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We're back to our normal format. Gawby and Paul review Austra's "Feel it Break" as well as Crystal Castle's self-titled debut album. They also delve into the results of the Grammys and more!

Hello 2025! We're back and yapping more than ever. In this episode Gawby and Paul recount the 3 month long month that was January, discuss who performed and Trump's inauguration, the Neil Gaiman/Amanda Palmer saga and more...

Gawby and Paul review each other's favorite album of the year, Total Blue's debut self-titled album as well as Geneva Jacuzzi's "Triple Fire". They also talk about albums that were honorable mentions, the recent allegations made against Jay-Z, Azealia Banks and Matty Healy's twitter beef, and more.

Gawby and Paul review The Unicorn's "Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone" and John Maus' "We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves". They also dive into the Grammy nominations list, shows they've been to recently and upcoming shows, and kind of totally go off the rails.

Gawby and Paul are joined by very special guest Rudy Garcia (Rudy Bleu) and review his album of choice Elastica's self-titled debut. They also get into the lore of Rudy, including growing up queer in East LA, zines, DJing, his take on the new pop girlies and more.

Gawby and Paul review Lust for Youth's "International", and Nite Jewel's "Good Evening". They also discuss the circus that is P. Diddy, Liam Payne's death, Katy Perry's mega-flop-olis of a new album, Chappel Roan, Lana Del Rey's new husband, Brat remix album, and Cat Power's questionable remarks at her recent Pappy and Harriet's show.

Gawby and Paul are joined by very special guest Nite Jewel (Ramona Gonzalez) to discuss the album of her choice, Kraftwerk's "Computer World". The three then discuss the origin of Nite Jewel, how playing live music is different from when she started, her creative process, and much more!

Link to the performance mentioned in the episode

https://youtu.be/g0ad5uSTjZM?si=rIDiCqEHVmItrZhD

Gawby and Paul review bis' album "Return to Central" as well as Basement Jaxx's "Rooty". They also discuss Wesley Eisold of Cold Cave's legal battle with the WWE, the controversy surrounding Linkin Park's new singer, Sabrina Carpenter being a nepo baby, Chappel Roan struggling with fame and boundaries, and much more.

Gawby and Paul review friend of the pod Manny Sifuentes' album of choice Bloc Party's "Silent Alarm". They also discuss how Manny became a local DIY legend and his take on the future of the Southern California music scene.

Gawby and Paul review Veruca Salt's "Eight Arms to Hold You", as well as Gossip's "Movement". They also dive into discussing The Dare, Cobrasnake's cameo at Charli xcx's birthday party sparking "the return of indie sleaze" discourse on twitter, Ye's speculated nitrous addiction and more.