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TuneDigEpisode 70: Sade's "Love Deluxe"Any denier that all art is political need look no further than the smoothed-out soul slipstream of Sade, a group defined by its economics. Rare output, minimal arrangements, reserved volume, and, of course, the premium implied by “Love Deluxe”—a title derived from the idea that true love is among a precious few luxuries that can’t be bought. Our world’s clearly longing for more longing, and we discovered a truly transcendent delicacy as we unboxed Sade’s brand of desire.Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, or Mastodon (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more epi...
2025-11-041h 33
TuneDigEpisode 69: Charles Mingus's "The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady"When you think of true "artists" in music, who comes to mind? Charles Mingus embodied its romantic ideal, for better and for worse. His magnum opus "Black Saint" is more than even jazz's cosmic form can hold—it's the full-bodied essence of a master composer, peerlessly inventive bassist, and clairvoyant critic of the real America. In it, you’ll find what his collaborator Gunther Schuller called "the widest ranging musics you can find composed by one single human being."Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, or Mastodon (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at t...
2025-10-211h 48
TuneDigEpisode 68: Gang of Four's "Entertainment!"“Entertainment!” is described by Gang of Four’s Jon King as “a record about young people smiling and dancing in the face of disaster.” Uh oh, sound familiar? This Leeds-born slab of Brechtian boogie reminds us that to navigate a world where everything is (small-p) political, dancing and dialectics belong together. Free your ass and your mind will follow.Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, or Mastodon (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tunedig.com.
2025-09-241h 47
TuneDigEpisode 67: Brooks & Dunn's "Brand New Man"This is the tale of two lonesome cowboys who got down, turned around, and went to town catching lightning in a bottle on their first try together. Whether or not their decade-defining country anthems lit a flame in your eye in the 90s like they did ours, Ronnie and Kix offer a lens through which outlaws, in-laws, crooks, and straights alike can look for ways to learn to love again.Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, or Mastodon (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tunedig.com.
2025-08-132h 09
TuneDigEpisode 66: Oumou Sangaré's "Moussolou"The name "Oumou" derives from an Arabic word meaning "mother of." It is associated with dignity, wisdom, and maternal strength. Southern Mali’s Oumou Sangare has come to embody her namesake for millions around the world, and it all began when she was just 19 years old, channeling the magical music of hunters through her powerful and purposeful voice and creating a moment that captivated an entire country. Hers is a story everyone should know.Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, or Mastodon (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tunedig.com.
2025-07-231h 40
TuneDigEpisode 65: Missy Elliott's "Supa Dupa Fly"In the words of one of her groundbreaking forebears, “You feel free? You want to try some wild s**t? Thank Missy.” Since the very first frame of “The Rain” entered our eyeballs, Missy has made the avant-garde accessible, pointing us to a future full of more funk and more fun simply by standing fully in the splendor of her space-age self. Come (supa dupa) fly with us back to the moment where Missy’s magic began.Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, or Mastodon (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tunedig.com.
2025-06-031h 51
TuneDigEpisode 64: The Cramps's "...Off the Bone"God is a woman and she plays the guitar loud … y’all come catch some Holy Ghost in your hips. Hear our hallelujah for the love story of the queen of rock ‘n roll and the mad daddy holy rollin’ on a river—upstream all the way—and boot scootin’ through a fun and freaky heaven and earth of their own design. The Cramps were Dionysian, devilish, dangerous, and damn good, and they remind us that life can be, too. If you can’t dig this, you can’t dig nothin’.Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, or Mastodon...
2025-05-172h 10
TuneDigEpisode 63: Black Moth Super Rainbow's "Dandelion Gum"Life’s a bit heavy to chew on these days, so we reached into the pocket of our mid-2000s jeans and found an old piece of Dandelion Gum to chew on instead. As soon as its neon syrup hits your tongue, you’ll wonder why you hadn't let this "future pop for now people, today" melt you, melt you, melt you yet.Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, or Mastodon (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tunedig.com.
2025-04-081h 53
TuneDigEpisode 62: Project Pat's "Mista Don't Play: Everythangs Workin"This life we're livin' is oh so beautiful. Take it from Patrick Houston, who has spread the gospel of the real for three decades, followed by a discipleship that has shaped 21st century culture in his image. For those still alive in 2025 by the grace of God, let us give flowers to the man from the North North.Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, or Mastodon (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tunedig.com.
2025-03-061h 32
TuneDigEpisode 61: Grace Jones's "Nightclubbing"Not a woman. Not a man. A revolution. Music’s long history is littered with larger-than-life characters whose mythology shapes reality for the masses — and few loom larger than the mighty Grace Jones.“Nightclubbing” without context is a tremendous body of songs worth anyone’s time, but after a deep dive into Grace’s time at Compass Point, you’ll agree that it’s a vital work.Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, or Mastodon (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tunedig.com.
