The years 1993 and 1994 were the two best years for music in history. Join Travis Roy as each episode he explores a different album released in either year with a different guest host. This podcast is a labor of love. It is not and never will be monetized. Please don&#39;t sue.

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Chad Gibbons is a wonderful human being and a huge fan of Tom Waits. He has come onto the show to talk all about the 1993 album The Black Rider, as well as about Tom Waits more generally. Travis and Chad have a lot of history that gets unearthed in this episode as well. Thanks for joining?

Episode 30: Tom Waits "Black Rider" with Chad Gibbons

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Travis&#39;s good friend Amanda Hallbeck has come on to the show! The topic of discussion is Elliott Smith&#39;s debut solo album Roman Candle from 1994. Elliott Smith played something of a role in bringing Amanda together with her husband and she has come to tell us that story. She also has come to grapple with the emotional devastation that Elliott&#39;s music can induce. Fun!

Episode 29: Elliott Smith "Roman Candle" with Amanda Hallbeck

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Pearl Joslyn has returned to the show to talk about the 1994 Cranberries album No Need to Argue, and also about beer, Irish history, and what good country music is. Check it out.

Episode 28: The Cranberries "No Need to Argue" with Pearl Joslyn

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Part 2: It&#39;s pretty rare that members of Travis&#39;s former band Killdrama manage to get together in person, but it happened this summer with Travis, Jeff Branstrom, and Derek Fern (Morgan Peak and Jim Takacs were not in attendance). Many hours were spent around Jeff&#39;s pool, with plenty of beers and shots (and the sound of neighbors&#39; gunshots), talking about Stone Temple Pilots&#39; MTV Unplugged album and Alice In Chains&#39; ep Jar of Flies. Finally, the show is rounded out with a lengthy conversation about a band very few people know or care about, Killdrama-- but it meant something to us and damn, we sure had a great day together. Thanks for joining us!

Episode 27 PART 2: Stone Temple Pilots "MTV Unplugged," Alice In Chains "Jar of Flies," and a mini-reunion of Killdrama with Jeff Branstrom and Derek Fern

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Part 1: It&#39;s pretty rare that members of Travis&#39;s former band Killdrama manage to get together in person, but it happened this summer with Travis, Jeff Branstrom, and Derek Fern (Morgan Peak and Jim Takacs were not in attendance). Many hours were spent around Jeff&#39;s pool, with plenty of beers and shots (and the sound of neighbors&#39; gunshots), talking about Stone Temple Pilots&#39; MTV Unplugged album and Alice In Chains&#39; ep Jar of Flies. Finally, the show is rounded out with a lengthy conversation about a band very few people know or care about, Killdrama-- but it meant something to us and damn, we sure had a great day together. Thanks for joining us!

Episode 27 PART 1: Stone Temple Pilots "MTV Unplugged," Alice In Chains "Jar of Flies," and a mini-reunion of Killdrama with Jeff Branstrom and Derek Fern

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Dave Horning has come back to the show to talk about the 1993 alternative/prog-rock epic album Pork Soda from Primus. He&#39;s a busy man and a dear friend and it was a delight to dig into this classic with him.

Episode 26: Primus "Pork Soda" with Dave Horning

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David Rosen is a musician and the host of the movie podcast Piecing It Together. He is also a huge fan of the 1993 album 05:22:09:12 Off from Front 242.There has been a dearth of industrial music on this podcast, and Dave has come to set the record straight.

Episode 25: Front 242 "05:22:09:12 Off" with David Rosen

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Adam has returned! He again made the trip north to record with Travis in person, this time to discuss the classic 1993 Counting Crows album August and Everything After. Two friends discussing one of their all-time favorite albums.

Episode 24: Counting Crows "August and Everything After" with Adam Thomas

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Shawn McGhee is not just a teacher, historian, and father-- he is also a huge fan of U2. He comes to the podcast with an appreciation for Zooropa as well as some sober criticisms. U2 is a titan of a band and there is much to be said about them. Fortunately, Shawn was more than up for the task.

Episode 23: U2 "Zooropa" with Shawn McGhee

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Chris Deary is back! And he&#39;s here to talk about an album that is really important to him and to a lot of people-- Jeff Buckley&#39;s Grace.

Episode 22: Jeff Buckley "Grace" with Chris Deary

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Eric and Travis go way, way back. From middle school to the podcast they cohost today called Cinema 9, these guys have been through a lot. And for this episode they unpack their convoluted history as well as the classic 90s rock album, Weezer&#39;s Blue Album.

Episode 21: Weezer "Blue Album" with Eric Branstrom

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While Travis isn&#39;t the world&#39;s biggest metal fan, his old friend Brandon Callahan luckily is and has come on to the show to act as ambassador for the genre. Brandon really loves metal, particularly Pantera, and particularly their album Far Beyond Driven, so he is far beyond qualified to talk about it! Check it out!

Episode 20: Pantera "Far Beyond Driven" with Brandon Callahan

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Eron is back! He came on to discuss another one of the more influential bands in his life, Stone Temple Pilots and their 1994 album Purple. Check out his musical project Sidewinder Ansible at SoundCloud

Episode 19: Stone Temple Pilots "Purple" with Eron Worley

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Nick Cave superfan and good friend Lauren, also known as Nik Crave, has joined the show to talk about the 1994 classic Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album Let Love In! Let&#39;s get a little gothy with them.

Episode 18: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "Let Love In" with Lauren aka Nik Crave

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Morgan is the first guest to return to the pod for a second visit, and what better album to talk about than Superchunk&#39;s 1994 monster of an album Foolish? The two old friends talk about the album, the band, old times, and their hometown closed-down restaurants.

Episode 17: Superchunk "Foolish" with Morgan Peak

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Self-described &#34;Sloan superfan&#34; Kariee Rice came on to talk about the band&#39;s iconic 1994 album Twice Removed. Kariee and Travis hadn&#39;t hung out in well over a decade but had more than plenty to say about this Canadian classic.

Episode 16: Sloan "Twice Removed" with Kariee Rice

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Morphine is one of those bands that makes you feel cool just listening to them, and their seminal album Cure for Pain from 1993 is well beloved for good reason. Travis and his buddy Jess are both huge fans and got to geek out over this classic together in this episode.

Episode 15: Morphine "Cure for Pain" with Jess Peak

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Steve and Travis were damn near inseparable in the &#39;90s, and the NOFX album Punk in Drublic was one of the ties that bound them. And it still does! Join their conversation about this punk rock staple.

Episode 14: NOFX "Punk in Drublic" with Steve Guile

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Dan loves Pearl Jam and especially the 1993 album Vs! He and Travis hadn&#39;t really spoken in a couple decades or so but he came on the show to catch up and talk all about this classic album!

Episode 13: Pearl Jam "Vs." with Dan Plummer

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Something old friends Travis and Christian Herominski have always had in common is a love of punk rock. Something they never had in common was a mutual appreciation for the band Green Day... until now! Christian came onto the show to talk 1994&#39;s Dookie and to teach Travis a thing or two. Unfortunately, there was also a beer or two involved and somehow one of the audio files was lost. We made due as best we could, and while the audio is a little subpar for this episode, the comradery is at peak levels.

Episode 12: Green Day "Dookie" with Christian Herominski

The years 1993 and 1994 were the two best years for music in history. Join Travis Roy as each episode he explores a different album released in either year with a different guest host. This podcast is a labor of love. It is not and never will be monetized. Please don't sue.