Mixtape Memories with Matt Heart Spade & Jinners
Mixtape Memories with Matt Heart Spade & Jinners
Mixtape Memories is a nostalgic weekly podcast hosted by Matt Heart Spade & Jinners, reminiscing about music from the 90s and the NYC music scene in the aughts. Incorporating stories about mixtapes in the 90s that influenced them and their wild times as NYC music bloggers during the aughts, Matt & Jinners will rewind and talk about their favorite artists, albums, concerts and general musings from their formative past. Proud part of Pantheon - the podcast network for music lovers.
Mike Doughty
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners chat with 90s OG, Mike Doughty, of Soul Coughing, solo and Ghost of Vroom fame. For Repeat/Skip, they revisit The La's self-titled album (1990) and A Tribe Called Quest's "Low End Theory" (1991).Follow us online:@mixtapememoriespodcast on Facebook@mixtape.memories on Instagram@MemoriesMixtape on TwitterVisit mixtapememories.com.Special thanks to Ryan Mulkey, our technical director who also wrote our theme song and drew our cover art!Part of Pantheon Podcas
Jan 3, 2022 • 1:10:08
Bubblegum Pop
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners wrap the season with an episode dedicated to bubblegum pop. For Repeat Skip, they revisit Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time" and Christina Aguilera's self-titled debut album. Follow us online: @mixtapememoriespodcast on Facebook @mixtape.memories on Instagram @MemoriesMixtape on Twitter. Visit mixtapememories.com. Special thanks to Ryan Mulkey, our technical director who also wrote our theme song and drew our cover art! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap
Jul 5, 2021 • 1:02:11
Kip Kouri
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners chat with the founder and president of Tell All Your Friends PR, Kip Kouri. For Repeat/Skip, they revisit Smashing Pumpkins' "Siamese Dream" and Morrissey's "Bona Drag." Follow us online: @mixtapememoriespodcast on Facebook @mixtape.memories on Instagram @MemoriesMixtape on Twitter. Visit mixtapememories.com. Special thanks to Ryan Mulkey, our technical director who also wrote our theme song and drew our cover art! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm
Jun 28, 2021 • 1:06:45
Aughts One Hit Wonders
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners dedicate an entire episode to one-hit wonders of the '00s -- including Peter Bjorn & John's "Young Folks," La Roux's "Bulletproof," Paris Hilton's "Stars are Blind," Khia's "My Neck, My Back" and much more. Follow us online: @mixtapememoriespodcast on Facebook @mixtape.memories on Instagram @MemoriesMixtape on Twitter. Visit mixtapememories.com. Special thanks to Ryan Mulkey, our technical director who also wrote our theme song and drew our cover art! Learn more abo
Jun 21, 2021 • 1:19:45
90s One Hit Wonders
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners dedicate an entire episode to one-hit wonders of the '90s -- including Montell Jordan's "This is How We Do It," New Radicals' "You Get What You Give," Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You" and much more. Follow us online: @mixtapememoriespodcast on Facebook @mixtape.memories on Instagram @MemoriesMixtape on Twitter. Visit mixtapememories.com. Special thanks to Ryan Mulkey, our technical director who also wrote our theme song and drew our cover art! Learn more about your ad ch
Jun 14, 2021 • 1:04:24
Ted Leo
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners chat with singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Ted Leo. For Repeat/Skip, they revisit Ride's "Smile" and Spiritualized's "Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space."Follow us online:@mixtapememoriespodcast on Facebook@mixtape.memories on Instagram@MemoriesMixtape on Twitter.Visit mixtapememories.com.Special thanks to Ryan Mulkey, our technical director who also wrote our theme song and drew our cover art! Learn more about your ad choices. Vi
Jun 7, 2021 • 1:13:09
Holly Miranda & Amb. Parsley
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners chat with two incredible musicians, Holly Miranda and Amb. Parsley of Eye Knee Records. For Repeat/Skip, they revisit Blind Melon's self-titled album and Money Mark's "Push the Button." Follow us online: @mixtapememoriespodcast on Facebook @mixtape.memories on Instagram @MemoriesMixtape on Twitter. Visit mixtapememories.com. Special thanks to Ryan Mulkey, our technical director who also wrote our theme song and drew our cover art! Learn more about your ad choices. Vi
