Empty Checking With Derek Brink

A quick update on why there's not a new episode yet, plus a very brief book review! There will be a FAB 15 uploaded soon, I promise!

In this episode, we catch up on some music from James McMurtry, Pulp, Neil Young, HAIM, and S.G. Goodman. It's a slightly shorter episode, but packed with fun! Enjoy! Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Music: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com Time Index: 0:00 - Intro  11:41 - You and You Alone 12:11 - Recent Listening: 12:47 - James McMurtry - The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy 17:30 - Pulp - More 21:51 - Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts - Talkin to the Trees 25:00 - HAIM - I Quit 34:32 - S.G. Goodman - Planting By the Signs 38:54 - The High Road 39:26 - Outro

In this episode, I talk about one of my favorite musical formats--the CD Box Set! That's right! It's a theme episode!!! Enjoy! Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com Time Index: ...there's just one topic. If you want to be a jerk and skip the intro, the "show" starts at 6:57. But...really? You don't have just short of 7 minutes to hear about my day? Wow... The music in this episode is all from my Departure album: Deeper Than Oceans Lectio Divina Thanks!

I had a different episode ready to go, but given the day's news I needed to talk about Brian Wilson. This isn't a typical episode. It's very emotional, my thoughts are somewhat random and cloudy, and it's a little raw. But I needed to do something to pay tribute to one of my all-time heroes. I hope you enjoy it. Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com email: db@derekbrink.com

It has been a MONTH! But we're back! In this episode, I talk about a bunch of music I saw on Everybody's Live with John Mulaney, then I talk about the Karate Kid/Cobra Kai and Doctor Who. (I GO OFF when I'm talking about Doctor Who!) I had fun making it. Now it's your turn to have fun listening to it. Enjoy! Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com Time Index: 0:00 - Intro 6:23 - Music Break - "S*** About Shakespeare" 6:54 - Music from Everybody's Live 9:14 - Kim Deal (and Kim Gordon) 11:51 - Daniel Hope/Spring 1/Max Richter 15:34 - John Cage and Maggie Rogers 19:21 - Alanis Morissette 21:41 - Sleater-Kinney (and the Muffs) 23:50 - Music Break - "Napalm" 24:20 - Stuff I Watched 24:20 - Karate Kid/Cobra Kai 31:42 - Doctor Who 54:05 - Music Break - "What Matters Most (South of Savannah)" 54:35 - Outro

A quick update about the lack of an episode and how I'm doing following the tornado that ripped through St. Louis on Friday. Thanks for your patience. We'll talk soon.

In this episode, I talk about my new (used) car for a long time and then also about seeing Paul Simon for a while, too! That's it! Enjoy! Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com Time Index: (As a side note, all songs are from my album "Grounds" which is celebrating it's 20th birthday!) 0:00 - Intro 5:32 - Music Break - One Man 6:03 - Talking about my Mini Cooper Countryman 28:19 - Music Break - Stranger 28:51 - Paul Simon: A Quiet Celebration 46:33 - Music Break - AMB 4 47:05 - Outro

Sorry there hasn't been a new episode. Stuff has been busy. Working on it. Thanks for your patience!

In this episode, I talk about music from Matt Berry, Mumford & Sons, Elton John & Brandi Carlile, and Coheed & Cambria. (Lots of "&" bands!) I also touch on the movie Empire Records (super hot topical!) and the latest episode of Doctor Who. It's a little shorter than a typical episode, but no less fun! Enjoy! Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com Time Index: 0:00 - Intro 8:24 - Music Break - Remember Me 8:53 - Recent Listening 9:10 - Matt Berry - Heard Noises 14:59 - Mumford & Sons - Rushmere 21:29 - Elton John & Brandi Carlile - Who Believes in Angels? 25:20 - Coheed & Cambria - The Father of Make Believe 29:59 - Music Break - Out from the Light 30:30 - Recent Viewing 30:50 - Empire Records 36:55 - Doctor Who 40:06 - Music Break - Born in this Town 40:37 - Outro, including me being mad at Liquid Death

IT HAS BEEN WAY TOO LONG!!! It's nice to be doing episodes again! In this one, I'm talking about a bunch of music that I haven't talked about yet, from Post Malone (surprise!), Patterson Hood, Jason Isbell, Rufus Wainwright, Bob Mould, Japanese Breakfast, and My Morning Jacket. It's a fun return to form, and I hope you dig it! So dig it! Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Email: db@derekbrink.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com Time Index: 0:00 - Intro 12:23 - Music Break - I Hope You're Happy 12:53 - Recent Listening 12:53 - Post Malone - F-1 Trillion 14:48 - Patterson Hood - Exploding Trees and Airplane Screams 23:05 - Jason Isbell - Foxes in the Snow 31:47 - Rufus Wainwright - Dream Requiem 36:21 - Bob Mould - Here We Go Crazy 37:30 - Japanese Breakfast - For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women) 43:25 - My Morning Jacket - Is (Plus an interlude talking about my cat McGuire!) 48:17 - Music Break - Denouement 48:47 - Outro

TL;DR - Some good things happened and you'll get a new episode within the week! Thank you for your patience!

