Talkin' Down the Highway: A Beach Boys Podcast Strange Currencies Music
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Join Matt, Glenn, and Tim from Strange Currencies Music as they explore the profound weirdness that is "America's Band." Each episode will focus on an album, event, or story surrounding this oddly-fascinating group, and their seismic impact on the pop culture landscape.
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Episode 35: Keepin' the Summer Alive
Matt, Glenn, and Tim talk Keepin' the Summer Alive: the first Beach Boys album of the 1980s. Other topics include high concept art, the differences between the North and South Pole, and the classic Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat."
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Episode 34: L.A. (Light Album)
The guys discuss 1979's L.A. (Light Album). Other topics include helipads, stupid people on social media, 9/11, and 7-Eleven.
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Episode 33: M.I.U. Album
The guys discuss the 1978 Beach Boys record, M.I.U. Album. Other topics include playing ping-pong at Denny's, Mike Love "fun facts" (including that his own brother apparently can't stand him), and the podcast crew's upcoming trip to the beautiful coastal cornfields of Iowa.
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Episode 32: Pacific Ocean Blue
Matt, Glenn, and Tim (note the Oxford comma) discuss Dennis Wilson's 1977 solo debut, Pacific Ocean Blue. Other topics include mezcal, Aurora Borealis, and chance encounters with Bill Oakley.
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Episode 31: Adult Child
The guys discuss the unreleased late-seventies album, Adult Child. Other topics include Glenn making a bold prediction, Tim committing a regrettable verbal faux pas, and Matt threatening Al Jardine with a lobster.
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Episode 30: Love You
The crew discuss The Beach Boys' 1977 album Love You. Other topics include illicit sources of income, Patti Smith, and Brian Dennehy (aka, America's answer to the Indian film star, Otm Shank).