The Velvet Underground, The Killers and More with DJ Andreasen

This week we’re talking to DJ Andreasen, one of South Dakota’s finest music curators, Atlanta Braves fans, and BYU Cougars sports fan-historians. We discuss music, how growing up outside Sioux Falls shaped his musical tastes, and where his journey to discover new and captivating sounds has taken him.

We finish up the episode talking about the Grammy Awards with Kevin Bessey.

Enjoy this episode of The Indie Magazine Podcast and we hope you continue to broaden your tastes on your musical journey!

Check out ⁠DJ’s Instagram, his Spotify profile, his Letterboxd, and his Last.FM profile. Also, you can read an album review with him on our site from 2018, covering Father John Misty’s album God’s Favorite Customer.

3-1-1: Music

Enjoy some of the albums we discussed from this week’s episode of The Indie Magazine Podcast:

Sam’s Town – The Killers (2006)

The Wayward Bus / Distant Plastic Trees – The Magnetic Fields (1995)

White Light / White Heat – The Velvet Underground (1968)

One Hot Minute – Red Hot Chili Peppers (1995)

Literally Weird – Bat Manors (2014)

The man, myth, and legend, DJ Andreasen enjoys a good drink.

DJ Andreasen when he thinks about the mainstream music that is forever played until it is no longer enjoyable.

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News:

Rising country star Brittney Spencer on meeting her musical heroes, being a “creative nomad”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rising-country-star-brittney-spencer-on-meeting-her-musical-heroes/
“Country singer-songwriter Brittney Spencer likes to write while she drives through Nashville; it’s where the chorus came to her for her song, “My Stupid Life,” the title track of her new debut album.”
“The 35-year-old singer has shared the stage with many of her heroes – performing with acts like Willie Nelson, Bob Weir and the Highwomen. In London last summer, at the BST Hyde Park Festival, she played on the same bill with Bruce Springsteen and The Chicks. “I had so much fun,” she said about The Chicks. “I fell in love with country music because I fell in love with them.” She’s even recorded a cover of their song “Cowboy Take Me Away.””
“Regardless of the big names she shares the stage with, Spencer stays grounded. “I think of everyone that I’ve gotten to meet, I feel like I’ve gotten to meet myself more, more than anything,” she said. “One of the things I met is just how much I have suppressed so many of my emotions throughout my life. And the road doesn’t let you do that. I feel like you just come face-to-face with all of that on the road.”
“Spencer said she’s still learning her worth. “How many times have I let someone make me feel like I wasn’t enough?” she asked herself. “And I’m like, looking back through my life and I’m like, dang man. It feels like personal negligence. How am I going to be honest in music if I’m not honest in the mirror?”
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Back in the CR-V, Spencer reflected on the journey she’s taken: “You gotta be willing to just dig deep, and I’m learning that. I wanna feel like a creative nomad for as long as I can. Also, I don’t know where we are right now. I still have to drive around Nashville with a map. I wish there was Life Navigation: Siri, get yourself together! Help me out!“”
“But somehow Brittney Spencer is finding her way. “Oh! I know where we are! Martin’s Bar-B-Que’s on the righthand side! How in the world? … I knew where I was supposed to go all along!””

Travis Scott, Luke Combs, Burna Boy to Perform at 2024 Grammy Awards

https://variety.com/2024/music/news/travis-scott-perform-2024-grammy-awards-1235881141/
“Burna Boy, Luke Combs and Travis Scott have been added to the lineup of performers for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced on Sunday, joining previously announced artists Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo. Additional acts, presenters and more will be announced in the coming weeks.”
“The Grammy Awards will return to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Feb. 4, from 8-11:30 p.m. ET / 5-8:30 p.m. PT and will air live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.”
“Nigerian singer and previous Grammy winner Burna Boy is nominated for four awards this year, including Best Global Music Album (“I Told Them…”), Best African Music Performance (“City Boys”), Best Global Music Performance (“Alone”), and Best Melodic Rap Performance (“Sittin’ on Top of the World”). Combs is up for Best Country Solo Performance (“Fast Car”) and Scott is nominated for Best Rap Album (“Utopia”).”
“Both Eilish and Rodrigo are among the most-nominated artists on the bill (and, at 22 and 20 respectively, among the youngest) with six nods each while R&B star SZA leads the list with a total of nine nominations. Following SZA, tied with seven nominations apiece, are Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers (six of those for her work with Boygenius, one for a collaboration with SZA) and mixing engineer Serban Ghenea.”
” The show will be produced by Fulwell 73 Productions for the Recording Academy for the fourth consecutive year. Ben Winston, Raj Kapoor and Jesse Collins are executive producers.”

‘Barbie’ Leads Music Supervisors Guild Awards Nominations

https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/full-list-guild-of-music-supervisors-awards-2024-1235879753/
“Hi, Barbie! Great news: Greta Gerwig‘s film based on the iconic Mattel doll leads the 14th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards nominations with three nods – including best song for both Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken.””
“”Barbie’s” third nomination was in best music supervision for a film budgeted over $25 million. The category recognized the work of music supervisor George Drakoulias, songwriters Eilish and Finneas and Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt who penned “I’m Just Ken.””
“Top TV contenders include the music supervisors from “Daisy Jones & The Six,” “The White Lotus,” “Welcome to Chippendales” and “Yellowjackets.””
“The Guild of Music Supervisors is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2010 with the “goal of preserving and promoting the critical role of the music supervisor within all forms of media.” The Guild holds numerous educational and networking events throughout the year, including the annual State of Music in Media Conference.”