Mad Sounds

Wecome to the yee yee club bitch, it's time for us to talk about Elton's acclaimed 3rd album. One southern-fried concept, zero singles (except in New Zealand) and a lot of loaded war imagery. Enjoy our track-by-track deep dive that takes way longer than either of us intended. You can follow us on Twitter @MarkMadSounds & @SteffiMishell. Special thanks to Hannah Langford (@infinityxhannah) for the awesome new podcast artwork!

Taking you to the pilot of a brand new series, going track-by-track through every Elton John album.. This time, we look at his humble beginnings; all the half-baked narratives, baffling Bob Dylan impressions & literal recaps of the album we'd just heard. All of which he had to go through to become the icon we know today. This is Honky Chat. Desperately looking for feedback on this one, so please leave any thoughts you might have on iTunes, YouTube (via the MadSounds channel) or on Twitter! Speaking of, you can also follow us @MarkMadSounds & @SteffiMishell. Thanks for listening!

In which I appropriate a college journalism assignment from April for comeback fodder. Huge thanks to VIP owner Kelvin Anderson, rapper Quictamac & producer Keith Thompson (aka DJ Slice) for giving me so much to work with. These guys give nearly 40 years of fascinating first-hand music history, from the ins & out of early hip-hop sampling, to the effect one Snoop Dogg video can have on a local record store, to the fate of their famous sign. SONGS USED: Snoop Dogg - "What's My Name?" Quictamac feat. Crooked I, Tripploc & Westcoast Stone - "It's a Long Beach Thang" GQ Steve & DJ Slice - "Movin'" Follow me on Twitter @MarkMadSounds, stay tuned next week for the pilot of Honky Chat, and thanks for listening!

I got 2 podcasts coming here soon. Neither are what you've come to expect, but if you like what Johnny & I have done earlier, I guarantee you'll get something out of it.. If you have kept this in your feed these past 6 months, I'm eternally grateful, & hope this return won't let you down.(This audio was mostly made for the YouTube channel, but it works just as well here. I'll probably delete this once both of these episodes are up.)

In which we hold our annual tradition of counting down things like Best EP's & Songs That Should've Been Hits... before we devolve into insanity trying to explain why Eminem's Revival is so UNIQUELY awful. Enjoy! Mad Sound of the Week: What Is This - "I'll Be Around" NEW OCML STUFF: OCML Team's Best Albums of 2017 - http://ocml.us/the-best-albums-of-2017-according-to-ocml-members/ Bad Reception interview - http://ocml.us/interview-with-brian-krofchick-from-the-band-bad-reception/ Dead Poet Society interview - http://ocml.us/exclusive-interview-with-jack-underkofler-from-the-band-dead-poet-society/ CHECK OUT MODERN COLOR: https://moderncolor.bandcamp.com/ Follow us on Twitter @MarkMadSounds & @ViralRak, and thanks for listening!