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This week, Peter gosh darn Gabriel! Maybe not the most obscure artist but definitely had a huge impact on so many with his unique solo beginnings. Melissa brings us his first 4 albums, confusingly all titled "Peter Gabriel" but don't worry Melissa helps Bryan understand the unique differences between each album. Culminating into his sound track work and current albums. This is a biggie! There are biggie hearts! As always, most certainly 1000%, listen to the mix. These songs and albums deserve a full listen! I Already Told You That Peter Gabriel Mix - Spotify | YouTube Music

Long time no listen? Well...we're back and it's number 60!! This week Melissa brings us the band Cranes. The brother sister duo from Portsmouth, England. At times they are dark and at times they are bright but at all times they are brining the noise. This is one of Melissa's favorites from the early 90's and she brings us a nice sampeling of Cranes music that spans their varied sound. As always please check out the mix linked here.  Cranes Mix - YouTube Music | Spotify

The holidays are over, it's a new year, and whattya know here's a new episode! This go around Melissa brings the multi-instrumentalist genius of Lisa Germano. We get into her eclectic catalog from her early 90's albums to her last in 2013. Ms. Germano brings the light and the dark and we are better for it. As always be sure to listen to the mixes and go out and buy a record or two! Lisa Germano Mix - YouTube Music | Spotify

Back with another episode of influential music! This week the UK band Curve! This early 90's duo gave Melissa what she was looking for in noisey, melodic beat driven songs. She brings Bryan into her world and plays us the best from their early EPs into their first two LPs. Come along for a somewhat silly ride through some rediculously good layered sound cake.   I Already Told You That - Curve mix - YouTube Music Please also listen to the excellent interview with Mimi Parker of Low on The Sheroes Radio Show

This week we go back one year to re-remember and get a bit spooky all over again with the Halloween episode. Melissa brings Bryan a mega Halloween music mix of dark favorites, goth classics, post punk oddities, and feel good eerie guilty pleasures. Join us if you dare... Spotify Halloween Mix YouTubeMusic Halloween Mix https://propagandamagazine-gothic.tumblr.com Dr. Paul Bearer Creature Feature clip

Now here's an I Already Told You That first bringing an all new feature...a GAME SHOW! Bryan kind of already knows Galaxie 500 but he really doesn't...he sort of knows the other band that the lead singer/guitar person was in, called "Luna"...but even then he is not so sure. So to test his knowledge after listening to a whole shows worth of songs, Melissa will put Bryan's knowledge to the test in the game, "Is this Luna or is this Galaxie 500??". Fun times are had by all and the super warm and fuzzy tones of Galaxie 500 were enjoyed all the way through. As always please check out the mix linked below!! I Already Told You That Galaxie 500 mix - YouTube Music | Spotify

If you want to truely understand what this podcast is about, listen to this one! Melissa brings Bryan the band "Young Marble Giants" and...he...has...no...IDEA!! BUT! after Melissa plays him their music he instantly knows why she loves them so and now so does HE! Come along for a great ride through the short but enfatuating musical career of Young Marble Giants. As always to get the FULL expereience please listen to the finely curated mix linked here... Young Marble Giants mix - YouTube Music | Spotify

You say you wanted some easy listening? Well here you go! Sadly we lost one of music's absolute greats and here is our I Already Told You That rememberance of the mesmerizing and super excellent music of Olivia Newton-John. Melissa was a super mega fan as a kid and her love carries through to today. She takes Bryan all the way through her early work up through the super popular early 80's. This is pure joy just like she was so join Melissa and Bryan as they re-remember Olivia! Olivia Newton-John Mix - YouTube Music | Spotify Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John

I guess we are back on a roll..this week back in the 1991 pocket with the band Chapterhouse and their stone cold classic record "Whirlpool". Melissa decided after the epic Dead Can Dance episode to hone this one in a bit and just focus on one record from this band that she loves. Even if you have never heard of Chapterhouse you have heard their influence on 90's era "alt-rock" and hiphop. Check it out it'll only take you an hour this time and you might just get up off your duff and shake it a little bit!! This weeks's Chapterhouse "Whirlpool" mix is no really a mix but rather the whole album plus a couple tracks demonstrating the two separate releases and the quality difference on the tracks. Listen to the episode to hear what we are talking about.  We suggest you listen to the YouTube music playlist as that has the tracks Melissa uploaded from her copy of Whirlpool. Spotify does not allow us to upload music. YouTube Music Mix | Spotify mix

Hey guys! It's been ahhhh while now. Sorry about that! But this one was worth the wait. If you've learned anything from listening to this podcast its that Melissa LOVES 4AD and this episode brings you a BIG ONE on her list of 4AD loves...Dead Can Dance. This is a timely episode for us because live shows are back and we are going to see the very alive Dead Can Dance band perform live! So we are excited, the cat is excited, and YOU should be excited to listen to music that defies description...unless of course you enjoy neo classical dark wave, art rock, post punk, renaissance orchestral, Gaelic folk, African-polyrhythm, Gregorian chat, world goth, etherial wave...well then you'll LOVE THIS!. xoxo -B&M Dead Can Dance Mix - YouTube Music | Spotify Dead Can Dance Website

