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Hidden Jukebox86: Cream
Look up in the air, it's your guitar
What we're listening to:
Jake:
Young Gun Silver Fox, Pleasure
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Phantom Island
Matthew:
Turnstile, Never Enough
Hallelujah the Hills, Deck
Matthew's band's debut LP is out now:
Early to the Airport, Arrivals2025-07-0130 minHidden Jukebox85: Firestarter
punkin' instigator
What we're listening to:
Jake:
My Morning Jacket, is
Bon Iver, SABLE, fABLE
Matthew:
Suzanne Vega, Flying with Angels
Marinero, La La La2025-06-0130 minHidden Jukebox84: Insane in the Brain
Punks just jealous 'cause they can't outwrite me.
We got interviewed by Rob Queen!
What we're listening to:
Jake:
Goose, Everything Must Go
Neal Francis, Return to Zero
Coheed & Cambria, The Father of Make Believe
Matthew:
Sharp Pins, Radio DDR
The Raveonettes, Pe'ahi II
Destroyer, Dan's Boogie2025-05-0128 minHidden Jukebox83: Hook
I wanna bust all your balloons
What we're listening to:
Jake:
Deep Sea Diver, Billboard Heart
Father John Misty, Mahashmashana
Matthew:
Margarget Cho, Lucky Gift
The Chills, Spring Board
Ian Anderson unboxing Jethro Tull's Curious Ruminant2025-04-0126 minHidden Jukebox82: Brimful of Ashailluminate the main streets and the cinema aisles
What we're listening to:
Jake:
Clearlake, "I Get It Now"
Common Saints, Cinema 3000
Matthew:
Waltzerr, Small Talk
Forest Service, "Hope"
Bonus: Matthew's band Early to the Airport's "Reverse Shadow" at the end of the episode2025-03-0135 minHidden Jukebox81: One
Oh, higher (Baby, yeah, yeah)
What we're listening to:
Matthew:
Lambrini Girls, Who Let the Dogs Out?
The Pest Controllers, Get Rid of It!
Windhand, Eternal Return
Jake:
Cunningham Bird (s/t)
Franz Ferdinand, The Human Fear2025-02-0135 minHidden Jukebox80: I Will Always Love You
Bittersweet memories
What we're listening to:
Matthew:
Kim Deal, Nobody Loves You More
Quivers, Oyster Cuts
Jake:
Medium Build, Marietta
Partiboi69, K on my D + C2025-01-0131 min
Spilled MilkEpisode 676: BreadsticksToday we're talking all things, but not all things Breadsticks. We tackle these non-nostril shaped bread lumps that are burnished with time and butter as we use this opportunity as a soft launch for 'A Big Time for Cuisine' and 'Not Bad with Matthew Amster-Burton'. Dreams get dashed, thumbs get big and futures are thrown into question as the innuendos fly. Basic New York-Style Pizza DoughCulture Study Podcast on recipes by Anne Helen Petersen
Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to t...2024-12-1228 minHidden Jukebox79: Wildflowers
It's good to get high and never come down
What we're listening to:
Jake:
GUM/Ambrose Kenny-Smith, III Times
Phantogram, Memory of a Day
Matthew:
Aooo, Aooo
Soccer Mommy, Evergreen2024-12-0135 minHidden Jukebox78: Mind Playing Tricks on Me
He'd be in for a squabble, no doubt.
What we're listening to:
Jake:
Johnny Blue Skies, Passage du Desir
David Gilmour, Luck and Strange
Matthew:
The Linda Lindas, No Obligation
Touché Amoré, Spiral in a Straight Line2024-11-0129 minHidden Jukebox77: The Unforgiven
He's battle-tossed and laid...?
What we're listening to:
Jake:
Mew, And the Glass-Handed Kites
Louis Cole, Nothing
Matthew:
Drug Church, PRUDE
Cleaners from Venus, Lilli Bolero2024-10-0133 minHidden Jukebox76: Don't Cry
Your love's decided, and all love is real? Yeah, baby
What we're listening to:
Jake:
KGLW, Flight b741
Childish Gambino, Bando Stone and the New World
Matthew:
Combat, Stay Golden
Stand Atlantic, WAS HERE2024-09-0132 minHidden Jukebox75: Hunger Strike
YEEEEEEEEAH
What we're listening to:
Matthew:
THEM, Girls Mind
The Raveonettes, The Raveonettes Sing...
