Folks, this might be the last episode of Hear and Now with Steve Jozef for some time. I created the show as my thesis project, and with the dissertation on the horizon, the show is going on hiatus. For how long? No idea. But we’re going out with a bang, reviewing […]
Episode 12: Rihanna, Anderson Paak, Car Seat Headrest Interview
After a long stretch of “special episodes,” from our all-Adele supershow to our series of best of 2015 episodes to our David Bowie eulogy, we’re finally back to doing what we do best on Hear and Now with Steve Jozef: reviewing albums. In this episode, we break down Rihanna’s long-awaited ANTI and Anderson Paak’s majestic Malibu. But […]
Episode 11: Eulogy For A Starman
Folks, we just lost one of the greats – on January 10th, 2016, rock legend David Bowie passed away after an 18 month battle with cancer. But rather than simply mourn, we must also celebrate his life and legacy. On this week’s episode of Hear and Now with Steve Jozef, […]
Episode 10: The Top 10 Pop & Folk Albums of 2015
We’ve finally arrived at the end of our 2015 retrospective on Hear and Now, having already covered the best hip hop, rock, and electronic albums of the year. But we’re closing out with perhaps the most diverse and interesting lists of the bunch: “pop & folk” a.k.a., “everything that didn’t […]
Episode 9: The Top 10 Electronic Albums of 2015
As we continue to crank through our best-of-2015 episodes on our Hear and Now with Steve Jozef podcast, having already discussed hip hop and rock, we’ve arrived at the home of some of the strangest and most fascinating music in the modern scene: electronic. Join us as we discuss the […]
Episode 8: The Top 10 Rock Albums of 2015
For four weeks straight, we at the music criticism podcast Hear and Now with Steve Jozef are talking up the very best albums of the year, genre by genre. Last week we counted down our top 10 hip hop albums, and now we’re doing the same for rock and roll. Join […]
Episode 7: The Top 10 Hip Hop Albums of 2015
It’s the end of the year, which means family reunions, Christmas presents, New Years resolutions, and for a handful of potentially somewhat mentally ill audiophiles including myself, obsessive best-of list making. And this year, I’m sharing that process with you on our music criticism podcast Hear and Now, whether you […]
Episode 6: The Adele Supershow
With the holiday season beginning and Christmas songs dominating the radio, few artists dare to put out new music. This week, there’s only one new album worth talking about, but it happens to be one of the biggest releases of the year: Adele’s 25, the long-awaited followup to her chart-shattering, Grammy-reaping 21. So […]
Episode 5: Grimes, Ty Dolla $ign, Oneohtrix Point Never
This week on our music criticism podcast Hear and Now, we’re talking about some of the boldest and most interesting new albums of the year. First up is the long anticipated return of electronic producer Grimes in her most arrestingly poppy effort so far, Art Angels. Then we delve into Ty Dolla $ign’s […]
Episode 4: Joanna Newsom, Neon Indian, Majical Cloudz
This week on our music review podcast Hear and Now with Steve Jozef, all three of the albums we’re talking about kick ass, and all in totally different ways. We begin with the lush and beautiful new release Divers from harp-plucking indie folk darling Joanna Newsom. Next, we groove and jive to the […]
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