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This One Goes to 11Ep 106: Lauren Robinson Nominates Noah Kahan's "Stick Season (Forever)"The leaves are fallin', the pumpkins are spicin', and we can't think of a better way to celebrate autumn than to finally welcome the one and only Lauren Robinson onto the pod!That's right, Tyler's one and only sister has brought us a little taste of the Northeast with Noah Kahan's megahit album "Stick Season (Forever)". We dive into Lauren's emo roots, her dedication to the art of the mixtape, and, of course, do a little reminiscing on Lauren and Tyler's shared musical souls. What more could you want?? But will Lauren do her family...
2025-10-141h 01
This One Goes to 11Ep 105: Paul Oakley Stovall Nominates Sade's "Promise"You might say this week’s guest is one smooth operator. We’re talking to the ridiculously talented actor and playwright Paul Oakley Stovall. He’s taking us all the way back to the early days of VH1 with the second album from Sade, Promise. And before you start relegating this music to the aisles of CVS or to those late-night smooth jazz radio stations, you better listen to what Paul has to say. He even invokes James Baldwin! The fact is that this band - led by singer Sade Adu - has made an album with pure honest poetry...
2025-10-0759 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 104: Marcy Barbeau Nominates J Balvin's "Vibras"This week's episode is alllllll vibes, baby!Like, it actually is all about "Vibras" by J Balvin. So it is LITERALLY all vibes. I'm not kidding.We welcome Tyler's dear friend Marcy Barbeau onto the pod this week to tell us exactly how and when to implement "Vibras", because she's an expert. Marcy and Tyler got their starts in the theatre together in high school (another LHS Flyer representing on the pod) and Marcy has gone on to design lights for theater and opera all over the world. She's really really good at it. In...
2025-09-3059 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 103: Kerstin Vaughn Nominates Hozier's "Hozier"Brush up your Irish brogues, y'all. This week Kerstin Vaughn is taking us to church as she makes a case for the 2014 eponymous debut album from Hozier. It's an album that may have caused her to wrestle with her Christian upbringing, and to that we say, "Welcome to group!" She talks about her family's eclectic listening habits, her transition from band geek to theatre geek, and her love for the poetry of this "fae king." Just don't ask her what her favorite U2 song is.Special thanks to Luke and Tom at Chicago Podcast Studio and Creato...
2025-09-2355 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 102: Aaron Aptaker Nominates Ben Folds Five's "Ben Folds Five"Go ahead, you can laugh all you want. We were never cool in school, but we sure as hell hope you remember us. We are back, booked, blessed, and in the same room together for our first episode of season 9! And we're talking with OUR favorite piano man - Aaron Aptaker - about HIS favorite piano man and the eponymous debut album from Ben Folds Five. (Which might not really be an eponymous album, if Aaron's theory is correct). It's not the first time we've invoked Mr. Folds's name on the pod, and it probably won't be the last.
2025-09-161h 00
This One Goes to 11THIS ONE GOES TO 11 Season 9 TrailerGet your earholes AND your eyeballs ready! We're doing video all season long. Starting September 16th.Theme music composed by Damien Figueras.Got a question, comment, or suggestion? E-mail us at thisonegoesto11podcast@gmail.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok (@thisonegoesto11podcast). And find us on BlueSky (@thisonegoesto11pod).
2025-09-0900 min
This One Goes to 11Tyler Looks Back on 100 EpisodesOne more look back (but certainly not in anger) before we officially break for the summer! This week, Tyler shares a bit of what he loved most about the first 100 episodes, presents some curated back catalog clips, and calls out the albums he thinks you need to listen to right now.Cheers to y'all once again, thanks so much for listening. Onward and upward, I say.You can also find this episode on our YouTube channel.Theme music composed by Damien Figueras.Got a question, comment, or suggestion? E-mail us at thisonegoesto11podcast@gmail.com. And follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok (@thisonegoesto11podcast). Not to mention our new BlueSky account (@thisonegoesto11pod).
