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#318 - News with Nick | Tales from the Concert: Oasis | Music Criticism’s Edge
While we usually don’t cover the pre-show in the podcast description, here’s a link to the Sleepers show at the Takoma Park Folk Festival this past weekend…
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#317 - Jay's Jambalaya | Three For Thursday | MIDI Greg
Jay has some stories to share from the past week...Apple is getting into radio & there's a 1001 greatest albums of all time daily newsletter available here…
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#316 - Three for Thursday w/ Jackson | The Future of Music: A Spotify Debate w/ Mike Wagner
Jackson Loman is back and he’s helping his Dad with a Three for Thursday. Jackson is loving a Deadmau5 track featured on Fortnite. Meanwhile, Greg still loves…
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#315 - Wild Wild Wets - Time Mutations | News with Nick | Three for Thursday
Jay is excited to be back and even more excited by our guest this week. Taejon Romanik, guitarist and backup vocalist for the Wild Wild Wets, is back to…
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#314 - Unplanned π with Nick & Greg
Jay is at a conference, so it’s just Nick & Greg this week. Nick isn’t thrilled at the direction that Tame Impala is going, Greg encourages him to withhold…
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#313 - Three for Thursday | Tales from the Concert: KG&LW + NSO
Greg kicks things off with a Three for Thursday! Alex G is an indie artist that just released his tenth studio album Headlights. Greg thinks his unique voice…
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#312 - News with Nick | Ozzy Osbourne | The Great Stalacpipe Organ
It’s News with Nick! CDP funding rescinded, Gizzard exits Spotify, a Nicks & Buckingham reissue, and Spinal Tap II. Song: Tom Lehrer - “The Elements Song” Greg…
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#311 (Chill) - Jay’s Jambalaya | News with Nick | Heavy Rotation
We kick off with a bowl of Jay’s Jambalaya. HBO has released a five hour Billy Joel documentary produced by Tom Hanks. Next, why is Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album…
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#310 - Nate Turner of Velzy | Stolen Rolling Stones Guitar | Three for Thursday
Greg recently produced a song for the band Velzy. Singer Nate Turner (also of the Red Nots) joins the show to talk about the process of recording their latest…
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#309 Mr. Weddington at the Beach | Three For Thursday | Ozzy & Oasis
Jay is back at the beach, which means we get our annual check in with Michael Weddington! At this year’s Jazz Fest in New Orleans, Michael had transcendental…
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Jay brings a few picks from The Alt’s mid-year list, “Albums You May Have Missed in 2025.” Most of the records are new to the crew, which makes for a fun…
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#307 - Catch Up with Greg | The Eve of Tracks II | News with Nick
Greg is back to catch us up on his run of shows the last two weeks. The Red Not Chili Peppers had a great show at House of Blues Orlando with Pearl Jam tribute…
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#306 - Remembering Brian Wilson | Sleepers II
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…
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#305 - News with Nick | Jaco’s Word of Mouth | Remembering Rick Derringer & Sly Stone
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…
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#304 - “Yes, And” | News with Nick | 90’s Summer Music
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……
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#303 - Reviewing Review the Review: Tennis | Tales from the Concert: Sturgill Simpson | Viral or Eyeroll: Eurovision
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…
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#302 - News with Nick | Review the Review: Sleep Token | Theseus’s Band
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…
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#301 - Tag The Track | SoundCloud AI | Heard It Through the GREGvine
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…
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#300 - The YSCIO Interviews
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…
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#299 Three for Thursday with Ciri | Tales from the Concert: Phish
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…
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#298 - Common Ground on the Hill | News with Nick | Three For Thursday
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…
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#297 Hot Topical: Giacomo Turra | Jay’s Jambalaya | Three For Thursday: Just Released
Greg is red hot angry about the news that broke regarding internet celebrity guitarist Giacomo Turra. You can check out the video here…
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#296 - Bruce & Tariffs | RATT | Three For Thursday
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…
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#295 - Incubus S.C.I.E.N.C.E. | News with Nick | Review the Review: Can we talk about Greg Loman for a second?
