Aux Words

Spotify is making more steps into letting artists directly upload music to the platform, but is that a good thing? Chris, Coltyn and Joey talk about the potential benefits and damages that could happen as a result of this move. Also: Joey sees the Foo Fighters, Chris fawns over mewithoutYou, and NEW COHEED!

This week’s episode reflects on the recent deaths of artists like Mac Miller and Aretha Franklin. Chris, Coltyn and Joey discuss how we as listeners perceive artists both during and after their lives, and how that perception can change.

Aux Words is back and doing another episode of a classic album. This time Chris, Joey and Coltyn do a deep dive into blink-182’s 1999 pop punk breakthrough ‘Enema of the State.’ They don’t just talk about the big hits of the album, but “all the small things” in between. Haha, just a little blink-182 … Continue reading Episode 16: Classic Review – Enema of the State →

Aux Words has had to take a little break because of very busy schedules, but now we’re back! Coltyn, Chris and Joey talk about what they’ve been doing and what they’ve been listening to for the past few months.

There are thousands upon thousands of genres and sub-genres of music. This week, Chris, Coltyn and Joey discuss some genres they think are underappreciated – whether they’ve always been under-the-radar or if they’ve fallen out of style/popularity over the years.

This week, the crew reviews a new album. Chris, Joey and Coltyn take a look at Kanye West’s latest album, Ye. How does it compare to the rest of Kanye’s discography? Do Kanye’s outside controversies play into the album? Listen to us debate the album’s merits!

This week is an episode we’re very excited about. Chris, Coltyn and Joey talk some of their favorite video game music! From retro games to new releases, join us as we count down our five favorite soundtracks of all time!

Episode 11 is here, and this week the discussion is all about memes. Chris, Coltyn and Joey talk about their favorite music-based memes, memes that got songs mainstream success, and whether it’s appropriate to make memes about serious, thought-provoking art.

The gang is back for another album review episode. This time around, Coltyn, Chris and Joey take on the infamous collaboration between Lou Reed and Metallica, Lulu. Is it as bad as the critics said at the time, or is it an underrated gem? Listen to find out!

Episode 9 of Aux Words marks the appearance of a guest host. This week, we’re joined by our good friend Jasmin Wise to talk about one of her favorite genres of music: k-pop. We talk about what draws us to k-pop music, differences between k-pop and American pop music, and some of our favorite k-pop … Continue reading Episode 9: K-Pop with Jasmin Wise →