When Should a Band Change Their Name After a Lineup Change?
Bands will often change and evolve their sound over time, and sometimes bands will change their lineup as well, bringing new members into th...
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Velocities In Music
Jake and Tom are two devout music heads who spent the last several years reviewing music on YouTube as Velocities in Music. Armed with two microphones and a podcast, the guys from VIM discus...
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20 of 89 episodesHow Have Our 200 Favorite Albums Changed Over the Last 10 Years? (Pt 2 of 2)
People track their tastes in many different ways, and some prefer not to at all. At Velocities In Music, we like to make lists of our favori...
How Have Our Tastes Changed Over the Last 10 Years? (Pt 1 of 2)
As Velocities In Music approaches its 10-year anniversary, Jake and Tom reflect on how their tastes have changed over the last decade, and h...
The Lost Art of the Mixtape
For decades people have been making each other mixtapes, mixes, and playlists for a variety of reasons in a variety of formats. As technolog...
March 2019 - Record Fair Haul
Jake and Tom discuss the pros and cons of attending record fairs, and share the hauls from their respective fairs in Phoenix and Des Moines.
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde | A Track-by-Track Breakdown
In early 1966, after being dissatisfied with the results of his recording sessions in New York, Bob Dylan went to Nashville to cut his new a...
Top 25 Songs of 2018
Listen to the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1215237538/playlist/0XUMcTDr8UFJZJQhq0xuov?si=--eVYF24QF-x4S67kxbLRQ A lot of great so...
Top 20 Albums of 2018
Another year of music is in the books! In this podcast we highlight our 20 favorite albums from 2018 and discuss what we thought of the year...
Talking Heads - Talking Heads: 77 | A Track-by-Track Breakdown
Talking Heads: 77 is a classic debut album from one of rock music's most adventurous and influential bands. In this podcast, we walk through...
Our Musical Upbringings
This podcast was requested by Sean Murphy, winner of the first VIM Music League! It's safe to say that everyone grows up with music around,...
New Music vs. Old Music - What Should We Spend Our Time Listening To?
In an age where we have instant access to all the new albums being released each week, keeping up with new music can feel like a full-time j...
David Bowie - An Artist Deep-Dive (Pt 3 of 3 - 1990-2016)
In the third and final installment of our David Bowie deep-dive, we start with his more polarizing albums from the 90s and move through his...
David Bowie - An Artist Deep-Dive (Pt 2 of 3 - 1976-1989)
In the second part of this deep-dive, we start the last half of David Bowie's prolific run of albums in the 1970s with 1976's Station to Sta...
David Bowie - An Artist Deep-Dive (Pt 1 of 3 - 1967-1975)
David Bowie was an inspirational creative force and a top-notch performer and songwriter. During his nearly 50-year musical career, he recor...
Top 30 Songs of 2017
From the thousands of songs we listened to in 2017, it's difficult to narrow it down a list to our 30 favorites. Some are more Jake picks, s...
Top 20 Albums of 2017
2017 was a great year for music--we saw a lot of well-established artists return with their strongest releases in years, and several unique...
What Artists Were Ahead of Their Time?
When talking about music with fellow friends and enthusiasts, it's common to hear artists mentioned as being "ahead of their time." But what...
Our Past 4 Months in Music
In this episode, Jake and Tom catch up on the life changes they've faced over the past several months and how music has played a role in the...
Bloopers & Outtakes (From the First Two Years)
Velocities In Music isn't just about music discussion--it's also about Jake and Tom trying their hardest to trip each other up and make each...
80/35 Music Festival and VIM Update
Jake and Tom discuss the future of the Velocities in Music podcast, and Tom talks about his experience at 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines...