Ezra Koenig,
Colin Hay and
DJ Spooky

  • Episode: 012
  • On this episode, Ezra Koenig, singer, guitarist and chief songwriter in Vampire Weekend talks to Tom Scharpling. Daniel Ralston speaks with former Men At Work member and solo artist Colin Hay. Then, Maggie Serota sits down with DJ Spooky, aka Paul D. Miller.
LowTimes Epsiode 012
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Jumpers – “Both Of Us”

Title: “Both Of Us” Artist: B.o.B. feat. Taylor Swift Last week: NA This week: 18 Imagine the Odd Couple. Imagine Channing Tatum in the original Step Up. Imagine two wrongs making a right. Now imagine two rights making history. That’s the way I’ll choose to interpret Taylor Swift and B.o.B.’s recent collaboration, since it would be completely biased for me to cite it as the melodic miracle it is. Country-pop and party rap come together as one, forming a beautiful… Continue»

For Those About To Read, We Salute You – It’s So Easy: (And Other Lies) Part II

I’m going to be honest, I never really saw Guns N’ Roses as anything more than a late 80s hair band. However, the thing that gave the band the ability to survive the early 90s grunge influx that slayed so many of its ilk was that Guns N’ Roses was the best possible version of a hair band. A lot of the props go to Axl, Slash and the main songwriter, Izzy Stradlin, who left the band in 91. Although… Continue»

Jumpers – “Work Hard Play Hard”

Artist: Wiz Khalifa Title: “Work Hard Play Hard” Last week’s position: NA This week’s position: 17 Does it deserve this? Before I say anything, I want you to know how much I love party rap. I love the lyrics, I love the beats, I love the choruses, I love that like a reflex, I am compelled to raise my hands in the air and wave them around like I care more than you could possibly imagine. (I could go on,… Continue»