2025-02-221h 49
TuneDigEpisode 60: Paramore's "This Is Why"The menace and melancholy of modern life have sentenced scores of young people to the gilded prison of nostalgia — but much to our surprise, a band of recovering Southern pop-punks have an antidote. For anyone willing to “sit still long enough to listen to yourself,” their new music’s sharp rhythmic angles and sharper lyrical reflections frame a doorway through which to free our big feelings and forge ahead.Follow us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, or Mastodon (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tunedig.com.
2025-01-312h 12
TuneDigEpisode 59: Ennio Morricone's "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly"You know that five-note coyote howl. You may even know the classic film it helps power. But what do you know about the man behind those iconic moments?For our final exploration from our 2024 calendar, reflect with us on the genius of a maestro who could make magic with a mere fistful of notes, who poured forth from his soul a foundation upon which much of 20th century popular culture was built.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tunedig.com.
2024-12-231h 45
TuneDigEpisode 58: TLC's "CrazySexyCool"Vision. Bravery. Originality. The 30th anniversary of the ATL-exported opus — by the highest-selling girl group of all time — offered us a chance to reflect on all the ways our hometown heroes ran so some of the 21st century’s most iconic artists could fly.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tunedig.com.
2024-11-151h 55
TuneDigEpisode 57: Kendrick Lamar's "good kid, m.A.A.d city"Before the Super Bowl, the super beef, the Pulitzer, or PGLang, one good kid and king-to-be sojourned from South Central to the height of the American promise and rained down lightning that united one nation under a groove. You’ll feel the energy of this episode from two planets away — hop in the van real quick and let’s roll out.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tunedig.com.
2024-10-221h 47
TuneDigEpisode 56: Cocteau Twins's "Heaven or Las Vegas"Dream of ethereal waves of sound swirling around you—and words you can’t make out saying more than you could imagine—as you float back upstream with us toward the warmth of Cocteau Twins’ decade-defining masterpiece, which still ripples across a vast pool of influences 25 years on.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tunedig.com.
2024-09-171h 45
TuneDigEpisode 55: Jeff Buckley's "Grace"Once upon a time, “your favorite artist’s favorite artist” wasn’t a Midwest princess, but a “mystery white boy” beloved by Bob Dylan and Adele alike. Jeff Buckley’s signature Grace is on the shortlist of transcendent albums every living being should experience, because, as one industry vet put it: “it’s all in there, isn’t it? It’s just all in there.” Marvel and ache with us at the warm glow of a remnant left behind by a fallen star whose light shone briefly but brilliantly.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations...
2024-08-231h 58
TuneDigEpisode 54: Botch's "We Are the Romans"If you like heavy music in 2024 (or want to try), all roads lead back to We Are the Romans. Botch is the Eno-on-Velvet trope of hardcore, the band that launched a thousand imitators simply by being themselves.We Are the Romans is a visceral, vital document guaranteed to make you feel something from its first notes — and there’s never been a better time to stop and smell the roses from a group just now getting its long-overdue flowers.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tuned...
2024-07-241h 36
TuneDigEpisode 53: Ravi Shankar's "Three Ragas"Ravi Shankar lived one of the twentieth century’s most extraordinary lives, bearing witness to—and making—history all around the world. To many (especially in the West), he personified an extraordinarily complex style of music and the cultures from which it was borne, and he worked hard to make it look easy.That work opened doors for scores of artists—John Coltrane, Phillip Glass, George Harrison among them—to explore and express their worlds in newer and deeper ways.This episode could never touch every part of the proverbial elephant that is his life and legacy, bu...
2024-06-181h 53
TuneDigEpisode 52: Alain Goraguer's "La Planète Sauvage"Gather ’round, sommeliers of the strange and crate-digging boogie children, for something “Strange! Frightening! Fascinating!” awaits. The soundtrack to Cannes 1973’s Jury Prize-winning film is a dazzling, surreal, avant-garde hymn to cosmic knowledge and compassion and a secret handshake among real heads. If you’re after a trip to a new dimension, here’s your one small step for man.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for daily listening recommendations, and check out more episodes at tunedig.com.
2024-05-111h 16
TuneDigEpisode 51: Marvin Gaye's "I Want You"Marvin Gaye’s well of soul power ran mighty deep, and deep into his career, he pulled up a bucket of ice-cold, silky smooth champagne called “I Want You.” Come for the lush instrumentation, vocal harmonies, and Leon Ware clinic; stay for the stories.For our return from hiatus, we observe a titan in his element, reflect on the pain that built him into one, and consider how to reconcile our feelings when complicated messengers deliver beauty to our door.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the ep...
