Each week, Jenn and Paul amplify their takes on music news, show reviews in the Midwest and beyond, and much more. Expect raw, unfiltered discussions on all things music, and more as they share adventures and inspiring stories of the awesome people they’ve met along the way.Join us on Live For This, and immerse yourself in the moments that matter. Because if you don’t live for something, you’ll die for nothing.

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Life, uh, gets in the way. We&#39;re back and we&#39;re talking Mackling Less with Macklemore, Nice as F*ck reunion, Pilgrimage Fest, Lambrini Girls. We dabble in the sandwich arts, discuss nice artists that make mid music, and find out Jenn hasn&#39;t heard the term &#34;cheeks&#34; used to negatively describe something! Sit on down and let&#39;s all live for this.SOCIALS<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Live For This on BlueSky</a>Email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a> and let&#39;s have fun!

They Have a Pepper Bar

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We&#39;re back, it&#39;s our show, we do as we deem fit. Life is hard and we&#39;re learning how to be harder, it just takes some time.Today we have Dolly, Kacey Musgrave&#39;s touring clackers, Sir Elton in South America, Tame Impala stepping away from autographs, Miley..., P!nk being a mean girl, and the passing of Andy Williams of Every Time I Die and of pro wrestling. There&#39;s probably a good way to phrase that.SOCIALS<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Live For This on BlueSky</a>Email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a> and let&#39;s have fun!

PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD

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Another humbling week finds us back with a new episode. We talk about litigious Demon Hunters, a &#34;10 Things I Hate About You&#34; Musical, RIP Columbia House, the new trailer for the Oasis documentary, Camp Flog Gnaw, and AC/DC and Foo Fighters at the Dome At America&#39;s Center. We sift through a rough week, pretend we have a Time Machine to go to concerts, food, and childhood memories.SOCIAL MEDIA<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Live For This @ BlueSky</a>Email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a> and let&#39;s have fun!CORRECTION: Paul made an extremely errant observation when running through the concert calendar. Not Waving But Drowning is an active band from St. Louis and has been since 1998 and Paul naively assumed them to be a newer artist (high probability that he saw their name back on STLPunk and figured it was some Myspace scene emo. Very wrong, apologies to the band.

Limp through This

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We get knocked down and we get back up again. The only way through is forward and after another undesirable week off, we return refreshed with news and goofs. Let&#39;s go!

Just Be Whimsical, Don't Force the Whimsy, B*tch

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We&#39;re back, sorry about that, cyclospora isn&#39;t one to be trifled with. We got news, new music, we talk misheard lyrics, songs made just for a movie, and abrasive albums!SOCIAL MEDIA<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Live For This @ BlueSky</a>Email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a> and let&#39;s have fun!

Crawling out of the crap

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Welcome back, have a seat, let&#39;s go.SOCIAL MEDIA<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Live For This @ BlueSky</a>Email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a> and unless you know us, we&#39;re not interested in any unsolicited services or suggestions!

Billable Hours are Undefeated

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Hey dorks, new show. Got music news with Ariana Grande, the passing of Bonnie Tyler, Portlandia, the B-52s, BAD VIBES AT THE ELECTRIC FOREST, and positivity.SOCIALS<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Live For This @ BlueSky</a>And feel free to email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a>

Heck of a Hullabaloo

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We&#39;re back and you people are still crapping your pants. Listen man, you aren&#39;t the only dude psyched for the gig, maybe cool it a little bit, you&#39;re being a little weirdo with those Olivia Rodrigo branded adult diapers. Now quiet, Lee Greenwood is about to start.SOCIAL MEDIA<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Life For This @ BlueSky</a>and email at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a>

Can You Please Just Be Normal For Like Two Hours?

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We&#39;re back!We have Jack White finding out third time wasn&#39;t the charm, Kirk Hammett being introduced to Swifties, new Beabadoobee. Melissa Auf Der Maur has a photo book coming out, the Leonard Cohen Estate SLAMS the Trump Administration, so does Gwar, a massive Joy Division live anthology, Olivia Rodrigo&#39;s Daisy Chain Festival, new Carly Rae Jepson... and dude, September in St. Louis is looking to be stacked with concerts. Join us in our grunge era and roast the chumps.SOCIALS<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Life For This @ BlueSky</a>

That's a Q4 Problem

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Sorry for the week off, folks, but we&#39;re back. We&#39;re talking hygiene, Pride, new music, America250, the death of legends, and honestly a lot. It&#39;s good to be back.SOCIALS<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Life For This @ BlueSky</a>

Done Bonked My Nog' Again

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Slow week, folks. Talking some upcoming concerts, some new releases, MIA suing, Mastodon&#39;s new track, Charli XCX, and we look at the mascots and songs of the World Cup!SOCIALS<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Live For This @ BlueSky</a>Email us at liveforthispod@gmail.com

Vive Para Esto

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Back again. We talk about wrestling, Freedom 250, Power to the People Fest, passing of saxophone legends, and we recap the release of the Riot Fest announcement.SOCIALS<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Live For This @ BlueSky</a>Email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a> you cowards.

