This week we discuss Warped Tours announcement to issue parent tickets again but with restrictions. 

We talk about Chance the Rappers new charity fund he has started in Chicago to help public schools. 

We discuss the new Metal Disney cover album that Disney has released.

Album Picks of the week:

Matt: Galactic Empire - self titled 2017

Grant: Metal Disney

Featured Artist:

Titty Citty

"Titty Citty is a comedy-rock experience created by four Chicago comedians with four musical instruments. Their songs deliver funny lyrics laid over catchy pop-rock tunes. Some categorize their act as “variety”. Titty Citty simply calls it “The way and the light”. They hold a monthly residency at North Bar in Wicker Park and are regulars at numerous Chicago venues."

This week we feature the track "Red Lobster" and also feature the track "Everyone Dies" at the end of the show. 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tcittymusic/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt-ewIEHagI6Oic0QpuEqjQ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tittycittymusic/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/titty_citty

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/tittycitty

Quick Headlines:

Dark Side of the Moon' Recording Console Sells for $1.8 Million

Drake broke his own streaming record as More Life went to Number One on the strength of 505,000 total albums sold. More Life also marked the seventh straight time a Drake LP has topped the Billboard 200.

Korn, Stone Sour and Babymetal announced for Pain In The Grass Fest in Auburn, Washington at the White Rive Amphitheater June 24th

Linkin Park will be hitting the U.K. this July

A Perfect Circle ready their first album in 13 years, sign with BMG

Stick To Your Guns recently played in Kenya, making them the first hardcore band to play in the country

Mark Hoppus says Blink-182 will start writing for their new album by the end of this year

The Movielife announce first album in 14 years and sign to Rise Records

Ghost have announce summer headlining dates amid tour with Iron Maiden (Indianapolis, IN 7/13 at the Egyptian Room at Old National Centre AND Fort Wayne, IN at Embassy Theater)

Queens Of The Stone Age reportedly have a new album in the works

Miss May I announce headlining tour

Affiance announce farewell tour (Indianapolis, IN 5/23 at the Emerson )

Intro Music

Beautiful Collapse by CodeBlue https://soundcloud.com/cody-blevins

This week we talk about Blessed the Fall being robbed on tour, Spotify restricting songs to paid users and more...

Featured Artist:

Smisch

This week we feature his track Easier Before

Where to Find him:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SmischMusic

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Smisch82

The Contortionist - Language (Rediscovered Edition)

Grant:

The Ramones - Rocket to Russia

Quick Headlines:

Gorillaz announce new 26 track album titled ‘Humanz’ and rumored to be released April 28th of this year.

Scorpions and Megadeth reveal tours dates. (Chicago 9/23 at All State Area)

Asking Alexandria’s Ben Bruce confirms new record is already written, There is no scheduled release date for the new album yet.

Blink-182, Muse and The Killers have been added to the 2017 Lallapalooza lineup

Nine Inch Nails have been tapped to headline this year’s FYF Fest in downtown Los Angeles’ Exposition Park July 21-23.

Punk legends The Damned announce tour (Indianapolis 4/26 at Old National Center)

Taking Back Sunday and Every Time I Die announce tour

You Me At Six announce U.S. Tour

Comedy duo Tim and Eric announce “10 Year Anniversary Awesome Tour” (Chicago 7/21 at Vic Theatre)

Primus announce headlining summer tour along with Clutch

Paramore hit 1 billion Spotify plays

Chuck Berry passed away on March 18th of cardiac arrest. He was 90 years old. Some of his hits include Maybellene, Roll Over Beethoven and Johnny B. Goode

This week we talk about how streaming is counted towards the music sales charts and discuss if it should be done a better way. 

Album Picks of the week: 

Matt’s Album of the Week

Pardon My French by Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!

Grants Album Pick of the Week

Folk Hop n' Roll by Judah & the Lion

Featured Artist

Sean Faust 

http://seanfaustmusic.com

Hear his track Signals this week

"Sean Faust is the real deal. Transcending genre, Sean Faust walks his own path. Refusing to surrender to the restrictions of musical genre, Sean combines his passion for all things music into a distinct sound that is unmistakably his own.

If you were to combine the essence 90’s alternative rock and the progressive rock of the 70’s you would then begin to understand the sounds created by songwriter Sean Faust."

See Him Live:

All ages welcome!  Tickets are available at http://seanfaustmusic.com and http://mexicalilive.com

Quick Headlines:

Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach has started a punk hardcore side project

     -Leach announced the project, inspired by bands like Black Flag and Minor Threat, through instagram along with writing “I’ll drop details or a sample track as soon as I have them.”

