Episodes

In our 98th episode, the 3 of us come to the table with bucket list live bands. These are bands that we haven’t seen before, but would love to see at some point (if possible). As always, we didn’t share our lists beforehand! ...

In our 97th episode, we pin Weezer’s first two albums against each other, Tale of the Tape style. Which album has the best song, the Blue Album or Pinkerton? Does the Blue album have better album art? Does Pinkerton have bett...

In our 96th episode, we all bring a few perfect songs to the table. We didn’t do this alone though — we brought back Rob to help us out! Rob is a dear friend of the pod, New England rock radio legend, and previous guest (Epis...

In our 95th episode, we dig into what we’re anticipating in 2022. We talk albums, music industry themes, music predictions, and more. Is 2022 the year of the Bandicap (band name handicap)? Is live music back for good or will ...

In our 94th episode, we’re joined by Brian Fair, Vocalist of Shadows Fall, Overcast, and many others. Brian is a legend in the game and really needs no introduction. We talk the early Shadows Fall days, their touring come up ...

The title of the episode says it all! In our 93rd episode, we each rank our top 5 albums of the year. We toss out a few honorable mentions to start, and then take turns fighting over who likes the new Turnstile more (not real...

In our 92nd episode, we’re joined by Tucker Rule, Drummer and founding member of Thursday. What happens when one of the most important and influential albums of the last few decades turns 20? You invite the Drummer of the ban...

In our 91st episode, the pod turns inward. Nate has often dropped info about his time working on the venue support/concert promotion side of things -- so it got us thinking. Why not have him as our "guest"? We talk about how ...

In our 90th episode, we play a game of musical “Would You Rather”. Would you rather own a vinyl production plant, or a record store? Would you rather 80’s bands only play 90’s music…..or the other way around? Would you rather...

In our 89th episode, we’re joined by the one and only Steve Ewing — vocalist for The Urge and The Steve Ewing Band. We talk Steve’s come up, the early days of The Urge, their melding of many different styles, and more. Ever w...

Here’s part 2 of our conversation with Damien Moyal, vocalist of As Friends Rust (among many other notable bands including Shai Hulud, Culture, Morning Again, Bird of Ill Omen, and most recently — Damien Done). This conversat...

In our 87th episode, we attempt to do the impossible: rank the entire Third Eye Blind catalog. Where does the timeless Self-Titled album land? Is Our Bande Apart good enough to crack the top 5? Is Stephan Jenkins a lyrical ma...

In our 86th episode, we take inspiration from Ep 20. This time around, instead of discussing Bandicaps (band name handicaps), we discuss album title handicaps. The 3 of us come to the table with a few album titles that we fee...

In our 85th episode, guitar extraordinaire and unofficial 4th member of the pod, Greg Bergdorf (The Bourbon Brothers, Ex-Zebrahead) returns. We catch up a little, talk about Tony and Greg connecting in person this summer, and...

In our 84th episode, we’re joined by Brian Colburn of Playlist Wars. The four of us rank our top 5 concerts of all time, with a few twists and turns along the way. Ever want to be on stage at an arena show? Is live music your...

In our 83rd episode, Spose (Rapper/Producer/Label Owner) returns to round out the ranking of the Kanye West catalog. In this part 2 episode, we tackle album rankings 5 through 1. Which album will take the #1 spot? Let us know...

In our 82nd episode, we’re rejoined by episode 29 guest, Rapper/Producer/Label Owner Spose. We talk about Spose’s new double album dropping 10/20/21 “Get Rich or Die Ryan”, his recent and upcoming shows with The Humans, and t...

In our 81st episode, we’re joined by musician and podcast host Joshua Toomey. We talk Josh’s time playing bass with Primer 55, his Talk Toomey Podcast, and what he’s up to recently with hosting “Throwback Throwdown” on the Kn...

In our 80th episode, we discuss 2pac and his all-time classic double album “All Eyez On Me”. We share our first interactions with the music, break down some of our favorite tracks, talk about all the features, and much more. ...

In our 79th episode, we’re joined by Damian Moyal, vocalist of As Friends Rust (among many other notable bands including Shai Hulud, Culture, Morning Again, Bird of Ill Omen, and most recently — Damien Done). We talk the mid ...

In this episode, each of us brings a classic album to the table that we’ve never given a true listen. We open this episode with reactions to: Turnstile - Glow On, Halsey - If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, and Kanye West - ...

We couldn’t wait another week to drop part 2 of our conversation with Phil Lipscomb of Taproot, so here it is! In part two with Phil, we talk new music we’re into, Phil’s time touring with the likes of Deftones and Incubus, s...

In our 76th episode, we’re joined by Phil Lipscomb, Bassist and founding member of Taproot. We talk the early days and formation of the band in Michigan, the growth of the band and signing with Atlantic, recording and touring...

In our 75th episode, we’re joined by Nick Wheeler, Lead Guitarist and founding member of The All-American Rejects. We talk Nick’s early start with music, the formation of The Rejects, countless stories from the early days of ...