This one takes some slight explanation to get what this week’s theme was. I forget exactly how it started, but Dylan, some other SCAD-Atlanta people, and I started a game where you try to make as long of an artist name as you can by connecting them. For example XTCee-Lo Green Day. This week’s show features artists we came up with.
The combinations got longer as the show progressed.
I Need a Dollar / Aloe Blacc
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Blazing Arrow / Blackalicious
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Aloe Blaccalicious
Los Angeles / Frank Black
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The Only One / The Black Keys
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The Frank Black Keys
Happy House / Shuggie Otis
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Mr. Pitiful / Otis Redding
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Shuggie Otis Redding
Amsterdam / Peter Bjorn and John
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Gotta Boogie / John Lee Hooker
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Peter Bjorn and John Lee Hooker
Be My Girl / The O’Jays
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Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Clean) / Jay-Z
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The O’Jay-Zs
Space / The Beta Band
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Our Swords / Band of Horses
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The Beta Band of Horses
Mr. Pants / Brendon Small
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What’cha Gonna Do About It / Small Faces
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Brendon Small Faces
Backwater / Brian Eno
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For A Few Dollars More / Ennio Morricone
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Brian Ennio Morricone
Dancing Choose / TV On The Radio
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In Limbo / Radiohead
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TV On The Radiohead
Children’s Story / Slick Rick
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Sexy Lady / Rick James
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Cold Sweat / James Brown
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Slick Rick James Brown
Lasso / Phoenix
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Life Begins At The Hop / XTC
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The Art Of Noise / Cee-Lo
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PhoeniXTCee-Lo
Shoot Your Horse / Hot Panda
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I’m Not / Panda Bear
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Crime Pays / Bear Hands
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Look At This Face (Oh My God They’re Gorgeous) / Handsome Boy Modeling School
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Chain / School of Seven Bells
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Hot Panda Bear Hands-some Boy Modeling School of Seven Bells
I’m not sure what next week’s theme is, but we’ll have one.
As always, thanks for reading/listening,
MD
PS – It’s called the Easy E Game because I kept using Easy E in combination with artists that have a long ‘e’ sound. For example: BlondiEasy E, or my favorite FugaziEasy E. Those work better when said aloud.