, and resurrect the nightmare Prom dancemaster, Soulja Boy. We've got it all for you on today's show, whether you like it or not! 0:00 - Intro 4:24 - Say Anything 46:42 - Vampire Weekend 1:11:08 - Soulja Boy 1:44:37 - Outro Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: w...
Mar 03, 2018•1 hr 48 min
We're revisiting an old favorite on this week's show. The new version of Twin Fantasy is all polished up and ready for discussin'. Then, the pair identifies all of the new rules in Dua Lipa's appropriately titled single. 0:00 - Intro 4:11 - Twin Fantasy 35:07 - New Rules 1:01:42 - What We Listened To: Car Seat Headrest, The Mountain Goats, MGMT, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, The Peter Brotzmann Octet, Vampire Weekend 1:21:56 - Outro
Feb 28, 2018•1 hr 26 min
We have a super-packed stuffed crust pizza of an episode this week in which we dissect every single track in Justin Timberlake's Man of the Woods, even though two of them are about wearing a shirt! We are the greatest music review preppers on the internet, and I'll challenge anyone who says different. Next, we break down Drake's latest chart topper and get into a bevvy of new releases. 00:00 - Intro 03:26 - Man of the Woods 01:14:39 - God's Plan 01:39:40 What We Listened To: ShitKid/Nite Jewel/A...
Feb 21, 2018•2 hr 17 min
It's a double-stuffed episode of Weekly Beats. Mark and Charlie take down the Grammys, wander through the wondrous space-scapes of the latest Mimicking Birds record, and contemplate love and gender roles while listening to "Bad at Love" by Halsey. Plus more conversations about Rhye, Snoop Dogg, and some particularly confusing statements from Quincy Jones. 0:00 - Intro 3:45 - The 2018 Grammys 22:16 - Layers of Us 49:05 - Bad at Love 1:14:20 - What We Listened To: Quincy Jones interview, Rhye, H.W...
Feb 14, 2018•2 hr 8 min
In lieu of a regular episode this week, we have the next best/worst thing: the next episode of Teaching Tool! Charlie's lesson plan from hell presses on, as he does his best to impress the greater qualities of the band Tool to Mark, who sincerely wishes they'd quit it with the interlude tracks. Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow Instagram: Weekly_Beats
Feb 07, 2018•1 hr 5 min
We decide Shopping's latest album is not lonely, and that it is instead fine. Cardi B gives us whiplash on Bruno Mars' latest smash hit in this week's 30 second breakdown, and Charlie discusses an early contender for worst rock record of the year. It's kinda a week! 00:00 - Intro 03:31 - The Official Body 27:25 - Finesse 58:55 - What We Listened To: Porches/Johnny Greenwood/Fallout Boy/Warren G/The Vines/The Strokes 1:24:54 - Outro Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: weeklybeats.podomatic....
Jan 31, 2018•1 hr 30 min
The boys get down and dirty with the next big rapper, CupcakKe. Later, the duo tries not to lose their minds when analyzing the latest feel-good anthem from Imagine Dragons, Thunder. 0:00 - Intro 2:08 - Ephorize 30:50 - Thunder 58:37 - What We Listened To: Meet Me in the Bathroom/Cardi B/Joe Satriani/Camilla Cabello/The Shins/Serj Tankian 1:36:30 - Email and Outro Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow Instagram: Weekly_Beats...
Jan 24, 2018•1 hr 45 min
Another one! Weekly Beats is back with another bonus episode that we fished out of the vault from the far-off year of 2017. On this episode, Charlie and Mark dive deep into the thick soundscapes cultivated by King Krule. Later, the pair promises to buy a Hyundai after hearing the latest Billboard topper Feel It Still. 0:00 - Intro 3:48 - The OOZ 36:04 - Feel It Still 59:17 - What We Listened To: Bleachers/Black Lips/Ariel Pink/Unreal/DJ Seinfeld/Yasuaki Shamizu/Tim Heidecker/Weezer/Drake/xSPONGE...
Jan 20, 2018•1 hr 33 min
It's a bit of a slow week for us over in Amsterdam, so this week we did what we do best when the going gets slow - cover a bunch of weird EPs from last year that didn't get much coverage! Then, our slow induction in the cult of Cardi continues with this week's 30 second breakdown. Note: If you'd like to listen to that last artist we discuss on the show, here's a Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1TIbqr0x8HoKzKBNtNN8wf 00:00 - Intro 4:25 - M.A.C.A. 18:00 - No Plan EP 30:27 - A Bunch o...
Jan 17, 2018•1 hr 50 min
2017 ain't over yet, bud!!! Actually, yes, 2017 may be totally over but our 2017 content is not. Please to enjoy this unreleased review of Fever Ray, as well as our 30 second breakdown of Havana by Camila Cabello, friends! Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow Instagram: Weekly_Beats
Jan 14, 2018•1 hr 40 min
Weekly Beats Season 3 kicks off in the best way possible - with a new album from Jeff Rosenstock. Charlie and Mark discuss the advantages of palling around with everyone's favorite old punk rocker. Afterward, the pair returns to the 30-Second Breakdown where continual favorites Ed Sheeran and Beyonce are ready to take everyone back to senior prom. Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
Jan 10, 2018•1 hr 35 min
Charlie sends off 2017 with a list that will sock your knocks off, and is then forced into a confession during a game of Spotify the Liar. It's over! No more end of year content. 2017 can now walk off into the sunset and die horribly. Eat it, 2017! Also, uh, thanks for the support everybody! Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow Instagram: Weekly_Beats
Jan 06, 2018•1 hr 7 min
There are 15 very good albums on Mark's list - HOWEVER! He is lying, and it's up to Charlie to find out how during a game of attack/defend and Spotify the Liar. Email: weeklybeatshow@gmail.com Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow Instagram: Weekly_Beats
Jan 03, 2018•1 hr 1 min
It's everyone's favorite time of year! That's right, it's time for the second annual Beatsies, the only music award show that matters, on the internet or otherwise! Tune in to see who nabbed the award for lyric that most befits an underarm tattoo, which artist would make the best bandleader on our own personal late night talk show, and which song is straight up the dumbest! Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow Instagram: Weekly_Beat...
Dec 28, 2017•2 hr 44 min
Things get petty right quick in this charged, clapback-filled countdown of the greatest tracks of the year. Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow Instagram: Weekly_Beats
Dec 21, 2017•2 hr 31 min
We did it! We survived 2017! All of us! Together! Charlie and Mark will be detailing their thoughts on the year in music that was 2017 in a series of five episodes starting with this final 30-second breakdown of Neil McCoy's ridiculous anthem, "Take a Knee...My Ass (I Won't Take a Knee)." Will Charlie and Mark swear off football for the rest of forever? Will they ever figure out where 9/11 is in the world? Welcome to the end game, boys and girls. Let's celebrate. Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com...
Dec 19, 2017•34 min
We revisit Then during Shania Twain's Now, talk about butts with St. Vincent, then encounter a surprise in this week's 30 Second Breakdown. Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow WEbsite: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
Dec 11, 2017•1 hr 48 min
We dig once again into the EP bargain bin to unearth some of 2017's most buried of treasures, then learn how not to party like a Rockstar with Post Malone and 21 Savage. 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - Paradise by Anohni 21:41 - Young Martha by Young Thug and Carnage 29:10 - Self-titled by Alice Glass 40:39 - Rockstar by Post Malone and 21 Savage Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com FB: facebook.com/weeklybeatsshow Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com
Nov 30, 2017•1 hr 23 min
