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Gawby and Paul are back to discuss Paul's the shocking dissolution of his band for reasons they did NOT SEE coming. They also get into discussing Coachella, Katy Perry and Ruby Rose beef, if Geese' rise is natural or bought out, and more!

Gawby and Paul recap the Grammys!

Gawby and Paul are joined again by previous guest Heather Jewett! (Planet Heather/Gravy Train!!!!/Heathers). They discuss Aerosmith's album "Rocks", as well as Jordan Firstman and I love LA, Kanye West's "apology", Geese the band, and more!

For the first episode of 2026 Gawby and Paul are joined by special guest Michelle Suarez (Mika Miko/C.R.A.S.H.) and discuss her album of choice "Music From Hell" by Nervous Gender. They then get into Michelle's personal highs and lows from the Mika Miko days, tour stories, the teacher life, the state of the current political landscape and so much more!Below is a set of links concerning topics we talked about ranging from Nervous Gender, to how to get involved and help the current political climate locally whether its physically or monetarily:Detention Watch Networkhttps://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/Freedom for Immigrants https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/community self defense coalition LAhttps://www.instagram.com/communityselfdefensecoalitionYour neighborhood likely has a rapid response network (RRN) Vc defensa - https://www.instagram.com/vcdefensaOCRRN - https://www.instagram.com/ocrrnEmail me if you have questions/wonderings — [email protected]_______Nervous Gender —Dissent Subversive Soundshttps://www.instagram.com/dissent_subversive.soundsNervous Gender Live Target Video ‘80https://youtu.be/TCp6TuqJ4-oEastside Punks Episode #4: Nervous Genderhttps://youtu.be/2PEiThpJwls

In the second edition of Bitchfork Wrapped Gawby and Paul review their respective albums of the year, Austra's " Chin Up Buttercup" and Pink Pantheress' "Fancy That." They then get into the White House twitter account using Sabrina Carpenter's music, Billboard's list of top artists of 2025, their respective Spotify wrapped, Bitchfork's Spotify wrapped, their favorite shows of the year, and so much more! Happy Holidays!!!!

Gawby and Paul return for a gab out episode. They get into talking about Rachel Sennott's new show "I love LA," why they decided not to review Taylor Swift's new album for the pod, Orlando Bloom's new girlfriends' halloween costume, run down the list of Grammy nominees and more!

Gawby and Paul are joined by very special guest Drew Arriola Sands of Trap Girl. The three review Drew's album of choice "Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse. They then get into Drew's journey through the LA music scene with Trap Girl, all the opportunities that has came with it, and more!

Gawby and Paul review L7's "Bricks are Heavy" as well as Gravy Train's!!!! "Hello Doctor." They then dive into the Ethel Cain and Lana Del Rey beef, a rundown of the VMA winners, how 2025 didn't get a song of the summer, and more!

Gawby and Paul go a down a different route this episode and review each other's favorite movie soundtracks from "Climax" and "Cool World." They also get into the days long twitter discourse over Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' song "Home" being "the worst song ever made," why the 2010's are making a comeback, the use of AI in art, Hobo Johnson, and more!

Gawby and Paul are joined by special guest Jennifer Clavin (Mika Miko/Bleached/Dear Francis). They discuss the lore of Jennifer Clavin as a lifelong musician in the LA music scene, Bleached reuniting for Mosswood Meltdown, Ozzy Osbourne, Vanderpump Rules, and more!

Gawby and Paul review Book of Love's "Lullaby", and Bratmobile's "Pottymouth". They also discuss the affect of TikTok in pop music, Akon City, the state of the local LA music scene, Ethel Cain's racist tweets resurfacing, Lorde's new album and more.

Gawby and Paul are finally back to their regularly scheduled programming. In this episode the review Adam & the Ants' "Kings of the Wild Frontier" and The Runaways' "Queens of Noise." They also discuss the LA I.C.E. raids, Brian Wilson and Douglas McCarthy's respective deaths, and more. Including the delusion of manifesting Troye Sivan being a guest on the pod one day.

Soooo, we're back. Gawby and Paul ski record reviews and dive into local musician album releases, Katy Perry AGAIN, Kanye West AGAIN, astrology, and more!

Gawby and Paul are joined by friend of the pod Byron Adams and review his album of choice, Delta 5 "Singles and Sessions 1979-1981." They also get into the lore of Byron, discovering the Smell in downtown Los Angeles, playing music in the LA DIY scene, and his recent tour with Geneva Jacuzzi in Europe. Buckle up, it gets wild!

Gawby and Paul are joined by special guest Juan Velasquez to review the Smashing Pumpkin's album "Adore." They then talk about Juan's thoughts on Billy Corgan, as well as his own journey as a musician in Los Angeles ranging from his first band Abe Vigoda, to his current project Cupid & Psyche, and more!

