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We're sorting through Lady Gaga's seventh studio pop album Mayhem with Gaga superfan and iHeartRadio personality Nick Gomez.
Nick is an almost lifelong Little Monster, who credits Gaga with inspiring the love of pop music that steered him towards a career in radio, where he can be heard at night on Hot 99.5FM, Washington D.C.'s #1 Hit Music Station, and in the afternoon on Pride Radio.
Andrew and Dominique prod Nick about Mayhem's place in Gaga's catalog and he provides all the answers!
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UCBLK's Justin Catchens joins us to celebrate one of his favorite albums of the '00s, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor, the debut album by the Chicago-based rapper-turned-MIT-and-Johns Hopkins University professor!
Food & Liquor is as dense with prose as a classic work of literature, and we do our best to wrap our heads around the storytelling and social/political messages in Lupe's lyrics. We also discuss Lupe's connection to the 'conscious rap' genre, why this album was his commercial peak and how hip hop never fully embraced him.
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Zijn er afleveringen die ontbreken?
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In the second episode our new cohosts recorded together, Andrew gauges Dominique's taste for the hard stuff with one of his favorite metal albums from last decade, Deftones' 2010 mid-career masterpiece Diamond Eyes â by far the most extreme-sounding record we've discussed on the show.
We explore why this album was a turning point for the Deftones, why it was the record that converted Andrew to a fan, its place in the "metal" genre and how excited we are to see Deftones on their first arena headlining tour this spring!
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New York metal singer and rapper Mizzie from the X introduces us to Doja Cat's debut album, Amala.
We explore Doja's complicated persona and reckless online presence. Mizzie explains how Doja's freewheeling art continually inspires her in hip hop, heavy metal and beyond.
Mizzie has released two albums with her metal band Dishonest Escape and last year she launched her rap career with the debut single, "Ivy."
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Talkinâ âTok - For the second in our bonus series about viral songs on social media, we get into the newfound popularity of âLockjaw,â an album cut from Sir Mix-A-Lotâs 1992 Mack Daddy album.
The song has become a favorite in social mediaâs âmakeoverâ/âglowupâ genre of videos, so naturally, the conversation turns to mewing, mogging, maxing out, and other Internet sad boy terms that Andrew has never heard.
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We're taking a special look at one of the greatest singer-songwriters America ever produced: Bill Withers.
With ubiquitous hits like "Lean on Me," "Ain't No Sunshine," "Just the Two of Us" and "Lovely Day," so many of Bill's songs are taken for granted because of how ingrained they are in American culture. We take a special look at Bill's second studio album, Still Bill, explore his late start in music and his early retirement from it.
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Talkinâ âTok - Introducing our new series looking a social mediaâs latest viral songs.
In this first edition, we discuss the power of short form user-created social media content and then take a look at the song âPeggyâ by viral lesbian financial dominatrix Ceechynaa.
Dominique interprets some of the most perplexing British slang in Ceechynaa's lyrics and explains how users are appropriating "Peggy" in their own content, and why they might be relating to the song. Andrew thinks of something nice to say before politely considering Ceechynaa's economic stances: is "Peggy" a metaphor for socialism?
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From how he swept through the GRAMMYs to his historic performance at the Super Bowl halftime show, everything is coming up Kendrick Lamar.
We dig into our favorite moments of Kendrick Lamarâs Super Bowl halftime show and review how wrong we were about the GRAMMYs!
We also answer important questions like, did the Super Bowl have to be so black? And, is Beyoncé ranked higher in the Illuminati than Sabrina Carpenter?
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Charli xcx's carefree 2024 breakthrough album, BRAT, was one of the defining cultural moments of last year and likely changed Charli's career forever.
But was BRAT's GRAMMY-winning success ironic or the result of a genious marketing masterplan?
Dominique embraced BRAT over the summer, while Andrew only heard it for the first time in preparation of this episode. We discuss the beginning and end of Brat Summer, how the gay community elevated Charli to bonafide popstar status and attempt to nail down what makes this album so compelling.
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Each year the GRAMMYs sparks a wave of bewilderment when nominees are announced for the 'Album of the Year,' 'Song of the Year' and 'Record of the Year' categories.
While the former two categories are self-explanatory, what does the Recording Academy mean by record and who gets that award anyway?!
On this episode, Andrew and Dominique explore all eight nominees for 'Record of the Year,' predict who will win and argue about who should win the award.
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The At First Listen podcast returns in 2025 with a big announcement from Diamond, as she hands her cohost reigns over to Dominique Kaplowitz.
We'll be putting out weekly episodes this year, launching a YouTube channel and covering tons of music, including new and classic albums, viral artists and pop culture events.
