Columbia House Party
348 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsCome one, come all, to this tragic affair, and subscribe here for the best music show in your podcast library. Hosted by Blake Murphy and Jake Goldsbie, Columbia House Party is your home for Riots and Black Parades, Cork Trees and Significant Others. At times it will showcase the very finest the music industry had to offer, often around the pop-punk and emo boom of the early-to-mid 2000s. At its worst, it will indulge in those forgotten records we all have lurking in our collection. All the while, it promises to provide the information, entertainment and self-deprecation you’ve come to expect from two of Toronto’s favourites. Welcome to our living mixtape.
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Episodes
The '90s: Britney Spears — ...Baby One More Time (w/ Sarah MacDonald)
May 09, 2022 10:05 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by their first four-time guest, Sarah MacDonald (@sarahsmacdonald, sarahsmacdonald.com), to discuss Britney Spears' debut album ...Baby One More Time. That's probably enough appearances to just call Sarah a co-host, right? Cassie Leigh Clancy (@cassleigh, co-host of the @restingonpod podcast) also joins for a segment to talk jean suits and other fashion. Find out more about why Sarah's Britney inter...
The '90s: Gob — How Far Shallow Takes You (w/ Chris Cresswell)
May 02, 2022 10:05 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Chris Cresswell (@crustcrustwell) of The Flatliners (@theflatliners) and more to discuss one of his major influences, Gob’s 1998 album How Far Shallow Takes You. Find out more about the path Gob paved for a generation of Canadian punks, what changed in their sound with each successive album, and whether any of the guys followed in their footsteps from a hair – or bug-eating – perspective on this ...
B-Sides: April Mailbag
April 25, 2022 10:05 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBApril has almost left us, but in these final moments we present you the April Mailbag! In this months mailbag Blake and Jake went through all of your questions (thank's for sending them in!) and compiled a show that you are sure to enjoy. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie. If merch is your thi...
The '90s: Green Day — Nimrod
April 18, 2022 10:05 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBIt’s the season premiere! Kind of. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy celebrate the podcast’s birthday by resetting the connection tree and starting anew for Year Two. To do so, they fire up Green Day’s 1997 album Nimrod, maybe not the best Green Day album but possibly the most important. Find out more about the hosts sneaking Green Day tunes around parents, how Nimrod tipped a hand at where Green Day would eventually go, and how this album pla...
The '90s: Third Eye Blind
April 11, 2022 10:05 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBHow many hits can you have and still be misremembered as a one-hit wonder? In the latest episode of Columbia House Party hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy try to find out by diving into Third Eye Blind's self-titled album. The successful debut produced five singles over the course of two years, landing them on era-defining compilation albums and every late-90s and early-00s coming-of-age soundtrack. Semi-Charmed Life may be the tune people remember them for the most - and it's a great snap...
The '90s: Harvey Danger — Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?
April 04, 2022 10:05 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy finally get around to an album Jake has been wanting to discuss since the podcast's inception, Harvey Danger's Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone? It is, the hosts hope, worth the wait, as both find Harvey Danger to be criminally under appreciated and miscast as a one-hit wonder. Find out more about the curse of Flagpole Sitta's success as a lead single, the band's openness about their process and reception, ...
B-Sides: March Mailbag
March 28, 2022 10:05 - 53 minutes - 73.7 MBI hope you enjoy this month's mailbag. It's a little all over the place, we talk walk-up songs, tunes to cook to, cellphone ringtones and songs we never-ever want to hear again. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store: http://bit.ly/chpmerch O...
The '90s: Weezer — Pinkerton
March 21, 2022 10:05 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBIn this episode of Columbia House Party hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy dive into Weezer’s sophomore album, the cult classic and infamously divisive Pinkerton. A follow up to their wildly successful Blue album, Pinkerton came after a short hiatus that saw headman Rivers Cuomo undergo extensive surgery and commence studies at Harvard University. Disillusioned with his once-dream of being a rockstar, Cuomo had originally planned for Pinkerton to be a rock opera. Although that idea was aban...