2025-05-1332 min
This One Goes to 11Michael Looks Back on 100 EpisodesBefore we go on hiatus for the summer, we're each looking back on the first 100 episodes. This week it's Michael's turn, and he's taking you on a walking tour of Canton, New York, as he remembers some of his favorite moments on the podcast.Also, and this is totally unrelated, did you know he likes Pearl Jam?You can also find this episode on our YouTube channel.Theme music composed by Damien Figueras.Got a question, comment, or suggestion? E-mail us at thisonegoesto11podcast@gmail.com. And follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok (@thisonegoesto11podcast). Not to mention our new BlueSky account (@thisonegoesto11pod).
2025-04-2933 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 101: Michael & Tyler Nominate Queens of the Stone Age's "Songs for the Deaf" (with Ashlyn Lozano)In Part 2 of the celebration of our 100th episode, we get up to more hijinks with our buddy Ashlyn Lozano! We look to the future and discuss our vision of where we’d like to go next with the pod. There might also be some mention of a few of our dream guests?? And we officially, jointly nominate Queens of the Stone Age’s “Songs for the Deaf” for inclusion in the pantheon. Ash is a loyal listener and rock aficionado, so she puts us through our paces as we make our case for this gem of 00’s desert rock. Will...
2025-04-1550 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 100: Part 1 of Our 100th Episode Extravaganza with Ashlyn LozanoMan, it’s a milestone day! 100 freaking episodes. Time really has flown since we started chatting music with y’all. We’ve loved every minute so far.As such, we are marking the occasion with our very first VIDEO EPISODE. Your boys are catching up with the times. I’m no Thelma Schoonmaker so goodness knows the video editing will be a little rough around the edges. But fear not, I intend to sharpen those skills post-haste.We also decided to flip the script on ourselves even further and are welcoming our dear buddy, and fan favo...
2025-04-081h 14
This One Goes to 11Ep 99: DJ Jeff Tammy Nominates “Buzz Ballads Vol. 1”On this week’s very special episode of This One Goes to 11, Michael and Tyler welcome DJ Jeff Tammy into the virtual living room. You do not want to miss this one.This episode also comes as a playlist on our YouTube channel.Theme music composed by Damien Figueras.Got a question, comment, or suggestion? E-mail us at thisonegoesto11podcast@gmail.com. And follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok (@thisonegoesto11podcast). Not to mention our new BlueSky account (@thisonegoesto11pod).
2025-04-0139 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 98: Madelaine Strickland Nominates "Lempicka (Original Broadway Cast Recording)"We just couldn't make it to episode 100 without covering one more musical. We're theatre boys, after all. So we invited Mike's dear college friend Madelaine Strickland to make a case for the soundtrack to a very contemporary musical - Lempicka by Carson Kreitzer and Matt Gould. Never heard of it? Not surprised. It didn't last 2 months on Broadway. But Madelaine thinks it deserved better, and she's making a case for it to join the pantheon and have a little more life.The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely Madelaine's own and do not...
2025-03-2554 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 97: Tim Fawkes Nominates Sarah McLachlan's "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy"We've been covering quite a few female artists this season, but finally, at long last, we have arrived at the Queen of Lilith Fair herself - Sarah McLachlan - and her early 90s masterpiece "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy." (Which is NOT the one with the song that plays in all those commercials with the neglected puppies.) Our guest? Arguably better than ice cream. It's Chicago-based musician, music educator, and Erykah Badu fan Tim Fawkes, who is now the first person to invoke Meredith Brooks' name on the pod. Do we talk about Lilith Fair? Of course we do. Do we...
2025-03-1858 min
This One Goes to 111 That Got Away: Tame Impala's "The Slow Rush" (with Mars Wolfe)We're back with some bonus content. This time we're talking with Mars Wolfe about the album that kicked off the pandemic for so many music enthusiasts out there - "The Slow Rush" by Tame Impala.Theme music composed by Damien Figueras.Got a question, comment, or suggestion? E-mail us at thisonegoesto11podcast@gmail.com. And follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok (@thisonegoesto11podcast). Not to mention our new BlueSky account (@thisonegoesto11pod).
2025-03-1417 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 96: Mars Wolfe Nominates Solange’s “A Seat at the Table”Well hello there, ya made it back for another edition of This One Goes to 11, did ya? We’re darn glad ya did. We quite enjoy making this piece of podcasting for you. It’s a good thing in my life. This is Tyler, btw! Michael and I split up editing duties and I edited Mars’s episode. (Michael’s better at editing than I am, for surrrre. I’m not mad about it! He's a wizard.)But I digress. MARS WOLFE.Full stop.That should be all the convincing you need to join us fo...
