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Lyle Preslar (Minor Threat, Caroline Records) and Jim Shearer (MTV/VH1) discuss the music topics of the week which include: Guns N' Roses reunion of  Axl, Slash, and Duff; Avicii's retirement; Beyoncé's clarification of "Formation"; Janet Jackson's plan for a family; and how Taylor Swift's tumble on a treadmill made Drake richer. Lyle and Jim also talk about a very un-goth Pizza Hut box and how Ly...

Lyle Preslar (Minor Threat, Caroline Records) and Jim Shearer (MTV/VH1) discuss this week's music news which includes:  Kanye's streaming figures, The Roots pulling out of a David Bowie concert because another act wouldn't let them play on their equipment, Prince vs. YouTube, Billy Corgan patching things up with James Iha, Blink 182's new line-up and album, Glen E. Friedman's stellar Instagram pag...

Cinderella Syracuse (hee-hee) advances to the Final Four, Kobe Bryant's down to his last 10 games, the Cleveland Browns get yet another quarterback, and the sporting world readies itself for a big weekend of baseball, basketball, golf, and pro wrestling.

Lyle Preslar and Jim Shearer look back on the life and rhymes of A Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg.  They also discuss the music happenings of the week, which include: Rumors about Axl Rose fronting AC/DC, Dave Grohl petitioning a town in England to let teenagers play heavy metal in their garage, The Weeknd dropping off Rihanna's tour, Thursday reuniting, the best EDM Twitter beef of the week (Dip...

Are you behind on sports because life has gotten too busy?  Fear not, this podcast will catch up on the NHL, NBA, March Madness, and the soul-breaking act of applying a successful full-court press defense.

This week Lyle Preslar and Jim Shearer discuss: SXSW, AC/DC sending Brian Johnson packing, Kanye's perpetual album tweaking, Gold Records, the Foo Fighters fake out, and marshmallow Peeps.

Lyle Preslar and Jim Shearer recap The Oscars, as well as breakdown the legal proceedings of Kesha vs. Dr. Luke. They also discuss Beyonce vs. Miami Police Union, M.I.A. vs. NFL, and Lil' Wayne vs. Birdman. Lyle also talks about trying to sign Weezer back in the day and the chances of a second wave punk band ever making it into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

After maybe a good three years of light, but constant nudging, I got Lyle Preslar, longtime music industry vet and guitarist of one of my all-time favorite punk bands, Minor Threat, to sit down and record a radio show with me (you can call it a "podcast" if it makes you feel more comfortable). You'll quickly find out that Lyle is as intelligent as he is funny. The premise is very simple: I wanted...

Why blather on for two weeks about useless Super Bowl stats when you can get 'em all in 10 minutes?

Now that my musical year is over, take a listen back to my favorite songs of 2015...in all genres, styles, shapes, and forms! (Everything that is released from here on in will be considered a 2016 offering, because music, like a well-seasoned piece of meat, needs time to marinate.) Enjoy!

The quickest sports podcast on the internet lays out the football menu for Thanksgiving, laughs at the mediocre Thursday Night & Monday Night games this season (as well as those hideous "color clash" uniforms), and worries about the new extra point rule as the playoffs approach.

This week  Sean Conboy , former writer for  Pittsburgh Magazine  and producer for  Players' Tribune  chats about the newly tweaked Steelers, the rabbit hole known as Fantasy Football, which hometown team gets his priority these days, and why he's a fan of the seemingly unfair one-game Wildcard playoff in baseball...and he does it all in 10 minutes.   It's Sports Talk without all the bloviating!

It's our Welcome Back to Fall episode with new music from Andy Mineo and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, a recap of Madonna's Rebel Heart Tour, and a whole bunch of good songs to listen to while jumping in a pile of leaves.

New Music from Beirut, Gary Clark Jr., Farao, Empress Of, and Mark Untitled; breaking down the Jack White/Black Keys feud; and a one-two punch from Madonna and Slayer...just because.

New Music from The Arcs, Thunderbitch, The Dead Weather, Public Image Ltd., FIDLAR, and The Bohicas; my four-week-late film review of Straight Outta Compton; and a look back at the music from N.W.A's Family Tree.

Song of the Summer Countdown, a look back at the 2015 MTV VMAs, and New Music from The Weekend, FTSE, Gin Wigmore, Cœur de pirate, Halsey, and Alessia Cara.

New Music from The Bohicas, Desaparecidos, Nathaniel Ratecliff & The Night Sweats, and The Vaccines; songs about shoes; a look at the 2015 VMA performance line-up; and a beautifully crafted block of underground hip-hop.

New Music from Foals, Dead Weather, Calvin Harris, and Brandon Flowers; my favorite Shazam'd songs of the year; a look back at Song of the Summer Contenders from yesteryear; and Music Headlines of the Week.

New music from Albert Hammond Jr., Chemical Brothers, Batteries, White Reaper, and Georgia; a look back at MCA Day with music from RUN-DMC, Hurricane, and Rage Against The Machine; and this week's music headlines of the week in the appropriately named segment: Music Headlines of the Week.

In preparation for  MCA Day , a special Beastie Boys-edition of the Free For All, with a tribute to Rowdy Roddy Piper and a breakdown of the hip-hop feud between Meek Mill & Drake.

Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift's Twitter spat, Michael Jackson's secret Star Wars wish, wondering about Earth's distant cousin, and New Music from Public Enemy, Meek Mill, Strange Wilds, Para One, Kool Keith, Junior Prom, and Langhorne Slim.

Reminiscing about 90's electronic music, early 2000's power-pop, and squeezing a short song at the end of a mix tape; new songs from Public Enemy, Ratatat, Chemical Brothers, White Reaper, Spraynard, and The Bird & The Bee; and a look back at the music happenings of the week.

New music from Veruca Salt, Years and Years, Ezra Furman, Bilal, and Jeff Rosenstock; an explanation on why new music is being released on Friday; Music Headlines of the Week; and a special treat for anyone named Allison.

New music from Refused, Desaparecidos, Swami John Reis & The Blind Shake, LA Priest, and Courtney Barnett; and thoughts on Apple Music and the new Rocky movie  Creed .

This week I chat with Lucy & Gwendolyn Giles from the band  Dog Party , discuss why I'm torn on Taylor Swift's  Open Letter to Apple , talk about the state of protest music in 2015, and play new songs from Kacey Musgraves, Leon Bridges, Wolf Alice, and Desaparecidos.