Headliners

The boys are back and looking forward to festival season returning to California. Tune in for all things Dubstep, Live streams, Why Foo Fighters vs. Fisher actually isn't a conflict at all, and what NBA player you'd want to see DJ aside from Shaq.Buckle up for Zedd @ Twin Peaks, sorry Kendrick! 

Morale is low after what was sought out to be the best Coachella yet falls short by a noticeable measure. Beyond Frank being a blunder, the boys talk discuss the sets they wish they saw, who they predict as Headliners for next year, and why two weekends each year is never a bad choice

We've got special guest Alex Meyer on the pod today to discuss all things Crssd. Alex puts the fellas on to Ben Sterling, clarifies the Jackmaster confusion, joins us in slandering Lane 8, and even offers us a couch to sleep on next weekend.We'll see you next week for the recap. 

We're pivoting - now exclusively talking all things politics (inflation, etc). Grant shares his thoughts on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, China tensions, and looks ahead to the 2024 election. Just kidding, we're talking about rolling too hard at Fisher. Tap in. 

Craig and Grant come together to share hot takes about Blackpink, traveling back in time to when we were 15 at Rebelution, XXL Freshman Babytron's breakout tour, and the unavoidable indie girl scene

Season 2! We're going deep on the first day of Coachella talking through Bad Bunny, Jamie Jones, Megan Fox's culpability, DJ side-projects, Do Lab day-care, and Grant's new stage name, Grant the Homo Funkysapien

Grant and Craig walk you through their winners and superlatives for the year, with a focus on 2023 including commercializing Tulum, Hip Hop fading away and Big Room House digging its grave. Dalé! 

And the nominees are...    Song of the YearMoney Machine by 100 Gecs Jamiexx - Idontknow mixed with What's Your Fantasy Fred Again - Billie (Loving Arms) Keinemusik - Discoteca Harry Styles - As it Was Worst Set  of the YearParcels at Crssd Omar Apollo at Coachella Guy Gerber at Capitale Billy Strings at Bluegrass FestFour Tet & Floating Points at This Ain't No Picnic Best Set of the Year Fred Again at the Mojave / Fred Again/SMH pop-up / Fred Again at Hollywood Forever Chemical Brothers at Portola Sam Paganini at Crssd Ying Yang Twins at This Ain't No Picnic Arcade Fire at the Mojave

And the nominees are...Breakout Artist of the YearHarry StylesKeinemusikFred Again..TurnstileNoizu Disappointment of the YearSwedish House MafiaBaby KeemBerlinParcelsDisclosure 

Grant and Craig round out festival season in style at Goldenvoice's inaugural Portola Festival. The boys react to The Chemical Brothers' big set, the Fred Again disaster, partying on mountain time, SG Lewis's special mushroom chocolate, bites over bumps, and bringing inflatable marine life back to Coachella. Let's go! 

Craig recalls the tales of his time in Pasadena with long time friends from college, from nostalgic breakdance sessions with the Ying Yang Twins to the sound immersion experience with Despacio. All the while, we unfortunately start to realize just how old we're getting. 

On this episode, Grant helps Craig mentally prepare to take down LA's newest festival, This Ain't No Picnic. The boys discuss Camarillo's chief export, taxis son aqui, funny stories falling flat, Despacio, missing the wave on The Strokes, rolling in snow, and Better Call Saul recommendations. 

Grant and Craig relive the glory days from 2014, their first Hard Summer dressed as nuns making it viral on DJ Snake's Instagram. HARD Summer keeps drifting further from LA year over year, leaving the two asking questions on what the future looks like and wondering where Gary Richards is and how DJ Dials is still making festival bills

Craig is joined by a very special guest, Chris Mercs, for the most pretentious music festival in America! The boys engage in spirited discussion around the NASA photo, pretending to like Kendrick's new album, Drake Bell's new music, a debate on Spirit of the Beehive, and a shared appreciation for the band Low

Come hang out with the worst guys you know! On today's episode, Ry confirms America's worst city, Craig and Grant expose Brockhampton's lies, walkie talkies don't live up to the hype, staying fresh at LiB, art cars, and Four Tet embracing American WWE culture. 