Missing the mark(s)

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Hey welcome back. We have high art, we have high drama, we have fire alarms... we have five alarm fires, thanks Spotify.We ask each other if musicians and musical artists are obligated to make art that has &#34;meaning,&#34; how to kill a room, and what we&#39;re listening to!Hit us up on the socials<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Live For This @ BlueSky</a>Email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a>

You Don't Owe Me Nothing

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We&#39;re back. We touch on some news, like an impending Weird Al musical, Bring Me the Horizon getting brained, Duran Duran confusing the year, gatekeeping, but the big one?We decided we wanted our swing at The New York Times editorial board that decided who the top 30 America&#39;s Greatest Living American Songwriters allegedly are. We talked about all 30 and like cool modern folks, <a href="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:z4fvn66jgndo55g6mxi67sz2/bafkreic7ne5tieggztjkcarvoab2ybgz6gmikepm655thq4l5rrlowpvxu" rel="nofollow">we made a Tier list.</a>As always, a blast and feel free to hit us up on the socials<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Live For This @ BlueSky</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a>Email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a>

C's Get Pedigrees

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Another one.Talking about tour cancellations, lack of accountability, MIA going MIA, Steven Tyler having to account for being an abomination, then we open it up a little. We talk music an awful lot on here and there are other things we live for, but not much more. We peel back the curtain and expose ourselves for the movie novices we are, fictional characters we relate to, album openers we love, and reliving a moment.Buddy, don&#39;t forget we have social media. We&#39;re like, not really great at it, but it&#39;s there!<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Live For This @ BlueSky</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod/" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a>And as always, email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a>

Struggling With Accountability

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It&#39;s good to be back! We have a fun one for you guys! Trent Reznor thinks today&#39;s music culture sucks, Post Malone and Jelly Roll cancel tour dates, Brady Ebert keeps catching charges, and we look at multiple facets that go into what makes a live music experience the magic that it is.As always, catch us on them socials. We&#39;re on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">BlueSky</a>. We&#39;re on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>. We&#39;re on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.Email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a> and we&#39;ll read it on the show!

Paid for by Big Burger

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Back at it. We recap RSD 26, weekend two of Coachella, talk Kim Petras, new Beck and tour, new Modest Mouse and tour. Jenn talks about authenticity in art.This week Paul and Jenn listened to an album recommended by the other. Stipulation is, of course, that it has to be new to the listener. Jenn gave an honest take on the Stone Roses&#39;s self titled debut where Paul had to generate thoughts on Heart&#39;s debut, Dreamboat Annie.As always, catch us on them socials. We&#39;re on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">BlueSky.</a> We&#39;re on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod" rel="nofollow">Instagram.</a> We&#39;re on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod" rel="nofollow">Facebook.</a>Email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a> and we&#39;ll read it on the show!

A Little Less Vindication, A Little More Hype

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Understand me? We back up.We had a rough month and a half since our last episode. It&#39;s always something, ain&#39;t it? We got your annual Record Store Day update with a little wishlist Paul&#39;s got going, what we saw and didn&#39;t see in Coachella weekend 1, what we want in weekend 2, the TurnstileMZ experience, MORE Converge(!?!?!), and our somber tribute to beloved musician and podcast trailblazer Bo Lueders.We talk about five songs that you wouldn&#39;t expect us to like as people and make a little ol&#39; tier list out of them. Guilty pleasure music doesn&#39;t exist and we&#39;re excited to show a different side of ourselves.If you want to see the playlist for yourself:<a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/that-really/pl.u-pMylNJlSr8q8X" rel="nofollow">Live For This: That? Really? on Apple Music</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3zlgdzTcEWDZlUK3Y5VkCC?si=267cc37367fa476a" rel="nofollow">Live For This: That? Really? on Spotify</a> As always, catch us on the socials as liveforthispod at <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">BlueSky</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>.Email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a> and we&#39;ll read it on the show!

I Want You To Put The Word Out There That We Back Up

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Back into the swing of it, folks. 2026 is in full effect and it&#39;s goofy as hell.This week we talk Zombie Warped Tour, Record Store Day&#39;s 2026 Ambassador, Hayley Williams again, and that wily old man Bruce Springsteen showing up with Tom Morello in the Twin Cities. We discuss why you don&#39;t meet your heroes, we put on our tinfoil hats for the conspiracy of 2016 being the year the universe broke, talk protest music, and songs that should have been massive!SOCIAL MEDIA<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Live For This on BlueSky</a>Email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a> and we&#39;ll read it!

Cosmic Glue Holding This Whole Thing Together

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Happy Hellworld, everybody! 2025 is over but we can&#39;t return 2026 to the store, unfortunately.We briefly touch on a couple of music news bits that interested us before delving into the meat of the program: our top 5 records of 2025. We hope that if you haven&#39;t taken the time to listen to the music we&#39;ve recommended thus far to give it a try. There have been some truly amazing pieces of music that came out in 2025 and even though the world is in flames, music works as a salve.If you have a bone to pick with us for something, surprise!SOCIAL MEDIA<a href="https://www.facebook.com/liveforthispod" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/liveforthispod" rel="nofollow">Live For This on Instagram</a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/liveforthispod.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Live For This on BlueSky</a>Email us at <a href="mailto:liveforthispod@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">liveforthispod@gmail.com</a>

The Best of 2025 vol. 2: Thank God That's Over

Every drop of blood, every bitter tear, every bead of sweat, I live for this.

Each week, Jenn and Paul amplify their takes on music news, show reviews in the Midwest and beyond, and much more. Expect raw, unfiltered discussions on all things music, and more as they share adventures and inspiring stories of the awesome people they’ve met along the way.

Join us on Live for This, and immerse yourself in the moments that matter. Because if you don’t live for something, you’ll die for nothing.