In Search Of Sauce

On the 4th VGM ISOS: Brandon brings a piece on "Hotline Miami" and the use of Techno in games. Tyler goes video with the wonders of rhythm games. And Ryan also goes video with a case on VGM being the future of Jazz. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Brandon's Pick: (12:55) "Hotline Miami and the Rise of Techno in Ultra-Violent Video Games" By Nina Corcoran Tyler's Pick: (30:04) "Are Rhythm Games Genius?" By filmotter Ryan's Pick: (53:44) "The Nintendo-fication of Jazz" By Adam Neely Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Brandon brings in a piece about the devolution of Hip-Hop Media and Ryan brings an interview with film composer Justin Hurwitz. They also begin the Pod recognising the recent deluge of Media layoffs. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Brandon's Pick - (19:33) "How Did Hip-Hop Media Get So Bad?" By Israel Daramola Ryan's Pick - (40:49) "Justin Hurwitz Gives Everything to His Movie Scores, and He’s Not Going to Stop" by Katey Rich Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Miki brings a oral history on Steven "Lenky" Marsden and how his "Diwali Riddim" owned 2003; and Brandon brings a book review-reporting hybrid on the rising numbers of touring artists suffering from burnout and other mental health issues. TIMESTAMPS & ARTICLES Miki's Pick - (6:06) "The Diwali Riddim: Creator Steven ‘Lenky’ Marsden Explains How a Beat No One Wanted Became the Sound of 2003" By J'Na Jefferson Brandon's Pick (22:22) - "‘Snorting your way through it catches up with you’: The mental health toll on touring musicians" By Nick Duerden Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Ryan brings a piece on sped-up remixes and Brandon brings a piece on narratives, using The Strokes as a foundation. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Ryan's Pick - (10:06) "The Rise of the Sped-Up Remix" by Reanna Cruz Brandon's Pick - (27:07) "The problem with "The Strokes changed everything" narrative about aughts indie" By Robin James Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Miki brings a trendy piece on how female artists in Hip-Hop have used TikTok to their advantage; Tyler brings a piece on why women keep working with Chris Brown and host Brandon brings a Q&A with Vic Mensa. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Miki's Piece: (1:40) "TikTok Is Making Space For Today's Women in Rap to Thrive" By Njera Perkins Tyler's Piece: (19:25) "Why Do So Many Black Women Keep Working With Chris Brown?" By Hanna Phifer Brandon's Piece: (33:41) "Vic Mensa: From Bad Boy to Good Man" By Jade Gomez Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Tyler brings a profile of SZA (helmed by friend of ISOS Danyel Smith) & Miki caps off with a profile on YoungBoy NBA. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Miki's Pick - (6:46) "The Secret Life, House Arrest And Rebirth Of YoungBoy Never Broke Again" By Meaghan Garvey Tyler's Pick - (29:47) "SZA’s Ruination Brought Her Everything" By Danyel Smith Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Jashima brings a conversation starter about a Google AI making music; Ryan brings a profile on Japanese Breakfast and host Elliot brings a profile on Lil Yachty. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Jashima's Pick - (2:56) "Google AI Tool Creates Music from Written Descriptions" By Bryan Lynn Ryan's Pick - (18:34) "Japanese Breakfast Is Working the Pain Away" By Quinn Moreland Elliot's Pick - (32:13) "Lil Yachty’s Let’s Start Here. and the Case for Reinvention" By Marcus Shorter Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this all-profile episode of ISOS: Brandon brings a profile on Questlove, Ryan brings a profile on Billy Woods and Jashima brings a profile on Ice Spice ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Brandon's Pick - (3:19) "The Passion of Questlove" by Jazmine Hughes Ryan's Pick - (29:49) "Billy Woods Would Rather You Be A Little Uncomfortable" By Arielle Lana LeJarde Jashima's Pick - (40:56) "Ice Spice Broke Out With ‘Munch.’ Rap’s New Princess Is Just Warming Up" By Jon Caramanica Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Host Miki brings a piece on pgLang founders Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free talk their next chapter; Tyler brings a piece on misogyny and "Alpha Male" fandoms and Brandon brings a piece looking back at 2022 within the scope of live music. