Earbuddies

Music made them friends; now, it's making them podcasters. Join Mat and Tim at the intersection of music, culture, politics, and jokes.

Earbuddies is a music podcast hosted by Mat and Tim, with 132 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Mat and Tim hosts Earbuddies, a music show with 132 episodes published.

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  3. How Travis Barker Is Saving a Dying Language

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  Don't waste your time on us, we're already the voice inside your head! In this episode , Mat and Tim trace the origins of emo rap to the pop punk renaissance of the early 2000s. Plus, how Travis Barker and Machine Gun Kelly are moving the genre forward. [Note: This ep contains explicit language.] SONGS PLAYED: Taking Back Sunday - MakeDamnSure Lil Peep - 16 Lines Hawthorne Heights - Ohio Is For Lovers Post Malone - Rich & Sad Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams Yellowcard - Holly Wood Died LIL LOTUS - Body Bag blink-182 - I Miss You Machine Gun Kelly, Yungblud & Travis Barker - I Think I'm OKAY Machine Gun Kelly - Till I Die Machine Gun Kelly - Bloody Valentine Machine Gun Kelly - Lonely Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear - My Ex's Best Friend Mayday Parade - It's Hard To Be Religious When Certain People Are Never Incinerated By Bolts Of Lightning SHOW AND TELL: Mat: LILHUDDY - The Eulogy of You and Me Tim: Machine Gun Kelly & Travis Barker - Misery Business -- Disclaimers: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” of copyrighted material in a manner that constitutes quotation, criticism, review, parody, caricature, pastiche, and other legal copyright exceptions. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Also, nobody actually sponsors Earbuddies. We're just joking.

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  2. Taylor Swift Seizes the Means of Production

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  Fight the power! In the second ep of Earbuddies, Mat and Tim consider the ramifications of Taylor Swift's opening gambit in her battle for control of her music. Is it a sea change for the music industry? Plus: a lot of gushing about great songwriting. SONGS PLAYED: Taylor Swift - Bad Blood Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift - Love Story (Taylor's Version) Taylor Swift - Fifteen (Taylor's Version) Cardi B - Bodak Yellow Taylor Swift - White Horse (Taylor's Version) Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You Taylor Swift - Tell Me Why (Taylor's Version) SHOW AND TELL: Tim: Taylor Swift - Holy Ground and Taylor Swift - Our Song Mat: Taylor Swift - Delicate and Taylor Swift - Style (Live) FURTHER READING: All 173 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked by Rob Sheffield -- Disclaimers: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” of copyrighted material in a manner that constitutes quotation, criticism, review, parody, caricature, pastiche, and other legal copyright exceptions. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Also, nobody actually sponsors Earbuddies. We're just joking.

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  1. Prince, Lil Nas X, and the Fight for the Souls of Our Children

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  Call your congressman! In the inaugural episode of Earbuddies, Mat and Tim examine the moral panic brought about by Lil Nas X's latest music video – and consider parallels to Prince’s skill for courting controversy. SONGS PLAYED: Kiss - Prince Lil Nas X - Old Town Road Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) Prince - Gett Off Prince - I Would Die 4 U SHOW AND TELL: Mat: Prince - 1999 and The Bangles - Manic Monday Tim: Ramones - Pet Sematary FURTHER READING: Los Angeles Times: Lil Nas X's 'Montero' and the delight of yet another satanic panic USA Today: Prince gave us the 'parental advisory' label -- Disclaimers: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” of copyrighted material in a manner that constitutes quotation, criticism, review, parody, caricature, pastiche, and other legal copyright exceptions. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Also, nobody actually sponsors Earbuddies. We're just joking.

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  77. Morgan Wallen: Sleepwalking Through Superstardom

  —52 min

  Thirty-six songs...? In this ep , Mat and Tim discuss the rise, brief fall, and then even bigger rise of Morgan Wallen, and what his persistent stardom says about the broader music industry. LINK: Pitchfork's review of One Thing at a Time by Morgan Wallen Sponsored by Subway.

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  75. Talking TÁR with Caleb Steele

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  THIS IS OUR SCORE. In this ep , Mat and Tim are joined by certified film expert Caleb Steele to discuss the year's biggest music movie, TÁR. Sponsored by Lydia Tár.

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