The Mountain Goats and John Vanderslice, Moon Colony Bloodbath
Jake:
The Dip, Love Direction
Parlor Greens, In Green We Dream
Fleet Foxes, Live on Boston Harbor2024-08-0124 minHidden Jukebox74: Macarena
Now come on, what was I supposed to do?
What we're listening to:
Jake:
Medium Build, Country
NxWorries, Why Lawd?
Parcels (just the band in general)
Honorable mention: Lightheaded, Lightheaded Anthem
Matthew:
The Lovely Eggs, Eggsistentialism
Good Looks, Lived Here for a While
Lightheaded, Always Sideways2024-07-0130 minHidden Jukebox73: Sabotage (feat Ross Albrechtson)
I can't stand rocking when I'm in here.
The Freakout Festival 2024
What we're listening to:
Jake:
Justin Timberlake, Everything I Thought It Was
Brittany Howard, What Now
Matthew:
Origami Angel, "Fruit Wine"
Camera Obscura, Look to the East, Look to the West
The Distillers, Coral Fang
Ross:
Willi Carlisle, Critterland
Fat White Family, Forgiveness Is Yours
Mohama Saz, Máquina de Guerra2024-06-0133 minSpilled MilkEpisode 647: Feeding BabiesToday we've got the Midas touch as we recollect and recount past and present experiences with feeding our kids. We share dos and don'ts, philosophies of eating and why its important to salt babies. We play it cool through prescription muffins, the trendy and the expensive before exploring the division of responsibility and assigning Matthew some homework. Hungry Monkey by Matthew Amster-BurtonChild of Mine by Ellyn SatterEssential Labor by Angela GarbesVirginia Sole-Smith of the newsletter Burnt Toast and books The Eating Instinct and Fat Talk2024-05-2351 minHidden Jukebox72: Vogue
If the music's pumping it will give you new life.
What we're listening to:
Matthew:
Vampire Weekend, Only God Was Above Us
English Teacher, This Could Be Texas
Kate Davis, "Cunty Bang Bang"
Jake:
Waxahatchee, Tiger's Blood
Pearl Jam, Dark Matter2024-05-0129 minHidden Jukebox71: Plush
Will she smell alone?
Rick Beato interviews Robert DeLeo about writing "Plush"
What we're listening to:
Jake:
Idles, Tangk
Mildlife, Chorus
Matthew:
Ducks Ltd, Harm's Way
Emma Anderson, Pearlies
Tokyo Police Club, Just a Scratch/Catch Me If You Can2024-04-0127 minHidden Jukebox70: ATLiens
It tickles to see you try to be like Mr. Pickles.
What we're listening to:
Matthew:
Junodream, Pools of Colour
The Paranoid Style, The Interrogator
MSPAINT, Post-American
Jake:
The Smile, Wall of Eyes
Thank You Scientist, Terraformer
Paramore, Re: This Is Why2024-03-0128 minHidden Jukebox69: Around the World (feat Marco Collins)
Around the world. Around the world?
What we're listening to:
Marco:
Cub Sport, Jesus at the Gay Bar
Lil Yachty, Let's Start Here
ANOHNI and the Johnsons, My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
Jake:
Jungle, Volcano
KGLW, Petrodragonic Apocalypse
Matthew:
Kate Davis, Fish Bowl
The Clientele, I Am Not There Anymore
The Photocopies, Top of the Pops2024-02-0149 minHidden Jukebox68: Only Happy When It Rains (feat Meredith Smith)
You can keep me company as long as you don't care.
Meredith and Matthew are Twilight Diners.
What we're listening to:
Meredith:
Alvvays, Alvvays
The Mystery Lights, Too Much Tension!
Matthew:
The Mice, For Almost Ever
Fatima Mansions, Lost in the Former West
Jake:
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Fronzoli
lespecial, Odd Times2024-01-0142 minHidden Jukebox67: All I Want for Christmas Is You
Santa Claus won't make me happy with a toy.
What we're listening to
Matthew:
The Photocopies, Top of the Pops
André 3000, New Blue Sun
Jake:
Neil Francis, Francis Comes Alive
Cold War Kids, Cold War Kids
KGLW, The Silver Cord2023-12-0135 minHidden Jukebox66: Bitter Sweet Symphony
I can't change my mould.
