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Jonny and Max's typically alternative musical tastes are disrupted due to another amazing year of music from so many different genres. This episode they discuss each of their five favourite albums of 2022. 

This episode we discuss Jeff's pick from the book and decide if it is an album you must hear before you die. We also discuss some of our favourite albums from 2022, Bono's new book, recent news with Weezer, Metallica, Kanye, and Steven Tyler and discuss the legacy and luck of Jeff's Ministry t-shirt.

Max and Jonny discuss the 5 new music selections they each brought to the show.  Featuring music from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gorillaz, Bruce Springsteen, Weezer, and the Broken Bells.

Jonny and Max share 5 new music tracks each to discuss on the show. Featuring music from Ozzy, Arctic Monkeys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Midnight, The Killers and Motel Radio. 

Max and Jonny discuss their ten songs from this month's new music including quite a few shortcoming from some mainstay artists. Featuring music from The Beaches, Sam Fender, Ozzy, Surf Curse, The Mars Volta and many more.  

Jeff and Jonny get into the era of the long song hits in the early 70s with Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Free Bird' at 9:13 off their debut album as well as Emerson, Lake and Palmer's 'Tarkus' clocking in at a whopping 20:38. We also discuss if these albums hold up as a must listen outside of their ambitious individual tracks. Before that we get into coffee at a concert, Arkells adapting to no gear, Morrissey on "Con-vid", concerts, Trooper wishes and DJ take overs.   Features Albums: Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced leh-nerd skin-nerd) Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Tarkus Albums begin at 1:18:30

Max and Jonny are back with their 10 new music selections from April - June as well as reviewing their favourite albums from the year so far.   Featured Music: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush Feels Alright - Spoon - Lucifer on the Sofa Diamond in the Dark - Liam Gallagher - Cmon You Know Siren Song - Oracle Sisters Pygmalion - Cassandra Jenkins Risk of Getting Hurt - Sigrid - How to Let Go The Seaside - The Lazy Eyes - Songbook Magenta Mountain - King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Omnium Gatherum Anywhere - Maddison Cunningham - Revealer Heartbeat - The Midnight - Heroes Don't Miss - The Blue Stones Spitting Off The Edge of the World (feat Perfume Genius) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Cool it Down Past Life - Arkells & Cold War Kids - Blink Twice All Comes Crashing - Metric - Formentera  

This episode features two singer songwriters who are no strangers to working in a band, but found their true success out on their own.  We also discuss the Foo Fighters tribute concert, the return of live music, the Phoenix Rising documentary, a 40 quid piece of grass and tons of great music.   Featured Albums: 1:33:10

Max and Jonny talk about new music from March and April as well as Jonny shares his findings on a deep dive with Oliver Tree. Featured Music: Honeybrains - Royal Blood Maybe as his skies are wide - Brad Mahldau - Jacob's Ladder Running with the Hurricane - Camp Cope - Running with the Hurricane A Little Bit of Love - Weezer - SZNZ: Spring Sweet Abyss - Dream Widow - Dream Widow As It Was - Harry Styles - Harry's House last july - SOAK - If I never know you like this again Love Letter (feat The Knocks) - Odesza - The Last Goodbye The Lightning II - Arcade Fire - WE Everything is Simple - Widowspeak - The Jacket  

The show returns to it's classic format for a closer look at how A Tribe Called Quest helped mold 90s hip hop and a double album from the biggest rock band of all time.    Top News Stories Taylor Hawkins passing at 50, Donda 2, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees   Contents News - 8:00 Current Spins - 50:00 Highlighted Albums - 1:23:10  

Discover new music from February and March with Max and Jonny. Featuring Liam Gallagher, Oliver Tree, The Black Keys, Band of Horses and Spoon.   Full Song List The Hardest Cut - Spoon - Lucifer on the Sofa In Need of Repair - Band of Horses - Things Are Great Untainted Love - Frank Turner - FTHC Sweet Dreams of Otherness - Alexisonfire - Otherness Wild Child - The Black Keys - Dropout Boogie Everything's Electric - Liam Gallagher - C'mon You Know Dangerous - The Mysterines - Reeling Circles Around This Town - Maren Morries - Humble Quest Cowboys Don't Cry - Oliver Tree - Cowboy Tears

Jeff and Jonny talk the new Foo Fighters horror comedy "Studio 666". The first half is a spoiler free review and breakdown and the second half gets into the movie where they discuss favourite kills, behind the scenes stories and debate if it's better than Spice World.