2024-04-252h 04
Friday HeavyEnd of Year Review: 2022It was a great year in heavy music. In this episode, we look back at all the new releases we featured and the curated playlists they spawned.It was a NOT great year in many other ways. We leave you with a parting message of encouragement to connect your energy and angst to on-the-ground organizations doing the work in your community.Spotify playlist of 2022 featured new releases: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3iEaXewtX2JkSqzRUcjZD9Playlist of rad heavy releases we didn't cover: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ITSdTabNWfXGhkp9bmMN8Get more links...
2022-12-2342 min
Friday HeavyDecember 9, 2022This week, we discuss:1. The Sound of Animals Fighting - "Apeshit" (https://thesoundofanimalsfighting.bandcamp.com/album/apeshit)2. Curated playlist of Kyle's journey towards seeing the light of mathy post-hardcore a la TSOAF (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/23jGoWq40ncAOFOQUNLpCO)3. Accessible Festivals (https://accessiblefestivals.org)
2022-12-0918 min
Friday HeavyNovember 11, 2022This week, we discuss:1. He Is Legend - "Endless Hallway"2. Curated playlist sussing out the depths of He Is Legend's roots, weirdness, and attitude (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2SxolNI962GiZYw8n0su9S)3. Protect Our Winters (POW) (https://protectourwinters.org)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-11-1123 min
Friday HeavyOctober 28, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Witch Fever - "Congregation"2. Curated playlist of eclectic, high energy that might get your inner goth stoked on (briefly) going out3. Housing Justice LeagueGet all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-10-2819 min
Friday HeavyOctober 14, 2022This week, we discuss:1. The Lord † Petra Haden - "Devotional"2. Friday Heavy playlist densely packed with thick, meditative vibrations across the spectrum of drone3. Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-10-1420 min
Friday HeavySeptember 30, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Escuela Grind - "Memory Theater"2. Friday Heavy playlist dedicated to the absolutely fucking hostile energy that powerviolence can bring to radical inclusion3. Zealous (zealo.us)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-09-3023 min
Friday HeavySeptember 16, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Holy Fawn - "Dimensional Bleed"2. Friday Heavy playlist showcasing the incalculably extensive and wildly diverse Shoegaze Cinematic Universe (aka post-rock)3. MTB Atlanta (mtbatlanta.com)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-09-1621 min
Friday HeavySeptember 2, 2022This week, we discuss:1. The Callous Daoboys - "Celebrity Therapist"2. Friday Heavy playlist confronting the underappreciation of Atlanta's heavy and weird music scene 3. Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition - Water FundGet all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-09-0222 min
Friday HeavyAugust 19, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Osees - "A Foul Form" 2. Friday Heavy playlist fuzzed out on oddball punk that smells like cigarettes just thinking about it3. Women on the Rise GA (womenontherisega.org)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-08-1924 min
Friday HeavyAugust 5, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Chat Pile - "God's Country"2. Friday Heavy playlist with, uh, a bunch of very pissed off songs directed at christofascist terrorism3. The Grocery Spot (thegroceryspot.org)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-08-0518 min
Friday HeavyJuly 22, 2022This week, we discuss:1. WAKE - "Thought Form Descent"2. Friday Heavy playlist that anchors its sound in modern production of sludge, blackened death, and post-metal3. The Planetary Society (planetary.org)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-07-2219 min
Friday HeavyJuly 8, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Vomit Forth - "Seething Malevolence"2. Friday Heavy playlist that’s unsettling in the best way, leaving you feeling a little off your axis3. Trees Atlanta (treesatlanta.org)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-07-0819 min
TuneDigEpisode 50: Funkadelic's "Maggot Brain"Before uniting one nation under a groove, the lysergic lords of chaos in Funkadelic harnessed wild lightning into an amulet called "Maggot Brain", bestowing the bearer with raw, dark power stronger than any force known to man. Between reaching our 50th episode and coping with the “maggots in the mind” of today’s universe, it felt like the right time to free our minds. We hope y’all’s asses will follow.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.co
2022-07-011h 14
Friday HeavyJune 24, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Candy - "Heaven is Here"2. Friday Heavy playlist packed with off-the-beaten-path punk and hardcore from bands that deserve space on your battle jacket 3. Round Rock Black Parents Association (roundrockblackparents.org)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-06-2416 min
TuneDigEpisode 49: Alice Coltrane's "Journey in Satchidananda"The story of Alice Coltrane — an accomplished bebop pianist from Detroit who transcended into something far greater before walking away from public life altogether — is a glimpse into what it means to be truly free. Alice’s masterpiece Journey in Satchidananda is a cosmic dance that sparked creation from destruction. And in a time when we’re all desperately searching for a spark of meaning and hope, Journey abides abundantly.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2022-06-171h 20
Friday HeavyJune 10, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Sasquatch - "Fever Fantasy"2. Friday Heavy playlist of heavy grooves for late desert nights and hazy generator parties3. Feed Buffalo (feedbuffalo.org)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-06-1018 min
TuneDigEpisode 48: Heart's "Little Queen"Take a moment to appreciate Ann and Nancy Wilson, who kicked down the doors of rock ‘n’ roll’s boys’ club with their peerless guitar work, soaring soul vocals, and tight songcraft. 1977’s Little Queen — an oft-overlooked gem in the classic rock canon — offers a snapshot of those elements at their most urgent and pure, powered by the Wilsons’ simple motivation (as described by their producer): “It was a war.”Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2022-06-031h 06
Friday HeavyMay 27, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Decapitated - "Cancer Culture"2. Friday Heavy playlist stacked with bands putting their unique and modern spin on (occasionally tech) death metal3. PropelATL (letspropelatl.org)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-05-2723 min
TuneDigEpisode 47: Tangerine Dream's "Phaedra"When you think of “electronic music,” what comes to mind may not be a genre you deeply love — hip-hop, house, new wave, or even dub reggae — but all of it owes some debt, scientifically or otherwise, to Tangerine Dream. Dig in with us as we study a prime example of the band’s brand of effortful innovation, where they patiently and persistently labored at the cutting edge of electronic technology to open a portal to new worlds in our minds.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode.
