Empty Checking with Derek Brink

10-2-17 - Episode 8 - Processing Las Vegas

This is a pretty low-key episode. I talk through my thoughts on the Las Vegas shooting. It's a more raw listen than usual. I talk about a couple of albums that helped me today; Aimee Mann's "Mental Illness" (which I realized during the upload I've already talked about on the show, but whatever) and the new album by Lowercase Noises, "The Swiss Illness." Mostly, I just needed to talk. Thought it might help me/others.

9-19-17 - Episode 7 - Feat Dave Brink - I Don't Know Why I Thought Tim Curry Was in Spy Kids

This week's episode is about an hour and twenty minutes of a conversation with my brother Dave. It was a good talk and a lot of fun. I'm downright giggly throughout and enjoyed myself a lot. :) We talk about a bunch of different music, a couple movies, etc. Index of main topics discussed: 00:01 - Intro/Music 01:30 - Meeting Dave and Intro Stuff 03:50 - Review/Discussion of Living Colour's "Shade" 14:24 - A Text from Dad turns into a Tribute to Bobby "The Brain" Heenan 18:06 - Dave Tells Me About the Movie "IT" 27:06 - A Concert Review: Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, and Edgar Winter (we also end up talking about Saxon) 43:09 - Review/Discussion of the Foo Fighters' "Concrete and Gold" 50:24 - I Tell Dave About Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real's New Self-Titled Album 52:52 - Dave Tells Me About Steve Earle's New Album 54:09 - A Farewell to Jessi Zazu of Those Darlins 01:04:16 - Random Questions With Dave About Stuff He Likes (Favorite Albums, TV, Pro-Wrestling Memories, etc.)

9-11-17 - Episode 6 - In Which I Become Tom Waits

In this week's episode, I've got a bad cold, so I talk about Tom Waits for about 15 minutes, then give my two-cents on Neil Young's "Hitchhiker." Short one this week! (As a fun-fact, I also uploaded this on 9/11/17, although it's not getting posted until Thursday. By the time the upload was complete around 10pm, my temperature was 100-degrees.)

9-6-17 - Episode 5 - Yelling, Crying, and a Pick of the Week

In this episode I yell about it not making sense to call someone a sexist for saying something that isn't sexist, I come close to crying while talking about pro-wrestling, and I give my first (and possibly last) ever "pick of the week" to Ray Davies' new record "Americana." All that and more!

8-30-17 - Episode 4 - I Was Very Tired When I Recorded So I Stuttered More Than Usual

In this week's episode, I make an appeal for donations to the Red Cross then talk about music from Fishboy, Jason Isbell, Jade Jackson, Aimee Mann, Japandroids, and Big Star's Third. Also discussed books by Tana French and George Saunders. Then a lengthy talk about "new media" where I list my favorite shows on YouTube, my favorite podcasts, and a few Netflix titles. Jam-packed episode!

8/23/17 - Episode 3 - A Tribute To Jerry Lewis And More

This week's episode is about 50% a tribute to the late, great Jerry Lewis. Then I talk about some TV and music stuff. And at one point I accidentally call Steven Wright "Steven Weber" so enjoy looking for that, too!

8/17/17 - Episode 2 - This Time All The Swear Words Are On Purpose

Episode 2 of Empty Checking. Reviewing books by Paul Auster and Denis Johnson, music by Manhester Orchestra, Father John Misty, and Big Star, and some TV in the form of WWE Wrestling and Broadchurch, to boot! Plus a personal appeal for RAINN, a personal favorite charity.

8/11/17 - Episode 1 - Vision Casting, Past Postings, And Bad Catchphrases

Episode one of the (relaunched) podcast "Empty Checking." I talk about stuff I've spent money on. In this episode: Doctor Who, George Saunders, Doctor Who, Glen Campbell (RIP), and more! Still working out the bugs, but excited to be doing this! My favorite part is where I did a retake at the end, said "ah, fuck" and didn't edit it out, remaining unaware of it until the next day.

Bite The Habanero

A single I released in 2016 via http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com, where you can download all of my music for ABSOLUTELY FREE. It is also known as the "theme song" of the "Empty Checking" podcast, hosted here at SoundCloud! (You can also download this track here, via the "more" tab.)