Pretty Much: the Podcast
Pretty Much usually begins with a remembered moment in the dark as sleep fails to make its appointed time. The tone may vary, the focus may shift, and the point of view may jump as with the turn of an old radio dial. But is what you’re hearing representative of the inner workings of the voice in your ear?
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- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Episodes
- 68
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2016
Pretty Much 069: If It’s Going to Rain Then Let It Rain For Days
1997 and the end of the Sofa story. At least, as told by one member. I don’t even trust him to get it right. https://ia801507.us.archive.org/12/items/PM069IfItsGoingToRainThenLetItRainForDays/PM%20…
Thu 22 Dec 2016
Pretty Much 068: Source Crossfire
1996 was Sofa’s year in the wilderness: getting the bigger shows, gearing up to record another album, and trying to find some kind of balance… https://ia601508.us.archive.org/25/items/PM068SourceCros…
Thu 24 Nov 2016
Pretty Much 067: So Around
1995 was pivotal for Sofa: two albums recorded and released, a host of shows played in the hometown, and the introduction to a new friend. (No. 3 in a series!) https://ia601505.us.archive.org/34/item…
Thu 17 Nov 2016
Pretty Much 066: Something’s On Your Side
(No. 2 in a Series! Collect ’em All!) In 1994 Sofa released their first album, suffered burglary, media indifference, and generally got darker and weirder. https://ia801507.us.archive.org/35/items…
Thu 10 Nov 2016
Pretty Much 065: No Wonder
AT LAST IT CAN BE TOLD! The story NO ONE wanted (you) to hear! This is the chilling tale of four young men in a depressed and wild city, churning out the soundtrack to a thousand lonely nights. Thi…
Thu 03 Nov 2016
Pretty Much 064: Skylab is Falling
1978. At some point one must question the viability of what keeps one alive. https://ia601506.us.archive.org/8/items/PrettyMuch064SkylabIsFalling/Pretty%20Much%20064%20Skylab%20is%20Falling.m4a
Fri 23 Sep 2016
Pretty Much 063: November Gurls
Coming to the halfway point of the 80s it was starting to look like the decade might have to be a write off for the kid looking for band to champion. Until he happened on a video that one day… https…
Thu 08 Sep 2016
Pretty Much 062: Prettier Things
Hmm. Time to settle in and watch this Stranger Things show I’ve been hearing so much about. Dum de dum…so far so good – wait. No. They did WHAT? Prepare, I suppose, to be significantly less outraged …
Thu 25 Aug 2016
Pretty Much 061: A Scared and Lonely Rider
A late night bike ride through a small Ontario town calls to mind the moment long ago when the Boss really earned his title. https://ia801505.us.archive.org/26/items/PrettyMuch061AScaredAndLonelyRide…
Thu 28 Jul 2016
Pretty Much 060: …After All These Years
A watched pot never boils. And the person you expect to see around every corner never appears. Until you quit looking for them, of course. https://ia801508.us.archive.org/28/items/PM060...AfterAllTh…
Fri 18 Mar 2016
Pretty Much 059: The Uncalled-for Return of Chet Manogian
The self-medicating Silver Fox of CTOX is back and musing on great men, past loves, and defunct basement bands. https://ia601504.us.archive.org/21/items/PM059TheUncalledForReturnOfChetManogian/PM%200…
Thu 12 Nov 2015
Pretty Much 057: The Postcard
From just the other side of history’s latest dividing line, a message. https://ia601501.us.archive.org/30/items/PM057ThePostcard/PM%20057%20The%20Postcard.m4a
Thu 10 Sep 2015
Pretty Much 056: Phil Collins & All
Let the pigeons loose! Clark & Huey return with a Turning Tables episode devoted to the songwriting of Mr. Phil Collins! https://ia601504.us.archive.org/35/items/PM056PhilCollinsAndAll/PM%20056%20Phi…
Thu 03 Sep 2015
Pretty Much 055: Hard Times and Hard Rocks
Sometimes “getting the band back together” means exactly that. https://ia601500.us.archive.org/25/items/PM055HardTimesAndHardRocks/PM%20055%20Hard%20Times%20and%20Hard%20Rocks.m4a
Thu 13 Aug 2015
Pretty Much 054: The Listener
Oh, like you’ve never listened in on the conversations of others. https://ia601506.us.archive.org/19/items/PM054TheListener_201508/PM%20054%20The%20Listener.m4a
Thu 06 Aug 2015
Pretty Much 053: That Were the Good Ol’ Times (As You Could Say) Part 2
Quickly now: Saga or Loverboy? Blondes or brunettes? Bugs Bunny or Charlie Brown? It’s 1984 and the stakes HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGHER. https://ia601503.us.archive.org/23/items/PM053ThatWereTheGoodOlTimes…
Thu 23 Jul 2015
Pretty Much 052: That Were the Good Ol’ Times (As You Could Say) Part 1
In 1980 two 13-year olds half a world apart settle on some basic technology to keep in touch. https://ia601501.us.archive.org/3/items/PM052ThatWereTheGoodOlTimesAsYouCouldSayPart1/PM%20052%20That%20W…
Thu 16 Jul 2015
Pretty Much 051: John Locke, Private Eye
Just what did a pulp detective send-up on the AM radio waves in the early ’80’s mean to one goofy kid? https://ia801500.us.archive.org/4/items/PM051JohnLockePrivateEye/PM%20051%20John%20Locke,%20Priv…
Thu 11 Dec 2014
Pretty Much 050: Fifty Names I Call My Dog
A missing pooch becomes a big deal as we commemorate fifty episodes of Pretty Much: the Podcast! https://ia601500.us.archive.org/1/items/PM050FiftyNamesICallMyDog/PM%20050%20Fifty%20Names%20I%20Call%…
Thu 06 Nov 2014
Pretty Much 049: The Roth Oversensitivity
19 years ago, there were spookier things to worry about than ghosts and vampires and witches. https://ia601502.us.archive.org/21/items/PM049TheRothOversensitivity/PM%20049%20The%20Roth%20Oversensitiv…
Thu 30 Oct 2014
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