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Nick shares remembrances for two artists that passed away last week. Biz Markie was a rapper & producer known for his humor and positivity. The outpouring from fans & fellow artists is an incredible testament to his artist importance and legacy. We also remember Robby Steinhardt, the co-founder, co-vocalist & violinist for the band Kansas. His contribution as a violinist helped disting...

Jay was absolutely blown away by the documentary “Summer of Soul”, now available on Hulu. Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson’s directorial features clips from the little known Harlem Cultural Festival that occurred over six weeks during the summer of ’69 in Harlem. Given Jay’s glowing review & the musicians featured in the film, we strongly recommend anyone remotely interested give this film a solid w...

We’re all together this week to record our 100th episode! We got the kids together, we swam in the pool at Nick’s childhood home, and we listened to some songs of summer. This one doesn’t follow our normal format but we had a great time doing it! We hope you enjoy it too! Lots of Songs: - The Loving Spoonful - “Summer in the City” - Joe Satriani - “Summer Song” - King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard...

Before we kick things off, Jay shares the news about the birth of his daughter, Ava Marie Rossman! Greg brings us some sad news with the loss of Blackalicious founder and rapper Gift of Gab & he’s decided it’s time to name his frequent hip hop segments. “Rap It Up” features hip hop news or highlights an element of rap that Greg loves and appreciates. We celebrate Gift of Gab’s gift for gab by...

We recorded this one early & quickly as Jay was off to the hospital for the scheduled delivery of his second baby (it’s a girl!!) Congrats to Jay & Ann! We look forward to getting the details next week, but in the meantime…. It’s “News with Nick” Flagged as expected but gotta mention it…Taylor Swift announces her next re-recorded album, coming out in November, is “RED” & will contain 3...

Eurocup 2020 has finally arrived and Jay’s brought his favorite national anthem from each group to the show this week for a little side contest of sorts. We rate each based on originality and artistic merit, tally the scores and come up with our own tournament winners. Song: The Sheepdogs - Rock & Roll (Ain’t No Simple Thing) King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard just released their 18th album...

Greg’s just returned from a Midwest tour and during his travels he started thinking about an experience that every band has when they’re starting out, opening for a bigger act. The phrase “I saw them open a concert back before they were big” is a badge of pride for any music lover. Today we discuss our favorite Openers in the latest round of “Tales From The Concert”. Song: Foxy Shazam - “Oh Lord”...

Nick has two albums to present this week. The first has been on his radar for a while and it did not disappoint his expectations! Black Midi “Cavalcade” was just released and it’s worth a listen if you’re into 80’s (and up) King Crimson or Bowie’s “Blackstar”. In other news, “Sweep It Into Space” by Dinosaur Jr. has been received very well by the critics & Nick very much disagrees with their a...

This week we’re happy to welcome Scott Tournet to the show. Scott’s the frontman for Elektric Voodoo & a founding member of Grace Potter & the Nocturnals (2003-2014). He joins us this week to talk about Elektric Voodoo’s upcoming album, Telescope , due in August & their latest Rarities, Vol 1 which dropped back in March. We also dig into his back story a good bit & had such a nice...

Greg has decided to formalize a recurring theme & he already made a theme song (with an incredible drum track by friend of the show Travis Orbin)! We’re excited to present “Heavy Rotation”, wherein Greg introduces us to a great new (or recently discovered) metal album or artist & then, eventually, veers into the defense of heavy metal lane (with Nick & Jay agreeably in tow). This week,...

Nick found a new album he’s excited to share this week. Legendary bassist Pino Palladino & producer, multi-instrumentalist Blake Mills released “Notes With Attachments” earlier this year. It’s both very easy to listen to and a 13 piece band performing complicated jazz arrangements of West African & Cuban inspired funk melodies. It’s also worth checking out! Songs: Pino Palladino & Blak...

We recorded this one on Facebook Live, if you wanna join us next time, keep an eye on our Facebook Page . Jay’s back with “Tales From The Concert” - Let Down Edition. This round we’re sharing concerts that we went into with high expectations & left sorely disappointed. Greg also collected a lot of listener stories and we hear from some of those as well. Thanks so much to Matt, Dina & Luis...

