Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
We found 10 episodes of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag “music”.
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The Police
March 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 54 mins
1970s, 1980s, 70s, 80s, andy summers, music, new wave, outlandos, punk, regatta, reggae, rock, rock and roll, stewart copeland, sting, synchronicity, synth, zenyatta
Screaming "Roxanne" into the night, The Police's compact but impactful career featured incredible melodies, driving rock, keening vocals, and sophisticated musicianship. The trio fused punk with reggae, and later burgeoning synth with ease, and made it seem like every little thing they did was magic. We're once again joined by musical experts Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, The Moon Units) and Kyle Lieberman to send out an S.O.S. about this incredible band and compare top ten lists of our favorite songs by Sting and company.
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Songs of 1991
March 10th, 2025 | 2 hrs 1 min
1990s, 90s, alternative, boys ii men, grunge, guns n' roses, hair metal, hip-hop, hiphop, metal, metallica, mtv, music, nirvana, ozzy osbourne, pearl jam, pop, r.e.m., rap, rock, skid row, tesla
Here we are now. Entertain us! 1991 ushered in a musical sea change as hair metal, new wave, and other genres were swept aside by grunge, alternative, and more. Guest musician Kyle Lieberman and comedian Rich Baker (@richbakercoaching) bust out their flannel and join us to rank our top ten songs of this unforgettable year of music.
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James Bond Songs
February 3rd, 2025 | 2 hrs 55 mins
007, action, bond, daniel craig, james bond, music, pierce brosnan, roger moore, sean connery, shirley bassey, song, songs, timothy dalton
The theme songs from the James Bond franchise are an intrinsic part of this storied series. This episode we're joined by Josh Covel of the Still Loading and Still Bonding podcasts to rank our favorites and celebrate the music of the longest running franchise in film history.
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Songs of 1990
January 27th, 2025 | 2 hrs 24 mins
1990s, 90s, alternative, hair metal, hip hop, metal, music, new wave, rap, rock, rock and roll, synth
In 1990, music was at a crossroads, quickly approaching the sea change that would occur in 1991. The songs of this era reflect that transition, ranging from hair metal, to hip hop, new wave, genres that would all undergo profound transformation the following year. We're joined by Ami Lief, Kyle Lieberman, and comedian Rich Baker to roundtable the best songs of this pivotal year.
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Weezer
January 6th, 2025 | 2 hrs 11 mins
1990s, 90s, buddy holly, grunge, music, rivers cuomo, rock, rock and roll, rock band, rock music, weezer
They may look like Buddy Holly and Mary Tyler Moore, but for three decades Weezer has infused infectious pop earworms and garage band musical mathematics to create indelible songs that are equal parts fist-pumping and feels-inducing. We're joined by friends and bandmates Kyle Lieberman and Damien Jordan to list our favorite songs from Rivers Cuomo and Co.
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Christmas Songs
December 23rd, 2024 | 2 hrs 31 mins
carol, carols, christ, christian, christmas, holiday, holidays, jesus, music, song, songs, xmas
'Tis the season, so we're taking a look at the Christmas classics that make us fa la la la la la la la la. Guests Ami Lief and Tania Newton join us to roundtable our favorite holiday songs, from traditional carols, to broadway musicals, pop, rock, and all the tunes that fill our homes and speakers in December.
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Songs of 1989
November 18th, 2024 | 2 hrs 26 mins
1980s, 1989, 80s, aerosmith, depeche mode, hair metal, heavy metal, hip-hop, madonna, metal, metallica, motley crue, music, pop, pop music, queen, rock, rock and roll, skid row, tesla
The music that dominated our radios and walkmen (walkmans?) in 1989 has stood the test of time, and has held up to endless replay. On this podcast we revisit that year with guests Ami Lief, Kyle Lieberman, and Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com) to see which songs from this banner year still strike the right chord.
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Aerosmith
September 30th, 2024 | 1 hr 46 mins
1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 70s, 80s, 90s, aerosmith, alicia silverstone, band, classic rock, guitar, joe perry, music, power ballad, rock, rock and roll, rock band, rock music, steven tyler
We're not worthy! We're not worthy! We're once again joined by musical experts Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, The Moon Units) and Kyle Lieberman to Get a Grip and list some Big Ones that'll make you Pump your fist because each song on our Aerosmith top ten lists Rocks.
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Guns N' Roses
July 8th, 2024 | 1 hr 38 mins
1980s, 80s, appetite for destruction, axl rose, band, chinese democracy, classic rock, guitar, hard rock, metal, music, rock, rock and roll, slash, sweet child of mine, use your illusion
You know where you are? You're in the jungle, baby! Come with us and guest musicians Kyle Lieberman and Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com) to sing (or maybe screech) the praises of "the most dangerous band in the world" whose appetite for destruction cut an indelible swath through metal and beyond.
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UHF
July 1st, 2024 | 2 hrs 4 mins
1980s, 80s, accordion, comedy, cult classic, cult classics, film, flims, fran drescher, geek, kevin mccarthy, michael richards, movie, movies, music, nerd, parodies, parody, polka, weird al yankovic
We become parodies of ourselves as Dan Oster (MadTV, A Podcast, But Evil) joins us to revisit UHF, Weird Al Yankovic's cult classic about weird people trying to run a weird tv station for a non-weird world. As a bonus treat, we've included some old audio of our interview with Weird Al himself, so you get to drink from THE FIREHOSE (of podcast content)!!!