Best Musiccriticism Podcasts (2025)

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#10b - Adorable Small Business Tyrant Simulator 2:11:44

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4+ y ago2:11:44

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writer and academic Alex Ross (@Alexrosswrites) returns for part two of our examination of the indie game world via a few documentaries. this time we cover the post-indie boom, aka the time of the "indiepocalypse" and beyond from 2015 till today. first we look at the depressing vanity project/indie survival story "Surviving Indie" from late 2016, t…

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#10a - White Collar Mario From The Future 2:09:33

4+ y ago2:09:33

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hey everyone! for the 10th episode i've brought game academic and writer Alex Ross on board for part one of a punishingly long journey relitigating all the ridiculous things of independent game development scenes past via a few documentaries. the three we talked about today are: the famous commercial for the indie game scene "Indie Game The Movie",…

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#09 - We'll Be Middle-Aged Children (But So What) 1:43:51

5y ago1:43:51

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go to 10:24 to skip my long-winded intro hi folks! it's 2021 now, i guess. and all the time i spent inside with anxiety over the past year has made me far more aware of how much i'm rapidly aging into irrelevance... perfect time for my 33 year old self to get back into the Cinderella story of a bunch of middle aged guys with families who hit the bi…

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#08 - Hurtling Over Peak Videograme 1:34:17

5+ y ago1:34:17

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it's a video...grames episode! in this long-awaited new episode, i briefly talk about cool oddball that very much bear the mark of their creators: the colorful and goofy Super Bogus World (which has a recently released sequel) and the very unsettling Pagan: Autogeny. then i spend the meat of the episode unpacking a recent obsession of mine: the Tra…

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#07 - The Great Sea Swallows Her Whole For A Treat 1:07:02

5+ y ago1:07:02

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greetings and apologies for the time between episodes! the music industry (among with many other creative industries) facing a severe downturn because of the recent pandemic and the general deluge of traumatic news has made me reflect more on smaller, more understated artistic triumphs as an antidote. so this episode i escape the present by talking…

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#06 - Enduring Mock Funerals 1:59:52

5+ y ago1:59:52

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a journey through the myth, the legend, the phenomenon Travel Channel tv show and Ghost Bro hunter sanctum Ghost Adventures featuring special guest Ian Williams. in an extra long episode (that took years to edit...) Ian and I talk about ghosts, the Pro Wrestling-like appeal of Ghost Adventures, Zak Bagans as the classic American confidence man, the…

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#05 - Remixed Down In The Scab Hole 1:46:26

6y ago1:46:26

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hello fellow dark voyagers of the great beyond, this is a very special musical episode about my (sometimes sordid) history and musical background with the online videogame music arrangement community OC ReMix, the music and artistry of several things i enjoyed on that website, and the many dramas of that era that still haunt me in ways that i can't…

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The Worst Song: Episode 19 48:06

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#04 - That's A Dead Kid 1:23:23

6y ago1:23:23

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welcome back, universe! on this episode i talk with David Stockdale of the Youtube channel Nightmare Masterclass about the disturbing fake videogame let's play/video art project/internet sensation Petscop. what is it? what distinguishes it from other creepypasta internet horror videos? is it a commentary on the commodification of children as market…

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The Wort Song: Episode 18 46:27

6y ago46:27

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Half joke, half one-hit-wonder, all bad. Co-hosts Jeff Terich and Candice Eley ponder the question, "are there any good novelty songs?" Based on what they find...no, there are not. Plus, this month's recommended track: "Two Hour Lunch" by Thank.By Treble Media

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#03 - Third Eye Wide Blind 1:47:41

6y ago1:47:41

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greetings! on this very chunky special long episode, i rewatched Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and talk about its various allusions and resonances to the modern day hell world we are all trudging through now. turns out there's a lot going on in this film! major spoilers for the entirety of the movie. hope you enjoy it! i've bee…

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The Worst Song: Episode 17 51:47

6+ y ago51:47

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Co-hosts Jeff Terich and Candice Eley love goth music. In fact, Candice might be one of the biggest Cure fans on the planet. But they definitely don't love these particular songs, even if other goth fans do. Spoiler: none of these songs are by The Cure, because their songs are great.By Treble Media