Grant and Craig sit down with local Los Angelino up-and-coming talent, Les District, to discuss the inspiration behind his productions,  the events he's spun in the past and the ones upcoming, and why Mexican restaurants turn into the best clubs at night

Grant has no other choice but to brave Citi Field this weekend solo - Tune in for all of his trepidations and hope he comes out with a recap for the ages

Vale vale, the boys are going to Espana in this edition of Headliners. The hombres discuss cultural acclimation, the fluidity of a dating profile, Helado Negro, work sucks (I know), AG Cook, and navigating a festival that ends at 6am. 

The boys are back in San Francisco for Goldenvoice's newest festival, Portola. Today's topics include May 4th, the Foo Fighters, an MIA renaissance, live DJ sets, seeing Disclosure three times in one month, and Gorgon City as a collection of 30+ dudes nationwide. 

Oi bruv! The lads dust off their soccer kits and go full blokecore on today's episode. Topics include Billie's falling star, British accents, Pitchfork's scathing Jack Harlow review, open-mic sets, Grant learning about Scotland, Bicep living through the Troubles, and mud

Today's episodes takes the boys to their old stomping grounds, San Francisco. We discuss Grant's celebrity interactions, lifeguards as cops, SZA as a headliner, life hacks, the long-term prospects of Jack Harlow, and a mutual infatuation with Polo & Pan

It's what we've all been waiting for. Craig and Grant go sicko mode on today's pod with nearly 90 minutes of conversation on Weekends 1 and 2 of Coachella. The fellas dive into the best sets of the weekend, their lowest moments, 100 Gecs, Kanye ruining Swedish House Mafia, John Summit slander in front of John Summit, children on the grounds, and the Sahara Tent All Stars existing in real life.  

Happy 4/20 stoners Craig and Grant roll up and chat hip hop nostalgia, Bobby Hundreds, old artists playing old albums, the popularity of this podcast, and getting front row at Smoker's Club

Senthil Chidambaram is the founder and CEO of Dancing Astronaut, one of the premier electronic music blogs of the past decade. Senthil joins us to discuss the cyclical nature of dance music, stanning  Rafa Nadal, the success of DA, upcoming festivals, and getting front row for Swedish House at Coachella

What the f is up, Chicago? Rock with us as we chat food poisoning, 24/7 bluegrass, DJs who sound like high school rappers, the hype of hyper-pop, and the merits of Kygo. 

Grab your denim overalls, we're going to Bonnaroo. Craig and Grant hold court on the ghastly smell of this festival, the symbiosis of frat bros and hippies, Metaverse avatars, bad folk rock, and pretending to know the words to Fleetwood Mac songs. 

Grant gets his festival sea legs in a whirlwind weekend at SoCal's favorite techno festival, CRSSD.  We learn some important lessons about getting too drunk at the pre-game, the intersection of techno and geo-politics, over-planning, and get to meet Nina Kraviz along the way. Slava Ukraini! 

Craig and Grant limp into the last day of Coachella with thoughts on a conservatorship for Ye,  the Blue Man Group as headliners, the Sahara tent all-stars, Honey Dijon ending racism in the Yuma, and Grant predicting the worst lineup ever for Coachella 2023. 

Craig and Grant are feeling so clean like a money machine on Day 2 of Coachella. Episode 2 includes chats about a Billie and Travis Scott reconciliation, Richie Hawtin's Karen cut, not landing guests for the pod, and slander for everyone's favorite future bass artist

The big debut! On this episode, Craig and Grant dive into Day 1 of America's #1 festival, Coachella. Topics covered on Episode 1 include Swedish House nostalgia, One Direction holograms, the joy of techno, Big Sean's punk revival, and Carly Rae Jepsen being difficult to work with. Prod. by Jacob Appleby