The Record Room

Josh is out courting his muse (I.e. recording his album) and I didn't wanna leave you with nuthin, so I'm dropping the top 3 songs about fighting.  New stuff coming soon.  If there are any more top 3's you think deserve the "lite" treatment, let me know!

Three pretty huge albums have been released.  Josh and Owen review Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter," The Black Keys'  "Ohio Players," and The Old 97s "American Primitive."  We also unveil our top three songs that should have been on your eclipse playlist but probably weren't. 

Join us for the next episode of the Record Room.  Josh discusses punk and the top 3 is songs about the telephone.  I screwed up the athenaeum segment on RCA Studio B because I didn't not turn off echo suppression, so that discussion is lost to history.  Thanks for listening! See you soon!

Josh and Owen do a rapid-fire "in or out" for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Josh digs another British rock rabbit hole, Owen shows Josh more crap he found on TikTok, and we share our top 3 songs about spring.  

In this episode, Josh and Owen discuss their differing opinions on the new Pearl Jam track and the rock and roll hall of fame nominees list.  Top three is fight songs! Thanks for listening.  This is the longest episode to day, so break it up if you have to. 

Happy Valentines, Galentines or whatever you celebrate.  This episode sees us talking about the financial straits the music industry is in, women cleaning up in the Grammys, the death of Toby Keith and Mojo Nixon.  The top three is Love Songs.  Stay tuned at the end by an unexpected drop in from our friend Record Room Mouse. 

Welcome back to season 4 and 2024.  In this episode, Josh listens to the Kinks and digs a rabbit hole.  Owen ranks his favorite versions of "Take me Home, Country Roads" in the honky tonk. Our top 3 is songs about new beginnings. 

Join us for the Christmas episode of the Record Room.  All the things you've come to experience from the Record Room, just Christmas-y.  We review our favorite Christmas albums and Owen brings a special Christmas version of "Some Crap Owen Found on TikTok That He Wants to Talk About With Josh.  Our top 3 is Christmas songs.  Listen for a special guest.  Also this will be our final episode of 2023, but join us as we are already planning for 2024.  

Owen talks record store day.  Josh and Owen compare notes on the Flaming Lips live experience.  Owen has come crap on TikTok that he wants to talk about with Josh.  Finally, our top 3 was our favorite albums of the year.  Thanks again for listening.  Christmas episode recording next week!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  Josh commits a musical atrocity, Owen does a very shallow intro into The Band and we celebrate our top 3 songs about Thanksgiving.  Enjoy our super sized show on your way to see family this week!

On this spooky edition of the Record room, The Mad Scientist takes you into the "lab-OR-a-tory" to discuss backmasking.  Josh talks Brittney Spears while Owen defends her honor.  We finish the show with our top 5 favorite Halloween party tracks. 

If you're on the go and can't listen to a whole episode of the record room, feel free to listen to our new feature, Record Room Lite, which is our bi-weekly top 3 list.  

Josh and Owen talk about the U2 concerts at the new venue, The Sphere in Las Vegas, as well as other acts that would be awesome there.  We also discuss the spate of illnesses hitting the music world right now.  Top 3 list is "Songs about Sleep."  Also, if you're pressed for time and can't take in a whole episode, you can now listen to "Record Room Lite," which is our top 3 list each episode.  

Josh and Owen unveil a new segment, old bands, new songs and we take our first dip in the water of discussing playlists on streaming services.  The top 3 is songs about traffic.  

Josh and Owen welcome quest host Cory who takes us on another metal shop learning experience.  Josh reveals his new children's area, the Welcome To The (Indoor)Jungle(Themes Playscape and Ropes Course)where we learn about some alternatives to Disney children's music, and Owen shows Josh some more music themes tiktoks in "Some Crap Owen Found on TikTok and He Wants to Talk About It With Josh." This week's top three list is songs about school. 

In this episode of The Record Room, Josh and Owen review the new album by Mammoth. Owen re-opens the athenaeum with juxtaposing some popular hip hop songs with the songs they sample.  Listen for the top three songs about sports.  Thanks for listening!

Josh wonders about the effect of nepotism on second albums.  Josh also asks Owen questions about country music in our new Honky Tonk.  Our top 3 is "second acts."  Listen for more deets on that.  As always, that's for listening to two yahoo educator yahoos talk about music.  