Babymetal announce epic live Blu-ray/CD titled ‘Live At Tokyo Dome’ The package will be available April 12th

Weezer release first new single ‘Feels Like Summer’ from forthcoming new album

Grouplove have raised over $40,000 for charity

     -The band donated one dollar from each ticket sold for their previous tour to bring       clean water. Their efforts brought clean water to 1,300 people.

Flogging Molly announce new tour

     -Beginning May 4, the’ Life Is Good’ tour will hit the U.S and Canada. The bands new album, ‘Life Is Good’ is out June 2nd.

All That Remains are heading out on a headlining spring tour in support of their album ‘Madness”

Animals As Leaders announce ‘The Madness Of Many’ Tour with Veil Of Maya and Alluvial (Indianapolis, 5/7 at The Vogue)

Judas Priest are back in the studio working on a new album

Sublime With Rome and the Offspring have announce an epic round of 2017 North American tour dates

The Dillinger Escape Plan’s 7” for their track “Limerent Death” will get a silver vinyl pressing, limited to 2,500 copies, on May 5th, reports ThePRP

Tool announce tour. (Chicago, 6/8 at Allstate Arena)

Disney won’t cut ‘Beauty And The Beast’ gay moment

Chance the Rapper May Charge For His Music For The First Time

Taylor Swift launching streaming service as part of her 'Swifties' brand

Dear bands, your friends are not the same as your fans.

This week we discuss the difference between your friends and your fans.

Tom DeLonge: "Blink is in my DNA”

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-et-music-delonge-book-20170227-story.html

Children under 16 years old banned from seeing ‘Beauty And The Beast’ in Russia

http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/children_under_16_years_old_banned_from_seeing_beauty_and_the_beast_in_russ

Albums of the Week.

Matts Pick: The Color Spectrum by the Dear Hunter. 

Grants Pick: Near to the Wild Heart of Life by the Japandroids 

We Feature a track by the band Wolves on Bears titled "Tragedies" off of their new EP "Life"

You can find them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wolvesonbears/

Quick Headlines:

Rob Zombie confirms voice role in “Guardians of the Galaxy 2”

Volumes announce headlining tour

Between the Buried and Me plans on doing a 10-year anniversary tour for Colors

Skrillex and Incubus have not only collaborated—he produced and mixed their new album.

Jacoby Shaddix says new Papa Roach “ventures back into the early years,” features Machine Gun Kelly

Panic! At The Disco release T-shirt to support Planned Parenthood: “It’s really the least we can do”

PVRIS are supporting Planned Parenthood at SXSW with a free show

Emarosa have announced additional spring tour dates with Chapel (Indianapolis 5/14)

Stone Sour have finished recording their new album ‘Hydrograd’

Dropkick Murphys and Rancid announce co-headlining tour(Chicago 8/8)

Mayday Parade announced that they’ll be bringing the A Lesson In Romantics 10 Year Anniversary Tour to the UK and Europe.

Gorillaz announce first show since 2010 with first ever Demon Dayz festival

Chevelle have announced a run of U.S. headlining spring and summer tour dates. Tickets now on sale (South Bend, IN 5/17)

The Roots to perform with Jidenna, Redman, Method Man and more at Bud Light’s SXSW Jam Session

Ed Sheeran announces 48-Date North American Area Tour (Indianapolis 9/8)

Ed Sheeran’s ‘Divide” Breaks 1 Billion YouTube views mark

Chance the Rapper donating $1 Million to Chicago Public Schools

Jimmy Buffett to open Margaritaville Retirement Communities

Courtney Love is still convinced Marlon Brando is her grandfather.

George Micheal's death was from natural causes.

Future makes history by dropping back to back number one albums

Black Sabbath says they are officially calling it quits

Intro Music: Beautiful Collapse by CodeBlue https://soundcloud.com/cody-blevins

Michael Joins us in studio again this week!

Main Topics

Soundcloud Offers Cheaper Alternative to Spotify and Apple Music

Tom DeLonge receives UFO Researcher of the Year award.

Link: http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/tom_delonge_receives_ufo_researcher_of_the_year_award

Science Says The Bassist Is The Most Important Member Of A Band

Link: http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/science_says_the_bassist_is_the_most_important_member_of_a_band

Sweetwater Gear Fest

https://www.sweetwater.com/gearfest/

Quick Headlines:

Spotify reaches impressive 50 million paid subscribers

August Burns Red is back in the studio working on a new album

Rage Against the Machine, Public Enemy, Cypress Hill supergroup Prophets of Rage have finished recording their debut album

Warped Tour will announce its full lineup at a massive party. The event will feature special performances from bands on the tour. Not going to be there? Don’t worry—it’ll all be live streamed from Full Sail University on the Warped Tour website. Wednesday March 22nd 6pm EST / 5pm CST / 3pm PST vanswarpedtour.com Tickets go on sale same day.