What we're listening to:
Matthew:
Metric, Formentera II
KNOWER, KNOWER FOREVER
Jason Thomas Gordon, The Singers Talk (book)
Jake:
Royal Blood, Back to the Water Below
Goose, Autumn Crossing2023-11-0131 minHidden Jukebox65: Suicide Blonde
Don't you see the colour of deception?
What we're listening to:
Matthew:
Ash, Race the Night
A Giant Dog, Bite
Men Without Hats, Pop Goes the World
Jake:
Jungle, Volcano
Local Natives, Time Will Wait for No One2023-10-0131 minHidden Jukebox64: Rooster
Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
What we're listening to:
Jake:
Young Gun Silver Fox, Ticket to Shangri-La
Small Paul, Come Alive & Live Again
Matthew:
Noname, Sundial
The Dead Krazukies, From the Underworld
Guns N' Roses, "Perhaps"2023-09-0132 minHidden Jukebox63: These Are Days
Never before and never since, I promise
What we're listening to
Matthew:
Origami Angel, The Brightest Days
The Clientele, I Am Not There Anymore
Jake:
JW Francis, Dream House
KGLW, PetroDragonic Apocalypse
Queens of the Stone Age, In Times New Roman
Sandrider, Sandrider2023-08-0131 minHidden Jukebox62: Big Poppa
Tell your friends jump in the GS3.
Yo! MTV Raps Unplugged, 1991
What we're listening to
Jake:
Foo Fighters, But Here We Are
Janelle Monáe, The Age of Pleasure
Matthew:
The Reds, Pinks & Purples, They Only Wanted Your Soul
Blood Ceremony, The Old Ways Remain2023-07-0132 minHidden Jukebox61: This Is a Call
Fingernails are good
What we're listening to
Jake:
Boygenius, The Record
Unknown Mortal Orchestra V
Matthew:
Fruit Bats, A River Running to Your Heart2023-06-0127 minHidden Jukebox60: Stakes Is High
Man, life can get all up in your ass
Stakes is High live with The Roots on Fallon
The song at the end of this episode is "Battlegrounds," from Matthew's band Early to the Airport's new EP, Departures
What we're listening to
Matthew:
Nicole Yun, Matter
Frank Bango, The Truth Fox
Jake:
Flipturn, Shadowglow2023-05-0127 minHidden Jukebox59: Freedom! '90
What a kick just a buddy and me
What we're listening to
Matthew:
Caroline Rose, The Art of Forgetting
Eyelids, A Colossal Waste of Light
Kate Davis, Fish Bowl
Jake:
Harry Styles, Harry's House
True Loves2023-04-0134 minHidden Jukebox58: Hallelujah (feat John Tsung)
You don't really care for music. Do you?
What we're listening to:
John:
DADADA!
Wednesday Campanella
A playlist of contemporary Asian pop and indie
Jake:
Lil Yachty, Let's Start Here
Madison Cunningham, Revealer
Matthew:
Parannoul, After the Magic
De La Soul feat MF DOOM, "Rock Co.Kane Flow" (video)2023-03-0150 minHidden Jukebox57: Nookie
Why did it take so long?
What we're listening to:
Jake:
Black Midi: Hellfire
The Sound of Animals Fighting: Apeshit
Plains: I Walked With you a Ways
Matthew:
Belle & Sebstian: Late Developers
Alvvays: Blue Rev
OMD: "Souvenir"2023-02-0129 minHidden Jukebox56: Fast As You Can (feat Keith Lowe)
if you're getting any bright ideas, quiet dear
Keith Lowe's single, Respair
What we're listening to:
Jake:
Snarky Puppy, Empire Central
Drugdealer, Hiding in Plain Sight
Matthew:
Best songs of 2022 playlist on Spotify
Keith:
A Girl Called Eddy, "Somebody Hurt You"2023-01-0137 minHidden Jukebox55: Doo Wop (That Thing)
Remember back on the Bully when cats used to harmonize?
