The band checks in from Las Vegas where they are about to play the Double Down Saloon on tour, to talk about their recent Portland shows and some Vegas memories. Also, Doctor Octave interviews Bjork.

After four CA tour dates, Cartoon Violence reports from Portland about their tour experiences so far, their two upcoming Portland dates, and the rest of the tour to come.

Journalist Aaron Carnes interviews the band Cartoon Violence about their podcast, music, and upcoming EP, and they all discuss their top 5 Winter songs.

Petriform, a California electronic and chiptune musician, joins us for episode 19, including our top 5 rock songs – that is, songs about rocks!

Mike Park, founder of Asian Man Records, discusses the indie record label business and his new project Kitty Kat Fan Club, plus we discuss our top 5 #catsongs in episode 18 of our podcast.

Matthew Joseph Payne talks about his project, The Mineral Kingdom, which combines GameBoy with banjo, classical instruments, vibraphones, and live visuals. We also discuss our favorite vibraphone songs. Show notes at http://bit.ly/cvhap17

Our old friend Random aka Mega Ran joins us this month to discuss his recent adventures, top 5 emcees, and what it was like switching from teaching to rapping full time.

Jean Baudin is a bassist who performs his own instrumental music on an eleven string bass with over 20 pedals. He also was a founding member of the thrash-funk band Nuclear Rabbit. Featuring our top 5 bass riffs. Show notes at http://bit.ly/cvhap15

For the first episode of Season 2, we go from West to East coast and talk to DJ 8-Bit Mullet, AKA The Artist Formerly Known as Big Al. We catch up with him and find out what he’s been up to since releasing Big Al’s Jams: Big Album in 2014, which turns out to be

Our one year anniversary episode features past guests Adam T Davis (Gnarboots, episode 4), Pink Thunder (Robo Beat 'Em Up, episode 5), and Joey Guthrie (Curious Quail, episode 6). Topics include past bands, breakups, and our Top 5 breakup songs.