what's up everyone this is jason from it's not
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to my weekly mixtape with brian colburn now on
a show with no topic you would think that there
should be no intro but i've recorded an intro
i blew the assignment already enjoy the show
everybody Welcome to my weekly mixtape, a podcast
that takes the classic mixtape approach to building
a modern playlist. I'm your host, Brian Colburn.
Joining me once again as guest curator is Jason
Whistle, host of the It's Not That Bad and There
Can Only Be One podcast. Jason, welcome back
to the show. I am super stoked for this one.
When you were telling me the idea for this episode.
It was one of those, ooh, it's not just you have
to do the research. It's bring your entire deck.
So if you picture people who used to play like
Magic the Gathering or any other deck building
games, this is when you bring out like the three
stacks of cards because you know it's going to
be all cards on the table on this one. One hundred
percent. This is an episode I've always wanted
to try. And first, I want to thank you for being
the guinea pig test dummy control group, whatever
you want to call it, because tonight our episode
has no topic. So from a podcaster perspective,
on one hand, you have literally no prep work
for the show because it could be any song that
you've ever heard of in the history of recorded
music. But on the other hand. You and I have
an issue because we're going to have to be on
our feet tonight because there's never been a
more spontaneous episode of My Weekly Mixtape
before this one. And the funny thing is, too,
there are times when you'll mention a band or
I'll mention a band and we may not be as familiar
with some of those bands. I know I've sprung
the occasional Canadian band on you here and
there, but it brings to the table. The possibility
of a wide breadth of music from across all genres,
because there's this meme that's out there where
it's got like some guy in like total. straight
up goth with the danzig type makeup on with the
mohawk sitting beside an old lady on a park bench
and go my spotify playlist summarized in one
picture there's basically so many genres and
so many different types of music that are available
and if you listen to a wide breath you're going
to have that ability to draw from different types
and it could go in a very different direction
from where you thought it was going to be at
the start of the show yes the shackles are off
In every sense of the word, this episode has
no rules. If Jason wants to follow up my pick
with the exact same band, so be it. If he wants
to follow up with a cover version of the song
I just mentioned, it's on. If he wants to literally
pick a completely different song, if for nothing
else, just to throw a wrench into the machine
and see what happens. All bets are off. So this
is going to be a lot of fun. I'll be curious
to see if we can keep this musical train on the
rails or if we crash and burn in epic fashion.
So let's just get down to business and find out,
shall we? Tonight, as I mentioned at the top
of the show, Jason and I will be curating a no
-topic mixtape. And due to the nature of this
kind of episode, we're only going to be curating
one side. Or let's just say we only had a 60
-minute cassette. on our hands instead of the
90 or 120. But Brian, who's going to start this
episode? You might be thinking to yourself, well,
we're going to flip a coin and the winner chooses
first. That adds another layer of spontaneity
to this episode because we can't even have an
opening song ready. At that point, we will then
flip flop choosing songs until we've mapped out
a 10 song, no topic mix that Jason and I are
going to try to have to name as well. I didn't
tell you that part. Sorry. I'm here for it. We've
got the football rules where we flip the coin
and choose to kick or receive, I think, at that
point. And the fact that the tape with no name
must have a name at the end. So many permutations
come to mind already without even a single song
that comes out there. Yes, and the fact that
people are going to have to know what to search
for when they head over to MyWeeklyMixtape .com
to listen to the songs we talked about in the
playlist embedded on the episode page. If the
episode page doesn't have a name, what happens
then, you know? Finally, if you like what you're
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And unfortunately, because there's no topic,
I couldn't even ask the mixtapers to chime in
on this one. Although now that I'm thinking about
it, if I do this style of episode again, maybe
the mixtapers can choose the opening track for
us to bounce off of. So, hmm. But for now, drumroll
please. Let's flip that coin. Jason, heads or
tails? I'm going to call tails on this one. All
right. Tails it is, sir. You are first pick of
the night. What do you got? Okay. Since I get
first pick, this is a band that I've been listening
to a lot of lately. And I think I've mentioned
this on Twitter slash X slash whatever the hell
they want to call it these days. They should
just pull the prints and just create a symbol
and just call Twitter that at that point. But
if you're taking a look at albums that were released.
in 2023 and what is the best album. And I've
already seen some of those, you know, halfway
point of 2023, you know, this is the best album
of the year lists. And every single one, every
single one of those lists on any publication
has failed to mention the self -titled release
of Beyond the Black, the German symphonic metal
band and their new album that came out in January.
