The Opus Podcast – Consequence https://consequence.net Music, Film, TV and Pop Culture News for the Mainstream and Underground Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:29:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://consequence.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-correct-blue.jpg?quality=80&w=32 The Opus Podcast – Consequence https://consequence.net 32 32 Cypress Hill Helped Put Weed Rap on the Map: The Opus Podcast https://consequence.net/2023/08/cypress-hills-weed-rap-the-opus/ https://consequence.net/2023/08/cypress-hills-weed-rap-the-opus/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:29:48 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1318172 The rap group's love of ganja changed stoner culture forever.

Cypress Hill Helped Put Weed Rap on the Map: The Opus Podcast
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]]> Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS For the final episode of The Opus: Cypress Hill, we finally address the large, skunk-smelling elephant in the room: Cypress Hill’s unabashed love for ganja. With records like their self-titled, the group essentially put weed rap on the map. The…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/08/cypress-hills-weed-rap-the-opus/feed/ 0 Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Hits from the bong! Cypress Hill Rap, Rock, and the Alchemy of Cypress Hill’s Beats: The Opus Podcast https://consequence.net/2023/08/cypress-hill-rock-the-opus/ https://consequence.net/2023/08/cypress-hill-rock-the-opus/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:13:21 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1317593 The roots of Cypress Hill's revolutionary, metal-tinged sound.

Rap, Rock, and the Alchemy of Cypress Hill’s Beats: The Opus Podcast
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]]>  Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS Previously on The Opus: Cypress Hill, we dove into the inner workings of the rap group’s unmatched chemistry. This week, we take a look at the other half of their unmistakable sound: the unique alchemy of their beats. Cypress…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/08/cypress-hill-rock-the-opus/feed/ 0 Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Finding a rocking sound all their own Cypress Hill Cypress Hill Were More Than the Sum of Their Already Impressive Parts: The Opus Podcast https://consequence.net/2023/08/cypress-hill-members-the-opus-podcast/ https://consequence.net/2023/08/cypress-hill-members-the-opus-podcast/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:57:45 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1316516 How DJ Muggs, B-Real, and Sen Dog came together to create hip-hop magic.

Cypress Hill Were More Than the Sum of Their Already Impressive Parts: The Opus Podcast
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]]>  Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS Cypress Hill’s members had unparalleled chemistry, and we explore their unique alchemy as we continue our celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. It’s part two of our re-release of The Opus: Cypress Hill, which takes a look at the…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/08/cypress-hill-members-the-opus-podcast/feed/ 0 Consequence Staff Consequence Staff An irreplaceable combination of talent Cypress Hill Cypress Hill Captured the Sound of a Tense Southern California: The Opus Podcast https://consequence.net/2023/08/cypress-hill-podcast-the-opus-california/ https://consequence.net/2023/08/cypress-hill-podcast-the-opus-california/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:48:30 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1315884 Cypress Hill took the tension of Los Angeles and imbued it into their signature sound.

Cypress Hill Captured the Sound of a Tense Southern California: The Opus Podcast
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]]> Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS As part of Consequence’s Hip-Hop 50 celebration, we’re re-releasing our deep dive into a true opus of the genre: Cypress Hill’s self-titled debut. Back in Season 15 of The Opus: Cypress Hill podcast, host Jill Hopkins traveled back to the late-’80s…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/08/cypress-hill-podcast-the-opus-california/feed/ 0 Consequence Staff Consequence Staff LA and the powder keg that shaped the group Cypress Hill Fugees Entered the Lab with Old Staples and Made New Classics: The Opus Podcast https://consequence.net/2023/08/fugees-songs-samples-score-opus-podcast/ https://consequence.net/2023/08/fugees-songs-samples-score-opus-podcast/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:31:08 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1314700 The conclusion of The Opus: Fugees' The Score looks at the album's samples and covers.

Fugees Entered the Lab with Old Staples and Made New Classics: The Opus Podcast
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]]>  Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS On the “official” 50th anniversary of hip-hop, we wrap up our special re-release of The Opus’ deep dive into one of the genre’s greatest-ever records, Fugees’ The Score, by taking a close look at three of the LP’s songs. Covering, borrowing, interpolating, sampling —…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/08/fugees-songs-samples-score-opus-podcast/feed/ 0 Consequence Staff Consequence Staff Dissecting the samples and covers on Fugees' The Score opus fugees the score lab “Zealots”, “The Score”, and “Ready or Not” Fugees’ The Score Was a Bridge Between Haiti and Hip-Hop: The Opus Podcast https://consequence.net/2023/08/fugees-haiti-score-opus-podcast/ https://consequence.net/2023/08/fugees-haiti-score-opus-podcast/#respond Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:57:08 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1313714 Revisit the trio's historic 1997 "Coming Home" concert in Port-au-Prince on The Opus podcast.

