The Zero Check

The band's back together for our first recording since... November? WTF. Mike and his wife had a baby, Richard's been distracted by a lady, Craig's been in limbo, and Steve's been doing whatever he does. This episode, we discussed: "Title of Record" by Filter "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" by [The] Smashing Pumpkins "Incredibad" by The Lonely Island "Mud" by Whiskey Myers After finally d...

After some hiatus spurred by life events and such, we're getting back into things!  This episode, we discussed: "Seven Crowns and Seven Seals" by Sulphur Aeon "Streetcore" by Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros "Demon Days" by The Gorillaz "Rum, Sodomy and the Lash" by The Pogues So, we're going to get the next one recorded, where we finally talk about the album with the song that inspired the name of...

I'm sure there are one or two people out in the world who have been patiently awaiting this episode! Delving into the pop icon that is Taylor Swift. Along with a few other notable albums. This episode, we discussed: "Red (Taylor's Version)" by Taylor Swift "Boston" by Boston "Methodrone" by The Brian Jonestown Massacre "Self-Titled" by The Presidents of the United States of America It took a bit m...

We are pleased to say that we are caught up on our existing recorded backlog! This episode was recorded on September 11th, a day of great significance in our modern world. Fortunately, or unfortunately, none of the albums we discuss are of great historical importance. This episode, we discussed: "Affirmation" by Savage Garden "Hurry Up, We're Dreaming" by M83 "The Brown Album" by Primus "Floodland...

We're on a roll, and almost out of recorded stuff to edit and post. But just you wait, we have some excellent albums this episode. This episode, we discussed: "Tenatious D" by the same "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac "Throwing Copper" by Live "Now And Again" by The Grapes of Wrath We'll try and get the next one out maybe late this week, or mid-next week, depending on how Richard's week plays out, and t...

Two episodes published in one week? What is this nonsense. This episode, we discussed: "B'lieve I'm Goin Down" by Kurt Vile "Aquarium" by Aqua "Transmission" by The Tea Party "Psychic Warfare" by Clutch The title is buried somewhere in the discussion. Excuse the outdated language. We have two more recorded after this, and plans to record another next weekend. Hopefully Richard can fool the guys in...

We're back with 4 more albums for you to experience/revisit/enjoy with fresh ears! Those albums are: "Hybrid Theory" by Linkin Park "Welcome Interstate Managers" by Fountains of Wayne "The Queen is Dead" by The Smiths "The 59' Sound" by Gaslight Anthem Subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts! We're still trying to get through this backlog, and a mix of life and laziness keeps getting in our...

Welcome to a bit of a longer episode to open our *5th* season! The length is partly because Richard left in our banter about Steve's beard and the pleasure that is a good barber shave before we officially intro the episode. And, partly because we had some really great discussion of the albums we chose last episode that stretched on. And on. And on. Those albums are: Vince Gauraldi Trio "A Charlie...

Emo, horror-punk, singer-songwriter oh my! So, we recorded this episode back in December of 2022, and kept joking about how it would be released in July... Some christmas albums were chosen for the following episode to kick off "Season 5". In this episode we're talking about: Imagine Dragons "Evolve" My Chemical Romance "The Black Parade" Misfits "American Psycho" Tori Amos "Under The Pink" If  yo...

This was an interesting mix of music and opinions. We all had good things to say about all of the albums - that's as much as can be said. In this episode we're talking about: Marcus King "Youngblood" Led Zeppelin "Houses of The Holy" In Flames "Colony" Jewel "Pieces of You" Spoiler: Jewel's first album is kind of strange, but the singles are great. Enjoy.

In this episode, Mike's selection of Tommy generated some mixed discussion, from nostailgia for university to Steve's strong opinions about The Who. But the real star was Jeremy Voltz's Weekender, an indie artist from Toronto. Jeremy also released a solid new single a few days ago on February 22, and you should check it out. In this episode we're talking about: The Who "Tommy" Jeremy Voltz "Weeken...

We'd say we have an eclectic lineup in this episode, except rumours have it we actually discussed Green Day twice. Aside from that, we have some comedic stuff from the King of Alternative Polka. And some serious stuff from Inuk artist Riit. We think you'll enjoy it all. There was very little controversy in this episode, so we end with a promise to step it up in the next one. In this episode we're...

Yeah, we featured two Devin Townsend albums back to back. Craig really likes him. And we learned that Styx was big on the space keyboards. Speaking of bands we've already discussed - we gave a listen to a more recent Gogol Bordello album, and Steve had to get the original cast recording of Hamilton out of his system. In this episode we're talking about: Devin Townsend  "Empath" Styx "The Grand Ill...

One day we'll get the whole editing thing down and release on schedule. In this episode we're talking about: Rage Against the Machine "Evil Empire" Strapping Young Lad (Devin Townsend) "City" Flight of the Conchords "Self-Titled" Depeche Mode "Music for the Masses" We hope you enjoy the episode!

After a long pause, we're publishing our fifth episode. Thanks again for your patience, listeners! Richard is taking over editing from Craig, as Craig's home life is a bit hectic these days. In this episode, we discuss: Cory Wong - "Power Station" Arcade Fire - "Funeral" Lin Manuel Miranda w/ Various Artists - "The Hamilton Mixtape" Blue Man Group - "The Complex" We start with a quick note that th...

After a brief pause, we're publishing our fourth episode. Thanks for your patience, listeners!  In this episode, we discuss: Type O Negative - "October Rust" Eminem - "Music to be Murdered By" Deltron 3030 - "Deltron 3030" The Refreshments - "Fizzy Fuzzy Big and Buzzy" If you're not familiar with all of these artists/albums, you have some slow, prodding goth metal with Type O Negative, they're a b...

Here's our third episode of our comeback season! The crew dug into a varied list of albums: Genesis "Nursery Cryme" Astronoid "Air" Eve 6 "It's all in your head" Neutral Milk Hotel "In the Aeroplane over the Sea" These four albums span some playful 70s prog rock, a co-mingling of dreampop and thrash metal, pretty standard frat-rock and an album that arguably kicked off the proliferation of indie r...

The Zero Check is back for our second episode of our revival season! This time, Craig, Michael, Steve and Rich are discussing a different variety of albums. We've got: Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA" Our Lady Peace's "Clumsy" Prince's "Purple Rain" The Cure's "Disintegration" There's a lot to unpack in these albums, so come along for the ride and see if you agree with us, or have your own thou...

The original three hosts, Craig, Steve and Richard are back, and we dragged our friend Michael along! You'll find we're a bit rusty after our million-year hiatus, but we have not three, but four kickass albums to discuss, all connecting to the theme of comebacks. Except for Michael's, his is the opposite with a sort-of breakup album.  Craig's pick: Iron Maiden's "Brave New World" (2000) which mark...