Anthony Fantano, the Internet's busiest music nerd, rounds up his weekly rants and reviews, occasionally chatting with artists and other content creators.
Ep. 75: XXXTentacion, Ski Mask the Slump God, T...
Anthony reviews new releases by XXXTentacion, Ski Mask the Slump God, The 1975, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kai Whiston. Plus commentary on Epic Games being sued for its use of the Milly Rock in Fortnite, and a podcast-exclusive segment of Let's Argue about the influence of anime on modern music.
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Ep. 74: J.I.D, Onyx Collective, Tyler the Creat...
Anthony reviews new releases by J.I.D, Onyx Collective, Tyler the Creator, 6ix9ine, Grimes, and Chance the Rapper. Plus exclusive podcast segments of LET'S ARGUE about drummers and bassists being overlooked and whether or not re-remastered albums are a racket.
Anthony reviews new releases by Trippie Redd, Action Bronson, Jaden Smith, Anderson .Paak, Muse, A$AP Rocky, and Earl Sweatshirt. Plus an exclusive podcast segment of Let's Argue on musical innovation as it relates to mainstream popularity and longevity.
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Ep. 72: Sun Kil Moon, Imagine Dragons, Jeffrey ...
Anthony reviews new releases by Sun Kil Moon, Imagine Dragons, Jeffrey Lewis, Metro Boomin, Lil Peep, The Beatles, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, and Mike WiLL Made-It.
Anthony reviews new releases by Poppy, Vince Staples, Takeoff, Rosalía, Curren$y & Freddie Gibbs, Earl Sweatshirt, and XXXTentacion, plus comments on Kanye West and Kid Cudi's submission to the Grammys' rock music category.
64 min
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Ep. 70: Julia Holter, Daughters, Current 93, Ku...
Anthony reviews new releases by Julia Holter, Daughters, Current 93, Kurt Vile, Joji, Greta Van Fleet, Rosalía, and Carly Rae Jepsen.
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Ep. 69: Future & Juice WRLD, Open Mike Eagle, L...
Anthony reviews new releases by Future & Juice WRLD, Open Mike Eagle, Little Big, High on Fire, Lil Yachty, and Trippie Redd, and responds to a question about the psychological effects of listening to depressing music.
Anthony reviews new releases by Polyphia, Horrendous, Quavo, Clarence Clarity, City Morgue, Joji, and Lil Peep, and comments on Drake's recent statements about Kanye West and the Pusha T beef.
Anthony reviews new releases by Okonkolo, Yves Tumor, $uicideBoy$, Russ, Thou, Lana Del Ray, and Eminem.
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Ep. 62: Armand Hammer, Eminem, George Clanton
Anthony reviews new releases by Armand Hammer, Eminem, and George Clanton. Plus discussions on Eminem's continued fall from grace and whether or not To Pimp a Butterfly would have received a 10/10 if someone like 6ix9ine had made it.
Anthony reviews new releases by Blood Orange, Interpol, Oh Sees, Hermit & The Recluse, and Twenty One Pilots. Plus discussions on emo rap and anonymity in music.
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Ep. 60: Worst Rappers in the Game 2018 ft. D. R...
In this episode of The Needle Drop Podcast, D. Respect and I once again run through a list of the worst rappers out right now, as chosen by you guys over social media. We don't fully agree with the 9 picks, but we go over why each artist might be catching all the negativity.
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Ep. 59: 20 Love Songs w/ Wifey
A new episode of the Internet's most inconsistent podcast, as well as a rare appearance by my wife, Dominique - it's a Valentine's Day miracle! Join us as we (attempt) to recommend and discuss at length a new batch of 20 love songs we love.
93 min
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Ep. 58: How to Review an Album ft. Zoe Camp & B...
In this episode of The Needle Drop Podcast, I talk with fellow music critics Zoe Camp and Beezy430 about what it takes to review an album. It's a long set of conversations, but I personally feel as if I barely scratched the surface of this massive, multi-faceted issue.
94 min
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Ep. 57: How To Get Into Death Grips ft. Dominic...
In this episode of the TND Podcast, my guest is illustrator, animator, and fellow Death Grips fanatic Dominick Rabrun. He and I have a lengthy discussion about how exactly to get into Death Grips' music.
86 min
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Ep. 56: The 10 Worst Rappers in the Game (Revis...
In this episode of The Needle Drop Podcast, D. Respect and I again run through a list of the 10 worst rappers out right now.
81 min
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Ep. 55: clipping. @ S.O.S. Fest
A couple of weeks ago, our still pretty dead podcast was brought back to life thanks to the good people over at the SOS Fest in Central Texas. They flew me out to speak with a few acts, but mainly to do this on-stage chat with clipping., who have always been a pleasure to interview.
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Ep. 54: Adam Johnston (YourMovieSucks)
In this episode of the podcast, our guest is one of the harshest and most hilarious film critics on YouTube: Adam of YourMovieSucks. We talk criticism, reviews, music, and more!
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Ep. 53: Miles Cleret (Soundway Records)
On this episode of the podcast, we talk with the founder of Soundway Records, Miles Cleret. We talk about the process of bringing obscure, foreign music to a Western audience, and the evolution of the Soundway label. We also get an update on the next Ondatrópica album!
54 min
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Ep. 52: Pyrocynical & NFKRZ
On this episode of the podcast, I give Pyrocynical a platform to defend himself.
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Ep. 51: Xenia Rubinos
On this episode of the podcast, contributor Jeremy Fisette talks with singer-songwriter Xenia Rubinos about her upcoming album, Black Terry Cat, on Anti- Records.