Fugees’ The Score Was a Bridge Between Haiti and Hip-Hop: The Opus Podcast
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]]>  Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS The Opus continues its celebration of Hip-Hop 50 by continuing its investigation into the history of Fugees’ The Score, one of hip-hop’s greatest records ever. After going into the basement for Episode 2, The Opus heads to Port-au-Prince to reveal how Lauryn Hill, Wyclef…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/08/fugees-haiti-score-opus-podcast/feed/ 0 Consequence Staff Consequence Staff The Opus podcast revisits the trio's Port-au-Prince "Coming Home" concert on Episode 3 fugees the score hip-hop opus podcast episode 3 haiti 50th anniversary 50 Fugees Found Their Future in the Booga Basement: The Opus Podcast https://consequence.net/2023/08/fugees-score-booga-basement-opus-podcast/ https://consequence.net/2023/08/fugees-score-booga-basement-opus-podcast/#respond Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:02:05 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1312641 We head to an East Orange, New Jersey basement to learn how Fugees created their opus, The Score.

Fugees Found Their Future in the Booga Basement: The Opus Podcast
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]]>  Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS We’re opening The Opus archives as part of our Hip-Hop 50 celebration, revisiting one of the greatest rap records of all time: Fugees’ The Score. In Episode 2 of The Opus: The Score, we’re heading to the basement — the Booga Basement, to be…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/08/fugees-score-booga-basement-opus-podcast/feed/ 0 Consequence Staff Consequence Staff How the trio made a hip-hop classic in a East Orange, New Jersey basement fugees the score hip-hop opus podcast episode 2 50th anniversary 50 At the Crossroads of Hip-Hop, Fugees Scored Big: The Opus Podcast https://consequence.net/2023/08/fugees-the-score-opus-episode-1-hip-hop-50/ https://consequence.net/2023/08/fugees-the-score-opus-episode-1-hip-hop-50/#respond Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:30:47 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1311918 We're opening The Opus Podcast archives as part of our Hip-Hop 50 celebration.

At the Crossroads of Hip-Hop, Fugees Scored Big: The Opus Podcast
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]]>  Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS As part of Consequence’s Hip-Hop 50 celebration, we’re opening The Opus archives to revisit our seasons about some of rap’s most iconic albums. We begin today with the record that sits at number 15 on our list of The Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/08/fugees-the-score-opus-episode-1-hip-hop-50/feed/ 0 Consequence Staff Consequence Staff We're opening The Opus archives to celebrate classic hip-hop albums, beginning with Fugees' The Score fugees hip-hop opus the score podcast episode 1 50th anniversary 50 The Legacy of Billy Joel’s The Stranger Lives on at Madison Square Garden: The Opus https://consequence.net/2023/01/billy-joel-madison-square-garden-the-opus/ https://consequence.net/2023/01/billy-joel-madison-square-garden-the-opus/#respond Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:46:10 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1264282 The Piano Man continues to sell out MSG every month despite not releasing a new album in 30 years.

The Legacy of Billy Joel’s The Stranger Lives on at Madison Square Garden: The Opus
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]]> Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS Billy Joel hasn’t put out a rock album since 1993 — but since 2014, he’s sold out Madison Square Garden once a month, every month. He first played the iconic New York City venue in 1978, a year after releasing The Stranger and just…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/01/billy-joel-madison-square-garden-the-opus/feed/ 0 Ben Kaye How the Piano Man has played 133 nights at MSG -- despite not releasing a new album since 1993 billy joel madison square garden the stranger opus podcast Billy Joel’s The Stranger Plays Like a Greatest Hits Album: The Opus https://consequence.net/2023/01/billy-joel-greatest-hits-the-stranger-opus/ https://consequence.net/2023/01/billy-joel-greatest-hits-the-stranger-opus/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2023 17:00:30 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1262832 Episode 3 of the hit podcast features Regina Spektor, Ben Folds, Bayside's Anthony Raneri, and more.

Billy Joel’s The Stranger Plays Like a Greatest Hits Album: The Opus
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]]> Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II — certified double diamond — features 23 of his classics, 26% of which all come from The Stranger. That’s six tracks from a nine-song album making their way into the “greatest” category. Were…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2023/01/billy-joel-greatest-hits-the-stranger-opus/feed/ 0 Ben Kaye Regina Spektor, Ben Folds, Bayside's Anthony Raneri, and more discuss their favorite tracks the opus billy joel the stranger podcast episode 3 greatest hits Billy Joel and Producer Phil Ramone Captured Collaborative Magic on The Stranger: The Opus https://consequence.net/2022/12/billy-joel-phil-ramone-the-stranger-the-opus/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/billy-joel-phil-ramone-the-stranger-the-opus/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2022 16:30:17 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1262224 Ben Folds, Arkells' Max Kerman, drummer Liberty DeVito, and more discuss the producer-musician relationship.

