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#139 - Grammy Recap | 8-Bit: Remakes | “Heavy Rotation”: Meshuggah
Nick gives a full recap from the 2022 Grammy’s. Unlike years past, most of the multi-award winning artists have been throughly discussed on the show this past…
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#138 - Taylor Hawkins | Indie Labels | Jam Bands
We begin this week with a tribute to Taylor Hawkins, the talented and charismatic drummer for the Foo Fighters, who died unexpectedly last week at the age of…
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#137 - Eric Gales | N.Y. State of Jazz | DISS TRACK
Jay has very important news at the top with the announcement that the A.R.S.E.S. movement is upon us! This, so far, boils down to needing a higher quality 1/8”…
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#136 - Musicians for Ukraine | “Bangers & Mashups” Round 5 | Ernest Tubb Record Shop
Nick pulled together a list of music news articles detailing the various types of responses artists, and the companies that represent them, have had to the…
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#135 - Lost Bond Theme Found | Epic Bandcamp | New Music Revisited
In preparation for 1989’s License to Kill, the second James Bond film featuring Timothy Dalton, composer Michael Kamen invited David Gilmour, Jeff Beck & Eric…
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#134 - Mark Lanegan | “Review the Review” - Eddie Vedder | How To: First Band Practice
Shortly after recording #133, Greg learned that pioneer Grunge vocalist Mark Lanegan had passed away at 57 from COVID complications. Lead singer for the…
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#133 - What’s in a Bandleader? | Satriani Weighs In | Spotify Alternatives
Another topic inspired by interviews with Jon Batiste, Nick kicks the show off with a question: What makes a good bandleader? We discuss this a good bit and…
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#132 - “Viral or Eyeroll”: Halftime (Music) History | More on Spotify (cont.) | Red Nots in Florida
Jay is guest hosting “Viral or Eyeroll” (A Greg Loman Production) today and the topic is Halftime Music History! Greg has been running this game since day 1…
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#131 - Berklee Refuses Pay Hike | Just Can’t Get Into It | CDs Baby!
Greg’s joins us from the tour bus this week and kicks things off with some news from world’s most prestigious music conservatories. Adam Gautille, former…
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#130 - Neil Young vs Spotify | Microgenres: Hypnagogic Pop | Hargus "Pig” Robbins
Last week we briefly discussed Neil Young’s decision to remove his music from Spotify and Greg predicted it was going to grow into something bigger. He was…
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#129 - Music: Old vs New | News with Nick | Emo-Curious at WWWY Fest
The Atlantic asks “Is Old Music Killing New Music?”, naturally this attracted Jay’s attention, so we dig in… Song: Sparks - “This Town Ain’t Big Enough for…
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#128 - Sad Dad Rock | Best Ever Year for Music | Tigran Hamasyan
Greg brings us a hilarious (and quite popular) post from McSweeney’s titled “What Your Favorite Sad Dad Band Says About You” & it’s a fun read! We visit some…
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#127 - Ocean Outlaw Music | No-Shows, No-Good | Altamont Footage
Nick’s been chewing on a story from Pitchfork last month about Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ian Urbina’s yet-to-be-profitable revenue sharing venture with…
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#126 - Sony 'n Bruce | Some Stages Saved | 8Bit: Cuphead
Bruce Springsteen lands a $500 million deal with Sony for the rights to his masters and back-catalog, becoming the latest artist to cash out amid the…
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#125 - 2021 Albums of the Year
Happy New Year!! We each present our top three albums of the past year and then, for possibly the only time, arrive at a consensus pick for YSCIO’s Album of…
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#124 - YSCIO 3rd Annual Holiday Extravaganza
Happy Holidays! Thanks so much for joining us for our 3rd Annual Holiday Extravaganza! The song topic for this year’s episode is Winter Songs…and the complete…
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#123 - Top of the Charts 2, Elvin Jones, Like a Version - “Along Came Betty”
Jay’s bringing Top of the Charts back & it’s not a close game… Song: The Staple Singers - “Freedom Highway” Nick talks a lot about Elvin Jones… Songs: Sonny…
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#122 - Playing in Dubai, Get Back Reviewed, On Band Reunions…
Greg returns back from his gig in Dubai with the details of his incredible trip. Song: Rodrigo Amarante - “Tuyo (Narcos Theme Song)” Meanwhile, Jay’s been so…
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#121 - Adele 30 | Manor Mijor | 8 Bit: KID A MNESIA EXPEDITION
We’ve never had a reason to discuss Adele, but the new album is making too many waves not to discuss it…so it’s time to talk Adele. Nick tackles this one……
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#120 - 3rd Annual YSCIO Thanksgiving Special
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! First and foremost, thank you for listening! Let us know what albums or music you’re thankful for over at our Facebook page…
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#119 - “Heavy Rotation”: Archspire & Idles | 8Bit: RDR2 | Silk Sonic