This week it's the band Lush! This is one Melissa has wanted to do for awhile now but thought hey why not give ol Bry a chance to learn all the other bands first so that when this one came up he'd totally remember who they are...well...no...he once again proved why this podcast exist. He did not remember who they were and he just might have seen them play at the 2nd Lalapalooza!! None-the-less Melissa brings the noise with this one! As always please listen to the mix linked below and check out the interview with Lush in Bryan's favorite (free!) magazine about the artestry of audio recording, Tape Op.  Lush Mix - YouTube Music / Spotify Tape Op Interview with Lush

NUMBER 50!!! That's right we are over the hill with this one, we made it to 50 eps! And this is a fun one. Melissa and Bryan get into the importance of relying on lessons learned from Little House on the Prarie.. and then finally they get into talking about the stellar 1990 classic album Reading, Writting, and Arhimatic by the great band The Sundays. Even though this album has been a staple in their house Bryan needs a bit of a reminder and is better for it. YouTubeMix  

This week, The Sugarcubes! A...dare we say..weird band?!? Yes, yes they are weird...but so is Melissa so this all works out. Bryan is not SO in the dark with this one but let's be real, did he listen to these albums...no he did not! So once again we have a great episode where he, and maybe you, get to learn about about the wonderful weirdness avant-pop sounds of The Sugarcubes!!! As always check out the mix (Melissa says the YouTube Music mix is way more better) and links to cool stuff below... The Sugarcubes mix - YouTube Music / Spotify Members of the Sugarcubes and other great info  

After a little hiatus, we're back! With, The Breeders! Now this is a band Bryan does actually know...but only really one album and NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE!!!!!!!...according to Melissa...Join us as we cover their first album, Pod and their first EP, Safari. There are indeed some stone cold classics in there...even if Bryan does not remember to say so. This week just please go an listen to the entirety of Pod and Safari linked below. Also, please check out the other links to all the awesome things we talked about in this episode...xoxo Pod - Spotify / YouTube Music Safari - Spotify / YouTube Music The Breeders Bio by Neil Gaiman Judy Berman's Pitchfork review of Pod Steve Albini - Electric Audio Studio You're Wrong About Podcast

This week we get into the band Wire! A great band that was apart of the foundations of punk and post punk and is still going strong. Their music and influnce didn't completly miss Bryan's notice but Melissa helps him go a bit deeper with a focus on their brillant first three records and beyond. Give it a listen.  Wire mix- YouTube Music Spotify

This week, Melissa celebrates the band Ride as they celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of their critically acclaimed album, "Nowhere". This is not just a Ride to Nowhere...Melissa gives Bryan a deep dive into this influential album in hopes that she can convince him to go see them live in the spring. Will she do it?? Listen and find out!! Listen to "Nowhere" in it's entirety! YouTube Music / Spotify See Ride On Tour in the UK and Barcelona

Fresh off the boat with The Dead Milkmen!! Melissa, never one to be pinned down, brings a surprising one to Bryan who did listen to The Dead Milkmen through the walls in his early days...but as always, he doesn't really remember them. Melissa reminds us all that even though they can be irreverent and not all their lyrics age well, The Dead Milkmen bring some catchy songs that are super fun to listen to. Check out the the mix linked below! The Dead Milkmen "Big Lizard In My Back Yard" mix - YouTube Music / Spotify 

Merry Happy Holidayzzz! Here's another throw back to the beginning of the podcast. One year ago Melissa AND Bryan brought you some of their holiday music favorites and they are bringing it back again!  We had a lot of fun making this one cause we love holiday music so why not add to the piles of holiday music flooding your ears, but these tunes may be different. Listen to Bryan and Melissa talk about their favorite holiday songs and more than ever CHECK OUT THE MIX for some solid favorites and new ones as well.  Listen to the Christmas..kinda mix here! Happy Holidays everyone, xo - Melissa and Bryan 

It's the holidays and we are on the road again. So we thought we bring back a gem of an episode from about a year ago. In this episode Melissa reintroduces Bryan to the band, "His Name is Alive". She didn't think she needed to reintroduce this band as it has been playing in their house for the last 20 years, but this time she thinks it's gotten through. Join Melissa and Bryan for some laughs and a trip through the magnificent work of "His Name is Alive" and maybe some Ronnie James Dio...

Oh boy, this is the big one...it's been a long time coming, you guessed it...Bryan guessed it! It's THE SMITHS!!! Melissa has been holding out on us but finally the time has come for her to reveal her true love for the band that Bryan never understood. But now he does and so will you! Enjoy a trip through The Smiths four albums and singles compilations. As always listen to the mix AND listen to our new favorite music podcast called, "The Vinyl Detroit Podcast" both are linked here....!! The Smiths Mix - YouTube Music / Spotify Listen to The Vinyl Detroit Podcast Melissa singing Smiths songs if you want to hear them: I Know It's Over covered by Rosewater Elizabeth This Night Has Opened My Eyes covered by Underwater