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01:08:12

#242 - Clutch | Austin City Limits | Ai, Ai, Ai: Suno AI

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2024/03/28

Greg talks about the Germantown, MD band Clutch, whose album Blast Tyrant was released 20 years ago last week. Comprised of its original lineup since 1991, the hard rock band has developed a loyal fanbase nationwide.Songs:Clutch - “Worm Drink”Clutch - “Earth Rocker (Live)”Jay notes another milestone as the PBS program Austin City Limits is about to begin its 50th season. The live music experience has produced some famous performances and is a beloved destination for many artists mid-tour. Each

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01:01:37

#241 - Sheet Music on YouTube | Three for Thursday -...

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2024/03/21

Leading off, Nick updates the gang on Neil Young’s reluctant return to Spotify and then discusses YouTuber George Collier. A college sophomore, George posts his favorite music or musician’s videos from YouTube with the staff notated score as the video’s caption. He then offers the sheet music for free in the description. You can find his channel at @GeorgeCollier.Song: Deerhoof - “Scarcity is Manufactured”Greg brings us a brand new Three For Thursday -Trumpet Edition. Celebrating some of the great

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01:04:18

#240 - Sh*tpost Modernism | News with Nick | “Bangers...

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2024/03/14

Jay has a special public service announcement for anyone over the age of 35 about music the kids are listening to these days. Inspired by a Pitchfork article, titled “The Musical Age of Shitpost Modernism,” details ‘a new frontier of profane genius that walks the tightrope between cringe and cool.' Chock full of pop-culture references and inside jokes, this is absurdist music made by and for Gen Alpha.Songs: AgusFortnite2008 - “Dos Jeans”real wayne - ‘Sticking Out Your Gyat For the Rizzler’Oddwyn -

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01:05:27

#239 - Extreme Tales From the Concert | Bob Heil &...

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2024/03/07

Greg found himself home in L.A. most of last week and decided to catch Extreme at The Bellwether. Living Colour opened the show. Tom Morello was in the crowd watching his childhood hero, Nuno Bettencourt. Mr. Bettencourt’s remains unaffected by time. It’s Tales From The Concert!Song: Extreme - “Get the Funk Out”Jay brings us two important remembrances. American sound and radio engineer Bill Heil, founder of Heil Sound, passed last week at the age of 83. Known for creating/inventing the modern rock

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00:54:47

#238 - News with Nick | Three for Thursday | Stolen...

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2024/02/29

Get ready for it, we kick things off this week with “News with Nick.” Brian Wilson’s conservatorship, Vultures 1 tops the charts, and four Beatles biopics are up for discussion.Song: Tapir! - “Unknown”Next up, Greg brings us “Three For Thursday.” Idles latest album Tangk is their first work with producer Nigel Godrich and the band, while staying true to form, delves appropriately deeper with the new producer than on past albums. The influential Squarepusher is out with a new album, as is Australian

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01:05:31

#237 - Remembering Bill Higgins (w/ Keith Grasso)

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2024/02/22

Keith Grasso joins Nick & Jay to co-host a special episode remembering Bill Higgins, the founder and owner of Bill’s Music in Catonsville, Maryland, who passed last week at the age of 81. First opened in 1965, the store has been a staple store for Maryland musicians for the last 58 years. Jay & Keith both landed a job at Bill’s around 2002 and left in 2007. Jay went into the audio/visual industry, while Keith went on to open his own music store.This week we reminisce about the life and

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1:21:05

#236 - Drums, No Chaser | 2024 Rock Hall of Fame...

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2024/02/15

If you take the extracted drums out of popular songs, can you still recognize the song? That’s the question Jay aims to answer with his latest game “Drums, No Chaser.”Song: John Hartford - “Joseph’s Dream”Nick presents the latest batch of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees. This year, fifteen different artists are in contention for induction, with the ceremony coming later this fall. The guys are in consensus about inducting A Tribe Called Quest, Jane’s Addiction, and Ozzy Osbourne, but split

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01:08:00

#235 - Grammy Recap | Long Live AM Radio | UMG vs TikTok

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2024/02/08

Due to the torrential L.A. rains and a total lack of interest, Greg neither attended nor watched the Grammy Awards this year. He was, however, kind enough to cover the show for us this year. (Thanks Greg!)Songs:Jeff Beck - “Stratus (Live at Ronnie Scott's)”Jay brings a rare, feel good, bipartisan news story this week as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle lock arms to keep AM radio alive. With major auto manufacturers ditching the old technology, the right claims censorship of conservative talk

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#234 - So Long, Pitchfork

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2024/02/01

Love them or hate them, Pitchfork’s influence over the music industry for the last two decades is undeniable. When news leaked in mid-January that half the staff was let go and that the music review site was to be rolled into GQ Magazine, the internet lost it’s mind. But, does it matter?That’s what we’re talking about this week!Songs:Jet - “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is”

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00:59:59

#233 - Marquee or Snarky | The Cost of a Perfect Home...

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2024/01/25

Coachella released the full lineup for its 2024 festival and, as the typeface grew smaller, so did Greg’s familiarity with the bands listed. He started wondering if the bands listed were even real. Then he realized this was all a great premise for a new game! “Marquee or Snarky” asks contestants to decide whether a given band can be found on the marquee, or whether Greg’s just being snarky.Song: Captain Beefheart - “Party of Special Things to Do”Next up, Jay shares a cautionary tale of an audiophile

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#232 - Tales from the Concert: Tool | Sage Advice:...

