Know Your Writes!

Mother, tell your children not to hear our words unless it's time for Know Your Writes! This week, our hosts bang heads, get taken out, and shown the world as they explore Danzig's 1988 classic "Mother". Other topics include: - Lord of the Rings memories  - A ColtroRobbus recap - Preparation for Robb's pilgrimage to the Bay Area  - And more!  "Something New" Segment: "Punching at Flowers" by Death...

Is she perverted like me? Would she tell you it's time for Know Your Writes?! This week, our hosts dive head over feet into Alanis Morissette's 1995 masterpiece Jagged Little Pill . Other topics include:  - Colton's imaginary list of "Best Bassists of All Time" - ColtraRobbus: NBA Finals Edition - addressing the Dave Coulier/ Jagged Little Pill references

But your picture on my wall, it reminds me that it's time for  Know Your Writes! On another Song Spotlight episode, Robb and Colton bleach their hair and jottle down some thoughts on Eminem's 2000 classic, "Stan". Other topics include: - Colton brags about owning thick books - A reappraisal of the cultural response to The Marshall Mathers LP   - Did Stan really expect Eminem to page him?  New Musi...

Money, so they say, is the root of all evil today, but if you ask for a rise, it's time for Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton breathe deep and take their time with Pink Floyd's 1973 masterpiece The Dark Side of the Moon . Other topics include:  - discovering the second best-selling album of all time - a long talk about the New York Times' "30 Greatest Living American Songwriters" list -...

Okay, so you’re a songwriting podcaster? It must be time for Know Your Writes! On another Song Spotlight episode, Robb and Colton lace up their boots and talk about Shania Twain’s 1997 classic “That Don’t Impress Me Much”. Other topics include: -Colton listens to the wrong Shania Twain song -A re-evaluation of podcast mascot Weezer -A survey of 1990s country radio New Music Segment: “Shine Again“...

Yeah, it's over, and you can bet by mid-October it'll still be time for  Know Your Writes! Our hosts are back to business as usual and ready to tip their bartenders and give their (pink) roses to hardcore stalwarts Glassjaw. Listen as Robb and Colton dive into the the band's 2002 opus  Worship and Tribute . Other topics include:  - a long overdue Sports Talk!  - Daryl Palumbo and dadaism - Colton...

Know . Your Writes is. Re-posting. Their Tool episode. Robb still hates Fear Inoculum. Colton likes it though. Please enjoy! 

We are two podcasters, and this is Know Your Writes! Due to technical and scheduling difficulties, Robb and Colton are re-posting some of their favorite early episodes with brand new forewords and remastered audio. First up is a redux of our hosts' deeep dive into The Decemberists! 

Say, if you get a feeling then won′t you come closer? Because it's time for Know Your Writes ! For this week's Song Spotlight, Robb and Colton take down the walls and dive into D'Angelo's 2000 masterpiece "Untitled (How Does It Feel)". Other topics include: - DeFault American's Write-A-Record Challenge experience - the complicated legacy of the "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" music video - time sign...

I'll be your Emmylou, and I'll be your June if you'll be my Robb and my Colton too because it's time for Know Your Writes ! This week, our hosts discuss The Lion's Roar by Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit. Listen to Robb and Colton debate the merits of this 2012 release, from its pristine vocal harmonies to its (according to one host, at least) questionable lyric choices. Other topics include: - fig...

I've been first and last; look at how it's time for Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton get lost, tossed, and rolled into Neil Young's 1972 classic "Old Man". Other topics include:  - discussing the new Arctic Monkeys single  - confirming how many years are in a decade - Colton trash talks the opening verse to "Lose Yourself" New Music Segment: "Opening Night," The Arctic Monkeys https://...

Can we take the next 1 hour, 52 minutes, and 40 seconds, and talk about The Format? Good, because it's time for  Know Your Writes! In our first official "album spotlight" episode of the new year, our hosts dive into  Dog Problems , the 2006 release from Arizona's The Format. Other topics include: - coming to terms with the podcast's new release schedule - a sad history of our hosts tortured food m...

Please, could you stop the noise? Because it's time for  Know Your Writes! On the first episode of 2026, Robb and Colton break out the Gucci and the pig skin as they dive into Radiohead's 1997 opus "Paranoid Android". Other topics include: - Colton rants about hop water  - Robb and Colton's Christmas vinyl record haul - the return of the New Music segment!  New Music Segment: Dogpark, "75$72"  htt...

