Higher Fidelity

Pete O’ Hanlon
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Higher Fidelity Podcast

A music discussion podcast that isn't just that, it's only that. Hosted by the band Zen Arcade.

  1. 18 JUN

    52. Me, Myself and Aye

    I'd a house to myself so decided to record an episode to myself! No guests, no co-stars, no messing, just pure, raw, unfiltered, constant nattering to myself.

    1h 1m

  2. 23 APR

    51. Everybody Clapp Your Hands

    Having returned to Austin after a day in Dallas (dallas't place you wanna be) and Fort Worth (fort what it's worth), myself, Sloane and Felix found ourselves in a familiar formation around the kitchen table mic in hand, ready to welcome to the show for the first time Madison Clapp!  Together the four of us recap on our yester-day trip, making sure to sprinkle in some of the artist's work we bore witness to at a museum in Fort Worth ('bore' being the operative term). This gives the show some edge before we dull said sharpened edge with everything we say afterwards.  Having established ourselves as worldly and learned, we immediately dive into the iPod songs we thought defined our singular experiences in childhood but quickly find, thanks to Adam Sandler, that the illusion of individualism is a myth designed to blind us from the horrors of the hive mind we're all a part of. Brushing that aside rather quickly, we recap on the month that was after last month's episode which included some Austin shows, karaoke and a renaissance faire.That frees us up to dive headlong into the segments which sees us highlight micro-genius moments from the likes of the Flying Burrito Brothers, St Vincent, Chappel Roan and Olivia Rodrigo and discuss Phil Lynott's inability to consume confectionary effectively. Make sure to stick around to the end so you get to hear the visceral disappointment in our new guest's voice when we get to Guilty Hatred's and then despair at the time you've wasted listening to these four specific individual's once Pete's Patent Pending comes to a merciful close.

    1h 12m

  3. 18 MAR

    50. Golden Jubilee've In Magic?

    Our monumental, momentous milestone 50th episode is monumentally momentous and milestonic for multiple reasons: 1. It's the 50th one. (For those who struggle mathematically, drop 50 things on the ground and then count them, that's how many it is. It's the first right after 49, if you hit 51 you've gone too far.)  2. It's conducted from the back of a van.  3. It's conducted in the company of old friends that have stuck around, and new friends who have just started sticking around. After filling you in on the a blazed trail that took its toll on our brittle bodies and weak minds after taking us from New York, back to Austin, to LA and then back to Austin again, we regale ourselves and each other with our hassle getting back after a long night together.Having concluded we've all got questionable philosophies on arriving home at a sensible time and in a sensible fashion, we assign our Sex And The City elemental signs before cracking into the rest of the episode.

    1h 1m

  4. 20 FEB

    49. The Belle Of The Ball

    After a two month sabbatical, of which many apologies for are due but none are forthcoming, we are back in business with a stateside statement of intent and a brand new guest! This episode Sloane, Felix and I are joined by a protege of theirs, Belle!

    49 min

  5. 27/11/2023

    48. The Simple Life with PaRIZZ Hilton and NiCOOL Richie

    This episode finds you a week later, and finds Lord Friday The 13th over a month into a truly gruelling (truelling) European tour.  Join us as we try to piece together the last 4 weeks from the pieces of ourselves that remain. There's everything from a show in an old mortuary, to a sound man called Machine Gun, people raising donkeys, an interview conducted in a toilet, -substances- being smoked outside, a police raid and a stay in an actual, honest to goodness, no fooling, proper old castle. The best part (or worst part) is, that all happened in the SAME DAY. There's more where that came from unfortunately.

    1h 26m

  6. 18/10/2023

    47. S(ibling) Club

    Don't have time for a long intro, we're already late enough as it is! GUEST THIS EPISODE IS MY SISTER MORNA AND SHE DOES A CLASS JOB.

    1h 25m

  7. 19/09/2023

    46. London And On And On

    Episode 46 sees me return stole items to Peter Rugman and he returns the favour by stealing the show.  During a routine headlining of the last ever Static Shock Weekend with The Number Ones, Peter Rugman was gracious enough to grace us once again with his presence and once he's done that, goes on to tell us about his award winning, improvised murder mystery show (which is his way of confessing to -actual- murder). I gloss over his homicidal tendencies and instead dive into his beef with Charlie Puth while I break the law by stealing some electricity from a plug in a pub. Sonic Second follows swiftly with contributions from Counting Crows and Julian Lennon and from there we fall in to Vox Pas with some terrible examples of Irish accents in video games. Workfarce makes its inglorious return and then after Have I Got Tunes For You we treat you to a song from The Number One's headline set from that night at the Lexington. Whole show is rounded out with a delayed flight and delayed responses from some tired rockers in Stansted airport the following morning.

    52 min

  8. 21/08/2023

    45. Two Petes In A Podcast 2: The Pete-quel

    You’ll notice the repetition of a prior episode title, but there’s just cause for this repetition, and it’s just cause I want to. But also because the guest is another Peter, but not just ANY Peter, it's the Peter that is the reason I’m Peter O’ Hanlon Jnr. (Like Robert Downey and his son, except without the troubled past and billion dollar franchise.Yes, my dad disgraces us with his presence on the podcast during a routine visit back to Cavan.  We talk through how we first me (in a hospital, lots of screaming) and what it was like living together (in a house, lots of screaming). Dad gales and regales me with stories from his past, doing us all a favour and shutting down NCAD for 11 days and adventures in haunted houses over in Dallas. Morna and Ross drop in on a call to discuss the rite of passage that a ‘numny’ from Dad is and then we talk through Dad’s incessant desire to erect sheds and direct plays. Eventually we turn our attention towards the segments where poor dad comes a cropper with some rearing senility that returns for the sign off. After father and son’ing our way through Sonic Seconds, Second Best and Word On The Street we get to Acoustic Corner and Dad whips out his classic, 16 Tonnes. (There’s a second performance of another household favourite but thats only for the Patreon members). My mother elects to make a cameo appearance to set the record straight and recommends we listen to the national anthem so we can wrap up. This episode is a family affair that could've gone worse.

    1h 8m
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About

A music discussion podcast that isn't just that, it's only that. Hosted by the band Zen Arcade.

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  • Creator
    Pete O’ Hanlon
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2019 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Higher Fidelity

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