This episode features an interview with Paul Ciampa of Whiskerdog to discuss the new EP 'The Balcony Couch'. We also discuss our 11 favourite new releases featuring music from Jack White, RHCP, GRAE, The Smile, Lumineers and Miles Kane.   Full Song List: Don't Let it Get You Down - Miles Kane - Change the Show Hawks Don't Share - Carson McHone - Still Life B-Side - Khruangbin & Leon Bridges - Texas Moon Room in the Desert - GRAE - Whiplash Love is Selfish - Jack White - Entering Heaven Alive Jackie Down the Line - Fontaines DC - Skinty Fia AM Radio - The Lumineers - BRIGHTSIDE The Smoke - The Smile  Happy Face - Chastity - Suffer Summer Love Brand New - Bob Moses Black Summer - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love Whiskerdog - Hunker Down - The Balcony Couch

This episode Max and Jonny reveal each of their 5 favourite albums of 2021.

This episode, Jeff and Jonny discuss each of their favourite years in music history. They talk about the best albums, how the music influence artists going forward, pop culture at the time and why that year was important to them.

It's the holiday season and we celebrate with a few of our favourite Christmas releases from the last couple of years while highlighting the best new releases for the end of the year. Full Track List: Eddie Vedder - The Haves - Earthling Adele - My Little Love - 30 The Darkness - It's Love, Jim - Motorheart Eliza and the Delusionals - Nothing Yet IDLES - The Beachland Ballroom - CRAWLER Lou-Adriane Cassidy - Je Suis Arrivée - Lou-Adriane Cassidy vous dit: Bonsoir The War on Drugs - I Don't Live Here Anymore - I Don't Live Here Anymore Arkells - The Last Christmas (We Ever Spend Apart) - The Last Christmas (We Ever Spend Apart) Adam Melchor & Briston Maroney - Hold on for Dear Life Lola Young - Last Christmas - Apple Music Home Session: Lola Young The Killers - Joel the Lump of Coal - Don't Waste Your Wishes  

This episode we deep dive into one of Jeff's most influential albums of all time from Joy Division and an iconic folk album that pushes and pulls to fit each lead members stylings.   News :00 What we are listening to :45 Featured Albums 1:18/1:45

This episode we discuss our favourite new releases from artists like Lana Del Rey, Wilderado, Biffy Clyro, Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine and Sam Fender.  Full Track Listing: Adele - Easy On Me - 30 That Funny Feeling - Phoebe Bridgers Back to Oz - Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - A Beginner's Mind Love Proceeding - BADBADNOTGOOD - Talk Memory Magnolia Blues - Adia Victoria - A Southern Gothic Spit of You - Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under Valentine - Snail Mail - Valentine Stranger - Wilderado - Wilderado  Wildflower Wildfire - Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters Holy Water - Biffy Clyro - The Myth of The Happily Ever After

This episode showcases Black Sabbath's first album which introduced the world to their macabre imagery and satanic lyrics pushing them to be outcast by parents and embraced by the youth. We also cover Kendrick's huge release where he attempts to use his influence to bring awareness to the realities and struggles of growing up in Compton, California.

