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No Dogs in Space is back for Season 2!
Marcus and Carolina return, and this season we shift our focus towards a sub-genre of Music, that much like Punk, encompasses a wide range of different styles cross-pollinating organically in the underground music scene of the 1970's, this season we're diving headfirst into Alternative.
Kicking off with the first series, covering one of the most influential acts in musical history, The Velvet Underground. - In this episode we meet a young, complicated Lou Reed and learn how his friendship with John Cale and their mutual love of experimental music would lead to the formation of what would become The Velvet Underground.

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And taking us out this week is Pyrex - Touch

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The story of The Velvet Underground continues as we pick back up with the eclectic pairing of Lou Reed & John Cale, and dive deeper into the background of the multi-instrumentalist who's avant-garde drone swells became a staple of the group's early sound. As the two find their collaborative style, the group's original line-up begins to take shape with the additions of guitarist Sterling Morrison and drummers Angus MacLise & Moe Tucker.
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And taking us out this week is Nightmare Blue - Trouble

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As our trip through The Velvet Underground's history continues, we come to the creation of their iconic debut album, as the group officially takes shape with the addition of a new female singer named Christa Päffgen aka Nico, along with a new stylistic counterpart in the form of their new manager Andy Warhol.

Taking us out is JOEFUR - HIROSHIGE

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This week we reach The Velvet Underground's sophomore release, White Light/White Heat, and as tension within the band begins to grow, the group is blindsided by an assassination attempt on their beloved manager, Andy Warhol.

Taking us out is Reef The Lost Cauze - Naked
Available at https://reefthelostcauze.bandcamp.com/

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As we conclude our series on The Velvet Underground we pick back up just after the band had split with one of it's founding members, John Cale. Leaving Lou Reed with full reign of the group in his pursuit for artistic notoriety and respect, but it was the addition of Doug Yule that lead to the release of their third album, the self titled "The Velvet Underground". And as this and their next record "Loaded", failed to reach the charts, the luster begins to fade for Lou, who would leave the group and go on to write the hit he had been striving for his entire career.

Taking us out is PET MOSQUITO - I Hate Illinois Nazis
Available at PET MOSQUITO on SoundCloud

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Carolina and Marcus return with Minnesota's own Replacements! In this first episode, we cover the evolution of each member, and just how one of the wildest, most irresponsible, and best bands of the eighties came together.