What we're listening to:
Jake:
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Changes
Post Animal, Love Gibberish
Matthew:
Weird Nightmare, Weird Nightmare
Sobs, Air Guitar2022-12-0130 minHidden Jukebox54: Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
one kid had it worse than that
What we're listening to:
Jake:
Arctic Monkeys, The Car
Cytrus, Concentrate
Mildlife, Automatic
Matthew:
Titus Andronicus, The Will to Live
Open Mike Eagle, Component System with the Auto-Reverse
Steady Holiday, "Can't Find a Way" (out November 2)2022-11-0131 minHidden Jukebox53: Man! I Feel Like a Woman
The girls need a break.2022-10-0135 minSpilled MilkEpisode 560: Corn-Based CerealsRated NFX. This episode is kid-tested, Judy Amster approved. Temper your lust and your grains as we Jockey for Your Love discussing sexy mascots, drainage channels and masturbation malady cures (citation needed). We ask "Will it Flake?" as we warn against winking at your grocers and inflation. Tori Amos "Cornflake Girl"Hidden Jukebox PodcastFunny jungle land moving pictures bookletHow corn flakes are made: YouTube video from Discovery UKMatthew's Now but Wow! - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (video game)Listen to...2022-09-2238 minHidden Jukebox52: The Distance
The arena is empty except for one man.
Vibraslap
Herbie Hancock is 82.
Recommended:
Matthew:
Kiwi jr., Chopper
Jake:
DOMi & JD BECK, NOT TiGHT
Danger mouse and Black Thought, Cheat Codes2022-09-0132 minHidden Jukebox51: Superunknown
First it steals your mind and then it steals your...
Producer Michael Beinhorn on Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden live at the Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, 1994
Recommended:
Matthew:
Hollie Cook, Happy Hour
THEM, The Car EP
Jake:
Goose, Dripfield2022-08-0143 minHidden Jukebox50: Closer
I drink the honey inside your hive.
Recommended:
Matthew:
King Stingray
Joyce Manor: 40 oz to Fresno
Strong Songs podcast on “Silent All These Years”
Jake:
Jack White: Fear of the Dawn
Foals: Life Is Yours2022-07-0129 minHidden Jukebox49: Enjoy the Silence
Words are meaningless and forgettable.2022-06-0132 minHidden Jukebox48: Human Behaviour
[gibberish]
Acoustic guitar cover by Takashi Kouda
What we're listening to:
PUP, The Unraveling of PUPTHEBAND
Soul Glo, Diaspora Problems
Ibibio Sound Machine, Electricity
SAULT, Air
Jake in front of a portrait of Kate Bush?2022-05-0138 minHidden Jukebox47: Nearly Lost You
There's a rider that's fallen.2022-04-0139 minHidden Jukebox46: The Boy Is Mine
Oh yeah, definitely. I know his name.
Recommended:
Parannoul - To See the Next Part of the Dream
Deep Sea Diver - Impossible Weight
The Dip - When You Lose Someone (from the forthcoming Sticking with It)
Some artists called Goose, Geese, Neil Francis, or maybe Neal Francis
Eddie Vedder Is Still Learning to Live with Loss2022-03-0133 minHidden Jukebox45: Throwing Copper
It's the way we sing that makes 'em dream.2022-02-0151 min
Spilled MilkEpisode 523: DashiHappy New Year! 2022 is our year, we feel it! Today we're standing on the shoulders of giants to learn that anchovies make everything better as we discuss Dashi. Then, we pitch The Baker's Dozen Strategy while trying on way too many hats. This episode contains savory undertones.Just One Cookbook Dashi recipeDashi's triedHomemade dashi made from Hokkaidō Minami-kayabe kombuKin no Katsuodashi packetsAjinomoto Hondashi granulesMatthew's Now but Wow! - XOXO by Axie Oh“Save the World” by Matthew Amster-BurtonProdu...2022-01-0641 minHidden Jukebox44: Nothing Compares 2 U
Since you've been gone I can do whatever I want.
Lucy Dacus on Song Exploder2022-01-0132 minHidden Jukebox43: Walk
Is there no standard anymore?
Consolation Lakes: I'm Not the Nightmare
Sault: Untitled (Black Is)
Every Time I Die: Thing with Feathers2021-12-0130 minHidden Jukebox42: Sour Times
Take a ride, take a shot now.
Matthew's punk playlist on Spotify
Wet Leg: Chaise Longue2021-11-0133 minHidden Jukebox41: Common People
In that case, I'll have rum and Coca-Cola.2021-10-0130 minHidden Jukebox40: Girls and Boys
Du bist sehr schön2021-09-0128 minHidden Jukebox39: 1979
Cool kids never have the time.
