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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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1:12:15

#123 - Top of the Charts 2, Elvin Jones, Like a...

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2021/12/16

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 Rollins - “Softly As The Morning Sunrise (Live)”Wayne Shorter - “Wild Flower”John Coltrane - “A Love Supreme, Pt. 3 - Persuance”Greg plays us variations of the Benny Golson standard “Along Came Betty” in our latest bit “Like a Version”…Songs:Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - “Along Came Betty”Pat Martino - “Along Came Betty”Anthony Braxton

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01:06:30

#122 - Playing in Dubai, Get Back Reviewed, On Band...

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2021/12/09

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 excited to discuss “The Beatles: Get Back” and Greg was able to catch the first two of three episodes on his flight over…it’s time for another film review! Song: Kaidi Tathom - “Try n Follow”Finally, the premise of a recent RS article about bands reuniting gave Nick the idea for the question that we close on this episode. What band would most

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52:23

#121 - Adele 30 | Manor Mijor | 8 Bit: KID A MNESIA...

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2021/12/02

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…Songs:Adele - “I Drink Wine”Adele - “Woman Like Me”Adele - “To Be Loved”Greg’s luckily keeping it light with his newest bit “Manor Mijor”. If you’ve never seen or heard it, there’s a remix-offshoot of YouTube from around 2013 that was dedicated to altering existing songs from minor to major keys (&/or vice versa). It’s both hilarious and a

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01:06:25

#120 - 3rd Annual YSCIO Thanksgiving Special

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2021/11/25

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. Here’s our 2021 list:Jay’s Songs:Derek Trucks - "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free"Hardwell - "We Are Legends"Staple Singers - "Respect Yourself"Nick’s Songs:Nate Smith - “Altitude"Rush - “Manhattan Project”Jon Batiste - “Freedom”Greg’s Songs:Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Purple Stain"King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - "Automation"Benny

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0:57:45

#119 - “Heavy Rotation”: Archspire & Idles | 8Bit:...

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2021/11/18

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 episode two of “Heavy Rotation”. This time around: Archspire is insane, Idles is dark & Nirvana rocks!Songs:Idles - “The Wheel”Archspire - “A.U.M.”Nirvana - “Negative Creep (Live in Tokyo)”Jay’s ideal working music could be described as “moderately interesting instrumental” and Spotify tossed him “Mountain Banjo” by Rhiannon Gibbons and

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#118 - AstroWorld Festival Disaster | Review the...

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2021/11/11

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 disaster. How much responsibility does Travis Scott bear for the eight killed and hundreds injured? Could he or the venue have prevented it or stopped it once things were clearly out of hand? Could anyone? It’s all up for discussion right now as details are still emerging & investigations continue, but the feeling that this was entirely

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01:02:30

#117 - Tom Dowd | BandCamp | Pat Martino

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2021/11/04

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 film is about the gifted and charismatic multi-instrumentalist and physicist turned legendary recording engineer & producer, Tom Dowd. Jay couldn’t say enough about the film and Greg recalls seeing it shortly after it’s release and concurs. We’re definitely adding this the YSCIO movie list!Songs:Tragically Hip - "New Orleans Is

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0:55:46

#116 - A Love Supreme in Seattle | New Music Picks |...

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2021/10/28

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 world. Greg brings us the story behind the original album, which was considered a masterpiece almost immediately after its initial release (also in 1965). Coltrane, who died of liver cancer in 1967, refused to play his pivotal work in the years following its release, making this new release a true rarity.Songs:John Coltrane - “A Love Supreme, Pt

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01:02:17

#115 - Little Oil (Victor Mitrani) | Pat Metheny in...

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2021/10/21

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, Victor laid down most of the acoustic guitar and vocals in one take with one mic. Additional instruments (mostly drums, bass, backup vocals and some more guitars) were layered on remotely & it was mixed by our good friend Kresimir Tokic (Happy Birthday Buddy!). The result is an energetic, acoustic guitar driven blend of punk, indie and blues

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1:03:51

#114 - “Bangers & Mashups” Round 4 | Les Paul Number...

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2021/10/14

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 together two disparate sounding songs, “I Can't Get Closer For That” is the result. DJ Cummerbund returns with “Another One’s Hot In Here” and we’re left with “Sein of Blue” by Zach Lapidus. Greg is also touring a lot the next couple months with the Red Not Chili Peppers, catch him if you get a chance!Jay gives us the story behind Les Paul’s

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01:02:05

#113 - Review the Review: Man Alive | Dr. Lonnie...