May 31, 2021 • 1:02:51
Bill Pearis
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners chat with Brooklyn Vegan's senior editor, Bill Pearis. For Repeat/Skip, they revisit Franz Ferdinand's self-titled album and The Flaming Lips' "The Soft Bulletin." Follow us online: @mixtapememoriespodcast on Facebook @mixtape.memories on Instagram @MemoriesMixtape on Twitter. Visit mixtapememories.com. Special thanks to Ryan Mulkey, our technical director who also wrote our theme song and drew our cover art! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch
May 24, 2021 • 1:16:02
Marni Wandner Ashby
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners chat with VP of Marketing & Business Development at the Syndicate, and co-creator of Equilibrium, Marni Wandner Ashby. For Repeat/Skip, they revisit PJ Harvey's "Rid of Me" and Death From Above 1979's "You're a Woman, I'm a Machine." Follow us online: @mixtapememoriespodcast on Facebook @mixtape.memories on Instagram @MemoriesMixtape on Twitter. Visit mixtapememories.com. Special thanks to Ryan Mulkey, our technical director who also wrote our theme song and drew our
May 17, 2021 • 1:11:18
Billy Jones
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners chat with talent buyer, booking agent, venue & bar owner, band manager and record store owner, Billy Jones. For Repeat/Skip, they revisit Clinic's "Internal Wrangler" and Modest Mouse's "The Moon & Antarctica." Follow us online: @mixtapememoriespodcast on Facebook @mixtape.memories on Instagram @MemoriesMixtape on Twitter. Visit mixtapememories.com. Special thanks to Ryan Mulkey, our technical director who also wrote our theme song and drew our cover art! Learn more
May 10, 2021 • 1:12:04
Frank Yang
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners chat with Toronto-based blogger, Frank Yang of Chromewaves and Space Echo. For Repeat/Skip, they revisit Catherine Wheel's "Adam and Eve" and Crooked Fingers' "Dignity and Shame." Follow us on social media: @mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Facebook @mixtape.memories on Instagram @MemoriesMixtape @pantheonpods on Twitter Visit mixtapememories.com for links to our Spotify playlists, blog posts and episode extras as well as the wonderful podcast network panth
May 3, 2021 • 1:08:07
Sharon Van Etten
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview singer-songwriter and actress, Sharon Van Etten. They discuss the art of a great cover song, her childhood in New Jersey, her early days gigging in New York while also working at Ba Da Bing Records, and much more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Portishead's Roseland NYC Live (1998) and Liz Phair's Whip-Smart (1994). Follow us on social media: @mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Facebook @mixtape.memories on Instagram @MemoriesMixtape @pa
Nov 9, 2020 • 1:15:07
Ebru Yildiz
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview portrait and documentary photographer, Ebru Yildiz. They discuss Ebru's process, the thrill of live performance, her We've Come So Far: The Last Days of Death By Audio book, and much more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Yeah Yeah Yeahs' self-titled EP (2001) and A Place to Bury Strangers' Exploding Head (2009).Follow us on social media:@mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Facebook@mixtape.memories on Instagram@MemoriesMixtape @
Nov 2, 2020 • 1:06:08
Peter Silberman
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Peter Silberman, the frontman, singer, and principal songwriter of the Antlers, revered solo artist and one half of Spatial Relations. They discuss the early days of the Antlers, Nirvana, college radio, "Hospice" fandom and much more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Yo La Tengo's And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000) and The Books' Lost and Safe (2005).Follow us on social media:@mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Fac
Oct 26, 2020 • 1:01:28
Saidah Blount
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Saidah Blount, senior manager of global brand at Sonos and formerly NPR Music’s live events manager. They discuss Kansas City radio, now-defunct New York venues, live music discovery, her incredible career path and much more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Bjork's Post (1995) and Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral (1994).Follow us on social media:@mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Facebook@mixtape.memories on Instagram@Memo
Oct 19, 2020 • 1:20:37
Mona Dehghan
