I don’t know which one of you ratted us out to the animal rights activists, but now that they’re on to us, we’ve been forced to flee Build-a-Band HQ in search of greener pastures. Actually, browner pastures, because we’re seeking asylum beneath the surface in the domain of the mole king. As they say in … Continue reading "BAB Underground (Hiatus Announcement)"

We’re proud to announce that the scientists and engineers at Build-a-Band have finally done it. They’ve completed a device that allows two individuals to completely switch bodies. The only caveat? They both have to be music podcast hosts. Happy April Fools Day! As part of the Great Podcast Switcheroo of 2019, we’re bringing you an … Continue reading "Operation Switcheroo: Decomposition"

Imagine you woke up one day to find your life completely changed. You might feel like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, or a person living their first day in witness protection. You might feel like an unbroken bar of staples at an office supply store liquidation sale. You might feel like God’s perfect drumsticks … Continue reading "BAB 56: Charles E. Coli Cheese"

In a world where Beck can still win a Grammy, there’s no time to serve your debt to society. Not while the music industry is more ripe for exploitation than we ever could have imagined. Taylor’s busting out of podcast prison, and we’ve got the daring escape recorded for your listening enjoyment! Between what should … Continue reading "Best of Bands: Ep. 21-25"

Build-a-Band has never been this democratic, or this exploitative! This week, we’ve got just the social media challenge to help you build a bouncing baby band of your very own. But you may want to act fast because if our math is correct (don’t @ us, we studied), we don’t have long before the fourth … Continue reading "BAB 55: Ska’s The Limit"

Build-a-Band is back, and there ain’t no deep ocean valley low enough to keep us from getting to the next animal-themed lo-fi sensation. Tentacles? Gooshing? Check and double check. Support of the oceanographic community? We’ll get back to you on that. For now, we’ve got plenty of new signees to sink your teeth into. Try … Continue reading "BAB 54: Consensual Strumming"

It’s a New Year’s resolution come true! In this very special episode of Build-a-Band, saddle up for the world premiere of Horseplay, a horse-themed lo-fi hip-hop experience, available now on our Bandcamp. Using human-horse telepathy, we take you behind the scenes with visionary artist Stable Genius to break down the atonal sampling harmony and cronch optimization … Continue reading "BAB 53: Horseplay"

Get up, come on get down with the Christmas! This holiday season, Build-a-Band has all the jingles and jangles you need–and then some extras we couldn’t anticipate. We’re here to stuff your stocking with gingerbread house shows, special Santa ops, and a bro band to keep your family holiday party inclusive. But maybe it’s all … Continue reading "BAB 52: Oh, Jingle My Bells!"

“If everybody had glaciers / across the U-S-A / then everybody’d be skurfin’ / but global climates change.” True to Build-a-Band form, we’re taking lemons and making lemonade in the form of a new brand of surf rock that can only grow in popularity as the ice caps shrink in size. Whether we grew the … Continue reading "BAB 51: Skurfin’ USA"

If you’re still working through Thanksgavin leftovers like us, Build-a-Band has just the new episode for you. This week is stuffed with Turkey workout tunes, a side of well-rehearsed holiday hits, and for dessert, we bring a musical twist to the retail battlegrounds of the ever-elongating Black Friday shopping weekend. Not to mention our freshly-patented … Continue reading "BAB 50: The Racist Cowbell"