You lucky ducks! It's a FAB 15 episode, featuring your Uncle Derek and Papa Dave! This week we're counting down our Fab 15 Feel Good Songs. Which was apparently a slightly more confusing topic than intended. But it's a fun listen and includes a nice review of the recent Devo show in St. Louis, up top! Join us, won't you?

Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com Spotify Playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/317eypfciiajkyay2kxloz3kreoa?si=f046115ad0514079

Time Index:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:11 - Dave and Derek talk about Devo
• 13:02 - Explanation of the topic and rules for the list
• 18:57 - The list begins:
• 19:04 - #15
• 26:27 - #14
• 32:02 - #13
• 36:37 - #12
• 42:00 - #11
• 47:40 - #10
• 52:39 - #9
• 57:41 - #8
• 1:02:37 - #7
• 1:12:21 - #6
• 1:14:50 - #5
• 1:23:30 - #4
• 1:27:58 - #3
• 1:35:14 - #2
• 1:40:16 - #1
• 1:42:20 - Honorable Mentions
• 1:54:08 - The FINAL 15 and picking a number 1

In this episode, we catch up on some music from James McMurtry, Pulp, Neil Young, HAIM, and S.G. Goodman. It's a slightly shorter episode, but packed with fun! Enjoy!

Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Music: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com

Time Index:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 11:41 - You and You Alone
• 12:11 - Recent Listening:
  • 12:47 - James McMurtry - The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy
  • 17:30 - Pulp - More
  • 21:51 - Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts - Talkin to the Trees
  • 25:00 - HAIM - I Quit
  • 34:32 - S.G. Goodman - Planting By the Signs
• 38:54 - The High Road
• 39:26 - Outro

In this episode, I talk about one of my favorite musical formats--the CD Box Set! That's right! It's a theme episode!!! Enjoy!

Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com

Time Index:

...there's just one topic. If you want to be a jerk and skip the intro, the "show" starts at 6:57. But...really? You don't have just short of 7 minutes to hear about my day? Wow...

The music in this episode is all from my Departure album:

Deeper Than Oceans Lectio Divina

Thanks!

I had a different episode ready to go, but given the day's news I needed to talk about Brian Wilson. This isn't a typical episode. It's very emotional, my thoughts are somewhat random and cloudy, and it's a little raw. But I needed to do something to pay tribute to one of my all-time heroes. I hope you enjoy it.

Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com email: db@derekbrink.com

It has been a MONTH! But we're back!

In this episode, I talk about a bunch of music I saw on Everybody's Live with John Mulaney, then I talk about the Karate Kid/Cobra Kai and Doctor Who. (I GO OFF when I'm talking about Doctor Who!) I had fun making it. Now it's your turn to have fun listening to it. Enjoy!

Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com

Time Index:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 6:23 - Music Break - "S*** About Shakespeare"
• 6:54 - Music from Everybody's Live
  • 9:14 - Kim Deal (and Kim Gordon)
  • 11:51 - Daniel Hope/Spring 1/Max Richter
  • 15:34 - John Cage and Maggie Rogers
  • 19:21 - Alanis Morissette
  • 21:41 - Sleater-Kinney (and the Muffs)
• 23:50 - Music Break - "Napalm"
• 24:20 - Stuff I Watched
  • 24:20 - Karate Kid/Cobra Kai
  • 31:42 - Doctor Who
• 54:05 - Music Break - "What Matters Most (South of Savannah)"
• 54:35 - Outro