Mixtape Memories is a nostalgic weekly podcast hosted by Matt Heart Spade & Jinners, reminiscing about music from the 90s and the NYC music scene in the aughts. Incorporating stories about mixtapes in the 90s that influenced them and their wild times as NYC music bloggers during the aughts, Matt & Jinners will rewind and talk about their favorite artists, albums, concerts and general musings from their formative past. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.
https://mixtapememories.com/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 21 hours 8 minutes
episode 1: Black Women Voices
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners are back with the premiere episode of Season 3! They spotlight all the incredible Black women making music in the '90s and '00s including Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, Janet Jackson and many more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss TLC's CrazySexyCool (1994) and Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998).
episode 10: Sondre Lerche
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview LA-based, Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche about his childhood obsession with a-ha, unabashedly loving pop music, exclusive New York parties in the aughts, what it's like promoting an album during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Fiona Apple's When the Pawn... (1999) and Justin Timberlake's Justified (2002).
episode 9: Jinkx Monsoon
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview drag and cabaret superstar Jinkx Monsoon about her teenage performances, Dresden Dolls, CD-Rs, Bette Midler concerts, Cameo requests, the art of covering a well-known song, what it's like performing without an audience during the pandemic, and more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Madonna's Ray of Light (1998) and No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom (1995).
episode 8: Lizz Winstead
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview comedian, writer, co-creator of The Daily Show and founder of reproductive rights group Abortion Access Front Lizz Winstead about her days seeing iconic acts in small Minneapolis rooms, the romance around giving and receiving a mixtape, secret midnight Prince shows, comedy while social distancing, and more...
episode 7: Boshko Boskovic & Ryan Mulkey
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview their respective partners, Boshko Boskovic & Ryan Mulkey. They collectively discuss how geographic location impacts music tastes (Ryan Mulkey - Denton, TX; Boshko Boskovic - Belgrade, Serbia). They also look back on MTV, Eurovision, bootlegs, magazine CD compilations and more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss two soundtracks from 1996: Romeo & Juliet and Trainspotting.
episode 6: Micah Weisberg
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Micah Weisberg about his days as The Music Slut's video producer, CMJ, Northside Festival, anniversary tours, garage rock, party photographers, bringing back the CD, and performing in various bands throughout the aughts and beyond. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss The Strokes' Is This It (2001) and The Hives' Veni Vidi Vicious (2000).
episode 5: Bryan Bruchman
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Bryan Bruchman about his days running Subinev and performing in Man in Gray throughout the aughts. We reminisce about shuttered venues, the rise and fall of blog-loved bands, concert photography, the Deli Magazine, the niche resurgence of cassette culture and more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Nada Surf's Let Go (2002) and Liars' They Threw Us in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top (2001).
episode 4: Nora Walker
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Nora Walker about her days running the iRockiRoll blog to working in digital marketing and DJing for BFF.fm. We reminisce about sepia-toned photos, CMJ, Sparks-fueled open bars, band buttons and more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Bloc Party's Silent Alarm in 2005 and the self-titled Stellastarr* debut album in 2003.
episode 3: Cameron Cook
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Cameron Cook about his days as a blogger/writer for Disco Nap and Sup Mag, discovering music in Europe pre-Internet, moving to New York as a teenager and hosting showcases — to now working as a freelance journalist and a fellow podcaster (Friends and Girls). For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Elastica's self-titled debut album from 1995 and The Breeders' Last Splash from 1993.
episode 2: Abbey "Punkphoto" Raymonde
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Abbey Raymonde about her days as a blogger (Punkphoto) to her DJ/radio host days at Virgin Mobile to now working at Bella Union Records. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Robyn's self-titled album and M.I.A.'s Arular, both from 2005.