Billy Joel and Producer Phil Ramone Captured Collaborative Magic on The Stranger: The Opus
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]]> Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS The Stranger didn’t just mark Billy Joel’s critical breakthrough, but the beginning of a decade-long creative partnership with producer Phil Ramone. Together, the two would create some of the most lasting songs in music, and it all began with those first sessions in…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/billy-joel-phil-ramone-the-stranger-the-opus/feed/ 0 Ben Kaye Guests Ben Folds, Arkells' Max Kerman, drummer Liberty DeVito, and more join the discussion on Episode 2 of the podcast the opus billy joel the stranger podcast episode 2 phil ramone Billy Joel Reintroduced Himself to the World with The Stranger: The Opus https://consequence.net/2022/12/billy-joel-the-stranger-opus-podcast-episode-1/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/billy-joel-the-stranger-opus-podcast-episode-1/#respond Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:30:49 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1261577 Hear interviews with Joel, producer Phil Ramone, and drummer Liberty DeVito on Episode 1 of The Opus: Stranger podcast.

Billy Joel Reintroduced Himself to the World with The Stranger: The Opus
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]]> Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS The Opus podcast is back with Episode 1 of Season 19, this time taking us inside the legacy of Billy Joel’s breakthrough record, The Stranger. Everyone loves an underdog story, and despite its legendary status, that’s the story of The Stranger. It was…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/billy-joel-the-stranger-opus-podcast-episode-1/feed/ 0 Ben Kaye New season of the podcast kicks off with interviews from Joel, producer Phil Ramone, and drummer Liberty DeVito the opus billy joel the stranger podcast episode 1 Get Reintroduced to Billy Joel’s The Stranger on New Season of The Opus Podcast https://consequence.net/2022/12/billy-joel-the-stranger-opus-podcast-new-season/ https://consequence.net/2022/12/billy-joel-the-stranger-opus-podcast-new-season/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:00:24 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1259296 Our hit music history podcast is movin' out and into a new season focused on The Piano Man's star-making fifth LP.

Get Reintroduced to Billy Joel’s The Stranger on New Season of The Opus Podcast
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]]> The Opus returns this holiday season with a true gift for music fans. Season 19 of the hit music history podcast from Consequence Podcast Network and Sony Legacy is set to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the album that made Billy Joel a world renowned star: The Stranger. With episode…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2022/12/billy-joel-the-stranger-opus-podcast-new-season/feed/ 0 Ben Kaye Celebrating the 45th anniversary of The Piano Man's star-marking fifth studio album billy joel the stranger podcast the opus classic rock The Legacy of Alice in Chains’ Dirt Spans Generations: The Opus https://consequence.net/2022/10/alice-in-chains-legacy-dirt-the-opus-podcast/ https://consequence.net/2022/10/alice-in-chains-legacy-dirt-the-opus-podcast/#respond Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:22:47 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1249897 The season finale of The Opus podcast looks at how Alice in Chains continue to impact music today.

The Legacy of Alice in Chains’ Dirt Spans Generations: The Opus
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]]> Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS On this season of The Opus podcast, we’ve explored why Alice in Chains’ Dirt is considered such a classic album — from its place in the ’90s Seattle scene, to its unique sonics, to its deeply personal lyrics. All of that has folded into…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2022/10/alice-in-chains-legacy-dirt-the-opus-podcast/feed/ 0 Ben Kaye On the season finale of The Opus podcast, we look at AIC's continued impact on modern music the opus alice in chains dirty legacy influence Alice in Chains’ Dirt Is a Work of Dark, Personal Lyrical Genius: The Opus https://consequence.net/2022/10/alice-in-chains-lyrics-dirt-the-opus/ https://consequence.net/2022/10/alice-in-chains-lyrics-dirt-the-opus/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:00:09 +0000 https://consequence.net/?p=1248584 On Episode 3 of The Opus: Dirt, we explore the confessional poetry of the iconic album.

Alice in Chains’ Dirt Is a Work of Dark, Personal Lyrical Genius: The Opus
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]]> Listen via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS So far on The Opus: Alice in Chains’ Dirt, we’ve examined how the band went against the grain of the Seattle scene and how their unique compositional approach set them apart. Even if those things weren’t true, Dirt would remain one of the…

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]]> https://consequence.net/2022/10/alice-in-chains-lyrics-dirt-the-opus/feed/ 0 Ben Kaye On Episode 3 of The Opus: Dirt, we explore the iconic album's confessional poetry Alice in chains opus podcast episode 3 lyrics personal dark