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Greg is busy dow in Florida pulling together another Resilient show, so Nick & Jay go it alone this episode…Brian Wilson was a gifted songwriter, musician, singer and producer. His influence is immeasurable. We share some thoughts on the loss of this legend.Song: Beach Boys - “God Only Knows”For the past ten years, Jay & Nick have been writing and recording nearly weekly (along with bassist, Kresimir Tokic) with the intent to release a second Sleepers album. The time has finally come. They discuss the process and play some songs from the new record. You can stream it for free or order it on vinyl over at bandcamp (https://sleepersmd.bandcamp.com/album/sleepers-2). It's also available on Apple Music & Spotify as well.Songs:Sleepers - “Structural Integrity”Sleepers - “The Mark”

Nick picks up where he left off last week with another “News with Nick.” Have a few thousand dollars sitting around and always wanted to own something that belonged to David Lynch? Here's an auction just for you! TayTay buys back her records, and Eminem is suing Instagram (Meta).Song: Rival Sons - “Thundering Voices”In recent years, Greg has developed a deeper appreciation for Word of Mouth, Jaco Pastorius's second solo album. While the record receives mixed reviews—some hearing signs of the personal struggles with addiction and mental health that would later claim Jaco's life at just 35—Greg has come to believe there's something really special about it. You should give it a few listens and let us know what you think.Songs:Jaco Patorius - “Crisis”Jaco Patorius - “Three Views of a Secret”Jaco Patorius - “Liberty City” Jay remembers Rick Derringer & Sly Stone. Mr. Derringer, who passed at the age of 77, had a decades long career as a guitarist, songwriter, and producer. Stephen Thomas Erlewine said, in Allmusic, “James Brown may have invented funk, but Sly Stone perfected it." Mr. Stone passed last week at the age of 82. Songs:Steely Dan - “Showbiz Kids”Sly & The Family Stone - “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Live”

As Jay mentions at the top of this episode, we had some significant technical issues this episode and only managed to get the first 30min of the conversation… we'll be back next week with a full episode.Jay debuts a new game, “Yes, And.” Jay presents a theme and the contestants each have one minute to name things, back and forth, that fit that theme.Song: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - “Dragon (Live in Lithuania)”Nick has some news for us to catch up on, unfortunately we only hear the first half of it. Billy Joel cancels tour due to diagnosis & Emmy winning composer Alf Clausen has died at the age of 84.Song: Pipe-Eye - “Chakra”We've reached the magic month of June, and it feels like Summer has arrived. This time of year makes Keith nostalgic for the music released during our formative summers in the early-to-mid 90s.Songs: Primitive Radio Gods - “Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand”Baz Lurman - “Everybody's Free”

Greg brings a unique situation to the show this week. Pitchfork recently reviewed the album “Face Down in the Garden” by Tennis. Tennis, in turn, released a review of the review (sound familiar?) that went viral (nevermind). This week, we're reviewing a Review the Review!Song: Turnstile - “Lookout for Me”Jay caught an amazing show at Merriweather Post Pavilion last week, it's Tales from the Concert. Sturgill Simpson has been getting some serious cred from the jam band community and Jay explains why. Starting at precisely 8pm, Simpson, and his incredibly talented band, went on to play 3 straight hours without stopping between songs. The performance, according to Jay, was impeccable and the stamina of the band was an impressive feat in its own right. If you get a chance to see him on his next tour, definitely do so.Song: Sturgill Simpson - “A Good Look (Live at Merriweather)”Finally, what do you know about Eurovision? Nick knew next to absolutely nothing before seeing it in the headlines and reading up on it. Armed with about 30min of knowledge, he decided to quiz the guys on their familiarity with the 69 year old event via Viral or Eyeroll.Song: Goose - “Thatch”

Nick catches us up on the news of the week. Zak Starkey is re-fired by The Who, BandCamp adjusts their terms and conditions, and Trump orders Springsteen investigated after The Boss criticized his administration on stage.Song: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - “Qwik Maff”Greg first caught wind of Sleep Token back in 2022 and he had a feeling they were going places. Their latest album, Even in Arcadia, is now the number 1 album on Billboard 200 and that caught the attention of our good old friends at Pitchfork. This week, we're back with a good old fashioned “Review the Review.”Songs:Sleep Token - “Emergence”Sleep Token - “Past Self”Jay was pondering Theseus's Paradox on a recent drive (not really, but go with me on this) which is the thought experiment that questions the identity of an object over time when all of its parts are replaced. There are some touring bands that one could apply this question to, such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kansas, REO Speedwagon, Heart, and others. What do you think, is a band whose original members have all been replaced still the same band?

Jay is bringing back his favorite YSCIO game show, “Tag the Track.” Nick & Greg choose from three categories and wager how many seconds it will take for them to “tag the track.”Song: Phish - “Reba”In Feb of 2024, SoundCloud quietly updated their terms of service to include that users' uploaded audio could be used to train AI. Apparently it took about a year for anyone to notice and now there's a bit of backlash. Nick and guys discuss.Song: Thee Sacred Souls - “We Don't Have to Be Alone”Greg's got some stories to share, it's “Heard It Through the GREGvine.” Turnstile turned out over 10,000 at free concert in Baltimore, a jazz pianist reacts to Andre 3000's piano sketches, and Rick Beato finally offers his thoughts on Giacomo Turra.Song: Turnstile - “TLC (Turnstile Love Connection) Live at Wyman Park Dell Baltimore, MD”

To celebrate our 300th episode, we thought it'd be fun to ask each other questions in a round-robin interview style. This might be our favorite episode, we hope you enjoy it. Thanks so much for listening.

