Then Again

April 2010 - David Byrne & Fatboy Slim, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, MGMT, Jónsi

Things get weird in April 2010, as David Byrne and Fatboy Slim team up for a musical about a dictator's wife, Sigur Ros frontman Jónsi goes solo, and MGMT rejects fame. P

April 2000 - Elliot Smith, No Doubt, The Hives, The Apples in Stereo, Del The Funky Homosapien

In April 2000, the underground was bubbling, while the sell-outs were struggling. Or something like that. Listen as Mark and Brandon talk about all of the artists above,

April 1990 - Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, En Vogue, Nick Cave, Green Day, Fugazi

With classics from Public Enemy and A Tribe Called Quest, the albums from April 1990 mark the beginning of '90s hip-hop in earnest. En Vogue also makes their debut, as do

March 2010 - Gorillaz, Broken Bells, Titus Andronicus, Erykah Badu, She & Him, Ludacris

A look back at the albums of March 2010 reveals an eclectic list of influential albums across many different genres, including a classic that incorporates most all of the

March 2000 - *NSYNC, Common, Eels, Alkaline Trio, Cat Power, Death Cab For Cutie

In their biggest episode yet, Mark and Brandon (and special guest Sarah) discuss March 2000 albums, including *NSYNC's blockbuster, classics from Common and Eels, the for

March 1990 - Bell Biv DeVoe, Salt-N-Pepa, Depeche Mode, Sinead O'Connor, Social Distortion

In their first quarantine episode, Mark and Brandon look back on the albums of March 1990, including Bel Biv DeVoe's influential debut, sex positivity from Salt-N-Pepa, D

February 2010 - Johnny Cash, Hot Chip, Massive Attack, Joanna Newsom, Yeasayer, Freeway & Jake One

This episode finds Mark and Brandon looking back on Feb. 2010 music, including the final studio recordings from Johnny Cash, the eccentric genius of Joanna Newsom, Alkali

February 2000 - The Smashing Pumpkins, Blackalicious, Ghostface Killah, The Cure, Yo La Tengo, Kid Koala, Air

In this jam-packed episode, Mark and Brandon discuss the regionalism in rap circa Feb. 2000, the influence of underground hip-hop like Blackalicious and Kid Koala, the dy

February 1990 - MC Hammer, The Black Crowes, Primus, The Cramps, Guided By Voices, The Highwaymen

Our second episode on the 1990s dives into the legacy of MC Hammer (and a smoking cartoon cat), the instant classic rock of The Black Crowes, Primus' promising debut, gen

January 2010 - Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Spoon, Four Tet, The Magnetic Fields

The first episode about the 2010's revisits one of the best months for music in the entire decade. Between Vampire Weekend's transitional sophomore record, Spoon's minima

January 2000 - D'Angelo, Modest Mouse, Warren Zevon, Jungle Brothers

In the first episode about '00s music, Mark and Brandon talk about the profound influence of D'Angelo's Voodoo, the impact of Modest Mouse on "indie" rock, Warren Zevon f

January 1990 - They Might Be Giants, Van Morrison, Phil Collins, Gwar

In the premiere episode of Then Again, Mark and Brandon discuss Jan. 1990 music releases, including definitive albums from They Might Be Giants and Gwar and the great Gre