Radio Rebels

Consistent posting of episodes? In this economy? That's right folks, we are back and ready to continue this incredible musical adventure with Troye Sivan's album, Bloom. 2018 was a pretty distinct time for pop music so join us this week to see what Troye brought to the table. A smash? Baby smash? A full pass? Only one way to find out and that's to tune in!

You heard it here first folks, don't work 60 hour weeks and try to run a podcast! After a long break, the rebels are back and ready to continue this musical adventure with Bill Withers' Just As I Am. With absolutely zero facts about the Vietnam War in this episode, join us as we check out Withers' debut album to determine if it's a hit or if we were deceived by the popular songs we grew up with.

After an absolute wild ride with Geri Halliwell last week, Ruby and Britney needed a country reset. Who better to do that with than Emmylou Harris, an artist that's considered to be foundational to the genre? Join us this week as we explore her album Pieces of the Sky and determine if this was enough to get over our experience with Ms. Halliwell.

This week, Ruby and Britney are partying it up like it's 1999 with the one and only Ginger Spice! Join us this week as we listen to Geri Halliwell's debut solo album, Schizophonic. It's a blast from the past and we're here to see if the 90s are still as amazing as we remember.

I'm sure you're thinking, "What do you mean you haven't listened to Licensed to Ill?" We know...we know. But that's what this musical adventure is all about! So join us this week as we dive into what's considered a foundational album in hip-hop. Will we enjoy this as much as folks did in 1986? Or will we just be left with a better understanding of the genre?

After an unexpected summer break, your girls are back and ready to continue their musical adventure! What better way to come back than with a debut album? Ruby and Britney take some time with The Bravery's self-titled album The Bravery to check out the indie scene of the early aughts. Join us for our return to see if Britney can convince Ruby to listen to their later work after experiencing their debut.

This week, Ruby and Britney are diving into a familiar genre but with an unfamiliar band. The hits of the Counting Crows are known by many, but that doesn't always translate into a fire album. Tune in to see if we add Counting Crows to our list of favorite Alt Rock bands or if they end up on our growing list of albums we would pass on.

In a year where we could have explored albums by Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, and some of the other greats, we decided to stay tru to our journey and explore a band completely new to us. Enter the Flying Burrito Brothers and their album, Burrito Deluxe. Is it a tasty menu item or the album of the decade? Join us this week to find out!

After artfully dodging a hip-hop album for the majority of the challenge, Ruby has finally convinced Britney to spend some time with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. What better way to dive into the genre with the foundational album, The Message? Tune in this week to see if these cool cats still have what it takes to impress 43 years later!

Ruby and Britney are headed back to the wild year of 1985. They're checking out The Cure and their goth, but not goth vibes to see what they've been missing out on. Is the album that's considered their first international breakout a smash for the Rebels? Tune in to find out!

If you've been here since the beginning, you know Ruby and Britney have a love/hate relationship with Prog Rock. But the big question remains, how would they feel about Prog Pop? They know the hits of Supertramp, but will they be down for a whole album? Join us this week to find out!

After an unexpected break, Ruby and Britney are back to explore the wonders of Van Halen! They're not huge fans of the genre, but they do know that they will bring a fun combo of 50% rock and 50% class. Tune in this week to see if Van Halen has two new fans!

It's a wild week for us here as we dive into the world of disco! This is a genre that's easily hated on by many so we're here to find out what Boney M. is bringing to the table with their album Take the Heat Off Me. Join us to find out if we're joining the haters or if we found our disco groove.

Would you look at that? We're back again to give Prog Rock another chance with Toto's self-titled debut album, Toto. This genre has always stood on shaky ground for Ruby and Britney so join us this week to find out if we've finally found a Prog Rock album that we can get down to.

Ruby and Britney went into this week completely underwhelmed by what 2015 had to offer. Tune in to see of Elle King's debut album Love Stuff packs enough of a punch to change their minds or confirm that 2015 is a year to pass on.

Join us this week for a wild ride of an episode! Ruby and Britney dive deep into 2002 nostalgia, pop culture, and System Of A Down's Steal This Album. It's an unexpected choice for them, but tune in to see if they've been converted to enjoy the sounds of System Of A Down.