Joining us for the show this week is Nick's oldest son, Ciri. He's reached that formative age (14) where, for music lovers, his appetite for new music is insatiable. He wants to play some songs he's been really enjoying and get some recommendations based on the tunes. Songs: Childish Gambino - “Me and your Mama”Earl Sweatshirt - “Riot!”JPEGMAFIA - “Hazard Duty Pay!”Greg caught Phish at the Hollywood Bowl this past weekend and shares the experience with a Tales from the Concert. Greg has nothing but amazing things to say about the show and highly recommends everyone see this band at least once in their lives. High praise from Mr. Loman.Song: Phish - “Light (Live from The Hollywood Bowl 4/25/25)”What was originally intended to be a Jay's Jambalaya ended up being a follow up interview between Jay and Ciri about music, AI and Gen Alpha.Song: Neal Francis & Say She She - “Broken Glass”

Jay recently discovered a summer program offered by McDaniel College called Common Ground on the Hill. Created in 1994 by Walt Michael, the program provides the opportunity to teach and study various musical instruments and art forms across various ethnic and cultural traditions. This year features world renowned banjo player Tony Trischka, a particular favorite of Jay's. We also dive into Tom Bukovac's latest episode of Homeskoolin' featuring Gordon Mote (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X45QbOdKwII).Song: Momoko Gill - “Rewind / Remind”Get ready for it, it's News with Nick! New Pornographers depart from their drummer, Zak Starkey stays on as The Who's drummer, Keanu Reeves as a Weezer villain, and Alice Cooper is back.Song: Mac Demarco - “20191009 I Like Her”Greg caught the latest Meshuggah show at The Forum in LA (now the Kia Forum), shares a classic Apex Twin song and plays a recently released 1966 McCoy Tyler & Joe Henderson album. It's Three for Thursday!Songs: Meshuggah - “Obzen”Aphex Twin - “Start as You Mean to Go On”McCoy Tyner/Joe Henderson - “In 'N Out (Live)”

Greg is red hot angry about the news that broke regarding internet celebrity guitarist Giacomo Turra. You can check out the video here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI4nuce3ppA). It appears that a large swath of Mr. Turra's ‘improvised jams' are note for note ripoffs of much lesser known guitarists that post on YouTube & Instagram. As a result of this news, nearly all of the manufacturers that endorsed Giacomo have taken down his gear and are no longer associating with him. Song: The Brecker Brothers - “Some Skunk Funk”Whenever Jay has a melange (or a stew, or a gumbo) of different topics to share, he serves up Jay's Jambalaya. This week, musicians that sponsor football clubs, plus Benn Jordan is promoting a new poison-pill technique to ruin AI algorithms (learn more here https://youtu.be/xMYm2d9bmEA?si=SVWWND_J6zPE7Ch0).Song: My Morning Jacket - “Squid Ink”Nick has been listening to a lot of new music this last week and he's sharing some on a Three For Thursday. Turnstile has a new album coming, The New Pornographers have a new single, and Psychedelic Porn Crumpets released a new E.P.Songs:Turnstile - Never EnoughThe New Pornographers - “Ballad of the Last Payphone”Psychedelic Porn Crumpets - “March on for Pox Ramona“

Nick kicks us off with some new music from The Hives and checks in with Jay on the announcement that Bruce Springsteen is releasing seven unreleased albums in June. Greg is out this week, so Keith Grasso is kind enough to join us again. Nick takes the opportunity to check in with the owner of Island Music (and five-time cohost) on the state of music equipment sales amid a tariff war.Song: The Hives - “Enough is Enough”Keith's feeds were blowing up this past week when it was announced that Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy and guitarist Warren DeMartini are touring together again after a ten year break.Song: RATT - “Way Cool Jr.”Jay closes things out with a Three For Thursday. We have a track off the new Springsteen project, an Apple Music Discovery find, and another from Sirius XM.Songs:Bruce Springsteen - “Rain in the River”Lola Kirke - “Bury Me In NYC”Birdtalker - “Season of Charade”

Jay takes us back to 1997 to revisit the album S.C.I.E.N.C.E. by Incubus. The album preceded their commercially successful 1999 album, Make Yourself. It's heavier and funkier and was the last album to include DJ Life. It is worth a listen, you should check it out.Songs:Incubus - “Summer Romance (Anti-Gravity Love Song)”Incubus - “Deep Inside”This week on News with Nick, Snoop & Dre collab on a Nashville Gin bar, and we have a selection of music related films coming out soon to discuss.Song: Tortoise - “Organesson”Finally, can we talk about Greg Loman for a second? We close the show out with a very special Review the Review. It seems as though a write for SDShowz made it to the Beck's Bolero & Red Not Chili Peppers' gig in San Diego last week and, boy oh boy, were they impressed with Greg! We read the whole darn review, we bask in Greg's awesomeness and we celebrate his modesty. If you wanna read/laugh along, you can find it here: https://sdshowz.com/f/red-not-chili-peppers-beck-bolero-at-house-of-blues-san-diegoSong: Nas - “N.Y. State of Mind”

Greg's side project, Beck's Bolero, opened for the Red Not Chili Peppers to a sold out crowd at the House of Blues in San Diego this past weekend. It the group's first show and Greg shares the experience. The band features Harry Waters on the keys, Greg on guitar, Cain Daniel drums, and Zephyr Avalon on bass.Songs:Beck's Bolero - “Air Blower”Beck's Bolero - “Scatterbrain”Whenever Jay has an melange (or a stew, or a gumbo) of different topics to share, he serves up Jay's Jambalaya. Jason Isbell eschews the songwriter approach on his new solo acoustic album, King Gizzard has an unreleased documentary called Chunky Shrapnel, and the greatest two-hit wonders as written by Chris Dalla Riva (https://www.cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/the-greatest-two-hit-wonders).Songs:Jason Isbell - “Gravelweed”King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - “The River”We close with Three for Thursday. Nick brings new indie/alternative tracks released in the past month from Moreish Idols, Sharp Pins, and YHWH Nailgun.Songs:Moreish Idols - “All In The Game”Sharp Pins - “With A Girl Like Mine”YHWH Nailgun - “Tear Pusher”

At the top we have confirmation of a new album by Mars Volta, and speculation of something new from Radiohead. Then, Tempo Music Investments recently acquired a quarter interest in Bruno Mars 2012 song “When I Was Your Man.” The company is now suing Miley Cyrus, claiming exploitation of their copyright for her Grammy winning 2023 hit song “Flowers.” Cyrus claims she wrote it for her ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth, who reportedly dedicated the song to her in the past. Cyrus' lyrics seem to respond to the chorus of the Mar song. Does that entitle the new copyright holder to a cut? Apparently that's for a hurry to decide.Song: KEG - “Strangers”Greg shares some Sound Advice from Chick Corea. The legendary & influential jazz pianist and composer laid down some serious wisdom about playing and improvising with other musicians. Greg found and is sharing these nuggets for everyone to reflect on. Also, Beck's Bolero will be opening for the Red Not Chili Peppers at the House of Blues in San Diego Friday, March 21. Check it out if you're in the area.Songs: Miroslav Vitouš - “Freedom Jazz Dance”Chick Core - “Humpty Dumpty”This past Sunday, a 70 year drought ended when Newcastle United beat Liverpool in the EFL Cup Final. Jay has been a fan since childhood and he's celebrating the win with an album review from Newcastle native Sam Fender. We listened to the title track from “People Watching” a few episodes back, but the full album is now out and Jay feels like it's something worth checking out. Songs:Sam Fender - “Little Bit Closer”Sam Fender - “Rein Me In”Sam Fender - “TV Dinner”

