Tag: Patrick Foster
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Episode 2114: Countdown: Patrick’s Top 10 Classical Jams: Number 10 and Number Nine
We’re taking a musical detour this week as Patrick throws a little classical music into your ears. All week, he’s going to be counting down his top 10 classical jams! Number 10 is an album from renowned Canadian pianist Glenn Gould and number nine is a slamming set of string quartets composed by Bela Bartok. Crank it up, peoples!
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Episode 2113: Perfect Pop: Waco Brothers “Death of Country Music”
It’s been a long week, so how about a little Perfect Pop to send us into the weekend? Patrick inducts a beautifully ragged country rock tune from the Waco Brothers.
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Episode 2107: Book Nook: The Golden Age of Rock Instrumentals
It’s time to dive into Patrick’s Book Nook, peoples! Today, the spotlight is on a volume published in 1997: The Golden Age of Rock Instrumentals by Steve Otfinoski. Come explore the world of songs with no vocals, twangy guitars, honking sax and wicked piano.
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Episode 2104: Rest in Power: David Thomas of Pere Ubu
Patrick pays tribute to David Thomas, who passed away recently at the age of 71. His vocals, songwriting and live presence in Pere Ubu were enormously influential on a generation of post-punk artists.
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Episode 2103: March 2025 New Music 10: Deafheaven, The Loft
The March 2025 New Train’s journey wraps up for this month, pulling into its home station, where Patrick climbs aboard to clear up all the empty beer cans and discuss new music from Deafheaven and The Loft.
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Episode 2087: A Brief History of Bebop Part 3: Beyond Bebop
It’s time for another history series, listener! Patrick leads you through the development and history of bebop, the style that marked the beginning of modern jazz. In the final installment, Patrick discusses three important jazz movements that arose from bebop: Cool Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz and Hard Bop.
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Episode 2086: A Brief History of Bebop Part 2: The Stars of Bebop
It’s time for another history series, listener! Patrick leads you through the development and history of bebop, the style that marked the beginning of modern jazz. In this second episode, we follow bebop’s spread and learn about the musicians who took up the style, with a focus on four who rose to prominence: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis.
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Episode 2085: A Brief History of Bebop Part 1: Overview and First Recordings
It’s time for another history series, listener! Patrick leads you through the development and history of bebop, the style that marked the beginning of modern jazz. In the first episode, the origins of bebop, along with the key players and first records, are covered.
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Episode 2083: Perfect Pop: Spiritualized ‘Cool Waves’
We close out the week with a dose of Perfect Pop. Patrick inducts “Cool Waves” by Spiritualized, from their mind-blowing 1997 album Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space. It’s a beautiful song that may even have the power to help cure the common cold.
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Episode 2072: ’80s Album Madness – Second Round Update
It’s time for another Suburbs Pod Sports Break! Jim and Patrick are joined by analysts Bill Mulligan and Jason Goebel to recap the second-round results in the Sales Quadrant and Critics Quadrant. The tournament continues through April 8.