Episodes
Monday Aug 12, 2024
The Year 1973
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Aloha from the Blastfrom Castfrom. We're swimming back to the year 1973. David Bowie, Bruce Lee, Edward Heath, the mobile phone and the supposed birth date of Hip Hop are all topics of discussion.
If you'd like a Spotify playlist of songs from the year to soundtrack your journey with us, here you go - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4XVHxwqJI4ZqHyxacTnQUu?si=00a74f92a17145d4
Monday Jun 24, 2024
The Blastfrom Edits - OK Computer
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Another attempt to fit a square peg into a round hole. In this episode we talk about how OK Computer, the highly regarded album by Radiohead, could be reconstructed to fit onto a single sided LP. At our disposal is the entire OK Computer album in addition to the songs recorded in the same time period that were included in singles and the OK Not OK rerelease from a few years ago.
We're not making any statements about the quality of the album - we're just playing a game of basic addition and subtraction. And because this is the internet, you should see this as a great opportunity become infuriated and think about how stupid we are that we left off your favourite song. Make your own suggestions at blastfromcastfrom@gmail.com
Spotify Premium users can listen to a simulated version of the Blastfrom Edit of OK Computer on Blasfrom Music + Talk https://open.spotify.com/show/3KzWHQG3FW20u5rUjrGMAy?si=97acf26a0ef9423b
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Early Kanye West
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
"I like early Kanye West..." we heard 'em say.
On this episode we scrutinise the work of college dropout Kanye West, charting his transition from jobbing producer in the mid to late 90s to Rapper/Producer to Producer/Rapper and finally to supposed saviour of rap music in the mid 2000s.
Monday Apr 01, 2024
The Year 2023
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
The return of Perfect Breath also known as the Blastfrom Castfrom. As is now custom, we take a very short journey back to the year we have just endured - this time the year 2023. Can't remember what happened that year - well listen up and you'll discover we're all in the same boat.
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Twelve Deathmatches of Christmas Part II
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
It's Christmas time - a time to bring together your favourite festive songs and pit them against each other. Combatants this year include Elton John, the Andrews Sisters, Perry Como, Aqua, Destiny's Child, Tom Waits and many more.
Once you've listened to this episode you can hear the winners in the playlist below, which also includes the winners of Part 1. Listen to the episode first though or it'll spoil the whole thing for you.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6XtCMjD3onbpcZw6mvhAsH?si=b07e4759cf644d74
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Olivia Rodrigo vs The Lemon Twigs
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
We review the reviewers in the latest Critical Lug, this time with a slightly different format. This time we take two critically beloved albums from the year 2023 and pit them against each other. The music critics have to convince us which album is the most compelling. There albums are
'Guts' by Olivia Rodrigo
'Everything Harmony' by The Lemon Twigs
If you'd like to follow along, we have included links to the reviews, compiled by Metacritic.
https://www.metacritic.com/music/guts/olivia-rodrigo
https://www.metacritic.com/music/everything-harmony/the-lemon-twigs
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Deep Purple Mark II
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
The music of Deep Purple has spanned 7 decades and there have been 8 different line-ups during that time. But no line up has captured the record buying public quite like the 2nd version of the band, commonly referred to as Deep Purple Mark II.
In this episode of the Blastfrom Castfrom we desks the highs, the lows, the breakups and the reunions of this version of one of the most successful rock bands of all time.
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
The Year 1976
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Come with us for a time swim to the year 1976. There were half as many people on earth as there are now and the doomsday clock had nearly 8 more minutes.
Find out what else was going on and whether the music of the day eye wateringly better than it is today on the latest episode of the Blastfrom Castfrom.
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Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Baba Gadji Once Again
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
The wise Reginald Standholt aka Baba Gadji joins the Blastfrom Castfrom one more time. We talk about what he has been up to since 2020 as well as his new show coming soon to Blastfrom Music + Talk.