We sprang forward last week and are celebrating our hour lost with three Three for Thursdays. We named our celebration, too. Threes for Thursday.If you, like Jay, are watching the “Primus Interstellar Drum Derby” series on YouTube, then the last episode you saw was Mike Stone's audition. Prior to the episode, Mr. Stone had recently recorded a song and an album with Secret Chiefs 3. Les Claypool was quite impressed by this fact. You may have wondered, who is Secret Chiefs 3? Jay did, too, and he looked into it and shares what he found.Songs:Secret Chiefs 3 - “The Four (Great Ashra Ki Sun)”Secret Chiefs 3/Traditionalists - “What's Wrong With Cytherea”Secret Chiefs 3 - “Chitzonuyut” (John Zorn)We lost the massively influential vibraphonist, composer, and producer, Roy Ayers, this past week. The “Godfather of Neo Soul” began in bebop and migrated to the jazz funk scene in the early 1970s. His music has been sample hundreds of times over the past 4 decades, most often by rappers. Nick presents some of his signature tracks.Songs:Roy Ayers - “Sound and Sense”Roy Ayers Ubiquity - “Everybody Loves the Sunshine”Roy Ayers Ubiquity - “We Live in Brooklyn, Baby”Kendrick Lamar - “Good Kid” (first 30 sec)As demonstrated thus far, we often have themes when presenting a Three For Thursday. This is often just to demonstrate that we've invested slightly more effort than the segment initially called for. Greg takes it to the next level this week by offering a sub-genre of the segment. “Captain Hook” is a Three For Thursday featuring songs with impeccable hooks. Greg closes us out this week with Part 1 of “Captain Hook.”.Songs:Bad Bad Not Good - “Last Laugh”Aphex Twin - “Flim”Fontaines DC - “Here's the Thing”

Greg is back with another Heavy Rotation. Spiritbox headlined a recent Periphery show in the UK and Chat Pile returns with “Cool World.” Finally, it's been 13 years since he left the band, but Mike Portnoy is back with Dream Theater on their new album Parasomnia.Songs: Spiritbox - “Holy Roller”Chat Pile - “Shame”Dream Theater - “Night Terror”To celebrate the entire Unplugged series now available on Paramount+, Jay is having an unplugged Three for Thursday. It's amazing how impactful this series was for musicians growing up in the 90s and early 2000s, before watching your favorite artist perform was a quick search on YouTube. Jay highlights some moments from the series, which spanned twenty years from 1989 to 2009.Songs:10,000 Maniacs - “Because of the Night (Unplugged)”Maná - “Se Me Olividó Otra Vez (Unplugged)”JAY-Z - “Izzo (H.O.V.A.) Unplugged”Get ready for it, it's another News with Nick. Neil Young schedules a free concert in Ukraine, Bob Dylan did not show up for the Oscars, and Drake cancels the rest of his Australia & New Zealand tour due to a scheduling conflict.Song: Brown Spirits - “Fault Lines”

Nick brings us a Three For Thursday for Roberta Flack, who passed this week at the age of 88. She grew up in Arlington, VA, and upon graduating high school at the age of 15, she received a full music scholarship to Howard University. She began singing professionally in 1968, was signed to Atlantic Records, and went on to have a whirlwind of a successful career in the 1970s. Her voice touched a generation and she will be missed.Songs: Roberta Flack - “Compared to What”Roberta Flack - “Killing Me Softly (With His Song)”Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - “I (Who Have Nothing)”Heard it through the GREGvine that Christina Ricci really hates Live, but particularly “Lightning Crashes.” Also, Marshall Allen, current bandleader of Sun Ra, releases his debut album at age 100, breaking all sorts of records. Finally, the Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded music catalog is for sale, you can own it today for clean $350 million.Song: Bob Dylan “One More Cup of Coffee (feat. Scarlet Rivera)”Jay brings a listener inspired (thanks Mr. Lentz!) BienVenue for a long-gone Baltimore music spot: The Painters Mill Music Fair. It began as a tent in a parking lot in 1960, with the 2500 person venue constructed in 1967. A venue of that capacity hosted some pretty large acts in the years to come. Dave Brubeck, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Chick Corea, Bruce Springsteen, and more over the next fifty-five years. It was also where Greg Allman played his final show with the Allman Brothers. In 1991, the venue burned to the ground when a burglar attempted to access the safe with a butane torch.Song: Frank Zappa - “What's New in Baltimore? (Live at Painters Mill Star Theatre)”

It's that time of year again, Jay brings us the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees. We each pick five artists/bands from the fourteen nominees and see how we did when they announce the inductees in late April. This year's nominees are Bad Company, The Black Crowes, Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Cindy Lauper, Mana, Oasis, Outkast, Phish, Soundgarden, and The White Stripes.Song: Anthony Joseph - “Tony”Get ready for it, it's News with Nick. Bryan Adams gets fatberged, Black Sabbath's final concert, Drake drops a new album, and the Kennedy Center is under new management.Song: Yussef Dayes - “Black Classical Music (feat. Venna & Charlie Stacey)”Greg's brings us a Vulfpeck inspired Three For Thursday. The band has been releasing singles from their new album, ‘Clarity of Cal' over the past few weeks and we give some a listen. Songs:Vulfpeck - “Big Dipper”Vulfpeck - “New Beastly (feat. Joe Dart)”Vulfpeck - “Matter of Time”

Greg gives us a recap of Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime and tosses in a “Review the Review” for good measure. "Kendrick Lamar Just Rewrote the Rules of the Super Bowl Halftime Show” written by Andrew R. Chow of Time [Review Link] is in the hot seat this week!Song: Kendrick Lamar - “Super Bowl Halftime Show Intro”We discussed, sometime last year, that the Black Keys had cancelled their North American tour because ticket sales were less than expected for the arena that had been booked. This past week the band, Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, gave an interview with Rolling Stone recounted the circumstance. Jay brings us the details.Song: Sharon Van Eton - “Idiotbox”We wrap things up with a News with Nick. Sheeren busted for busking in India, Chappell Roan puts her money where her mouth is, Jack White likes short sets, and….Kanye returns with some more thoughts.Song: Freckle - “Paranoid”