AFI, No Doubt supergroup Dreamcar release first single.

Pierce The Veil and Sum 41 announce tour

It’s official…Sonny Moore is back in From First To Last

Slaves postpone upcoming tour, Jonny Craig remains hospitalized due to multiple back surgeries.

Slayer, Lamb of God and Behemoth announce North American summer tour
Seether announce headlining tour in support of new album

Soundgarden have announced a headlining spring tour with the Dillinger Escape Plan and the Pretty Reckless (Indianapolis May 10th)

Hall & Oates and Tears For Fear announce summer tour (Chicago, May 15th)
Lady Gaga to replace Beyonce as Coachella Headliner

Franz Ferdinand announce first shows in 3 years

Elvis Costello Plots North American Summer Tour (Indianapolis, June 10th)

Intro Music Beautiful Collapse by CodeBlue https://soundcloud.com/cody-blevins

This week Hip Hop artist Mike Brad Lee joins us on the show for a hilarious interview.

We feature his track All On Me on the show.

You can find him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsmikebradlee

And on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mikebrad4life

Intro music by CodeBlue https://soundcloud.com/cody-blevins

NASA Thinks Alien Life on Jupiter’s Moon Europa is Likely
    geological evidence of subsurface oceans on Saturn’s moon Titan has some NASA scientists convinced that the conditions necessary to create and sustain alien life could be present on the frozen moon. More exciting is the news coming out of the study of Europa, a tiny ocean-covered moon of Jupiter. NASA has discovered a wealth of data about conditions on Europa that has some astronomers speculating that Europa’s cold, deep oceans might harbor life near the moon’s warm core.


Senate Bill to Stop Bigfoot Hunting
    A senator from New Mexico has drafted and sponsored a bill to make it illegal for public funds to be used in the hunting of Bigfoot. The bill is in response to a trip taken by attendees of a University of New Mexico conference who explored the local wilderness seeking bigfoot
The professor charged nearly $7000 to the university for this field trip.
 

Did we Come From Mars?

Grant and Matt Discuss the Possibility that our life as we know it started on Mars.

The Hum

The Hum is a phenomenon, or collection of phenomena, involving widespread reports of a persistent and invasive low-frequency humming, rumbling, or droning noise not audible to all people. Hums have been widely reported by national media in the UK and the United States.

The classic description is that the Hum sounds like a car or truck engine idling outside your home or down the block. Some people describe it as a low rumbling or droning sound. It is louder at night than during the day, and louder indoors than outdoors. The sound can usually be masked by background noise, such as a fan.


Reports in Kokomo, IN

In 2000, one hum-afflicted Kokomo resident hired an acoustic engineer to test for low-frequency noise.
The engineer, Angelo Campanella, who runs his own acoustic consultancy firm and holds a doctorate in physics and electrical engineering, found a low-frequency noise in the woman's home, but at a relatively low level.
"The level that is there is right at the threshold of perception, around 60 decibels," Campanella says.
The vibration Campanella detected would be considered a borderline problem according to some scales, and on other scales would be below problematic levels, says another acoustic engineer, Paul Schomer, who reviewed the data

In the case of Kokomo, Indiana, a city with heavy industry, the origin of the hum was thought to have been traced to two sources. The first was a 36-hertz tone from a cooling tower at the local DaimlerChrysler casting plant and the second was a 10-hertz tone from an air compressor intake at the Haynes International plant. After those devices were corrected, however, reports of the hum persisted


Tinnitus
    A suggested diagnosis of tinnitus, a self-reported disturbance of the auditory         system, is used by some physicians in response to complaints about the Hum.         Tinnitus is generated internally by the auditory and nervous systems, with no         external stimulus. However, the theory that the Hum is actually tinnitus fails to         explain why some hearers report that the Hum can be heard only at certain         geographical locations.
        While the Hum is hypothesized by some to be a form of low frequency         tinnitus such as the venous hum, some sufferers claim it is not internal, being         worse inside their homes than outside. However, others insist that it is equally         bad indoors and outdoors. Some people notice the Hum only at home, while         others hear it everywhere they go. Some sufferers report that it is made worse by     soundproofing (e.g., double glazing), which serves only to decrease other             environmental noise, thus making the Hum more apparent.

Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions

    Human ears generate their own noises, called spontaneous otoacoustic             emissions (SOAE). Various studies have showed that 38–60% of adults with         normal hearing have them, although the majority are unaware of these sounds.         The people who do hear these sounds typically hear a faint buzzing or ringing,         especially if they are otherwise in complete silence.
    Researchers who looked at the Taos Hum considered otoacoustic emissions as a     possibility, and eventually concluded that this was likely the case.


Fish
    One of the possible causes of the West Seattle Hum considered was that it was         related to the midshipman fish, also known as a toadfish. A previous hum in         Sausalito, California, also on the west coast of the United States, was             determined to be the mating call of the male midshipman. However, in that case         the hum was resonating through houseboat hulls and affecting the people living         on those boats. In the West Seattle case, the University of Washington             researcher determined that it would be impossible for any resonating hum,         transmitted via tanker or boat hulls, to be transmitted very far inland; certainly not     far enough to account for the reports.
    The Scottish Association for Marine Science hypothesised that the nocturnal         humming sound heard in Hythe, Hampshire in the UK could be produced by a         similar "sonic" fish. The council believed this to be unlikely because such fish are         not commonly found in inshore waters of the UK. As of February 2014 the source     had not been located, although the sound has now been recorded.

This week we feature music from the Indie band And Robots. The Milford, Connecticut band released their first EP Sidewinder. We feature the track Homesick this week on the show.

You can find the complete EP on their website: http://and-robots.com/

You can also follow them on social media:

https://twitter.com/and_robots
https://www.facebook.com/and.robots.band/
https://soundcloud.com/and-robots

Quick Headlines:

• The Warped Tour 2017 lineup will be announced March 22.
• Incubus announce tour for their new album ‘8’  with guest Jimmy Eat World
  They also released a new single for the album.

Link: “Nimble Bastard” http://www.nme.com/news/music/new-incubus-single-nimble-bastard-1978864

• Senses Fail will be hitting the in March with Counterparts, Movements and Like Pacific.
• Linkin Park announce new album ‘One More Light’ and will be available May 19th.
• Chelsea Grin’s Dan Jones is going to be a doctor.
• Gojira announce tour with Code Orange, Kyng and Deafheaven.
• A Day To Remember will receive keys to their hometown of Ocala, announce homecoming show.
• The Dillinger Escape Plan cancel remaining European tour dates after bus accident.
• Metallica announce hug tour with Avenged Sevenfold, Volbeat and Gojira.
• John Mellencamp plots ‘Sad Clowns & Hillbillies’ LP, Summer Tour.
• Lance Bass Says *NSYNC reuniting for walk of fame ceremony, releasing ‘Home for Christmas’ vinyl.
• Authorized Notorious B.I.G. Documentary In Works.
• Ghost to Record ‘Darker’ New Album ‘Drenched in Death’ in August.

Headline:

The 59th Grammy Awards: What A Shit Show

This week we Discuss the GRAMMY awards, performances, and general thoughts about the whole process. spoiler alert... it was a mess.

Full List of GRAMMY winners

Link: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/12/514877528/grammy-awards-2017-the-full-list-of-winners

Intro Music: Beautiful Collapse by Codeblue https://soundcloud.com/cody-blevins

This week on All Around Music we have a featured artist, Ross Hammond, we play  "I Ain't Scared of Your Jail" from his new album 'Follow Your Heart' being released Friday February 17th.

You can find his new album on Vinyl, CD, and Digital download at http://www.rosshammond.com.

Quoted from his press release:

  There are albums that capture a moment in time. That bind that moment in amber   and send it forward into the future like a time machine. Follow Your Heart is such a record.

    It should come as no surprise, then, that the album was born in a conversation between Hammond and his six-year old daughter, Lola.
“The story behind the title is Lola asked me one day if we were best buddies,” Hammond said. “I told her yes and then she asked if we’d be best friends after we died. The title song, ‘Of Course We Will (Follow Your Heart),’ is dedicated to that statement. Maybe it’s an answer, albeit a musical one.”

Follow Your Heart’s mood varies, from the insistent drive of “Life In 3-D” to the ephemeral “Sinner Man.” Hammond is a master at spinning a wordless story with his guitar; each song feels set in a particular place at a particular time of day, though that place and time are of the listener’s choosing.

This week we Cover a story by Esquire comparing The Chainsmokers to Nickleback

http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/news/a52638/who-are-chainsmokers-nickelback/

As I Lay Dying's Front Man Tim Lambesis Has Been Released from Prison.

http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/as_i_lay_dying_frontman_tim_lambesis_reportedly_out_of_jail

Watch Kings of Leon's new music videos with a scifi twist

http://www.nme.com/news/music/kings-of-leon-reverend-video-musical-murder-mystery-1972295

Watch the Trailer for "All Eyesz on Me"

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tupac-meets-notorious-big-in-new-all-eyez-on-me-trailer-w466387

Tom Delonge to Release new non-fiction book about UFO's in March.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-delonge-preps-non-fiction-book-about-ufo-phenomenon-w465473

Quick Headlines:

Pierce The Veil and Sleeping With Sirens are supporting Good Charlotte on their European tour.

