All Episodes

#253 - The AMAs, The Art of Olivia Dean & the '80s Re-Reignited

#252 - Chris Brown’s Code “Brown” & Drake’s "Safe" Triple Drop

#251 – Red Hot Catalog Sell-Offs & Kacey’s “Middle of Nowhere”

#250 – M.I.A.'s Stride Gone M.I.A. & the Problem with Performative “Authenticity”

#249 – The Michael Biopic: Are We Sure "This Is It"?

#248 – Ticketmaster Falls, Monopolies Exposed & the Future of Live Events

#247 - Coachella Chaos, Bieber’s Laptop Set & Festival Identity Crisis

#246 - Thundercat Possibly “Distracted” As Violet Grohl Insists Independence

#245 - Ye's "Bully": Himself, His Album, or Both?

#244 - Foo Fighters’ Return to Foos & Jack Harlow’s R&B Misstep

#243 - Moises AI & the Line Between Tool and Crutch

#242 - Harry's Electronic Styles: Derivative Pop?

#241 - Album Gaps, Rihanna’s Return & a (Frank) Ocean of Questions

#240 - The Michael Jackson Biopic, Bruno Mars’ Romantic Era, & Rock Hall Snubs

#239 - Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl & the Politics of Halftime

#238 - Protest Songs Return As the Grammys Catch Up

#237 - Foo Fighters Come Alive & Taylor Swift Gets Canonized

#236 - Cold(play) Pop & the Streaming Shakeup

#235 - Drake, Stake, and Fakes: When the Numbers Look Funny

#234 - Purple Rain Returns: Sync Culture, Nostalgia Cycles, and the Shape of Modern Albums

#233 - When the Giants Fall: Remembering the Voices That Shaped Everything

#232 - Too Big to Fail?: The Spotify Breach and the Breaking Point of Streaming

#231 - Spongebob. Big Fail? Not Okay: Spongebob on Thin Ice & 2026 GRAMMY Nominations

#230 - A Post-2025 World: Where Do We Go from Here?

#229 - The 15s (10th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 3

#228 - The 15s (10th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 2

#227 - The 15s (10th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 1

#226 - The 05s (20th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 5

#225 - The 05s (20th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 4

#224 - The 05s (20th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 3

#223 - The 05s (20th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 2

#222 - The 05s (20th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 1

#221 - The 95s (30th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 5

#220 - The 95s (30th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 4

#219 - The 95s (30th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 3

#218 - The 95s (30th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 2

#217 - The 95s (30th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 1

#216 - The 85s (40th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 3

#215 - The 85s (40th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 2

#214 - The 85s (40th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 1

#213 - The 75s (50th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 3

#212 - The 75s (50th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 2

#211 - The 75s (50th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 1

#210 - The 65s (60th Anniversary LPs)

#209 - Why Chuck Mangione’s Legacy "Feels So Good", Jazz “Purism,” and the Line Between Fusion and Pop

#208 - Coldplay's "Memes" to an End, Tyler "Taps the Glass,” and Farewell to Ozzy

#207 - What Did Drake Miss? Kendrick’s Win, Warren’s Rise, and Bieber’s Reset

#206 - (Even More) AI Controversies, The British Re-Re-Invasion, and "Today" the Foos Keep on Fighting

#205 -Brian Wilson’s Passing, Pet Sounds vs. Sgt. Pepper, and Timbaland’s Persistent AI Push

#204 - Sly Stone’s Legacy, Lil Wayne’s “Carter VI,” and Andre 3000’s Quiet Exit

#203 - From "The New Sound" of Geordie Greep to Sabrina Carpenter’s Safe Bet. Oh! And a Major W for Taylor Swift?

#202 - The Call of Diddy: Baby Oil Conflict, TikTok Tactics, & Spotify's Spiral

#201 - Grace Bowers Plays Guitar, While Billie Not-So-Gently Sweeps (the AMAs)

#200 - Metalcore Meets Bubblegum: Sleep Token’s Pop Curveball & Turnstile’s Next Move

#199 - The Pink Elephant in the Room: Arcade's Everlasting Fire, Benson Boone, & Coldplay in Reverse

#198 - Jack Antonoff, Teddy Swims, and Andre’s Piano Tease: Are We Getting Too Comfortable?

#197 - The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: The Right Inductees, or Hard to Please?