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#02 - Trapped Inside A Soul Cube 1:08:18

6+ y ago1:08:18

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my brain is forever infected by worms after 15 hours of Soul Axiom, the Southland Tales of videogames... maybe? it's a bizarre and clunky videogame released in 2016 that is far more ambitious than it has any right to be. because my mind is a prison now, i talk Jeffrey Epstein, eugenics, corny indie game cliches, and the tech world. uhh oh yeah, and…

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#01 - The Sexy Apocalypse 1:14:12

6+ y ago1:14:12

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greetings! welcome to The Blood Zone! go to around 7:00 to me talking about the subject of this episode and around 10:00 to skip the intro entirely. i (your host, Liz Ryerson) intro the podcast. then me and perennial First Guest Nathan Altice discuss the sexy apocalypse, various technical wizardry, irony vs. sincerity, why to never read the press r…

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The Worst Song: Episode 16 47:32

6+ y ago47:32

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Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom, Crust and...Nu? There's a lot of metal out there in music land, and let's face it - some of it is pretty terrible. Even legendary artists aren't safe in our look at the worst metal songs ever. Plus, hosts Jeff and Candice share Treble's Essential Track for July: Self-Regulating System by Pharmakon.…

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The Worst Song: Episode 15 45:33

6+ y ago45:33

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The team at Treble recently ran down the 50 best hip hop albums from the current millennium, so naturally we had to ask: what's the absolute worst hip hop song? It's gonna be a tough call, if Kanye, Lil Wayne and Insane Clown Posse have any say in it. Plus, hosts Jeff and Candice share Treble's Essential Track for May: Holding Pattern from Big Brav…

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The Worst Song: Episode 14 58:12

6+ y ago58:12

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What do Peter Frampton, Weezer and Portugal The Man all have in common? And exactly what do adult contemporary hit songs, internet memes, and NPR have to do with shrimp scampi? And how does Carrie Brownstein play into all this? There's only one way to find out.By Treble Media

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The Worst Song: Episode 13 43:22

7y ago43:22

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It's March Madness! And no, we don't mean basketball. But we do think the folks that recorded these sports anthems must be mad. From songs you hear at stadiums to those bizarre tracks recorded by the players themselves, these sports songs have us crying foul.By Treble Media

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The Worst Song: Episode 12 47:38

7y ago47:38

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Ah, love. It's inspired so many songs over the centuries, and so many of those songs are...just downright terrible, really. Hosts Candice Eley and Jeff Terich are here to cure your Valentine's hangover with a straight shot of cheese-tastic love songs.By Treble Media

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The Worst Song: Episode 11 43:56

7y ago43:56

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It's that time of year again: the time when music websites everywhere publish their lists of the best songs and albums of the year. But what was the worst thing co-hosts Jeff Terich and Candice Eley heard in 2018? What's worse, pop country or sad rap? And why are soundtracks to musicals so popular? The world may never know, but this podcast won't l…

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The Worst Song: Episode 10 51:03

7+ y ago51:03

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We've all got one: a song that everyone else seems to love that you just can't stand. Co-hosts Candice Eley and Jeff Terich discuss the hang ups they have with Bruce Springsteen and the Violent Femmes. Plus, Nashville metal band Howling Giant joins the podcast to talk about the song they never want to hear again.…

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The Worst Song: Episode 9 59:53

7+ y ago59:53

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Every summer season has one: that mega hit that you can't escape. Co-hosts Candice Eley and Jeff Terich sift through the jams that probably won't be making it to your summer BBQ playlist.By Treble Media

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The Worst Song: Episode 8 49:00

7+ y ago49:00

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Tonight, on a very special episode of The Worst Song, co-hosts Candice Eley and Jeff Terich tackle the tough issues...like when bands try to address serious life issues in very silly songs. From Van Halen to Suzanne Vega, many artists have used their music to discuss serious issues. They didn't all succeed.…

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The Worst Song: Episode 7 49:58