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2024/01/18

Nick was invited by his brother, Alex, to see Tool CFG Arena in Baltimore. Unaware of this, Jay self-gifted himself a great floor seat to the same show. Today, they join forces for another round of Tales from the Concert.Nick’s Songs:Umphrey’s McGee featuring Huey Lewis & Jeff Coffin - “Let’s Dance”Tool - “Jambi”Jay’s Songs:Tool - “Rosetta Stoned”The Black Crowes - “Wanting & Waiting”Greg came across this post containing the advice that Thelonius Monk wrote down for Steve Lacy in 1960

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01:01:50

#231 - Three for Thursday | Cordell Jackson | Tales...

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2024/01/11

Jay leads off with a true “Three for Thursday,” which includes something old, something new, and something blue. After hearing Bela Fleck’s Drive recommended on another podcast, Jay’s been experiencing a bit of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon all week regarding Mr. Fleck. Also, Ryan Adams has released five full length albums so far this year. Songs:Bela Fleck - “Whitewater”Ryan Adams - “Shinin’ through the Dark”Bela Fleck - “Rhapsody in Blue(grass)”Nick came across a recent NY Times piece on American

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00:56:52

#230 - Austin in Brooklyn, Michiru Aoyama | Indie...

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2024/01/04

Greg spent last week at home for the holidays and had the opportunity to hang out, catch up and jam with his brother. Austin. Having recently moved to Brooklyn to pursue his jazz guitar career, we listen to The Loman Brothers jam and some new material from Austin Loman Group. Next up, Greg found a story about Michiru Aoyama, a Kyoto based musician that has recorded and released an album a day for over two years.Songs:The Loman Brothers - “Cherokee”Austin Loman Group - “After Image”Michiru Aoyama -

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#229 - YSCIO 2023 Artist, Album, and Show of the Year...

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2023/12/28

Happy New Year! Thank you so much for listening. We’re about to conclude another year of great music and conversations and we have some of our favorites to share. This year we’ve decided to each bring our favorite artist, album and show of the past year. We’d love to hear yours, please reach out on Facebook or Instagram if you care to.Album of the Year:Intercepted Message by Thee Oh Sees (Nick)Raven by Kelela (Greg)Chronicles of a Diamond by Black Pumas (Jay)Show of the Year:King Gizzard & The

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00:58:40

#228 - YSCIO 4th Annual Holiday Extravaganza

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2023/12/21

While it may not be the extravaganza of years past, we are back again with our 4th Annual Holiday Show! This year we’re listening to some lesser known holiday songs and Greg takes on a classic Vince Guaraldi song, in theory. Thank you all for listening! We wish you a safe and happy holiday season! The Holiday Songs:Keith Richards - “Run Run Rudolph”Paul Simon - “Getting Ready for Christmas Day”The Resilient - “Hallelujah/Sleepwalk”Keith Grasso - “Blue Christmas”Doug Munro & La Pompe Attack -

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01:06:01

#227 - News with Nick | Three for Thursday (Greg’s...

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2023/12/14

Nick joins us in a fever state with a News with Nick. Twice the fun, half the accuracy! We learn about the sequel to Spinal Tap, celebrate TayTay as Time’s Person of the Year, and dig into a Senate Bill that may fix the concert ticketing problem (fever dreaming!).Song: The Dears - “Never Destroy Us”Greg’s version of “Three for Thursday” involves two songs, two other things and some follow up! Greg sings us the theme, catches us up with the Red Not Chili Peppers latest tour schedule, updates us on

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01:03:32

#226 - So Long, Shane MacGowan | New Mountain for BMI...

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2023/12/07

Jay kicks us off this week with a remembrance and celebration of the late Shane MacGowan, who died last week at the age of 65. Known best as the frontman for the Celtic punk band the Pogues, MacGowan brought traditional Irish music to the UK punk scene of the 1970s & 80s. His lyrics were both crass and profound, his voice fit his hard-lived appearance perfectly, and he will be missed.Songs: The Pogues - “If I Should Fall From Grace With God”The Pogues - “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda”The

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01:07:31

#225 - Victory Kid | Curveballs | News with Nick

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2023/11/30

Greg catches us up on the past two weeks been subbing as lead guitarist for “Victory Kid.”Song: Jawbreaker - “Fireman”Out last week, André 3000’s New Blue Sun comes 17 years after the release of Outkast’s final album Idlewild. The new album is a complete divergence from André’s rap roots as it features 87 minutes of exploratory ambient instrumental music, with André in the role of flautist. This led Jay on a search for other artists that have released similarly unexpected albums, and he landed on a

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01:08:34

5th Annual YSCIO Thanksgiving Special

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2023/11/23

Happy Thanksgiving! We’ve reassembled to celebrate the holiday together and enjoy a sponsor paid feast of, mostly potatoes. We’re recounting the concerts that we’re most thankful for, and we’d love to hear about yours (Comment on our episode page):Nick decided to spin this topic and broke his three into categories. First are the concerts with friends, like the King Gizzard & Black Midi shows he saw with Jay last year. Next we have concerts with family, like Queens of the Stone Age with his

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01:06:28

#223 - A Wizard, A True Star | Three for Thursday |...

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2023/11/16

Jay finally finds an appreciation for Todd Rundgren’s 1973 experimental album, A Wizard, A True Star.Songs:Todd Rundgren - “Hello It’s Me”Todd Rundgren - “International Feel”Todd Rundgren - “You Need Your Head”Todd Rundgren - “When the Shit Hits the Fan / Sunset Blvd.”Nick is traveling for work and joins us alongside Greg this week. Spending his evenings strolling the span of Long Beach, he brings us a travelogue Three for Thursday.Songs:Midlife - “Citations”Ásgeir - “Borderland”Arbor Labor Union -

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