#196 - KKKanye’s Kollapse, Lorde’s Return, and the Boondocks Episode That Predicted It All (Again)

#195 - Fyre Festival Is Back (Again): Cheese Sandwiches, or Cheese Idea?

#194 - From Coachella Clout Loans to Kanye’s Collapse: Is Culture Just Maxed Out?

#193 - Timbaland, Ghibli, and the Great AI Soul Debate

#192 - The Prince Doc Is Gone—Is the Album Era Too?

#191 - Somebody Just Lost a Dawg, and These Michael Jackson Controversies Won't "Beat It"

#190 - Drake’s in Court, Fred Durst Is Too… What Year Is It Again?

#189 - The Millennial Folk-EDM Happening: What Were We Thinking?

#188 - Drake Flip-Flops Into a New Era: Mere Meltdown or Masterful Marketing?

#187 - Drake’s Latin Phase, & Country's Next Move (within the Country)

#186 - Kendrick's Superbowl Performance: "A" Minor Moment or a Major Blow?

#185 - Did 2024 Finally Get the Grammys Right?

#184 - We Don't Talk about Bruno Mars, but Please "Hurry Up Tomorrow", So That It Can Be The Weeknd

#183 - Did the TikTok Ban Fizzle, & Could Fanbase Replace It?

#182 - Mac Miller's Balloonerism & the (Continually) Looming TikTok Ban

#181 - The American Music Scene: Why So Difficult?

#180 - CGI Chimps & Bland Bands

#179 - The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Scrutinized and Broken Down into Tiny Little Bite-Sized Pieces (Not Really, but It Sounded Edgy)

#178 - COVID-Era Country & Post-Pandemic Pop

#177 - Why Does Christmas Music Still Sound the Same Every Year? (Money. It's literally always money.)

#176 - The Year That Broke the Internet: Music in 2024

#175 - Oversaturated Soundwaves, Kendrick’s GNX, and the Future of Originality

#174 - Taylor’s 7th Grammy Nom, Linkin Park’s New Era & McGee’s Rise

#173 - 2025 Grammy Nominations: Snubs, Predictions & Industry Shifts

#172 - The Impact of Quincy Jones: A Tribute to a Music Legend

#171 - The 14s (10th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 6

#170 - The 14s (10th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 5

#169 - The 14s (10th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 4

#168 - The 14s (10th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 3

#167 - The 14s (10th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 2

#166 - The 14s (10th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 1

#165 - The 04s (20th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 5

#164 - The 04s (20th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 4

#163 - The 04s (20th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 3

#162 - The 04s (20th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 2

#161 - The 04s (20th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 1

#160 - The 94s (30th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 3

#159 - The 94s (30th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 2

#158 - The 94s (30th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 1

#157 - The 84s (40th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 2

#156 - The 84s (40th Anniversary LPs) Pt. 1

#155 - The 74s (50th Anniversary LPs)

#154 - The 64s (60th Anniversary LPs)

#153 - Celebrating Ten Years of Coldplay’s "Ghost Stories": The Sequel to "Parachutes"

#152 - feelslikeimoutofideas: Yet Another Coldplay Discussion

#151 - Circling Back to The Sphere with The Eagles

#150 - KAYTRANADA’s “TIMELESS” Classic Brings House Back to the Forefront, and Paramount+ Reminds Us About “How Music Got Free”

#149 - From the Real Slim Shady to Real Shady CEOs: The Cost of Music Creation

#148 - The Taylor Swift/Beatles Comparison, & Post-Grunge Post-Relevance

#147 - twenty øne piløts' "Clancy", and the Apple Music's 100 Best Albums List Hits and Misses

#146 - Billie Eilish's Freshly-Prepared "LUNCH", the End of the Drake-Kendrick War, and Apple’s "Controversial" Ad

#145 - Remembering Steve Albini, Dissecting Spotify’s Restructuring, and Overviewing the Escalating Drake-Kendrick War

#144 - From Glory to (Sam) Ashes: Music Retail Survival and the Drake-Kendrick (and J. Cole) Situation

#143 - those lyrics kinda sus tho ngl

#142 - Taylor Swift’s Department of (Somewhat) Tortured Poets

#141 - "Black Yacht Rock" Stealth Drops and the Future of Music Distribution

#140 - From Hardship to Harmony: Does Trauma Enhance Art?