Greg’s on a metal kick & has some new albums to share at the top of this week’s episode. We’ve got a theme song for these types of situations, so we’re at…
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#118 - AstroWorld Festival Disaster | Review the Review: Meddle | Kid A Mnesia
First things first, Happy 40th Birthday Jay! So that’s the good news…then Nick kicks off the show with a thorough discussion of the AstroWorld Festival…
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#117 - Tom Dowd | BandCamp | Pat Martino
Jay discovered the yet-to-be-watched Tom Dowd & the Language of Music in his collection recently and decided to give it a shot. A documentary made in 2003, the…
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#116 - A Love Supreme in Seattle | New Music Picks | Precedence in Jazz
A new 1965 recording of John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”, recorded live in Seattle WA, was released earlier this week and has been making waves in the jazz…
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#115 - Little Oil (Victor Mitrani) | Pat Metheny in Detroit | Jason Isbell in Georgia
We’re pleased to be joined by Victor Mitrani this week to discuss his new self-titled album “Little Oil”. Written and recorded at home during the pandemic…
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#114 - “Bangers & Mashups” Round 4 | Les Paul Number One | Pitchfork Reviews: Rescores
Greg (Not Pete) is back with three new clips for our 4th round of “Bangers & Mashups”! First up, the incredibly talented Bill McClintock carefully weaves…
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#113 - Review the Review: Man Alive | Dr. Lonnie Smith | A Question About The Beatles
Everything Everything released their first album Man Alive back in 2010 & Nick, who discovered them last Thursday, was an immediate fan. After a few listens…
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#112 - “Tales From The Concert” - Jay’s Week | NERD ALERT: Predictive Algorithms | Charlie Watts, Jazz Drummer First
Jay catches us up on his week with the latest “Tales From The Concert”. We hear about the Janine Wilson band’s performance on the VIP Stage at the Jiffy Lube…
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#111 - Josh Klinghoffer + Pearl Jam | First Listen: Top 40 | Finally, “Donda”
Greg kicks things off with a cool explanation of John Coltrane’s “Countdown” (and it’s inspiration, Miles Davis’s “Tune Up”) & we even get a fantastic…
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#110 - 2021 MTV VMAs / The Metallica Blacklist / Pat Metheny
It’s Nick’s topic but everyone helps fill out a discussion on the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. The show was a bit of a mess and the majority of the…
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#109 - Honest Lee & Growroom Productions' Cure For Pain
This week we’re joined by Mylie (Honest Lee) Durham IV. Lee is a Maryland native, a drummer (formerly of Funk Ark with Greg), and co-founder of Growroom…
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#108 - Red Nots Recap, Halsey & Turnstile, Plant Keeps Digging
For the past four years, Greg has been playing the role of John Frusciante (“Non Frusciante”) in the Red Not Chili Peppers. This past weekend, they played at…
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#107 - Tom T. Hall, Trout Mask Replica (cont.), Daptone Records
We learned the news of Charlie Watts passing the day after this was recorded. He was a legend of a drummer and his influence will be heard for generations to…
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#106 - Trout Mask Replica (Primer) | 8 Bit: Kind of Bloop | Live Nation Requires Vaccines
With the news that “Trout Mask Replica” by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band had finally arrived to streaming services, Greg decided it was time to take the…
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#105 - “Donda” Delay Postponed, Abasi Concepts, Rolling Stones with Steve Jordan
After a second listening party and another subsequent release date missed, Kanye West’s “Donda” is all over the music news. Nick’s feeling like this is all…
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#104 - Prince Royalties, Time Signatures, Remembering Dusty Hill and Joey Jordison
Jay brings two Prince related items to the table this episode. First up, we listen to a track from “Welcome 2 America”, the first Prince album released…
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#103 - “Lost in the Shuffle”, Mount Rushmore of Jazz, “Donda” Delayed
This week, as Greg rounds up his recent tour exhausted and anxious to get home. Meanwhile, he’s had a segment idea where we discuss what a “shuffle” rhythm is…
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#102 - Biz Markie & Robby Steinhardt / Review The Review: Sob Rock / Exit Wounds, McCartney 3,2,1 & Mary’s Dress Sways
Nick shares remembrances for two artists that passed away last week. Biz Markie was a rapper & producer known for his humor and positivity. The outpouring from…
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#101 - Summer of Soul, Lennon on Rock Lobster, Bangers & Mashups Part 3
Jay was absolutely blown away by the documentary “Summer of Soul”, now available on Hulu. Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson’s directorial features clips from the…
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#100 - Songs of Summer (Live in Person)
We’re all together this week to record our 100th episode! We got the kids together, we swam in the pool at Nick’s childhood home, and we listened to some songs…
