All I want to do is talk about Madonna

Kenny and Mark plunge into 80s Consumerism with the first song from Madonna’s classic “Like a Virgin” album.  What makes... Read more

Kenny and Mark race to the dance floor to dissect the ultimate “you can dance” Madonna song in the ultimate Madonna movi... Read more

Episode Two.  Kenny and Mark discuss the importance of car songs, romantic yearnings, generational innocence, the power ... Read more

Kenny and Mark tackle “Burning Up” the third song on Madonna’s self-titled 1983 debut.  Topics include punk roots, the B... Read more

Kenny and Mark re-experience their first encounters with classic Madonna song “Holiday” and the moment you first want to... Read more

Kenny and Mark lose their collective minds over “Physical Attraction”.  Discussed: stretching synths, talking vocals, th... Read more

Kenny and Mark dive into Madonna’s long (and sometimes whiplash-inducing) relationship with film and film soundtracks.  ... Read more

Holiday Episode.  Kenny and Mark swing into the holidays with a special one-off episode celebrating Madonna’s 1987 cover... Read more

With a burst of Billy Myers strings, Kenny and Mark drop into the gleaming world of Hollywood, CA – the backdrop for Mad... Read more

Kenny and Mark analyze Madonna’s romantic philosophies in 1982, the power of journal-writing, East Village drama, saxoph... Read more

Kenny and Mark fanboy over what may be the ultimate “Madonna running song”, acoustic guitars, the positive ambition in t... Read more

Kenny and Mark face Madonna’s baby voice vocals and why never performing a song in a live setting may be a good thing on... Read more

The 2nd of 3 episodes this week! Kenny and Mark conclude Like a Virgin with the long-forgotten final song from the album... Read more

Kenny and Mark break down the perfect second pop song on True Blue.  Topics discussed: Pat Leonard, Madonna as pursuer, ... Read more

Episode 3 of 3 this week! Kenny and Mark wrap up the Like a Virgin album with a discussion of Nile Rogers, Diana Ross’ D... Read more

The title track from Madonna’s 1984 opus and belting songs in the shower, the potency of vocal melisma, riding gondolas... Read more

The 1st of 3 episodes this week! Kenny and Mark reach the home stretch of the Like a Virgin album with a pair of album t... Read more

Kenny and Mark wrap up 1983 in the canon with a discussion of lost tracks “Ain’t No Big Deal” and “Sidewalk Talk”, the v... Read more

Kenny and Mark wrap up the Virgin Era with a deep dive into the first Madonna zeitgeist year – 1985.  The singles, the v... Read more

Kenny indulges Mark’s devotion of this lost Madonna-penned ballad and Madonna as a casual songwriter, particularly captu... Read more