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Will the 2020’s be just like the ‘Roaring 20s’ because they both kicked off with a Pandemic? It’s not rock solid prediction, but we conclude that it’s good that someone made it.
With current events ou…

Jay kicks things off this week with a Special Edition Game Show Trivia version of NERD ALERT, which we’ve decided to call NERD ALERT: Trivia Edition (copyright pending, see below). Today’s contestant…

Greg discovered that some restless Germans have conducted an indoor concert experiment. Contrary to the story cited, we believe the reported purpose of this experiment to be a ruse. The researchers w…

Nick came across a new album by Bruce Hornsby this week, started digging around his discography and realized how many artists he’s worked with over the years. What makes some artists such prolific co…

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Jay mentioned, back in #050, receiving a box of cassette tapes filled with selected tracks for his teenage ears to…

Greg brings us a second round of “Viral or Eyeroll” and it was a nail biter! Will Jay pull off an equalizer or will he go down 0-2 to Nick? I can’t give too much away, but it’s a fun one!
Song: Julian…

It only took 51 episodes, but we have our first repeat guest back on the show this week! Austin Loman was first on our Brothers episode and we’re happy to have him back in the hot seat! We kick thing…

Jay’s checking in from vacation this week and was kind enough to explain how he’s managed, consistently for nearly 30 years, to discover so much incredibly influential music while he’s at the beach e…

This week, as a bookend to last week’s episode, we review 3 new albums from some old souls.

Jay’s opens the episode by introducing “First Rose of Spring”, the latest from Willie Nelson, his 70th solo …

We deeply love & have a profound respect for the album as a form. It’s why we started this show, our initial plan being that we’d discuss a new album each episode; so this week, we’re talking about a…

Nick has taken a real liking to anything Sonny Rollins is willing to share publicly. Mr. Rollins is back again with some thoughts on current events, including what the he expects to see following the…

Jay kicks the show off this week with the second round of the potentially award winning, nearly original YSCIO game, “Tag The Track”! Nick & Greg face off to see who can name a popular song in the le…

This week we share our thoughts on the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, the events surrounding & the music that emerges from movements of resistance and change; whether in rallying r…

Inspired by Bob Boilen’s recent piece in NPR, we decided to spend this week sharing stories from one of the best live music venues that this country has to offer. The 9:30 Club, first opened in 1980,…

Nick brings a test to the table this week, specifically a Music IQ Test put out by some folks at Harvard on The Music Lab.. The guys spend a solid 20 minutes working through their issues with the met…

This week we’re joined by two very special guests. We’re happy to welcome Jim Lenahan & Patrick Foster, the hosts of the daily music podcast Rockin’ the Suburbs to the show!

These gents have been putt…

Jay brings us the fascinating story behind The Caretaker’s Everywhere At The End Of Time. A 390 minute composition, separated by 6 movements, or stages as he calls them. Each stage is meant to repres…

Episode 40 is here and we’re feeling great!

There’s a handful of influential artists that Greg returns to every so often, reevaluating how they sound to his evolving tastes and musical experiences. To…

Nick’s kicks us off today talking concerts. All of a sudden it feels like spring has settled in, but then, just underneath that, the faint awareness that we’re really in a new place for some unknown …