Explore the exciting newly released albums and singles from the last month. Featuring music from Kanye West, Eddie Vedder, Thrice and Halsey.   Full Track List: Believe What I say - Kanye West Sound the Alarm (featuring Rivers Cuomo & Royal & the Serpent) - The Knocks The Writing on the Wall - Iron Maiden Lilith - Halsey Locust Laced - Sleigh Bells Missle Command - Quicksand Unknown Male 01 - Biffy Clyro Do I Wanna Stay - Shannon & The Clams  Robot Soft Exorcism - Thrice Long Way - Eddie Vedder

This episode we discuss new music for August 12, 2021 from Max and Jonny.    Featured Music: Seventeen Going Under - Sam Fender Skate - Silk Sonic Renegade (featuring Taylor swift) - Big Red Machine Living Proof - The War on Drugs Detroit Basketball - Bad Bad Hats Lipstick on the Glass - Wolf Alice Shoulders - Coheed and Cambria Paradise - The Record Company New Age Girl - Deadeye Dick If I Were You - Nothing But Thieves Blue Mesas - Leon Bridges  

We discuss our most memorable movie soundtracks and what it takes to get it right. 

This episode we explore the new music we discovered over the last month. This episode features a heavy dose of 80s nostalgia with featuring performances from Robert Smith of the Cure and Bruce Springsteen and musical nods to the sounds of the decade.   Song List No Sweat - Cleopatrick - Bummer Your Power - Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever On & On - Half Moon Run - Inward and Onward Motorbike - Leon Bridges - Gold Diggers Sound Down and Out Downtown - St Vincent - Daddy's Home How Not to Drown - CHVCHES & Robert Smith - Screen Violence Chinatown - Bleachers & Bruce Springsteen - Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night Mine Forever - Lord Huron - Long Lost Last Train Home - John Mayer - Sob Rock All Roads - Arkells  

Two artists go rogue from their original groups in this episodes featured albums. One stays the course while the other diversifies their sound. We also feature music from The Tragically Hip, A L E X, Gojira, The Black Keys, Weezer and Alice Cooper, all while trying to solve the vaccine crisis.  Our current listens: :48:00 Episode Albums: 1:20:00  

So many great new releases this month to get into. Check out a full list below for the featured music.   Jonny's Music Hey Gringo - KALEO - Surface Sounds After the Fall (live) - Norah Jones - 'Till We Meet Again (Live) Telepath - Manchester Orchestra - The Million Masks of God Destroyer - Of Monsters and Men   Max's Music Crawling Kingsnake - The Black Keys - Delta Kream (May 14) Cipi - Noga Erez - KIDS Gypsy - Dirty Honey - Dirty Honey Let's Go - The Beaches - Future Lovers EP (May 14) Gates of Heaven - Together Pangea   Thanks for listening.

This episode we feature Jonny's pick, The Offspring's 'Smash' and our randomly generated pick, Talking Heads' '77' from the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.  Also, featured in what we are listening to:   Chemical Brothers - The Darkness You Fear Wintersleep - Archeologist - Welcome to the Night Sky  Rainbow - Stargazer - Rising  Alexisonfire - Boiled Frogs - Crisis    

Max and Jonny talk about their favourite new albums and singles from the month of March.   Jonny's Music Drowned in the Sun - Nirvana (AI) You Can Get It - Arkells The Drake - Cleopatrick Dark But Just a Game - Lana Del Ray - Chemtrails Over the Countryclub Cellophane (Brain) - Middle Kids - Today We're the Greatest Deep Sea Diver - Briston Maroney - Sunflower (April 9)   Max's Music Rockstar Sea Shanty - Nickelback and the Lottery Winners Shakin Off the Rust - The Blue Stones - Hidden Gems Just a Little Bit - Tash Neal - Charge it to the Game American Cliche - Finneas Pollyanna - messier  

This episode Jonny and Jeff discuss the recent news from Saskatoon and around the music world and two more selections from the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die:   The Replacements - Let it Be The Sabres of Paradise - Haunted Dancehall   Also, Jeff and Jonny share the albums they have been listing to:   The Midnight - Horror Show Bartees Strange - Live Forever Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight Hooverphonic - Live at Koningin Elisabethzaal 2012

The New Music - March 5, 2021 Max and Jonny explore new and upcoming music.   Featured Music Sweet & Dandy - Tash Sultana - Terra Firma  Typhoons - Royal Blood - Typhoons (April 30) One + One - Death From Above - Is For Lovers (march 26)  Manchester Orchestra - Bed Head - The Million Masks of God (April 30)  Goliath - Architects - For Those That Wish to Exist   Operation Human Shield - Evert Snyman - Hot Mess  Pukebox - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - SHYGA! The Sunlight Mound  Caroline - Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams  La Brea Tar Pits - Weezer - OK Human Medicine at Midnight - Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight   Waterfalls - Death Cab for Cutie - The Georgia EP

This episode we discuss two very polarizing albums that came from artists trying to reinvent themselves after leaving their bands at the height of their success.

