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Greg has been dissecting and practicing Frank Zappa’s Peaches En Regalia for the past few months and he’d like to share what he’s learned, in theory. Song: Frank Zappa - “Peaches En Regalia (1969 Rhythm Track Mix)” Jay came upon a piece in The Guardian called “Murder, mystery and a hit record: the unbelievable story of Ike White” ( link ) and had to learn more. This week, the tragic story of Ike W...

Nick was out last week because he was at a conference in New Orleans. He’s back to report on all the incredible music he experienced while he was down there. Songs: Richard Scott - “Hey Day Drinkers” Wolfe Johns - Live at Bamboula’s Jumbo Shrimp - “Cake Walking Babies from Home” Greg brings us up to speed on the first weekend of Coachella 2026 in a Heard it Through the GREGvine. You can watch the...

With Nick out of town this week, Jay & Greg decide to capitalize on the occasion and have some long overdue Guitar Talk. They both run through their current/favorite guitars, pedals, and amps. Then Jay brings us up to speed on his adventures building guitar pedals. Song: Tedeschi Trucks Band - “What In The World”

Whenever Jay has a melange (or a stew, or a gumbo) of different topics to share, he serves up Jay's Jambalaya. This week, Rush debuts their new drummer at the Juno Awards, and closing pitchers in the MLB now have walk on music. Songs: Black Crowes - “Blood Red Regrets” Rush - “Finding My Way (Live at the 2026 Juno Awards)” Korn - “Blind” It’s News with Nick! Dash Crofts passes away, Bob Dylan laun...

It’s all quiet on the western front this week, as Greg’s internet and cell service were down when we recorded this. He’ll be joining us from Great Wolf Lodge next week, we’ll keep our fingers crossed and hope he has a good internet connection. That leaves Jay & Nick to host this week. Jay’s got a special fondness for mistakes in recordings that were, for some reason, kept in the released versi...

Jay is out this week, but friend of the show, Wayan Zoey, is joining us to catch up. He recently served as the Production Manager for the Portland Jazz Fest. He shares his experience and some of the music he heard along the way. Songs: Tigran Hamasyan - “Prelude for All Seekers” Cochemea - “Ancestros Futuros” Mitchum Yacoub - “Cumbia No Get Enemy” Nick has some new tunes to share on a Three for Th...

Greg has spending some time cataloging his vinyl collection on Discogs and has grown a deeper appreciation for the site. It’s time for “Vinyl Fantasy.” Song: Sonny Sharrock - “Blind Willie Johnson” Jay shares a recent episode from the podcast, Darknet Diaries, called “Melody Fraud.” In it, an industry insider reveals the level of fraud that exists in streaming platforms and his work to close the l...

It’s News with Nick! Bad Bunny had the most watched halftime show ever, we remember the legendary engineer Bob Power, and the LiveNation monopoly trial begins. Song: Frankie & The Witch Fingers - “Trash Classic” Greg hits us with a Three for Thursday, but first we revist “Worst Song.mp3” and give “Amazing Ballad” a listen. Songs:  Metallica - “Disposable Heroes” The Messthetics and James...

Out of the gate, Jay introduces us to London Choirboys, an early 90s answer to Black Crowes. Then we move onto a Three for Thursday. Songs: Twisted Teens - “Wild Connection” Tony Joe White & Flying Mojito Bros - “Makin' Love is Good for You” ARCH ENEMY - “To The Last Breath” Get ready for it, it’s News with Nick. Nicki Minaj gets a boost from bots [ Politico ], AI music is here to stay [ Pitch...

The Red Nots played a show at the historic Paradise Rock Club in Boston last week. The 933 capacity theater is now a Live Nation venue and it’s hosted some major acts over its 48 years in operation. Greg also has a Three for Thursday this week. Songs: Pat Metheny - Phase Dance Live '78 Karnivool - Aozora Meat Puppets - Backwater Now that Pitchfork is now allowing monthly subscribers to contribute...

We kick off with News with Nick. After celebrating the careers of Greg Brown, founder & guitarist of Cake, and Brad Arnold, singer of 3 Doors Down, Nick runs through the music of the Super LX.  Song: Tigran Hamasyan - “War Time Poem” We get a new round of DJ Cummerbund on Greg’s semi-annual Bangers & Mashups. Check out his channel over on YouTube , the guy is a mashup guru. Songs:&#16...

Here’s the deal. This week Greg is traveling for a show, meanwhile both Jay & Nick are sick.  Did they cancel the show this week? Clearly, they did not. Did Jay & Nick deliver a show with audible head colds? Yes, they do. Is GregBot 3000 along for the ride? Without hesitation, absolutely! Jay’s been building guitar pedals from scratch lately and he shares his journey with us. Warning,...