Spotify now lets the weather decide your playlists
    “What type of music does your city listen to whens its a rainy or beautiful day         outside? Climatune aims to answer that question, because even though you can’t     control the weather, you get to decide what you listen to in all types of             conditions.”
Link: http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/spotify_have_teamed_up_with_accuweather_to_let_your_climate_decide_which_pl

The inaugural lineup for When We Were Young Festival has been announced and it features the Decendents and AFI in top spots with Morrissey headlining. Other bands in the lineup include: Taking Back Sunday, Cage The Elephant, FIDLAR, Alkaline Trio,  Silversun Pickups, Streetlight Manifesto, The Get Up Kids and many more. The festival will take place April 8th and 9th at the Santa Ana Observatory in Santa Ana, California. Tickets are on sale now.

Jimmy Eat World announce spring tour with Beach Slang

Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba says new music is reminiscent of early records

Incubus’ forthcoming album includes a collaboration with Skrillex
In This Moment announce tour with Motionless in White, Avatar and Gemini Syndrome

Deftones and Rise Against announce summer tour, alongside Thrice and Three Trapped Tigers and Frank Iero and The Patience on select dates.

Muse, 30 Seconds To Mars, PVRIS announce tour

He Is Legend sign to Spinefarm Records, announce new album to be released on April, 28th and will touring with Norma Jean

Dream Theater release mobile game
    Now you can basically take the metal band everywhere with you if you download         their iOS/Android app, The Astonishing, which is based on their rock opera. Fans     can also win prizes like show tickets and signed items, too.

Intro Music Beautiful Collapse by CodeBlue https://soundcloud.com/cody-blevins

This week We talk about how the Roland TR-808 Drum Machine shape music as we know it.

We discuss the on going legal battle between Kesha and Dr. Luke. 

We compare the differences between Spotify Premium and Apple Music

Quick Headlines:
Nickelback releases “heavy” new single. It’s not heavy. It still sounds like Nickelback.

Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards announce new DJ/EDM category.

Cute Is What We Aim For supporting We The Kings on 10-year self titled tour

Beyonce is pregnant with twins. HOVA!

Memphis May Fire, Blessthefall, the Color Morale, Sylar and Bad Seed Rising will be out together this spring on the ‘March of Madness Tour’.

The 19th annual Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival has announced it’s lineup for the three day music festival that features a bowling tournament, a poker tournament, comedy shows and pop-up art galleries. Some of the amazing performers include Iggy Pop, Bad Religion, Cock Sparrer, Pennywise, FIDLAR, Me First & The Gimmie Gimmes and Bouncing Souls. The Festival is to take place in Downtown Las Vegas. May 26th - May 29th. Tickets are on sale now.

Dave Grohl will join Anderson Paak and A Tribe Called Quest in a diverse Grammy performance.

Japan’s Summer Sonic 2017 Festival has released a monster lineup including New Found Glory, Good Charlotte, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Sum 41, top EDM DJ Calvin Harris and more. The festival will take place August 19th and 20th.

Daft Punk to make live comeback performance with the Weeknd at 2017 Grammy Awards

2017 Governors Ball announce day by day lineup. The three day lineup consists of Chance The Rapper, Lorde, Flume, Phoenix, Childish Cambino, Wu-Tang Clan, Tool, Cage The Elephant, Wiz Khalifa, Franz Ferdinand and many more. The festival will take place on June 2nd - June 4th at Randall’s Island Park in New York City.

Amon Amarth and Goatwhore announce spring U.S. Tour


The 5 Best Super Bowl Performers Ever
5. Super Bowl XXXVI, New Orleans: U2 (2002)
4. Super Bowl XXX, Tempe, Arizona: Diana Ross (1996)
3. Super Bowl XXVII, Pasadena, California: Michael Jackson (1993)
2. Super Bowl XXXIX, Jacksonville, Florida: Paul McCartney (2005)
1. Super Bowl XLI, Miami Gardens, Florida: Prince, Florida A&M University Marching           100 Band (2007)
Link: https://www.yahoo.com/music/the-5-best-super-bowl-halftime-performers-ever-222541370.html

Intro Music by CodeBlue https://soundcloud.com/cody-blevins