Join us for another rousing episode in season 3.  This one is pretty wacky.  We talk about farewell tours of Aerosmith and The Eagles as well as our take on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class.  We debut a new segment called "Some Crap Owen Found on TikTok That He Wants to Talk About With Josh."  Our top 3 is protest songs.  

Hey Roomies!  The Record Room is back!  We are sorting out some audio issues commensurate with a new recording suite, so hang with us.   In this episode of the Record Room, Josh and Owen discuss Eddie and the Cruisers, the new Foo Fighters album and the advancement of AI into the world of music.  This episode's top three list is our fave releases from 2023 so far.    

We have been slowly doing renovations on Record Room Manor and now we have added a Metal Shop to the mix.  Welcome our special guest, Shawn Fritsche to give us a "beyond the basics" look at metal.  Also, listen for our top 3 songs about weather.  This is our last show before a "starting school" dry dock.  We will see you in September,  

Josh and Owen super size the top three list to give you a soundtrack for your summer listening pleasure.  

Owen's Athenaeum is about the birth of Rock and Roll.  Owen and Josh review the new Caamp album, Lvender Days, and the Top 3 list is Top 3 car songs.  

Josh brings back his segment "Josh Wonders" and discusses the journey of the song "Valerie."  Josh and Owen discuss their top 3 drummers.  

In this episode, Owen takes a deep dive into the (George) Clinton Rule in the Athenaeum.  Josh breaks down the death of the iPod and of Taylor Hawkins. Stay for the top 3 songs over 5 minutes in length.  

This one is hard for me to listen to.  It was not a great time in my life, but tough times don't last and tough people do.  Josh and Owen talk about Moby's Reprise album, the Mammoth WVH album, and the top three is Top 3 supergroups. 

Hello, Roomies!  Welcome back for the season 2 premiere.  In this episode, we take a visit to the newly renovated library of Record Room Manor, Owen's Athenaeum, where we take a dice into the Bo Diddley beat and its influence on popular music.  We also break down record store day 2022 and discuss our top three music movies.  Mirth was had by all.  Enjoy, and thank you for listening.  

Whew! We made it through a maelstrom of sickness, new jobs and life.  Thank you for your patience, friends. This is the long awaited Eagles episode we teased back in July. Chock full of humor and music.  Josh hates the Eagles, Owen dearly loves them.  Join us for one of our most ubiquitous discussions in our friendship.  And, yes, I know Bernie Leadon is not Dead.  I just wanted to throw Josh under the bus.  

Thank you for being patient with this latent upload.  Owen was grading AP essays and was brain dead. Josh and Owen have very different takes on the Black Keys' new release, "Delta Kream" and Lord Huron's "Long Lost." Also listen to Top 3 Opening Lines to finish out the show.  

Join Josh and Owen again for musical tomfoolery.  In addition to the latest listens, we review Van Weezer, discuss Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Complaints and Disappointments, How bands proceed if they replace a singer and of course, our top three lists, which is lead singers.  Not merely vocalists, mind you.  Actual lead singers in actual bands without the "and the." Enjoy!

Acknowledging the industry model of releasing singles or EPs before whole album releases, Josh and Owen do an extended Latest Listen and bring in 4 tracks each.  We also review Morgan Wade's Reckless, and do a top 3 on space songs. 

Join us for shoe talk, pedagogy talk...and oh yeah music.  We unpack the Tina Turner documentary, we juxtapose Taylor Swift's original Fearless with the new one and find that the new one is soooooo much better.  We also tackle the top three guitar solos! The best show yet!

Josh and Owen tackle reviews for new releases of Midland and I DON"T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME.  Also, tune in for latest listens, listener shoutouts and the top three list - Top 3 fake bands! Also co-hosting is Owen's sqeaky chair!

In this episode, Josh and Owen unpack Sturgill Simpson's "Cuttin Grass" series as well as the 25th anniversary of Recovering the Satellites.  As always, listen for the latest listens and the top 3 lists.  Playlists are up on the twitter!

On this episode, Josh and Owen review two new albums and tackle our top 3 foreign language songs!

In this episode, we discuss our homework, viewing Framing Brittney, and talk about Rock Hall ballots and snubs.  In addition, we've got our latest listens and top three lists.  We're just two teachers and music nerds from Texas. Thanks for bearing with us while we figure out how to do this!  It's a freaking blast.  

The premiere episode of the Record Room with Josh and Owen, just two music nerds and educators from the Lone Star State. We will talk music and all that implies.  Album reviews, top 3 lists, music in the news, all of it.