2025-03-1151 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 95: Julianne Lang Nominates The Chicks' "Wide Open Spaces"It took us 95 episodes, but at long last, we're tackling a country album. Or are we? Who cares, y'all? Because we've got the Spotify-proclaimed dancing queen herself - the hilarious Julianne Lang - and she's here to talk about The Chicks' "Wide Open Spaces." She's also here to deliver a stirring rendition of the bridge of her standout track, to tell you the correct number of times to see "Wicked" in theaters, and to take all those jukebox musical producers to task for their lack of originality. Did we devolve into giggles by the end of the conversation? We...
2025-03-0459 min
This One Goes to 111 That Got Away: Chappell Roan's "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess" (with Krissy Vanderwarker)Our newest segment is back! This week Krissy Vanderwarker has a thing or two to say about the deliciously queer cotton candy of Chappell Roan's "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess."Theme music composed by Damien Figueras.Got a question, comment, or suggestion? E-mail us at thisonegoesto11podcast@gmail.com. And follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok (@thisonegoesto11podcast). Not to mention our new BlueSky account (@thisonegoesto11pod).
2025-02-2816 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 94: Krissy Vanderwarker Nominates Fiona Apple’s “Tidal”When I tell people about this podcast, there are some names that just keep coming up when people say “Oh cool, has anyone talked about XYZ??” And the artist we’re talking about this week is one of our MOST requested. Yep, that’s right we’re finally talking about the one and only Fiona Apple and her stunning debut album “Tidal”!And who, you might ask, is taking up the task of arguing this album’s perfection? Why it’s our dear friend Krissy Vanderwarker! Krissy has known Michael for ages, from their early Chicago days, and was one of the...
2025-02-2551 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 93: Tim Giles Nominates Haim's "Days Are Gone"It felt right to bring another member of the Cherubs family onto the pod this season, so we invited multi-hyphenate theatre artist Tim Giles to make a case for Haim's debut album - Days Are Gone - to join the pantheon. He talks about meeting this album around the same time he met his wife, blaring this album through car speakers in the summer, and embracing this album's 80s pop sound. He also freely admits to having jumped on the ska bandwagon back in the day, though you won't catch him "skanking" anytime soon. (That's a dance term, y'all...
2025-02-181h 00
This One Goes to 111 That Got Away: LCD Soundsystem's "Sound of Silver" (with Nate Simpson)SURPRISE! We've got something new for you. It's our newest special segment - 1 That Got Away - where we give one of our guests the chance to make a case for one of the other albums on their list. This week our buddy Nate Simpson sleazes things up with LCD Soundsystem's "Sound of Silver" - an album so good that it closed out his wedding.
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2025-02-1417 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 92: Nathan Simpson Nominates Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon”Y’all. We love all of our guests but this one’s one of those damn special ones! Nathan Simpson. Pink Floyd. The Dark Side of the Moon.I mean, come on.Nate is one of Tyler’s very best friends. He is a supremely talented, charismatic artist and just an absolute top-shelf-caliber human being. He brings us one of those truly toppest shelf albums too. Pink Floyd have been on our “highly anticipated” list for a while and Nate is the perfect person to express just how truly special this album is. Love them...
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This One Goes to 11Ep 91: Gabbie from New Bands for Old Heads Nominates Yeah Yeah Yeahs' "Fever to Tell"Those other music podcasts out there? They don't love you like we love you. And we were happy to make time for our new friend - and this week's guest - Gabbie from New Bands for Old Heads. She brought us back to the dawn of Urban Outfitters profiting off of the art-rock indie-sleaze movement of the early 2000s with 2003's debut album from Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell. We talk about where this album sits in the evolution of rock music, what has made Karen O such an icon, and what's going on with all that...
2025-02-0456 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 90: Joseph Ruiz Nominates David Ramirez's "Fables"This week on TOGT11, we give a warm welcome to Tyler’s buddy and former classmate, a mensch, a real “wife guy” - ladies and germs we give you Joseph Ruiz!
