On this week's episode we mourn the passing of Prince, discuss Beyonce's surprise album release and look how perfect the marketing behind this roll out seemed to be, and try and predict what the new Blink-182 song you've all heard would sound like three days early. We discuss Bayside's new album, The Hotelier releasing a new song, and then tackle some listener questions. We discuss "image" of bands, vinyl, how we read websites, and if we can declare emo has been "revived" now.

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The Ivins: These two red-bearded brothers - Jim and Jack Ivins - are from Richmond, VA and have just put out a new EP. We play a clip of "Stockholm Syndrome" on this episode and you should go check these guys out and like them on Facebook and all that so you can be notified when their new album comes out.

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