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Miki's Pick - (12:27) Kendrick Lamar’s New Chapter: Raw, Intimate and Unconstrained by Mitchell S. Jackson Tyler's Pick - (33:48) It’s a New Year, Let’s Leave ‘Alpha Male’ Rap Fandom Behind By Andre Gee Brandon's Pick - (51:24) 2022 Was A Weird And Often Bad Year To Be A Concert Audience Member By Steven Hyden Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On the final episode of ISOS for 2022, we're going dual with Ryan & Brandon with pieces on artists' ability to tour & how Woodstock 99, Alt-Rock radio & a bill link with contemporary right-wing media. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Ryan's Pick - (13:58) "Musicians like me can no longer afford to tour. Live music won’t survive unless the industry changes" by Rollie Pemberton Brandon's Pick - (32:21) "What 90s Alt Rock Radio, Woodstock 99, and the Telecom Act Have To Do With Contemporary right-wing media." by Robin James Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter) - @The5thElementUK Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Brandon brings a piece rivalling the length of The Odyssey, profiling Weird Al Yankovic. Tyler brings a piece on Boldy James and Ryan brings a breakdown of the classic "ALL CAPS" music video. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Brandon's Pick - (5:32) "The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of Weird Al Yankovic" By Sam Anderson Tyler's Pick - (30:00) "For Boldy James, Patience is a Virtue" By Phillip Mlynar Ryan's Pick - (43:48) "How They Made the 'All Caps' Video" By Animation Obsessive Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK 5E Community Discord Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Elliot brings a piece on BTS' hiatus announcement; Miki brings piece on the rising Detroit rap scene and Tyler introduces a "Last Week Tonight" segment on tickets. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Elliot's Pick - (6:32) "South Korea stands to lose billions from making K-pop superstars BTS do military service" By Chloe Taylor Miki's Pick - (32:18) "THE PROMISE & PERSEVERANCE OF DETROIT RAP’S RISING STARS" By Neena Rouhani Tyler's Pick - (51:24) "Tickets" by Last Week Tonight W/ John Oliver Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK 5E Community Discord Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Host Brandon brings a piece on the "Creator Economy" and how it's turning into a new rat race. Tyler brings a piece on the return of Kelela; and Charlie brings an oral history of Coolio's "Gangster's Paradise". ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Brandon's Pick - (7:28) "The Rosy ‘Creator Economy’ Is Music’s Biggest Lie" By Tim Ingham Tyler's Pick - (31:59) "Grounded: the revival of Kelela" By Amber J Phillips Charlie's Pick - (47:40) "How Gangsta's Paradise changed the course of hip-hop" By Mark Savage Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK 5E Community Discord Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Brandon brings a piece on music loops, host Elliot brings a retrospective on Kreayshawn and the "meme rap" era as a whole; and Miki brings a video where producer Kenny Beats talks on a multitude of subjects. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Brandon's Pick - (3:12) "How Music Loops Help Me Feel More Present" By Miguel Otárola Elliot's Pick - (20:28) "I Got The Internet Going Nutz: Kreayshawn and the 10th Anniversary of SOMETHIN’ BOUT KREAY’" By Jacqueline Codiga Miki's Pick - (46:11) "Kenny Beats on Community Building, Creativity, and the Art of Collaboration" By IDEA GENERATION Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK 5E Community Discord Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this all-video episode of ISOS: Host Tyler brings a very meta essay on VGM as a whole and why modern compositions aren't as memorable as the compositions of old. Ryan brings an essay on positive & negative stress in games, with Celeste as a case study. And Brandon finishes off with a monologue on Hollow Knight lore... And there's also an essay to back it. I think, we'll never know. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Tyler's Pick - (7:26) "What Happened to Memorable Game Music?" By Game Score Fanfare Ryan's Pick - (24:09) "The Anxiety of Celeste and its Music" By Game Score Fanfare Brandon's Pick - (45:44) "Storytelling through Music in Hollow Knight" By 8-bit Music Theory Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK 5E Community Discord Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

During the recording of the most recent ISOS recording, Tyler, Ryan & Brandon thought it'd be fun to do some Nintendo Direct predictions. I thought it'd be fun to extract it from the episode and make it a bonus, right as the Nintendo Direct goes down. Episode drops the day after, I'll link here. But for now, enjoy some predictions.

