A music review cast. A combination of solo reviews and reviews with guests.
On the "first" episode of Aural Fixation, Ryan reviews new records from Ladytron, The Moth Gatherer, Elizabeth Colour Wheel, and The Claypool-Lennon Delirium, as well as taking a trip down memory lane with the classic 1993 record "Pork Soda" from Primus.
On Episode 40, Ryan reveals the second half of his list of his favorite 50 records from 2018.
On Episode 39, Ryan reveals the first half of his list of his favorite 50 records of 2018.
On Episode 38, Ryan reviews new releases from Atreyu,Tom Morello, Elvis Costello, Super Unison, Street Sects, and Daughters.
On Episode 37, Ryan reviews new releases from St Paul & the Broken Bones, Clutch, The Night Game, and Pig Destroyer.
On Episode 36, Ryan reviews new records from Eminem, Alkaline Trio, ALEXIS Ffrench, and Idles.
On Episode 35, Ryan reviews new releases from Deafheaven, Between the Buried and Me, Skeletonwitch, and Khorada.
On Episode 34, Ryan reviews new releases from Jay Rock, Johnny Marr, Zeal & Ardor, and YOB.
On Episode 33, Ryan reviews new releases from Kanye West, Jenny Hval, Black Thought & 9th Wonder, Jonathan Davis, Graveyard, Chvrches, Father John Misty, and Ghost.
On Episode 32, Ryan reviews new releases from Ash, Ray Lamontagne, TT, and Fotocrime.
On Episode 31, Ryan reviews new releases from Arctic Monkeys, Sevendust, Beach House, and Soft Kill.
On Episode 30, Ryan reviews new releases from A Perfect Circle, Sectioned, LLNN, and The Armed.
On Episode 29, Ryan reviews new releases from Underoath, Eels, Dr. Octagon, and Bambara.
On Episode 28, Ryan reviews new releases from Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite, Light the Torch, MF Doom & Czarface, and Lindi Ortega.
On Episode 27, Ryan reviews new releases from The Sword, HIDE, Preoccupations, and Jack White.
On Episode 26, Ryan reviews new releases from The Decemberists, Meshell Ndegeocello, Hot Snakes, and Mount Eerie.
On Ep 25, Ryan reviews new releases from David Byrne, August Greene, Between the Buried and Me, and Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats.
On Episode 24, Ryan reviews new releases from Andrew WK, Moby, Titus Andronicus, and Anna von Hausswolf.
On Episode 23, Ryan reviews new releases from Black Milk, Renata Zeiguer, Screaming Females, and Huntsmen.
On this Episode, Ryan reviews new releases from Harakiri for the Sky, Born Ruffians, Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet, and Car Seat Headrest.
On Episode 21, Ryan reviews new releases from Good Tiger, MGMT, Legend of the Seagullmen and Ezra Furman.
On Episode Twenty, Ryan reviews new releases from Awolnation, Simple Minds, The Soft Moon, and Skyzoo.
On Episode 19, Ryan reviews new releases from Machine Head, Calexico, Evidence, and Orphaned Land.
On Episode 18, Ryan reviews new releases from First Aid Kit, Of Mice & Men, Perfect Beings, and The Liminanas.
On Episode 17, Ryan reviews new releases from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Lil' Skies, BORNS, and Corrosion of Conformity.
On Episode 16, Ryan talks about his top 20 records of 2017, along with a handful of EP's and a list of Honorable Mentions.
On Episode 15, Ryan and special guest Tim Parrish review two albums from Detroit post-punk band Protomartyr:2017's "Relatives in Descent" and the band's 2012 debut record, "No Passion All Technique."
On Ep 14, Ryan and special guest Paul Lukomski review the new Wolves In the Throne Room album "Thrice Woven," as well as Cake's 1996 classic "Fashion Nugget." Yes, you read that correctly.
On Ep 13, Ryan and special guest Alex Estrada of the band Silver Snakes talk about SS's new EP, "Scathe," as well as review the new Marilyn Manson album "Heaven Upside Down." Note: This episode ALSO includes a review of Jumbo's Clown Bar in Los Angeles. You're welcome.