#139 - Beyoncé Rides the Country Horse

#138 - Tuning Into Change: James Blake's Streaming Revolution and Drake Bell's Comeback Tune

#137 - TikTok's Ticking Clock...

#136 - Prompting a Revolution: AI in Music & Adobe's Angle of Attack

#135 - Beyond Beyoncé's Country Road

#134 - Reggae Legends and Country Rebels

#133 - Is There One Love for Country (After All)?

#132 - The Swift Effect, Grammy Glory, and Ye's "Comeback"

#131 - UMG’s TikTok Withdrawal and Typical Grammy Buzz

#130 - The Raps of Ben Shapiro, and Nepotism in the Music Industry

#129 - "No Doubt" About the 2024 Coachella Lineup

#128 - The Return of Lil Nas X and the Stirring of Music's Pot

#127 - Celebrating Musical Giants and Scoping the Horizon

#126 - New Year, New Music; New Music, New Methods

#125 - Wrapping Up 2023: A Musical Year in Review

#124 - The 13s (10th Anniversary LPs)

#123 - The 03s (20th Anniversary LPs)

#122 - The 93s (30th Anniversary LPs)

#121 - The 83s (40th Anniversary LPs)

#120 - The 73s (50th Anniversary LPs)

#119 - The 63s (60th Anniversary LPs)

#118 - Exploring Experimental and Avant-Garde Trends

#117 - “I Walk the Line”: The Art and Controversy of Lyrical Freedom in Music

#116 - Are Drake's Efforts "For All the Dogs"?

#115 - Scam Concerts & Partially Lowered Expectations Pt. 2: The Fyre Sequel

#114 - Scam Concerts & Partially Lowered Expectations Pt. 1: Was the Fyre Festival Fire?

#113 - Beyond Stop Making Sense: Concert Films Through the Ages

#112 - The Modern Talking Heads of the New Wave Revival

#111 - Fan Fervor and the Double-Edged Sword of Concerts

#110 - From Controversy to Charts: Artists "Defying" the Odds

#109 - The Sound of Change: How Music Artists Evolve and Face Controversy

#108 - The Rise of Plugins, the Return of Vinyl, and the Paradox of Progress in Music Production

#107 - Signature Instruments Pt. 3: Piano Icons and VSTs

#106 - Signature Instruments Pt. 2: The Icons of Reggae and Disco

#105 - Signature Instruments Pt. 1: The Stories and Controversies of Signature Instruments

#104 - Music Biopics Pt. 3: (Even More) Estate Limitations

#103 - Music Biopics Pt. 2: Original Music vs. Backing Tracks

#102 - Music Biopics Pt. 1: Band Progression and Music Biopics

#101 - Balancing Act: Musical Skill and Mainstream Appeal

#100 - Technically Technical: An Analysis of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beyond

#99 - AI in the Grammys and Post-Grammy Declines

#98 - Independence and AI: Reshaping the Music Landscape

#97 - Ethical Echoes: Ethical Business Practices in Music Marketing

#96 - Hey! Jonni: The Evolving Music Industry & Remembering Music Legends

#95 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2023: Inductees and Snubs

#94 - Harmony Restored: How Ed Sheeran's Copyright Victory Resonates in Music

#93 - Memorable Coachella 2023 Moments

#92 - Brian Eno's Impact on Coldplay: A Journey Through Musical Evolution and Underrated Masterpieces

#91 - An Introduction to Brian Eno's Production (Prolific Producers)

#90 - The (Second) Rickiest of the Ricks - Rick Rubin (Prolific Producers)

#89 - Iconic 90s Rock Producers of Alternative: Butch Vig & Steve Albini (Prolific Producers)

#88 - Subsidiary Labels & More on Sample Clearance

#87 - Dr. Dre: A Quick Dive Into His Impact on Hip-Hop and Major Music Production

#86 - Quincy Jones' Impact: Music Production, Michael Jackson, and Modern Influences

#85 - Masters of 80s Dance and R&B Production: Nile Rodgers

#84 - J Dilla: Godfather of Lo-Fi Beatmaking and Pioneer of Black Music Production

#83 - Modern Music Production: The Rise of Sample Packs and the Hybrid Studio

#82 - Sampling: Originality & Copyright

#81 - Virtual Bands and Artists

#80 - Holograms and Artificial Intelligence

#79 - Music and the Rise of Artificial Intelligence

#78 - Posthumous Releases Pt. 2: Re-Released Re-Releases

#77 - Posthumous Releases Revisited

#76 - Untimely Deaths in Popular Music: 2022 in Retrospect (Pt. 2)