On Ep.54 of ISOS: Brandon brings an interview with Black Though & Danger Mouse, host Ryan brings a piece about Whisper Networks & Miki caps things off with a piece on power players in music migrating to Miami. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Brandon's Pick - (2:08) "Black Thought and Danger Mouse break down Cheat Codes, their hip-hop two-hander" By Todd Gilchrist Ryan's Pick - (22:09) "‘People haven’t taken me seriously’: where the music and media industries have failed, whisper networks have provided solace and community" By Jumi Akinfenwa Miki's Pick - (41:06) "Why Are Music’s Power Players Moving to Miami?" By Katie Bain Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK 5E Community Discord Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Miki brings an interview for recent Kendrick co-signee, NOT THE TWOS, Jashima brings a news piece on Kid Cudi changing artwork for his re-release of "A Kid Named Cudi", and Charlie brings a semi-review of Black Star's "No Fear of Time" that morphs into a love letter to RSS. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Miki's Pick - (7:35) "Meet NOT THE TWOS, The Artist Whose Debut Single Landed on Kendrick Lamar’s New Album" By Brenton Blanchet Jashima's Pick - (26:47) "Kid Cudi Calls Fan ‘Bogus’ for Saying Original A Kid Named Cudi Artwork Is Better Than New Version" By C. Vernon Coleman II Charlie's Pick - (42:11) "Black Star’s ‘No Fear of Time’: Or, How Uploading an Album as a Podcast Could Take Back Control From Big Streaming" By Will Hagle Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK 5E Community Discord Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Ryan brings a piece on Kendrick Lamar's Glastonbury headline performance. Tyler brings a conversation with multi-hyphenate Jackson Wang. And Elliot brings a video on Run The Jewels' second album. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Ryan's Pick: (2:24) "Kendrick Lamar's ground-breaking Glastonbury set meets the moment with an abortion rights battle cry" By Musa Okwonga Tyler's Pick: (21:06) "An Honest Conversation With Jackson Wang, The Magic Man" By Eric Diep Elliot's Pick: (39:09) "The Rap Album That Changed My Mind About Law Enforcement" By That Dang Dad Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK 5E Community Discord Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Music Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence

On this episode of ISOS: Host Ryan brings a long read on streaming addiction, Brandon goes left-field with a piece on a Japanese psych-rock band and Jashima caps off with a look into Snoop Dogg's NFT empire. ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS: Ryan's Piece - (6:51) "The Woes Of Being Addicted To Streaming" By Jeremy D. Larson Brandon's Pick - (25:34) "The fuzz, feedback and folklore of a mythic Japanese psych-rock band" By Matt Lajoie Jashima's Pick - (42:28) "Snoop Dogg Is Building A Crypto Empire, One NFT At A Time" By Murray Stassen Thanks for listening! Be sure to help support the show by sharing, rating, reviewing and reading the pieces talked about. Support the writers & everyone that helps make this show possible. If you’re an independent writer and would like your own work featured on the show, send it to us to read via the CS/5E Socials below! We appreciate you joining us as we continue in our search for sauce. Central Sauce (Twitter) - @Central_Sauce The 5th Element (Twitter & IG) - @The5thElementUK 5E Community Discord Music - "Fxck Shit Up" By Bassti ChillHop Records Other Podcasts Under The 5EPN: "What's Good?" W/ Charlie Taylor Black Women Watch... 5EPN Radio Diggin' In The Digits The Beauty Of Independence