And I'm going to start with Dancing. In the Dark.
This song, if you're trying to put this into
perspective, or at least as far as a frame of
reference goes, take the epic drum intro from
Bon Jovi's Lay Your Hands Off Me off of New Jersey,
throw in a chord progression that's going to
make you think immediately of The Chain from
Fleetwood Mac, and stunning, stunning vocals
from lead singer Jennifer Hobben. If you happen
to like symphonic metal you need to check out
beyond the black so i'm going to start with a
rising dancing in the dark all right well beyond
the black dancing in the dark wasn't thinking
you were going to go with something new so i
respect going with a new choice for that now
you weren't kidding the opening drum beat of
dancing in the dark has a very lay your hands
on me vibe by bon jovi and i'm half tempted to
follow up that because of that opening drum beat.
And while I'm fixated on that opening drum beat,
a very, very similar drum progression opens The
Lion, The Beast, and The Beat by Grace Potter.
It's almost that rhythmic style in the opening
of this song. This is harder than it looks, man.
Let me tell you. But I actually think I know
what I'm going to follow up with instead. I'm
going to stick with the hard rock that you're
going here, because obviously when we go hard
rock, I'm all in on it. But I'm going to stick
with the dark theme and I'm going to bring in
who bestank crawling in the dark from their self
-titled album. Oh, nice. Thank you. Where beyond
the black dancing in the dark has this almost
gothic sound to it. I wanted to balance it out
with something a little bit faster, a little
bit more mainstream, but staying in the rock
vein. And you can dance in the dark, and apparently
you can crawl there as well. I'm going to go
with the dark theme. I don't know if it'll stay
that way for the other eight songs, but following
up beyond the black dancing in the dark, I am
going to go with Hoobastank's Crawling in the
Dark. Love the pick. The fact that you're latching
on to not just the tonality of the song, but
the actual name as well. I kind of like that.
I kind of like that. But hearing Crawling in
the Dark from Hoopie Stank, the minute you mentioned
that song, I didn't even have to have a second
guess as to what I was going to follow that up
with. Because sticking with tonality of the song,
the very first song that comes to mind the minute
you mentioned that was Ocean Avenue from Yellow
Card. I feel like the two songs kind of have
a similar tempo, have a similar vibe to it. And
the fact that we had symphonic metal to start
with, and then you have yellow card who also
incorporates a violin into their rock kit. There's
a lot of, I freaking love the song. Absolutely
love the song. I kind of wish I had a violinist
in my band to be able to play that song. But
the minute you say yellow card, everyone's first
response to see, oh yeah, Ocean Avenue. Love
the song. So I'm going to follow it up, Crawling
in the Dark with Ocean Avenue. I am thankful
to be able to say that Colburn & Company does
have a violin player in it. And let me tell you,
poor Rebecca, every gig she plays with us. I'm
like, why don't you throw a solo in this song?
And she's like, it doesn't have one. I'm like,
yeah, but I just love playing with a violin player
so much, and you could rock anything. So we have
thrown violin into some crazy covers, but I just
love the dynamic with that instrument added to
the fold. So I love the pick, and now you're
coming a little bit out of the gothic sound and
a little bit over to the punk side of life. So
I'm trying to think of what to follow up Yellow
Card, Ocean Avenue with. And I think I know what
I'm going to do because this weekend I watched
a punk concert on YouTube because I've heard
a lot of things about this band over the last
20 something years. And I've been a big fan of
them. However, in the latter couple of albums,
they've gone to a more pop sound. But I've heard
the concert incorporates both of their sounds
equally well. And I was curious to see. So I
watched Paramore's. set from this year's Lollapalooza
which was up on YouTube and I watched them perform
songs from across all of their albums and I think
I'm going to stick with the punkier side of them
and go with one that is the one that broke them
there was a little bit of controversy surrounding
the song due to some of the original lyrics not
really holding up as well in 2023 as they did
in 2007 and this is a song that's gotten a new
birth because Machine Gun Kelly, dare I mention
it, has covered the song as a bonus track for
one of his CDs. I'm going to go with Misery Business
by Paramore. It keeps that fast, upbeat nature
that Crawling in the Dark, Ocean Avenue had.
And there's even a little bit of violin at the
beginning of this song during the mariachi introduction
before the snare kicks in and the song gets heavier.