Nick kicks things off with a recap of the 2025 Grammys. Dawes & friends celebrate L.A, Kendrick Lamar wins big, Beyonce finally wins album of the year, and Chappell Roan tells it like it is.Song: Dawes - “I Love L.A.”Greg is back with Round 10 of “Bangers & Mashups.” This round features mashups from Instagram creators and we listen to the latest from the master DJ Cummerbund.Songs:Harleysantana239 - Take the Power Back + James Brown Jimlapbap - Last Resort + Here Comes the SunJimlapbap - I Wanna Dance With Somebody + In The EndDJ Cummerbund - Everybody & The Sunshine BandJay wraps up the episode with an album he fell in love with in the early 2000's. Steve Earle first made it big in the Alt Country scene of the 1980s. Earle lived the rock and roll lifestyle a little too hard and wound up in prison for drug possession charges in the early 90s. Upon his release, he started his own label, embraced the clean life and released the album “I Feel Alright.” Jay shares some of his favorite songs from the album.Songs:Steve Earle - “Hardcore Troubadoor”Steve Earle - “Valentines Day”Steve Earle - “I Feel Alright (Live at Cold Creek Correctional Facility)”

Jay has a game for us this week. While the rules and play follow strict Jeopardy rules, he's calling this one Danger! Will Greg regain the quiz crown or will Nick defend his one game winning streak, find out on this week's Danger!Song: Calvin Keys - “Aunt Lovey”Nick has a handful of music stories to share this week in another News with Nick.Song: GUM & Ambrose Kenny-Smith - “Ill Times”Greg shares a compilation called “Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbia's from Peru” that he came across many years ago. It's stuck with him and we listen to some tracks and learn why.Songs:Los Destellos - “Para Elisa”Los Mirlos - “Sonida Amazónico”Los Destellos - “A Patricia”

Greg kicks things off with a remembrance to beloved director, David Lynch. He was a visionary filmmaker, who incorporated music in his films in unique and surreal ways. He died this week at the age of 78.Songs: “In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)”Twin Peaks Intro ThemeNine Inch Nails - “The Perfect DrugJay brings a special Three For Thursday. He remembers Garth Hudson, of the Band, celebrates the return of a favorite artist, and debuts a track by his son, Ben Rossman.Songs: The Band (Garth Hudson) - “The Genetic Method (Live)”Jason Isbell - “Bury Me”Ben Rossman - “Our Detective Agency”Get Ready For It. It's News with Nick. Despite no reunion, Rush still jams on a weekly basis. Drake files a new lawsuit against UMG for defamation. 2024 streaming stats are released, and the alarm is raised on the state of screen music in L.A..Song: White Denim - “Bounce Back”

Greg updates us on his situation in Los Angeles following the devastating fires that swept across LA County. Much of the music news this week concerned the fires, the artists affected directly, and the industry's response. News with Nick catches us up on the latest.Songs:Sam & Dave - “Hold On, I'm Coming”Freckle - “Taraval”Jay is about two weeks into a trial of Apple Music to determine whether it can replace Spotify as his primary music streaming subscription. He updates us on the good, the bad, and the meh.Song: Ringo Starr - “Time On My Hands”

We're kicking things off with a special guest. For the past six months, Jay has been playing guitar in a group called Ken Demith Collection, and today, we meet the man himself, Mr. Ken Demith. The band is performing this Friday, January 10th at Earp's Ordinary in Fairfax, VA with Chèvre. If you're in the area, please go check them out. Chèvre hits the stage around 7 and Ken Demith Collection plays on around 8pm. You can catch Jay over on Ken's YouTube Channel Songwriter SESH here - https://youtu.be/QhkxBLWvS0oSongs: Fontaines D.C. - “Starburster”Ken Demith Collection ‘There You Were”Greg shares his top 5 albums of 2024. We've heard from most of them in the past year. In no particular order, Bad Plus - Complex Emotions, Kendrick Lamar - GNX, Squarepusher - Dostrotime, Opeth - The Last Will & Testament, and finally, his favorite, Louis Cole - Nothing.Song: Bad Plus - “Casa Ben”Nick went on a journey during the snow storm this week and listened to a track from as many albums scheduled to be released in 2025 that he could find. The result? It's a Three for Thursday - 2025 edition.Songs:Mogwai- “God Gets You Back”Bartees Strange - “Sober”Eddie Chacon - “Empire (featuring John Carroll Kirby)”

Greg kicks things off this week with a recap of the The Loman Brothers show at Bossa Bistro this past weekend in a 'Tales from the Concert.' Jay and Nick were in attendance and share their thoughts. If you missed it, it was an incredible show, but you can watch a solid recap of the performance over on Sandi Redman's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knKHDXUYzvESong: The Loman Brothers - “Actual Proof” (Herbie Hancock)Jay watched the Yacht Rock Doc that Greg covered last week and he loved it. YouTube perrsonality, multi-instrumentalist and music educator Rick Beato watch it too, and he hated it. Jay takes us down to Hot Topical to discuss.Song: Sam Fender - “People Watching”The Drummers of Frank Zappa was a special released on Drum Channel over 16 years ago, but it's new to Nick! He recaps the conversations had by Terry Bozzio, Chad Wackerman, Chester Thompson, Ralph Humphrey and Ruth Underwood about their time playing with the legendary composer. You can watch it too on Drum Channel's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruB1JplOmTwSong: Frank Zappa - “RDNZL” (from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol 2)

Happy New Year! Nick kicks things off with Three For Thursday: 2024 Albums of the Year Edition. We've heard songs from these albums over the past year, but Nick believes they're the cream of the crop in 2024.Songs:Ghost Note - “Where's Danny?”Vampire Weekend - “Mary Boone”Plantoid - “Insomniac (Don't Worry)”Greg brings us up to speed on a documentary he's recommending we all watch over the holiday break. Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary can be found on Max and recounts the rise in popularity of the, later dubbed, yacht rock genre that emerged from the west coast in the late 70s.Song: Doobie Brothers - “What a Fool Believes”Jay wraps the week (and the year) with a fantastic article in the Jan 2025 Harpers Magazine titled “The Ghosts in the Machine” [Harpers Magazine]. The article reports Spotify's internal program aimed at filling ‘background music' playlists with licensed sound-alike content that costs much less that the royalties paid to streaming artists. It re-raises a familiar question on the show, can the economics of the music industry ever result in a system that benefits and is fair to its artists.Song: Frank Zappa - “Andy” (checkout Tyler Bartrem's video about this song if you're interested -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Jq0DX0bfc )