The '90s: No Doubt — Tragic Kingdom (w/ Cassie Leigh Clancy)
March 14, 2022 10:05 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, Jake and Blake are just two boys talking about Just A Girl as they dive deep on No Doubt’s 1995 classic Tragic Kingdom. They’re also joined briefly by Cassie Leigh Clancy (@cassleigh) to discuss the fashion side of Gwen Stefani’s legacy. Find out more about some of the controversy around Stefani’s more problematic choices in that regard, how Stefani became a major pop culture influence coming out of Tragic Kingdom, and how an in-band relationship...
The '90s: No Doubt — Tragic Kingdom
March 14, 2022 10:05 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, Jake and Blake are just two boys talking about Just A Girl as they dive deep on No Doubt’s 1995 classic Tragic Kingdom. They’re also joined briefly by Cassie Leigh Clancy (@cassleigh) to discuss the fashion side of Gwen Stefani’s legacy. Find out more about some of the controversy around Stefani’s more problematic choices in that regard, how Stefani became a major pop culture influence coming out of Tragic Kingdom, and how an in-band relationship...
The '90s: Alanis Morissette — Jagged Little Pill
March 07, 2022 11:05 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBIsn’t it ironic? In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy go deep on a Canadian classic, Alanis Morissette’s incredible 1995 album Jagged Little Pill. Not only is the album excellent, it’s credited with facilitating important change in the rock scene for the late-90s and beyond. Find out more about Alanis’ roots as a child star in Ottawa, why and how she changed her approach for Jagged Little Pill, and who we think You Oughta Know might be about on t...
The '90s: Silverchair — Frogstomp (w/ Nick Dika)
February 28, 2022 11:05 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Nick Dika (@NickDika) of Arkells (@arkellsmusic) to discuss Silverchair's debut album Frogstomp. It was Blake's first album purchased with his own money, at $1 from Columbia House. How fitting. Find out more about Silverchair's unlikely and meteoric rise as 15-year-olds, where they fit in the grunge scene with the benefit of hindsight, and why Nick has a deep appreciation for the artistic ambitio...
The '90s: Sunny Day Real Estate — Diary
February 21, 2022 11:05 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy trace the so-called emo tree back up almost all the way to the top, exploring the definitive parent of the Midwest emo branch, Sunny Day Real Estate’s 1994 album Diary. It stands to reason that if you listen to this podcast, a lot of the bands you enjoy (and episodes we’ve done to date) were influenced by Diary, as SDRE genuinely helped move the genre forward. Find out more about why SDRE couldn’t sustain thei...
The '90s: Nirvana — In Utero
February 14, 2022 11:05 - 1 hour - 96 MBIt’s about time. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy finally open up the grunge side of the podcast, diving deep on Nirvana’s industry-changing 1993 album In Utero. If you preferred Nevermind, well, blame the Patreon supporters who voted for this, and maybe give that take a second thought upon re-listening. Find out more about what Kurt Cobain set out to do with the impossible task of following up on Nevermind, the difficult process of trying to...
B-Sides: February Mailbag
February 07, 2022 11:05 - 52 minutes - 71.8 MBWake me up, when February ends... It's the monthly mailbag, friends! Blake and Jake create yet another spreadsheet filled with your queries and set out on a magical journey to try to answer them. This one is stacked with all sorts of things; band names and soundtracks, spreadsheets and sad songs. The guys cheat a little bit with the mixtape (but we won't tell anyone). Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/colu...
The '80s: The Cure — Disintegration
January 31, 2022 11:05 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy circle back to another influential album, The Cure’s 1989 masterpiece, Disintegration. Part two, as Robert Smith tells it, of a three-part trilogy that spans 18 years and eight of their 13 records, Disintegration is The Cure at their best, with Smith’s songwriting and vocals at their peak and the ambition of the overall musical environment pushing the album to a new height for the group. Find out more about wh...
