Disco, NuRo, and not knowing where to look during "Afternoon Delight" -- it's all part of our third episode, when we're also talking about Starman's dinner party, the mayonnaise filter, the Michael McDonald industrial complex, and Mark's request to dump all the geography-named bands into one planetary supergroup. There's only one way to lift the Best New Artist curse, and that's to listen now.

Intro and outro by Laura Barger and Jack Baldelli. For more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas.

SHOW NOTES

• The list of Best New Artist recipients, and nominees
• The Best New Artist Breakdown season premiere
• Only Chicken
• Michael and Maeby sing "Afternoon Delight"
• Dig the styling on the Brothers Johnson
• "Hey Deanie" at The Lost Songs Project
• Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 2: 1975-1990
• In My Life's Wikipedia page
• Pop Goes The Actor 3: Comedians
• Episode 107: Bond-Movie Songs, Ranked

We're wading into the '70s in our second ep, which includes ruminations on inessential classic rock; how Karen Carpenter and Judy Garland can take you whenever they are; holding your nose and throwing your vote at the nomination dartboard; and more. We've only just beguuuuuun / to taaaaaaalk -- and to hear your comments! -- so listen now.

Intro and outro by David Gregory Byrne. For more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas.

SHOW NOTES

• The list of Best New Artist recipients, and nominees
• The Best New Artist Breakdown season premiere
• Episode 62: "Ode To Billie Joe" And "Harper Valley PTA"
• '90s Soundtrack Flashback, Episode 03: Forrest Gump
• Episode 18: Led Zeppelin/Dread Zeppelin/Dolly Parton, "Stairway To Heaven"
• Episode 69: Bryan Adams, "Summer Of '69" (with guest Danny MacEachern!)
• "Lost Grammy Nominee: Chase" at The Lost Songs Project
• "Woman Of The Hour: There are no winners here" at Best Evidence

The Best New Artist Breakdown season has begun! Instead of pitting the 64 winners of the Grammys' Best New Artist category against each other, we're talking about each year's nominees and winner in the context of their time...and in today's sixties-spanning ep, we're trying to make sense of the 20th century's monocultures, how far in the past most votes had gotten stuck, the weird dominance of the ukelele in the Kennedy years, and the weird ambitions of Mr. Swingle. Ready to go Bach to the future? Listen now!

Intro and outro by Andrew Byrne. For more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas.

SHOW NOTES

• The list of Best New Artist recipients, and nominees
• The Record Of The Year Showdown season premiere
• Episode 145: Bobby Darin, "Mack The Knife"
• The Beat Generation box-set playlist on Spotify
• The Lost Songs Project on Timi Yuro
• Episode 62: "Ode To Billie Joe" And "Harper Valley PTA"
• The Lost Songs Project on Harpers Bizarre
• Life Magazine's cover story on the non-golden era of hijacking