This episode features new music from The Black Keys, Foo Fighters, Greta Van Fleet, Kings of Leon, Eminem and Lana Del Ray.

This episode we get into Jeff's selection, American Idiot, and discuss its place in history as well as Ragged Glory's "no thinking" approach to recording.

Jeff, Jonny and Max discuss the impacts of the years events on music releases, as well as look into our personal favourites from 2020.

In this November 2020 episode we talk about the latest releases from System of a Down, Foo Fighters, Lana Del Ray, AC/DC, Cults, Plants and Animals, Busta Rhymes and a lot more.

We pay tribute to the late great EVH with an in depth look at their debut self titled album and analyze what happens when a punk rock edge mixes with electronic music on The Prodigy's iconic release.

Jonny and Max dive into the latest releases and invite Cillian's Darryl Westbrook onto the show for an interview about his new track "Remains of Everyone". We cover music from AC/DC, The Flaming Lips, Bahamas, Bully, Sufjan Stevens, Travis, Pete Yorn, Bruce Springsteen and Sam Roberts Band to name a few.

We invite Buzi from the Terror Table back to the show for a conversation about the The Cult's transition to an arena rock sound and the long awaited new release from the Deftones. 

We discuss two of the biggest selling albums that couldn't be more opposite. One, a hit seeking, hair metal album plagued with tragedy and the other a rock opera double album by a band that dedicates itself to the entire album experience. 

Max and Jonny check out some of the best alternative music to come from the month as well as looking forward to some of the month biggest releases. Featuring music from Biffy Clyro, The Killers, Mondo Cozmo, Gang of Four, Holly Humberstone, Anderson .Paak and even Taylor Swifts acoustic movement into the alternative genre.

On this episode we look into an album that tried to steer punk back to it's roots after mainstream success from the Offspring and Green Day push punk to the rock side and an electronic album that tries to ground itself with an alternative rock edge.

Max and Jonny finally return to the new music episodes after a long break due to limited releases from artists during the 2020 pandemic. New music is once again getting released and there is a lot to check out

We discuss the 40 year old ground-shaking, AC/DC album adored by fans and sharks and the Arctic Monkeys' debut album that quickly catapulted them into one of the biggest bands in the world.

We discuss the career of The Black Keys including their discography, the different phases of the band and our general thoughts on the group.

On this episode, Jonny introduces his nomination for the book from Audioslave and David Bowie's final album. We also address the Black Lives Matter movement and the timely music changes and introductions that are happening.

This episode covers LCD Soundsystem's entry from the book and Jeff's NIN choice that he would suggest as an entry. We also cover the news at the time and what we have been listening to.

Jeff and Jonny discuss one of the most anticipated releases in music history.

Jeff, Jonny and Max suggest their worst albums and each one of them must select an album and defend its purpose in the universe and maybe, just maybe, why you should hear it.

Jeff and Max discuss Max's pick for the book, Queens of the Stone Age's album that brought them into the commercial spotlight, as well as one of the first mainstream drum and bass albums.

On this episode we discuss two albums that took these iconic bands from successful single groups to bands that defined, created and transformed genres. We also host a festival fantasy draft where everyone gets to create their ultimate dream lineup.

Jeff and Jonny continue their quarantine series with Max (new music episodes) to discuss these two bridge gapping albums. Interpol helped move the New York rock scene at the time into indie rock and The XX found a way to introduce pop into the same indie rock scene.

Jeff and Jonny welcome Max, from our new music episodes, back to the podcast to discuss Aerosmith as well as his pick, Fiona Apple's first album, Tidal.