Just a quick update on where I've been and why! new episodes soon!!

Can you believe we're at episode #200?!? Very appropriate that it should be a Fab 15, and that the list should be "Songs with Numbers in Their Titles!" Sometimes things just line up. As always, your Papa Dave and Uncle Derek are bringing you the goods! This is a fun and somewhat concise talk, and I think you'll love it. Check it out! Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com / http://fromthebrink.bandcamp.com  email: db@derekbrink.com MonDaves with Dave: http://davidbrink.home.blog  Spotify playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/317eypfciiajkyay2kxloz3kreoa?si=f046115ad0514079  Time Index: 0:00 - Intro 5:21 - Explanation and rules for the list 11:24 - #15 - Seven Nation Army - White Stripes / Take Five - Dave Brubeck 15:34 - #14 - Two Princes - Spin Doctors / I'm the One - Descendents 22:10 - #13 - Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington Jr / One - U2 27:09 - #12 - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - Proclaimers / 2112 - Rush 31:58 - #11 - One - Three Dog Night / Thirteen - Bi

In this episode I talk about music from Guided By Voices, Loudon Wainwright III, and the Twin Peaks soundtrack, then my recent viewing of (sigh) Cop Out and the SNL 50th Anniversary show. Then I talk about and play a new guitar I bought for a little bit. There's something for...well not everybody...but some people! Enjoy! Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com Email: db@derekbrink.com Time Index: 0:00 - Intro 11:21 - Music Break: Live Your Life 11:51 - Recent Listening 12:16 - Guided By Voices - Universe Room 15:36 - Loudon Wainwright III - Loudon Live in London 18:27 - Twin Peaks - Limited Event Series Soundtrack 23:23 - Music Break: Every Day 23:54 - Recent Viewing 24:25 - Cop Out 33:22 - SNL 50th Anniversary 51:56 - Music Break - Heaven Knows 52:27 - My new guitar! 1:06:15 - Music Break: Those Things 1:06:45 - Outro

In this episode, I talk about some art on my walls and some music in my speakers! I touch on cool art from local artists Sarah Kelly and Dan Zettwoch then music from Sharon Van Etten, Flogging Molly (sorta), Lambrini Girls, and I spend a LONG time talking about the new Dream Theater album. Dig it! Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com Time Index: 0:00 - Intro 11:52 - Music Break: Nobody Else 12:24 - Cherokee Print Bazaar Purchases 32:08 - Music Break: Everybody Shut Up 32:39 - Recent Listening: 33:23 - Sharon Van Etten - Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory 36:05 - Flogging Molly - GET WELL SOON, DAVE KING 38:27 - Lambrini Girls - Who Let the Dogs Out 41:05 - Dream Theater - Parasomnia 1:06:49 - Music Break: Always 1:07:19 - Outro

In this episode, I mostly just talk about The Get Up Kids, because I saw them in concert last week. I had fun with this one. I hope you do, too! Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com Time Index: 0:00 - Intro 13:31 - Music Break - TralfamadOverture 14:02 - The Get Up Kids 49:18 - Music Break - If It's Raining 49:49 - Outro

It's the first new episode of the year! And we're starting off on a cheery foot by paying tribute to David Lynch, Tony Slattery, and Bob Uecker...but then we talk about In & Out, The 4:30 Movie, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and Moonage Daydream. I think you'll like it, if you'll take the time. Thanks! blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com music: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com Time Index: 0:00 - Intro Music Break: Losing Sleep Tributes: Tony Slattery David Lynch Bob Uecker Music Break: Absent Friends Movies: In & Out The 4:30 Movie Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Moonage Daydream Music Break: Chekhov's Rights Outro

SMALL delay in the upload! Here's my apology. real episode coming VERY soon!

A quick apology for not having a new episode yet, and also I bid farewell to British Comedian Tony Slattery.

Are you at one of those New Year's Eve get-togethers where you might as well pop in your ear buds and listen to a podcast? Well your Uncle Derek and Papa Dave have you covered! Just under the wire, we're counting down our FAB 15 Albums of 2024! So either put down that glass of champagne or make it a double, and enjoy our nonsense for a while! Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com  Email: db@derekbrink.com  Spotify Playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/317eypfciiajkyay2kxloz3kreoa?si=f046115ad0514079  Dave's Blog: http://davidbrink.home.blog   Music: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com  Time Index: 0:00 - Intro 6:30 - The topic at hand: Fab 15 Albums of 2024 11:38 - Rules for this list 12:54 - The FAB 15! 12:54 - #15 18:17 - #14 26:15 - #13 33:59 - #12 40:28 - #11 48:49 - #10 54:49 - #9 1:00:18 - #8 1:07:31 - #7 1:12:21 - #6 1:19:37 - #5 1:26:29 - #4 1:32:41 - #3 1:36:44 - #2 1:41:06 - #1 1:43:21 - Honorable Mentions 1:53:43 - Working on a final 15, and the TERRIFIC TEN! 1:56:46 - A coin toss! And then add