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The GBV Project — Week 19: Suitcase: Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft

May 7, 2025May 7, 2025 Matt Ryan

The GBV Project — Week 18: Do the Collapse

April 30, 2025May 6, 2025 Matt Ryan

The GBV Project — Week 17: Mag Earwhig!

April 23, 2025April 29, 2025 Matt Ryan

The GBV Project — Week 16: Tonics & Twisted Chasers / Wish in One Hand…

April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 Matt Ryan

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Theme Months

Welcome to Garage Rock Summer

June 1, 2022June 24, 2022 Matt Ryan

Welcome to Catalog Crawl Month

April 1, 2022May 1, 2022 Matt Ryan

Welcome to Pavement Month

March 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Matt Ryan

Welcome to Pre-War America Month

February 1, 2022February 14, 2022 Matt Ryan

Welcome to Numero Month

January 1, 2022January 18, 2022 Matt Ryan

Welcome to 90s Month

October 1, 2021September 30, 2021 Matt Ryan

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A Century of Song

A Century of Song

A Century of Song: Part 60, 10 – 1

April 30, 2021January 16, 2022 Matt Ryan

A Century of Song

A Century of Song: Part 59, 20 – 11

April 20, 2021January 16, 2022 Matt Ryan

A Century of Song

A Century of Song: Part 58, 30 – 21

April 10, 2021January 16, 2022 Matt Ryan

A Century of Song

A Century of Song: Part 57, 40 – 31

March 22, 2021January 16, 2022 Matt Ryan

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Catalog Crawls

Catalog Crawl: Blur

June 18, 2024June 17, 2024 Matt Ryan

Catalog Crawl: The Who

May 13, 2024May 12, 2024 Matt Ryan

Catalog Crawl: The Mountain Goats (EPs)

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 Matt Ryan

Catalog Crawl: The Mountain Goats

March 20, 2024March 26, 2024 Matt Ryan

Catalog Crawl: Frank Black

March 5, 2024March 4, 2024 Matt Ryan

Catalog Crawl: Sleater-Kinney

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 Matt Ryan

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An Introduction To

An Introduction to Girls in the Garage

July 6, 2023July 5, 2023 Matt Ryan

An Introduction to SST Records

May 29, 2023April 6, 2025 Matt Ryan

An Introduction to Michigan Proto-Punk

August 31, 2022August 30, 2022 Matt Ryan

An Introduction to Mid-Atlantic Garage Rock

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 Matt Ryan

An Introduction to Upper South Garage Rock

August 25, 2022September 4, 2022 Matt Ryan

An Introduction to Pennsylvania Garage Rock

August 22, 2022April 9, 2023 Matt Ryan

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Strange Currencies Podcast

Introducing “Talkin’ Down the Highway: A Beach Boys Podcast”

September 11, 2023January 9, 2024 Matt Ryan

Hey, all our billion-plus listeners, the podcast is back! Kind of… Join Matt, Glenn, and Tim Read More

Season 2, Episode 15 – St. Louis Record Store Crawl

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 Matt Ryan

Season 2, Episode 14 – Seattle Record Store Crawl

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 Matt Ryan

Season 2, Episode 13 – 90s One-Hit Wonders

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 Matt Ryan

Season 2, Episode 12 – Divisive “WTF” Albums

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 Matt Ryan

Season 2, Episode 11 – Replacing Led Zeppelin IV

July 8, 2022July 6, 2022 Matt Ryan

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In the Wilderness

In the Wilderness: Os Mutantes, 1969-1974

August 20, 2021May 6, 2022 Matt Ryan

In the Wilderness: Harry Nilsson, 1966-1971

July 9, 2021May 6, 2022 Matt Ryan

In the Wilderness: Weezer, 2001-2010

June 25, 2021May 6, 2022 Matt Ryan

In the Wilderness: George Harrison, 1973-1982

May 21, 2021May 6, 2022 Matt Ryan

In the Wilderness: The Tragically Hip, 1988-1998

May 7, 2021February 11, 2024 Matt Ryan

In the Wilderness: Nina Simone, 1967-1972

April 16, 2021May 6, 2022 Matt Ryan

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On Distant Stations

On Distant Stations: The Rev-Lons

September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 Matt Ryan

On Distant Stations: The Luv’d Ones

March 1, 2020September 5, 2021 Matt Ryan

On Distant Stations: The Dovers

February 16, 2020September 5, 2021 Matt Ryan

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Album Reviews

John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band

May 17, 2023May 14, 2023 Matt Ryan

Television – Marquee Moon

January 28, 2023February 12, 2023 Matt Ryan

Paul Revere & The Raiders – Midnight Ride

December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 Matt Ryan

The Clash – Sandinista!

December 28, 2022January 1, 2023 Matt Ryan

Guided by Voices: 2022 in Review

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Matt Ryan

Frank Black and The Catholics – The Complete Studio Albums

September 12, 2022December 21, 2022 Matt Ryan

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The Single File

The Islanders – “King of the Surf”

June 1, 2024February 10, 2025 Matt Ryan

The Sound Magics – “Don’t You Remember”

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Matt Ryan

Tom Sheehan – “God Help The World”

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Matt Ryan

Antena – “Camino del Sol”

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Matt Ryan

Carmen – “Isle of Love”

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 Rose Gottschling

Gift – “Drugs”

January 19, 2022January 18, 2022 Rose Gottschling

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Strange Currencies Blog

Year Three in Review

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 Matt Ryan

A Sort of Hiatus…

September 1, 2022August 31, 2022 Matt Ryan

Another Year of Strange Currencies

December 31, 2021January 6, 2022 Matt Ryan

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Tastemaker

Tastemaker: Frank Black

November 26, 2021January 6, 2022 Matt Ryan

Tastemaker is a recurring feature in which Strange Currencies contributors share stories of the eveRead More

Tastemaker: Nu Trax

October 4, 2021October 3, 2021 Matt Ryan

Tastemaker: The Sounds of Disneyland

June 30, 2021July 31, 2021 Rose Gottschling

Tastemaker: Homer’s Barbershop Quartet

May 3, 2021July 31, 2021 George Budney

Tastemaker: Rushmore

March 8, 2020July 31, 2021 Matt Ryan

Tastemaker: Meet The Raisins!

February 23, 2020July 31, 2021 Matt Ryan

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