2022-05-201h 06
Friday HeavyMay 13, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Primitive Man - "Insurmountable"2. Friday Heavy playlist full of SLOW, enveloping, massive and crunchy tone and big feedback3. National Network of Abortion Funds (abortionfunds.org)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-05-1316 min
TuneDigEpisode 46: Olivia Rodrigo's "SOUR"Did you catch one of 2021’s biggest albums, or like us, did you almost overlook it? If you have any expectations of pop music, "SOUR" will likely subvert them. Teenage dream this is not; it’s an exquisitely universal portrait of a weird time to be alive.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2022-05-061h 04
Friday HeavyApril 29, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Heriot - "Profound Morality"2. Friday Heavy playlist packed with mid-tempo, huge guitar tone, big atmosphere and lots of industrial grit and grind3. Invisible People (invisiblepeople.tv)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-04-2918 min
TuneDigEpisode 45: Fela Kuti's "Expensive Shit"The story of Fela Kuti — one of the most famous people on an *entire continent* passionately struggling to liberate power to more people — is absolutely one worth deeply knowing, regardless of whether you find yourself drawn to Afrobeat or (cringe) “world music.” But once you know it, it’s almost impossible not to fall in love with Fela and Afrika 70 as their revolutionary grooves rewire your brain in magical and meaningful ways.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.co
2022-04-221h 09
Friday HeavyApril 15, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Greyhaven - "The Bright And Beautiful World"2. Friday Heavy playlist for fans of more choatic + melodic combinations3. Campaign for Working Families (cwfphilly.org)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-04-1518 min
TuneDigEpisode 44: Meshuggah's "ObZen"Meshuggah’s "ObZen"—an artifact of human creativity pushing the limits of what’s possible—will quite literally make you hear music differently. If you’re looking for a new musical adventure, and especially if you don’t think you like “heavy” or “weird” music, consider this your sign to push past your comfort zone.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2022-04-081h 09
Friday HeavyApril 1, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Meshuggah - "Immutable"2. Friday Heavy playlist full of high quality Meshuggah aping that AIN'T "djent"3. The Bail Project (bailproject.org)Get all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-04-0119 min
TuneDigEpisode 43: mewithoutYou's "Catch For Us the Foxes"A misunderstood wise man once said “Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds.” In our most personal and vulnerable episode yet, we do some seeking through the lens of songs that fill us with the bravery and sincerity to love ourselves and others fully. Dig deep with us as we fish for words about our tiny place in the universe and dance with gratitude for our ability to do so.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tune...
2022-03-251h 24
Friday HeavyMarch 18, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems2. Friday Heavy playlist with 20+ songs in under 40 minutes, (almost) all under 2 minutes each3. Equality TexasGet all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-03-1818 min
TuneDigEpisode 42: Erykah Badu's "Mama's Gun"Y’all tryna raise your vibrations? Erykah Badu is here to help. Season 6 kicks off with a meditation on realness and what being on “your own wavelength” really means. (Spoiler: it ain’t a single frequency — it’s a whole spectrum.)Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2022-03-111h 12
Friday HeavyMarch 4, 2022This week, we discuss:1. Vein.fm - This World Is Going To Ruin You 2. Friday Heavy playlist exploring more of Will Putney's work3. Books to PrisonersGet all the links at tunedig.com.
