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27/07/2022

Hey! We’re glad you're here for another conversation centering around music paralysis, curiosity, discovery, and the human experience.

Today on the show, the Spicy Boys had Phoenix, AZ-based comedian and friendly neighborhood Erick Biez (a.k.a. Tony Gonzalez) by for a chat on Graveyard's 2018 LP "Peace"

We taped this episode early in 2022 and given Erick's ilk [as a comic], we found particular value in dusting this episode off and getting it to your earholes. By all objective assessments, it's been a rough year and sometimes we just need a little silliness and levity.

So we hope the official Season 2 Poker Night Episode brings you a laugh or two or three and also opens your heart and mind to some tasty hard rock with some deep soulful vibes.

27/07/2022

THE SECRET EPISODE! Not actually, but we're still glad you're here for another conversation centering around music paralysis, curiosity, discovery, and the human experience.Today on the show, the Spicy Boys had Phoenix, AZ-based comedian and friendly neighborhood Erick Biez (a.k.a. Tony Gonzalez) by...

15/07/2022

We’re keeping the curiosity flowing in this second part of season two with our AMAZING guest Victoria Shen or as she goes by in her many creative endeavors. We discussed Brainiac’s 1996 LP Hissing Prigs in Static Couture; if you’ve ever found joy in ensembles like Nine Inch Nails , At The Drive In , The Locust , or genres like math rock, post punk, post hardcore, or experimental pop, you’ll want to catch this discussion on one of the progenitors of alt genres as they exist today.

Also, fun fact, cops in the United States have something to learn from law enforcement in Japan and Iceland; put the military grade bu****it down, fam #1312

We hope you find something new or something curious in this episode; let us know in the comments! Stay spicy, little chilis. 🌶

15/07/2022

Victoria Shen is a life-force of insanely creative ideas and commanding performances. We had a lot of fun sitting down with her and talking about her process, how she creates sound devices, AI rendering, iron oxide tattoos, and so much more. Be sure to check the show notes on our website to get in o...

29/06/2022

NEW 🔥 EPISODE 🔥 VIBES
We're pretty chuffed for this one, gang. We spoke with Sim of SEIMS (and like six other rad projects) back in late March about his friend and collaborator 's new EP "God Carrier" and we're SO HAPPY to finally get to share this conversation with you all!

We hit all the important points: dissing the Red Hot Chili Peppers, whether 17 years was worth the wait for Fear Inoculum, 's many uses which includes soothing toddlers and plenty of gushing over - we hope you'll join in on the conversation, leave us your thoughts in the comments below.

Episode is available through the link in our profile and anywhere you get your pods

29/06/2022

Have you ever bore witness to the sparking of an amazing friendship: one which will transcend time and space, stand up to the weathering of the ages, and bring mere mortals to the edge of pure wonderment and awe? Season 2 Episode 12 is one such moment, so hold on and get ready for the ride along wit...

15/06/2022

Howdy team! In this episode we got DEEP into post-rock and ambient as genres with “Downer Shoegaze” trio Ghost Island outof Phoenix, Arizona. We discussed Sigur Rós’ 2002 album “( )” and really journeyed into the beautiful and serene spaces that not only Sigur Rós, but other artists within this space tend to create. If you’re looking for a deep dive into some cinematic and epic sounding brain food, this episode is for you.

Keep your ears open for mentions of other great artists in this and adjacent spaces like and

We hope you find something new or something curious in this episode; let us know in the comments! Stay spicy, little chilis. 🌶

15/06/2022

It's been a really interesting experience kicking off a podcast as a "pandemic project" – rarely, if ever, sitting in the same room as co-hosts and almost never sharing a space with our guests. Despite the challenges of producing this show remotely, these conversations have remained engaging, enli...

01/06/2022

In this episode Connor and Andrew were graced by the prowess and perspectives of Micah Hummel , Portland-based drummer & musician who has an impressive list of collaboration credits to his name. We talked sensory percussion ( seriously mind-blowing s**t from ), how we tend to disconnect from the things we know in some subconscious way—even if we love those things, and 2021 album “The Knees Start to Go”

We hope you find something new or something curious in this episode; let us know in the comments! Stay spicy, little chilis. 🌶

01/06/2022

One of the best things about this podcast is getting to connect with truly amazing creatives that we know or know of by just a few degrees of separation; people that have been locked in some lovely binary orbit with us, drifting through time and space.This episode's guest is one such person. Micah H...