This week, Ruby and Britney chose to listen to Mazzy Star based on vibes only. With their popular hit, Fade Into You, they were hoping to discover more chill female led 90s vibes. Tune in to see if they found what they were looking for or if they were deceived by the vibes of a single song.

It wouldn't be a musical adventure without a pit stop for the holidays! Ruby is obsessed with Christmas and Britney is basically the Grinch before his heart grew to accept the joy of the holiday. Can Ruby help Britney discover the wonders of Christmas using the powers of *NSYNC? Join us this week to find out!

Ruby and Britney are ready to be taken to the church of Hozier this week. With an incredibly successful debut album, we're here to see if it lives up to the hype or if it should have been left In the Woods Somewhere.

This week Ruby and Britney dive into the world of Punk Rock. It's not a new genre for them, but definitely one that could use a little more exploration. With bops like Time Bomb and Ruby SoHo, join us this week to see if we're true Punk Rock fans or just a couple of posers.

It's a bonus episode! But this one is extra special because it's the album that took over Britney's Spotify Wrapped in 2023. She's fully testing the bonds of friendship by pushing Ruby into the theatrical world of Metal that is Ghost. Join us to see how it turns out!

We're back from Thanksgiving break with another contemporary challenge! The year is 2022. The challenge? Only Latin albums. Bad Bunny was on the top of the list for both Ruby and Britney so it was time to listen to fate and check out his wildly successful album Un Verano Sin Ti.

The technology problems persist, but so do we! After a two week break, Ruby and Britney continue their journey with a nostalgic throwback to the early aughts. While only familiar with a couple of their songs, join us this week as we explore The Hush Sound's Like Vines.

It's been a while, but we're finally back in the '70s! Ruby and Britney are pretty familiar with this decade of music so they decided to give a chance to a band they had never heard of before. So this week, it's The Raspberries time to shine with their album Fresh. Join us to see if it passes the fresh test or if it's actually a stinker.

When Ruby was asked what her top three choices were this week, the response was "Stone Temple Pilots, Stone Temple Pilots, Stone Temple Pilots!" With a response like that, our fate was decided. Join us this week as we check out their album Purple and see if it satisfies Ruby's craving for early 90s grunge.

It's another contemporary challenge! We're exploring the world of Jazz this week with Michael Mayo's album, Bones. What Metal is to Ruby, Jazz is to Britney. Or in other words, this is not a genre that Britney is typically down for. So join us to find out if this album sparks an interest or if it will remain in a corner to be avoided for the rest of time.

Well we guess it would be nice to take a minute and check out the huge success that was George Michael's debut solo album Faith. We're back in the 80s this week and what better album to listen to for the best 80s experience? This album is a bit of a wild ride and we have quite a few unhinged thoughts to share!

We're headed back to 2001 to check out the world of R&B with Aaliyah's self-titled album Aaliyah. This isn't a favorite genre for Britney, but she's willing to Try Again so she doesn't Rock the Boat with Ruby's love for the genre. Join us this week to see how it turns out!

It's the best year in modern history, so we decided to go down a path we haven't explored before. Massive Attack's album, Blue Lines, is credited as being one of the first of the Trip Hop genre. We thought it was the perfect place to start when listening to an unfamiliar genre of music. So join us as we continue on this musical adventure and explore the world of Trip Hop!

This week, Ruby's album pick took us on a fun little journey through Anais Mitchell's Hadestown. Though it was a popular album in 2010, we are hearing it for the first time and have some...thoughts about it. Join us as we take a detour to this concept album that tells the story of Orpheus and Eurydice.

Anyone that knows anything about Green Day knows that there's a constant debate on who they are as a band pre American Idiot vs. post American Idiot. Ruby and Britney are pretty strongly in the pre American Idiot camp and listen to their early work quite a bit. So join us this week as we challenge ourselves to listen to 21st Century Breakdown and decide if we were right or if we were maybe being just a smidge too judgmental.

Would we have done the 80s justice if we didn't take a minute to listen to some hard rock? Yeah, we didn't think so either. Join us this week to see if we continue to grow our love of the genre or if this German band misses the mark.

