Episodes

In our 38th episode, we start a new Thanksgiving holiday tradition here at the Podioslave Podcast.......Nerducken. The premise is that we pit two like bands against each other and each defend our case for which we prefer. The guidelines being: the band you pick stays around, while the other band’s catalog disappears off the face of the planet. This is the music nerd version of arguing with your family at Thanksgiving dinner. Nirvana or Pearl Jam? The Smiths or The Cure? Listen and find out! W...

In our 37th episode, the pod discusses bands whose best album is their 1st record, bands whose best album is their 2nd record, 3rd record — so on and so forth. We’ve found that the deeper you get into a bands career, the harder it is for them to put out their best record. This episode is everything we had in mind when we started this podcast — deep dive music nerdery at its finest. Other topics include Scooter Braun selling Taylor Swift’s masters for $300 million and Ticketmaster requiring a vac...

In our 36th episode, we’re joined by Ben Collins, the guitarist and vocalist from Chronic Future. The band came up in the 90s and continued to make a splash in the 2000s with their hit single ‘Time and Time Again’ — which was in regular rotation on MTV. Ben comes on to talk about his early days with Chronic Future, the band’s growth over the years, their eventual signing with Interscope Records, and his transition to artist management. This is a can’t miss episode if you’re a fan of Chronic Futu...

In our 35th episode, the pod takes a close look at the current state of the music industry — focusing on a few headlines pertaining to streaming and live music. 2020 has been a wild one for the music industry and who better to look at where we’re at and where we’re headed. Headlines include Spotify’s new pay to play model, major label revenue being up year over year, and Ticketmaster’s technology investments geared towards getting live music back on its feet. In typical Podioslave fashion, this ...

In our 34th episode, the pod deep dives (with a twist) into the Incubus classic, ‘Make Yourself.’ We dissect the band leading up to the release, the rollout, and how it set the stage for what was to come. We also toss out several hypothetical questions to the band that we’ve always wanted to know the answers to. Other setlist items include: Commodifying livestreams, re-visiting the Joe Rogan Podcast and the speculation around Spotify censoring him, and a look at Wendy’s Twitter and it’s mention ...

In our 33rd episode, the pod discusses: RIP to Tony Lewis of The Outfield, Linkin Park and Fleetwood Mac albums charting in 2020, Flaming Lips hold a bubble concert, Apple introduces an all music video channel on Apple TV, and for the main segment: Why weren’t these bands bigger? We each pick a couple bands/artists that we think should’ve made a bigger splash than they did. No spoilers here — check it out! Check us out www.podioslave.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/podioslave-...

In our 32nd episode, we’re joined by Frank Maddocks. Frank is the VP of Creative Services at Warner Records and has been the design mastermind behind many of your favorite album covers and artwork. With clients ranging from the Deftones and Linkin Park to Madonna and Green Day, Frank’s creativity knows no bounds. We talk Frank’s come up, his experience working with bands, technology, and of course — some music nerdery. This was a special one for us, as we’ve followed Frank’s work for 20 years no...

In our 31st episode, the pod discusses: Eddie Van Halen’s tragic passing, a reaction to the new Corey Taylor album, Fleetwood Mac being back in the charts due to viral TikTok video, and for the main discussion: ‘Track 1, Side 1 - Great Album Openers’ segment where we each dive into great album openers. One thing we can all agree on is that a killer album opener can really set the tone for an album. No spoilers here — check it out! (In this episode: (0:00) Podcast and episode intro. (3:07) Eddie...

In our 30th episode, we’re back at you with another Year 2000 segment where we deep dive into 3 albums turning 20 this year: Cold -‘13 Ways to Bleed on Stage,’ Rage Against the Machine - ‘Renegades,’ and Taproot - ‘Gift.’ Other setlist items include: a new music round up with reactions to new Deftones, The Menzingers, Machine Gun Kelly, and even Vin Diesel, and a discussion on Spotify employees wanting to censor Joe Rogan. (In this episode: (0:00) Podcast and episode intro. (3:05) New music r...

In our 29th episode, we’re joined by rapper Spose. In addition to rapping, Spose also runs his own record label - P Dank. We dig into Spose’s music path —- starting as an indie artist, making the transition to a major label (Universal Republic), and then back to indie with P Dank. Spose has always been one to push the envelope — releasing an album within a video game app, writing and recording an album in 24 hours (with a full band), and many others. This conversation underscores Spose’s ability...

Episode 28 is all about Nu Metal! Whether you love or hate Nu Metal, there’s a good chance you grew up on it if you’re currently between the ages of 30 and 40. In this episode, we spin the ‘Wheel of Nu Metal’ and rank the band it lands on from the following tiers: GOAT Status, Hall of Fame, All Stars, and Benchwarmers (we love sports references). This was a fun one filled with plenty of banter! Also in this episode: Vinyl outselling CDs for the first time in decades, a reaction to the new Mar...

In our 27th episode, we’re joined by the one and only Iann Robinson. You were likely first introduced to Iann during his time as an MTV VJ nearly 20 years ago. On top of being a TV personality, Iann has had his hands in multiple areas of the music industry, including writing for online and print outlets, being a radio DJ, playing in bands, etc. If that wasn’t enough, Iann currently co-hosts the CREAM Podcast (Comics Rule Everything Around Me). We talk Iann’s early come up with music, his public ...