On Episode 12, Ryan reviews the new Robert Plant album "Carry Fire," as well as the new Wu-Tang album "The Saga Continues."
On Episode 11, Ryan reviews new releases from doom metal band Primitive Man and former Oasis/Beady Eye front-man Liam Gallagher.
On Episode 10, the first episode of the new weekly RLT schedule, Ryan reviews two new albums, Wolf Alice's "Visions of a Life," and Primus's "The Desaturating Seven."
On Episode Nine, Ryan and special guest Adie Stone review the new album "Villains" from Queens of the Stone Age, as well as the 1977 David Bowie album "Low."
On Ep 8, Ryan reviews new releases from Accept, Doom Side of the Moon, and Vic Mensa. Then on the Main Event, Ryan and special guest Jerry "Venom" Cortes review the new eponymous record from Dead Cross and Faith No More's classic 1995 album "King For a Day, Fool For a Lifetime."
On the first installment of a new series, Ryan looks at Agalloch's 2010 album "Marrow of the Spirit."
On Episode Seven, Ryan and special guest Mike DePaul review the new Bloodclot album "Up In Arms," as well as the classic 1986 album "The Age of Quarrel," by Cro-Mags.
On the third installment of Under the Radar, Ryan reviews the 2014 album "Withered," from Germany's Earthship.
On this installment of "First Listen," Ryan gives his initial reaction to two new tracks from the upcoming Protomartyr release "Relatives In Descent," as well as a track from the upcoming Converge release "The Dusk In Us."
On the second installment of "Head-Scratchers," Ryan tries to come to grips with a somewhat perplexing release from the Melvins, called "A Walk With Love and Death."
On the first installment of a new segment, Ryan revisits Papa Roach's 2000 album "Infest" to find out if it does in fact hold up.
On the first installment of "First Listen," Ryan gives his initial reaction to two new songs by metalcore band Converge, released on July 25th, 2017.
Ryan interviews special guest Tim Parrish, a veteran of the Baton Rouge punk scene of the late 70's and beyond. Here are chapter markers: 0:00 The Lower Chakras- "See Rock City" 3:29 Interview with Tim 52:53 The Lower Chakras- "36 Flags Over Jesus" 55:24 Closing 55:59 The Lower Chakras- "Another Town"
On Part One of a special segment, Ryan, Andy, and Nathan talk about their introductions to Joy Division, the early EP "An Ideal For Living," and the seminal debut album "Unknown Pleasures."
Ryan reviews the new Fleet Foxes album "Crack-Up."
On Episode 6, Ryan reviews new releases from The Mountain Goats, At the Drive-In, and The Afghan Whigs. Then on the Main Event, Ryan and special guest Veronica Swain review the new Feist album "Pleasure."
On Episode Five, Ryan reviews new releases from Karen Elson, Ulver, and Timber Timbre. Then on the Main Event segment, Ryan and special guest Joe Etcheto review Father John Misty's new album "Pure Comedy" as well as Ani Difranco's classic 2001 double album "Revelling/Reckoning."
On the second installment of "Under the Radar," Ryan reviews the album "MartyrLoserKing" from alternative hip-hop artist Saul Williams.
On the first installment of a new segment, Ryan tries to come to grips with his confusion and lack of enthusiasm for Opeth's 2016 album "Sorceress."
On Episode Four, Ryan reviews new releases from The Moth Gatherer, Jamiroquai, and Saltland. Then on the Main Event segment of the episode, Ryan welcomes special guest Dan Sterling to talk about bar fights, near-injuries as a result of over-zealous guitarists, and Hendrix. Oh yeah, and they also review Mastodon's new album "Emperor of Sand" and Pantera's classic 1992 album "Vulgar Display of Power."
On the first installment of the "Under the Radar" segment, Ryan reviews the album "Eternal Rituals for the Accretion of Light," from the band Junius.
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