2022-03-0420 min
TuneDigSeason 6 TrailerSeason 6—featuring our most eclectic selection of albums yet—kicks off Friday, March 11, with new episodes every other Friday through July. This trailer gives you a little taste of the lineup, which includes:“Mama’s Gun” – Erykah Badu“Catch for Us the Foxes” – mewithoutYou“ObZen” – Meshuggah“Expensive Shit” – Fela Kuti“SOUR” – Olivia Rodrigo“Phaedra” – Tangerine Dream“Little Queen” – Heart“Journey In Satchidananda” — Alice Coltrane“Maggot Brain” – Funkadelic(We also share news about a very special new series we’re launching!)Visit https://tunedig.com to subscribe on the podcast platform of your choice so you don’t miss a new re...
2022-02-2509 min
TuneDigEpisode 41: Miles Davis's "Bitches Brew"Let’s be clear: "Bitches Brew" is a challenging record, even to some of the best musicians in the world — but all of them say it’s worth the investment.It’s the kind of trip that, even if we *could* draw a map, it wouldn’t take you there. Let go of the need for meaning and enjoy the ride with us. We can promise you’ll be pleasantly surprised where you end up.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more epi...
2021-06-181h 31
TuneDigEpisode 40: Fiona Apple's "Tidal"On the heels of one of 2020's most acclaimed albums — Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters — we revisited Apple’s debut Tidal and wound up working to extract ourselves from the mostly male gazes that made its reception … much different. We arrive at a question much like writer Jenn Pelly had: “People would constantly prod Fiona on how an 18-year-old could write songs as mature as these ... Why did they not ask instead how she became a genius?”Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out...
2021-06-041h 15
TuneDigEpisode 39: Death Grips's "The Money Store"The modern world is accelerating beyond our control, shaping our reality in ways we can’t yet perceive or understand. Enter Death Grips, an art project capturing the chaotic energy and illustrating the absurdity of our hubris in trying to harmonize the surreal and extremely real — never more perfectly than on 2012’s prescient "The Money Store".Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2021-05-211h 17
TuneDigEpisode 38: Augustus Pablo's "King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown"Reggae music is easy to take for granted, but its impact is underappreciated and massive — in the case of dub in particular, everyone from Radiohead to Johnny Rotten to Run-DMC owes it a debt. Augustus Pablo and King Tubby together created what’s regarded as “one of the finest examples of dub ever recorded.” Join us as we dive into the culture, history, and unique engineering experiments that made it possible.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https...
2021-05-0755 min
TuneDigEpisode 37: Rihanna's "ANTI"By every measure — sales, awards, chart-toppers, global name recognition — Rihanna is objectively as big as the Beatles ever were. In fact, ANTI is so big it’s still on the charts, a record five full years later.Take a closer look with us at “the record you make when you don’t need to sell records”, and get a taste of the true freedom that comes from focusing on your inner voice when faced with insurmountable expectations.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check o...
2021-04-231h 18
TuneDigEpisode 36: Son House's "Father of Folk Blues"All American music traces back to the blues, and deep at the root sits Son House. That the recordings on "Father of Folk Blues" even exist is something of a gray area that cuts to the heart of the great American myth, but wherever you land after hearing these stories, you’ll find that what matters most is what the great Muddy Waters once said of House: “That man was the king.”Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.
2021-04-0953 min
TuneDigEpisode 35: Melvins's "Stoner Witch"The futility of describing the Melvins has stretched critics in the direction of absurd words like “Dadaist” for nearly 40 years now. They’ve belligerently flogged any attempt to pinpoint their essence simply by being themselves, but "Stoner Witch" remains a reliable mall directory for the Melvins’ vast and wild discography. Grab yourself some pretzel bites.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2021-03-2652 min
TuneDigEpisode 34: Dolly Parton's "Jolene"We should talk about Dolly the way we talk about Prince. Her extraordinary kindness and unique kitsch both make her universally loved, but what gets left out of the conversation is the very thing that made her famous: the music. Join in as we focus attention on the sonics and songwriting of the low-key masterpiece "Jolene".Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2021-03-121h 19
TuneDigEpisode 33: The Allman Brothers Band's "The Allman Brothers Band"Six enlightened rogues out of Macon, Georgia birthed an entire genre simply by being their soul-powered selves. We have not come to testify, but we’re still hung up on the dream The Allman Brothers Band helped us see. By the end of this episode, you will be, too.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2021-02-261h 34
TuneDigSeason 5 TrailerAfter stepping away from talking about albums in 2020, we took time to regroup and reground in why we started this thing in the first place. Join us as we briefly share our renewed perspective on music coming out of Hell Year and tee up the special group of albums we’ll be diving into over the next few months. There’s a little something for everyone.First episode of season 5 drops Friday, February 26 — with new ones every other Friday through June.“The Allman Brothers Band” - The Allman Brothers Band“Jolene” - Dolly Parton“Stoner Witch”...