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…
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#294 - Beck’s Bolero at House of Blues San Diego | Jay’s Jambalaya | Three For Thursday: New Indie/Alt
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…
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#293 - News With Nick | Sound Advice, Pt 2 Chick Corea | Sam Fender & Newcastle
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…
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#292 - Threes For Thursday: Secret Chiefs 3 | Roy Ayers | Captain Hook (Pt. 1)
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…
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#291 - Heavy Rotation VI | Three For Thursday: Unplugged | News with Nick
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…
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#290 - Three For Thursday: Roberta Flack | Heard It Through the GREGvine | BienVenue: The Painters Mill Music Fair
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…
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#289 - 2025 Rock Hall of Fame Nominees | News with Nick | Three For Thursday: Vulfpeck
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…
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#288 Review the Review: Kendrick’s Halftime Show | Black Keys Back on Tour | News with Nick
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…
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#287 Grammy Recap | Bangers & Mashups | Steve Earle’s “I Feel Alright”
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…
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#286 Danger | News with Nick | Roots of Chicha
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…
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#285 - David Lynch | Three For Thursday | News with Nick
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…
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#284 - L.A. Fires - Checkin with Greg | News with Nick | Jay’s Apple Music Review
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…
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#283 - Ken Demith | 2024 Albums of the Year | 2025 Albums to Come
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…
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#282 - Tales from the Concert: The Loman Brothers | Hot Topical: Yacht Rock Doc | The Drummers of Frank Zappa
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…
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#281 - Three For Thursday: 2024 Albums | Yacht Rock Doc | Ghosts in the Machine
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…
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#280 - Christmas with Keith Grasso | News with Nick | Three for Thursday
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…
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#279 - The Loman Brothers | TayTay Today: Eras End | Metacritic Top Albums of the 21st Century
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…
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#278 - News with Nick | Review the Review: GNX | Jack White
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…
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#277 - Three for Thursday: Thanksgiving | News with Nick | Marquee or Snarky
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…
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#276 - Three for Thursday: Jam Bands | Review the Review: Wish You Were Here | Three More for Thursday: Global Guitar Greats
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…
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#275 - Audio Advisor HiFi Gift Giving Guide Gameshow | Grammy’s 2025 | Tourrror Stories
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…
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#274 News with Nick | Three For Thursday | Quincy Jones
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…
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#273 Remembering Phil Lesh | News with Nick | “Bangers & Mashups” Round VIII
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…
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#272 - Three for Thursday | Rock Review | Subvert.fm
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…
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#271 - News with Nick | Three for Thursday | BienVenue: Rams Head Live
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…
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#270 - Jay’s Jambalaya | Recording Industry vs. Internet Archive | Three for Thursday
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…
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#269 - Reborn Project | Kris Kristofferson | News with Nick
Greg is excited to announce that The Resilient, in order to further their mission helping veterans navigate adversity, launched The Reborn Project…
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#268 Record Sales | The Congressional Record | Frankie Miller
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…
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#267 - Guess the Guest | News with Nick | Hot Topical: Jane’s Addiction
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…
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#266 - The Resilient - “One More”
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…
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#265 - Viral or Eyeroll X | Beck’s Bolero | Jesse Malin
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…
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#264 - Cotton Eyed Joe | News with Nick | Heard It Through the GREGvine
Jay shares the fascinating history of the traditional American country folk song, “Cotton-Eyed Joe.” Sparked by the recent meme “Gegagedigedagedago (Cotton Eye…
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#263 Jackson in LA | Tales from the Concert: King Gizzard | BienVenue: The Lily Pad
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…
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#262 - Louis Cole - Nothing | AI on Spotify | News with Nick
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…
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#261 - Aerosmith w/ Keith Grasso
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…
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#260 - Music & Emotions | Gojira & Rosenwinkel | Three for Thursday
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…
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#259 - “Review the Review” - Eminem | Poptimism | Vinyl Fantasy - Organizing Your Collection
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…