Tag: Eric Lohrenz
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Episode 1216: The Sound – An Appreciation
Eric Lohrenz, a patron of the pod, gets to pick the topic. He leads us in a discussion of ’80s post-punk band The Sound.
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Episode 1186: Dumptruck – An Appreciation
Eric Lohrenz, a patron of the pod, gets to pick the topic. He guides us in a discussion of ’80s alternative band Dumptruck. Rob Gates joins in the conversation.
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Episode 1108: 2010s Albums – Decemberists, The Coral, Joywave, Virginia Wing, Business of Dreams
Eric Lohrenz, a patron of the pod, continues his album-a-year personal journey through the 2010s. Today’s records are by the Decemberists, the Coral, Joywave, Virginia Wing and Business of Dreams.
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Episode 1107: 2010s Albums – The National, Whigs, Beirut, Fear of Men, Trail of Dead
Eric Lohrenz, a patron of the pod, gets to pick the topic. We go on an album-a-year personal journey with him through the early 2010s, touch on records by the Whigs, Beirut, … And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, the National and Fear of Men.
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Episode 1060: 1981 Sophomore Albums – Pretenders, U2, Teardrop Explodes, Echo & the Bunnymen
Eric Lohrenz, a patron of the pod, picks the topic. In a follow-up to an earlier episode, we discuss four sophomore albums released in 1981: “Pretenders II,” “October” by U2, “Wilder” by the Teardrop Explodes and “Heaven Up Here” by Echo & the Bunnymen.
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Episode 1028: 2020 Favorites – Stephen Malkmus, Drive-By Truckers, Bombay Bicycle Club, People Years
Day 6 of our 2020 listener series. Mark Neese picks a Drive-By Truckers album. Eric Lohrenz goes with Bombay Bicycle Club and People Years. And Tim Hoffman talks up Stephen Malkmus.
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Episode 970: The Undertones – An Appreciation
It’s a second consecutive patron episode with listener Eric Lohrenz. We discuss the late ’70s/early ’80s work of Northern Ireland’s Undertones.
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Episode 969: 1980 Debut Albums
Eric Lohrenz, a patron of the pod, picks the topic. We discuss debut albums that came out in 1980, including those by Pretenders, Echo & the Bunnymen, U2, Half Japanese, Huey Lewis and the News, Kurtis Blow and Jim Carroll Band.
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Episode 787: Africa Rocks!
Eric Lohrenz of Lincoln IL, a patron of the pod, picked the topic. We discuss cool music from Africa, by Udokotela Shange Namajaha, Konono No. 1, Tinariwen and Mdou Moctar.
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Episode 695: Album Anniversaries – Lloyd Cole, Sam Phillips
Eric Lohrenz, a patron of the pod, gets the Guest Star treatment today. His chosen topic: album anniversaries. Specifically, “Rattlesnakes” by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, released in October 1984, and “Martinis & Bikinis” by Sam Phillips, released in March 1994.