This week we are fortunate to be joined by Paul Moffat. Paul is a phenomenal bassist and fulfills the role of Flea in the Red Not Chili Peppers. Equally important, he is the band’s manager. We discuss what it takes to successfully manage a nationally touring tribute band. Hope you enjoy! Songs: Red Not Chili Peppers - “I Could Have Lied”

We kick things off this week with a News with Nick. Pitchfork puts up a paywall, Bandcamp bans AI, and rock music gets the ‘most improved’ award for music streaming in 2025. Song: Moses Yoofee Trio - “Ridgewalk” Greg has three tidbits to share on a Three for Thursday. We get another round of “There I Ruined It,” some Kurt Rosenwinkel magic, and Vulfpeck returns to the stage at Madison Square Garde...

Jay celebrates the life of Bob Weir. Known as the “other one” in the Grateful Dead, Weir had an incredibly unique approach to the guitar. We listen to some tracks and Jay tells us his story. Songs: Grateful Dead - “Sugar Magnolia - Winterland 1974” China Cat Sunflower - “China Cat Sunflower-I Know You Rider (Live 1972)” Grateful Dead - “Looks Like Rain” Nick has been hitting Apple’s Discovery stat...

To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Blood Sugar Sex Magik , the Red Not Chili Peppers are performing the album in its entirety on select tour dates this year. In further celebration of the diamond album, Greg has a new round of Viral or Eyeroll. Song: Wayne Shorter- “Black Nile” Jay has a melange of topics to bring this week in Jay’s Jambalaya. Peter Gabriel has another new album coming out, the...

Happy New Year! We’re back to share our favorite albums of 2025! We have a collective pick and it shouldn’t come as a surprise. Getting Killed by Geese has made most of lists and we concur. Song: Geese - “Au pays du cocaine” Grabbing the number 2 spot on Jay & Nick’s list was Everything Must Go by Goose. It still does nothing for Greg. His number two pick was Never Enough by Turnstile. Song: G...

We’re taking a break this week, hope you have a Happy Holidays!

Greg has been traveling a lot and the year is wrapping up. He catches us up on his 93rd show of the year in a Tales From the Concert. Song: Mk. Gee - “Are You Looking Up?” Next, we get a delicious serving of Jay’s Jambalaya. The Rolling Stones calls off its European tour, Howard Stern signs on for 3 more years on SiriusXM, and the Feds bully small independent AM radio stations. Song: Ugly - “Gallo...

There have been 14 albums certified Double Diamond (20 million units sold). Nick came up with a game to see how many of them Jay & Greg could identify. It’s a Double Diamond Duel! Song: Jahari Stampley - “What A Time” Greg was perusing the NY Times during his travels this past week and came across a top songs and top albums of 2025. We explore the list to see what we’ve heard and what we’ve mi...

Jay brings us another round of “Danger!” (not Jeopardy). Song: Adrianne Lenker - “Sadness As A Gift” Nick has some updates on AI and the record labels on a News with Nick. Song: Plantoid - “Dozer (Radio Edit)” Greg takes us back to Levi Stadium with The Resilient on a Tales from the Concert. (If you want to hear the story of The Resilient in they own words, checkout Episode 37 .) Clips: The R...

Happy Thanksgiving! We’re thankful you’re joining us this week for our annual Thanksgiving Special. This year we’re listening to songs we’re thankful for. Hope you all have a great day! Greg’s Songs: Guerilla Toss - “Betty Dreams of Green Men” Bill Evans - “Autumn Leaves” (alternate take from new box set with Scott Lefaro) Geese - “100 horses (live from the.basement)” Jay’s Songs: Rolling Stones -...

Nick has another Tales from the Concert. Furious Bongos, featuring Chad Wackerman on drums, came to Hagerstown last week to perform Frank Zappa’s music and they did not disappoint. Song: Furious Bongos - “Black Page #2” Wayan Zoey is back to sub for Greg this week. He heard about Nick & Jay’s recent experience seeing DOOM GONG and wanted to relay how there subsequent show in NYC went. Needless...

Jay has been listening to some avant-garde music and it’s been…interesting. He brought a theme song, so we have a new segment, “mmmm…interesting.” Songs:  Throbbing Gristle - “Dead on Arrival” Einstürzende Neubauten - “Steh auf Berlin” Ustad Naseeruddin Saami & The Saami Brothers - Rag Barani Nick celebrates the life, music, and drumming of Jack DeJohnette, who died last month at the age...

An unwritten rule, at least until now, of the show is, if you show up with a theme song you can call it a segment. Greg’s Addiction is kind of like Three For Thursday, except with only one artist. On our premiere episode… there’s no other way to put it, Greg is hooked on Geese. Songs: Terje Rypdal - “Sunrise” Geese - “Mysterious Love (Live)” Geese - “2122 (Live)” Geese - “Taxes (Live)” What’s cook...