Ear Buds Podcast

On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, Brett is BACK! We talk about Brett’s car troubles, Brett’s history with The Hives, Lucas feels like he missed out on Veni Vidi Vicious for 22 years, the Spotify algorithm is stupid, the arena rock-ness of The Hives, and eventually, we get to all our thoughts on the underrated, catchy, abrasive punk record ”Veni Vidi Vicious” by The Hives.  @ebpcast @brettthanrahan @j...

On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, our friend Andres Torres joins us as co-host in Brett’s absence. We talk about our collective man-crushes on Davey Havok, the weird connection between The Offspring and AFI, smoke shops and sex toys, non-PC Seinfeld episodes, the silly Latin track names on ”Black Sails in the Sunset”, hidden tracks, our AFI histories, and eventually we get to all our thoughts on the...

On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, we talk about horrible cowboy fashion trends, how hard it must be to write songs about divorce with your current spouse, our vigilante alter-egos ”Virtuis Signalus” and ”Eat-Off-the-Floor Boy”, Lucas goes off the rails on zombie/monster movies, how different this music is compared to Shovels and Rope’s previous records and eventually we get to all our thoughts on the...

On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, we talk about the impact of RTJ4, seeing Rage Against the Machine and Run The Jewels live, our band-aid shows, El-P’s hype ass beats, you hear Lucas’s dog being a giant baby and eventually we get to all our thoughts on the angry, aggressive, braggadocious and socially-conscious album ”RTJ4” by Run the Jewels.  @ebpcast @brettthanrahan @jeanlucguitard www.youtube.com/...

On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, we talk about Sarah Tudzin’s overall vibes, Darkwing Duck vs. Scrooge McDuck, our professional wrestler names, the Batman calzone from Little Caesers, moving cross-country, disagreeing with critics, we get into a random ass conversation about cops at the end and eventually we get to all our thoughts on the bratty, punky and surprising album ”Let Me Do One More” by il...

On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of ”Some Nights” by fun. We talk about the lasting impact of Some Nights, the ”When We Were Young” music festival, fan art, punk rock’s gatekeepers, Fueled By Ramen Records, Lucas’s hate for musicals and eventually we get to all our thoughts on the ridiculously catchy, theatrically-driven, and dare we say.... legendary(?) pop reco...

Today we talk about our thoughts on Oliver Tree's new record, "Cowboy Tears". oh boy.   @ebpcast @brettthanrahan @jeanlucguitard  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaXJwMl2HWRhXCOmcf5Y8dg

On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, we talk about the dark spot, the incredible production on Royal Blood records, playing live music again, keister mics, the Ying Yang twins, and eventually we get to all our thoughts on the dynamic, hard rock songwriting clinic that is ”How Did We Get So Dark?” by Royal Blood. @ebpcast @brettthanrahan @jeanlucguitard www.youtube.com/earbudspodcast www.podbean.com/earb...

Today we talk about our thoughts on alt-J's "The Dream". We're gonna take this one reaaaaalll slooowwwwww   @ebpcast @brettthanrahan @jeanlucguitard https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaXJwMl2HWRhXCOmcf5Y8dg

On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, we talk about eating crackers, matrix vampire orgies, our dislike of techno/house/trance music, aliens and cults, the first time ever being disappointed in a King Gizzard record, we debate whether EDM/techno has changed at all in 30 years and eventually we get to all our thoughts on the (mostly) disappointingly unoriginal and boring remix record ”Butterfly 3001” by K...

Today we talk about our thoughts on Animal Collective's new album, "Time Skiffs". Spacey, wavey, all over the placey. How do we like it? CHECK IT OUT in this shorty! @ebpcast @brettthanrahan https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaXJwMl2HWRhXCOmcf5Y8dg

On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, we are joined by our good friend Erin Fitzgibbons! We talk about Guster’s taste in Portlands, good hair, our personal issues with live records, Erin’s fangirl love for Guster, spontaneous human combustion, and eventually we get to all our thoughts on the moody yet endearingly cheery, live pop-rock record ”Guster on Ice” by Guster. @ebpcast @brettthanrahan @jeanlucgui...

On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, we talk about how much we dislike Drake, Hit-boy’s ridiculous catalog, A$AP Rocky killing his feature on ”Magic”, Gremlins inventing the PG-13 rating, Nas being an amazing storyteller, we talk about all our spinoff podcasts and how much we suck at rapping and eventually we get to all our thoughts on the lyrical, smooth as oiled butter hip-hop record ”Magic” by Nas. @...

