It's getting cold outside and why not cozy up to a fire with an acoustic guitar? This week we talk about some of our favorite acoustic songs through the years. Will Matt finally get our podcast email address correct? Tune in to find out! Let us know what some of your favorite acoustic songs are. Leave us a voicemail at anchor.fm/distortedopinions or email us at [email protected].

Find our Song of the Week playlist on Spotify at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. We've also got a specially curated acoustic playlist for this show. You can check that out at https://bit.ly/distortedops_acousticplaylist.

Gear Talk: Acoustic Strings and Acoustic Tips. Learn all about strings for acoustic guitars. Matt talks about a hole he added to his customized Yamaha acoustic and we talk about surprise finds at small music shops in the middle of nowhere and the importance of shopping local.

Do you have some tips, tricks, or other thoughts on acoustic guitars or gear in general? Leave us a voicemail at anchor.fm/distortedopinions or send us an email at [email protected].

No Song of the Week this episode, but you can listen to a playlist of our past picks at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.

Our guest, Luke Condon, returns to discuss his music podcast, Long May You Young, a podcast detailing Neil Young albums. We also discuss how Distorted Opinions was created and the future of podcasting. Matt continues get our Distorted Opinions email incorrect even after all of these episodes.

Be sure to go check out Luke's recently released solo album Sad in October on Bandcamp!

Find our Song of the Week playlist on Spotify at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Don't forget that you can leave us a voice message on our Anchor page at anchor.fm/distortedopinions or you can email us at [email protected].

This week our guest and long time friend, Luke Condon, joins us to talk about his band Town Meeting.  We learn about how his band got started, some of the acts they have opened for, and venues they have played. Check out Town Meeting's latest album "Make Things Better" on their website: https://www.townmeetingmusic.com/.

Find our Song of the Week playlist on Spotify at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Don't forget that you can leave us a voice message on our Anchor page at anchor.fm/distortedopinions or you can email us at [email protected].

"One Hit Wonder" Albums - We found some standout albums from bands that really put them on the map but the band either broke up or just didn't create that good of an album since. Coincidentally two of our picks this week appeared together at the same Locobazooka event in 2003.

As always, you can find our Song of the Week playlist on Spotify at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.

Got a comment or suggestion for a show? Maybe you'd like to be a guest? Leave us a voicemail at anchor.fm/distortedopinions or send us an email at [email protected].

Halloween! Faith Brodi returns with us this week to discuss how she creates her own "haunted house" experience called GRIN. We learn the process that goes into the creation including the audio effects. We outline the history of Halloween and how horror and monsters have become normalized in music starting from the 1950s to present day.

As always, you can find our Song of the Week playlist on Spotify at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.

Got a comment or suggestion for a show? Maybe you'd like to be a guest? Leave us a voicemail at anchor.fm/distortedopinions or send us an email at [email protected].

Horror music in Film/TV with special guest Faith Brodi! We highlight some great horror movies/films with notable music/sound effects and take a moment to appreciate the "golden age" that is 80s horror films.

As always, you can find our Song of the Week playlist on Spotify at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.

Got a comment or suggestion for a show? Maybe you'd like to be a guest? Leave us a voicemail at anchor.fm/distortedopinions or send us an email at [email protected].

Gear Talk: Drum Sticks - Prepare to be schooled in drum sticks this week! Ted provides a fundamental background in drum sticks and the variations available. We also learn that Kayla and Matt can't not laugh when it comes to describing "tips," "length," and "diameter." Join us for a lot of laughs and good drum stick information.

No Song of the Week this week, but you can find the playlist of past picks on Spotify at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.

Video Game Music: Part 2.  We have a long time friend and avid gamer, Quicia, join us to talk more video game music on this episode.  We take a closer look at Zelda and also joke about a word mix up.  Are you a ventilator or a moving sidewalk? As always, you can find our Song of the Week playlist on Spotify at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek. Also, we talked about CrebleStar. You can find his Twitch page at https://www.twitch.tv/creblestar and his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/creblestar. Check him out. He's got some great video game covers.

Teacher Appreciation: Part 3.  We pay tribute to the man who started us all on our musical journey: Mr. Ed Tree, our middle school band director. Matt and Ted share funny stories about being involved in musicals and how we all learned to read music/play wind instruments under his direction. Do you have a music teacher who impacted your musicianship? We want to hear about that person. Send us an email at [email protected] or leave us a message on our Anchor page at anchor.fm/distortedopinions.

As always, you can find out Spotify Song of the Week playlist at https://bit.ly/distortedops_songoftheweek.