So I even go back to that a little bit. But there's
an energy about this song. that is flowing through
these first four songs. I just don't know thematically
how that would work, but Paramore's misery business.
When you think about tours that are out there
right now, okay, let's be honest, Taylor Swift
probably has the biggest tour going period in
the history of ever, it seems. The fact that
she's announced like six dates in Toronto. in
like you know november 2024 and people are already
you know figuring out how many mortgages it's
going to take for them to be able to get concert
tickets of which i don't blame them right you
know if the last three years have taught us anything
go see the band before you can't see the band
paramore would be a really really good show and
i think i know where i'm going to go with this
and musically the two have nothing in common
however i'm going to lean on the title here in
this case because you went with misery business
for paramore I'm going to dial it back a couple
decades and go with Misery from Soul Asylum.
This has to be one of my favorite Soul Asylum
songs of all time. Runaway Train, that was good.
It was okay. But if I'm thinking Soul Asylum,
the lyric Frustrated Incorporated may just be
everyone's work anthem for the last couple of
years. And the song Misery, I wish it was as
big as Runaway Train was, but I'm going to go
with Misery. It's a left -handed Albuquerque
musically, but as far as title goes, you can
see how it connects. I absolutely love that pick.
It is my all -time favorite Soul Asylum song.
Think about the inclusion in Clerks 2, what a
levity that added to that scene. The song is
absolutely fantastic. And look, Weird Al parodied
this song with Syndicated Incorporated. He didn't
parody Runaway Train. So I don't know. Maybe
this song, while maybe not charting as high as
Runaway Train did, maybe this is the more beloved
song by them. I think it's their best song. I
absolutely love it. I got to see them tour with
Matchbox 20 on this album when it was. Semi -Sonic,
Soul Asylum, and Matchbox 20 on this touring
cycle. So hearing Misery live was something I'll
never forget. I absolutely love the tune. Dancing
in the Dark, Crawling in the Dark, Ocean Avenue,
Misery Business and Misery. I don't even know
where to go off that. Actually, maybe I do. You're
a bass player, Jason. So when I pick this song,
you're immediately going to say yes, no matter
what the topic is. Because as far as I'm concerned,
this is one of the most iconic bass lines to
come out in the 1990s. So I'm going to stay in
the same decade as Soul Asylum. And looking at
my 1990s playlist, believe it or not, this is
the song that actually follows up Misery on my
1990s playlist. So there's a little bit of a
cheat here. However, I've heard this playlist
so many times, I feel like the two songs mentally
for me work well together. And when you think
about the vibe that I'm about to drop in this
song, the massive chorus of Misery, when you
compare it to the massive chorus of In the Meantime
by Space Hog, we're still staying in this grandiose
musical. area right now. When you think of Beyond
the Black, Dancing in the Dark, Hoobastank, these
are all big songs. Ocean Avenue, Misery Business,
and Misery. I wanted to stay big. I just don't
know how these songs tie together just yet, but
musically, in my 1990s playlist, Soul Asylum's
Misery and In the Meantime by Space Hog are back
to back, and I feel like it works really well
here, believe it or not, musically. And then
being the movie guy you are, don't forget the
inclusion of the song in Guardians of the Galaxy
3. That has to hold some weight as well. Oh,
I mean. If memory serves, there was a kind of
a mockumentary, if you will, or a fake documentary
that had Walking Phoenix, you know, supposedly
walking away from his movie career and becoming
a quote unquote rap artist. If I remember correctly,
one of the members of Space Hog was in that as
his assistant. I'd have to double check that
one, but I seem to remember Space Hog and their
performance on Much Music, if I remember correctly,
was actually used as, you know, the backstory
of the assistant. Really? Very interesting. I
did not know that. But musically. Musically,
yes. And again, it's one of those things where,
as you mentioned, you have this on your playlist
and it goes misery. And then, you know, in the
meantime, and sometimes you kind of have to go
with the first song that comes to mind. And as
you were talking about in the meantime, I was
trying to wrap my head around what songs were
going to pop up. The very first thing that came
up was Got You Where I Want You from The Flies.