Today we talk about our thoughts on Billy Talent's brand new album, "Crisis of Faith". Is it good? Is it ADRENALINE PUMPING?? Is it boring and disappointing CHECK IT OUT in this shorty!   @ebpcast @brettthanrahan @jeanlucguitard www.youtube.com/earbudspodcast www.podbean.com/earbudspodcast

On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, we talk about how operatic Diablo Swing Orchestra is, our musical theater friends, prog-rock production, Lucas tells a story about getting too high, old kung fu films, being the pod-oddcouple of odd podcasts, and eventually we get to all our thoughts on ”Pandora’s Piñata” by Diablo Swing Orchestra. @ebpcast @brettthanrahan @jeanlucguitard www.youtube.com/earbudspodca...

We talk about our first impressions of the new Underoath album, "Voyeurist". What a hard album man, both in terms of music and subject matter. Check it out!   @ebpcast@brettthanrahan@jeanlucguitardwww.youtube.com/earbudspodcastwww.podbean.com/earbudspodcast

On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, Lucas sings Flogging Molly, we talk about how much we love that Four Year Strong don’t take themselves seriously, how hard it is to make money from streaming services, is Four Year Strong just Sixpence None the Richer in flannel?, and eventually we get to all our thoughts on ”Enemy of the World” by Four Year Strong. @ebpcast @brettthanrahan @jeanlucguitard www.youtub...

THE LONGEST EPISODE OF EAR BUDS EVER!  On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, Lucas and Brett practice their best morning zoo radio voices, we ask El-P for backstage passes, Lucas sings ”My Little Buttercup”, we talk about our Comedy Bang Bang appearance, we gush over each other and eventually we get to all our awards for the first year of the Ear Buds Podcast! Categories: Best Album to Smoke to Best Vibe...

On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, we talk about our favorite albums of the year (no spoilies) as well as our honorable mentions, Lucas is a baby Beluga, dirty nipple clamps, how Seattle is an arid wasteland, how to determine our favorite records (song listing, production, songwriting, etc.) and eventually we get to all our thoughts on our favorite albums we reviewed in 2021.

GUYYYYYYS! IT‘S ALMOST BEEN ONE WHOLE YEAR OF THE EAR BUDS PODCAST! To celebrate, we‘re continuing our lists of favorites for the year. On this episode of ”Ear Buds”, we talk about our favorite songs of the year (Denzel Curry, Anderson. Paak just to spoil a few!), Lucas takes multiple bong rips throughout the episode, we list our honorable mentions of 2021, we talk about how fun the Ear Buds Podca...

On the latest episode of ”Ear Buds”, we pick our three most loved and most hated Christmas songs of all time and duke it out. We talk about Brett‘s BahHumbug-ness, Lucas‘s love for Christmas, how Christmas brings out the worst in people, Lucas wants to be draped in velvet, we share our working-retail-during-christmas horror stories, and eventually we get to all our thoughts on Christmas music.  BA...

On the latest episode of ”Ear Buds”, we talk about being the Bam Margeras of podcasting, what Death From Above used to sound like vs. their sound on The Physical World, Lucas annoying Brett during band practice, Brett‘s grudge against Meg White, writing music as therapy, and eventually we get to all our thoughts on the catchy, dancey and fuzzy ”The Physical World” by Death From Above 1979.

On the latest episode of ”Ear Buds”, we talk about child stars, whether Shakira is the ”Latin Alanis”, the silent labor movement, the Alanis Morissette documentary, our personal connections to ”Jagged Little Pill”, Brettney vs. Brit, and eventually we get to all our thoughts on the classic, 90‘s as fuck and so so catchy ”Jagged Little Pill” by Alanis Morissette.

We talk about our first impressions of the new Zack Fox album. He did not deserve these beatsssss   Check out the video version on our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaXJwMl2HWRhXCOmcf5Y8dg

On the latest episode of ”Ear Buds”, we talk about $700 Volcanos, we argue about the dopeness of having two drummers, we wade through the Gizzverse, we list our top 3 King Gizzard albums and eventually we get to all our thoughts on the eastern-inspired, psychedelic and ridiculously entertaining ”Polygondwanaland” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.