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295. Daft Punk: Random Access Memories (with Peter from Pigseye) 2013 ep. 295

Folks, we have Peter on who is just the best and you can hear me try to impress him on our longest episode ever. We have 2 paradoy songs, some great games and lists and t

Weezer: Weezer (Blue Album) 1994 ep. 294

We are finally talking Weezer but before we do, we talk old radio shows, hit the wildest region of the cereal  bracket, and talk about going to a weezer concert.    the

The Breeders: Last Splash (1993) ep. 293

Get out your Guiness book of world records and join us at your favorite resatraunt as us four YOUNG guys hang out and talk about young things like customer service, showi

Van Halen: Van Halen (1978) w Jon from Edina ep. 292

Listen,    This album rips. It's so good that I had to reach out and BEG our guest to come on. Jon loves all things guitar and so I had to bring him on to talk about Ed

Russell's BIG NEWS

Listen, this is a podcast bit you can send to anyone and it is no boring watch stuff, just Russells Rolling Going. Send it to everyone you know to share our wonderful new

Destiny's Child: The Writing's on the Wall (1999) ep. 291

Listen, we can tell you all about our favorite watches or some mystery shoes that we sent to us in the mail but this episode has the biggest news that (thus far) has been

Beck Does it Again! John Lennon: Imagine (1971) orig aired

Rubs eyes. Oh man... where am I? I thought today was sept 9th! Its the day Lennon released this album. This has one of my favorite parody songs and a lot of jokes about

Outkast: Speakerboxx/The Love Below (2003) ep. 290

Listen. This is a great album and all. There is some funny stuff here in the middle and at the end but mainly, we get to hear a record buying list from Aaron and it is ex

A TRIBUTE TO DOLLY PARTON

We replay all the times we talked Dolly Parton on the podcast and then replay our Coat of Many Colors episod

Björk: Post (1995) ep. 289

We've driven through the mountain passes of Iowa to bring you this episode about Björk's 2nd album Post. We head out to the field of dreams, get expensive tickets to a ga

The Modern Lovers: The Modern Lovers (1976) ep. 288

FROM ROLLING STONE: Jonathan Richman moved from Boston to New York as a teenager in hopes of sleeping on Lou Reed’s couch. That influence shows on the two-chord anthem “R

The Byrds: Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) ep. 287

Hey everyone,  Look out for those bedposts this week as we talk a Faux British invasion and we go deep underground for the Byrds/ Bob Dylan mash up of Hey Mr. Tambourine

Beck Does it Again: Ready to Die by the Notorious B.I.G. (1994) Orig Aired 1/26/21

In 1994 on this day Biggie married Faith Evans and very little else happened on that date so this is the ep you are getting while we finish up our summers. To be honest,

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Californication (1999) ep. 286

Today we are talking big life changes by way of when you get better at baseball, and then we talk a LOT of baseball before Rob shares the horrors of the plane ride over.

Big Star: 3rd/ Sister Lover (1978) Ep. 385

THERE HAS BEEN A DISASTER. AARON HACKED INTO MY EDITING AND DELETED MY AUDIO FOR THE FIRST PART!! Reload the podcast if that it is happening.  Beckdiditbetter.com    

BECK Does a Clip Show! The best of the Crash Test Dummies, LIVE, and Dirty Granny

On this day (July 14th), 60 years ago (1966), Ellen Reid was born.  She was the keyboardist for the band the Crash Test Dummies! So I compliled all times we mentioned th

Beck Does it Again: Micheal Jackson: Off The Wall (1979) orig aired 4/27/21

Stil haven't had a chance to record but today is the 17 anniversary of the funeral of Michael Jackson. 17th year gift is "traditonal furniture" so BDIB is sending him a c

Beck Does it Again- Bruce Springsteen: Born in the USA (1984) orig aired 5/9/23

We are still in schedulepocalypse, and I am going to Italy soon, so we will call this a planned vacation that we knew was coming.  June 30th, 1984, Bruce Springsteen hit

Beck Does It Again: Ray Charles: Modern Sounds in Western and Country Music (1962) Orig Aired-1/24/23

Today is the day this Album became #1 in the U.S. in 1962, and I thank God every day I wasn't around then.  It sounds boring as hell.   Apple didn't like how I uploaded

Frank Sinatra: Into the Wee Hours of the Morning (1955) ep. 282 (with special Guest MagicMike69)

Russ is on load management so we have very special guest, Magic Mike 69 to talk about Frank Sinatra, his phrasing, and the first concept album ever. It's basically like w