In our 2024 wrap up, Ross and Matt discuss the terrible movies Trap, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. We finally get into our opinions on the new Opted record, and the new Snoop / Dre album. Later we check out a hilarious commercial, discuss the Jay-Z allegations, and how badly the movie Everything Everywhere All At Once ripped off The Matrix. Plus, what’s up with those drones over NJ? Soak it in.

Joining us this week in the pod lounge is Eric, Wayne, Josh and Jason from the band Low Light. We pour one out for Milhouse on the Simpsons, crap on early King Crimson, discuss our favorite bassists, and get obsessive over music gear. Later we get into the process Low Light uses for song writing, lyric writing tips, and figuring out how to make a band work in your 40s. Plus tons more. Soak it in.

*Note* We lose video about 2/3’s through the podcast. Coming in to the pod lounge this week are musicians Tony Piccoli, Nick Hagen, Jeremy Hyde and Chas Millican, to celebrate the return of Mike Portnoy to one of the our favorite bands, Dream Theater. We all bring in one of our favorite DT tracks from the Portnoy era, and have our minds once blown by the incredible musicianship that made us all fall in love with this band years ago. We also share our Dream Theater origin stories, argue about James LeBrie, discuss the good and the bad of the early albums, Portnoy’s boxing robe, and raise a glass to Mike Mangini. Then to top it off we dive into the newly released single, A Broken Man. Song picks: The Glass Prison New Millennium Honor Thy Father Scarred Trial of Tears The Dance of Eternity The Great Debate A Broken Man

In this episode of the podcast we are joined by our good friends Kevin and Camila to watch the Paul VS Tyson boxing match. We also talk about The Onion buying InfoWars, T-Pain and Mark Zuckerberg's collab song, and get an update on Camila's gaming career, as well as some tasty baked goods. Soak it in.

Joining us in the pod lounge are musicians Dave Mckie and Babe Woodward from the post-metal-doom-stoner-rock-sludge band Arcem, out of Valparaiso, IN. We touch on the departure of Tim Alexander from Primus, before getting the skinny of the formation of Arcem, and our shared connection with producer Addison Eilers. We get into the choiceness of Failure’s Fantastic Planet record, the talk smack about Limp Bizkit, and nerd out about guitar amps and cabinets. Plus tons more. Soak it in.

In our third annual Halloween special, Ross, Matt, Lenz and Brian are joined by comedians Alex Plotkowski, Devarron Thomas, and Perter Sillanpaa for a rousing screening of the cult classic Killer Clowns from Outer Space. Turn in to hear what is no doubt the cinematic critique of the ages as we mercilessly rip this crap-fest of a movie to shreds. Later we wild out on all things scary movie related as things go off the rails. Soak it in.

In this episode of the podcast, were joined by Aaron Bennett, the founder and organizer of the goth meet up group The Darkness Underground, who is also an accomplished writer and teacher. We geek out about our favorite horror writers like HP Lovecraft, get the backstory on how the Darkness Underground came about, and discuss tons of other creepy things like the Michigan Dogman. We also get a quick recap from Ross on his recent trip to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Soak it in.

In this hilarious episode, we welcome to the pod lounge 4 members of Grand Rapids based rock band Metzfire; Mike Hafer, Mike Nolen, Josh Barnaby and Johnny Whitney.

In the first segment we talk who would win in a fight Metzfire VS Slipknot, Ross walks though the Bill Kelliher (of Mastodon) guitar clinic that happened locally, and Hafer gives his story of going to a writing clinic with the Sevendust guys. We talk about all the CDs we never sold, guitars, gear, and the new Jerry Cantrell record.

In the second segment we get deep on song writing, recording, and getting old in the music world. Later in the third segment things get off the rails and we talk about movies like IT, the ongoing saga of P Diddy, and we get the full history on Barnaby’s legendary Volkswagen Jetta. Then Hafer is finally forgiven by his long-bullied bassist via an on air phone call. Plus tons more. Soak it in.

The outto song is “Perfect Inertia” from their album Coordinate Oblivion

Follow their band on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/Metzfire/