The '80s: Pixies — Doolittle
January 24, 2022 11:05 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy dive into an album that is inextricable from every episode that’s come before or will come after, the 1989 classic Doolittle from Pixies. It’s just Pixies, by the way. The impact Pixies had on all of alt-rock, pop-punk, and the subgenres between is well established but becomes obvious through a deep re-examining of their most prominent work. Find out more about which modern bands the guys hear Pixies in most, ...
The '80s: Descendents — Milo Goes To College (w/ Hanif Abdurraqib)
January 17, 2022 11:05 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad, abdurraqib.com) to discuss the seminal 1982 Descendents album Milo Goes to College. It’s a wider-ranging chat than usual, thanks to Hanif’s incredible insight and thoughtfulness about how and why we connect with music at different stages. Find out more about the album’s iconic artwork, how we deal with problematic lyrics nearly 4...
B-Sides: January Mailbag
January 10, 2022 11:05 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBIt's January which means... we're one day closer to summer! It also means that the monthly mailbag is up. Blake and Jake combed through all of your awesome questions (Blake created a document) and answered as many as they could on tonight's pod. Let's just say we gotta little bit of karaoke talk and a whole bucket of nostalgia when it came to video game soundtracks.
The '70s: The Clash — London Calling (w/ Steve Sladkowski)
January 03, 2022 11:05 - 1 hour - 99.9 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Steve Sladkowski (@sladkow) of PUP (@puptheband) to discuss one of the most important albums of all time, The Clash's London Calling. Find out more about The Clash's slower path to a monstrous third-album success, how London Calling pulled from dozens of sounds to influence dozens more, and why it's so necessary to consume art with an appreciation of the context it was created within on this week...
Blink Month: +44 - When Your Heart Stops Beating
December 27, 2021 11:05 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy dive into one of a handful of blink side-projects, +44’s lone album, When Your Heart Stops Beating. The unofficial follow-up to blink’s untitled album, +44 sees Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker continue down that same road, with Hoppus trying to extend himself creatively but ultimately reining himself back in. Find out more about where +44 fits in the blink fracture, why they don’t utilize Carol Heller more, and ...
Blink Month: Blink-182
December 20, 2021 11:05 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy dive in on the band's untitled 2003 album. It also happens to be both hosts' favorite blink-182 offering. Find out more about what led to the dramatic shift in sound, how the rift between Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge continued and led to their eventual separation, and what made this era of blink the best live-show era of blink on this week's podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, ...
Blink Month: Box Car Racer
December 13, 2021 11:05 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy discuss the self-titled 2002 album from Box Car Racer. Find out more about what led Tom DeLonge to embark on a solo project after Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, how Travis Barker got involved but Mark Hoppus was excluded, and how Box Car Racer paved the way for the best of blink-182 on this week's podcast. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://...
Blink Month: Blink-182 - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
December 06, 2021 11:05 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBBreathing deeply, walking backwards. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy dive back into one of the seminal works of not only the pop-punk explosion but of all of early-2000s pop culture, Blink-182’s Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. It was time for a blink episode, as a key moment in the podcast’s origin story involved our hosts quite lubricated on the first tour with Matt Skiba. Find out more about how the making of Take Off Your Pants and Jacket...
Musician Month: Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous (w/ Jeff Rosenstock)
November 29, 2021 11:05 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Jeff Rosenstock (@jeffrosenstock) to discuss Rilo Kiley’s excellent 2004 album More Adventurous. Is there a cooler band than Rilo Kiley, and a cooler singer than Jenny Lewis? It’s hard to figure.. Find out more about which Rilo Kiley song Jeff had his first dance too, which Rilo Kiley song Jeff has covered, and why the guys think Rilo Kiley weren’t a bigger breakthrough success on this week’s pod...
Musician Month: Wilco - A Ghost Is Born (w/ Steve Sladkowski)
November 22, 2021 11:05 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBWe are three Canadian aquarium drinkers. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Steve Sladkowski, the guitarist from PUP, to discuss Wilco’s 2004 album, A Ghost is Born. The album that necessitated the addition of Nels Cline – first as a touring guitarist and later as a full-time member – A Ghost is Born sees Jeff Tweedy take a necessary leap as a guitarist while his songwriting is as on-point as always. Find out more about how Wilco ...