And he of the eclectic tastes brought us an album and artist *neither* of us had ever heard of before. You know we LIVE for that. Have you heard of Austin-based outlaw-esque, Americana-ish singer-songwriter David Ramirez and his 2015 album “Fables”? Well if you haven’t then get the heck in here and listen to just what it did to our guy Joe. His case for the perfectio...
2025-01-2854 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 89: Mike Maple of Liquid Mike Nominates AC/DC's "Powerage"WE'RE BACK! And though we may not be in black, we are decidedly thunderstruck by our first guest of season 8. This week we're talking about AC/DC's 1978 album "Powerage" with real live rockstar Mike Maple of the band Liquid Mike, whose killer 2024 album "Paul Bunyan's Slingshot" earned them write-ups in Rolling Stone, Consequence, and Stereogum. (It's legit, y'all.) This might not be the album that defined AC/DC's career, but Mike makes a strong case for its visceral gut-punching power and its sheer stupidity. And maybe we also talk a little bit about Satan and football along the way...
2025-01-2151 min
This One Goes to 11THIS ONE GOES TO 11 Season 8 TrailerNote: This trailer is best appreciated on VIDEO!
We've got something big to celebrate this season! And no, we're not starting an OnlyFans. Tune in to see/hear what we've got in store.
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2025-01-1400 min
This One Goes to 11HOLIDAY BONUS: "John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together" (with Allison Heishman)To celebrate the holidays, we invited back Allison Heishman to talk about the 1979 Christmas album the Muppets made with John Denver - A Christmas Together. But honestly it was just an excuse to embrace our inner chaos and talk about the Muppets for an hour. We hope you enjoy. Happy holidays!
Tell us who YOUR Muppet 3 are in the comments. (Or help us figure out who sings each of the verses on the Muppets' "12 Days of Christmas.")
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2024-12-1755 min
This One Goes to 11Our Favorite Songs & Albums of 2024It’s that time of year again: a chill in the air, lights strung up with care, Spotify Wrapped getting roasted over an open fire. Which means it also must be time for our annual roundup of our favorite songs and albums of the year!
Join us as we present and noodle on the tunes that stuck with us the most in 2024. Our choices are supremely *us*. Plus there’s a bit of resolution making and some festive Radiohead in-talk which we KNOW you all love, right?….right?
We’ve got one more bonus ep...
2024-12-1059 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 88: George Keating Nominates Peter, Paul, & Mary's "Live in Japan, 1967"It's the season finale, dear listeners! And what better way to close out our pretty folk-heavy season than by chatting with the Head Cherub himself - George Keating - about Peter, Paul, and Mary's live 1967 recordings from Japan. Best known for their recordings of songs like "Puff the Magic Dragon," "If I Had a Hammer," and "Leaving on a Jet Plane," Peter, Paul, and Mary clearly have lifetime membership in the folk music pantheon. (And with much better voices than that Dylan guy.) George does an excellent job summing up our ongoing conversation about the merits and motives of...
2024-12-0359 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 87: Isabella Morano Nominates Moses Sumney’s “græ”You know how we love our multi-hyphenate friends over here at TOGT11! And this week the hyphens are flyin’ yet again as we welcome winemaker-actor-producer and all-around bonne vivante Isabella Morano to the This One Goes to 11 living room. And what’s that she brought with her? Oh my word, it’s “græ” by the one and only Moses Sumney.
“græ” is a wide-ranging, kaleidoscopic musical journey that draws deeply from the well of humanity that is Moses Sumney. While it can be a challenge to wrap your arms (ears?) around at first, Isabella insists strongly that this undefinabili...
2024-11-1949 min
This One Goes to 11Back to 1: What A Friend We Have in SufjanIn this week's installment of Back to 1, Michael looks back on his religious upbringing, highlights the "queer Christian yearning of Sufjan Stevens," and questions whether his arms will ever be long enough to box with God.
Check out Ezra Craker's article for Sojourners.
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2024-11-1517 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 86: Janie Killips Nominates Sufjan Stevens' "Illinois"It's safe to say that this week we fell in love again (all things go, all things go) with the low-fidelity lushness of Sufjan Stevens' Illinois album. All thanks to one of our favorite multi-hyphenate artists and Wishbone lovers - Janie Killips! Janie defines "folk music" for us and assures us that banjos are not a prerequisite (but they sure do help). And they graciously put up with Grandpa Michael's ancient pop culture references. It's exactly the conversation we'd hoped to have about an album that already meant a lot to us.