Hooooowdy ho! It's time for  Know Your Writes! Christmas isn't over 'til we say it's over, and...well, it's over. But to close it out, Robb and Colton chat about the South Park Christmas Classic that is "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics". Other topics include: - Robb and Colton's South Park memories - New Year's resolutions for the podcast  - a visit from a very special guest! Merry Christmas! 

Wash the black from your fingertips and mount those bridge rails because it's time for Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton begin their Christmas celebration with their first annual Christmas Song Gift Exchange. Our hosts give each the gift of music with deep dives into Murder By Death's "That Crown Don't Make You a Prince" and The Mountain Goats' "Damn These Vampires". Other topics includ...

Can I get a g*ddamn episode description? To start this g*ddamn podcast episode? Tonight, it's time for  Know Your Writes!  This week, Robb and Colton send their discography episodes into the sunset with a gigantic deep dive into six albums from the pride of Omaha: Bright Eyes. From  Fevers and Mirrors (2000) to the under-appreciated The People's Key  (2011), our hosts explore what makes Conor Ober...

Time is a valuable thing, but so is  Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton try hard to explain Linkin Park's "In the End". Does it even matter? Before they get there, our hosts bask in the glory that is another Dodger's World Series championship (it's a music podcast, we promise). Other topics include: - our hosts very different postseason baseball viewing habits - can a band have a DJ and...

What's this?! Why, it's Know Your Writes! And what better time than two days after Halloween to talk about The Nightmare Before Christmas !...even though our host's believe it is Halloween. Follow Robb and Colton as they explore this blended holiday classic to see why its creepy and morose soundtrack is still so celebrated. Other topics include:  - Robb and Colton's Halloween candy habits  - A ser...

I was working in the lab late one night when suddenly... it was time for  Know Your Writes! On part one of our two-episode Halloween special, Robb and Colton discuss Bobby Picket and Lenny Capizzi's graveyard smash, "Monster Mash". Other topics include: - Robb's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Sunday  - Colton's love for the  Terrifier series  - what makes a good Halloween song?  Bands menti...

It's all cool, you know, 'cus we're like, podcasters and this is Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton get awkward and dive into the discography of Memphis's Be Your Own Pet. From their self-titled debut to the recent Mommy , our hosts will explore the highs and the lows of this energetic and still potent quartet. Other topics include: - embracing the weirdness of recording on a Tuesday nig...

Is this the real life? Or is it time for  Know Your Writes!?  For this week's Song Spotlight, Robb and Colton welcome back friend of the pod Max Sabate to dive into Queen's operatic masterpiece "Bohemian Rhapsody". Other topics include:  - why don't any of our hosts attend live shows anymore? - Colton's takes on trail mix ingredients  - the horrendous attempts to cover "Bohemian Rhapsody" Bands me...

Satan's comin' 'round the bend and people runnin' 'cause they're scared... it must be time for Know Your Writes ! This week, Robb and Colton take on the unholy excellence that is the first four albums by metal legends Black Sabbath. Other topics include: - Robb rails against Colton's cell phone habits - A "come to Jesus" moment regarding our discography episodes - How much noodling is too  much no...

I'm dyin' for some action because it's time for Know Your Writes! In this Song Spotlight, Robb and Colton take on the Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, and his 1984 hit "Dancing in the Dark". They'll unpack the lyrical minimalism and musical maximalism that make this song special.  Other topics include: - Colton's new track "Drag" from the now released The Kaki Tree   - Robb's notes from the "Danci...

Now there is no sound if we all live underground--and now it's time for Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton are joined by the Blamfather himself, Leo Cardona (DJ Brute)! Leo takes our hosts on a funk odyssey as they explore four albums from acid jazz greats Jamiroquai. Other topics include: - Robb's golf adventure - memories of Lancaster, circa 2005 - Colton's take on Center Stage  Bands...

I guess you'd say what could make me feel this way? Another episode of Know Your Writes! On another edition of Song Spotlight, our hosts explore the majesty that is "My Girl," a Motown classic written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White and performed by The Temptations. Other topics include: - how Colton used to wake up Robb  - the complexities of breaking down songwriting credit - the made-up-sou...