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#099 - “Rap It Up”: Gift of Gab, Songs Written for Daughters, Music of 1999
Before we kick things off, Jay shares the news about the birth of his daughter, Ava Marie Rossman! Greg brings us some sad news with the loss of Blackalicious…
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#098 - Tay-Tay Today/NFT Lawsuit, Zappa’s Final US Concert, Music of 1998
We recorded this one early & quickly as Jay was off to the hospital for the scheduled delivery of his second baby (it’s a girl!!) Congrats to Jay & Ann! We…
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#097 - EuroCup Anthems Ranked | Butterfly 3000 | “Viral or Eyeroll”: Music of 1997
Eurocup 2020 has finally arrived and Jay’s brought his favorite national anthem from each group to the show this week for a little side contest of sorts. We…
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#096 - Tales from the Concert: Openers, Central Park Concert / UK Artists Want Higher Pay, Music of 1996
Greg’s just returned from a Midwest tour and during his travels he started thinking about an experience that every band has when they’re starting out, opening…
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#095 - Black Midi “Cavalcade” & Dinosaur Jr | FestQuest | “Tag the Track” 4: Music of 1995
Nick has two albums to present this week. The first has been on his radar for a while and it did not disappoint his expectations! Black Midi “Cavalcade” was…
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#094 - Scott Tournet of Elektric Voodoo + Music of 94
This week we’re happy to welcome Scott Tournet to the show. Scott’s the frontman for Elektric Voodoo & a founding member of Grace Potter & the Nocturnals…
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#093 - “Heavy Rotation”: Fortitude | Mr. Clapton, Daddy’s Home | Music of 1993
Greg has decided to formalize a recurring theme & he already made a theme song (with an incredible drum track by friend of the show Travis Orbin)! We’re…
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#092 - Notes with Attachments, State of the Art Returns, Music of 1992
Nick found a new album he’s excited to share this week. Legendary bassist Pino Palladino & producer, multi-instrumentalist Blake Mills released “Notes With…
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#091 - “Tales From The Concert” - Let Downs | Solid Gold Music Trivia | September 24, 1991
We recorded this one on Facebook Live, if you wanna join us next time, keep an eye on our Facebook Page. Jay’s back with “Tales From The Concert” - Let Down…
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#090 - Touring Texas | Elsewhere in Music Podcasts | Venues Still Waiting for Relief
We’ll be live on Facebook next Monday, 5/3/21 at 9:30pm EST. Join us at facebook.com/youshouldcheckitout Greg has just returned from a four show tour in Texas…
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#089 - Fearless | How It Started, How It’s Going | Bonamasso & Wong
This week on “Tay-Tay Today”, Nick brings us a list of the records Ms. Swift broke in the past week. Releasing her first of six albums she’ll be re-recording…
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#088 - Richard Thompson, Danny Elfman, Mike Patton
One of Jay’s heroes released a memoir last week! Richard Thompson’s “Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975” is a memoir covering Thompson’s…
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#087 - AI Tunes (Lost Tapes of the 27 Club) / Music & Baseball / UnitedMasters
A headline caught Greg’s eye this week. “In Computero: Hear How AI Software Wrote a ‘New’ Nirvana Song” is the work of Over The Bridge, a Toronto based…
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#086 - Weigh-In With Wayan: LiveNation | J Dilla - Donuts | Malcolm Cecil
This week we’re joined by friend of the show Wayan Zoey! Nick particularly wanted to get Wayan’s take on a recent Pitchfork article regarding LiveNation’s…
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#085 - Top of The Charts, Streaming Royalties & NFTs, Biggie BioPic
Jay was doing a little spring cleaning last week and discovered a music themed trivia game buried in a closet. “Top of the Charts” was a gift from a relative…
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#084 - Florida Recap, The Grammy’s, No Weeknd
Greg just got home from a 4 show, 3 city tour with the Red Nots in Florida. Overall the experience was incredibly positive and he brings us up to speed on his…
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#083 - NFTs Revisited, Copyright Gold Rush, State of the Art
Jay hit it on the mark last week when he raised the question “What are NFTs and could they be used by musicians to release music?”. About 12 hours before the…
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#082 - “Bangers & Mashups” Part Deux, NERD ALERT: NFTs & Music, Tash Sultana
Greg brings us Round 2 of “Bangers & Mashups”. We’ve got “No Take It” by DJ Cummerbund, followed by a Radiohead/Mariah Carey Christmas Creep thing & finally…
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#081 - Daft Punk Break Up, Birdland, Working Man
Nick brings us the news that Daft Punk have officially called it quits after 28 years. Announced via a video released on YouTube called “Epiologue”, the guys…
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#080 - 2021 Rock Hall of Fame Nods, T.o.D.’s X, Chick Corea
We recorded this one on Facebook Live, if you wanna join us next time, keep an eye on our Facebook Page. Jay brings us the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame…