Did it take a trust fund to save rock and roll? This week, we’re traveling back to the rock revival epicenter, New York City in the early 2000s, to talk The Strokes and their 2003 single “Reptilia”. Diallo & LUXXURY get into the band’s not-so-humble origins and not-so-hidden influences, why 2001 was the year music fandom began to fragment, and Julian Casabla ... Show More
Oct 29
Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
As Spooky Season falls across the land, no mere more can resist the power of this 1983 smash hit. On this very special Halloween episode of One Song, Diallo and LUXXURY break down Michael Jackson’s spookiest pop song, “Thriller.” They discuss how the King of Pop teamed up with Qu ... Show More
1h 10m
Oct 27
BONUS: Kyle Gordon Interview
Our full Patreon interview with Kyle Gordon: comedian, musician, and internet sensation ("Mr. Jambo", "Planet of the Bass") emerges from behind the paywall! In the lead up to the release of his new album Kyle Gordon Is Everywhere, we discussed the fine line between music and come ... Show More
1 h
Jan 2020
'Liquid Dreams' by O-Town (w/ David Sims)
FINALLY, the #1 song about nocturnal emissions. David Sims (Staff writer at The Atlantic, host of the Blank Check podcast - @davidlsims) dares go where no guest has gone before, discussing maybe the most exploitive but certainly the dampest song to date. UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "I Said ... Show More
1h 16m
Apr 2022
'Levitating' by Dua Lipa (w/ Connor Ratliff)
It's the hit of the century! It sounds like it's from the 1980s and the 2080s at the same time! Everyone and their pet alien loves this song, and that's why, to punch it up, we knew we had to enlist the help of Connor Ratliff, a legend in the podcastiverse for his dedication to d ... Show More
1h 43m