The Broken Record Player Podcast

Ryan and Ian from Big Thicc Electric discuss the French electronic duo Justice and their masterpiece debut album Cross. Ian is a musician who is a huge fan of Justice. They discuss his music, the new…

Ryan is joined by actor, and lead singer of goth rock band Black Angel, Corey Landis as they discuss the epic masterpiece by Elton John that featured hits like Candle in the Wind, Bennie and the Jets…

Ryan's good friend Mark Iverson is back after the two of them took a macabre history/music tour vacation down in LA, visiting countless cemeteries and sites related to The Doors. On this episode they…

Ryan is joined once again by vinyl DJ and collector Ray Blevins. On this episode they dive into the eclectic, and surprisingly commercially successful, The Real Thing by Faith No More. Featuring thei…

Ryan and his guest, Jenn D'Eugenio, discuss the album that might hold the title for the most copied metal album in history: Master of Reality by Black Sabbath. Jenn is the founder of the nonprofit Wo…

Ryan and Bill Van Veghel (host of the Land of the Creeps and Phantom Galaxy podcasts) kick off the new year with one of those albums that just feels like a greatest hits record: CCR's iconic Cosmo's …

The final part of the 100 Favorite Albums of the 80s list, Ryan and Oscar discuss their top 20! 

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Oscar and Ryan are back discussing their favorite albums of the 80s (50-21)! 

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Ryan sits down once again with Necrotic Nick from Thralls of Metal to discuss one of death metal's most iconic records, the album that opened the doors for death metal to succeed, and for countless b…

Ryan is joined by concert photographer and videographer Amber Buchanan, a fellow Bay Area resident. They're discussing Painkiller, the 12th studio album by heavy metal gods Judas Priest!! 

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We're back! This was a fun list to do, but a difficult one. So many great albums were left off my list, but I think this accurately captures my musical tastes. Goth, metal, and punk are all represent…

Oscar and Ryan breakdown the genre of stoner metal, as voted by the Instagram followers. They discuss their favorite albums, artists, impressions, and discuss the origins of this genre. 

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On the 70th episode of the Broken Record Player Podcast, Oscar and Ryan dive into the album that rejuvenated the career of the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, and saw him sober for the first time.…

Iggy Pop and David Bowie teamed up back in 1977 to create The Idiot, Iggy's debut solo album, and an album that captured the dystopian feel of Berlin and helped lay the groundwork for the post punk a…

Here it is! We finally have reached the end! Our top 20 albums of the 70s. We started at number 100, and now we’re here at 20. Hope you’ve enjoyed the ride so far!

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Alright, back with part 2!!! This one had some heavy hitters. Listen Ryan, Oscar, and myself go through numbers 60-21!!! 

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I am joined by two friends of mine (Oscar and Ryan) as we reveal our 100 favorite albums of the 70s! 

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It’s a new year, and I wanted to share with you my favorite albums from the previous year. I had a hard time getting it down to 20, so I settled on 30 favorite albums. 

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Barbara Mendes-Jorge of the Over/Underrated Podcast is back to talk about an album that paved the way for the Big Beat dance craze of the mid to late 90s: The Chemical Brothers second album Dig Your …

I am beyond thrilled to bring this episode to you all. I had a great time talking with Shahid Buttar about music and politics. For those who don’t know, Shahid ran for Congress in 2020 and 2022 as a …