Midnight Madness

Tuesday, January 21, 202501/21/2025

Midnight Madness: 3 Songs from Cosmogramma by Flying Lotus

Anand and Jason listen to and discuss “Mhmm,” “Do the Astral Plane” and “Satellite” from Afro-futurist and experimental electronic producer…

Wednesday, January 15, 202501/15/2025

Midnight Madness: “Rocket Number Nine” by Sun Ra

Anand and Jason listen to and discuss “Rocket Number Nine” from Afro-futurist cosmic jazz pioneer Sun Ra.

Wednesday, January 8, 202501/08/2025

Midnight Madness: Zakir Hussein Tribute

Tune in at midnight as Anand Harsh and Jason Crane pay tribute to tabla master Zakir Hussain, who passed away…

Tuesday, December 17, 202412/17/2024

Midnight Madness: “Feel” by The Verve

Anand Harsh and Jason Crane discuss “Feel” by The Verve, from their eponymous 1992 debut EP.

Tuesday, December 10, 202412/10/2024

Midnight Madness: “Spirit Echo” by Knifeplay

Anand Harsh and Jason Crane listen to and discuss the new song “Spirit Echo,” by Philly band Knifeplay.

Tuesday, December 3, 202412/03/2024

Midnight Madness: “Echoes” by Pink Floyd

Anand Harsh and Jason Crane play and talk about Pink Floyd’s epic “Echoes.” For the technical Floyd heads out there,…

Tuesday, November 26, 202411/26/2024

Midnight Madness: “The Court Of The Crimson King” by King Crimson

Anand Harsh and Jason Crane listen to and discuss “The Court Of The Crimson King,” from King Crimson’s 1969 debut…

Wednesday, November 20, 202411/20/2024

Midnight Madness: Rat Saw God by Wednesday

Anand Harsh and Jason Crane listen to and discuss the first two songs from Wednesday’s album Rat Saw God.

Wednesday, November 13, 202411/13/2024

Midnight Madness: “Maggot Brain” by Funkadelic

Anand Harsh and Jason Crane listen to and discuss Funkadelic’s guitar freakout classic, “Maggot Brain.”

Wednesday, November 6, 202411/06/2024

Midnight Madness: “Kamli Wala Muhammad” By Nusret Fateh Ali Khan

Anand Harsh and Jason Crane listen to and discuss “Kamli Wala Muhammad” by Pakistani musician Nusret Fateh Ali Khan.

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