18/05/2022

This season has truly been a joy to book and record. We have had the opportunity to connect with some incredibly intelligent, kind, and fun creatives, like the guest of this episode: Ivana Dama. Ivana Dama is a sound artist and researcher who is challenging the was ways we think about and produce so...

18/05/2022

We are back and HOT DANG gang, it’s only been two weeks but we’ve missed you and we hope you’ve missed us.  Today we had an INCREDIBLE guest who is doing truly mind-blowing and inspiring things as a sound artist and researcher. Like leveraging robotics to create music from otherwise innocuous movements of the body: a shifting of the eyes, a lid closing! 🤯🤯🤯

We’re elated to welcome Ivana Dama .dama to the show in our ninth episode of our second season. She brought Goran Bregović’s soundtrack to the 1993 film by Emir Kusturica ‘Arizona Dream’ to our ear holes – a perplexing glimpse into human connection, dreams, ambition, and where these things sometimes fail to intersect. The soundtrack itself reads as the dream-time Americana soundtrack of someone who may have never experienced the West beyond a television screen and carries with it the weight of conflicts in Eastern Europe around the time of the film’s release.

Ivana has an exhibition opening produced in part by Harvest Works and in conjunction with The Governors Ball music festival on May 28, so if you’re in the neighborhood, check out Ivana’s work IRL.

We hope you find something new or something curious in this episode; let us know in the comments! Stay spicy, little chilis. 🌶

04/05/2022

WTF IS GOING ON FAM?! We mean that in the exclamatory way and not like, a super casual greeting. In this episode, we were joined by the magnificent and majestic CJ Boyd .j._boyd : former permatouring music wizard, political activist and social justice advocate.

We taped this show the day Russia invaded Ukraine. We’re releasing this show less than 48 hours after published a leaked draft opinion to repeal Roe v. Wade. This is truly the worst timeline.

Instead of teasing the show, we want to encourage you all to GET INVOLVED however you can; support the right to choose, support the right to bodily autonomy, support your friends, support your neighbors, support organizations fighting to preserve these rights for all - we’re raising funds for The Satanic Temple, who does incredible work around reproductive rights - check the link in bio for more on their work

04/05/2022

CJ Boyd brought to us the lovely, experimental sounds of Cher Von and her Banyan Tree EP. This is a great entry point for anyone curious about exploring experimental music. ‍ CJ Boyd dropped a live album, via Gold Lion Arts, in February of 2022. All of the proceeds go directly to the Tucson Aborti...

20/04/2022

Hot DANG, gang – Tune in to our conversation with Jess Tsang on the multitudes within any given object and how to coax the soul-sound from them, the challenges of pairing beer with contemporary compositions as part of ListenBeer presented by , and why people OD on pills and jump from the Golden Gate Bridge. Jess’ selection featured in this episode was Ben Seretan’s 2020 full-length, Youth Pastoral.

Be sure to check out all of Jess’ work: as s soloist, researcher, craft beer lover, and as part of Party of One

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🌶Oh, and don’t miss this episode’s show notes for a spicy glimpse into Andrew’s mega-nerdy roots🌶

20/04/2022

Jess Tsang brings her discerning palate to spicy town this week and wows the Boys with the sweet and dynamic sounds of Ben Sertetan's 2020 release, Youth Pastoral. Jess came to us from Brooklyn, NY, where she lives, works, and inspires as a percussionist and sound artist/innovator as well as a curat...

06/04/2022

Join the Spicy Boys, along with Timothy OBrien, as we navigate what it means to be mindful about our intake of various objects, eating a cake made almost exclusively out of ghee, and -- of course -- the sultry sounds of The Life and Times in their 2009 release, Tragic Boogie.

Timothy OBrien is an incredibly gracious and talented musician, known for his work with Celebration Guns. He also owns and operates Midtown Music Lessons and has recently released a solo album, titled Mantra.

🌶Don’t forget to go to our website to check out the show notes so you can fully experience the fun things we reference in the episode🌶

06/04/2022

23/03/2022

🌶 In this spicy episode we had the pleasure of speaking with Emily Cross of and - not only is Emily contributing to the art and music spaces (be sure to scope her illustrations) but she also founded the where she guides those facing or dealing with death through their own end-of-life journey.

Emily brought Satoshi & Makoto’s 2017 “CZ5000 Sounds & Sequences” to our ears - join us for a varied discussion on creating an album on a single instrument, death, and the desert 🏜

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below 👇🏼

Listen to this anywhere you get your podcasts or through the link in our bio.

🌶Don’t forget to go to our website to check out the show notes so you can fully experience the fun things we reference in the episode🌶

23/03/2022

Emily Cross of Loma, Cross Records, and the Steady Waves Center for Contemplation joined Andrew and Connor for a spirited discussion on the impressively broad ranging sounds of Satoshi & Makoto's CZ5000 Sounds & Sequences; an album that was recorded using only the Casio CZ5000. We hope you enjoy our...

09/03/2022

🌶A SPICY BLAST FROM THE PAST🌶 Connor & I had the great pleasure of talking with of ( and formerly of ) about 's 2020 album Shape & Destroy

We hope you enjoy this conversation on the music industry, addiction/sobriety, life as an artist in a small town, and more! Let us know your thoughts in the comments below 👇🏼

Listen to this anywhere you get your podcasts or through the link in our bio.

🌶Don’t forget to go to our website to check out the show notes so you can fully experience the fun things we reference in the episode🌶

09/03/2022

In this episode, Andrew and Connor catch up with Nate Dohse, President of AGD Entertainment in Nashville, TN. Nate selected Ruston Kelly's 2020 album "Shape & Destroy", in part about getting sober – follow the conversation on stops at the music industry, Spotify, sobriety, and more spicy topics! C...

23/02/2022

Join Andrew & me for our conversation with , a friend we didn’t realize we had in common. Zak is the frontman of and the Podcast Editorial Community Manager for Spotify. We had a fun dive into his INCREDIBLE pick, Get Me To A Nunnery by

Listen to this anywhere you get your podcasts or through the link in our bio.

🌶Don’t forget to go to our website to check out the show notes so you can fully experience the fun things we reference in the episode🌶

23/02/2022

Join Connor and Andrew for a conversation with Zak Henderson, Community Manager at Spotify Podcasts and Frontman of Dusty Sons, where we dive deep on WOOZE's 2017 EP, Get Me To A Nunnery. Click Here for Show Notes

10/02/2022

S2🌶E2! In this episode we had an incredibly cathartic talk with Logan Voss of on Daniel Johnston's 1983 'Hi, How Are You'

Content warning: in this episode we talk about a number of topics that may be difficult for some listeners including mental illness, depression, su***de, and drug use.

In honor of this episode, we're raising funds for the Hi How Are You project - a health and human services nonprofit with the mission to reduce the stigma around mental health and well-being.

Link in bio

06/02/2022

Join Connor and Andrew for a conversation with Logan Voss of the Chicago-based happy, heavy math rock ensemble Snooze for a deep dive into Daniel Johnston's hyper-influential 1983 "unfinished album" Hi, How Are You. Content warning: In this episode, we discuss a variety of topics that some listeners...

02/02/2022

🦎Last week we launched the first official episode of Season 2 with Seancarlo Ohlin of 🦎We never knew tunes, could be so tasty alongside a masterfully roasted coffee! Come Sip N Listen with us as we enter the Giz Verse and unpack KGLW’s Teenage Gizzard, as well as all of the fun things about coffee, pressing vinyl, and much more. (Link in Bio)

*music by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard*

26/01/2022

🌶WELCOME TO SEASON 2🌶

For our first episode we had the opportunity to sit down with Seancarlo Ohlin of — among many other things— to discuss their special bootlegger pressing of ‘s psychedelic surf-rock album, Teenage Gizzard. Fuzz Coffee has paired the album alongside 3 incredible coffees as the fifth installment of their Artist Series. Per usual, we launched off on many tasty tangents, the likes of exploding coffee cans, 8-bit music, and the process of pressing vinyl. This was a fun one! So pour yourself a cup of coffee and "Sip 'N' Listen" with us. Link in bio.

26/01/2022

We had the opportunity to sit down with Seancarlo Ohlin, of Fuzz Coffee Roaster (among many other things), to discuss their special bootlegger pressing of KGLW's psychedelic surf-rock album, Teenage Gizzard. Fuzz Coffee has paired the album alongside 3 incredible coffees as the fifth installment of....

