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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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00:49:51

#044 - 9:30 Club Turns 40!

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2020/06/04

Inspired by Bob Boilen’s recent piece in NPR, we decided to spend this week sharing stories from one of the best live music venues that this country has to offer. The 9:30 Club, first opened in 1980, has an ethos that can only really be experienced. Welcoming to fans 16 years and older (one of the very few), and with a reputation for treating artists incredibly well, it’s amassed generations of loyal and adoring patrons that have kept it around and thriving for the past 4 decades. Nick kicks us off

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00:54:24

#043 - Is there a Music IQ? | 8 Bit - Music in Video...

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2020/05/28

Nick brings a test to the table this week, specifically a Music IQ Test put out by some folks at Harvard on The Music Lab.. The guys spend a solid 20 minutes working through their issues with the methodology issues before sharing their scores. It’s actually pretty interesting, check it out on The Music Lab & here’s the Adam Neely video we mentioned.Song: Jehnny Beth - HeroineGreg brings us a delightful treat, a tasteful selection of video game music. We go from classic NES all the way up to some

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01:06:45

#042 - Rockin’ The Suburbs with Jim & Patrick

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2020/05/21

This week we’re joined by two very special guests. We’re happy to welcome Jim Lenahan & Patrick Foster, the hosts of the daily music podcast Rockin’ the Suburbs to the show!These gents have been putting out five shows a week for the past 4 years and have done a fantastic job growing and keeping an active audience, so we took plenty of notes. We actually first launched YSCIO with a three part series on Frank Zappa that Jim & Patrick somehow allowed us to drop into their show feed. We’re still

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00:52:32

#041 - The Caretaker’s Forgotten Opus, Thanks Little...

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2020/05/14

Jay brings us the fascinating story behind The Caretaker’s Everywhere At The End Of Time. A 390 minute composition, separated by 6 movements, or stages as he calls them. Each stage is meant to represent a stage of dementia and the experience, which begins quite pleasantly (and was inspired by the music that plays during the bar scene from The Shining), slowly degrades throughout the piece, ultimately ending in madness (there’s amazing art that goes along with it as well). Jay spent a day listening

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00:57:51

#040 - Allan Holdsworth, “Tales from the Concert” -...

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2020/05/07

Episode 40 is here and we’re feeling great!There’s a handful of influential artists that Greg returns to every so often, reevaluating how they sound to his evolving tastes and musical experiences. Today he brings us his current rediscovery; the late, incredibly influential, but greatly under-appreciated Allan Holdsworth. A British jazz fusion and progressive rock guitarist and composer, known most for his work during the 70s and 80s, he an influenced guitarists like Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani,

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00:46:41

#039 - When’s Your Next Show? / Review the Review /...

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2020/04/30

Nick’s kicks us off today talking concerts. All of a sudden it feels like spring has settled in, but then, just underneath that, the faint awareness that we’re really in a new place for some unknown time to come. So, what about those concerts and all the artists that depend on them for their livelihood. How long before it’s safe to start those up again? A random article in Taste of Country cites an expert as predicting that it won’t be until the Fall of 2021. What? … When?This reminded Greg that his

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00:30:20

#038 - YSCIO In the Hot Seat - An Interview by Ciri...

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2020/04/23

This week, we bring another delightful diversion from our normal format. Nick’s oldest son Ciri was recently given an assignment by his 4th Grade music teacher to interview an adult about music. An adult, as in, just one? Why not three?Ciri joins us today to ask some well-considered questions and we have a great chat! Hope you enjoy!Ciri’s Song Pick: Vance Joy - Riptide

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01:03:24

#037 - The Resilient - On Music & Perseverance

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2020/04/16

The stage of Madison Square Garden is where the members of The Resilient first met and played together. Our very own Greg was working as a musician and freelance teacher in DC at the time. Tim, Dom, and Nathan had been living at Walter Reed Military hospital after recovering from life altering injuries received in Afghanistan. After a few years of playing together on and off, The Resilient was formed on Nantucket Island in the fall of 2017. They join us today, alongside Greg (of course), to share

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00:40:16

#036 - The Five Sides of John Prine

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2020/04/11

Legendary singer/songwriter John Prine passed on Tuesday from complications caused by the Coronavirus. We discussed his hospitalization a couple episodes back; hoping, without much conviction, but hoping nonetheless that he would find his way through this, this…have we found the words yet to describe whatever this is? A 21st century plague; a mutation that thrives when we come together, only to suffocate and exhaust when it has us alone; this scourge of isolation. As with so many others, surviving

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00:57:05

#035 - YSCIO Special: Brother, Brother, Brother

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2020/04/09

Here's the deal, much like our current economy, news from the music industry has significantly slowed down over the past 4-6 weeks. Additionally, with everyone being cooped up in their homes, we've discovered that our families are actually more fun to talk to then we probably would have admitted a few months ago...so, this week we bring some of those conversations to you.We each have little brothers that have surpassed us, in terms of intelligence, influence and success. In normal times, all of them

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01:03:39

#034 - Albums To Bring Into Self-Isolation

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2020/04/02

It’s been another crazy week and we’re all still absorbing the new reality that we find ourselves in, so we each decided to pick albums that we’ve turned to for respite during this collective period of self-isolation. Some of the albums we recommend playing out loud, alone or otherwise; they seem to brighten a room just enough to help, but not so much that you’re required to forget all of this to enjoy them. A couple are intended to provide an escape & should be listened to with headphones. The

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00:45:12

#033 - Tag The Track, Supporting Music Professionals,...

