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The Coda: A Music Podcast

The Coda: A Music Podcast

By Brian Hastie, Rob Kristoffersen

End your week on a high note with the Coda, a brand new music podcast from Brian Hastie and Rob Kristoffersen.
Each bi-weekly episode will touch on music news and rumours, an in-depth look at a specific topic, as well as recommendations to fill your earholes with after each episode is done.
We'll be discussing artists ranging from Aaron Carter to Frank Zappa, and you can count on Brian waxing poetic for his love of nu-metal.
The Coda, available every second Friday on every platform where podcasts can be found.
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Episode 8: Humming for the FBI: A Celebration of Banned Songs

The Coda: A Music PodcastMar 13, 2020

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Episode 20: Obligatory Year End Episode, Vol. 2 (2020 Edition)
Dec 11, 202048:17
Episode 19: 1-800-TEARS-4-FEARS
Nov 27, 202050:09
Episode 18: The Coda Drop: "Been Meaning To" Music Club
Oct 23, 202056:13
Episode 17: A Long And Arduous Journey: Looking At Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums List
Oct 09, 202001:03:10
Episode 16: You've Got a Friend in These... Albums
Sep 25, 202052:37
Episode 15: Dispatches From Summer Camp: Summer 2020 Tunes
Sep 11, 202001:20:00
Episode 14: The Coda Book Nook: Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes by Steve Gorman with Steven Hyden
May 29, 202043:59
Episode 13: ...And The Crowd Goes Wild: Wrestling Themes, Explored
May 15, 202052:28
Episode 12: Nerds Being Nerds: The D&D Playlist Episode
May 01, 202046:26
Episode 11: Hitting The Nostalgia Button: The Mid '00s Emo/Punk Showdown
Apr 18, 202059:09
Episode 10: A 'Gigaton' of New Music
Apr 03, 202045:41
Episode 9: The Sounds That Bring Us Joy
Mar 20, 202048:42
Episode 8: Humming for the FBI: A Celebration of Banned Songs

Episode 8: Humming for the FBI: A Celebration of Banned Songs

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Mar 13, 202001:21:27
Episode 7: Hang In There, Hastie: Wintertime Songs For The Soul

Episode 7: Hang In There, Hastie: Wintertime Songs For The Soul

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Feb 28, 202001:10:27
Episode 6: Oscar Mix Tapes for Anger Management

Episode 6: Oscar Mix Tapes for Anger Management

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Feb 14, 202001:16:41
Episode 5: Somewhere Near Perfect w/Lydia Liza and Big Cats

Episode 5: Somewhere Near Perfect w/Lydia Liza and Big Cats

Episode 5:

The playlist for this episode can be found here.

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Special Guests: Big Cats and Lydia Liza.

Jan 31, 202001:49:37
Episode 4: Side Projects and Side Hustle Hugs

Episode 4: Side Projects and Side Hustle Hugs

This episode: Our hosts unpack the news surrounding 1 trillion song streams in 2019 and then take a look at the best-selling albums on vinyl of the 2010s. They then debate the best way to get in touch with country superstars and discuss the connection between music and growing up before discussing their fav musical side projects (hint: it's not the Three Tenors) and then they finally drop some great recommendations.

Find the Spotify playlist for the episode here.

Theme song:
Bittersweet by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com
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Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Jan 17, 202057:11
Episode 3: This One's Gonna Get Weird: Experimental Chart Toppers
Jan 03, 202001:25:10
Episode 2: The Obligatory Year End Episode

Episode 2: The Obligatory Year End Episode

On this episode of The Coda podcast, Brian and Rob discuss:
The Return of Jay Z to Spotify after a two year absence, and what that may mean for Tidal.
• The quick rise of TikTok, and its potential future in music streaming.
• What future stadium acts will look like.

R.I.P. Lil BUB

In the main topic the hosts reveal their picks for the best albums of the year, as well as a pair of underrated releases, and a release that completely surprised each host.

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ebwqJIeCIGp7i0uWgppCV?si=cED1hD70RUyWZ87_yisrCg
Theme song:
Bittersweet by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com
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Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Dec 20, 201901:15:48
Episode 1: The Best Opening Tracks Ever
Dec 04, 201901:16:01
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Join Brian Hastie and Rob Kristoffersen every second Friday as they unpack music news and go in deep on analysis and discussion.

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