This Is Not Happening - An Album Of The Month Podcast

Episode 17 of This Is Not Happening follows Billie Eilish's memorable new album with a slice of classy electronic music from Irishman Mano Le Tough. Dubliner turned Zurich resident Niall Mannion's third album At The Moment saw him expand his musical horizons in lockdown, and we all got to stand back and say what it meant to us. Nolan was at the tiller this month.
In the second half of the episode, we go to the movies, picking out our favourites from original music in films, and it was a beautiful conversation blending our love for the silver screen with our love for music. Here's our shortlist, and longer lists from Guy and David. It was an absolute joy doing this month. The tracks we chose were:
Nolan - Jose Gonzalez - Stay Alive (from The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty in 2013)
Joey - Public Enemy - Fight The Power (from Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing in 1989)
Guy - Clint Mansell - Welcome To Lunar Industries (from Duncan Jones’ Moon in 2009)
David - Justin Hurwitz - City Of Stars / May Finally Come True - La La Land (2016)
November's album of the month and all our tracks, playlists, and chat from our last decade or more can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and all sorts more. Head down there and hopefully you'll find more stuff to like. We'd love to hear from you on the socials (links below).
Episode #18 arrives with our favourite month of the year with of our review of 2021. We'll be picking out our favourite Top 10 albums, and tracks of the year. Not too long to wait!
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Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.
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This month we're doing things a little differently. In this episode we are celebrating Hip Hop's 50th Birthday by each choosing our favourite Hip Hop album. We're not choosing 'the best' or 'the most important' we're choosing our personal favourites. We take it in turns to introduce our favourite album and discuss what everyone else thinks.
Listen Here - 16 track playlist, 4 tracks each from our 4 favourite Hip Hop albums.
Nolan's Favourite Hip Hop Album | ATLiens by Outkast
Straight out of the blocks is our resident Hip Hop expert Nolan's with his selection, Outkast's 2nd album, 1996's ATLiens.

• You can find an introduction to this album by Nolan on our blog - read it here.
• You can listen to the album - here.
• ATLiens 25th Anniversary You Tube page and videos can be found -here.

Joey's Favourite Hip Hop Album | Buhloone Mind State by De La Soul
Choosing a classic TINH album from the past, Joey counters with his favourite, going back 3 years and selecting De La Soul's 3rd album, release 30 years ago in 1993, Buhloone Mind State.

• You can find an introduction to this album by Joey on our blog - read it here.
• You can listen to this gem - here.
• Have a look here at De La Soul's You Tube account for videos - here.

David's Favourite Hip Hop Album | Reachin' by Digable Planets
This one was a real pleasure to be re-introduced too. We're staying in 1993 with David's selection Reachin' by Digable Planets. The 'most-David' Hip Hop album evs.

• You can find an introduction to this album by David on our blog - read it here.
• You can listen to this beauty - here.
• Watch the video to the track that kicked the whole thing off - here.

Guy's Favourite Hip Hop Album | Renaissance by Q Tip
After some deliberation, Guy chose an album that divided opinions at the time but has aged very well and is a lovely choice by Guy. 2008's Renaissance by Q Tip.

• You can find an introduction to this album by Guy on our blog - read it here.
• You can listen to this rediscovered gem - here.
• Watch Mr. Tip doing his thing - here.

So, these are our 4 favourite Hip Hop albums of all time. What do you think? Do you know these albums? What are your favourites? Hit us up, let us kno

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In Part 1 we get to grips with the enchanting 'Wait Til I Get Over' by Durand Jones. We talk all things soul and share our opinions. In Part 2 we play a one-off version of Spin It or Bin It that we're calling 'Love/Hate'. We each pick a track that we love but we think the others will hate.
Part 1 | Album of the Month | Durand Jones | Wait Til I Get Over
It's David's choice this month and he's chosen an album by and artist that none of us have any history with or knowledge of. The album is very much a soul album in every way that you could possibly define that word. If you want it to be, it's a very easy to listen to soul album that fits nicely into the sun we've been enjoying. But it's also a deeply personal and emotionally moving album if you go a little deeper.

