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It's Easter egg time! Season 5 is over, but to keep the wait for season 6 a little shorter, we have this bonus episode for you. The legendary American music producer, Michael Beinhorn, joined Thomas and Oddvar for a chat about his work with Mew. We talk about how he found out about Mew, creating And the Glass Handed Kites and + -, Silas' drumming style, how Johan came back to the band, how music production has changed over the years, how working with Mew is different from working with some of the biggest names in the business, and more!


Credits:
Hosts: Thomas Dyregaard and Oddvar Røste. Guest: Michael Beinhorn.

Opening songs:Hole - Celebrity Skin, Official Music VideoRed Hot Chili Peppers - Me And My Friends, Official AudioAerosmith - Blind Man, Official Music VideoHerbie Hancock - Rockit, Official Music VideoSoul Asylum - Runaway Train, Official Music VideoKorn - Here to Stay, Official Music VideoMarilyn Manson - Rock Is Dead, Official Music VideoSoundgarden - Black Hole Sun, Official Music Video


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Welcome to The MewX Podcast!

Season 5 comes to and end, as we talk about one of Mew's most popular songs, Special. We're joined by Oddvar's brother Simen, to discuss his favorite song. We also get some help to solve a mystery in the lyrics, when we get an unexpected call during the recording. What do you think of Special, and what do you think Agarina means?

Credits:
Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Guest: Simen Røste.

Special, Radio Mix

Music video:
Special, Directed by Martin de Thurah

Lyrics:
Special, lyrics

Live versions:
Special, Live at KB Hallen, Copenhagen, 2006
Special, Live at The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2006

Cover versions:
Special, Cover by Live, XFactor, Denmark, 2019
Special, Cover by Taavi Paomets feat. Jonas Bjerre, Salalaulu, Estonia, 2022

Other links:
Bo recording Special, YouTube
Mew talking about the Special music video, YouTube
Mew talk about Hulk Hogan on The DL, YouTube
Backstreet Boys - Get Down, Official music video, YouTube
New Kids On The Block - Step By Step, Official music video, YouTube
Carpark North - Human, Official music video, YouTube
Trentemøller - Vamp, Official audio, YouTube
La Dispute - Edward Benz, 27 Times, Official audio, YouTube
Lake of the Dead, IMDb
The Last of Us, IMDb

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Welcome to The MewX Podcast!

This week we're joined by the brain behind the Themes For Great Cities project, Alex Maiolo. Alex, Jonas Bjerre, Jonas Kaarnamets, Erki Pärnoja and the city of Tallinn, released an album earlier this month, of music made largely on modular synths, performed live at Tallinn Music Week. It's an inspirational talk about how the four guys and one city came together, creating music and a great friendship. We also hear about how they made the album, Alex's musical inspirations, his relationship with Mew, modern ways of creating and consuming music versus old, and much more.

The album is available on limited edition red vinyl, pressed at Citizen Vinyl in Asheville, NC, and digital download on moroderikmusik.bandcamp.com.

Credits:
Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin. Guest: Alex Maiolo.

Themes For Great Cities: Tallinn
Alex Maiolo
Alexmaiolo.com
Alex on Instagram
Triple X Snaxxx on Instagram
Lacy Jags on Instagram

Jonas Bjerre
Jonasbjerre.com
Mewsite.com
Jonas on Instagram
Mew on Instagram
Mew on YouTube

Jonas Kaarnamets
Frankieanimal.com
Jonas on Instagram
Jonas on YouTube
Frankie Animal on YouTube

Erki Pärnoja
Ewertandthetwodragons.com
Erki on Instagram
Ewert and The Two Dragons on YouTube

Moroderik Musik
Moroderik.com
Moroderik Musik on YouTube

Other links:
Themes For Great Cities: Tallinn, Live at Tallinn Music Week, 2001
Ewert and The Two Dragons - (In The End) There's Only Love, Official Music Video
Estonian Voices & DJ Sander Mölder with guitarist Jonas Kaarnamets and String Quartet FourFest
Suburban Summit
Simple Minds - Theme For Great Cities, Audio
Themes For Great Cities: Five Things I Wish I Had Known, with Alex Maiolo and Jonas Bjerre

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We're joined this week by Mew's live keyboardist and guitarist, Nick Watts and Mads Wegner. We hear all about how they got into playing with Mew, their careers outside of Mew, life on tour, fears of replacing former band members, etc. One for the road!

Credits:
Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin.

Stuff we talk about:
The Storm, Wikipedia
The Storm - Lost In The Fire, Official Music Video
Tue West - Sig Du Er Sikker, Official Music Video
Tue West - Skynd Dig Væk, Live, 2004
Tue West, Wikipedia
Mew's Video Diary - Episode 6
Chris Morris, Wikipedia
Headswim - Soup, Official Music Video
Headswim, Live at Underworld, Camden, London, 2022
Hannah Peel, Wikipedia
Nick Watts & Jonas Bjerre - Number 5 In the Sky
Hannah Peel - Mary Casio: Journey To Cassiopeia, Full Visual Album
Beach House, Wikipedia
Wild Nothing, Wikipedia
Real Estate, Wikipedia
The Smile, Wikipedia
Real Estate - Paper Cup, Official Music Video
The Smile - Speech Bubble
Megadeth, Wikipedia
Megadeth - Holy Wars...The Punishment Due, Official Music Video

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It's time for a doubleheader, when we this week discuss two of Mew's shorter, but sweeter songs, Shoulders and Zanzibar, from Visuals. We also hear an alternative song about Zanzibar. Which of the two songs do you prefer?

Credits:
Host: Thomas Dyregaard. Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin.

Shoulders, Album version
Zanzibar, Album version

Lyrics:
Shoulders, lyrics
Zanzibar, lyrics

Live version:
Shoulders, Live on Radio K, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2017
Shoulders, Live at Paste Studios, New York, NY, USA, 2017

Cover version:
Zanzibar, Cover by John P, YouTube

Other links:
Sputnik - Zanzibar, audio, YouTube
Sputnik (singer), Wikipedia
Sputnik 1 (satellite), Wikipedia
The Art of Meditation - Sigur Rós, Alan Watts and Paul Corley, YouTube
Anglo-Zanzibar War, Wikipedia

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Welcome to The MewX Podcast!

It's time for another vintage Mew track, Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years. We discuss both versions of the song, and the mysterious feature artist, Stina Nordenstam. We also find out where the song title came from! Do you prefer the early version from Half the World Is Watching Me, or the later Frengers version?

Credits:
Host: Thomas Dyregaard Co-hosts: Ann Lancaster, Oddvar Røste and Keir Martin.

Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years, Half the World Is Watching Me version
Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years, Frengers version

Lyrics:
Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years, lyrics

Live version:
Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years, Live in Copenhagen, 2001, audio
Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years, Live at Tammerfest, Tampere, Finland, 2018
Her Voice Is Beyond Her Years, Live at El Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico, 2018

Other links:
Jonas and Johan talk about Stina Nordenstam, YouTube
Jonas Bjerre's tweet about Stina Nordenstam
Stina Nordenstam, Wikipedia
Stina Nordenstam - So This Is Goodbye, Official Music Video

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