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2021/10/07

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, he decided to see what his old pals at Pitchfork had to say about this (still) fresh debut from a talented bunch of musicians; he did not like what he found. This week, Nick’s admiration for the crew at Pitchfork is put to the test. [Man Alive Pitchfork Review]Songs:Everything Everything - “Schoolin”Everything Everything - “Weights”Dr

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01:17:51

#112 - “Tales From The Concert” - Jay’s Week | NERD...

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2021/09/30

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 Arena last Wednesday, with The Black Crowes as the main attraction for the evening…then we’re on to the Outlaw Music Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion. It’s great that live music is back!Song: Sungazer - “Threshold”Nick wants to talk about predictive algorithms… NERD ALERT!!!! How do streaming services predict songs we’ll like? We discuss

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01:20:44

#111 - Josh Klinghoffer + Pearl Jam | First Listen:...

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2021/09/23

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 demonstration on guitar. Moving onto his topic, news that the Red Hot Chili Peppers previous guitarist Josh Klinghoffer will be joining Pearl Jam as a touring guitarist dropped and this story struck all the right nerves. We discuss Klinghoffer’s work prior to and including his 10 year stint with RHCP and his new gig as the third guitarist for

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00:59:41

#110 - 2021 MTV VMAs / The Metallica Blacklist / Pat...

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2021/09/16

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 performances were lackluster, but DJ Cummerbund took home an award, so we have that to celebrate!Song: Phox - “Kingfisher”Coming off the great conversation with Honest Lee last week, Greg’s been keeping an eye out for other tribute albums & The Metallica Blacklist just dropped last week. A tribute to Metallica’s Black Album, celebrating it’s 30th

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01:19:27

#109 - Honest Lee & Growroom Productions' Cure For Pain

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2021/09/09

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 Productions. He’s here to talk about his latest project, a song-for-song cover of Morphine’s 1993 “Cure For Pain” in its entirety. We begin the discussion with the original album and the unique and full sound Morphine were able to achieve with only drums, a sax, and a two-string bass. With such sparse instrumentation the album relies heavily on the

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01:15:31

#108 - Red Nots Recap, Halsey & Turnstile, Plant...

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2021/09/02

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 the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center & Nick drove up to check out the show. The segment begins and ends with a retelling of the evening’s adventures, with a solid “what it’s like playing in a tribute band” discussion smack in the middle.Song: Morphine - “Buena”Greg brings us two new albums to check out this week. Halsey created a tight &

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01:07:15

#107 - Tom T. Hall, Trout Mask Replica (cont.),...

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2021/08/26

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 come. Rest in Power Charlie Watts.Jay brings us the news that Tom T. Hall, country music’s “Storyteller”, died at his home in Tennessee last week at the age of 85. His career as a songwriter began in the 1960’s, but his songs, which told rich and complex stories in 3 minutes or less, live on to this day. He will truly be missed. Thank you for

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00:57:30

#106 - Trout Mask Replica (Primer) | 8 Bit: Kind of...

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2021/08/19

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 dive. We’ll cover that next week, but this week we dip our toes in the wildly creative and experimental masterpiece released in 1969 & produced by Frank Zappa. It’s a superbly challenging listen the first few times, but so many interesting and respected artists and creators swear its a masterpiece. Songs:Captain Beefheart & His

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00:58:29

#105 - “Donda” Delay Postponed, Abasi Concepts,...

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2021/08/12

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 looks like marketing, but it’s unclear whether that’s intentional or accidental. Regardless, we’re talking about it again…Song: Paranoid Void - “Karma No Inu”Greg’s been practicing a new technique on his Abasi 7-string guitar that his friend and “Animals As Leaders” founder and lead guirarist Tosin Abasi gave him. The technique is similar to the

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01:03:45

#104 - Prince Royalties, Time Signatures, Remembering...

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2021/08/05

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 posthumously. We discussed this back in Episode 15 when it was announced that the estate would be releasing material from the archive. We were for it then & we stand by that position now. Next up, Prince’s youngest three siblings have sold their rights to the estate to a large NY publisher that plans to use his music for licensing and promotional

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