ALBUMS RECOMMENDED
The Chills: Scatterbrain
The Cleaners from Venus: Penny Novelettes
Goose: Shenanigans Nite Club2021-08-0133 minHidden Jukebox38: Groove Is in the Heart
He's not vicious OR malicious.2021-07-0126 min
Spilled MilkEpisode 493: Onion RingsToday we reflect on mortality and geography with bowls of onion rings. While we ponder keg stands, The Pull Out Problem and copyrighted material, Molly demands Matthew's resignation. So get ready for our new spin-off, Spilled Vamp! Onion LoafThe Food Lab's Foolproof Onion Rings RecipeScientific AmericanBoston Baroque — "The Trumpet Shall Sound" from Handel's Messiah with Dashon BurtonScottish Highland CattleJohn Denver & Plácido Domingo - Perhaps Love (1981)
Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Band...2021-06-1056 minHidden Jukebox37: It Was a Good Day
What's the haps on the craps?
CW: Mass shootings, sexual assault.
Also, Matthew definitely knows that Raising Hell came out in the 80s.2021-06-0128 minHidden Jukebox36: Tomorrow
VERY hard to drink.Links:Steady Holiday: Tiny Desk ConcertFenslerfilm's GI Joe overdubs2021-05-0130 minHidden Jukebox35: Baby One More Time
Oh baby, baby
Oh baby, baby
Oh baby, baby2021-04-0133 minHidden Jukebox34: Right Here Right Now
Bob Dylan didn't have this to sing about!2021-03-0129 minHidden Jukebox33: What Would You Say
Don't drop the big one.2021-02-0129 minHidden Jukebox32: Seether
I tried to rock her in my cradle.2021-01-0131 min
Spilled MilkEpisode 466: Cinnamon ToastYou are cordially invited to our Cinnamon Toast Party! This one has everything: quilts, frisky love letters, The Judy Amster Method and a surprise guest. We spread from edge to edge as we meet hungry ranchers, CandyFiend_69420 and The Ruskman. Love, YVOY
Episode Transcript
Spilled Milk Reddit
Her Recipe Box
Pioneer Woman Cinnamon Toast
The Kitchn Cinnamon Sugar
Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to...2020-12-0346 minHidden Jukebox31: Possum Kingdom
I'll not be a gentleman.Links:Possum Kingdom State Park — Guess what? It's a lake.2020-12-0129 minHidden Jukebox30: Come Out and Play
Tie your own... hey!2020-11-0130 minHidden Jukebox29: No Rain
It's a great escape.Links:St Andrew's FallAll I Can Say (2020) — A documentary based on footage shot by Shannon Hoon.2020-10-0124 minHidden Jukebox28: I Touch Myself
I honestly do.
2020-09-0123 minHidden Jukebox27: Closing Time
Our first single!2020-08-0122 minHidden Jukebox26: The Score
Yeah everybody wear the mask but how long will it last?2020-07-0143 minHidden Jukebox25: Weezer
We've all left the den. Let me tell you 'bout it?Links:2020-06-0151 min
Spilled MilkEpisode 439: Mashed PotatoesToday we are doing some hard thinking about a soft subject, Mashed Po Ta Toes. Listen as we take up all sorts of mantles, polish up Gollum impressions and wonder to garlic or not to garlic all while worrying about invading Space Godzillas.
Serious East Mashed Potatoes
Gotta Have Gatto by Matthew Amster-Burton
Robuchon Mashed Potatoes
Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's Website...2020-05-2842 min
Spilled MilkIntroducing Dire DesiresDire Desires: Life Lessons from Classic Erotic Thrillers. Coming soon from the creators of Spilled Milk.
Matthew Amster-Burton and Molly Wizenberg, co-hosts of the hit comedy podcast Spilled Milk, team up with movie buff/producer Abby Cerquitella to scour Hollywood’s sexiest—and usually stupidest—movies for lessons in how to live, love, and get laid as much as Michael Douglas did in the 90s.
Season 1 covers six erotic classics, including Indecent Proposal, Body Heat, and Disclosure.
Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airpor...2020-05-1101 minHidden Jukebox24: Third Eye Blind
I want something else.2020-05-0142 minHidden Jukebox23: Rage Against the Machine
We did what they told us.
