Especially the early episodes w/ the songs integrated into the episode.
Host and a special guest go through the history of a band from growing up through their breakup and what they are doing now with in-depth analysis of it. Episodes are usually 3+ hrs.
Drove up to MassMOCA area from Boston a couple years ago and crushed the episode on Dave Matthews Band. I’m linking the one on Fugazi which I listened on a drive to IKEA a couple years ago. I listen to bands I’m already into or ones that I’m interested in learning more about.
Jun 4, 2024
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Heavy rotation- middlebrow, nymphet alumni, hlg, guess the year, baseball tonight (really covering all the bases here)
Recently finished articles of interests' series on Prep and loved it. Will always rec Tiga's First/Last Party on Earth series for the electronic heads. And, lastly, linked here, a re-rec I first found on here ~a year ago- @COREYDUBROWA 's appearance on That Record Got Me High, covering my favorite Zep record, Physical Graffiti.
May 22, 2025
I’m working on a podcast about the 1990s for work and went full method so been listening to a lot of ‘90s music which led me to this podcast.
The host Rob Harvilla goes on a seemingly unrelated tangent for the first like 15-20 minutes of the episode but always connects it back to the main song/artist in a fun and interesting way. So far I’ve listened to the eps about Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Hole (on an early 90s alt rock kick lol) and they've all been excellent! Planning to listen to many more.
Jan 27, 2025
It’s black history month. Support your black friends and learn the origin of like every American popular musical genre everrr.
Once I’m done with the 40 + genres, we’re diving into the diasporaaaa.
And then at some point I’m talking cash shit about the summer of love and what was cooler than stinky trust fund kids…I mean hippies in San Francisco... I’ll give you some hints, same time period but across the bridge in Oakland. There’s also 1980s Washington DC, fuck it even 1960s Detroit.
I just really fucking hate the Grateful Dead fans. Sorry. Not sorry.
Perfect listening for cleaning the house and doing art projects.
Tell a friend.
Feb 2, 2024
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Just because I see a window to get across the street doesn’t mean you don’t have to look both ways. I’ve been on the other side of that though…
May 11, 2025
I met Erin (@RIOTGRRRL) and Jake (@SLOWDAZZLE) last year after I started using PI.FYI—we organized a meetup before a Jonathan Richman show and immediately clicked over our shared taste in music and similar sensibilities. We started hanging out a lot and had some great times together. I’ve also gotten to know many of their friends, who are all really cool. Erin and Jake started dating a couple of months after the three of us became friends, but our group chat still pops off. Their friendship has meant a lot to me, especially since moving to NYC in 2023, and I really appreciate having them in my life.
May 16, 2025
Come hang with some PI.FYI folks at Franklin Park in Crown Heights in Brooklyn on 7/19 @ 6:30. riotgrrrl and slowdazzle will be there too! Link is the Partiful invited!
Jun 22, 2024