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Music news and releases from the folks that brought you...well, so far just this...but you should check it out. Join us for a weekly discussion of the music and stories that made us think.

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01:08:51

#143 - Naomi Judd | StandArt by Tigran Hamasyan |...

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2022/05/05

Jay remembers the great Naomi Judd, who passed last week at the age of 76. The matriarch of the mother-daughter country group “The Judds”, Naomi was a driven and talented artist who struggled with severe depression near the end of her life. She became an advocate for mental illness and was inducted the day after her passing to the Country Music Hall of Fame.Songs:Lizzo - “About Damn Time”The Judds - “Mama, He’s Crazy”The Judds - “Rompin’, Stompin’ Bad News Blues”Nick brings us the latest from Tigran

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01:10:34

#142 - I Heard It Through the GREGvine | Tales From...

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2022/04/28

Greg follows up on stories from the year past. First up, blowback from Eric Church’s decision to cancel his concert so he could attend the Tarheels Final Four game (Digital Music News) & then we hear how the Neil Young Spotify news affected Joe Rogan’s listener stats (Digital Music News). In the news Mick Jagger names Machine Gun Kelly & Yungblud as Rock & Roll saviors (Rolling Stone). Finally, some news that hits a little closer to home, a Detroit resident is fuming after buying tickets

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00:56:20

#141 - News with Nick | The Legacy of Art Rupe | Tape...

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2022/04/21

Wherein Nick is juggling too many things and decides a handful of stories would be fun to share in snippets, it’s News with Nick! Coachella begins, theremins are still a thing, Harlem’s bringing back the Cultural Festival and we have a date on Kendrick Lamar’s new album!Song: Lothar & The Hand People - “Space Hymn”Greg is curious how we should remember the late Art Rupe, a record executive responsible for discovering Little Richard, Sam Cooke & many others, who died last week at the age of

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01:11:19

#140 - Jack White’s Big Week | Germany’s Wagner...

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2022/04/14

Jack White had a big week last week! Last Friday saw the release of his second solo album “Fear of the Dawn”, followed by a performance of the national anthem at the Detroit Tigers opening day game, and ending with an onstage proposal (and subsequent marriage ceremony) at his the first concert of his “Supply Chain Issues Tour”. Jay brings us all the details and then leans into the new solo album, which is spastic, progressive sounding and hard!Songs:Jack White - “Taking Me Back”Jack White -

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01:04:46

#139 - Grammy Recap | 8-Bit: Remakes | “Heavy...

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2022/04/07

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 year, including Jon Batiste, Foo Fighters, Silk Sonic, and Chris Stapleton. We dig into some of the nominated (and overlooked) songs and artists, and land on ‘tepid optimistic’ about the whole thing going forward.Song: Silk Sonic - “Leave the Door Open”Jay picks up where Nick left off, proudly reporting that this year’s “Best Arrangement,

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00:59:03

#138 - Taylor Hawkins | Indie Labels | Jam Bands

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2022/03/31

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 50. It was completely unexpected and tragic and the music community at large seems still to be grappling with the news. Greg takes the reigns…Songs:Foo Fighters - “My Hero”Alanis Morisette - “You Outta Know”Foo Fighters - “Rope”Taylor Hawkins Drum SoloFoo Fighters (with Taylor on vocals) - “Somebody to Love”Nick read a story about the success

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00:56:00

#137 - Eric Gales | N.Y. State of Jazz | DISS TRACK

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2022/03/24

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” to 1/4” headphone adapters, but Jay sounds pretty serious about it!For his topic, Jay recently discovered American blues rock guitarist Eric Gales through his latest album “Crown”. A master of his genre and active since 1990, Gales has come a long way and sounds as sharp as ever. Jay catches us up on what we’ve missed in his 32+ year

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#136 - Musicians for Ukraine | “Bangers & Mashups”...

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2022/03/17

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 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. It’s not heavy on discussion, nor is it a topic we usually discuss, but Nick felt like it was too important not to acknowledge...even for a music podcast.Song: Tigran Hamasyan- “De-Dah”Greg has uncovered 3 undiscussed DJ Cummerbund gems and that means it’s time for “Bangers & Mashups” Round 5! We listen to three

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01:14:54

#135 - Lost Bond Theme Found | Epic Bandcamp | New...

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2022/03/10

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 Clapton to play on the Opening Credit song. Only Eric Clapton showed up and the film went on to use a Gladys Knight song instead and the rest is history…until someone uploaded the original song for the world to hear. Jay, being a huge Clapton & Bond fan, gives us the story.Songs:Fantastic Negrito - “Highest Bidder”Michael Kamen &

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01:14:48

#134 - Mark Lanegan | “Review the Review” - Eddie...