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Mona Dehghan, senior director of marketing & project management at Mute Records and founder of Mon Amie Records. They discuss her new compilation The Longest Day (that features songs from a variety of artists to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association), New Kids on the Block, the momentary rise of swing music, bands playing college campuses, and much more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Morrissey's Maladjusted (1997) and Erasure's Chor
Oct 12, 2020 • 1:03:07
Shiv
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview film and music writer, former WOXY and 97X Music Director and DJ, Matt Shiverdecker (aka Shiv). They discuss legendary WOXY sessions, discovering music as a kid in rural Ohio, mixtape curation and much more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss PJ Harvey's Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000) and Travis' The Man Who (1999).Follow us on social media:@mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Facebook@mixtape.memories on Instag
Oct 5, 2020 • 1:13:01
90s Divas
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners dedicate an episode to 90s divas, including Shania Twain, Celine Dion, Annie Lennox, Sade and many others. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Mariah Carey's Daydream (1995) and The Bodyguard soundtrack (1992).Follow us on social media:@mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Facebook@mixtape.memories on Instagram@MemoriesMixtape @pantheonpods on TwitterVisit mixtapememories.com for links to our Spotify playlists, blog posts and episode extras as
Sep 28, 2020 • 55:02
Matt Rodbard
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Taste founder / editor and New York Times bestselling author, Matt Rodbard. They discuss all the great (and not-so-great) food and drink spots from the '90s and aughts including San Loco, Schiller's, Pianos, Angels & Kings, Burritoville, Bereket, Great Jones Cafe, Sidewalk Cafe and many more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Spoon's Kill the Moonlight (2002) and Hot Hot Heat's Make Up the Breakdown (2002).Follow us on social media:@m
Sep 21, 2020 • 1:04:01
Protest Music
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners dedicate an entire episode to protest music. They highlight the Tibetan Freedom Concerts, Woodstock, the Riot Grrrl movement, TikTok activism and more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Bikini Kill's Pussy Whipped (1993) and Sinead O'Connor's I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990).Follow us on social media:@mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Facebook@mixtape.memories on Instagram@MemoriesMixtape @pantheonpods on TwitterVisit mixtapememori
Sep 14, 2020 • 1:00:48
Black Women Voices
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners are back with the premiere episode of Season 3! They spotlight all the incredible Black women making music in the '90s and '00s including Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, Janet Jackson and many more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss TLC's CrazySexyCool (1994) and Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998). Follow us on social media: @mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Facebook @mixtape.memories on Instagram @MemoriesMixtape @pantheonpods on Twitter V
Sep 7, 2020 • 1:02:09
Sondre Lerche
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview LA-based, Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche about his childhood obsession with a-ha, unabashedly loving pop music, exclusive New York parties in the aughts, what it's like promoting an album during the pandemic and more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Fiona Apple's When the Pawn... (1999) and Justin Timberlake's Justified (2002). Follow us on social media: @mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Facebook @mixtape.memories
May 4, 2020 • 1:09:11
Jinkx Monsoon
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview drag and cabaret superstar Jinkx Monsoon about her teenage performances, Dresden Dolls, CD-Rs, Bette Midler concerts, Cameo requests, the art of covering a well-known song, what it's like performing without an audience during the pandemic, and more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Madonna's Ray of Light (1998) and No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom (1995). Follow us on social media: @mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Facebook @mixtape.
