Infectious Groove Podcast

When you hear the name Kanye West, a million different people are bound to have a million different thoughts and opinions. Kanye is no stranger to controversy and being in the media headlines, and though that is where he currently is hanging out (and where he often finds himself, whether he likes it or not), this episode is about so much more than that—in fact, this episode has nothing to do with...

DISCLAIMER: This episode contains spoilers. If you have not seen "That Thing You Do!" it is recommended that you check out the movie before heading into this episode. If you don't care, then by all means carry on my wayward son. It's not often we dive into movies, and usually, when we do it's because they directly relate to music, or we simply just enjoy the film itself—or both, well yeah pretty m...

If you're not familiar with the name Kelly Clarkson, there is a large chance that you either live in a cave somewhere or possibly deep in the foothills of West Virginia. For the rest of you, hearing that name probably makes you think one of a few things. If I had to guess, your first thought was when Steve Carell was having his body waxed in that scene from The 40 Year Old Virgin, and yells out he...

From time to time our episodes aren't planned ahead of time, and the ideas pop up from things that might happen in our daily lives. This is one of those episodes. "Grampa Kyle" seemed to have blown a musical gasket a few weeks back when he heard the new single from one of his favorite rappers. After a fury of messages, examples of old videos, and a bunch of gibberish sounding like an old man that...

Well, we've made it around the album review circle again, and we are once again throwing it off to one of our loyal listeners. This week, Mike from Chicago (better known as Chicago Mike) caught us all off guard with something we'd never heard before. Hell, this might have even been something we didn't even know existed until now. It's always fascinating when you thought you were pretty familiar wi...

Okay, well more than one thing remains clear and I am going to start this on a positive note. I'm really trying to get hired this season, or at least turn my unpaid internship into a paid one, so maybe starting this off on a positive note will help that. First things first, and though this has been said a myriad of times already, we will never stop saying it. THANK YOU. Without all of you, we woul...

Disclaimer: Yes, you are correct this is in fact a double-disc/triple LP album, but Russ has decided to focus on the latter half of this offering because let's be honest here, the first half absolutely serves a "greatest hits" package of sorts. So this review is specifically focusing on everything from "Scream" onward otherwise known as HIStory Continues. Now let's get to it! It's not every day th...

Well somehow, someway, by the grace of the musical gods we've made it into our fifth season as a podcast. Well let me back up for a second, we've made it to the end of our fourth season, and if you guys keep listening and supporting, we'll be back for season five in just a few weeks. It's that time of the year again where Kyle and Michelle not only battle one another over their Spotify listening s...

Who the f#$k is Matt Maeson!?! Am I right? It's okay, you and probably everyone else that read the title of this episode was most likely thinking something similar. With that being said, Kyle is glad that you asked. Hailing from Norfolk, Virginia, Matt Maeson is a singer-songwriter and musician. Most of that probably seems obvious, you know since you're listening to a music podcast and this is an...

Throughout music history, there have been quite a few concerts that turned into a catastrophe, but you don't really hear much about it until it happens again. Travis Scott is the latest artist to be publicly crucified because of the tragic events that unfolded at his most recent Astroworld Music Festival—but who is at fault when this type of thing happens? The artists? The venue? The crowd? When t...

Mumford & Sons is a relatively "young" band when you look at it, but the mark they've left on the music industry as a whole is undeniable. When most people hear the name 'Mumford & Sons', they automatically think of Marcus Mumford, and I mean why wouldn't you? He's the face of the band, the namesake of the band, and just one damn fine human specimen (if you don't believe me, just ask Michelle). Fo...

More often than not, what a person contributes to the music industry goes hand in hand with what we think an artist or band is worth to the music industry. Typically an artist's contributions are dependent on their longevity in the music industry, but that is not always the case. Throughout music history, songs come and songs go—along with the artists who sing them. The huge "hits" that stick arou...

