In this episode, our hosts - one a big Radiohead fan, the other a novice - review the latest album by The Smile (Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood + Sons of Kemet’s Tom Skinner) - “Wall of Eyes.” Using their time-tested (well, one time, anyway) 20-point scoring method, they’ll break down what they liked, what they didn’t, what confused them, and how it must feel to be a side-chick of a side-chick. Remember to like/follow/subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It helps...

In this episode of The Extended Play Podcast, hosts E and Tank review “S.O.S.” by SZA. Our hosts are going in knowing next to nothing about this album (well, except that it was most people’s album of the year in 2023 and won a few Grammys), and you won’t believe what they thought.

The title of the episode says it all, doesn’t it? Yet another clickbait-y list has got hosts E and Tank mad as hell, and they’re not gonna take it anymore. This time around it’s the Apple Music 100 Best Albums list that has them seething. Feel their wrath! Watch the video version of this episode and previous episodes. Mentioned in the episode: Robert Glasper calls out (Ms.) Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill’s rebuttal Listen to playlists from the show on Spotify. Like/follow/subscribe to The...

🎵 It’s (nearly) summertime in southeast Michigan🎵, so what better time for hosts E and Tank to talk about their five favorite summer songs? And no, they didn’t pick Satriani’s “Summer Song” (though they definitely considered it). Listen to the songs on Spotify and YouTube. Watch our video episodes. From the episode: Miami Vice guest spots Sad bastard music (from "high Fidelity") Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

For this edition of the Playlist Challenge, hosts E and Tank each choose five songs with medical terms in their titles and rank them. We promise there’s only a passing reference to proctology. Listen to the songs in this episode on Spotify and YouTube. Watch our video episodes, including our episode about "Juggalo Pen15." Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast. Clips of David Draiman (Disturbed) being awesome: Comforting a young fan Speech about depression,...

You know we had to get into it. Listen in as hosts E and Tank dissect the Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake rap beef; who really wins, who loses, and what the fallout will be for hip-hop. Watch the video version of this show. Don't forget to like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Fresh on the heels of Drake getting sued for using A.I. Tupac on his Kendrick diss track (more on that whole thing in a future episode), hosts E and Tank finally talk A.I. and its impact on music. How is it potentially harmful? When is it beneficial? What does all of this have to do with Drew Carey and Phish? Listen and find out!

What artists, songs, or albums do you think are WAY better than they get credit for? In this edition of “My Five,” hosts E and Tank advocate for music that for some reason has flown under the radar. Listen to the music featured in this episode on Spotify and YouTube. Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

How important, if at all, is authenticity in music? Hosts E and Tank use Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” as a jumping-off point to dig into this slippery topic. How can you tell if an artist is being authentic? Is authenticity even possible in pop music? And so what if it isn’t? There may be no clear answers, but it’s definitely worth the discussion. Metallica’s Elton John tribute: “Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” Interview with Tyler Childers on songwriting. Popcast - Beyoncé, “Cowboy...

In this week’s episode, hosts and E and Tank make playlists for one another with songs that have U.S. states in the title. We then share our impressions of the songs and rank them according to our own arbitrary criteria. Sound fun? It is! Listen to the songs on Spotify and YouTube. Maggie Rogers & Pharrell (mentioned in the episode). Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

On this episode of The Extended Play Podcast, hosts E and Tank talk about some of the many issues around artists being fairly compensated for their art. Streaming revenue, the relationship between an artist’s financial security and their creative integrity, and a whole lot more are up for discussion. We may not have all the answers, but maybe it’s more important that we - as fans - start asking the questions. Don’t forget to like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast! Check out our...

In the latest edition of “My Five,” hosts E and Tank each share their five favorite cover songs. They also discuss what makes a great cover song. Should it be faithful to the original? Drastically different? Somewhere in between? Check out a playlist of (most of) the songs. What are your favorite cover songs? Email us at [email protected]. Check out the video edition of the show! Please follow us on your podcast app and check out socials: https://linktr.ee/extendedplaypod.