Apr 27, 2020 • 1:12:56
Lizz Winstead
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview comedian, writer, co-creator of The Daily Show and founder of reproductive rights group Abortion Access Front Lizz Winstead about her days seeing iconic acts in small Minneapolis rooms, the romance around giving and receiving a mixtape, secret midnight Prince shows, comedy while social distancing, and more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Prince & the New Power Generation's Diamonds and Pearls (1991) and the Hedwig and the Angry Inc
Apr 20, 2020 • 1:07:01
Boshko Boskovic & Ryan Mulkey
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview their respective partners, Boshko Boskovic & Ryan Mulkey. They collectively discuss how geographic location impacts music tastes (Ryan Mulkey - Denton, TX; Boshko Boskovic - Belgrade, Serbia). They also look back on MTV, Eurovision, bootlegs, magazine CD compilations and more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss two soundtracks from 1996: Romeo & Juliet and Trainspotting. Follow us on social media: @mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonp
Apr 13, 2020 • 1:24:51
Micah Weisberg
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Micah Weisberg about his days as The Music Slut's video producer, CMJ, Northside Festival, anniversary tours, garage rock, party photographers, bringing back the CD, and performing in various bands throughout the aughts and beyond. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss The Strokes' Is This It (2001) and The Hives' Veni Vidi Vicious (2000). Follow us on social media: @mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Facebook @mixtape.memories on In
Apr 6, 2020 • 1:05:16
Bryan Bruchman
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Bryan Bruchman about his days running Subinev and performing in Man in Gray throughout the aughts. We reminisce about shuttered venues, the rise and fall of blog-loved bands, concert photography, the Deli Magazine, the niche resurgence of cassette culture and more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Nada Surf's Let Go (2002) and Liars' They Threw Us in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top (2001).Follow us on social media: @mixtapememoriesp
Mar 30, 2020 • 1:09:04
Nora Walker
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Nora Walker about her days running the iRockiRoll blog to working in digital marketing and DJing for BFF.fm. We reminisce about sepia-toned photos, CMJ, Sparks-fueled open bars, band buttons and more. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Bloc Party's Silent Alarm in 2005 and the self-titled Stellastarr* debut album in 2003.Follow us on social media: @mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Facebook @mixtape.memories on Instagram @Memorie
Mar 23, 2020 • 1:04:10
Cameron Cook
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Cameron Cook about his days as a blogger/writer for Disco Nap and Sup Mag, discovering music in Europe pre-Internet, moving to New York as a teenager and hosting showcases — to now working as a freelance journalist and a fellow podcaster (Friends and Girls). For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Elastica's self-titled debut album from 1995 and The Breeders' Last Splash from 1993.Follow us on social media: @mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodc
Mar 16, 2020 • 1:21:36
Abbey "Punkphoto" Raymonde
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners interview Abbey Raymonde about her days as a blogger (Punkphoto) to her DJ/radio host days at Virgin Mobile to now working at Bella Union Records. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Robyn's self-titled album and M.I.A.'s Arular, both from 2005.Follow us on social media: @mixtapememoriespodcast @pantheonpodcasts on Facebook@mixtape.memories on Instagram @MemoriesMixtape @pantheonpods on Twitter Visit mixtapememories.com for links to our Spotify play
Mar 9, 2020 • 1:59:06
Lio Kanine
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners are back with the premiere episode of Season 2! They chat with their very first special guest Lio Kanine from Kanine Records and New Colossus Festival. Lio talks about his origin story, from his DJ nights to his record label rise to the NYC music festival he co-founded with fellow industry pros Mike Bell and Steven Matrick. For the Repeat/Skip segment, they discuss Blur's Parklife from 1994 and Smashing Pumpkins' Gish from 1991. Follow us on social media:
Mar 2, 2020 • 1:47:25
U Aughta Know!