Jay is out this week rehearsing with the Ken Demith Collection so friend of the show Keith Grasso is sitting in, and he's bringing a substantial amount of, much needed, holiday cheer. Last year Keith decided to record his own rendition of “Blue Christmas” and he enjoyed the process so much that he's done it again this year.Songs:Keith Grasso - “Christmastime is Here”Keith Grasso & John Rossman - “Hard Candy Christmas”In lieu of actual presents, Nick found some feel good news story to share via “News with Nick.” Notre Dame's organist returns for the grand opening, Pearl Jam announces a tour, as does the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band.Song: Barenaked Ladies - “Deck the Stills”Greg wraps up our show this week with a Three for Thursday. New music from Opeth & Kelsey Shell, and a classic Christmas Carol by Bill Evans.Songs:Opeth - “§3”Kelsey Shell (album - sleepwalker) - “When You're Lying There”Bill Evans - “Santa Clause is Coming to Town”Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays everyone, thanks so much for listening!

Greg brings some news & a guest this week. Friend of the show and Greg's little brother, Austin Loman is back on the show this week! Greg & Austin usually jam over the holidays and decided to book a show this year. If you're in or around DC on Saturday, December 28, you can catch The Loman Brothers at Bossa Bistro + Lounge from 7:30pm-9:30pm (all ages welcome).Songs:Austin Loman Band - “After Image”Jeff Beck (Live at Ronnie Scotts) - “Angel (Footsteps)”Alan Holdsworth - “Looking Glass”Taylor Swift has just concluded her twenty-one month, 149 show, worldwide Eras Tour, which is on record as the highest grossing tour of all time. Jay brings us all the stats on Tay Tay Today.Song: Bill Evans Trio - “Nardis (Live, 1970, Norway)”Finally, Nick came across a Top 50 Albums of the 21st Century post on a spammy looking website. The post relied entirely on Metacritic to determine the albums and rankings. Metacritic is an aggregator of music reviews, weighted based on the critic and/or publication's reputation. The resulting list is quite interesting. (https://stacker.com/music/50-best-albums-21st-century-according-critics).Song: Wadada Lee Smith - “Dred Scott, 1857”

We kick things off this week with “News with Nick.” Joey Kramer closes his coffee line right as Push T launches his own. Meanwhile, Drake's 2nd petition against UMG claims defamation while Kendrick's GNX lands No. 1 album.Song - Avishai Cohen - “Beyond”Next up, Greg digs into Lamar's new album GNX by way of “Review the Review.” The NY Times review by Jon Caramica portrays a provoked Lamar settling back into his comfort zone. The guys debate it out and ultimately, review the review. If you care to read the review, you can find it here.Songs:Kendrick Lamar - “Reincarnated”Kendrick Lamar - “TV off”Kendrick Lamar - “Peekaboo”Jay shares some music discussions he had with his family at Thanksgiving and introduces us to his nephew's current favorite band, The Rare Occasions (thanks Will). The topic at hand, however, is the 2024 Consequence Artist of the Year, Jack White. While Greg loved him from the start, it's taken years of persistent awesomeness for Nick & Jay to fully embrace his. Nevertheless, the guys are all on board.Songs:The Rare Occasions - “Backwards”Jack White - “Bless Yourself”

Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks so much for listening.Jay brings us a Thanksgiving-themed Three for Thursday. The holiday may not be known for its music, but there's plenty of songs with titles that belong on a Thanksgiving table.Songs: Certainly So - “Turkey Leg”Ray Charles - “Sweet Potato Pie”Dogs on Fleas - “Cranberry Sauce Flotilla”Nick wants to provide some music related news for discussion at the family gathering, it's “News with Nick.” Tame Imapala's Kevin Parker invented a new instrument, and Apple is making an authorized Fleetwood Mac documentary. Shaboozy's “A Bar Song” is ties a No. 1 Billboard record, and Drake sues UMG because he lost to Kendrick.Song: Roy Haynes Quartet - “Long Wharf”Finally, we end with a game. The full lineup for Coachelle 2025 has been released and Greg quizzes Nick & Jay in another episode of “Marquee or Snarky.”Song: Kendrick Lamar - “Squabble Up”

Bandmates get to know each other really well on the road. Last week Greg spent some time listening to jam bands, a favorite genre of Red Not's drummer Pete. This week we're gonna listen to some jam bands (and a song by Chick Corea featuring Roy Haynes). It's Three For Thursday!Songs:Phish - “Down With Disease (from ‘Bittersweet Motel')”Grateful Dead - “China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider (5-3-72)”Chick Corea - “Steps/What Was”Nick found his way back to Pitchfork and discovered a throwback Sunday review of Pink Floyd's 1975 Wish You Were Here. The album was the band's follow up to Dark Side of the Moon and when Nick was a kid, he listened to it the way a kid listens to his favorite anything. Anyway, this is “Review the Review.”Songs:Pink Floyd - “Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5”Pink Floyd - “Wish You Were Here”Jay found a recent published list, titled “50 Global Guitar Greats” and shares some newly discovered gems from the list. We have a rare “Three More For Thursday” for you this week.Songs:Robbie Basho - “A North American Raga (The Plumstar)”Derek Gripper - “Jarabi (Passion)”Franco & le T.P OK Jazz - “Massu”

With Halloween behind us, Jay decided that it was time again for his nearly-annual Audio Advisor HiFi Gift Giving Guide Gameshow! Hear the description of the product and guess the price. The nearest price without going over is the winner. It's yet another totally original YSCIO gameshow!Song: You Can Dance - “Addis Abèba bété”Nick brings us the 2025 Grammy nominees and a deep dive into how this list is made every year.Song: Tyler the Creator - “Judge Judy”Greg catches us up on some news and throws in a new episode of “Tourrror Stories.” We find ourselves with The Resilient at a fly-in country club in Florida… Song: Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Sikamikanico”

