Music, Maria...& Drake!

(orig. recorded on 4/21/14) Happy Sunday, friends! Back again to talk at your earholes this week, talking about our favorite travel albums. Drake chats about "#FFFFFF & #000000" from alternative California band The Neighbourhood and Maria gives her thoughts about "Epitaph" from Danish power metal band Pyramaze. Both a hoot and a holler, join us! Opening disclaimer courtesy...

(orig. recorded 4/14/24) Wowza! From falling off the face of the planet and back again, we're back! Don't adjust wherever you get your podcasts from, we're here to grace your earholes once again with our riveting commentary, stout opinions and shenanigans. Today, Maria talks "Radiant Bloom" from Massachusetts band Astronoid and Drake talks "Born Sinner" from J. Cole...

Wow! We're back! You know what they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Or something like that. We're back, to talk about some underappreciated bands, not to be confused with underRATED bands. These are artists that are very renowned and acclaimed by their peers, but we just feel like maybe they don't get enough love sometimes. Today, Drake is talking "The Gifted" by ra...

Hello friends! New pod rule: If you don't hear from us within a week, assume we're off touching grass. If you don't hear from us within a couple of weeks, uh...we're probably doing something important. Maybe. Who's to say? But fear not! We're back this week, talking about some fun albums that we've gotten recommended to us by non-pod friends. Drake will be talking the s...

Hello, all! As per the title, it's a lawless land this week. We couldn't think of a theme for today's episode, so the theme of this week...is that we don't have a theme. Today, Drake will be talking about "Tha Carter III" from Lil Wayne -- while Maria chats about "The Odyssey" from Symphony X, with a special guest! Tune in to listen who crashes our recording, li...

Another week is upon us, friends! Do you have that one album that gets better every time you listen to it? We sure do! Today, Drake talks "The Black Album" from Jay-Z and Maria dives into "Labyrinth" from Italian group Fleshgod Apocalypse...with help from Maria's mom? Plus, Drake responds to being called out for not enjoying Ozzy Osbourne! Opening disclaimer courtesy of Luc...

Hi, friends! We're back this week for the big 4-0 to discuss bands who've drastically changed their sound and we couldn't be more stoked to bring this to your earholes. Maria will be talking "Blackwater Park" from our favorite Swedes Opeth and Drake will be chatting about MGK's introduction in mainstream pop punk with "Tickets to My Downfall". Listen in as Maria...

Hi, friends! We're back this week with some bonus content for your earholes. While Drake was away, I got the esteemed pleasure of hanging out with our good pal, Minneapolis' own Gyasi Dwayne. Noted aficionado of all things frontmen, we pit some notable leading faces of music against each other to see who comes out on top! This talk was incredibly fun and incredibly chaotic, so we hope you...

Woohoo! Another riveting Sunday night is upon us, friends. And we're happy you're here! This week, we're chatting about some artists that have done random live performances during wrestling shows -- and while we would have loved to include Motorhead (Sorry, Lemmy), we decided to switch things up! This week, Maria is talking "All That Remains" from Chris Jericho-led Fozzy and...

Happy Sunday, friends! As you're listening to this, Super Bowl LVIII has came and went, hence the late posting. But hey! Still technically Sunday, right? This week, we're talking the first albums we ever listened to in our genre and we've got a doozy for ya'! Drake will be FINALLY talking Dr. Dre and his project "2001" while Maria will be giving her thoughts on "Ashe...

Happy Sunday, friends! Today, we're talking two great albums from our two respective genres, but with a twist. Maria was tasked with giving Drake a group, where Drake had to suggest a solo artist from the world of metal. "Culture II" by Atlanta group Migos will be on the agenda for Drake today and Maria will be giving her thoughts on "Artkis" by Norwegian vocalist Ihsahn. A...

Happy 2024, friends! We're happy to be back in your earholes for another season, now with our funky fresh posting day of Sundays! We decided to kick things off with another draft, this time for the year 2022! We enlist the help of our friend Jeremy and we have ourselves a silly, goofy time! Typical hijinks ensue, including Maria's ranking of One Direction members, our first positive conver...