8y ago49:58

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The 80s gave us lots of great music...and lots of really, really awful songs, too. Treble Editor-in-Chief Jeff Terich and co-host Candice Eley are joined by writer and co-founder of the Black Candies literary journal, Ryan Bradford, to discuss the worst songs of the 80s and discover that even some of our favorite bands committed terrible crimes of …

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The Worst Song: Episode 6 49:00

8y ago49:00

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What's worse than a bad song? A good song that's been ruined by another band's terrible cover! Treble Editor-in-Chief Jeff Terich and co-host Candice Eley go under the covers to discover what 311 and The Cure have in common, and what's not so fine about the Fine Young Cannibals.By Treble Media

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The Worst Song: Episode 5 49:35

8y ago49:35

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2017 brought us a lot of terrible things: a Donald Trump presidency, Nazi-endorsed pizza, and that "Jealous Girlfriend" meme...and these terrible songs didn't help ease the pain. Treble Editor-in-Chief Jeff Terich and co-host Candice Eley debate which song deserves the official title, "Worst Song of 2017."…

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The Worst Song: Episode 4 41:32

8y ago41:32

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It's the most wonderful time of the year...or rather, it's the most annoying-song-filled time of the year. Our holiday gift to you is sharing those very special Christmas tunes that we never want to hear again. Maybe ask Santa to bring you some earplugs.By Treble Media

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The Worst Song: Episode 3 52:10

8y ago52:10

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For years, Treble Editor Jeff Terich has been asking bands and artists, "what song do you never want to hear again?" After collecting answers from dozens of artists, Jeff's learned a thing or two about what makes for a truly terrible song, and now he's ready to share what he's learned with the world. In Episode 3 of The Worst Song, hosts Jeff Teric…

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The Worst Song: Episode 2 38:53

8y ago38:53

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For years, Treble Editor Jeff Terich has been asking bands and artists, "what song do you never want to hear again?" After collecting answers from dozens of artists, Jeff's learned a thing or two about what makes for a truly terrible song, and now he's ready to share what he's learned with the world. In Episode 2 of The Worst Song, hosts Jeff Teric…

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The Worst Song: Episode 1 33:15

8y ago33:15

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What song would you never want to hear again? Treble's editor Jeff Terich has been asking bands that question for years, and now he's sharing what he's learned about the songs we hate (and why we hate them). In this episode, Jeff and Treble Digital Manager Candice Eley discuss pop songs that you can't seem to escape, no matter how hard you try.…

Musiccriticism Podcasts

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The Blood Zone

Liz Ryerson

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The Worst Song: A Treble Podcast

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#10b - Adorable Small Business Tyrant Simulator 2:11:44

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#10a - White Collar Mario From The Future 2:09:33

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#09 - We'll Be Middle-Aged Children (But So What) 1:43:51

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#08 - Hurtling Over Peak Videograme 1:34:17

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#07 - The Great Sea Swallows Her Whole For A Treat 1:07:02

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#06 - Enduring Mock Funerals 1:59:52

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#05 - Remixed Down In The Scab Hole 1:46:26

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The Worst Song: Episode 19 48:06

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#04 - That's A Dead Kid 1:23:23

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The Wort Song: Episode 18 46:27

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#03 - Third Eye Wide Blind 1:47:41

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The Worst Song: Episode 17 51:47

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#02 - Trapped Inside A Soul Cube 1:08:18

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#01 - The Sexy Apocalypse 1:14:12

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The Worst Song: Episode 16 47:32

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The Worst Song: Episode 15 45:33

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The Worst Song: Episode 14 58:12

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The Worst Song: Episode 13 43:22

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The Worst Song: Episode 12 47:38

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The Worst Song: Episode 11 43:56

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The Worst Song: Episode 10 51:03

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The Worst Song: Episode 9 59:53

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The Worst Song: Episode 8 49:00

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The Worst Song: Episode 7 49:58

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The Worst Song: Episode 6 49:00

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The Worst Song: Episode 5 49:35

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The Worst Song: Episode 4 41:32

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The Worst Song: Episode 3 52:10

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The Worst Song: Episode 2 38:53

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The Worst Song: Episode 1 33:15