Musician Month: N.E.R.D - Fly or Die (w/ Densil McFarlane)
November 15, 2021 11:05 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Densil McFarlane of The OBGMs (@theobgms) to discuss N.E.R.D.’s 2004 album Fly or Die. Obscured to some degree by the immense success of the group as producers (The Neptunes) and Pharrell Williams’ eventual solo work, N.E.R.D. is more than deserving of their own oxygen as a bridge between hip hop and rock. Find out more about the influence N.E.R.D. had on Denz, the irritating, if predictable, cri...
Musician Month: Gob - How Far Shallow Takes You (w/ Chris Cresswell)
November 08, 2021 11:05 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Chris Cresswell (@crustcrustwell) of The Flatliners (@theflatliners) and more to discuss one of his major influences, Gob’s 1998 album How Far Shallow Takes You. Find out more about the path Gob paved for a generation of Canadian punks, what changed in their sound with each successive album, and whether any of the guys followed in their footsteps from a hair – or bug-eating – perspective on this ...
Musician Month: Silverchair - Frogstomp (w/ Nick Dika)
November 01, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Nick Dika (@NickDika) of Arkells (@arkellsmusic) to discuss Silverchair's debut album Frogstomp. It was Blake's first album purchased with his own money, at $1 from Columbia House. How fitting. Find out more about Silverchair's unlikely and meteoric rise as 15-year-olds, where they fit in the grunge scene with the benefit of hindsight, and why Nick has a deep appreciation for the artistic ambitio...
Female Fronted: Paramore - Riot! (w/ Christina Squires)
October 25, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Christina Squiers (@flooezyesq) to discuss Paramore's sophomore album Riot! The album had a major influence not only on one host and our guest but on the makeup and accessibility of the post-blink pop-punk scene as a whole. Find out more about Hayley Williams bucking label pressure to be a top-40 singer as a teen, the role Warped Tour played in Paramore's explosion, how we handle Misery Business ...
Female Fronted: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell (w/ Sarah MacDonald)
October 18, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBOther podcasts don’t love you like we love you. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by culture writer Sarah MacDonald (sarahsmacdonald.com) to discuss the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s 2003 debut album Fever to Tell. Karen O features heavily in Lizzy Goodman’s Meet Me In The Bathroom, an exploration of the early-2000s New York rock scene, and for good reason: not only is she unspeakably cool, she is, as Sarah once wrote, indie rock’s beating heart...
Female Fronted: Avril Lavigne - Let Go
October 11, 2021 10:05 - 59 minutes - 82 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, Jake and Blake travel back to Blake’s most heartbroken shifts at the Cambridge Home Hardware and fire up Avril Lavigne’s 2003 debut Let Go. Armed with four massive singles one-through-four on the album, Let Go was a tour de force at the time and feels no less significant in retrospect. Find out more about the changes in writing process (and partners) Lavigne went through to find her sound, how and why she was able to blur the lines between genres...
Female Fronted: No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom
October 04, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, Jake and Blake are just two boys talking about Just A Girl as they dive deep on No Doubt’s 1995 classic Tragic Kingdom. They’re also joined briefly by Cassie Leigh Clancy (@cassleigh, co-host of the @restingonpod podcast) to discuss the fashion side of Gwen Stefani’s legacy. Find out more about some of the controversy around Stefani’s more problematic choices in that regard, how Stefani became a major pop culture influence coming out of Tragic Ki...
Canada Month: Alexisonfire - Watch Out! (w/ Sam Sutherland)
September 27, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 95 MBWatch Out! In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Sam Sutherland (@SamSthrlnd) of the blink-155 podcast to talk about…not blink-182, surprisingly. Instead, the trio takes a deep look at alexisonfire’s sophomore 2004 album Watch Out! Sam’s choice of album surprised, but explained through the lens of that moment in Canadian music history, it was the right choice. Find out more about Sam’s encyclopaedic knowledge of the early-2000s Canad...