We’ll be live on Facebook next Monday, 5/3/21 at 9:30pm EST. Join us at facebook.com/youshouldcheckitout Greg has just returned from a four show tour in Texas with the Red Not Chili Peppers & reports back on the trip. The crowds were wonderful & generous in their appreciation for the live music (except for this one guy in Dallas) & Greg shares all sorts of fun stories. Also, we highly...

This week on “Tay-Tay Today”, Nick brings us a list of the records Ms. Swift broke in the past week. Releasing her first of six albums she’ll be re-recording, Fearless debuted at Number 1 on the charts… which makes the first time a re-recorded album has reached #1. She became the only female with 3 #1 albums within a year & each of her last three albums Song: Greta Van Fleet - “Built By Nation...

One of Jay’s heroes released a memoir last week! Richard Thompson’s “Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975” is a memoir covering Thompson’s days in Fairport Convention and his transition to a solo career. We discuss the book & the band at the center of the story. Songs: Fairport Convention - “A Sailor’s Life” Fairport Convention - “Autopsy” News that Danny Elfman is releasing...

A headline caught Greg’s eye this week. “In Computero: Hear How AI Software Wrote a ‘New’ Nirvana Song” is the work of Over The Bridge , a Toronto based organization that deals with mental health and recovery in the music community. Taking songs from musicians that were lost at the age of 27 and feeding it into an AI art engine, they’ve assembled news songs that they imagine could have been made b...

This week we’re joined by friend of the show Wayan Zoey! Nick particularly wanted to get Wayan’s take on a recent Pitchfork article regarding LiveNation’s market dominance and stock growth despite having no live music the past year. We discuss how LiveNation has come to dominate so much of the live music industry in the last decade & whether that’s a problem. Song: Black Midi - “John L” Greg s...

Jay was doing a little spring cleaning last week and discovered a music themed trivia game buried in a closet. “Top of the Charts” was a gift from a relative (Thanks Relative!) and Jay decided it’d be perfect for the show. We go in Round Robin fashion and much fun is had! Song: Jimmy Cliff - “Sitting in Limbo” Nick’s head is still stuck on the NFT train and he had an idea to share with the guys fo...

Greg just got home from a 4 show, 3 city tour with the Red Nots in Florida. Overall the experience was incredibly positive and he brings us up to speed on his travels. Song: The Jesus Lizard - “Boilermaker” It’s finally Greg & Jay’s turn to Face-Off. Nick drew the Grammy straw this year & he brings us a recap and a quiz! Things devolve as Nick’s questions get increasingly difficult, but th...

Jay hit it on the mark last week when he raised the question “What are NFTs and could they be used by musicians to release music?”. About 12 hours before the episode aired, a story dropped in Rolling Stone announcing that Kings of Leon would be releasing collector editions of their new album as an NFTs (as well as some extra special auctions with lifetime front row concert tickets included…brillia...

Greg brings us Round 2 of “Bangers & Mashups”. We’ve got “No Take It” by DJ Cummerbund, followed by a Radiohead/Mariah Carey Christmas Creep thing & finally “Chained Uptight” by Bill McClintock. It’s harder than it sounds to make & we dig into the work that goes into these & ideas around reharmonization & more. NERD ALERT: NFTs (non-fungible tokens) have been popping up all ove...

Nick brings us the news that Daft Punk have officially called it quits after 28 years. Announced via a video released on YouTube called “Epiologue”, the guys discuss the band’s history and Songs: Daft Punk - One More Time Daft Punk - Digital Love Greg has a new segment for us this week & he’s brought an intro for us as well! Welcome to BIRDLAND- the segment where we WING it.  Today I aske...

We recorded this one on Facebook Live, if you wanna join us next time, keep an eye on our Facebook Page . Jay brings us the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees & we weigh in with our top 5 picks (we really appreciated the audience participation!). …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead (T.o. D.) released their 10th album last month & Nick felt it was deserving of a segment this...

We’re taking this week off to replay an episode we aired back in November that featured Nick’s Dad, Guy Kline. Guy passed away unexpectedly this past week at the age of 62 and we’re really going to miss him. We’ll be back next week with a new episode. In the meantime, thank you Guy Kline (love you Dad)!

Greg shared a new album a few weeks back that he was really enjoying. Idles released their sophomore album “Ultra Mono” back in September and is chock-full of some much needed energy this winter. Curious how others felt, Greg sought out the opinions of others, specifically the ones paid for their opinions, and landed on our friends at Pitchfork….so, first up on our special Review The Review TIMES...