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Episodes
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
No episode this week. Taking a small hiatus before Dave and I return with a Fab 15. But here's an update on why I needed time away, and some recommendations for what you SHOULD be doing for TV instead of using the biggest name in the country...
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
This episode starts a little heavy with me talking about my life pre-cats and post-cats...but then it gets pretty fun as I talk about a bunch of bands I've seen recently. Enjoy!
Time Index:
- 0:00 - Intro, which gets pretty heavy re: the cats and me.
- 28:46 - Remember Me
- 29:16 - Bands I've recently seen
- 32:13 - About the Open Highway Music Festival, including talking about Grace Chicken and Fish and Logboat Brewing.
- 38:46 - James McMurtry
- 44:01 - Drive-By Truckers
- 48:28 - John Moreland
- 54:38 - Hayes Carll
- 1:00:00 - Shovels & Rope
- 1:01:55 - Margo Price
- 1:09:05 - Mothica
- 1:11:07 - Alkaline Trio
- 1:12:28 - Coheed & Cambria
- 1:23:22 - That was a lot of bands...
- 1:24:42 - In My Heart
- 1:25:12 - Outro
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Thursday Aug 04, 2022
Long story short, I had a power outage. For the long story LONG, press play!
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
In this episode I talk a little about Vince McMahon, then a lot about Norm Mcdonald, Get Back, The Good Place, and the newest albums from Guided By Voices, Metric, Neil Young, and ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead. All that and also if you listen real close, you get to hear Jonco meow a little! Dig it!
And remember to check out the companion blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com and you can e-mail me at db@derekbrink.com.
Time Index:
- 0.00 - Intro
- 3.43 - My Finger! (and so on)
- 8.07 - Promo Stuff
- 9.42 - Live Your Life
- 10:11 - I HAVE TO talk about Vince McMahon
- 19.46 - Every Day
- 20.17 - Recent Viewing
- 20.30 - Norm Mcdonald - Nothing Special
- 24.11 - Get Back BluRay
- 26.17 - The Good Place
- 34.18 - Those Things
- 34:48 - Recent Listening
- 35.04 - Guided By Voices - Tremblers and Goggles By Rank
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Toast
- Metric - Formentera
- ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead- XI: Bleed Here Now
- 47.39 - After the Storm
- 48.08 - Outro
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
Last week I said there would be a full episode of the show if nothing weird happened. Well. Weird stuff happened. So this is me talking about it. Enjoy?
Friday Jul 15, 2022
Friday Jul 15, 2022
You might have noticed there wasn't an episode this week. Here's why! (Short version - Everything is fine. Just busy. Back soon.) Thanks (again) for your patience!
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
It's a solo-show this time with me talking about the movies Yesterday and Ghostbusters Afterlife, as well as the new albums from Coheed & Cambria and Wilco. That plus cat talk. And talk of a bench. And my dishwasher almost exploding. It covers a lot of ground!
Please remember to visit the companion blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for photos and more info and e-mail your questions, comments, and so on to me at db@derekbrink.com. Thanks for your support!
Time Index:
I'm Happy with the Bench
- 0:00 Intro
- 4:23 - I got a bench.
- 7:38 - Almost a fire.
- 16:01 - Dichotomy
- 16:31 - Movies
- 17:26 - Yesterday
- 23:31 - Ghostbusters Afterlife
- 33:03 - Out From the Light
- 33:33 - Music
- 34:32 - Coheed & Cambria: Vaxis II - A Window of the Waking Mind
- 40:07 - Wilco - Cruel Country
- 46:52 - Falling
- 47:22 - Outro
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Didn't get an episode together this week. And here's me rambling about why for like 10 minutes! Enjoy?
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
This week's episode sees Dave and me list our Fab 15 Songs of Summer! Fun, sun, sand, surfing, drinking, maybe a little reading when you need to recharge and everybody's like "come on Derek, everybody's going" but you're still like, "nah." Y'know. Summer! It's a fun episode and I think you'll dig it!
As always please check out the companion blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com and e-mail me at db@derekbrink.com.
Time Index:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 4:17 - Explaining the concept and topic. (Ground-rules.)
- 14:10 - #15 - I'm glad you feel safe.
- 21:27 - #14 - You kinda like half rapped that.
- 26:52 - #13 - Making Dave look good.
- 33:08 - #12 - You've gotta sing it like that.
- 38:21 - #11 - We're not baseball guys...but...
- 40:59 - #10 - How much more Summer can you get?
- 45:33 - #9 - Goin' 80s.
- 49:35 - #8 - I thought the leaves were green...
- 57:02 - #7 - Tony Bennett TOTALLY didn't do a version of it. Sorry, everybody.
- 1:00:10 - #6 - The whole song is a hook.
- 1:07:26 - #5 - Reduced volume...
- 1:11:25 - #4 - Within the parameters of rock!
- 1:18:48 - #3 - Good transition, Dave!
- 1:25:17 - #2 - All-encompassing.
- 1:30:10 - #1 - That's so good it should be on my list! (Also, I checked after the episode and Tony Bennett's FINAL performance was in November of 2021.)
- 1:40:27 - Working on a final List.
- 1:47:04 - Picking a Beach Boys song.
- 1:55:10 - The FINAL List!
- 1:56:05 - Final thoughts and honorable mentions.
- 2:02:52 - Outro
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
This is a shorter than usual episode--a good jump-on point for the newbie! In it I talk about recent releases from Rufus Wainwright and also the movies The Elephant Man and the Jack Benny version of To Be or Not To Be. It's a fun one. But you don't have to take my word for it!
Remember to check out the companion blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com and e-mail me at db@derekbrink.com with any thoughts!
Time Index:
- 0:00 - Intro (I HAVE A COUCH!)
- 9:24 - Out From the Light
- 9:54 - Rufus Wainwright
- 19:25 - Remember Me
- 19:59 - Movies
- 21:10 - The Elephant Man
- 30:22 - To Be Or Not To Be (1941)
- 37:43 - Sometimes You Say Goodbye (Acoustic)
- 38:13 - Outro