Adam Neely: The Music You Hate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZMpU-7YcgA
Adam Neely: Learning to Like Contemporary Christian Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hACUz4WVWwk2020-04-0154 minHidden Jukebox22: Illmatic
Life is parallel to hell, but I must maintain.2020-03-0340 minHidden Jukebox21: Tragic Kingdom
Leave a message and I'll call you back.2020-02-0151 minHidden Jukebox20: (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
How many special people change? (Featuring George McCleary!)Special Guest: George McCleary.2020-01-0156 minHidden Jukebox19: Little Earthquakes
Wearing my naughties like a jewel.
CONTENT WARNING: Sexual assault.2019-12-0149 minHidden Jukebox18: Vs.
Tunnel vision!
Content Warning: Several references to sexual assault, plus we criticize the band Sublime.2019-11-0154 minHidden Jukebox17: Odelay
Put your skeletons in jail.Links:Switched on Pop: No Country for Old Town Road2019-10-0152 minHidden Jukebox16: CrazySexyCool
Take a good look at it. Look at it now.2019-09-0151 minHidden Jukebox15: The Bends
Who stole Thom's vodka cup?2019-08-0144 minHidden Jukebox14: A Live One
Jake is a Phish fan. Matthew is a Phish skeptic. Naturally they're tackling the Phishiest possible release, 1994's A Live One, which features a 30-minute song.2019-07-0154 minHidden Jukebox13: Out of Time
Special Guest Rich McLaughlin (Sirius XM, I Heart Radio, WFUV, Amazon Music) joins us on a journey through “Time.” On this month’s Hidden Jukebox, we discuss REM’s Out of Time (1991) as well as what made the band great, what made the band fall apart, and why Rich is so damned obsessed with these guys.Special Guest: Rich McLaughlin.Links:An Inaugural Day Message via the Words of R.E.M.2019-06-011h 06
Spilled MilkEpisode 385: The DishwasherToday we present the long awaited sequel to Washing Dishes, and heighten the drama with some bird watching, organ grinder monkeys and spiders. Matthew does some show-and-tell and we discover why good fences do make good neighbors, but not who is in the kitchen with Dinah.
Links:The Dishwasher – Matthew Amster-Burton – MediumMiele Dishwashers Have your Cake & Dishwash it at AppliancesConnection.com - YouTube
Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spin...2019-05-1641 minHidden Jukebox12: Doggystyle
Snoop Doggy Dogg, 1993
In 1992, a new video debuted on MTV, and suddenly America couldn’t stop talking about two things: cars that bounce, and a cornrowed rapper with a lovable lazy drawl and the improbable name of Snoop Doggy Dogg. We can't stop talking about him either.2019-05-0154 minHidden JukeboxEpisode 11: Dookie
Green Day’s Dookie (1994) was punk rock your parents could enjoy in the car. Deceptively upbeat (until you listen to the lyrics), Dookie’s strong hooks and clever lyrics brought punk to a mass audience—and is still loads of fun today.2019-04-0150 minHidden JukeboxEpisode 10: Star
Maria, carry a rifle.2018-07-0135 minHidden JukeboxEpisode 9: If You're Feeling Sinister
We should be okay and we won't get in a muddle.2018-06-0141 minHidden JukeboxEpisode 8: OK Computer
This month, once again we talk about an obscure 90s album you've never heard of. Pretty good.2018-05-0345 min
Spilled MilkEpisode 329: TangToday we consume quarts of Tang while debating the best snack to demo for young whippersnappers: banana slicing or cutting the cheese? We discover Matthew's past with the Tangmaster General along with Molly's past with bathroom sinks.
Links:Our Secret Better Lives — Matthew Amster-Burton
Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit2018-04-1927 minHidden JukeboxEpisode 7: Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home
A stone-cold classic that's as relevant, progressive, and weird as it was in 1995. These are loud, smart hope-from-the-gutter tunes, and we're kind of in love.
This album is out of print, but used CDs are readily available.2018-04-0142 minHidden JukeboxEpisode 6: 0898
0898 Beautiful South, The Beautiful South, 1992
Matthew really puts Laura through the wringer on this one. 0898 is an overproduced, saccharine mess of sad drunks, cannibals, and codependents, and Matthew couldn't love it more. (Except for that one frustratingly catchy misogynistic track.) Laura, on the other hand....2018-03-0132 minHidden JukeboxEpisode 5: Mezzanine
Mezzanine, Massive Attack, 1998.