2021-02-1919 min
TuneDigTuneDig Radio: HM-2Part two of exploring our very specific favorite ways to discover and enjoy new music contrasts sharply with sampling’s vastness. Instead, Cliff laser-focuses in on a world inside four small knobs all dialed to 10.The Boss HM-2 has spawned a prolific and diverse subculture, tied together by metal and hardcore artists’ quest for tones that differentiate and reflect the intensity of their material. If you love heavy music, you’ll love this playlist. If you don’t, we’re confident you’ll appreciate this headspace and its nuances.Combine the podcast with the Spotify playlist: https://open...
2020-09-041h 15
TuneDigTuneDig Radio: SamplingFor this one, we prompted each other to build a playlist around a very specific favorite way to discover and enjoy new music. For Kyle, it’s sampling in hip-hop, a Rosetta Stone that endlessly unlocks interesting and obscure musical touchstones. The playlist lays out his journey of discovery through key samples that changed his life, and the episode dives into the mind of the crate digger and the value of that worldview in general.Combine the podcast with the Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3wqazjQ0kNV5FphNvKcILz?si=wGjdr5FzSZWGYFPf2NvPjALi...
2020-08-211h 17
TuneDigTuneDig Radio: Direct ActionIn this second of a pair of episodes responding to the recent uprisings, we translated what we’d learned from our introspection into a critical follow-up: direct action to make a difference. Join us as we walk through a soundtrack to help us plot, plan, strategize, organize, and mobilize.We dedicate this episode to the memory of John Lewis, who showed us again and again what’s possible when you take action and stand up for what’s right.Combine the podcast with the Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Sph7UdfvMkgNNKos5uUluListen...
2020-08-071h 44
TuneDigTuneDig Radio: IntrospectionThe protests and unrest have had us wondering how to make meaning from this wild, inexplicable time in history — so like usual, we turned to songs. Out came two new TuneDig Radio playlists. The world already has plenty of protest playlists, so instead we tried to think more deeply about how best to process and live in the moment. This episode (part of a pair) is all about searching deep within and challenging yourself to grow.Combine the podcast with the Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/22OvQfebbIGI3jeollYycyListen with full songs on...
2020-07-241h 33
TuneDigTuneDig Radio: Instrumentals Vol. 2Being stuck at home without our studio setup got us thinking about the value of staying connected to people you enjoy being around by sharing music you love. With that in mind, we present the first episode of TuneDig Radio — where we dive deep into a specific music-related topic, then curate and share a playlist about it, pirate radio-style. For our first two episodes, we took turns exchanging our favorite instrumentals, discovering some key overlaps and major differences along the way.Combine the podcast with the Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/270ljCJHi5AAP6i5Ak...
2020-06-181h 15
TuneDigTuneDig Radio: Instrumentals Vol. 1Being stuck at home without our studio setup got us thinking about the value of staying connected to people you enjoy being around by sharing music you love. With that in mind, we present the first episode of TuneDig Radio — where we dive deep into a specific music-related topic, then curate and share a playlist about it, pirate radio-style. For our first two episodes, we took turns exchanging our favorite instrumentals, discovering some key overlaps and major differences along the way.Combine the podcast with the Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7kfj9Q15V4Iy...
2020-05-221h 14
TuneDigEpisode 032: D'Angelo's "Voodoo"To create something timeless, an artist must push beyond the boundaries of time. With "Voodoo", D’Angelo gathered a council of like-minded shamans for a years-long ritual to study and absorb music’s most mystical moments, conjuring an otherworldly result.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2020-01-241h 04
TuneDigEpisode 031: Chelsea Wolfe's "Hiss Spun""Hiss Spun" is a massive cosmic ballad that journeys through the worlds within the psyche, guided by a goddess of the soul in her own right. Think of this episode as a gateway drug to a land beyond your comfort zone toward the beauty of all things heavy. Let "Hiss Spun" get in your blood.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2020-01-1057 min
TuneDigEpisode 030: Otis Redding's "Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul"A single 24-hour period in 1965 yielded one of the finest and most important musical documents in American history — and its author became one of our most influential voices. Join us in marveling at the difference a day can make.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2019-12-1351 min
TuneDigEpisode 029: Sunn O)))'s "Black One"”Dark is the light, and everything is black.” For Black Friday, we thought it fitting to reach for the darkest and most transcendent piece of music we know. Sunn O)))’s thundering vibrations are meditation through force for anyone willing to listen deeply, and "Black One" is a door into a void that turns out to be a higher plane.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2019-11-2950 min
TuneDigEpisode 028: Radiohead's "Kid A"Is it possible to be both overrated and underrated? With "Kid A", Radiohead cemented their mythos simply by artfully engaging a very specific cultural crossroads. We reexamined both the music and the moment, and gained more new perspective than we expected about the meaning of both.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2019-11-1558 min
TuneDigEpisode 027: Tom Waits's "Rain Dogs"Dance and swallow the night with us as we go down, down, down, downtown. This one finds us following a beatnik as he washes away the scent of his past and goes feral in search of wild new sounds. (We've always been out of our minds.)Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2019-11-0159 min
TuneDigEpisode 026: A Tribe Called Quest's "Midnight Marauders"Most artists would’ve crumbled under the pressure of following up an instant classic like The "Low End Theory", but Tip, Phife, and Shaheed dug even deeper, delivering an even more “precise, bass-heavy, and just right” work in sound and in spirit. Midnight remains a watershed moment for hip-hop, so we must bear witness.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2019-10-181h 06
The Atlanta PodcastTuneDig'n In The SceneThe homies Kyle and Cliff of TuneDig pull up to TAP to talk about music, why their podcast is dope AF, and the top 50 rappers of ATL.
