Podcast
Retrospectrum
Every 2 weeks we pick a new band and listen to their entire discography. We discuss the highs and lows, interesting stories and career developments of a wide array of artists through many decades and genres.
- Episodes
- 46
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 1 hr 15 min
- On air since
- 2025
- Latest episode
- 6 days ago
Episodes
46 episodes, newest first
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10 min
3.13a Wheel of Death Minisode Bonus
Show notes
So it all comes down to this. We've been really adding some stinkers to the wheel this season. It's up to the fates to decide what artist we listen to next. Heaven help us.
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1 hr 42 min
3.12 The Cramps
Season 3, Episode 12
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Tis the season to get down and dirty with The Cramps. Join us as we crawl through the Goo Goo Muck, explore the Psychedelic Jungle and wash up on Dope Island. So turn on, tune in and stay sick!
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1 hr 31 min
3.11 Blackpink
Season 3, Episode 11
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Join us, two Elderly Millennials, as we try to figure out just what the heck the kids are listening to these days. Using the music of K Pop superstars Blackpink as a backdrop, we attempt to broaden our musical horizons and maybe learn a new phrase or two along the way. This that pod venom.
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1 hr 17 min
3.10 Norma Tanega
Season 3, Episode 10
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What do WE do in the shadows? Listen to Norma Tanega of course. Best known for the beloved vampire theme song, this iconic if undervalued folk artist had a short but eventful career in the pop world before moving into more experimental and underground music and visual art. How did we feel about it all? Listen in to find out.
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1 hr 43 min
3.9 King Crimson
Season 3, Episode 9
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A band that defies classification and resists stagnation at all costs, King Crimson seems to take a toll on every artist who has passed through its creative maw. At the center resides Robert Fripp- a virtuoso who seems compelled to inflict his musical vision on the world. We've traveled to the Court and lived to tell the tale. But also, we finally figure out what's going on with that weird album cover.
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1 hr 46 min
3.8 Sinead O'Connor
Season 3, Episode 8
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Never one to shy away from a controversy or mince words to make other people feel comfortable, Sinead O'Connor took a lot of heat for speaking her mind. We dig through the media perception, albums, and noise surrounding her career to find a inspiring artist behind the music.
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1 hr 15 min
3.7 Outkast
Season 3, Episode 7
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What's cooler than being cool? Listening to this podcast, that's what. This week we get abducted by ATLiens, and explore the discography of Outkast.
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1 hr 23 min
3.6: Neutral Milk Hotel
Season 3, Episode 6
Show notes
2 Headed Pod
All set for your ears
We've heard all the songs
Now we're ready to talk
About all of our opinions
*Sad French Horn Noises*
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1 hr 22 min
3.5: The Specials
Season 3, Episode 5
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This week, we've got a podcast for you, Rudy! Join us as we skank through the discography of the titans of 2-Tone, The Specials! After that, More Specials! Seriously, we talk about every iteration of the band including all the miscellaneous cover albums in the 90s. Enjoy the ep, it's later than you think!
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2 hr 1 min
3.4 Parliament Funkadelic
Season 3, Episode 4
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Grab your Flashlight and take a ride on the Mothership- Starchild needs our help spreading funk to the masses! This week we peek into the mind of funk mastermind George Clinton and his cacophonous cavalcade of characters and try to figure out what the funk is going down. Make my funk the P(od)-Funk!
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1 hr 15 min
3.3: Kraftwerk
Season 3, Episode 3
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What separates man from machine? Do synthesizers dream of electric sheep? Our radio activity this week takes us on a dreamy trip through the discography of the German artist Kraftwerk where these and many other questions will go unanswered. So bust out your pocket calculator, download the ep and let us narrate your trip down the Autobahn of life.
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1 hr 11 min
3.2: Cibo Matto
Season 3, Episode 2
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How well do you know your chicken? What's the perfect birthday cake recipe? (Hint: it involves MSG) Is white pepper ice cream sweet or spicy? Cibo Matto is out here packing more food references into a single album than most bands do in a career. While often pigeonholed as the "food band," we found an intriguing depth behind the wacky lyrics and came away satiated after consuming their entire catalogue.
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1 hr 47 min
3.1: Slayer
Season 3, Episode 1
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Flames, demons, death and dismemberment- this episode has it all! Join us as we go spelunking through the cavernous depths of Slayer's entire discography. Are you metal enough to withstand the brutal sonic assault across 5 decades of thrash? Are we? Is anyone?
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2 min
3.0 Season 3 Re-Reintroduction Trailer
Season 3
Show notes
Guess who's back. Back again. It's this pod. Tell a friend.
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1 hr 7 min
2.14: Season 2 Recap
Season 3, Episode 14
Show notes
Another one bites the dust. Join us as we look back on all the bands and albums we discussed throughout Season 2, explore their various connections, and see what they're up to now. Enjoy and we'll see you back here is a few weeks for Season 3!
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1 hr 15 min
2.13: MC Hammer
Season 2, Episode 13
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Get to know the man behind (inside?) the pants. It's Hammer Time here on the pod. This week, we track the career of one Stanley Kirk Burrell, better know as MC Hammer, from his days with the Oakland A's, to the top of the charts, all the way through his many internet beefs and questionable album covers. If nothing else, he certainly proved that he is 2 legit 2 quit.
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8 min
Season 2 Wheel of Death Minisode Bonus
Season 2
Show notes
It's all been leading up to this. Each episode this season, we've added a less than ideal listening experience to the wheel. Listen here to find out which artist we will be subjected to!
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1 hr 15 min
2.12: Shania Twain
Season 2, Episode 12
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Let's go girls! So, she's the highest selling female country artist of all time. That actually does impress us much! This week we ride into the discography of the Queen of Country Pop - Shania Twain!
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1 hr 30 min
2.11: Gorillaz
Season 2, Episode 11
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Gorillaz! They are the virtual band brainchild of Damon Albarn of Blur and Jamie Hewlett who is best known as the creator of Tank Girl. Join us as we dive deep into the lore of the band and blur the lines between fiction and reality, art and commerce, even man and (song) machine. The Demon Days are upon us, what better time to revisit some tunes and develop strong opinions about cartoon characters.
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1 hr 9 min
2.10: Fats Domino
Season 2, Episode 10
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Here comes the Fat man! And there he goes... and here he comes again! This guy sure is hard to keep track of, but we'll do our best. We've listened to hundreds of songs to try to get to the bottom of what makes this record setting artist so special.
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