Velocities In Music

When Should a Band Change Their Name After a Lineup Change?

Bands will often change and evolve their sound over time, and sometimes bands will change their lineup as well, bringing new members into the fold as others leave. As fans, we get attached to our favorite bands and their members, and sometimes when these sonic shifts and personnel changes line up, it can feel like a betrayal. After all, they're not even the same band anymore--how dare they go by the same name! In this episode, we explore some examples of when bands did or didn't change their name after a significant lineup change, and discuss when we think it's appropriate to just call it a new band. What do you think? When should a band change their name, and when is it okay to keep the same name? Bands discussed in this episode include: * Joy Division * Metallica * Stone Temple Pilots * Black Sabbath * Fleetwood Mac * AC/DC * Iron Maiden * Pink Floyd * Sublime (with Rome) * Velvet Underground * Boston * Journey * At the Drive-In * King Crimson * The Fall

How Have Our 200 Favorite Albums Changed Over the Last 10 Years? (Pt 2 of 2)

People track their tastes in many different ways, and some prefer not to at all. At Velocities In Music, we like to make lists of our favorite albums every few years and compare them to old lists so we can know more about how our tastes have changed. In this episode, we compare our lists of our 200 favorite albums in 2019, after almost 10 years of Velocities In Music, with our lists from 2010, when Velocities In Music was just getting started. Jake's List: http://www.velocitiesinmusic.com/lists/jakes-favorite-200-albums-2019/ [http://www.velocitiesinmusic.com/lists/jakes-favorite-200-albums-2019/] Tom's List: http://www.velocitiesinmusic.com/lists/toms-favorite-200-albums-2019/ [http://www.velocitiesinmusic.com/lists/toms-favorite-200-albums-2019/]

How Have Our Tastes Changed Over the Last 10 Years? (Pt 1 of 2)

As Velocities In Music approaches its 10-year anniversary, Jake and Tom reflect on how their tastes have changed over the last decade, and how VIM has specifically contributed to that change.

The Lost Art of the Mixtape

For decades people have been making each other mixtapes, mixes, and playlists for a variety of reasons in a variety of formats. As technology has evolved and made these easier to create, convenience is at an all-time high, but crafting personalized mixtapes has become something of a lost art. In this podcast, we highlight some key mixtape experiences in our lives and why the practice is still important to us today. Listen to the Mr. Anchovy playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/1215237538/playlist/039UPGIdiYAFy92w9bZFOv?si=7zFSZYQnTaisPiPEuSrKtA

March 2019 - Record Fair Haul

Jake and Tom discuss the pros and cons of attending record fairs, and share the hauls from their respective fairs in Phoenix and Des Moines.