Indiecast
Indiecast is a weekly show from UPROXX Indie Mixtape hosted by music critics Steven Hyden and Ian Cohen. Every week, Hyden and Cohen discuss the biggest news and names in modern indie, as well as look back to moments that established the indie rock canon.
Episodes
Steven and Ian begin with a quick Sportscast about the disastrous turn for Steven's beloved Green Bay Packers (0:34). They also do some clarifications on last week's year-end albums lists (5:59). After that, they discuss the future of the show and reveal that there won't be any new episodes for the foreseeable future (9:44). Finally, they commence with the annual awarding of the Indiecasties (22:17).
Steven and Ian begin this special episode with a quick rundown of the new Charli XCX mockumentary and whether it potentially represents the end of millennial cultural dominance (0:56). They also do a quick Sportscast after the recent Packers win and Eagles loss (11:11). After that, they discuss the latest album from This Is Lorelei, a kind of greatest hits release for the promising singer-songwriter's Bandcamp era (19:30)....
Steven and Ian begin with a quick tangent about the intersection of conservative newspaper columnists and music podcasts, and whether it will ever happen on Indiecast (1:52). They also do a Sportscast on the failing Philadelphia Eagles and Steven's revived hatred of the Chicago Bears (7:53). Then they pivot to a conversation about year-end albums lists, and what they say about the prevailing trends of 2025 (16:48). After t...
Steven and Ian open this week with an extended dialogue about an ongoing war at concerts, especially ones featuring aging artists -- the "sit down!" people vs. the "I'm not gonna sit down!" people (0:55). Who is right, and how can this be resolved? This also do a "yay or nay" on The Lemonheads, whose frontman Evan Dando has a new memoir out (11:44). Then they answer listener emails about college radio (19:12), the pro...
Steven and Ian begin with a quick rundown of Thanksgiving fixins, and ultimately disagree on the utility of turkey (0:55). After that, they briefly assess the fantasy albums draft, which already seems like a wrap (10:51). Then they talk about gearing up to make their year-end albums lists (13:14), after which they make some educated guesses about what they think critics are going to rate highly this year (28:44). In the "y...
Steven and Ian kick off with an announcement about an old favorite/punchline. They also discuss the recent Indiecast Bowl between the Packers and Eagles, the least watchable football game ever (3:41). From there, they have an extended conversation about Radiohead's current European tour, and what the band's standing currently is in the culture (9:59). Then they check in on the recent Grammy nominations, and critique the al...
Steven and Ian open with a review of Ian's recent run of concerts, including Geese's Halloween show in San Diego (0:45). They also do a Sportscast on the upcoming Packers vs. Eagles game, aka The Indeicast Bowl (6:56), and a Newscast on the recent Zohran Mamdani victory in New York City and the surprising reaction from (of all people) Ryan Adams (11:57). Then they check in on the Fantasy Album Draft, which is stacked this ...
Steven and Ian open with a conversation about a memorable Halloween from 10 years ago (0:56). Then they do a Sportscast on the World Series (5:59), and Steven's belief that he's spiritually Canadian. From there, they pivot to the gossipy reception to Lily Allen's new album, and her legacy as a blog-friendly indie-pop phenom from the 2000s (12:25).
They also talk about a list of notable Halloween songs that aren't actually a...
Steven and Ian open with a quick conversation about online comment sections and how websites are trying to monetize the opinions of online lunatics (1:00). Then they pivot to a Cinema-cast about the new Springsteen biopic, Deliver Me From Nowhere (6:30), and the recent documentary Mr. Scorsese (14:11). They also check in on the Fantasy Albums Draft, where Steven finally does a re-draft (19:16).
Steven and Ian open with a conversation about Ian's weekend at the Best Friends Forever festival in Las Vegas (1:10) and the return of the '90s band Sugar (7:09). They also talk about Geese's current tour, which is causing prices on the secondary market to skyrocket (11:40).
Then they talk about the life and legacy of the great singer, songwriter, and musician D'Angelo, who passed away this week at age 51 (15:53). After tha...
Steven and Ian begin by discussing Ian's weekend plans to attend an emo festival in Las Vegas, and the awkwardness of talking about music with friends and family in real life (1:35). Then they discuss the reaction to the new Taylor Swift album, The Life Of A Showgirl, which has sparked a critical backlash and millions more record sales (6:05).
After that, they touch base on the Fantasy Albums Draft, including Steven's most ...
Steven and Ian begin with an extended Cinema-cast about one of the biggest movies of the year, One Battle After Another (1:23), as well as an anticipated release coming later this month, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (10:56). Then they do their fantasy draft for the year's Q4, and propose a rule change to the draft (29:07). Also, did Steven make a huge mistake? We'll see!
Steven and Ian begin with a quick Cinema-cast about the new Paul Thomas Anderson film, One Battle After Another, and how PTA is more like a great band than a great director (1:05). From there, they talk about the new Cate Le Bon record, Michaelangelo Dying, which is doing big numbers for Ian's fantasy team (12:08). Then they pay tribute to Foxing, the great indie-emo band who announced their hiatus this week (20:32).
After ...
Steven and Ian begin by touching on the recent Jimmy Kimmel news, and whether the indie-rock podcast space is also in danger from federal interference (2:04). They then pivot to a quick Sportscast about the early dominance of Steven and Ian's favorite teams, the Packers and the Eagles (4:13).
After that, they usher in the first-ever Feudcast to cover the hilarious almost-fight between two bro-country dudes, Zach Bryan and G...
Steven and Ian begin with a quick conversation about living in a time of political violence and horrific videos popping up freely on social media feeds (0:00). From there, they do a hard pivot to a conversation about the recent MTV Video Music Awards (which continue to exist for some reason) and the rapid ascent of the pop-rock singer Sombr, whose recent LP I Barely Know Her dropped last month (5:45).
After that, they do a ...
Steven and Ian begin with a cute story about Michael Stipe logging into Bluesky and clarifying commonly misstated lyrics for R.E.M.'s "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," the latest stop on the band's world-class old-guy retirement (1:43). They also talk about news that Radiohead is going back on the road for the first time in seven years (8:13).
Steven and Ian begin with a quick Swift-cast about the pop singer's recent engagement (1:06), and then segue to a Sportscast segment about the potential dominance of the Philadelphia Eagles and the weird ineptitude of the Dallas Cowboys (5:07). After that, they discuss the recent album by Deftones, private music, and the group's current "critic's darling" status (12:38). Speaking of critics, the guys talk about a recent "s...
Steven and Ian open with a quick Sportscast about the new Dallas Cowboys documentary on Netflix, which Steven loves (1:05). They also discuss a viral tweet about the supposed best rock songs of the last 25 years, which includes a lot of "not best" songs (8:09). Then they check in on the Fantasy Album Draft, discussing new releases by Water From Your Eyes, Nourished By Time, and Wolf Alice (17:48). After that, they review t...
Steven and Ian open with an acknowledgement of the show's fifth anniversary, which actually occurred a few weeks ago (0:30). From there, they note the announcement of yet another new Taylor Swift album and liken her to the MCU (3:43). They also talk about Steven's son recently getting into Eminem, and the scarcity of "danger-coded" music now (11:45). After that, they talk about the new Ethel Cain album and disagree slightl...
We open this week in a very unexpected place: "Home," the 2010 hit by Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, which had a viral moment this week that went on for days. What is it about this song that people hate so much, and what are some of the actual worst songs of all time? (0:58)
The guys also talk about the recent Billy Joel documentary, which Ian recently watched, and pick the modern-day equivalent to the Piano Man (16:...
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