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2022/03/03

Shortly after recording #133, Greg learned that pioneer Grunge vocalist Mark Lanegan had passed away at 57 from COVID complications. Lead singer for the Screaming Trees, Lanegan was a friend and collaborator with so many great musicians; Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), Layne Staley (Alice in Chains), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Isobel Campbell (Belle and Sebastian), PJ Harvey, and more. He was considered a true friend to so many musicians, all of which have been expressing condolences and paying

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01:09:47

#133 - What’s in a Bandleader? | Satriani Weighs In |...

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2022/02/24

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 end up working on another question as well, does every band need a leader?Song: Tame Impala - "The Boat I Row"Greg was reading a Guitar World interview with Joe Satriani from the week past. In the interview, Satriani is asked what exercises he recommends to students. His response was, essentially, I'm not entirely sure I'm qualified to answer

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01:11:58

#132 - “Viral or Eyeroll”: Halftime (Music) History |...

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2022/02/17

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, but it’s his first time out on the field today. Will it matter? Meanwhile, Nick makes his fifth appearance as a contestant today but, for the audio listeners, is noticeably grayer than when he first played the game. Is he starting to slow down? You’ll have to listen to find out!Song: Dr. Dre - “Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang”Nick brings us a story

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0:50:49

#131 - Berklee Refuses Pay Hike | Just Can’t Get Into...

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2022/02/10

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 hiring coordinator for Berklee School of Music, resigned after unsuccessfully advocating for the musicians and engineers he booked to be paid union wages. A large number of these professionals are former Berklee graduates with a lot of student debt….so this segment touches on a lot of hotly debated topics and we dive in head first. [WBUR

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01:00:25

#130 - Neil Young vs Spotify | Microgenres:...

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2022/02/03

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 right & we dive back into it. Other artists have joined Young, including Joni Mitchell, India Arie, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash & Nils Lofgren. Podcasts such as “Science Vs”, exclusively on Spotify, as well as prominent hosts Brené Brown & Roxanne Gay have also joined the movement (most after we recorded the show). Joe

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01:02:27

#129 - Music: Old vs New | News with Nick |...

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2022/01/27

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 Both of Us”Nick lays out the big stories of the week. Taylor Swift is angry tweeting about a slight, Bob Dylan sells his recorded music, Kanye demands final editorial rights to a documentary (no dice), & Neil Young wants off Spotify.Song: King Crimson - Larks Tongue in Aspic: Part OneWhen We Were Young is a nostalgia-rich Emo festival coming

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01:00:20

#128 - Sad Dad Rock | Best Ever Year for Music |...

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2022/01/20

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 of our favorites and take turns picking the closest Sad Dad Band & corresponding description appropriate for each other.Song: Lenny Breau - “The Claw”Jay has noticed, over the years, that the year 1972 seemed particularly prolific for music. An article in the San Diego Union Tribune (“Is 1972 the best year ever for great albums?”)

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00:53:17

#127 - Ocean Outlaw Music | No-Shows, No-Good |...

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2022/01/13

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 a few hundred artists…some of which turn out to be equal parts angry and loud. It, uh, hasn’t gone well. [Pitchfork]Song: The Smile - “You Will Never Work In Television Again”Greg read an article that provided some context to Nick’s segment last week about venues receiving COVID-19 relief funds and remaining open; according to the Wall Street

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01:01:25

#126 - Sony 'n Bruce | Some Stages Saved | 8Bit: Cuphead

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2022/01/06

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 entertainment industry’s scramble to acquire content. Jay brings us the details…Song: John Scofield - “Bartender’s Blues”Nick brings us an update on the Save Our Stages Act, the portion of the COVID-19 Relief bill that passed in 2020. Many clubs had already closed their doors by the time funding rolled out, but over 4800 independent venues around the

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01:03:58

#125 - 2021 Albums of the Year

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2021/12/30

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 the Year! Thank you so much for listening, we’ll be back in 2022! Did we miss your favorite album of the year? Shoot us your pic on Instagram @youshouldcheckitout (or yell about it on Facebook) :-)

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1:20:47

#124 - YSCIO 3rd Annual Holiday Extravaganza

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2021/12/23

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 liberty to interpret that however you like. We also check back in with Van Morrison, get Paul McCartney’s thoughts on “Get Back” and even exchange some gifts! We hope you enjoy!Songs:Simon & Garfunkel - “Hazy Shade of Winter”Black Sabbath - “Snowblind”Frank Zappa - “Nanook Rubs It”Fleet Foxes - “White Winter Hymnal”Dr. John - “Cold

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