19/01/2022

Hot dang, gang! We made it back for Season Two of the Virgin Ears Podcast.In this season, we're endeavoring to expand upon the groundwork laid in the first season by bringing you all diverse and unique perspectives from all over the place. We hope you'll tune in for the first full episode of Season....

07/01/2022

It's a fine Friday indeed! We're excited to announce or return with Season two of the pod! Come January 19, 2022, we'll be driving deep with an exciting slate of guests, new artists/albums, and new ideas!

We hope you'll join us 💜

If you're hungry for some good old fashioned Virgin Ears tangents between now and then, check out our Season one archive and blog at VIRGINEARSPODCAST DOT COM

31/12/2021

We’re hitting the ground running with this new blog thing - fresh and 🌶 spicy 🌶 today, Andrew shares a deep dive on his top five albums in 2021 plus some bonus picks from pandemic times! Link in our story or virginearspodcast dot com slash blog

30/12/2021

08/12/2021

😵‍💫New Merch Drop😵‍💫

In celebration of the Season One wrap, &rew has come out with some 🌶 new designs. Check them out and more on our website. {link in bio }

PS: TeePublic is having a 30% Off sale right now

Smooches,
Connor

22/11/2021

Well gang. We made it! Connor and I have really had a blast exploring all that this thing could be (that's a lie, we definitely could have made it way weirder) in its infancy and we're ready to take the diapers off the pod and get it set up with some pull-ups.

While we’re taking a few months off to develop season two and start taping some SUPER exciting episodes, we won’t be missing from your feeds entirely. We’ll be hanging out here on Instagram as well as developing some new stuff on our website – that’s virginearspodcast dot com

Thanks so much for hanging with us this season; we hope you learned something new about all the music that’s out there, something new about yourself, or something new about the world.

If you haven’t caught up on all 17 episodes in season one, now’s the time! Share the pod with a friend and we’ll catch you all soon.

18/11/2021

Well gang. We made it! Connor and I have really had a blast exploring all that this thing could be (that's a lie, we definitely could have made it way weirder) in it's infancy and we're ready to take the diapers off the pod and get it set up with some pull-ups...we probably can't say say that...oh,....

04/11/2021

Hey team!👋🏼 would you believe it’s our last standard episode of the first season (available now everywhere you get your pods)?! We’re glad for those of you who joined us for the ride and we hope you’ll stick with us over the winter for some different pieces of content as we build season two.

In this episode we were graced by singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and front for - Luke Messimer

Join us as we explore vinyl’s resurgence, the unavoidable impact of The Beatles on modern rock, and yell about that dude at the rock show who won’t shut the #^%& up.

If you’ve enjoyed this first season, like, subscribe, share with a friend, and send us your thoughts and comments!

Artist: The Rosewood Thieves
Album: Rise & Shine (2008) . .

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🦎Last week we launched the first official episode of Season 2 with Seancarlo Ohlin of @fuzzcoffee🦎We never knew tunes, could be so tasty alongside a masterfully roasted coffee! Come Sip N Listen with us as we enter the Giz Verse and unpack KGLW’s Teenage Gizzard, as well as all of the fun things about coffee, pressing vinyl, and much more. (Link in Bio) *music by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard* . . . . . #coffee #kinggizzardandthelizardwizard #gizverse #virginearspodcast #vinyl #sipnlisten #musicdiscovery #spicyboys

🌶NEW BLOG POST🌶 Tired of the same old workout? Our very first blog post features a SPICY new routine created by Corndog that is sure to revamp your training routine. Link in bio! Song written by @kinggizzard Adaptation by 8-Bit Escapades . . . . . #podcast #music #kinggizzardandthelizardwizard #gizverse #musicdiscovery #spicyboys #musicpodcast

The High Desert, as an episode, is different than anything we’ve produced on the show, so far. Despite that, its format and approach has deep roots in the kinds of podcasts that long ago inspired Andrew to consume as much of the medium as possible. We’re really proud of this episode, really proud to finally introduce Sarah on the show, and really proud to share a little sample of what we so love about the desert and wide open spaces. We hope you enjoy and if you did, share this episode with a friend! 🌵Stay hydrated out there 🏜 . . . #virginearspodcast #spicyboys #musicpodcast #musicparalysis #musicpodcasts #musicdiscovery #fieldaudio #foundsound

