No Filler Music Podcast

Whatcha Heard? The Mole Man Edition

From sleazy synth-pop and bruised alternative rock to slow-burning dreamscapes and cathartic heavy nu metal, this edition of Whatcha Heard covers a little bit of everything. As always, it’s a mix of old favorites, forgotten gems, and recent finds that have been rattling around in our heads all month. Tracklist: 1. Choir Boy - I'll Always Let You Down 2. Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf 3. Possum Dixon - Nerves 4. Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen 5. Sevendust - Headtrip 6. Robber Robber - The Sound It Made 7. Low - Half Light 8. Cinnamon Chasers - The World Is Yours 9. Arcwelder - Just Not Moving 10. Ethan Durelle - Move Us On 11. JunkBunny - Sedona 12. Arcwelder - And Then Again This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Underneath California: The Hidden Depths of Phantom Planet’s The Guest

On this episode we dive into The Guest, the 2002 breakout record from Phantom Planet that proved they were far more than just “the band from The O.C.” While “California” would eventually become unavoidable thanks to television fame, the deeper cuts reveal a band operating at a much higher level than most people realized, blending sun-soaked power pop with vulnerable, emotionally charged songwriting and flashes of restless garage rock energy. Tracklist: 1. California 2. In Our Darkest Hour 3. Turn, Smile, Shift, Repeat 4. Nobody's Fault 5. All Over Again 6. So I Fall Again 7. The Guest This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

No Filler Rewind - Garage Rock Evolved: Phantom Planet's Self-Titled Re-Invention

In lieu of our latest episode on Phantom Planet's "The Guest" from 2002, we're dropping a Rewind on an episode that was released way back in July of 2020, where we cover their self-titled album that came just two years later. Phantom Planet was once most notably known as the group that sings that song from The O.C. (you know, the one that goes "California, here we come!"). But on their 2004 self-titled record, they traded in those melodic, poppy song structures for a more frenetic, fuzz-driven garage sound. We argue in this episode that this is perhaps one of the greatest garage rock records to come out of the early 2000s (certainly one of the most overlooked and under-appreciated), with its impassioned vocal performances, pummeling drums and bass, and guitar riffs that could punch through a wall. Tracklist: 1. Big Brat 2. Nobody's Fault 3. Jabberjaw 4. After Hours 5. You're Not Welcome Here 6. The Meantime 7. The Spirit of the Beehive - hypnic jerks 8. Arms of Tripoli - Edwards Edward This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Whatcha Heard? The Last Possible Second Edition

Tracklist 1. Snail Mail - Tractor Beam 2. The Asteroid No. 4 - What a Sorry Way to Go 3. Miki Berenyi Trio - Gango 4. Poster Children - In My Way 5. Kelele - Idea 1 6. Mono - Playboys 7. MASSIVE HASSLE - Right Time 8. Mudvayne - -1 9. Ben Lapidus - PETSMART 10. Tricky - Black Street 11. Great Grandpa - Emma 12. Martina Topley-Bird - Sandpaper Kisses This show is part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Nothing Left to Lose, Everything to Prove: Foo Fighters' Debut Self-Titled

On this episode we dive into the raw, cathartic beginnings of Foo Fighters' self-titled debut. Written and recorded almost entirely by Dave Grohl, the record feels like a personal reset button. It’s loose, loud, and surprisingly melodic, packed with the kind of deep cuts that hint at everything the band would eventually become once fully realized. Tracklist: 1. Alone + Easy Target 2. Good Grief 3. Floaty 4. Weenie Beenie 5. Oh, George 6. Big Me This episode is part of the Pantheon Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]