You know, we thought this’d be an easy one. Pick five songs with items of clothing in the title, send them to your co-host, and rate them. Unfortunately, once you get past “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” and “Blue Suede Shoes,” there’s not a whole lot out there! But we toughed it out, all for YOU - the Extended Family. Enjoy! Listen to the songs featured in this episode on Spotify and YouTube. Check out our video episodes. Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

In this episode, hosts E and Tank solve the problem of the chicken and the egg. Well, not really, but we do talk about the relationship between music critics/websites and music fans by dissecting the recently published “The 200 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years, According to Pitchfork Readers.” What does the list say about Pitchfork? About its readers? About music fandom in general? What would our list have looked like? Listen in to find out! Check out the list. Watch the video edition of...

It’s our most challenging challenge yet! Join hosts E and Tank as they review and rate playlists they make for one another, this time with the twist that they all have to share a title! Featuring a song neither host wanted but ended up needing in the weirdest way. Check out a playlist of all the songs on Spotify and YouTube. We have a video show that drops weekly on YouTube! Don’t forget to like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

“We Are the World…We Are the Extended Play Podcast.” That’s how it goes, right? 😎 🌍😎 In this episode, hosts E and Tank review the new documentary about the making of “We Are The World” called “The Greatest Night in Pop.” Whose performance did they marvel at? Who did the guys not remember being on the song? Who got the drunkest (during the recording of the song, not this podcast episode - that answer should be obvious)? Listen in and find out!

In this post-root canal episode, hosts E and Tank continue their conversation from their review of The Smile’s “Wall of Eyes.” What makes music challenging? How do you, as a listener, approach challenging music? Should music even be challenging in the first place? Check out our video review of “Wall of Eyes.”

It’s time for another Playlist Challenge! This time around, hosts E and Tank give each other five songs featuring guest artists. Which will they love? Which will they hate? Which is another song to include some dude intimidatingly telling us to dance? Listen to find out! Listen to the songs on ⁠Spotify⁠ and ⁠YouTube⁠. Please like/follow/subscribe to ⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠.

In this episode, hosts E and Tank disect the modern music festival. What makes a great lineup? What have been their favorite festivals? If festivals were a banquet, who would be the mostaccioli? You know - the hard-hitting, journalistically-sound topics we’re known for at The Extended Play Podcast. And don’t miss our next video episode, in which our hosts test the level of their hipster-ness with a Coachella quiz.

Hosts E and Tank took a few minutes to recap their favorite - and least favorite - parts of the 66th annual Grammy Awards. They discuss the winners, the losers, the Tracy Chapman and Joni Mitchell performances, and imagine an alternate universe award ceremony.

It’s time for another episode of The Extended Play Podcast! This week hosts and E and Tank make playlists for one another with songs that feature the letter “Q.” It’s random! It’s wacky! It’s seriously not about Q-Anon! Listen to the songs on Spotify and YouTube. Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

Before the episode kicks off (😖), hosts E and Tank want to remind you that there’s a video edition of the show you can watch right now! It’s about album covers, and we think it’s pretty great even if we forgot to tell you about it initially. We’re still new at this self promotion thing. 🤷 Check out youtube.com/@extendedplaypod. But in today’s episode, we’re back to talk about the connection between sports and music. How vital is music to the experience of watching sports? Why do athletes so...

It’s a new year and a new season of The Extended Play Podcast! Hosts E and Tank are back to challenge themselves with musical New Year’s resolutions. Will E finally dive into yacht rock? 🛳️ Will Tank embrace emo? 🖤 Check out the episode to hear the answers to these burning questions as well as our first Playlist Challenge of the year. You’ll never guess the theme. 😉 And don't forget to check us out on YouTube for new video episodes of the show! Check out songs from the Playlist Challenge...

It’s the season finale of The Extended Play Podcast! What better time to talk about the year in music, 2023. Hosts E and Tank discuss some popular year-end lists, recommended their own favorites, and talk about the most visible celebration of the year in music: The Grammys. Plus, our final Playlist Challenge of the season and a glimpse into what we’ve got on tap for Season 4. Mentioned in the episode: Rolling Stone's "The 100 Best Albums of 2023" Pitchfork's "The 50 Best Albums of...