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Greg is excited to talk about the new album from Cameron Winter, Live at Carnegie Hall . The live album, featuring Cameron Winter solo at a piano, shows his talent and brilliance like no other to date. It is a shoo-in candidate for YSCIO’s album of the year and you should definitely check it out. Song: Cameron Winter - “The Rolling Stones (Live at Carnegie Hall)” Last Friday night, Sleepers (Nick...

This week we have a special episode. We spend the entire hour talking to Nick’s oldest son, Ciri about the albums he’s been listening to. He recently decided that he would listen to three albums a day (morning, noon and night) and wanted to share what he’s heard and get some recommendations on what he should check out. It was a great chat and we hope you enjoy! Ciri’s Picks American Football - Ame...

Jay is presenting to a panel this week on the subject of AI & audio processing. He thought he’d take a spin at it with the guys to work out any kinks. Song: Trey Anastasio & Julien Lage - Live from Crossroads Guitar Festival Next up, it’s News with Nick. MAGA music fest has been cancelled, Todd Rundgren shares his thoughts about Taylor Swift, Macklemore announces his own tour, and Morphine...

Nigel Godrich and Dhani Harrison’s new band, Dragonflies, just released their debut album and did a a few shows in LA. Greg was fortunate enough to catch one of them. He runs through the experience on Tales from the Concert. Songs: Dragonflies - “Slower” Dragonflies - “The Weight” Dragonflies - “Setting Sun” Jay tells us about the highly influential band, Sha Na Na. The American rock and roll and...

It’s News with Nick! Rick Springfield killed a man in Vietnam, Spotify lets parents keep kids’ music out of the algorithm, Geese responds to the Wired psyop article. The Tubs - “Stoop to Me” Greg is back with another Review the Review. This week, Fantano shares his thoughts about the new Chat Pile album, Who Loves the Sun .  Songs: Chat Pile - “Shrine” Chat Pile - “Intruder” Chat Pile - “Infl...

Jay gets us a started with a Three For Thursday! Mike D goes solo, Billy Strings is an old soul, and Chat Pile drops a new visceral noise rock album that Jay & Greg are both really enjoying. Songs: Mike D - “What We Got” Billy Strings - “I Like Train Songs” Chat Pile - “PEN I S MALL” Next up, it’s News with Nick. Mary J. Blige did not okay that Suno ad, Radiohead heads to Australia in 2027, an...

Greg kicks us off with a Heavy Rotation! Songs: Meshuggah - “In Death is Death (Remastered)” Mastodon - “Barbarians Blood” Loathe - “Harder to Pretend” Jay discovered something about Super Mario World’s soundtrack that blew his mind today. 8bit is back! Check out the video that led to the discovery here: https://youtu.be/Y09c79K9IL4?si=Eyr7RbeRkQkktzUr Song: Tortoise - “The Taut and Tame” It’s New...

We have a lot to catch up on this week. We kick off with News with Nick. Busta Rhymes releases Diligence 2, Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine give a billionaire perspective on AI, and Turnstile is releasing a Never Enough remake. Song: Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats - “Difference (feat. Yebba)” There’s still more news, we jump into a Heard it through the GREGvine! Greg brings us up to speed on the beefs...

Greg is out this week, but we’re delighted to welcome back Erik Lenhart to the show. He’s just started his summer vacation and has some concerts that he’ll be attending in the upcoming weeks. Among them, is a  Radiohead tribute band called No Surprises. Erik hasn’t gone through a Radiohead phase and needs to catch up before the show. Nick and Jay happily bring him up to speed. The Outlaws - “...

Upon exploring a random Gamelan station on Apple Music, Jay heard a song that reminded him of a song from the Nintendo Switch game, Mario Odyssey. That got him thinking about other video game music that sounds like songs we know and love, so he’s bringing it back a classic segment! This is 8-bit. Songs: Gamelan Degung - “Gara Gara Cinta” Sonic 3 Ice Cap Zone sounds like “Hard Times” by The Jetzons...

Nick’s away on vacation this week, but Greg and Jay manage to fill an hour with a show and some much needed guitar talk. Greg has a Three for Thursday featuring a song from Gong, Boards of Canada, and a clip from the Red Not Chili Peppers live at House of Blues, Orlando from July 31, 2026. You can check that whole show out over at the internet archive - https://archive.org/details/red-not-chili-pe...

We start off with News with Nick! Soundcloud acquires Nina Protocol, Old Dirty Bastard gets an NYC street named after him, Faith No More Reunites, and Madison Square Garden owner, James Dolan, has made some interesting decisions about how to run his venue. Song: Gong - “Oily Way (Remastered 2018)” Ever hear a song and think, Where’s One Tho? Greg is bringing the bit back, which means we’re one ste...

Jay is back after a fantastic vacation and somehow found the time to catch Phish at Merriweather Post Pavilion last Saturday. He shares the details in another Tales from the Concert. Song; Phish - “Free (Live at Merriweather Post Pavilion, July 18, 2026)” Next up, it’s News with Nick! This week we remember Bonnie Tyler, look forward to the new King Gizzard album, and discuss whether music containi...