Kind of fits around that same era, kind of fits
around the same mood and the same vibe. And again,
another one of those fun songs. And correct me
if I'm wrong, The Flies, aside from that song,
nothing else really stuck out from them. Similar
to Space Hog and how in the meantime kind of
dwarfed every other release that they had. Yeah,
when it comes to The Flies, they had a second
single, She's So Huge. It was in a couple of
movies. Even though I think it charted around
the same place, they were both on the modern
rock charts, but neither one of them cracked
the top 100 on Billboard. So they were never
massive hits, but... Got You Where I Want You
definitely held on a little bit longer in terms
of longevity for the songs. And then for Space
Hog, they had a couple other albums. I know there
was the Chinese album and the Hoggasy. And I
want to say they had put out another album in
the 2000s as well. But none of them reached the
level of success as Resident Aliens. So yeah,
100 % I'm on board with you on both of those
points. i absolutely love got you where i want
you my old cover band used to play it and for
me as a bass player that song was okay i could
literally have a drink in one hand and my finger
on the bass on the other because it really no
it was two chords if i'm not mistaken it was
e to a over and over and over and over and over
and over and over and over and over and over
and over and over and over again we would come
out of that and go into the e to a of possum
kingdom That's not where I'm going musically,
but when we played, that's what we did. And I'm
starting to see a theme here in these songs.
So I'm going to just add a song that I think
is going to lean into the theme that I think
is coming together here. And who knows if you
and I are on the same theme as this is, but I'm
going to go with a song from a band that might
not ring a lot of bells from people when they
hear it. But this is actually a super group that
I'm a big fan of. They had one album that came
out in the end of the 2000s, early 2010s. And
it's a super group. And that super group consisted
of James Ehov, The Smashing Pumpkins, Adam Schlesinger
from Fountains of Wayne, Bun E. Carlos from Cheap
Trick on Drums, and Taylor Hansen of Hansen.
On lead vocals. And this was a power pop group
called tinted windows. And I'm going to go with
a song that is probably a deeper cut on the album,
but coming out of got you where I want you musically
fits so well. And it's a fantastic power pop
ballad called back with you. It's got this massive
soaring chorus that really fits in with the choruses
that are. kind of throughout this playlist, no
matter the genre. And it's a beautiful song,
and it's one that I really wish more people had
heard, because when you take the talent of the
four bands that formed Tinted Windows, and you
put it all together in this song, to me it's...
Just a some is better than all the parts scenario,
because as much as I like all the other bands,
when they come together, it really creates this
fresh, unique sound. And I'm so devastated that
they only put out this one album, but I highly
recommend anyone out there who's not familiar
with tinted windows to give this entire album
a listen outside of the one song I'm including
in this mix tonight. So it's just a perfect power
pop ballad. And what I want to follow up the
flies got you where I want you with. So tinted
windows. Back with you and back to you, Jason.
Really, really great song. And I love the actual
tonality of it. It has that sing song vibe to
it kind of thing. The chorus is pretty uplifting.
And as a super group, you got to love when those
acts kind of come together and are able to create
those albums. So I think I know what I'm going
to follow this up with. And it kind of goes into
that super group kind of feel as well, because
while you may not initially think of them as
a super group, the three individual members of
the band all come from very prestigious. musical
backgrounds as well considering that you had
james michael who was a large name producer at
the time you had dj ashba who of course is playing
guitar for guns and roses and of course the one
and only nikki six from motley crew i'm talking
about 6am and i'm gonna go with the lead track
off of their third album modern vintage which
is stars this is one of those songs where Up
to this point, up to this album, the first two
albums, I was like, okay, the Heroin Diaries,
it's a good album. It's all good. This is going
to hurt. That was another really good album.
Modern Vintage is where they really, the songwriting
really stood out on this one. And I know it's
probably in your rotation because, of course,
they had that cover of Drive from the Cars on
that album. But the song Stars, having seen them
live. a number of times, this song always goes
over really, really well. And I know that 6 a
.m. isn't anymore. Obviously, Nikki Sixx is off,
you know, back with Motley Crue and, well, Motley
Crue -ish, if you will, now that John 5 is on
guitar. DJ Ashbaugh has been, you know, doing
a couple of different projects here and there.
But if 6 a .m. were ever to get back together
and tour, I will spend Taylor Swift money to
get those concert tickets. Dude, I love the fact
that you went to 6 a .m. here. I understand that
6 a .m. was a band that was created around Nikki
Sixx's biography, The Heroin Diaries. This was
the soundtrack to it. Then they had the hit Life
is Beautiful and it just exploded on rock radio.
