On this podcast we talk about when a lead singer thinks they are bigger than the band or when a band loses a lead singer through death and what happens afterwards

Is Elvis still alive? Did Kurt really kill himself? Are heavy metal bands secretly trying to turn us into Satanist? On this episode, we cut through the smoke screen and shine light on the conspiracies that are pervasive in music culture.

What is a Cover Song? What makes it great? We talk about all things cover songs and find the answers to those questions and more! Join us as we dive deep and find the hidden truth behind Cover Songs! Cover versions more popular than the original, Johnny Cash cover of NIN's song Hurt,

All things music Americana, listen in as we work our way thru genres and roots, lots of roots

We talk about Doom rock, Afro-rock and finding new music in a digital age, Cardi B's WAP: image replacing reality, Puscifer and super group bands, Tool's new album after 12 years, challenging bands and albums, playing drums in the digital age of drum machines, Helix pedal board replacing amps and effects pedals, the Spark amp and new unproven gear being forced on musicians, Cover songs: homage or make it an artist's own?

Join us as explore time travel, futurism in pop culture and beyond. What promise of the future has let you down?

We pay honor to the greatest guitarist of our time Edward Van Halen: our favorite VH songs and how he shaped our musical universe. Also we talk about studio vs. live albums, the Grateful Dead and jam bands, Nirvana and the art of the music video, GWAR and more!

This week's show we wax philosophically about Reggae legend and pioneer Toots Hibbert R.I.P., the always controversial Kanye West, Bands We Love to Hate: Nickelback, Creed, Taylor Swift, Green Day, Metallica, Mullet Ratio-Business to Party, Corduroy pants and more!

On this episode we talk about Joe's high school band with James called Joe's Garage, the Sunday blues, Chik-Fil-a on Sunday, Gary Numan and "Cars" influence on music, Weird Al & Joe, MTV, Adult Swim: Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Midnight Gospel with Duncan Tressel, Brendan Small's Metalocalypse, Comedy Central, Selling Out, Scream singing, AC/DC's Brian Johnston, Ryan Adam's controversy, Led Zeppelin's on-going lawsuit over Stairway to Heaven and other songs, Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters, the Birth of Heavy Metal, Black Veil Brides and more.

We give mad shout-outs to local music artists & scenes: Dylan Gilbert, Scowl Brow, Living in my Shadow, Michael Ramsey, Colby Dobbs and Lawn Friends, first concert experiences, local venue shoutout: Cat's Cradle, Tremont Music Hall, The Neighborhood Theater

In this show we get meta and discuss the logistics of starting a podcast and what pitfalls to avoid: including audio setup, acoustics, microphone presence and more.

This week we dive deep into audio recording techniques, Abbey Road studio, the crazy TV family the Bluth's and futurism: do shows, like the Simpsons, predict or inspire the future?

Our first episode we get together to discuss the indie genre, music distribution, Korn vs Limp Bizkit, Korn vs. corn, urine fish, beach experiences, naming the podcast, bands we are looking forward to seeing live, the profundity of life and coming of age movies including an iconic pool scene.