Canada Month: The Constantines - Shine A Light (w/ Max Kerman)
September 20, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Arkells frontman Max Kerman (@arkellsmusic) to discuss Shine A Light, the 2003 sophomore album from Constantines. The Cons had a huge influence on Max and his bandmates, and this episode allows us to explore how influences make their way into a band’s sound, consciously and subconsciously. Find out more about The Cons’ 519 roots, how their legendary live shows helped build a following, and why so...
Canada Month: Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People (w/ John Cullen)
September 13, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by comedian John Cullen (@cullenthecomic, @blockedpartypod, @thePOD_Kast) to discuss Broken Social Scene’s sophomore album You Forgot It In People. But not before they get derailed talking about Disturbed, Korn, labret piercings, and John’s love of nu-metal. The guys eventually talk BSS, we promise. Find out more about the ways Broken Social Scene are tied to myriad Toronto artists and bands, how th...
Canada Month: Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
September 06, 2021 10:05 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBIsn’t it ironic? In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy go deep on a Canadian classic, Alanis Morissette’s incredible 1995 album Jagged Little Pill. Not only is the album excellent, it’s credited with facilitating important change in the rock scene for the late-90s and beyond. Find out more about Alanis’ roots as a child star in Ottawa, why and how she changed her approach for Jagged Little Pill, and who we think You Oughta Know might be about on t...
Chris Walla Month: Foxing - Nearer My God
August 30, 2021 10:05 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy get a little more modern with Foxing’s 2018 album Nearer My God. The second most-recent album the guys have explored, Nearer My God ranked atop Jake’s 2018 album rankings and near the top of his all-decade list. Find out more about Foxing’s growth across three albums, where there was drama around some bagpipes, and how the band so capably creates a space to sink into anxiety on this week’s podcast. Come join ...
Chris Walla Month: Tegan and Sara - The Con (w/ Lauren Denitzio)
August 23, 2021 10:05 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Lauren Denitzio of Worriers (@worriesmusic) to discuss Tegan and Sara's 2007 album The Con. Yes, we're finally getting back to the one remaining winner from the Patreon CanCon arc voting. Find out more about how The Con came to hold such a special place in Canadian indie-emo, what the album meant to Lauren and our hosts, how Tegan and Sara dealt with The Con's reception very differently, and more...
Chris Walla Month: Tegan and Sara - The Con (w/Lauren Denitzio)
August 23, 2021 10:05 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MBIn the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Lauren Denitzio of Worriers (@worriesmusic) to discuss Tegan and Sara's 2007 album The Con. Yes, we're finally getting back to the one remaining winner from the Patreon CanCon arc voting. Find out more about how The Con came to hold such a special place in Canadian indie-emo, what the album meant to Lauren and our hosts, how Tegan and Sara dealt with The Con's reception very differently, and more...
Chris Walla Month: The Decemberists - The Crane Wife (w/ Wilson)
August 16, 2021 10:05 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MBHit save on your English lit essay and close your history textbook. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Jake’s friend Wilson to revisit and reprocess The Decemberists’ 2006 album, The Crane Wife. There is a lot going on here, with two sprawling, multi-part songs that lean heavily on historical (or mythical) source material and a few stand-alone tracks that do the same. Find out more about which Shakespeare play The Decemberists bui...
Chris Walla Month: The Decemberists - The Crane Wife (w/Wilson)
August 16, 2021 10:05 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MBHit save on your English lit essay and close your history textbook. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Jake’s friend Wilson to revisit and reprocess The Decemberists’ 2006 album, The Crane Wife. There is a lot going on here, with two sprawling, multi-part songs that lean heavily on historical (or mythical) source material and a few stand-alone tracks that do the same. Find out more about which Shakespeare play The Decemberists bui...