On this episode Gawby and Paul review Lady Gaga's new album "Mayhem", and dive into a myriad of music related topics including but not limited to: Billboard's top 20 female artists, Katy Perry getting Rebecca Black to tour with her, Gwen Stefani's mask-off diet MAGA life, controversy surrounding the singer of Soft Kill, The Dare's stage diving fail, Ariel Pink whining on twitter, and much more!

On the latest episode, we give you..close to nothing. Gawby and Paul review The Magenetic Field's "Distortion" as well as Little Boot's "Hands." They also discuss one of P. Diddy's lawyers dropping out of his case, Kendrick Lamar's halftime show performance and a new segment where we talk about musicians who gained notoriety, seemingly disappeared and deserve a renaissance.

We're back to our normal format. Gawby and Paul review Austra's "Feel it Break" as well as Crystal Castle's self-titled debut album. They also delve into the results of the Grammys and more!

Hello 2025! We're back and yapping more than ever. In this episode Gawby and Paul recount the 3 month long month that was January, discuss who performed and Trump's inauguration, the Neil Gaiman/Amanda Palmer saga and more...

Gawby and Paul review each other's favorite album of the year, Total Blue's debut self-titled album as well as Geneva Jacuzzi's "Triple Fire". They also talk about albums that were honorable mentions, the recent allegations made against Jay-Z, Azealia Banks and Matty Healy's twitter beef, and more.

Gawby and Paul review The Unicorn's "Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone" and John Maus' "We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves". They also dive into the Grammy nominations list, shows they've been to recently and upcoming shows, and kind of totally go off the rails.

Gawby and Paul are joined by very special guest Rudy Garcia (Rudy Bleu) and review his album of choice Elastica's self-titled debut. They also get into the lore of Rudy, including growing up queer in East LA, zines, DJing, his take on the new pop girlies and more.

Gawby and Paul review Lust for Youth's "International", and Nite Jewel's "Good Evening". They also discuss the circus that is P. Diddy, Liam Payne's death, Katy Perry's mega-flop-olis of a new album, Chappel Roan, Lana Del Rey's new husband, Brat remix album, and Cat Power's questionable remarks at her recent Pappy and Harriet's show.

Gawby and Paul are joined by very special guest Nite Jewel (Ramona Gonzalez) to discuss the album of her choice, Kraftwerk's "Computer World". The three then discuss the origin of Nite Jewel, how playing live music is different from when she started, her creative process, and much more! Link to the performance mentioned in the episode https://youtu.be/g0ad5uSTjZM?si=rIDiCqEHVmItrZhD

Gawby and Paul review bis' album "Return to Central" as well as Basement Jaxx's "Rooty". They also discuss Wesley Eisold of Cold Cave's legal battle with the WWE, the controversy surrounding Linkin Park's new singer, Sabrina Carpenter being a nepo baby, Chappel Roan struggling with fame and boundaries, and much more.

Gawby and Paul review friend of the pod Manny Sifuentes' album of choice Bloc Party's "Silent Alarm". They also discuss how Manny became a local DIY legend and his take on the future of the Southern California music scene.

Gawby and Paul review Veruca Salt's "Eight Arms to Hold You", as well as Gossip's "Movement". They also dive into discussing The Dare, Cobrasnake's cameo at Charli xcx's birthday party sparking "the return of indie sleaze" discourse on twitter, Ye's speculated nitrous addiction and more.

Gawby and Paul review The Drums' "Portamento" as well as Kathleen Hanna's solo album under the moniker Julie Ruin, "Julie Ruin". They also dive into the gays co-opting Charli xcx's "Brat" aesthetic into the Kamala Harris campaign, and dissect Azealia Banks' take on it all.

Gawby and Paul welcome special guest Heather Jewett (Gravy Train!!!!/Planet Heather) and review one of her favorite albums, PJ Harvey's "To Bring You My Love" They also discuss the term "indie-sleaze" being used to describe early 2000's indie music, Katy Perry's flop of a new single, and all things Gravy Train!!!!

Gawby and Paul review Frou Frou's "Details" as well as Le Tigre's "Feminist Sweepstakes". They also discuss Punk New's huge diss to local DIY veteran Candace Hansen* and M.I.A.'s 5G tinfoil hats. *Upon editing the episode we realized Paul misgendered Candace (they/them) and want to acknowledge and apologize for their mistake. We love you, Candace!

Gawby and Paul review Mika Miko's "C.Y.S.L.A.B.F." as well as Cocteau Twin's "Treasure". They also talk about the gays fighting over Chappell Roan, Charli xcx's new album and Katy Perry gearing up for her final flop.

Gawby and Paul review Ladytron's Witching hour as well as Babes in Toyland's Fontanelle. They also discuss the influx of "industry plant" vibes in the music industry, Taylor Swift, and more.