FYI: we recorded and...
2024-11-1255 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 85: Alexis Jaworski Nominates Kate Bush’s “Hounds of Love”This week on This One Goes to 11, we’re discussing yet another grand dame of art pop: the singular, magical, unforgettable Kate Bush! And we’re beyond lucky to have another unforgettable friend of the pod here making the case for Ms. Bush’s “Hounds of Love” - Tyler’s one-time colleague and forever friend Alexis Jaworski. As you’ll find out, Alexis and Kate are a match made in heaven. Alexis came ready with a rock-solid case for this album’s perfection. She paints a picture of her coming of age during the musically infamous 90s in Chicago and...
2024-11-0555 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 84: Alex “ATM” Mitchell Nominates The Internet’s “Ego Death”We’ve got big St. Louis energy on the pod this week! No, we’re not, at long last, discussing Chingy’s iconic 2003 effort “Jackpot”. Still waiting on that one. But we *are* talking to St. Louisan, multi-hyphenate film professional, and all-around gem of a human being Alex “ATM” Mitchell.
ATM and Tyler met playing D&D with their mutual friend Max Bieber and Tyler knew she’d be an excellent guest when she handled the AUX cord while driving the crew out to a California superbloom a while back. This feeling was further validated by the bangers she...
2024-10-2950 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 83: Joe Rivers Nominates SOPHIE’s “Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides”On this week’s episode of This One Goes to 11, we speak to a guest FROM THE FUTURE. But only lightly from the future, like just across the International Date Line in Sydney, Australia. That is where Joe Rivers lives and the place from which joined us to shout from his Antipodean rooftop about the sheer perfection of “Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides” by the late, great electronic music iconoclast SOPHIE. Joe is originally from England (a cousin to dear friend-of-the-pod Matt Risby, in fact) and has written about music for many years now. His writing has been featured...
2024-10-221h 01
This One Goes to 11Ep 82: Gigi Naglak Nominates Tracy Chapman’s “Tracy Chapman”Prepare those heartstrings, people. They’re about to get pulled as hell! Today we’re FINALLY tackling the one and only Tracy Chapman. Making the case for the perfection of Ms. Chapman’s legendary self-titled debut is loooong-time friend of Michael’s (yes, she’s a Mike Guest) - Gigi Naglak! Gigi is the program director for the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a part-time public historian, and a full-time badass. She truly has an artist’s soul and brings a clear-eyed, joyful certainty to her case that we believe would make Tracy herself quite proud. That case is built on...
2024-10-1555 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 81: Eli Mandel Nominates Everclear's "So Much for the Afterglow"We could live beside the ocean, leave the fire behind, swim out past the breakers, and watch the world die...but then we wouldn't get to talk to actor, former SNL writer, and thirst-inducing Gildan supermodel Eli Mandel about Everclear's So Much for the Afterglow. Eli really cracked the code when it comes to talking about ALL your favorite albums in one episode. We promise this is an Everclear episode - not a Weezer episode. But honestly, y'all, there hasn't been this much chaos and rule-breaking on the pod since Ashlyn Lozano brought a different late 90s modern rock...
2024-10-0856 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 80: Lindsay Teske Nominates Sex Pistols' "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"Keep calm and overthrow the monarchy. That's how the saying goes, right? No? Well who the #%*& asked you?!? It's punk week at This One Goes to 11, and we're talking to music journalist and American expat Lindsay Teske about the UK's own Sex Pistols and their only full-length album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. So break out your finest Vivienne Westwood and go raise some hell.
You can check out Lindsay's Substack - The Band Bible Newsletter - produced by her PR and promotions agency Carnival of Oddities.
This episode also...
2024-10-0158 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 79: Michael Fosberg Nominates Miles Davis's "Kind of Blue"It's our final IRL episode, and we're feeling - dare we say it - kind of blue. But don't fret. Expert storyteller and fellow podcaster Michael Fosberg is bringing the first jazz album before the tribunal - Miles Davis's Kind of Blue. We recorded this episode on the campus of Northwestern University, home of the Cherubs program, where Michael F. first heard this album (and where Michael O. spent the summer educating young theatre artists). And when we tell you that Michael F. has met some famous musicians in his day, we mean it. Guess you'll have to listen...