#ATLSalute Goes To: MTB Atlanta, Cam Kirk Studios, Bem Joiner of Atlanta Influences Everything, Rodney Carmichael - hip-hop journalist of NPR Music, and Jasmine Crowe of Goodr
What's On TAP?
A.T.aLe - Second Self Beer Company 5.5%ABV
Crisp, clean, and refreshing, A.T.aLe is a tribute to Atlanta and inspired by the city and people who call it home. It’s des...
2019-10-171h 10
TuneDigEpisode 025: Can's "Tago Mago"We launch Season 4 by blasting off toward Inner Space, exploring the wild dimension that one German-based collective occupied all on its own. Enjoy the mind-bending magic of pure cosmic inspiration with us.Follow us on Instagram and Twitter (@tunedig) for more info about the songs that didn't make the episode. Check out more episodes at https://tunedig.com.
2019-10-0455 min
TuneDigBONUS TRACK: How We Got HereWe got a bunch of interesting listener feedback in our off-season, and it encouraged us to shed some light on why we do things the way we do ‘em. Also, we reflect on our first writeup, which was ... interesting.
2019-09-2728 min
TuneDigSeason 4 TrailerThis one’s simple: we run down the next batch of albums we’re covering. Check out the song clips and get psyched! First episode of season 4 drops Friday, October 4—new ones every other Friday after that."Tago Mago" - Can"Midnight Marauders" - A Tribe Called Quest"Rain Dogs" - Tom Waits"Kid A" - Radiohead"Black One" - Sunn O)))"Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul" - Otis Redding"Hiss Spun" - Chelsea Wolfe"Voodoo" - D'Angelo
2019-09-1905 min
TuneDigEpisode 024: Prince and the Revolution's "Purple Rain"Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate a precious moment. This moment in history "Purple Rain" made is an electric thing — it’s music at the height of music’s power, creating a space in time for everyone to be in together.There will never be another. Y’all better live now.
2019-06-2140 min
TuneDigEpisode 023: Queens of the Stone Age's "Rated R"Y’all lookin’ for freedom? Boy, do we ever have the pill for you. Slip on your boogie shoes, put this episode on your tongue, and slither out into the darkness with us as we howl at the neon moon.
2019-06-0732 min
TuneDigEpisode 022: Frank Ocean's "Channel Orange"We tune into an Oceanic innervision of crystal-clear Criterion Collection F E E L I N G, frequency after frequency for 55 minutes. Like us, you won’t be able to change the channel.
2019-05-2436 min
TuneDigEpisode 021: Sturgill Simpson's "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music"One cowboy’s journey to clean out the darkest corners of his mind led him through a wormhole and into the light. The result is "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music", a cosmic country hitchhiker’s guide to the myth we all call space and time.
2019-05-1028 min
TuneDigEpisode 020: Converge's "Axe to Fall""Axe to Fall" finds one of heavy music’s most consistent, celebrated bands transcending into the legends they’re known as today, calling on friends to provide fresh perspective on their sound and push them to peerless new heights.
2019-04-2633 min
TuneDigEpisode 019: Run the Jewels's "Run the Jewels 3"What happens when, after years grinding underground solo, two hip-hop heavyweights discover they make a perfect team? They strike G-O-L-D, finally stepping into the pop culture spotlight and using it to speak the language of the unheard.
2019-04-1228 min
TuneDigEpisode 018: Janelle Monáe's "The ArchAndroid"Picasso said that “art is a lie that makes us realize truth.“ Grand artistic statements like "The ArchAndroid" reveal intimate ideas beneath layers of disguise, drawing in the audience to connect to the story’s feelings rather than its facts. This one’s about the fight for freedom and love … and who doesn’t want more of that?
2019-03-2928 min
TuneDigEpisode 017: Björk's "Homogenic"For an artist as creative as Björk, finding the essence of her sound meant pushing farther out than ever before. Ideas, sounds, and approaches that seemed at odds added up to something greater on "Homogenic". The result was vast, nuanced “emotional landscapes” unlike anything we’ve ever experienced … do yourself a favor and walk around them with us. We dare you.
