POP THEORY Jeff Beach, Zach Rickel
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Follow pop music enthusiasts, Jeff Beach and Zach Rickel (aka @afunctioninggay on Instagram®) as they go on an unhinged deep dive of all things POP music. Remember that artist/song you loved from the early 2000's that fell into obscurity? Yeah, they do too- and they are here to celebrate them with you! Tune in each week as this duo reviews everything new in pop music and culture, little known facts about your favorite artists, under-appreciated deep cuts from your beloved pop divas and many laughs along the way.
Episodes air every Tuesday.
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The Brat Episode
On this episode of POP THEORY, DJ John Michael is BACK with a BRATitude to talk all things Charli XCX and her new album "Brat." We do a track-by-track of the deluxe album, talk about dream collaborations and remixes and even discuss some of our favorite lesser known Charli XCX tracks.
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Tori Kelly Put Us In PURGA-TORI!
On this very special episode of POP THEORY, we are joined by the incredible Devin Way! The Geminis were strong in these ones as we talk all things music from Tori Kelly, Kelly Clarkson and Beyoncé to Becky Hill, David Archuleta, and Tanner Adell. Devin answers the infamous "Desert Island" question and also recalls his love of American Idol.
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Glory for Gloria Estefan's "Gloria!"
On this episode, Peloton's DJ John Michael returns to help Zach celebrate Gloria Estefan's magnum opus "gloria!" The colossal album that fuses latin dance pop with electronica, disco, and hip-hop celebrated it's 26th anniversary in the world and it's time to give this album the flowers it rightfully deserves. In this episode we do a track-by-track including it's singles "Heaven's What I Feel," "Oye," "Don't Let This Moment End" and "Cuba Libre" as well as dive into it's slew of remixes, megamixes, and medleys.
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The Real Drug Is Fergie
On this episode I am joined by the ICONIC Joe Santini where we go down a deep dive of some of his favorite artists. We talk about everyone from Taylor Swift and Beyoncé to Lorde and Bad Bunny. But there's one special artist in mind who stole the show completely: Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson. You are not going to want to miss this episode and the presentation that Joe gives for one of Fergie's most iconic singles.
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What is "Pop Music?" (with Jesse Chambliss)
This week we welcome back Jesse Chambliss, host of Jesse's Girls podcast, and we have an incredible - and chaotic - discussion as we try to define what exactly is pop music!? We cover all of the faves as we use everyone from Madonna, Kylie and Janet to Avril, Harry and Alanis to exemplify and identify the pop landscape. We also end with a very special round of "Sounds We Don't Talk About Enough: Kylie Minogue Edition."
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1997: A Shot of Serotonin
This week I am joined with the LEGENDARY wedding photographer extraordinaire and hello Bey Hive member, Jill DeVries-Dryer! In this episode, we take a stroll down memory lane and go through Billboard's Year-End Chart for 1997. From Madonna to Los Del Rio to the Spice Girls to Chumbawumba to the Backstreet Boys to Usher - we were left yearning for the 90's!