Michael got the shots, so your 5G should be working well! Joe Rogan will hate us talking about the vaccines because we are weak sheep. We are inching closer to #Whamageddon

Stu talks about the classic movie you all should see- "So, I Married an Axe Murderer." Stu's dirty little secret of changing lines and lyrics on stage. Making up songs within songs on stage. Getting drunk in a band is different than getting drunk as a civilian. The boys answer a listeners email: When should you quit (music)? A little Jar Jar Binks slander.

Sync of the Week.

Michael's is from The Machine

Stu's is from Suits

Stu and Michael talk about recording old catalog songs. How you make the decisions whether to rewrite old lyrics or record them as they were written. The difficult decisions of producing yourself. Knowing your own songwriting habits. Is it worth recording a shitty song for posterity? The return of the Satanic Panic -and how utterly ridiculous it is - this time, it's got a little racism with it!

Michael goes down memory lane about how fundamental churches in the 80s and 90s used the Satanic Panic to scare kids. Stu revives "Don't Need Nothin' But My Jesus." Michael rails (rants) against organized religion (imagine that).

Michael's is from Our Flag Means Death

Stu's is from Good Omens 2

A little something different. We're calling them "Quick Shots" - a little mini pod about 1 thing in under 30 minutes-ish.

This one is about Stu and Michael answering emails about the whole Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce thing.

How are music documentaries made when most musicians have a bit of a foggy memory? The boys spread some love for Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters). Some talk about the killer podcast and video series Shred with Shifty.

The boys get into vegetarians and vegans- damn near launching a new podcast called "Vegetable Talk with 2 Idiots." Find out what one food Michael is allergic to.

A deep dive into music promotion ROI, what you expect, and what you should expect for $200 spent. Would you have a better chance of doubling your money on a Draft Kings bet than promoting a single song? How stupid are people from JP Morgan when it comes to streaming? Michael brings receipts. The boys accidentally tell you about how music streaming bots work now.

Sync of the Week:

Michael's is from Welcome to Wrexham

Stu's is from Good Omens 2

Michael is back in the city having returned the house and dog in good working order. The boys dive into the wild world of KISS and how they were too stuck up to like them as youngins but respect them now. The thing Michael hates the most which he has to do every single day of his life. Bunnies catch a few strays. The guys discuss that stupid AI Drake/Weeknd song being put up for a Grammy, as well as where AI generative vocals might go.

Sync of the Week:

Michael's is from Only Murders in the Building.

Stu's is from Gilmore Girls

Link: 3-2-1 contact Kiss Concert Setup https://youtu.be/FVIZu6KOMBM?si=gO3XMmjp59Qnovzo

The boys show some love to Frankie Valli and...is Grease the Word or is the Bird the Word? Don Ho and Lawrence Welk make an appearance. Can they BE any older? Michael talks a little about Aunt Sue and Emmanuel Lewis (yeesh). A little review of Foo Fighters and how bad ass Billy Idol still is at the JAS festival in Aspen. RIP Jimmy Buffett, a real one. Have we lost something important by losing the Greatest Hits album? Can it come back in streaming?

Sync of the Week:

Michael's is from The Morning Show

Stu's is from The West Wing

Stu gushes over Simon LeBon and reviews Duran Duran at Red Rocks. The travails of owning big recording studios. Setting up and retrofitting older theater's sound systems and how high schools are underfunded. Michael continues his rant on live audio at big stadium events. The boys delve into brainwave frequency meditations. Find us a GLASSHARMONICA!!

Sync of the Week:

Michael's is from Blacklist

Stu's is from Good Omens

The boys are jumping locations for the end of summer. Michael is still stuck in suburbia cosplaying a pool boy, dog owner, and house sitter. Arby's catches a few strays. Stu is also doing a suburban dance on a few different stages. Percival Van Halen gets a shout out. Is music a "real job?" Is it time to cash out and move abroad? What it means to build a music community, and why it is so important for younger bands and artists to start building them now. Going away parties.

Sync of the Week:

Michael's NFL / Bud Light

Stu's is from Star Trek: Stange New Worlds

The boys get into some music nostalgia of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. How kids are listening to music now vs. then. Also, how this is hampering the creation of new dangerous music to piss off your parents or take shots at the "man." The difference between "Catalog" music and "New Release" music. Hey, 2 white guys talking about 50 years of hip hop! We unveil a new segment - Brutally Honest Advice: Your song is not good enough.

Sync of the Week: Michael's is from Billions. Stu's is from Ted Lasso

The boys talk about Creed's return - apparently they CAN take you higher - and the economics of those Rock and Roll Cruises. (No load in or load out, and no driving through the night? Yes, please!) It's time to play, "Is That a Christian Band?!" How musicians watch bands vs. civilians and is that good? The guys go over the Lizzo brouhaha, there's talk of bananas, Amsterdam strip clubs, and lawsuits - oh my!

Sync of the week: Michael's is from Physical Stu's is from Good Omens

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