Corey duBrowa

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In addition to his all-consuming day gig doing comms for a number of companies you might know, Corey duBrowa was also a music journalist for more than two decades, with more than a thousand bylines for publications ranging from Rolling Stone and Magnet Magazine to No Depression and GQ. (He was also a pandemic-era DJ on the Bay Area community station KXSF-FM via his Thursday evening show BYOB) He'll publish his latest book, "Twelve Tunes From Urban Bohemia: Portland's Musical History in Song" on HoZac in 2027, coming on the heels of his last book, "An Ideal For Living: A Celebration of the EP" which has nearly sold out its second printing. Corey splits time between a ranch in Bend, Oregon and an apartment in NYC with his wife Courteneay and son Tanner, who has carried Corey's music obsession into the digital age.

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April 11, 2026

S9E458 - Blur 'Parklife' with Corey duBrowa

Blur's third album, 1994's 'Parklife', was released the same year as Oasis' debut 'Definitely Maybe'. And while many saw this as Britpop's answer to a Beatles/Stones rivalry, none other than Ray Davies himself considered Blur - and especially Parklife - as the heir apparent to ANOTHER classic British band, The Kinks. This week's returning guest Corey duBrowa once again brings the goods as he and Rob attempt to unpack this UK Classic. Songs discussed in this episode: Girls & Boys (Blur cover) - ...
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May 3, 2025

S8E403 - De La Soul '3 Feet High And Rising' with Corey duBrowa

This week, returning guest Corey duBrowa (An Ideal For Living- A Celebration of the EP) brings us De La Soul and their groundbreaking 1989 debut '3 Feet High and Rising'. Dizzyingly creative, relentlessly positive and hugely influential, these three teens from Long Island - along with producer Prince Paul - created a world as richly imagined as anything American pop has ever produced. Songs discussed in this episode: Intro - De La Soul; The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five; Straig...
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May 25, 2024

S7E350 - Led Zeppelin 'Physical Graffiti with Corey duBrowa

What more can be said about Led Zeppelin's densely iconic sixth studio album, 'Physical Graffiti', that hasn't already been said? Apparently quite a bit. Returning guest Corey duBrowa takes us to rock school as we unpack this multi-platinum hard rock mammoth of a double-record. Songs discussed in this episode: Kashmir (Live at Olympia, Paris, France - July 1995) - Jeff Buckley; Sons Of Freedom - Robert Plant & Jimmy Page; Thurston Hearts The Who - Bikini Kill; Custard Pie, The Song Remains The ...
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Sept. 16, 2023

S6E309 - Elliott Smith 'Either/Or with Corey duBrowa

This week's guest, writer/DJ/Tech dude Corey duBrowa, brings some deep personal insight to this episode focusing on Elliott Smith and his amazing 1997 record: 'Either/Or'. Corey was living in Portland, OR and running in the same circles as Smith during his rise as a member of the Portland rock band Heatmiser to Oscar-nominated indie solo artist. Although he was tragically taken way too soon from this earth, his wonderfully written, captivatingly delivered songs live on. Songs discussed in this ...
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Sept. 17, 2022

S5E249 - Echo & The Bunnymen 'Ocean Rain' with Corey duBrowa

For Liverpool UK band Echo & The Bunnymen's fourth release, 1984's 'Ocean Rain', they went all-in. Recorded primarily in Paris with a 35-piece orchestra, Ocean Rain is a dazzling collection of songs writ large with sweeping string arrangements and inspired - at times restrained and at times ferocious - playing /singing by band members Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas. This week's guest Corey duBrowa went all-in as well, as he joined Rob to unpack this splendidly de...
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Oct. 9, 2021

S4E189 - Syd Barrett 'The Madcap Laughs' with Corey duBrowa

We discuss Syd Barrett's "The Madcap Laughs", a wonderfully inventive - though at times hard to listen to - document of a gentle artist whose recent ouster from soon-to-be-huge Pink Floyd loomed large.
Guest: Corey duBrowa