Happy New Years and cheers to 2023, friends! When you listen to this, we'll probably be in the past, so consider us ~time travelers~. To round off his 2023 picks of the year, Drake reveals his Number 1 album and Maria gives her last album that she enjoyed. What are they? You gotta tune in to find out, shenanigans and good times included! We thank you for allowing us to enter your earholes sinc...

Merry Christmas, friends! Before we wrap up our 2023 ranking/non-ranking, we wanted to provide you with some good joy and tidings for all this week! Drake will be talking about Ariana Grande's Christmas EP "Christmas and Chill" while Maria talks about "Mark Tremonti Christmas: Classics New & Old" by the man himself, Mark Tremonti! Also, we share a fun few insights court...

Happy Friday, friends! As Christmas and the end of the year is coming closer, so is the end of our countdown! This week on Drake's ranked list of 2023, Maria talks "Fauna" by British (not Australian) based band Haken! Meanwhile, Drake gives his thoughts on "Cracker Island" by (also unintentionally) British virtual band Gorillaz! Opening disclaimer courtesy of LuckyBoyCharm...

Hello friends! Apologies for the late upload this week, we had a bit of technical difficulties - but thanks for bearing with us! (And if anything sounds a bit off this week, we did our best.) This week, we're continuing our fun non-countdown countdown of 2023 with Maria discussing Drake's #3 pick "Mammoth II" from Mammoth WVH and Drake is talking about "Jackman" from Ja...

Happy Friday, friends! (Or whenever you're listening to this.) We're back this week with our 2023 countdown series, with Drake's ranking and Maria's...not-so-ranking. For #4 on his 2023 list, Drake offered up "The Sinner Rides Again" by KK's Priest for Maria ... where as she gave him "On Top of The Covers", the most recent project from hip-hop legend T-Pain....

Hi friends! As we're winding down 2023, we're excited to bring you our favorite albums of the year and give our chaotic takes on them, per usual. Drake's selections will be ranked, whereas Maria's will be in no particular order. We hope you enjoy as Drake talks about Doja Cat's 2023 project "Scarlet" while Maria chats about Katatonia's "Sky Void of Stars.&quo...

Hi friends! Drake is back from his journey of being a person this week and today, we're talking about some silly little Brits. We'll be exchanging our thoughts on some favorite albums of ours, from artists across the pond! Drake will be discussing "Disc-Overy" by Tinie Tempah and Maria will be talking about rock band Royal Blood's self-titled project, 'Royal Blood'. D...

Happy Friday, friends! While Drake is out in the world, doing what he does, the pod traveled all the way up to Minnesota to have a chat with our friendly neighborhood concert going pal, Kara! In the process of music discovery herself, we talk to Kara about everything from distinguishing between country and church music, falling asleep at concerts and what the process entails of choosing to go to a...

Happy Halloween, friends! As you're reading this, we're posting this special edition Halloween episode on actual Halloween and we hope you enjoy joining us on a fun little hypothetical zombie apocalypse adventure for this week's episode. Instead of albums, songs, or anything in between -- we decided to have a little fun in assembling our dream apocalypse teams using only artists that w...

Happy Friday, folks! This week, we're doing a little something different, allowing our respective music services to dictate on what journey we're taking! Armed with just a single song, where we end up, you'll have to tune in to find out! For Drake, he started with "What You Know" by T.I. -- while Maria started off with "Children of the Damned" by Iron Maiden. What m...

Hey pals! Are you having a tough week? Is it the change in the weather? Is it the brain chemicals? Who's to say? This week, we're talking about albums that help with stress and anxiety, from our own individual perspectives. Drake will be talking about "In the City" by Kevin Rudolf while Maria is tackling "Language" from the band The Contortionist. Grab a fuzzy blanket a...

Hi friends, foes and everyone in between! We're back this week after a minor technical hiccup for another riveting edition of talking music with your two favorite, unqualified millennials for a special extended episode. Today, we're talking "Me Against the World" - the 1995 album from 2Pac and 1996's "Dark Saga" by heavy metal band Iced Earth. And per fan request, w...

Heya there! While Drake is away on another touching grass excursion, we bring to you another guest host bonus episode, featuring our friend and friend of the pod, Renato (formerly known as Rey Sanchez). We break down our favorite WWE themes from different eras, have a chat about life and even somehow stumble upon ANOTHER Limp Bizkit mention on the show. Our picks below, enjoy and we'll see you...