Episode 26 is a special one for us, as the 3 of us are recording from the same location for the first time since the pod started. Nate is back visiting the east coast, so we take full advantage of it. For the main segment we dig into 25 years of Nate’s music nerdery collection (merch, promo items, posters, autographs, etc). We’re talking two 35 gallon bins filled with the most obscure and rare music nerdery. We blindly pull items from the bins and react to them. Other setlist items include: Papa...

In our 24th episode, the pod discusses: Episode intro, a thank you to listeners, and setlist; reactions to the Corey Taylor feature on the new Tech N9ne song, Deftones announce new album details (!), reactions to new NPR article on Bandcamp, Spotify, and the future of the platforms, and for the main segment: a 'Bring Your Own Hot Take' segment, where we each come to the table with a couple hot takes. No spoilers on specifics, but the takes include artists such as Weezer, Audioslave, DMX, and mor...

In our 23rd episode, we're joined by Jason Tate - Founder and owner of Chorus.fm (formerly Absolutepunk.net). Jason has been a lifelong fan of punk/punk adjacent music and has parlayed this passion into arguably the biggest music site of its kind (and he's done it twice). The 3 of us grew up visiting Absolutepunk.net and continue to visit Chorus.fm to this day. We cover Jason's come up with the Absolutepunk.net, the growth of the site over the years, the sale to SpinMedia and subsequent buyback,...

In our 22nd episode, the pod discusses: Episode intro, Reactions to Spotify CEO pushing artists to continuously put out music to say relevant, UK brewery donating proceeds to venue relief, 311's 1997 album 'Transistor' turns 23, and the main focus: The Mailbag Episode, where we answer about a dozen listener submitted questions. Shout out to everyone that submitted a question for this episode. We had a ton of fun with this one! (On this episode: (0:00) Episode Intro. (1:15) Reactions to Spotif...

In our 21st episode, the pod discusses: Episode intro and setlist, Reactions to the new Corey Taylor and Marilyn Manson songs, Live music roundup — Port City Music Hall closing in Maine, Clutch pressing livestream concert on vinyl (we called that back in May!), Chainsmokers in some heat for concert in the Hamptons, Frank Turner socially distanced show in the U.K., Run the Jewels getting their own marijuana strain, and the main segment for the episode — Bandvantage: band names that elevate the ba...

In our 20th episode, the pod discusses: Episode intro and setlist, Drake possibly going independent, a live music rundown for the week, reactions to new recorded music from Chris Cornell and Gone is Gone, and for the main segment: ‘Bandicap: band name handicap’, where we dive into band names that hold bands back. The 3 of us come to the table with a few band names that we feel do bands a disservice. No spoilers here—- give it a listen! (On this episode: (0:00) Episode intro and setlist, (3:12...

In our 19th episode, we're joined by Chad Neptune, bassist for legendary bands Further Seems Forever and Strongarm. Chad comes on to talk about his time coming up with Strongarm (90s Florida hardcore) and the Florida scene, the transition to Further Seems Forever and their journey over the years, and his experience with music, touring, and some cool video game talk near the end. Chad and his wife run a non-profit called Art Heart ( http://artheart.gallery/), where they raise money to empower orp...

In our 18th Episode, the pod discusses: Podcast intro and setlist for the episode, Album Anniversaries - Killswitch Engage - Self-Titled and Counting Crows - Hard Candy, UK social distancing music venue - we called that!, Chase Rice and DaBaby holding concerts in this climate, prominent bands taking PPP Loans for their staff, a 4 month lookback/reflection on the podcast -- where we share our favorite moments to date, a few podcast/music predictions, and of course…..TANGENTS! (On this episode:...

In our 17th episode, we’re joined by Northeast Alternative Rock Radio Legend-- Rob Riccitelli. Rob has over 25 years of on-air radio personality experience. With as much experience as Rob has, it's no surprise that he's an endless source for radio industry knowledge, music industry knowledge, and stories -- which is why we wanted to get him on the pod. We tap into a bit of those stories and experience, so if you're a fan of the radio industry, the music industry, and live music/concerts, etc ---...

In our 16th episode, the pod discusses: Podcast intro, a plug for an interview with our intro music creators going up on Youtube and the setlist for the episode, Album Anniversaries - Limp Bizkit - Significant Other and Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt, Reactions to live music happenings: The Herd Immunity Fest, Citizen Cope dinner and a live show, and Sammy Hagar willing to risk it all to play live, New album reactions: Hum - Inlet and New Found Glory - Forever and Ever x Infinity, and lastly, the main...

In our 15th episode, the pod discusses: Podcast intro and episode setlist, Nate meeting Brad Wilk of Rage Against the Machine this week, album anniversaries- Blink 182 - Dude Ranch and Third Eye Blind - Dopamine, Papa Roach Live stream for $$, new Deftones album in the fall AND a reissue of White Pony, called Black Stallion, and lastly, the main segment for this week, which will likely be an ongoing segment for us: Good vibe music, where we each come to the table with a few albums that are immed...

In our 14th episode, the pod discusses: The prospect of 90% of the independent music venues closing, music in times of civil unrest - Rage Against the Machine, System of a Down, and others, a reaction to the new Run the Jewels album, Warner Music going public/IPO, Album anniversaries for Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Californication', Queens of the Stone Age's 'Rated R,' and Atmosphere's 'God Loves Ugly,' and lastly for the main segment, which will likely be an ongoing segment for us, a 'What happened...