Chris Walla Month: Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism (w/ Lauren Mitchell)
August 09, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBWelcome to The OC, listener. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by comedian Lauren Mitchell (host of the @cavernofsecrets podcast) to discuss Death Cab For Cutie’s enormous 2003 hit Transatlanticism. The podcast will explore bands that performed at The Bait Shop on the hit show The OC, which served as a snapshot and elevator of the early-2000s indie rock scene. Find out more about Ben Gibbard’s workmanlike songwriting approach for Tr...
Chris Walla Month: Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism (w/Lauren Mitchell)
August 09, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBWelcome to The OC, listener. In the latest episode of Columbia House Party, hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by comedian Lauren Mitchell (host of the @cavernofsecrets podcast) to discuss Death Cab For Cutie’s enormous 2003 hit Transatlanticism. The podcast will explore bands that performed at The Bait Shop on the hit show The OC, which served as a snapshot and elevator of the early-2000s indie rock scene. Find out more about Ben Gibbard’s workmanlike songwriting approach for Tr...
Chris Walla Month: The Postal Service - Give Up
August 02, 2021 10:05 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBIn this week's episode of Columbia House Party, Jake and Blake go deep on one of the most well-regarded side projects of the 2000s, Give Up from indie supergroup The Postal Service. With Dntel synths, Ben Gibbard’s vocals, and Jenny Lewis’, well, everything, Give Up withstands the test of time as something greater than a pit-stop before Death Cab for Cutie blew up. Find out more about how the recording process fed into the name, the weird concert performance that resulted, and why despite tea...
B-Sides: July Mailbag
July 26, 2021 10:05 - 47 minutes - 65.3 MBLadies and gentlemen, the monthly mailbag has arrived. In this edition of the mailbag Blake & Jake discuss Bruce Springsteen, defunct bands that should never reunite and favourite opening lines of an album. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the sto...
Greatest Hits: Fall Out Boy - From Under the Cork Tree (2005)
July 19, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBFor the month of July we're playing the hits! We turned to all our friends on Patreon and asked them to pick their favourite episodes of CHP - and they have spoken! Coming in first place, we think you'll enjoy hearing from the show's first every guest Andrew Zuber as the guys discuss Fall Out Boy's From Under the Cork Tree. Sooner or later, Columbia House Party had to tackle 'The Only Album.' Hosts Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy are joined by Andrew Zuber of Sportsfeld to dissect the quinte...
Greatest Hits: The Weakerthans - Reconstruction Site (2003)
July 12, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBFor the month of July we're playing the hits! We turned to all our friends on Patreon and asked them to pick their favourite episodes of CHP - and they have spoken! Coming in second place, we are pleased to bring you Canada's own The Weakerthans and their 2003 album Reconstruction Site. Jake and Blake take you on a walk through the first snowfall of winter to the soundtrack of The Weakerthans. With sprinkles of Canadiana, a triumvirate of songs in iambic pentameter, and a track from the per...
Greatest Hits: My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade (2006)
July 05, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBFor the month of July we're playing the hits! We turned to all our friends on Patreon and asked them to pick their favourite episodes of CHP - and they have spoken! Coming in third place, we hope you enjoy listening through My Chemical Romance's The Black Parade. In the most-anticipated episode of Columbia House Party yet, Jake Goldsbie and Blake Murphy dive into My Chemical Romance’s ambitious rock opera The Black Parade. A follow-up to their breakthrough album Three Cheers for Sweet Reven...
B-Sides: June Mailbag
June 28, 2021 10:05 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBLadies and gentlemen, the monthly mailbag has arrived. In this edition of the mailbag Blake & Jake discuss the Insane Clown Posse, weird band names and which song best represents our pandemic experience. Come join the Patreon family for bonus episodes, mailbags, show notes and even more goodness: https://www.patreon.com/columbiahouseparty Follow @ColumbiaHP on Twitter! While you're there say hello to @BlakeMurphyODC and @JGoldsbie. If merch is your thing, be sure to check out the store:...