2019-03-1536 min
TuneDigEpisode 016: Lauryn Hill's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"There’s little doubt at this point that "Miseducation" is a great album, but after really spending time with it, we came away with a deep belief that it’s one of the best ever, full stop. It’s a perfect record — albeit from an imperfect vessel — delivered at the perfect moment for maximum impact, and we only manage to scratch its surface here. We hope it hits you like it has us.
2019-01-1130 min
TuneDigEpisode 015: The Mars Volta's "Frances the Mute""Frances the Mute" is a sonic séance, conjuring spirits buried beneath stories left behind by lost souls. The album finds restless living spirits walking a hallucinatory hall of mirrors of space and time, trying to find light beyond the darkness of a friend gone too soon. Don’t be afraid to get your mind bent—we’re here to guide you.
2018-12-2829 min
TuneDigEpisode 014: BADBADNOTGOOD's "IV"If you’re worried about kids these days and/or the pitfalls of technology, we’d like to point to an antidote to all those fears. Meet BADBADNOTGOOD, the jazz quartet you can crowdsurf to, and IV, the album where they found their own voice. What a time to be alive.
2018-12-1428 min
TuneDigEpisode 013: Cream's "Wheels of Fire"Clapton. Bruce. Baker. This supergroup was a strange brew that was simply too potent for the world (not to mention the band themselves), and we see that on display in "Wheels of Fire". The double album finds the trio at—ahem—a crossroads, the contrast between their inspirations creating tension to mixed—but often magical—effect.
2018-11-3031 min
TuneDigEpisode 012: Mono's "You Are There"File "You Are There" under evidence for Huxley’s thesis that, “after silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.“ We gave our best effort trying to capture Mono’s magic, who don’t utter a single world but manage to say everything about life, death, and all that’s between.
2018-11-1627 min
TuneDigEpisode 011: Rage Against the Machine's "Rage Against the Machine"On the eve of an opportunity for Americans to lift their voices in demand of a more perfect union, we seek wisdom for this moment from the uncompromising, incendiary vision of our generation’s most effective revolutionaries. Troubling as it may be that so much still rings so true in Rage’s quarter-century-old debut, there is strength to be drawn from its message: We, the People, have a world to win.
2018-11-0230 min
TuneDigEpisode 010: Kanye West's "The College Dropout"The Kanyepalooza™ of the past few months made us question if Ye ever actually made anything that made him worth all this fuss. (SPOILER: He did.) This investigation wasn’t as simple as missing the old Kanye — because every Ye fan seems to have a different favorite album — but we wound up looking back with admiration on the first time Donda’s son held the zeitgeist in his hands and turned it upside-down.
2018-10-1930 min
TuneDigEpisode 009: Norma Jean's "Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child"Local scenes are forces of nature, catching fire and burning out as people come and go. We kick off season 2 close to home, looking back at a scene stoked by an abrasive, electric mess of a thing from little ol’ Douglasville, Georgia, setting our unsuspecting Southern hometown all ablaze. Guess you had to be there.
2018-10-0525 min
TuneDigEpisode 008: John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme"All paths led to this. Season 1 closes on a sublime note, exploring the profound power of one of the most important albums in American history, full stop. We give thanks to Coltrane's cosmically attuned hymn of gratitude for the holy spirit he saw flowing through everything. Yeah, we dare say this one got downright profound.
2018-07-2833 min
TuneDigEpisode 007: Hüsker Dü's "Zen Arcade"The antagonistically long, spastically eclectic Zen Arcade is about growing out of where you’re from and into a form you don’t yet fit. For better or worse, it’s as punk as punk gets.Join the fun as two grown-up punks reckon with the good, the bad, and the WTF of a hardcore staple they’d missed until long after their best pitting years.
2018-07-1429 min
TuneDigEpisode 006: Childish Gambino's "Awaken, My Love!"Consider this our RT of FX’s John Landgraf, who warned the world to “underestimate Donald Glover at your own peril.” This episode finds us talking a little about Gambino’s afro-futurist awakening on “Awaken” as a vehicle to talk a lot about Glover’s many punk rock masterstrokes.
2018-06-3042 min
TuneDigEpisode 005: Soundgarden's "Superunknown"The spirit of Superunknown perhaps is best captured by an offhand press quote from Kim Thayil: “Human beings are a wild composite of temporal events and insights and motivations and restrained behaviors ... and memories both delusional and accurate.” In this episode, we reflect on a masterpiece that captured the contradictions and complexity of raw emotion, and we explore the black hole-sized void torn open by the loss of a musical titan.
2018-06-1629 min
TuneDigEpisode 004: Sleep's "Dopesmoker"It’s easy to make a punchline out of this “album” (read: single 63-minute song) and the circumstances surrounding it, but as we explore the music that wound up becoming a heavy music landmark, we found something profound. On Sleep's "Dopesmoker", the journey really is the destination after all.
2018-06-0230 min