It's that time again. You choose, we review. This time around, your favorite musical tripod was able to wet their emo whistles and take it all the way back to 2006. This isn't your average emo album, and some may even say this isn't your average emo band either. Centered around "the patient", and his passage out of life, and the memories he has of it. This rock opera/concept album by My Chemical R...

Every so often here at Infectious Groove Podcast, we come across an artist that just blows us away. Not all that long ago Michelle happened upon a singer/songwriter/musician from Oklahoma, and she knew immediately what she heard, needed to be heard by as many people as possible. Second in line, Russ and he felt exactly the same way she did. Hooked immediately. Kyle comes along, Michelle and Russ b...

I think we can all agree that it's been one hell of a covid induced roller-coaster ride over the past couple of years, and one of the industries that felt that the most involved touring musicians. From non-stop touring for years, to closing up shop (what seemed like overnight), while everyone involved in the industry was left scratching their heads. When we started this podcast, we had the idea of...

Live albums aren't for everyone, and if you want to get technical, some might say Elvis isn't either. I'm not sure who those people are, but I'm sure they're out there somewhere. Regardless of what you think about Elivs, live music is something that he did exceptionally well, and if you're looking to get into listening to live recorded music, this might be a proper place to start, A majority of ar...

The number 100 can be looked at as a milestone in many facets. Live to 100, and not only are you old as dirt, but you've most likely outlived most of the people you came up with throughout your life—which might seem depressing, and sad but that really is quite an amazing accomplishment. You're also part of a very special club of people that hit that milestone. When you're nine years old, $100 feel...

The number 100 can be looked at as a milestone in many facets. Live to 100, and not only are you old as dirt, but you've most likely outlived most of the people you came up with throughout your life—which might seem depressing, and sad but that really is quite an amazing accomplishment. You're also part of a very special club of people that hit that milestone. When you're nine years old, $100 feel...

lon·gev·i·ty noun - long life. "the greater longevity of women compared with men" - long existence or service. "her longevity in office now appeared as a handicap to the party" Longevity used to be the goal when it came to making it big in the music business, but with a growing industry that has gained much-needed independence from all of the overlord record labels, putting in years and years of w...

We're going to keep this short and sweet. If you've heard of (or should I say about) Jonny Craig, then simply forget what you've heard, read, or seen—you know like the Men In Black memory eraser thing, use that. If you have no idea who or what I am talking about, then perfect that is exactly what I want to hear. If you would also please refrain from using google and typing this gentleman's name in...

What is an album? In technical terms, it was ultimately a music industry workaround for not being able to use the term "LP"—thanks Columbia! But for many, the term album means different things. Ask five people, and you might even get five different answers as to what it means for something to be an "album". For many, an album is an album when a particular project is completed and turned over to th...

As a musician, what do you do when the first project you're ready to present to the world doesn't get the reaction you were hoping for? For many, that would be enough to call it quits and pursue something else with their time. But for those that are destined to claw their way to the top of the industry, it means that you go back to the drawing board, and coming back with something that will foreve...

SPOILER ALERT: It is highly encouraged that you stop this episode, log on to your Netflix account, and watch the new documentary film they're featuring called "Count Me In". We talk about this film in-depth and discuss many things that would otherwise alter your experience if you plan on watching it at a later date. Every now and then Netflix hits the nail on the head with its content recommendati...

As we keep trucking along through Season 4, most of you are probably familiar with our critically acclaimed album review series. This season we've decided to switch it up a bit and allow you the listener to pick an album for us to chat about every so often—this being the first go at that, we've decided to go with Mr. Porter's pick of "Who's Next" by none other than The Who. The Who were nothing ne...

DISCLAIMER: Just tuning in? It is highly recommended that you listen to part 1 of this 2 part episode first. Don't want to? That's cool too, you can join in right here and be just as confused as Michelle was while we recorded it. Cheers! 1991 was an incredible year in music, but it often gets sold short in the music press. When people reflect on the year in music, it's usually reduced to something...