2024-09-2459 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 78: Jason Beck Nominates INXS’s “Kick”Uh oh, we’ve got yet another prominent Blue Demon gracing us with his presence on this week’s hot new episode - the Assistant Dean of The Theatre School at DePaul University Jason Beck is making his case for the criminally underrated “Kick” by INXS!
Jason was the Director of Admissions at TTS back in Michael and Tyler’s day, so it was a real treat to get to have him on the pod and do a little bit of reminiscing and a whole lot of deep diving on what defines the legacy of a band like INXS...
2024-09-1751 min
This One Goes to 11Back to 1: The Boss Brings Us TogetherIn this season's first installment of Back to 1, Tyler chews on the part Bruce Springsteen has played in forging his friendship with this week's guest Jack Schultz. He also digs into what makes Bruce so "American" and the songwriting alchemy that has allowed this particular brand of folk-hero rock n' roll to endure so well.
Let us know what place Bruce occupies in the history of rock for you! He's a fascinating figure and we're of the mind that we're lucky to have him.
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2024-09-1309 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 77: Jack Schultz Nominates Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run”This week we welcome a real BOSS to the pod. I’m speaking of course about our good buddy Jack Schultz - the esteemed Chicago educator, theatre artist, and entrepreneur. But the Boss tag certainly also applies to the artist for whom Jack is arguing today - the journeyman rock legend himself, Bruce Springsteen!
Jack and Tyler have been friends for over 13 years now, having met in undergrad at The Theatre School at DePaul University. You might have heard of that old place by now. They subsequently lived together in Chicago after graduating from DePaul (along wi...
2024-09-1041 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 76: Martine Kei Green-Rogers Nominates Outkast's "Stankonia"We're back, baby! After a nice summer break, we're feeling so fresh and so clean - or maybe that's just Michael's body wash - and WE ARE IN THE SAME ROOM TOGETHER! It's the first in a series of in-person recordings we made this summer in Chicago, and we're talking with the Queen of the Blue Demons herself - Dr. Martine Kei Green-Rogers - dramaturg and dean of The Theatre School at DePaul University (formerly the Goodman School of Drama). She's bringing the 2000 album Stankonia by Outkast before the tribunal, though her musical taste and knowledge goes far beyond...
2024-09-0352 min
This One Goes to 11THIS ONE GOES TO 11 Season 7 TrailerWas it Octavia Butler or Sheryl Crow who said that a change would do you good? Either way it's time for some changes around here.
Season 7 starts September 3rd!
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2024-08-2701 min
This One Goes to 11What Makes Summer Music Go to 11? (with Lucy Blehar, Samantha Lopez, & Aldo Melo)We've got one more bonus episode for you this summer. And it's about the summer. Or rather, the song of the summer. Billboard has its own mathematical method of figuring out what it is. We prefer a qualitative approach. So we invited a few previous guests - Lucy Blehar, Aldo Melo, and Samantha Lopez - to tell us what they look for in a summer song.
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2024-07-301h 02This One Goes to 11BONUS FOOTAGE: What Makes a Film Score Go to 11? (with Gilbert Tanner)Once again we bring you footage from the cutting room floor! Hear Tyler's, Michael's, and Gilbert's thoughts on who would provide the perfect score to the biopic of their lives.
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2024-07-1613 minThis One Goes to 11What Makes a Film Score Go to 11? (with Gilbert Tanner)We've got a lot of film buff friends, but none greater than former guest Gilbert Tanner. We invited him back to talk about what makes a great film score and to share our personal favorites.
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2024-07-0252 minThis One Goes to 11BONUS FOOTAGE: What Makes a Live Album Go to 11? (with Meg Williams)We could talk with Meg Williams for hours. And we did. Which means that our conversation about live albums from 2 weeks ago got edited for time. So this week we're sharing some bonus footage - specifically the part of our conversation that focused on live CONCERTS. Hope you enjoy!