🎙Our new episode, out wherever you get your spicy pods Wednesday morning, digs deep into Andrew’s listening history and habits. We only have a few more episodes left in this first season; send us your thoughts and recommendations as we scheme season two! Artist: Subtle Album: For Hero:For Fool (2006), Yell & Ice (2007) . . . #virginearspodcast #spicyboys #musicpodcast #musicparalysis #musicpodcasts #musicdiscovery

So 🔥 many 🔥 thanks 🔥 to special guest Adam Abdelkader Lenox-Belhaj of @lingua.nada and @zouuuj (go check those out, if you haven’t already) for joining us to talk about @sweet_trip_official ‘s 2003 album Velocity: Design: Comfort. And be sure to check out all the great stuff Adam shared in this two-part journey into music discovery @humansasornaments @jaguwarmusic @kahallll @pauwelsmusic @your_oddventure We’ll be back next week, Sep. 22, with a new episode on former @dirtyprojectors collaborator @deradoom And hey, if you’re enjoying the show and what we do: subscribe wherever you listen, share with a friend, leave us a review 🖤 Love you all 💕 find some good, new tunes this week . . . #virginearspodcast #spicyboys #musicdiscovery #musicpodcasts #musicpodcast #musicparalysis #experimentalmusic

We 👏🏼 Are 👏🏼 So 👏🏼 Excited 👏🏼 For 👏🏼 This 👏🏼 Episode This cutdown brought to you by sweet international Zoom moments with new friends. Part one of our episode with Adam Lenox (@zouuuj , @lingua.nada ) is out tomorrow morning (Sep. 1, 2021) – Get it while it’s spicy. Artist: Sweet Trip @sweet_trip_official Album: Velocity: Design: Comfort.(2003) . . . #virginearspodcast #spicyboys #musicpodcast #musicparalysis #mancrush

HEY. Better a day late than never! Our latest episode is hot 'n spicy wherever you get your pods Artist: @thesearmsaresnakesofficial Album: Tail Swallower & Dove . . . #virginearspodcast #spicyboys #audiosnippet #musicpodcast #musicparalysis

Meat jacket. Space dust. Do do do. Our next episode is out August 4, 2021 anywhere you get your pods and at virginearspodcast.com Artist: Andy Schauf @andyshauf Album: Neon Skyline (2020) . . . #virginearspodcast #spicyboys #sweetdeets #musicpodcast #whatif #musicparalysis

Gang! How goes it? Happy Tuesday! Did you miss our latest episode on @wearesnooze ‘s 2019 LP “Familiaris”? Get caught up on that or any of our other episodes from this season of the Virgin Ears Podcast - anywhere you get your pods and spicydogranch.com And we’re still raising funds for the Arizona Animal Welfare League @aawlspca; with $160 to go to our goal, any amount helps our furry friends! Artist: Snooze Album: Familiaris (2019) . . . #virginearspodcast #spicyboys #puppylove #musicpodcast #doglover #spicydogranch

Super excited to unleash our next episode into the world! This episode unsuspectingly veered into really vulnerable and sensitive territory for both of the spicy boys; catch this moment and all the others when the episode launched tomorrow morning anywhere you get your pods. We’re still fundraising for the Arizona Animal Welfare League and any donation helps our furry friends! Use the link in our profile to donate. @aawlspca Artist: Snooze @wearesnooze Album: Familiaris (2019) . . . #virginearspodcast #spicyboys #puppylove #musicpodcast #doglover #spicydogranch

All hail the vaguely related tangent! We really pride ourselves in how far off topic we can get when discussing our love of music. In honor of that, hit us with your best tangent! This tangent brought to you by Episode 008. Get caught up before our next on July 21, 2021 Artist: MGMT @whoismgmt Album: Little Dark Age (2018) . . . #virginearspodcast #spicyboys #sweetdeets #mentalhealthmatters #tangentialaside #musicpodcast

CONTENT WARNING ⚠️ this video contains brief descriptions of anxiety and depression - In our next episode, we explore the role music plays in each of our lives holding the darkness at bay, or perhaps even robbing what ails us of its power. We hope you’ll join us July 7, 2021 for Episode 008. Artist: MGMT @whoismgmt Album: Little Dark Age (2018) . . . #virginearspodcast #spicyboys #sweetdeets #mentalhealthmatters #keepitchad #musicpodcast #chad

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