#75 - Untimely Deaths in Popular Music: 2022 in Retrospect (Pt. 1)

#74 - Master of Tickets: The Ticket Master Disaster

#73 - Paranews Pt 3: The Morning After "After Laughter"

#72 - Paranews Pt. 2: "No Doubt" About Hayley Williams

#71 - Paranews Pt. 1: "This Is Why" and "The News" Takeaways

#70 - The 12s (10th Anniversary LPs)

#69 - The 02s (20th Anniversary LPs)

#68 - The 92s (30th Anniversary LPs)

#67 - The 82s (40th Anniversary LPs)

#66 - The 72s (50th Anniversary LPs)

#65 - How Do You Stay Relevant for a Long Time?

#64 - It’s "JUST" a Modern Mix

#63 - Disco: Where Did "Dis Go"?

#62 - Disco Demolition

#61 - One Chip Forward, Two Chips Back

#60 - Bit by Boring Bit

#59 - Keeping It PC

#58 - Sounding Lively

#57 - Stop Wearing the Nirvana Shirts

#56 - Guitar Zeroes (Guitar Heroes Pt. 2)

#55 - Late Listens Pt. 1

#54 - Melismas Revisited

#53 - Unplugged, Not Drugs (Playing It Forward Pt. 2)

#52 - Juxtapositional (Playing It Forward Pt. 1)

#51 - Scatchat

#50 - Melismatic Origins

#49 - Messianic Music (More on Melismas)

#48 - Running Up That Chart (I Think Ur A Contra)

#47 - Nay for Ye

#46 - I'm Your Biggest Fanatic

#45 - Taylor Swift's "National" Acclaim (Mitch's Return)

#44 - Copy and Paste (Jeff's Songwriting Pt. 3)

#43 - Music Theory: Helpful or Hindering? (Jeff's Songwriting Pt. 2)

#42 - Don't Call Me... ...Ever! (Jeff's Songwriting Pt. 1)

#41 - Viet-tone (Jazz Rock)

#40 - "The Top" Is "The Bottom" (The Cure Discography Overview)

#39 - Professional Punk

#38 - Gibberish & Melismas

#37 - "Time" Is "Money" ("The Dark Side of the Moon" LP Overview)

#36 - In Through the Out Ear ("Presence" LP Overview)

#35 - From Billie to Chicago ("Happier Than Ever" LP Review)

#34 - Joy, Fun, & Grit: Remembering Taylor Hawkins

#33 - Extra Classic (Guilty Pleasures Pt. 1)

#32 - The Industry Is Sick

#31 - Mostly Women (Women's History Month)

#30 - Queens of the Stone(r) Age

#29 - Do It Yourself (Weird Voices Pt. 1)

#28 - Ready for Freddie

#27 - The Tea for Today

#26 - One for the Vocalists

#25 - The Power of Music Pt. 1

#24 - The 20-Year Stretch (Quality Control Pt. 3)

#23 - Tacos & Napster

#22 - Metallurga

#21 - He Was the Guy (Guitar Heroes Pt. I)

#20 - Cookies and Milquetoast (Christmas Time Is Here)

#19 - Sgt. Pepperoni's (Get Back)

#18 - Are Sublime All That Sublime?

#17 - We Didn't Feel the Blend

#16 - But Synth You Asked...

#15 - Movin' to the Country (I'm Gonna Eat a Lot of Turkey)

#14 - Give Me Some Thumbs Up

#13 - People That Like Audio Just a Little Bit Too Much (The AudioFiles Pt. 1)

#12 - Unconventionally Speaking

#11 - They Wish They All Could Be California Punks (California Punk Pt. 1)

#10 - A Casual Introduction to Punk (& Alternative)

#9 - Switching Over Is Much Easier Than Apologizing (Quality Control Pt. 2)

#8 - Quality Control Pt. 1

#7 - Chronically Sonic

#6 - Is Vinyl the Only Way? (Danthems Pt. 2)

#5 - The Means Still Matter (But, Apparently, Lyrics Don't)

#4 - Danthems

#3 - Popular Music's Massive Egos

#2 - Landmark Albums Pt. 1

#1 - Artistic (De-)Evolution