If you were here for our Genesis episode back in 1973, then you know that Ruby and Britney are big Tarzan/Phil Collins fans. This week is their first dive into his solo work along with a quick detour into some fascinating history fun facts. So join us to finally find out if we love Phil Collins or if we actually just really like the Tarzan soundtrack.

For some reason on this musical adventure, both Ruby and Britney have decided that country albums have turned into a musical palette cleanser. After a few weeks of heavier albums, we took a hot minute to check out Zac Brown Band and their contribution to Country sound in the aughts. Let's see if The Foundation is a simple palette cleanser or an album that sticks with us further into this adventure.

Britney has never listened to Jane's Addiction in her life, so what better place to start than with their debut album, Nothing's Shocking? Join us this week as we take some time to listen to this influential album, learn about all the rock star boy drama, and why it's considered a catalyst for 90s alt rock.

It's a Femininomenon! Actually, it's another special edition episode. Britney has been obsessed with Chappell Roan since late 2023 and she's hoping to bring Ruby in on it. Join us and get ready to be HOT TO GO for this quick musical detour!

We're back with another contemporary challenge! This week, we take a detour into the world of cinema and the movie scores that help tell the story. Be prepared for a double feature as we review the film and talk about the power of a movie score with Robbie Robertson's work on Killers of the Flower Moon.

It's Y2K baby! And we're bringing in the millennium with P!nk's Can't Take Me Home. We know modern P!nk, but what did her early R&B days sound like? Join us this week as we explore her first album post girl group and see if she held her own in this genre or if she was set up for failure.

It wouldn't be the seventies without a little bit of funk and we're going to funk things up this week with The Meters! Be prepared for a good time and for Britney to take you on a bit of a history detour through one of her favorite time periods. It Ain't No Use denying this part of the journey. So come join us and see what the People Say about this album!

Is Gotye just somebody that we used to know? Or did he come out with an album that needs to be recognized by the people? Join us as we take a deeper look at the album that had one of the biggest songs of 2011.

Britney is out here taking a chance on Ruby's "weird stuff." Could this be the album where Britney learns to love avant pop? Or will this end a 15 year friendship because Ruby has gone too weird? Join us on this wild ride and see how things turn out!

Red Red Wine makes us feel so fine, but what about the rest of the album? Ruby and Britney take a detour into Reggae Pop to see what UB40 was up to in 1983 and if there are more catchy tunes to be found on their album Labour of Love.

We're back in the world of contemporary albums and we really stepped out of our comfort zone for this one. While we may have dabbled in metal in the past, this week we take the time to deep dive into the world of Alestorm and shanty inspired insanity. Will this convince Ruby to check out more metal or ruin the genre forever?

Ruby and Britney saw the light and it lead them to Wynonna Judd's first solo album. We have a special connection to our girl Wynonna, so how could we say no on taking a deeper dive? Join us as we discover a little more about early 90s country.

Anyone that's been on any form of social media these days knows Father John Misty's Real Love Baby. And while that song is a banger, Ruby and Britney decided to take their musical adventure to his early days. Back when The Big Bang Theory was a hit TV show and The Avengers were making an appearance on the big screen. Join us to see if we found a real love for Father John Misty and his album Fear Fun.

On this episode, we walk the path of 90s alt bands. One of Ruby's favorite genres. Though they're not as well known as other alt rock bands of the time, join us as we figure out if The Flys are a band that was slept on or if they were left in the world of the mostly unknown for a reason.

Dolly Parton. National treasure, provider of books to the youth of America, and songwriter extraordinaire. Join us as we do our first deep dive into a country album. And what better place to start than with our girl Dolly?

For Britney, Paramore has always been one of those bands that she wants to like, but has never been able to get into them beyond their top hits. That all changed with their 2017 album After Laughter. So take a minute to hang with us as we take a closer look at the album and try to get Ruby in on how incredible it is.

When you see Kendrick Lamar on the list do you really have a choice? Especially when it's a Pulitzer Prize winning album? Yeah, we didn't think so either. Join us as we take a deep dive into this album and the mind of Kendrick Lamar.

Two powerhouses in their respective genres join forces to create an album. Continue this musical adventure with us as we go back to 2007 and see if these two were meant to be or if they should continue flying solo.