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2024-06-1812 minThis One Goes to 11What Makes a Live Album Go to 11? (with Meg Williams)You didn't think we were going to leave you hanging ALL summer, did you? This week we brought back Friend of the Pod and our first ever guest - Meg Williams - to talk about what makes a great live album and to share some of our personal favorites.
And don't forget to check out Tyler's appearance in a Ben Folds concert video.
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2024-06-041h 03
This One Goes to 11BONUS FOOTAGE: Tyler Esselman Nominates Wilco's "A Ghost is Born"Hey there, Wilco superfans! Did you enjoy this week's conversation about A Ghost is Born with special guest host Evan Sawdey? You're in luck. We got bonus footage for you!
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2024-01-1928 min
This One Goes to 11THIS ONE GOES TO 11 Season 6 TrailerSeason 6 starts Tuesday, January 16th. Now with more platforms! (Hey there, Apple Podcasts.)
Theme music composed by Damien Figueras.
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2024-01-0901 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 47: Doug Morrell Nominates Wendy Carlos's "Switched-On Bach"Alright, alright, get off our Bach. We've come out of our fugue state and we're finally venturing into the world of classical music, albeit in a roundabout way. That's because we're actually talking about a game-changer in the world of electronic music - Wendy Carlos's Switched-On Bach - with Friend of the Pod (and father of a former guest) Doug Morrell. This album made the Moog synthesizer famous, reached the top 10 of Billboard's albums chart, and garnered Carlos 3 Grammy Awards, making her the first transgender artist to ever take home the coveted award. And don't worry if you don't...
2023-09-191h 05
This One Goes to 11THIS ONE GOES TO 11 Season 5 TrailerSeason 5 starts Tuesday, September 12th. We'll be there, but what about our celebrity crushes?
Theme music composed by Damien Figueras.
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2023-09-0501 min
This One Goes to 11THIS ONE GOES TO 11 Season 4 Trailer15 new episodes. 15 new albums to face the tribunal. Are you ready? Season 4 starts Tuesday, March 7th.
And we've got brand spanking new theme music composed by Damien Figueras!
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2023-02-2800 min
This One Goes to 11Ep 24: Kelsey Ann Wacker Nominates Joni Mitchell's "Blue"Do you want to wreck your stockings in some jukebox dive? Or do you wanna take a chance on maybe finding some sweet music with us, dear listeners? This week we are talking about a CERTIFIED CLASSIC - Blue, written, recorded, and produced by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joni Mitchell in 1971. And we've invited performer, podcaster, entrepreneur, and Friend of the Pod Kelsey Ann Wacker on to make a case for it.
Much like her fellow Canadian Neil Young, Joni Mitchell pulled her music from Spotify in early 2021 to protest the misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines...
2022-10-251h 11
This One Goes to 11THIS ONE GOES TO 11 Season 3 TrailerDid ya miss us? We know autumn 2022 just wouldn't be complete without some more perfect albums in your earholes, so we are here to make that happen. And our trivia contest is returning, so make sure you're following us on Facebook and Instagram (@thisonegoesto11podcast) for updates.
Season 3 starts September 27th. New episodes every Tuesday.
Got a question, comment, or suggestion? Reach us at thisonegoesto11podcast@gmail.com.
Theme music provided by Damien Figueras.
2022-09-2001 min
This One Goes to 11THIS ONE GOES TO 11 Season 2 TrailerWE'RE BACK! With more guests, more albums, and more Radiohead comparisons. And this season you can win a chance to be on the podcast with Michael and Tyler and nominate an album YOU think is perfect. So perfect, in fact, that 10 out of 10 just isn't good enough.
Season 2 drops May 3rd. New episodes every Tuesday.
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Theme music provided by Damien Figueras.
2022-04-2602 min
This One Goes to 11THIS ONE GOES TO 11 Season 1 TrailerAre you searching for some amazing music, but you can't bear to sift through all those elitist-sounding music reviews out there? Join theatre artists and music enthusiasts Michael and Tyler on their quest to find the perfect album. Each week they invite a guest (or two) to share stories about the music that made them who they are AND to suggest what THEY believe is the perfect album. An album so brilliant that "10 out of 10" just doesn't do it justice.
Season 1 drops January 11th. New episodes every Tuesday.
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2021-12-2801 min