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Jay discovered the yet-to-be-watched Tom Dowd & the Language of Music in his collection recently and decided to give it a shot. A documentary made in 2003, the film is about the gifted and charismati…

A new 1965 recording of John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”, recorded live in Seattle WA, was released earlier this week and has been making waves in the jazz world. Greg brings us the story behind the …

We’re pleased to be joined by Victor Mitrani this week to discuss his new self-titled album “Little Oil”. Written and recorded at home during the pandemic, Victor laid down most of the acoustic guita…

Greg (Not Pete) is back with three new clips for our 4th round of “Bangers & Mashups”! First up, the incredibly talented Bill McClintock carefully weaves together two disparate sounding songs, “I Can…

Everything Everything released their first album Man Alive back in 2010 & Nick, who discovered them last Thursday, was an immediate fan. After a few listens, he decided to see what his old pals at Pi…

Jay catches us up on his week with the latest “Tales From The Concert”. We hear about the Janine Wilson band’s performance on the VIP Stage at the Jiffy Lube Arena last Wednesday, with The Black Crow…

Greg kicks things off with a cool explanation of John Coltrane’s “Countdown” (and it’s inspiration, Miles Davis’s “Tune Up”) & we even get a fantastic demonstration on guitar. Moving onto his topic, …

It’s Nick’s topic but everyone helps fill out a discussion on the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. The show was a bit of a mess and the majority of the performances were lackluster, but DJ Cummerbund too…

This week we’re joined by Mylie (Honest Lee) Durham IV. Lee is a Maryland native, a drummer (formerly of Funk Ark with Greg), and co-founder of Growroom Productions. He’s here to talk about his lates…

For the past four years, Greg has been playing the role of John Frusciante (“Non Frusciante”) in the Red Not Chili Peppers. This past weekend, they played at the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center & Nick…

We learned the news of Charlie Watts passing the day after this was recorded. He was a legend of a drummer and his influence will be heard for generations to come. Rest in Power Charlie Watts.

Jay bri…

With the news that “Trout Mask Replica” by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band had finally arrived to streaming services, Greg decided it was time to take the dive. We’ll cover that next week, but thi…

After a second listening party and another subsequent release date missed, Kanye West’s “Donda” is all over the music news. Nick’s feeling like this is all looks like marketing, but it’s unclear whet…

Jay brings two Prince related items to the table this episode. First up, we listen to a track from “Welcome 2 America”, the first Prince album released posthumously. We discussed this back in Episode…

This week, as Greg rounds up his recent tour exhausted and anxious to get home. Meanwhile, he’s had a segment idea where we discuss what a “shuffle” rhythm is and listen to examples…so he’s combined…

Nick shares remembrances for two artists that passed away last week. Biz Markie was a rapper & producer known for his humor and positivity. The outpouring from fans & fellow artists is an incredible …

Jay was absolutely blown away by the documentary “Summer of Soul”, now available on Hulu. Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson’s directorial features clips from the little known Harlem Cultural Festival that o…

We’re all together this week to record our 100th episode! We got the kids together, we swam in the pool at Nick’s childhood home, and we listened to some songs of summer. This one doesn’t follow our …

Before we kick things off, Jay shares the news about the birth of his daughter, Ava Marie Rossman!

Greg brings us some sad news with the loss of Blackalicious founder and rapper Gift of Gab & he’s dec…

We recorded this one early & quickly as Jay was off to the hospital for the scheduled delivery of his second baby (it’s a girl!!) Congrats to Jay & Ann! We look forward to getting the details next we…