• Go listen to the album - Here
• Go watch some videos - Here
• Go buy some of their stuff - Here

Some links that we reference and recommend;

• 'The Show on the Road' this is a great interview! - Click Here
• 'Bedroom Beethovens' ... another interview - Click Here
• Sound and Vision interview that we reference - Click Here

Part 2 | Spin It or Bin It | Love/Hate
So. This is a new one. We all pick a track that we love and will defend to the hilt ... but that we think the other 3 of us will hate. It sounds easy, but it's actually not.

• Joey Chose - B.Y.O.B by System of a Down
• David chose - Come all Ye by Fairport Convention
• Guy chose -Army by Ben Folds Five
• Nolan chose - I'm still trying by Matthew Fowler

Here's a handy playlist of the 4 chosen Love/Hate tracks
In order to chose our tracks we create a long list, then a short list of 4 tracks each. Each of our 4x track short lists are collated here ... have a listen ... but approach with caution, this makes no sense whatsoever!
*** Enjoy the episode ***

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Welcome to Episode 38 of This is Not Happening. An Album of the Month Podcast where in Part 1 we deep dive into an Album that one of us has chosen and in Part 2 we play 'Spin it or Bin it'. This is where we pick a theme and each select a song that represents that theme. We judge each others selections by asking the question 'Spin It or Bin It'?
This month, we get stuck in Noname's latest release 'Sundial' in Part 1. It's a short album but there's a lot to talk about. In Part 2, the Spin it or Bin it theme is 'New Music' where we all chose a track released since 1st August 2023 and present it for judgement.

Part 1 | Noname | Sundial
It's Nolan's choice this month and he's chosen the new album from Noname, 'Sundial'. It's an interesting, uncompromising album with a challenging cover from an unapologetic, controversial artist. It's only 30 mins long but packs a big punch and brings a lot to the party!

• Check out Noname's Insta here and her Twitter here
• Listen to the album here or here

Here are some links to check out if you want a little more background

• Check out the album's metacritic page here
• Check out a few opinions on some Noname controversy here

Part 2 | Spin It or Bin It | New Tracks
It's a simple theme this month. New Music. We all chose tracks that have been released since August 1st 2023. We all chose a track that fits the theme then ask the others a simple question 'spin it or bin it?'
We all chose a 4 track shortlist to chose our track, you can here all 16 tracks on this playlist here.

• Guy chose 'More' by Pale Blue Eyes - listen here.
• Nolan chose 'Glory Glory' by Little Brother - listen here.
• David chose 'Annie Pick a Flower' by Saya Grey - listen here.
• Joey chose 'Mindful Solutionism' by Aesop Rock - listen here.

*** Enjoy the Episode ***

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Episode 11 of This Is Not Happening departs from the ethereal Weather Station to a debut album of rare and mighty impact from Genesis Owusu. Smiling With No Teeth comes from an Australian-Ghanaian whose melting-pot influences have created one of the most fascinating and memorable albums of the year for an artist capturing lived experience in the starkest and brutally honest way. Guy's at the controls to sing about it from the rooftops. We also went big on music that the album inspired us to dive into.
In the second half of the show, we tasked ourselves with finding a hidden gem we should already know. So much fun to do this, with a longlist here. The four we chose are:
David - Syreeta - Harmour Love
Joey - The Cars - A Dream Away
Guy - Herbie Hancock - The Twilight Clone
Nolan - Them Two - Am I A Good Man
May's album of the month and all our playlists, new music and discussions from the past decade or more can be found on our blog at www.thisisnothappening.net, which runs alongside the podcast choices and much, much more. Take a minute to dip in and you'll hopefully enjoy what we're talking about and if you like it, we'd love to hear from you on the socials (links below).
Episode #12 closes out our first year with David going mega-fan on St Vincent's new album Daddy's Home. The latest from the vaunted singer, guitarist and avant-garde musical shapeshifter will be coming to you before the end of May.
This Is Not Happening:
Created by Joey, Nolan, Guy and David.
Produced and Edited by Guy and Nolan.
Twitter: @thisisnothapng
Instagram: @thisisnothappeningpod
Email: [email protected]
Reviews: www.ratethispodcast.com/thisisnothappening

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