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Andrew and Diamond look back at the 10 most recent episodes of the At First Listen podcast and choose their favorite music, moments and guests.
After discussing the recent history of the show, we widen the scope and debate which episode was the best.
At First Listen will be back in 2025!
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We listened to Mariah Carey's classic but infamous 1994 Merry Christmas album, so you don't have to!
Long before she assumed the Queen of Christmas Mantle, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" became nearly inescapable around the holidays. But does the album's titanic hit single overshadow an otherwise decent Gospel record?
On this episode, Andrew and Diamond explore the endurance of Merry Christmas and highlight some of the its less-heralded hits. Plus, in the final segment, they share their favorite contemporary Christmas songs for your holiday playlisting pleasure.
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Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad is one of the seminal albums of the mid-2000s, spawning several gigantic hits, but more importantly, this record helped entertain Diamond while she got her wisdom teeth extracted.
On this episode, Andrew and Diamond look back on the album that made Rihanna a bonafide pop superstar with hits like "Umbrella," "Shut Up and Drive," "Don't Stop the Music," "Hate That I Love You" and "Rehab." We explore what made Rihanna so intriguing at the time and how she's maintained such a high approval rating for so long.
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Longtime radio voice of the Brooklyn Nets Chris Carrino joins the show to reveal the depths of his obsession with Pearl Jam!
Chris was fascinated by Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten, in 1991, but points to the band's second album, Vs. (1993), as what cemented his lifelong fandom.
We discuss how on Vs. Pearl Jam tried to distance itself from the riotous success of the debut album, how the band has always put its fans first and Chris points out Pearl Jam's serendipitous connection to the New Jersey Nets.
For the last segment, we talk basketball! Chris explains his beef with Carmelo Anthony and his expectations for the 2024-25 Brooklyn Nets i.e. how he will keep his spirits up through what could be one of the worst seasons in Nets franchise history.
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In Part 2 of our At First Listen / Ken Dashowâs Beatles Revolution crossover episodes, we dig into The Beatles Abbey Road track-by-track! We discuss how the Beatles challenged fans' expectations over the years, the band members' struggles with fame and what ultimately ended the band.
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In Part 1 of our At First Listen / Ken Dashowâs Beatles Revolution crossover episode, our cohost Diamond meets the Beatles!
We explore the complicated history of the Beatles' final two albums â Abbey Road and Let It Be â the fraught relationships within the Beatles by the late-â60s, the extraordinary cultural impact of the band and how Abbey Road comes across in 2024 to a fan of contemporary pop music, like Diamond.
We also spend A LOT of time on the background of the Beatles and the drama behind the scenes, so look out for the rest of this episode in Part 2!
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Play-by-play announcer and Action Network host Maria Marino joins the show to share one of her favorite albums by The Black Keys â the band's 2010 breakthrough Brothers.
The Black Keys' rootsy, blues-influenced Americana sound made the band an indie darling in the mid-'00s, but it was 2010's Grammy-nominated Brothers album, with hits like "Howlin' for You" and "Tighten Up," that drastically changed the band's fortunes and rocketed The Black Keys to mainstream "alternative" success.
Brothers found Maria during a formative period in college, and The Black Keys have been with her ever since. But will hearing the album for the first time inspire the same loyalty in Andrew and Diamond? Will Diamond forgive Maria for rooting for the wrong New York baseball team? Listen to find out!
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Andrew and Diamond agree that it's time to explore the blues, so they go straight to the King of the Blues himself, B.B. King, for some education with B.B.'s classic 1964 live album, Live at the Regal.
B.B. King is arguably the most famous blues musician of all-time. He began building his following in the early 1940s (!) and continued performing live for his fans for over 70 years (!!). A winner of 15 Grammy Awards (!!!), B.B. is one of the best-selling blues musicians ever and one of the most influential electric guitarists of all-time.
Andrew and Diamond discuss how B.B.'s personality shines on Live at the Regal and play two new guessing games â Is he 83? and How much was $10 worth in 1964? Subscribe so you never miss an episode of At First Listen.
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Andrew has never heard a Nicki Minaj album, and Diamond is pretty sure he will hate it ... nonetheless, Nicki's debut album Pink Friday (2010) is the topic of today's podcast!
There was a time when Diamond considered herself a Barb (a Nicki Minaj fan), and while her support of Nicki has waned in recent years, she wonders if Pink Friday will hold up. We also learn that Diamond's longtime go-to karoke song is on this album.
Will Andrew find anything redeeming on Pink Friday? Could it backfire on Diamond and she kinda hates it too? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode of At First Listen.
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