We review new albums by Direct Hit (Milwaukee, WI), Twins (Waterloo, IA) and Mike Adams at His Honest Weight (Bloomington, IN). Greg allows Scott to rant about the new Blink 182 album since they have a Midwest guy in the band now.

We review new albums by Mock Orange (Evansville, IN), Tiny Moving Parts (Benson, MN) and Doberman (Lafayette, IN). Scott talks a lot about the Cavaliers and then we argue Sox vs. Cubs.

With Scott taking care of family matters, Greg flies solo on this mini episode. He plays live clips from a David Bowie tribute show in Lafayette, IN on May 22nd.

On this episode, Greg and Scott sit down with Bob Nanna, singer and guitarist of Braid and Hey Mercedes. They talk about the Hey Mercedes reunion and record reissue, Happy Gilmore, and how Bob got autotuned this one time.

We pay tribute to the late Minnesota native Prince, as well as review new albums by power pop veterans Cheap Trick (Rockford, IL) and shoegaze group Pity Sex (Ann Arbor, MI).

We sit down with Mass Giorgini, owner and producer at Sonic Iguana Studios in Lafayette, IN. He tells us about the recent money troubles that threaten the studio, but we also get silly and play some pop punk tracks recorded at the studio over the years.

Reviews of new albums by The Falcon (Chicago), Telethon (Milwaukee, WI), and the new Pere Ubu box set. Scott talks about wrestling a lot, and Greg tries to defend weird music.

A hilarious interview with Claudio Rivera, the drummer of Motion City Soundtrack and ex-drummer of Saves the Day. We discuss his old ska and emo bands, the late, great Punknews Records, and his Chilean upbringing.

An extensive interview with Jonathan Diener of The Swellers curator of a benefit comp for the Flint, MI water crisis.

Reviews of new releases by TWINS (Waterloo, IA), The Please and Thank Yous (Chicago) and Cullen Omori of Smith Westerns (Chicago).