Not Necessarily Mad
Discussions about pop culture, the randomness of life, the music industry, art, film and interviews with craftspersons, artists, writers and musicians.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 21
- Years Active
- 2020
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 21 - End of Season One/Mt Rushmore of Cartoons
Eric and GB talk about the fun they have had pulling together a Season One of a podcast from an idea one day only seven months before. And just for fun they talk about the cartoons they got into onc…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 20 - Cars We Have Had
Years of driving come with stories of experiences of cars driven -- Eric and GB ltalk about this because, actually they never have discussed it before! From the favorite ride to the unsung praise o…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 19 - I Did Not See THAT One Coming
When an artist or band releases a record that changes what you have known about them musically, it is exciting. Sometimes that excitement is enduring. Eric and GB compare the records that surprised…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 18 - The Margaritaville Effect
Sometimes a singer-songwriter gets lost in the success of one or two songs that everybody knows. Eric and GB talk about who they think gets lost or misunderstood as noteworthy outside the fanbase. …
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 17 - The Beatles’ Breakup at 50
Fifty years has passed since the Beatles officially announced the end of their band in their final tumultuous year. The legacy of the Beatles still impacts the template of what it is to be in a band…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 16 - Musical Omnivores
It started with a turn of phrase and turned into a fun conversation. G.B. remembers when he first observed Eric had such a wide range of musical interest and how that is a part of their friendship. …
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 15 - Always… Patsy Cline, and what's so special about her...?
G.B. has questions about the enduring appeal of Patsy Cline, and Eric has a very close perspective. While it is obvious she had something unique in her talent and story, the less obvious and lastin…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 14 - Movies: That Make Us Put Down The Remote
Eric and G.B. compare notes on a the simple joy of killing time with a favorite movie -- and the ones they put down the remote for. It turns out they have some they agree on, and not all of them ar…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 13 - Is Live Music Dead…?
Eric has a wide range of thought on a big question, and G.B. unpacks it with him via a little Q&A. Yes, music performed live is undergoing change in 2020, and those changes are ongoing and hard to f…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 12- Not Your Daddy's Band (Musical Imprints)
After reviewing a simple meme about what ‘bands you love because of your DAD…’, Eric and GB talk about how a childhood music imprint gets started. They know what stuck with them -- and where it cam…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 11 - All Those Jobs & Things You Take With You
Eric and GB talk about years of working for a living and some of the things they have taken with them after the job is over. From serving food to selling cars, from entertaining an audience to setti…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 10 - Life After Your Hometown Mall
As distancing continues, shopping and community keeps evolving. Eric and GB talk about the mall as they have known it, and what is changing -- even in a devolution. Where will socialize in a common…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 09 - Did Digital Kill the Video Star?
Eric and GB discuss the evolution of the music video as they have seen it evolve over time, and as the experience of the video keeps changing. They consider how it can become even greater than indiv…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 08 - Bacon, Beans & Limousines (Will Rogers)
After some earlier conversation, Eric and GB come back together to discuss their evolving and respective take on Will Rogers as a phenomenon and a legacy. By virtue of time, technology and talent, R…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 07 - Talking Jazz with Matt Billings
Eric and welcomes Matt BIllings of Flat Five Jazz and also Dreamcatcher of Lynchburg to talk about the groove with the big-G that makes jazz a spiritual headspace. They share the pull that can bring…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 06 - For The Love of Songwriting - part 3/3
Eric and GB talk about their own songwriting process, particularly from their individual approaches and influences of language and music. This is the third of three parts going into their experienc…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 05 - For The Love of Songwriting - part 2/3
Eric and GB talk about their own songwriting process, particularly from their individual approaches and influences of language and music. This is the second of three parts going into their experienc…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 04 - For The Love of Songwriting - part 1/3
Eric and GB talk about their own songwriting process, particularly from their individual approaches and influences of language and music. This is the first of three parts beginning with influences t…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 03 - Food For Thought, And Others Eats #1
Eric and GB and their go to Quarantine snacks and the food they are ready to get back to. From sit-down dining to what they go rummage for FIRST in a snack attack onset, they compare notes on things…
Not Necessarily Mad - Ep 02 - Sudden Life in The Pandemic
Eric and GB decompress and compare notes --- life in the emerging CoronaVirus situation has changed their day-to-day. And they talk about it, including how it has changed their day-job lives and i…