500 Gigabytes

Host(s): 
Jason Poole
Timeslot: 
Sunday, November 10, 2024 - 5:00pm
Length: 
1 hour
Type of Show: 
Music

500 Gigabytes is a musical variety show that seeks thematic connections between songs from different genres throughout the 20th Century and beyond. 

 

Past Episodes

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 25JUN23 - CELEBRATING AMY Aired: Sunday, June 25, 2023

    Songs celebrating my wife on her birthday as well as 15 wonderful years of marriage together! Featuring tracks by Jack Johnson, Guitar Tribute Players, Sara Bareilles, Captain Dipper and the Strawberry Girl, Branches, Suzanne Vega, Peter Gabriel, Stars, Regina Spektor, Ivan & Alyosha, Mizo Beat, Taylor Swift, Delta Rae, P!nk, Hassan Ibrahmi, Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor, and Freddie King.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 18JUN23 - MINI THEMES Aired: Sunday, June 18, 2023

    Basically Stuff I've been listening to lately. Officially, theme #1 would be "artists in my collection I've never really listened to": The Moody Blues and Traffic. Theme #2 would be "Black women in folk": Kara Jackson and Joy Oladokun. It flows better than you think it will!

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 4JUN23 - HERE COMES THE SUN Aired: Sunday, June 4, 2023

    Songs about or referring to the sun! Featuring tracks by The Violent Femmes, Rockabye Baby, Color Me Badd, Dokken, Willie Dunn, Anna & Elizabeth, Sleeping at Last, VNV Nation, Adorable, La Luz, Kilbey Kennedy, Our Native Daughters, Christina Perri, Cigarettes After Sex, Bjork, and Lowland Hum.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 21MAY23 - AAPI HERITAGE MONTH SHOWCASE Aired: Sunday, May 21, 2023

    Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month by featuring AAPI artists, whether solo or as part of a band. Featuring songs by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yo Yo Ma, Yaeji, Rina Sawayama (yes, I know she's British), Cibo Matto, Deerhoof, The Black Eyed Peas, Smashing Pumpkins, and Miss Grit.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 14MAY23 - HAIR METAL BALLADS Aired: Sunday, May 14, 2023

    Every hair metal album had one...here are some favorite hair metal ballads from the late eighties and early nineties to take you back to your glory days! Featuring songs by Night Ranger, Vixen, Winger, Saigon Kick, Heart, Cheap Trick, Warrant, and Rockabye Baby covers of Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, and Van Halen. You don't wanna miss this one!

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 7MAY23 - CALIFORNIA STORIES Aired: Sunday, May 7, 2023

    Songs about the great western state and stories about my travels there. Featuring tracks by The Mamas and the Papas, John Fahey, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Childish Gambino, The Eagles, Rockabye Baby, Wilco, The Western States motel, Rihanna, Katy Perry, CHVRCHES, Led Zeppelin, and 2Pac.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 23APR23 - 2023 SO FAR Aired: Sunday, April 23, 2023

    We'll listen to some new releases that have been getting my attention this year so far... Includes songs by NF, El Ten Eleven, Ghost, CHVRCHES, Sam Smith, M83, VNV Nation, Marketa Irglova, ONBC, boygenius, Waveshaper, Memphis LK, Kele, Miley Cyrus, Ingrid Michaelson, MONO, and The Tallest Man on Earth.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 16APR23 - ONE HIT WONDERS (FT. THE DOWNTOWN LIGHTS) Aired: Sunday, April 16, 2023

    Special 2 hour episode with Justin from The Downtown Lights! We revisit a selection of one-hit wonders going back to the 1960s and discuss the phenomenon of one-hit wonders: why this song, and why now? Featuring tracks by Ace, Shocking Blue, The Buggles, Barry McGuire, Thelma Houston, Patti Smith, Snow Patrol, The Weather Girls, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Baltimora, Double, Jane Child, Biz Markie, Marc Cohn, Gnarls Barkley, and Warren Zevon.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 9APR23 - 80s Covers, part 2 Aired: Sunday, April 9, 2023

    Week two of covers of your favorite 80s songs! Not sticking strictly to "indie" artists this time. Featuring covers by In Living Colour, Rockabye Baby, Weezer, Sixpence None the Richer, Charlotte Martin, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Maxwell, Nouvelle Vague, Mika, Dragonette, Captain Dipper and the Strawberry Girl, and Bhi Bhiman.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 2APR23 - Indie Cover the 80s, part 1 Aired: Sunday, April 2, 2023

    Indie rock/folk/pop artists cover your favorite 80s hits! Includes songs by STRFKR, Rockabye Baby, The National, First Aid Kit, Kate Rusby, The Wind and the Wave, Brandi Carlile, Anni B Sweet, Sleeping at Last, The Bird and the Bee, Bing Ji Ling, Black Pumas, and Cigarettes After Sex.

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