Get ready for it, it's News with Nick. King Gizzard announces a 2025 orchestral world tour, Thom Yorke does not appreciate being heckled, MadLib sues former manager, and Young Thug is released from jail after pleading guilty and getting time served.Song: King Gizzard - “Phantom Island”Greg joins us from vacation in Hawaii this week and he wants to take us on a little journey. We'll be accompanied by the music of Squarepusher on our travels. Welcome back to “Three for Thursday.”Songs:Squarepusher - “Tensor in Green”Squarepusher - “My Red Hot Car”Squarepusher - “lambic 9 poetry”Squarepusher - “Unreal Square”Jay leads us into a celebration of Quincy Jones, who died last week at the age of 91. An accomplished musician, bandleader, record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer, Jones won 28 Grammy Awards and many other accolades in his 70 year career. We could do entire shows about this guy and still miss important contributions that he made to music. He lived a long and productive life and we're grateful for it.Songs: Quincy Jones - “Ai No Corrida”Quincy Jones - “Soul Bossa Nova”Frank Sinatra - “You Make Me Feel So Young”

Happy Halloween! We pretty much have a regular show for you this week, but Jay managed to bust out some spooky sound bites to celebrate the holiday. Enjoy!Jay leads off with a tip of the hat to Phil Lesh, the amazing bassist for the Grateful Dead who passed last week at the age of 84. We also discuss the article “When Do We Stop Finding New Music? A Statistical Analysis” from Stat Significant.Song: The Black Keys & Alice Cooper - “Stay in Your Grave”On “News with Nick” this week, the music industry hopes to capitalize on the increased popularity of Halloween, Oasis invalidates 50,000 tickets listed on the secondary market, and UMG forms a strategic partnership with the ‘ethical AI music company' KLAY.Song: Ashnikko - “Halloweenie VI: Possess Me”Greg presents “Bangers & Mashups” Round VIII. We get a little bit of DJCummerbund, a dash of ThereIRuinedIt, and some TeleBiggie.Clips:Uptown FrankStevie WonderwallTeleBiggie

Greg joins us from the road for another Three for Thursday. He kicks off with The Cure, moves on to Mastadon, and ends with some classic Alan Holdsworth.Songs: The Cure - “A Fragile Thing”Mastadon - “Show Yourself”Allan Holdworth - “Atavachron”Jay's back with another “Rock Review” courtesy of our Loudersound. We listen & react to a few tracks from the website's "Classic Rock Tracks of the Week." Plus, Jay shares his latest song from his 4-Track recording project.Song: Jay - “Oh, Bismarck”Devon Townsend - “Gratitude”The Struts - “Can't Stop Talking”Fantastic Negrito - “I Hope Someone's Loving You”Lead Feather - “Roll the Dice”Nick is excited to talk about the new co-op organization, Subvert.fm, which aims to become “a collectively owned Bandcamp.” They've released a manifesto on their website detailing the downfall of Bandcamp and why their model will be different. It's an exciting and ambitious project that harkens back to the ethos of the early internet and it's a great way to end the show this week.Song: Font - “Hey Kekulé”

Get ready for it… “Mmm...food” turns 20, Dookie demastered, Guitar Player ends publication after 58 years, and Pink Floyd sells out. It's another News with Nick.Song: Big Thief - “Vampire Empire”Greg brings us a Three for Thursday. This week it's something old, something new, and something ambient?Songs:Frank Zappa - “Eat That Question”Dawes - “Front Row Seat”Aphex Twin - #3Finally, Jay closes out the week with a special Au Revoir edition of BienVenue. Rams Head Live in Baltimore has announced that it is leaving the Power Plant venue that it's occupied since 2004. While the venue will continue to host live music, Rams Head has had some pretty amazing shows over the past 20 years in Baltimore.Song: Sturgill Simpson - “Sam”

Jay has a random assortment of news and music to share on the show today and he's introducing a new segment. “Jay's Jambalaya” is somewhere between “Three for Thursday: Deluxe” and Jay's version of “News with Nick” or “Heard It Through the GREGvine.” This week it's new music from The Smile, George Soros gets into radio, and the Grateful Dead are back on the Billboard Top 200.Songs:The Smile - “Zero Sum”Grateful Dead - “Estimated Prophet, (Live at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, 4/12/78)”August of 2023 was a bad month for the Internet Archive. The nonprofit digital library website, most famous for its Wayback Machine, lost a case against book publishers regarding their “Emergency Library Project” launched during the pandemic. The same day the case was decided in District Court, UMG & Sony Music filed a copyright infringement lawsuit over the Archive's “Great 78 Project.” The project is an unprecedented effort to digitize obsolete 78 rpm records. Maximum damages, if the Archive were to lose, would top $621 million. Let the “Battle for the Soul of the Internet” commence.Song: Thee Sacred Souls - “Love For You”Greg has a song pick and then a very interesting Three For Thursday for us this week. Three songs, where each song takes an original Michael Jackson track and applies a rule to it. For example, “Human Nature but every time he says nature an animal joins the song.” We recommend playing along, but that requires you don't read the following track names.Song: Dhafer Youssef - “Odd Elegy”***********Spoiler Alert***********Songs:"Beat It but every note is С” "Smooth Criminal but every other beat is missing” "Billie Jean but every time he makes a weird noise it gets 5% faster”

Greg is excited to announce that The Resilient, in order to further their mission helping veterans navigate adversity, launched The Reborn Project (rebornproject.org). The initiative aims to identify individuals and groups that exemplify hope, raise awareness, and empower veterans to rise from adversity. The project kicks off with the Leave No Man Behind Tour, an eight show tour in 2025.Song: The Resilient - “Sleepwalk/Hallelujah”Jay remembers the late great Kris Kristofferson, who died this past week at the age of 88. The American country singer, songwriter, and actor was a pioneer of the 1970s outlaw country movement and Jay shares some songs and stories from his life.Songs:Lonnie Mack - “Wham!” (1963)Kris Kristofferson - “Sunday Morning Coming Down”Kris Kristofferson - “The Silver Tongue Devil & I”This week on News with Nick, Radiohead meets Shakespeare, YouTube's copyright dispute with SESAC, Oasis returns to America, and Macklemore attracts more bad press.Song: Geordie Greep - “Blues”