Jay is at the beach and decided that, this year, he’s taking a true vacation from all obligations. That means it’s Nick & Greg this week! They catch up and explore music from the Internet Archive. Nick’s Picks: James Brown - “Try Me (Live at the Apollo, 1963)” Project/Object - “Outside Now (Live at BB King’s)” Little Milton - “Live at the Fort Reno Concet Series” Greg’s Picks: Funk Ark - “Hey...

We begin with a new bit from Greg called “Where’s One Tho?” We listen to the beginning of tracks to try and figure out what beat the song begins on. Pretty straightforward, but not as easy as you think. Songs: Little Richard - “Keep a Knockin” Led Zeppelin - ‘Rock and Roll” ( Explanation video ) Beethoven's Fifth Meshuggah - Combustion ( Explanation video ) Jay has unearthed the list of all lists....

Jackson is back to tell us about his trip with Dad to Las Vegas & the Grand Canyon! Nick kicks us off with a Three for Thursday. We hear Austrian jazz guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel, jump into the latest release from Lambchop, and finish up with a track from Ari Hoenig. Songs: Wolfgang Muthspiel & Brian Blade - “Youssou” Lambchop - “Stella” Ari Hoenig - “Condemnation (feat Gadi Lehavi &...

Jackson joins us at the beginning of the show to talk about his week with Dad. Jay catches us up on the past week. It kicked off with a Black Crowes concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Then the family took a trip to Cincinnati to visit relatives. While there, Jay had a chance to jam on some bluegrass with his cousin, Billy. Finally, he highly recommends “Shake It Records” to anyone visiting the...

We welcome Jackson Loman back at the top of the show and listens to the classic Adam Sandler song, “Lunch Lady Land.” Then Greg tells us about a festival that he would love to attend one day on another round of FestQuest. Each year in late July, at the base Mt. Fuji there’s a festival called Fuji Rock. We listen to performances from some big names over the years. Songs: Elliott Smith - “Ballad of...

Nick has some new music to share in a Three For Thursday. There’s the new London based art-pop band, 1000 Rabbits, Yoni Mayraz has a phenomenal Portuguese drummer named Zoe Pascal, and Baltimore’s experimental rock band, Horse Lords, is out with a new album. Songs:  1000 Rabbits - "Rubik's Cube" Yoni Mayraz - "Rooftops" Horse Lords - "Brain of the Firm (feat. Nina Guo, Evelyn Saylor, Madison...

Inspired by Pitchfork, Jay presents a question. What’s your perfect 10 album? The guys discuss their picks. Jay chose Paul’s Boutique by the Beastie Boys, Nick went with In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel, and Greg landed on his first perfect 10 album, Nevermind by Nirvana. You can check out the 240 artists that responded over on Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/features/240-artis...

Greg remembers Sonny Rollins, who passed this week at the age of 95. The “Saxophone Colossus” transformed modern jazz by pioneering thematic improvisation, using his robust, full-bodied tone to stretch the boundaries of hard bop and avant-garde styles. Songs: Sonny Rollins - “Strode Road” Bill Evans - “Oleo” Miles Davis/John Coltrane - “Oleo” Wes Montgomery - “Airegin” Sonny Rollins - “St. Thomas”...

We kick off with News with Nick! D4VD is getting pulled from streaming services following gruesome murder charges, Kanye owes some royalties, and Weird Al is coming to Broadway. Plus, Nick did his homework and discusses his thoughts on Heavy Metal Parking Lot and updates the guys on his Sopranos progress. Song: Frank Zappa - “Joe’s Garage” Next, Greg brings us a Three for Thursday. We listen to Ne...

Jay’s kicking us off with a Three For Thursday. Chris Potter and some very notable guests drop a new album, Shuggie Otis makes the 1001 albums before you die, and we have a new track from The Cockroaches. Chris Potter - “Osawatomie Brown (feat. Bill Frisell, Burniss Travis, Nate Smith, Rane Moore, Zekkereya El-Magharbel & Sara Caswell)” Shuggie Otis - “Inspiration Information” The Rolling Ston...

Get ready for it, it’s News with Nick. Greta Van Fleet may have broken up, Dolly is gonna be alright, M.I.A. dropped by Kid Cudi, and the top licks heard played in Guitar Center. Song: Friko - “Still Around” We’ve got more news, it’s Heard it through the GREGvine! We discuss the NY Times 30 greatest living American songwriters ( link ), and the 40th anniversary of the cult music documentary ‘Heavy...

A couple weeks ago, Wired put out an article declaring that Geese’s popularity was a Psyop. It turns out they hired a marketing company for the release of their album, Getting Killed. The company engages in some less than savory tactics to promote their clients. Jay wants to discuss what everyone thinks about this… Song: Bruce Hornsby - “Indigo Park” Nick brings us a Tales from the Concert. This w...