Derek Brink explains what purchases have emptied out his checking account, in real time.
Episodes
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
In this episode I talk about Doctor Who, Friends, Glen Hansard, Lisa O'Neill, and Neil Young, amidst other things, including a desperately meowing McGuire... It's a fun one!
Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com
email: db@derekbrink.com
Time Index:
- 0:00 - Intro (Including tying up some loose ends on Shane MacGowan.)
- 16:22 - Born in this Town
- 16:52 - Recent watching
- 17:25 - Friends
- 24:52 - Doctor Who
- 43:23 - Church Girls
- 43:53 - Music Releases
- 44:18 - Glen Hansard - All That Was East is West of Me Now
- 53:19 - Lisa O'Neill - All of this is Chance
- 59:53 - Neil Young - Before and After
- 1:04:29 - Outlaw
- 1:05:00 - Outro
Saturday Dec 09, 2023
Saturday Dec 09, 2023
In this episode, I talk about Norman Lear, Shane MacGowan, Dolly Parton, The Struts, The National, Guided By Voices, Tenacious D, KISS, and a whole bunch of stuff! Thanks for waiting on it!
Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com
email: db@derekbrink.com
Time Index:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 14:59 - Eliot's Benediction
- 15:30 - RIP Norman Lear
- 22:33 - RIP Shane MacGowan
- 40:35 - Absent Friends
- 41:05 - Music Releases
- 56:34 - Afraid
- 57:04 - Outro
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Short version: You'll get a new episode on Saturday. Long version: Listen to the thing... Thanks!
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Just in time for the holiday, there's a new Empty Checking episode--and it's a FAB FIFTEEN! Some of you might not be able to be with family. Some of you might be with family that makes you want to put in ear buds. And some of you might get around to it sometime this weekend or like Tuesday or whatever... Whatever the case, your Uncle Derek and Papa Dave have you covered with the Fab Fifteen Bass Players! Whether you've already got a love for the low end, or you're looking to learn more, we've built a fun and bananas list that's sure to keep your toe tapping! (Be sure to check out the Spotify playlist while you're at it!) Enjoy! And happy Thanksgiving from all (both) of us at Empty Checking!
Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com
email: db@derekbrink.com
Spotify Playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/317eypfciiajkyay2kxloz3kreoa?si=f046115ad0514079
Time Index:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 5:51 - The Rules of the Fab 15
- 8:14 - What are you thankful for?
- 10:52 - #15 - We're going to use the word "solid" a lot in this episode, and it starts here. And Derek makes a hard choice.
- 22:17 - #14 - In a big suit, doing a weird dance.
- 29:25 - #13 - That's a brainer.
- 38:29 - #12 - Say what you want about Phil Collins...
- 45:46 - #11 - A complete left turn.
- 51:33 - #10 - I hope it's hilarious. (It is!)
- 59:47 - #9 - It's...number nine...writing these bullet points is hard.
- 1:11:50 - #8 - We're just one off on a few things.
- 1:16:30 - #7 - Another Journeyman (Also, I just KEEP saying "no-brainer." Sorry.)
- 1:30:18 - #6 - Same page.
- 1:30:51 - #5 - Something interesting.
- 1:31:26 - #4 - CUE THE CLOWN HORN!
- 1:43:29 - #3 - Really sweet, really lame...
- 1:54:08 - #2 and #1 - We have the same guys. (A coin flip. Also at one point Dave invents a sandwich.)
- 2:16:19 - Honorable Mentions
- 2:31:44 - Building the final list, and another (completely ineffective) coin flip.
- 2:38:48 - The FINAL 15.
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
In this episode I mostly catch up on a bunch of music, including Taylor Swift, Pharoah Sanders, The Mountain Goats, and The Rolling Stones. I also talk about making a Doctor Who scarf, trying to buy a laptop, and accidentally piercing my own nipple. So. There's a lot. Enjoy!
Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com
email: db@derekbrink.com
Time Index:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 10:36 - My slightly grumpy thoughts on Mike Portnoy returning to Dream Theater
- 13:48 - Music Break - Remember Me
- 14:18 - New(ish) Release Reviews
- 14:31 - Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version)
- 19:37 - Pharoah Sanders - Pharoah
- 23:15 - The Mountain Goats - Jenny from Thebes
- 26:18 - Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
- 29:05 - Music Break - Beautiful Disaster
- 29:35 - Outro (Including talk of scarves and laptops.)
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
A quick update and a review of the newest Beatles release! talk to you again soon!
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
I've decided this isn't an official "episode" in the chronology...but I needed to say some stuff, and I had a platform, so here we are. This one's very different. I talk a lot about an old college friend who passed away this week and also about why a celebrity death can hit us hard, why art matters, and so on. (And yes, I briefly pay tribute to Matthew Perry, Richard Moll, and Suzanne Somers, too.) It gets a little raw in places. But I listened back to it and thought maybe it'd be worth hearing for some people.
If you skip this one, I get it. But it might help somebody to at least know we're all asking the same questions.
There's not going to be much there this week, but you can check out the blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com or email me at db@derekbrink.com.
I promise that the next one will (probably) be more fun. Thanks for letting me get serious sometimes.
-Uncle Derek
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Okay, FYI, there's a strangely high amount of incidental contact with the microphone/stand in this one that even I find distracting, so sorry about that...but otherwise, this is a fun episode! I talk about music from Metric, Wilco, and Boygenius, and also about Paul Auster's new novel "Baumgartner." I had fun. I bet you will too, if you like things!
Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com
email: db@derekbrink.com
Time Index:
- 0:00 - Intro (Including talk of soup, shirts, dining alone, and so on.)
- 12:30 - Music Break - You and You Alone
- 13:00 - New Music Releases
- 14:49 - Metric - Formentera II
- 22:37 - Wilco - Cousin
- 27:15 - Boygenius (in general)
- 40:28 - Music Break - The High Road
- 40:58 - Paul Auster - Baumgartner
- 54:36 - Music Break - Chekhov's Rights
- 55:06 - Outro
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
In this rollicking good time of an episode I talk about the new series of Frasier and play guitar a little bit as I review the Strymon Cloudbirst pedal that I got quite some time ago but just never talked about. It's a fun hour of me geeking out about stuff I like and also complaining about an ear infection at the end of it. (Spoiler, I guess?) Check it out!
Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com
email: db@derekbrink.com
Time Index:
- 0:00 - Intro/Guinness Zero review
- 16:08 - Music Break - Remember Me
- 16:38 - Frasier New and Old
- 38:10 - Music Break - Please
- 38:40 - The Strymon Cloudburst
- 55:56 - Noodling around mostly playing "Stranger"
- 56:24 - Outro/Ear Infection/Moving to Thursdays
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
In this episode (which is a couple days late--super-sorry!) I talk about music from Slowdive, Baroness, Jason Isbell, and The Who. I also touch on books by Jeff Smith. Neil Gaiman, and Joe Hill...but let's be honest, this episode was mostly an excuse to talk about The Who.
Enjoy!
blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com
email: db@derekbrink.com
Time Index:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 8:40 - An update on what I'm reading. (Including Neil Gaiman, William Goldman, Joe Hill, Jeff Smith...and a weird rant about Halloween...)
- 23:42 - Music Break - Tralfamadoverture
- 24:12 - Recent Music Purchases
- 25:29 - Slowdive - Everything is Alive
- 29:21 - Baroness - Stone
- 32:40 - Jason Isbell - Southeastern 10th Anniversary
- 38:16 - THE WHO - Who's Next | Lifehouse Super Deluxe Edition Box Set
- 54:38 - Music Break - If It's Raining
- 55:08 - Outro (Including a brief rant about digital media)