Nick has a new game for us this week. Jay & Greg have to choose which of two artists had “Record Sales” in the past 30 days. The tricky part is that the list is based on sales from a used vinyl store in the UK (https://eil.com/features/topartistspage.asp).Song: Vulfmon & Evangeline - “Got To Be Mine”Next up, Greg recaps the his experience performing at The Congressional Record with elected members of the house and senate last week. Songs: The Congressional Record - “Let It Be”Astromax - “Treasure Island”Jay is still playing around LastFM and just discovered Scottish rock singer, Frankie Miller. We believe the algorithm has learned that Jay is a sucker for the ‘artist that suffered a major health event requiring more famous artists to contribute to their benefit album' genre.Songs: Frankie Miller - “Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)”Frankie Miller - “Shoo-rah”Frankie Miller & Elton John- “Where Did the Guilty Go”

We play “Guess the Guest” with Jay as host. This week the theme is “songs we already know” and the game is to guess the guest on the song played. Greg is calling in from DC on a special project with the US legislature, and Nick spent the previous 2 nights camping without much sleep. Who will prevail, tune in to find out!Song: Cordovas - “Love Is All It Takes”Get ready for it, it's News with Nick. North Carolina musician Michael Smith has been accused by the FBI of creating hundreds of thousands of fake, ai-generated songs, then putting them on streaming platforms, and streaming the songs using upwards of 10,000 fake streaming accounts. He's being charged with stealing royalty payments from digital platforms, which is illegal, right? TayTay endorses Harris, Kendrick is headlining the Super Bowl, and Tito Jackson passed at the age of 70.Song: METZ - “No Reservation / Love Comes”Greg's taking us back to Hot Topical. He decides the Dave Grohl situation is a little too fresh, so we shift over to the news that Jane's Addiction's singer Perry Farrell attacked guitarist Dave Navarro on stage at a concert in Boston the week. They have since cancelled the rest of their tour and this whole thing sucks. They still rock.Song: Jane's Addiction - “Ocean Size”

We have a very special episode for you this week! The Resilient returns to the show to discuss their new album, “One More.” Nathan Kalwicki (guitar), Erik Kalwicki (bass), Juan "Dom" Dominguez (drums), Evan Kornblum (engineer, mixing), and Greg (lead guitar, keyboards, vocals mandolin, percussion) take us song by song and discuss how the album came exist. Evan, who has mixed or engineered all of the band's releases, joins us for the first time and shares his philosophy on working effectively with and for bands. While singer (and harmonicist) Tim Donley wasn't able to join us for the show, we were grateful to have Evan & the rest of band on to discuss the album. You should check out “One More” by The Resilient on your preferred streaming platform, or over at their BandCamp page.Songs:The Resilient - “One More”The Resilient - “Lost and Just Fine”The Resilient - “Driftwood”The Resilient - “Threads of Color”The Resilient - “Whispers”The Resilient - “Classified”The Resilient - “Fall in Line”

Round 10 of “Viral or Eyeroll” finds Nick as host, with Jay & Greg sitting the contestant chairs. It's an Oasis heavy edition, and we have a clear winner when the dust settles.Song: Tigran Hamasyan - “The Curse (Blood of an Innocent is Spilled)”Greg introduces his latest project, Beck's Bolero, a tribute to the solo work of Jeff Beck. The project came together thanks, in large part, to Greg's new practice space. He's assembled a talented group together and we listen in on a few practices to hear what they're up to. The lineup features Greg Loman on guitar, Cain Daniel on drums, Taylor Shell on bass, Doug Organ on, obviously, the keys, and a whole list of backup musicians ready to jump in, if needed, whenever they start booking shows. No idea when that'll be, but it's already sounding awesome.Songs:Beck's Bolero - “Scatterbrain”Beck's Bolero - “You Know What I Mean”Beck's Bolero - “Cause We've Ended As Lovers”Jay finishes this week up with an introduction to musician, Jesse Malin. “Silver Patron Saints.The Songs of Jesse Malin” is a triple-vinyl benefit album coming out on Sept 20 and featuring some impressive musicians and bands, including Bruce Springsteen, Billie Joe Armstrong, Dinosaur Jr., Counting Crows, and more. Who is this guy? We learn about this musician's musician and frequent collaborator with all the artists featured on this benefit album. The album is raising money to cover the costs of Jesse's medical bills, following the rare spinal stroke that he suffered last year.Songs: Bruce Springsteen - “She Don't Love Me Now”D Generation - “No Way Out”

Jay shares the fascinating history of the traditional American country folk song, “Cotton-Eyed Joe.” Sparked by the recent meme “Gegagedigedagedago (Cotton Eye Joe)” and a video by Polyphonic, Jay traces the song back to its 19th century roots and works his way to today. We listen to versions by the Rednex, Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers, Bob Wills, Burl Ives, Karen Dalton, Nina Simone (and a few others).Song: John Zorn Resource - “With Blinding Sight”Get ready for it, it's News with Nick! Finale's rough finale, Martin Shkreli loses his Wu Tang Clan album, and the Boss is here to stay.Song: Tune-yards - “Water Fountain”“Heard It Through the GREGvine” that Oasis is reuniting for a U.K. tour! Plus, what should we make of Linkin Park's countdown timer? Finally, the plot thickens in the Foo Fighters “My Hero” licensing disputes with Trump.Song: Nirvana - “Smells Like Teen Spirit (first live performance, from Hype!)”

We're excited to have Jackson back on the show this week, and he's pumped to be here! He's got some songs to share that he's discovered on his new Spotify account before he heads up the road to Mammoth Lake to see Dad perform at a Red Not Chili Peppers show.Songs: Friday Night Funkin' Vs Cartoon Cat - “Trapped Mouse”Friday Night Funkin' Vs Cartoon Cat - “RERUNS”Nick & Jay tag team the latest episode of “Tales From the Concert.” They, along with Nick's gang in tow, saw King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard perform their first U.S. Concert at the Anthem in Washington, DC. It was, by all accounts, an epic show. Songs:Geese - “2122 Live”King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - “The Dripping Tap”Jay followed up that show with a wild weekend in Richmond. He's been playing with a group called The Ken Demith Collection, and they recently performed a show at The Lilly Pad Restaurant in Richmond, VA. The outdoor restaurant is located in a marina on the James River and the band had an amazing night.Song: Dick Curless - “End of the Road”

