Perhaps the weather has you stuck at home, or maybe your adult responsibilities have you hopelessly stuck at the office. Perhaps rush hour simply has you stuck in traffic. But wherever you’re stranded, you surely deserve a little musical R&R.
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Today we (belatedly) kick off 2017 with new music from Dr. Awkward and NESMETAL, learn to focus on the little things with Meri Amber and Optimus Rhyme, and ask the big questions with Marc with a C and Glenn Case.
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Meet me at midnight for a diabolical dance through the graveyard. Or, you know, maybe just listen to this podcast in your car or while you’re doing laundry or something.
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Do not adjust your headphones–I… I really sound like that.
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In recent years, Marc with a C has often travelled deeper and deeper into the reedy realm of the concept album, with releases like last year’s moody ‘Exactly Where I Am’ (complete with its enigmatic, photographic lead-up) and 2013’s market-driven ‘Popular Music’ (an album literally designed by committee). Therefore, I tend to view his latest LP, ‘Unicorn Get More Bacon,’ as more a return to form.
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It’s Leap Day, and all bets are off here at RFH! Is this our weirdest episode yet? Kinda hard to say, as we’ve set the bar pretty high, but it’s possible. So give it a listen for Madonna covers, ambient chiptune grooves, a trip to Gravity Falls, and more on your extra-special extra day.
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In this episode, we celebrate Valentine’s Day with a selection of what I like to call “complicated love songs.” Marriage, divorce, classic literature, and home improvement–this show’s got it all!
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Here’s a gift to you, loyal listener, and I made it myself. It’s Radio Free Hipster episode 19, my first holiday show since the podcast’s return.
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In this episode, we check out one of MC Lars’s earliest hits, enjoy a lengthy garage rock game night with The Four Eyes, and I try my best to control my laughter after a particularly hilarious ThoughtCriminals outro. (Spoiler alert: I cannot.)
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‘Exactly Where I Am’ is a strong album that resonates with Marc’s low-fidelity pop sensibility. Marc doesn’t try to obfuscate the theme of the album, throwing it in the Bandcamp’s description: “The intersection between yesterday’s small-town secrets and today’s information overload.” That comes across heavily in most of the tracks without leaving the listener feeling spoon-fed.
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