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2020/03/26

Jay brings us our newest game, Tag The Track! Nick & Greg wager each other down to see who can Tag the Track in the least amount of time. Where he came up with the idea, we’ll never know, but it was a good time!Song: Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)Nick shares two recent articles, the first is for fans looking for ways to support out of work artists and music industry workers during the pandemic & the second is a comprehensive

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00:49:01

#032 - Introducing "Viral or Eyeroll" (A Greg Loman...

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2020/03/19

Introducing "Viral or Eyeroll" (A Greg Loman Production), Hygiene Tips for Podcasters & Musicians, Zappa's Hot Rats Turns 50 <p> Greg brings us a brand new show, "Viral or Eyeroll", wherein Greg reads Jay & Nick a story and they have to guess whether it's true or completely made up...he's had this one on the back burner for a little while and brought it out at just the right time! This one was a lot of fun, hope you enjoy! Clip: <a

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00:47:04

#031 - A Novel Solution to Copyright Lawsuits,...

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2020/03/12

Nick found a story about some guys that made an algorithm that generated every possible melody, copyrighted them and then released them all to the public domain...does this solve copyright law? [Vice]Clip: Thom Yorke - SuspiriumGreg brings us our latest rememberance, the legendary jazz painist McCoy Tyner died at 81 and we discuss his career and contributions [NY Times]Clip: McCoy Tyner - Passion DanceJay gave us some homework this week and we're going to pass it along...an episode from another

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00:55:48

#030 - Travis Orbin - Composer & Drummer

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2020/03/05

Travis Orbin has been a major force in the evolution of drumming over the last 15 years & has been documenting and releasing videos of most of his recording sessions for the majority of that time. An incredibly technical and creative drummer, Travis is also a good friend of Greg and he joins us on the show today to talk about the process he undergoes in composing his drum parts and original songs. He also shares some stories about the drummers that first inspired him, his introduction to and

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00:39:01

#029 - Sad Hats Off! Rage Against Rage, Wisdom from...

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2020/02/27

Rage Against the Machine is gearing up for their 2020 tour and Jay is fuming at the band's decision to start all ticket prices at $125...we dig into the back story and do little to reduce Jay's frustration. [Rolling Stone]Richard Thompson - Fire In The Engine RoomSonny Rollins, one of jazz's most prolific and well known tenor saxophonists gave a phenomenal interview to the NY Times and Nick brings the topic to the gang for discussion. [NY Times]Sonny Rollins plus 4 - Pent-Up HouseGreg discovered

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00:46:55

#028 - Review the Review: Tame Impala's The Slow...

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2020/02/20

We’re all into the new Tame Impala album and Greg thought, in lieu of listening to us collectively praise the album, we’d instead weigh in on the Pitchfork review. It’s a new segment we’re calling “Review the Review”, kind of an editorial-panel-judge style discussion with game show sound effects. Pitchfork gave the album an 8 out of 10, but how does the review rate? [Pitchfork]A fire at a California manufacturing facility earlier in the month has been characterized as 'devastating' to the worldwide

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00:43:53

#027 - Is This Thing On? - Robert Fripp Reflects On...

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2020/02/13

You might not know this, but our podcast was taken down last week. More on that from Nick... Clip: (I don't even want to write it down, but it's HOT) Greg was delighted to discover that Robert Fripp granted a rare interview (10 months ago). Fripp hates the genre he helped create, which is no surprise to anyone who follows Robert Fripp. [Rolling Stone] Clip: David Bowie - Heroes Jay, too, has issues with the Prog Rock genre and chose to express them in the form of a quiz. () Clip: King Crimson -

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00:42:39

#026 - Roland Lewis “Starting Over”

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2020/02/06

We’re joined this week by Roland Lewis to discuss his debut album “Starting Over”. A composer and filmmaker by trade, his album Starting Over documents a particularly rough period in his life and he joins us to share his story & craft. It’s an incredibly heartfelt conversation and the kind of the thing we were aiming for when we decided to launch this podcast. We hope you enjoy!A composer by night, you can find (and license) Roland’s music on MusicBed, keep up with him on Instagram

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00:42:39

#025 - No Love for CCR?, Albums Coming in 2020, Roger...

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2020/01/30

With the crazy number of hits they put out in 2 years, why doesn't Creedence Clearwater Revival have as much gravitas as similar bands of the same era? It's a question we know has been on everyone's mind and Jay decided to go ahead and make his topic for today. Spoiler - We do not come to a consensus. Song: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Commotion Nick fell victim to Rolling Stones latest click bait article (it's a good one) and we collectively go through the 70 albums coming out in 2020 to find

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