Matt Heart Spade and Jinners dedicate an entire episode to incredible women musicians from the 90s and aughts. From riot grrrl to Lilith Fair and everything in between and beyond, acts discussed include Bikini Kill, Juliana Hatfield, Elastica, Lush, Mazzy Star, Stereolab, Courtney Love, The Breeders, Cibo Matto, Tori Amos, and Bjork amongst many others. For their Repeat/skip segment, Matt & Jinners share which tracks they would repeat and skip on Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville and Al
Jun 10, 2019 • 46:13
Just Floating
Matt Heart Spade and Jinners dedicate an entire episode to bands that fall outside of the mainstream, i.e. "experimental" music. Bands discussed include Sigur Ros, Mono, Spiritualized, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, Matmos, Xiu Xiu, and other "post-rock," "space-rock" and left-of-center acts. They also discuss brick and mortar record stores as well as incredible album titles. For their Repeat/skip segment, Matt & Jinners share which tracks they would rep
Jun 3, 2019 • 39:14
Your Hair Is Everywhere
Matt Heart Spade and Jinners dedicate an entire episode to the rise of emo in the early aughts. Bands discussed include Sunny Day Real Estate, Thursday and Rainer Maria -- which leads them to wonder why there weren’t more female-fronted acts within the genre. They also ponder if they would ever see a band on a cruise ship. For their Repeat/skip segment, Matt & Jinners share which tracks they would repeat and skip on Dashboard Confessional’s The Places You Have Come to Fear The Most
May 6, 2019 • 38:54
A Diet of Broken Biscuits
Matt Heart Spade and Jinners dedicate an episode to early '00s indie dance parties. They discuss the Misshapes parties, Trash parties, Vicious parties, Crashin' In parties, GBH parties and their favorite all-time songs to dance to. They also touch upon the fashion from that time as well as the current state of music journalism. Also, is podding the new blogging? For their Repeat/skip segment, Matt & Jinners share which tracks they would repeat and skip on Interpol's Turn On the Brig
Apr 29, 2019 • 47:33
Yeah We've Made Up Your Mind
Matt Heart Spade and Jinners dedicate an entire episode to The Smiths and all related acts. They discuss the origin of their fandom, revisit special moments with Johnny Marr and Andy Rourke, Morrissey concerts and more. For their Repeat/skip segment, Matt & Jinners share which tracks they would repeat and skip on The Smiths' Meat is Murder and Morrissey's Vauxhall and I. Plus, find out who they give kudos to! Special thanks to Ryan Mulkey, our technical director who also wrote our t
Apr 22, 2019 • 53:10
Is This Really Happening?
Matt Heart Spade and Jinners reminisce about Bjork as she announces plans to reissue her all of her albums on colored cassettes. They also share their thoughts on Modest Mouse touring stadiums with The Black Keys later this year. Also, who could forget MySpace and Friendster? Also get ready for another visit to the Wayback Machine to revisit old blog entries about Scissor Sisters, Enon and Panthers. For their Repeat/skip segment, Matt & Jinners share which tracks they would repeat a
Apr 15, 2019 • 42:41
All Our Pretty Songs
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners reminisce about bands that had too many members and weird band names like Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene. They also reflect on bands that got people dancing like !!! and The Fever, and a time when labels had more of a sound identity than they do today. Matt & Jinners also wonder if you have to be a little bit crazy to be super successful? And why do frat boys always show up at shows when bands go mainstream like at concerts for The National and Mo
Apr 8, 2019 • 47:23
Please Stop Holding Hands With Some Skinny Pretty Girl That Likes To Talk About Bands
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners look back to past blog entries through the website Wayback Machine, a digital archive of the World Wide Web. Matt read his old 2008 review of Death Cab for Cutie at Radio City Music Hall, and Jinners read her account of a 2002 New Year's Eve show with the Realistics and Longwave at Mercury Lounge. Jinners went to New Colossus, a brand new music festival in the Lower East Side of NYC that precedes SXSW. She tries to recapture the tingly warm feeling of disc
Mar 27, 2019 • 48:21
Our Whirled Has Turnt & Left Us Hear
Matt Heart Spade & Jinners chat about Sebadoh finally releasing a new album, their first in 6 years, called Act Surprised and the new single "Celebrate the Void." They also talk about odd touring partners Smashing Pumpkins & Noel Gallagher -- and wonder, do people even like Billy Corgan anymore? Couldn't help but also talk about their faves performing in interesting new ways: Morrissey on Broadway and Bjork at The Shed. Had a moment of memorial for the passing of Keith Flint fro
Mar 27, 2019 • 1:25:10