Greg kicks us off this week with a deep dive into the new album by Louis Cole. nothing is a suite of new Louis Cole songs recorded (mostly) live in collaboration with Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley. It's a really interesting listen and the guys dig in and discuss it.Songs:Louis Cole - Things Will Fall ApartLouis Cole - A Pill in the SeaLouis Cole - These Dreams Are Killing MeJay discovered a Reddit thread this past week that called out a handful of 'artists' performing AI generated covers on Spotify and reaping in royalties. While it appears that Spotify has removed the artists listed in the post, the circumstance is bound to occur again and poses a serious concern for artists.Song: Frank Sinatra & Count Basie - My Kind of GirlNick is back and has some catching up to do. We close out the week with another "News with Nick"Song: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - "Raw Feel"

Nick calls in an update from his adventures in Croatia and plays some traditional Dalmatia & Croatian music he uncovered on his travels through Split & Komiza.Meanwhile, Jay & Greg carry on and are joined this week by Keith Grasso. In light of the recent cancellation of their farewell tour, Keith thought a thorough conversation of Aerosmith was in order. The guys discuss the group's impact on music and we listen to some favorite songs from their massive library of hits. This week, we celebrate Aerosmith.Songs:Aerosmith - “F.I.N.E.”Aerosmith - “Mama Kin”SNL - Wayne's World Theme, feat. AerosmithSteven Tyler/Train/Slash - “Dream On”Aerosmith - “Cryin'”

Nick leads us off this week with two articles meant to start a conversation about our emotional relationship with music. A recent study shows that age has no affect on our ability to remember melodic themes. Another article summarizes an interview that Forbes did with Kesha about her need to create music to process her emotions. It's an interesting chat.Songs:Dawn of Midi - “Io”Clothing - “Kingdom”Greg is up next with a recap of the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremonies, particularly the performance of the heavy metal band Gojira. Also, Greg digs into a new album by Kurt Rosenwinkel and The Next Step Band. The group had an eight-year residency at Smalls Jazz Club in Greenwich Village back in the 1990s, resulting in the album The Next Step. The new album, just released, is a live recording from Smalls and is absolutely incredible.Songs:Gojira - “Ah! Ça Ira (Live at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2024 Olympics)”Kurt Rosenwinkel with The Next Step Band and Brad Mehldau - “Zhivago” Live at Smalls 1996Kurt Rosenwinkel with The Next Step Band - “The Next Step” Live at Smalls 1996Jay wraps things up this week with a “Three for Thursday.” We have new music from Charley Crockett, and Sturgill Simpson performing as Johnny Blue Skies. He also celebrates the life and contributions of John Mayall.Charley Crockett - “Visions of Dallas”Johnny Blue Skies, Sturgill Simpson - “Scooter Blues”John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers -“Little Girl (Mono)”

It's been some time since we broke down a disparaging music album review, but Eminem's latest album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) has been mostly panned by mainstream music critics. Jay rather enjoyed the album and thought a dissection of Dash Lewis's 4.9/10 review in Pitchfork was in order.Song: Bernie Worrell, Sean Ono Lennon - “Re-Enter Black Light (Phase II)”A Substack post entitled “A Few Indisputable Points About Poptimism and Then I Give Up” caught Nick's eye this week. The post presents a detailed criticism of the current state of music criticism, particularly focusing on poptimism, which argues that pop music is authentic and deserving of professional interest and critique. The author, Freddie Deboer, argues that Gen Z music fans too closely associate their musical tastes with their identity, and are incapable of handling people that don't share their tastes. This may be the first instance of a Millennial rant that deserves an “Okay, Boomer” type response, but it brings up some interesting points that touch on the state of music criticism.Song: Phish - “Evolve”Finally, Greg is continuing a conversation started at the end of episode #258 about ways to organize your vinyl collection. As our Chief Theme Developer, we're calling this another Vinyl Fantasy. Jay has his own thoughts on the subject, and Nick takes copious notes.Song: Frank Zappa - “The Gumbo Variations”

Greg celebrates the life of 60's French star Françoise Hardy, who died in June at the age of 80. The French singer-songwriter and actress was a leading figure in the 1960s yéyé movement and went on to become a cultural icon in France and worldwide.Songs:Françoise Hardy - “Tous les Garcons et les Filles”Françoise Hardy - “Comment Te Dire Adieu”Françoise Hardy - “Le Temps De L'amour”Jay brings us the breakup story of the Everly Brothers and everything that led up to it. The infamous 1973 concert, where they publicly broke up the group on stage, was the culmination of a decade of decline by the duo. They still rock though.Songs:King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - “Le Risque”Everly Brothers - “All I Have To Do Is Dream”Finally, it's another News with Nick. American Filmmaker Gary Hustwit's has created 52 quintillion documentaries about musician and composer Brian Eno. We celebrate the life and incredible career of the Grammy-winning talent scout Mary Martin, who passed at 85. Finally, the Zappa Family Trust is set to release an Apostrophe box set this September.Song: Cornelius - “Mind Train”

It's that time of the year, Jay's back at the beach with the family and brings on Michael Weddington and brother, Daniel Pflager, to join the conversation. Michael poses the following question, when you first hear a song, what makes a song when you first listen to it? Is it the music, the vocals, or the lyrics? What catches your ear first? We discuss and then listen to some picks from Michael & Daniel.Songs: Grainne Duffy - “Blue Skies”Christina Vane - “Long Way Home (Live)”Miley Cyrus feat. WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith – “Nothing Else Matters”Nick is up next with something old, something new, and something blue(sy)…it's Three for Thursday!Songs:Frank Zappa & the Mothers - “The Duke - Take 2 (live at the Whiskey a Go Go, 1968)”Mabe Fratti - “Kravitz”Wilco - Hot SunFinally, Greg is pumped about a French music website that he's just discovered. Radiooooo.com calls itself the Musical Time Machine. Visitors can select from nearly any country in the world, and a decade and listen to a curated radio station full of the music that would have played at that place and time. It's really cool to play with, you should check it out. Greg's clips all came from Radiooooo.com this week.

Don Henley is back in court. With the criminal case to get back the original Hotel California lyrics thrown out, he's turned to a civil lawsuit. Jay brings us the story.Song: Mdou Moctar - “Funeral For Justice”News with Nick this week includes a governor cutting a state's arts budget, an update to the Young Thug trial, and a remembrance of producer Peter Collins (Rush, Bon Jovi), who died last week at the age of 73. Song: Church Chords - “Apophatic Melismatic”Finally, Greg catches us up on this year's Glastonbury Festival on a Heard it Through the GREGvine.Songs:Black Pumas - “More Than a Love Song”Idles - “I'm Scum”Coldplay - “Fix You (featuring Michael J Fox)”