On this episode, we chill out after the rave and talk nicknames, musical diversity, fade-ins, buildups, and teenage weirdos. We also say "Bristol" many times as if we know where that is.Links:Listen on Apple MusicListen on Spotify2018-02-0146 min
Spilled MilkEpisode 316: Pasta WidthsWe pretty much want to bathe in pasta, whether its extruded, cranked or dyed. Today we learn about Matthew's angelic past, Molly's preferred ribbon texture and where to find the perfect pasta nest. Excessive accent warning.
Links:Skillet Pasta Carbonara (from cook's illustrated) recipe | Epicurious.comBucatini all'Amatriciana Recipe | Serious EatsSpilled Milk: Episode 274: BologneseMatthew Amster-Burton's Books
Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our...2018-01-1836 minHidden JukeboxEpisode 4: Penthouse
On our fourth episode we listen to Luna’s Penthouse, Laura Loe’s favorite album of the 1990s. We discuss lush recording, embarrassing lyrics, shameless Velvet Underground rip offs, and the absence of early rock shows for aging Gen-Xers.
Luna (extended thoughts from Laura Loe)
There are a lot of amazing things about doing our Hidden Jukebox podcast.
Tonight I'm listening to Luna's Penthouse for the millionth time with completely different ears--this is a super special rare gift.
Thank you Matthew Amster-Burton for this amazing opportunity to re-hear the musi...2018-01-1534 minHidden JukeboxEpisode 3: Celebrity Skin
Hole, Celebrity Skin, 1998.
We take a deeper look at ourselves while listening to this 1998 classic. If this album is considered by some to be a "guilty pleasure," we clearly don't have any guilt about it. This was a foundational soundtrack to our 90's SoCal lives. From hanging with dolphins at the beach and midnight jaunts to the "Rock n' Roll Ralph's" grocery store to being trapped in college life in the valley, this summery, power pop, ironic album speaks to a particular GenX sensibility like nothing else.
(other topics touched on: women in...2018-01-0146 minHidden JukeboxEpisode 2: 69 Love Songs
The Magnetic Fields, 69 Love Songs, 1999
With apologies to Prince's Emancipation, 69 Love Songs is probably the best triple album out there. Still, we wondered, what if we had to edit it down to twelve songs? (Heretical, we know.) In the process, we talk romantic entanglements, carfree urbanism, and dreaminess.Links:Listen on Apple MusicListen on Spotify2017-12-011h 02Hidden JukeboxEpisode 1: Brighten the Corners
Pavement, Brighten the Corners, 1997
On our debut episode, we talk guitar wankery, hit singles, off-mic screaming, and how to sing when no one's listening.Links:Listen on Spotify2017-11-0946 min
Spilled MilkEpisode 300: BibimbapWe've finally made it to 300 episodes, so are celebrating with Bibimbap and then maybe some brown diamonds. We sing about rice and the Facts of Life (again) while learning about hot stone bowls and experiments in patience.
Matthew's Bibimbap
From Hungry Monkey, Matthew Amster-Burton, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009
Serves 4
Time: 90 minutes, plus at least 2 hours marinating time
Other popular toppings include carrots, spinach, zucchini, mushrooms and daikon, but try the simple version below first. And by all means try a vegetarian version, with tofu or without. The beef will be easier...2017-09-2825 min
Spilled MilkEpisode 188: BlueberriesToday, blueberries are gracing us with their presence, much as we are gracing your eardrums. Whoever said chivalry was dead hasn't met Matthew Amster-Burton, who always give fair warning when throwing garbage out the window. We are chatting size preferences, high bush vs low bush, mixtapes and Amadeus. EXPLICIT. www.spilledmilkpodcast.com
Rustic Tart
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Spilled MilkEpisode 89: OnionsIf there are no onions involved, is it really cooking? Molly's Polish grandmother says no. If you don't have a Polish grandmother, this episode makes a good substitute. Molly and Matthew peel back the layers, have a good cry, talk shopping and chopping, and basically treat the supermarket onion display like their personal ball crawl. Recipes: Onion Tart, Supper Onion Pie. EXPLICIT. spilledmilkpodcast.com
Onion Tart: http://orangette.blogspot.com/2005/02/pte-brise-for-pillow.html
Supper Onion Pie: http://www.culinate.com/recipes/collections/Contributors/Matthew+Amster-Burton/Supper+Onion+Pie
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