And then with the follow up album, you had Lies
of the Beautiful People. Wasn't a massive fan
of their cover of Drive. I think Kavo did it
better in 2023. They did a version I think aligns
a little bit more to where I am musically, but
I respect the direction and chances they took
on that cover. To me, Stars is the premier song
on Modern Vintage. So I'm glad you picked that
one. And I think I know what I'm going to close
it with because in my mind, I've got this story.
of what this playlist actually says. And it could
be completely different than you, but I'll be
very curious to see. And I'm going to close it
out with a song from a band that in a few weeks,
I'm going to go see live when we're recording
this. And when you're listening to it, I'll have
just seen them a few weeks ago. So there we go.
We've set it up in time podcast continuum here.
And I am going to go with Shinedown's I Dare
You. From their album, Us and Them. To me, this
is an absolutely massive tune. It should have
been a massive, massive hit for the band. It
did get a lot of airplay. It is a fan favorite,
and they do play it from time to time. But when
you have songs like The Sound of Silence, Devil,
Second Chance, all their hits, this one tends
to get dropped from the set list because it's
from their earlier albums. But I think it's one
of their strongest songs ever. I love his vocal
delivery. Again, a massive, big, bold chorus.
And a little bit more of an upbeat way to finish
the side, but still keeping in the vibe and tempo
that has kind of woven its way throughout these
songs. So I'm going to close it up with I Dare
You by Shinedown. And I think I have an idea
of where this playlist is going to go for me.
But first, your thoughts on that tune, Jason.
Shinedown is one of those bands that I've been
fortunate to see live. At least three or four
times in various different settings, whether
it be outdoor concert venue, small club venues
and arena shows. And every single time, every
single time, no matter the size of the venue,
you get that stadium concert feel as opposed
to just whatever size of the venue that you're
in. Shinedown are so freaking good. And I dare
you. Yes, it's not my favorite song from them.
But it's not one of those ones I'm going to skip
anytime it comes on the radio. It's a really,
really good song. If I had to go with my favorite
Shinedown song, that would probably end up being
Devour. But that might have been a little bit
too harsh for this mix. I think I Dare You is
almost the perfect landing of the plane for this
cassette. Well, there you have it, folks. Our
first no -topic mixtape, which consists of Beyond
the Black, Dancing in the Dark. Head over to
MyWeeklyMixtape .com to hear all the songs we've
discussed in this mix. through the playlist embedded
on the episode page. Now, if you had to choose
a name for this playlist, what would you name
it? Okay, this is going to be really, really
corny. So fully prepare yourself for the dad
joke that is about to come here, okay? I'm just
going to say, I'm just going to say that if I'm
getting the scotch tape out, putting it on the
tape and getting the Sharpie and putting a label
on here. I could cheat and say Awesome Mix Volume
1, but no, that's the Guardians of the Galaxy
already did that one. But I'm going to have to
go with Beds, Bass, and Beyond. Beds, Bass, and
Beyond sounds like a store that I would shop
at and probably spend a lot of money at, right?
Right. Get your music beds, lots of bass in the
music beds, and throw in Beyond the Black. There
you go. Well, for me, I... picked up on a vibe
about halfway through that I started talking
about. And I think it kind of played out that
way. So my name for this no topic mixtape is
soundtrack to a rock and roll rom -com. Actually,
I can kind of see that. I can definitely kind
of see that because you've got. with Dancing
in the Dark as almost like an opening credit
song, if you will, and all of a sudden the hero's
journey comes into a conflict, if you will, a
call to action in the misery section, and then
things get happier, and then you get this almost
rising chorus near the end of the songs where
the hero hopefully gets the girl, you know? You
never know, and that's the beauty of this no
-topic mixtape. It could turn into something
really silly or something that could be a little
bit more serious. Now the question is for the
mixtapers, if you had to name this mixtape, what
would you name it? Share it with me on social
media or via email, myweeklymixtape at gmail
.com. Because when you go to the webpage, you're
just going to see No Topic Volume 1. So what
are we going to name this episode, mixtapers?
And keep it nice. Keep it PG, just like we do
on the show. Jason, before we hit stop on this
recording, why don't you tell people where they
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a lot. And I think it's perfect when you tie
it to movies. So I'm waiting now for your musical.
Spin, rip, burn? I guess it depends on what the
artist does and how many CDs get burned in effigy
at that point. Because then again, when you think
about it, burn might be, ah, it's good enough.
I'll just rip the songs and burn this onto the
CD. So it's almost like, you know, physical copy,
burned copy, no copy at that point. Yeah. Well,
once again, Jason, thank you so much for joining
me. This has been a memorable mixtape for sure.
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