Episode 7 - 2002

Album of the Year Podcast

In season 2, episode 2, Kris and Marty are back to talk all things 2002! We kick things off with some talk about record stores, Marty admitting he’s never been to a tower records (1:10) We then switch gears and give a shout out to some friends that started a podcast of their own (1:57) Next, we discuss the flashpoint of popular music and the internet, and how audiences began to fracture because of it (6:03) Kris being ahead of his time suggesting to the members of his first band they should share their music via bulletin boards (14:50), and Record Labels, the music business, and the democratization of music creation (17:50). We then take a look at 2002’s top 100 singles Billboard charts, and as always, pick our own personal best and worst song for the year. (27:38). Next, We charge ahead with Kris’s pick for 2012, Wilco’s then-misunderstood but now lauded masterpiece, “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” (1:01:20). Next up, we have Marty’s pick for 2002-an album by Emo band Jets to Brazil, “Perfecting Loneliness”(1:53:03). As always, don’t sleep, and feel free to reach out at [e-mail]! Thanks for listening!