Music Sucks and I Want to Die

If you don't want to kill yourself, you're not listening.
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Two jaded professional musicians tackle various music topics and by doing so let you know EXACTLY why music sucks in excruciating detail. https://www.facebook.com/MusicSuksAndIWanttoDie

  1. 02/21/2023

    EP 47 - Composer's Toolbox: The Key Change

    Music Sucks and I Want to Die has a new series! It's called the Composer's Toolbox, and it's where Jake and Matt take a specific tool at the composer's/songwriter's disposal, and talk about how to implement it, how it's been used before, specific nuances, etc. The first one is all about the key change. They talk about a few different types of key changes and how they've been used for both good and evil in the past, and how you can avoid putting in a key change that's as bad as Chicago's.

    1h 30m

  2. 02/07/2023

    EP 46 - Good, Bad, and Ugly #3

    In the third of a recurring series, Jake and Matt review one good song, one bad song, and one ugly song (of which there's still no settled definition of exactly what that means in this context). Kendrick Lamar - Backseat Freestyle is the good, Dua Lipa/Elton John - Cold Heart is the bad (really, really bad). And Owl City - Fireflies is the ugly. Which in this case means they're going to rave on and on about it for an hour, talking about how bad it should be but it just slaps so hard. Prepare for a deep dive into these 3 songs as this episode is well over 2 hours long.

    1h 43m

  3. 01/20/2023

    EP 45 - Interview with Ty Bailie

    In this episode, special guest Ty Bailie joins Jake and Matt to talk about his music life, from humble beginnings in small-ass town Washington to touring with Katy Perry to Nashville and more!

    47 min

  4. 11/15/2022

    EP 44 - Triple Longplay #3

    In this recurring series, Jake and Matt discuss 3 albums, one from pre-2000, one from post-2000, and one randomly selected from Piero Scaruffi's blog through a series of stupid and arbitrary random number generators. Discussed are The Darkness, The Buggles, and Teeth of the Sea.

    1h 42m

  5. 11/01/2022

    EP 43 - Greatest American Band of All Time???

    Time for some clickbait!!!! Jake and Matt discuss what band is possibly the greatest American band of all time. Excluded are solo artists, groups of singers with ringers for a backup band, and more arbitrary garbage. Who do YOU think is the greatest? And please let us know how wrong we are with our choices. Also discussed is the concept of greatness itself, what it means, etc.

    1h 30m

  6. 10/18/2022

    EP 42 - About the Seattle AFM ft. Nate Omdal

    Special guest American Federation of Musicians union representative Nate Omdal comes on to talk about his job with the Seattle AFM division, and the role it plays in the Seattle music scene, what it does to support artists, etc. Along the way, he clears up several misconceptions Jake and Matt had about the role of the union in the working musician's life.

    1 hr

  7. 09/05/2022

    EP 41 - Music We Like #3

    In the third of the series, Matt and Jake each pick 2 artists/groups they really enjoy and talk about why. Artists featured are Gyorgy Ligeti, David Fiuczynski, Pixies, and Gentle Giant. What a couple of NERDS

    2h 5m

  8. 08/16/2022

    EP 40 - Situational Playing: Adapting to Different Musical Environments

    For more info on this topic, check out EP 5 - Jam Sessions.    Book mentioned - Derek Bailey: Improvisation https://www.amazon.com/Improvisation-Its-Nature-Practice-Music/dp/0306805286/   Listening of the Week - Akron/Family + Angels of Light https://akronfamily.bandcamp.com/album/akron-family-angels-of-light Joe Jackson - I'm the Man   twitter.com/musicsuckscast   youtube.com/channel/UCDsf7uZdoDtbkYTWh3r2DxA

    1h 22m
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Two jaded professional musicians tackle various music topics and by doing so let you know EXACTLY why music sucks in excruciating detail. https://www.facebook.com/MusicSuksAndIWanttoDie

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  • Creator
    If you don't want to kill yourself, you're not listening.
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    46
  • Rating
    Explicit
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