Empty Checking with Derek Brink

So this episode is just me counting down my top ten favorite concerts I've attended. That's it! The blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com will have lots of pictures this week!

0:00 - Intro Stuff. Lots of Intro Stuff

16:00 - Music Break 1 - Give it Up

16:34 - My ALL TIME TOP 10 FAVORITE CONCERTS!

1:08:49 - Music Break 2 - Outdoor Summer Concerts

1:09:24 - Outro

***EDIT: I COMPLETELY forgot to censor some swearing in this episode. So if you're not a grown-up, grow up.***

In this episode, I spend an extended amount of time talking about the Jason Isbell show in St. Louis this past week (and why I loved it). I also talk about the movie and book Juliet, Naked, and the Venture Bros. You know how it goes by now.

Here's the time index:

0:00 - Jason Isbell show in St. Louis

22:15 - Music Break #1 - "Sometimes You Say Goodbye"

22:46 - Movie/Book Review - Juliet, Naked

40:40 - Music Break #2 - "You and Your Perfect Life"

41:11 - Venture Bros. and the Shirt of the Week Club

45:48 - Music Break #3 - Hindsight

46:19 - Outro, including tributes to Aretha Franklin and Burt Reynolds

Covered a lot of ground in this one considering a half hour of it is just me demoing the Strymon Mobius! It's a fun one for me where I play guitar for a long time. I also talk about a bunch of guitar stuff and a hodge podge of other stuff. You know how it goes.

Here's the time breakdown:

0:00 - Intro

6:30 - Music Break #1 - "Stranger"

7:00 - Hodge Podge including wrestling, Current Listening, Philosoffee Podcast, and the Kurt Vonneguys podcast

18:01 - Music Break #2 - "Falling"

18:31 - Talking about guitar accessories

35:32 - Music Break #3 - "Not Okay"

40:02 - Demoing the Strymon Mobius

1:02:20 - Music Break #4 - "Angel"

1:02:50 - Outro

This week's episode contains a lot of me ranting. I know...but more-so! I talk about the Star Trek Mission Crate from Loot Crate, the current season of The Venture Bros., and also a long talk on this week's happenings in the WWE--there was a Pay Per View and a LOT to discuss! All that, plus I freak out because I saw a bug. What are you waiting for? Click the thing!

Here's the time breakdown:

0:00 - Mostly me yelling about fleas.

9:20 - Music Break 1 - Nobody Has it All

9:50 - My extreme disappointment with Loot Crate's Mission Crate.

19:07 - Music Break 2 - Nobody Else

19:39 - TV Stuff (including The Venture Bros. at the start, then WWE wrestling from 30:18 onward)

59:26 - Music Break 3 - Who I Am

59:59 - Outro

This week's episode was a fun one for me. I talk at length about the new album by Amanda Shires (spoiler alert--it's great!). I spend some time talking about my 90s Ibanez Soundgear bass. I talk a bit about TV. And more! Here's the time index:

0:00 - Intro, including my dissatisfaction with Loot Crate

6:09 - Music Break 1 - "Born in this Town" from the Out from the Light record

6:40 - Music Talk including a revisit to the new Jayhawks record and an extended review of Amanda Shires' "To the Sunset."

18:10 - Music Break 2 - "Beautiful Disaster" from the Trigger Warnings & Sunshine album

18:41 - Talking about my Ibanez Soundgear bass.

27:54 - Music Break 3 - "What I'm Dying For" off of the It Could Be Worse album

28:23 - TV Talk including a little bit of WWE, a little Kimmy Schmitt, and a lot of Venture Bros.

45:38 - Music Break 4 - "Amanda, I'm Tired" from the It Could Be Worse album

46:07 - Outro, including announcing that we're turning 1 year old!

Be sure to visit http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for photos and more!

This week's episode is a little different. I didn't really have anything new to talk about so instead I talked about a couple of my guitars that mean a lot to me and also about the comic book Bone by Jeff Smith. It's an episode of full-on nostalgia for me, and I hope you'll enjoy the trip back in time too. Be sure to check out the blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for photos and more!

Here's how the time breaks down:

0:00 - Intro

5:40 - Music Break #1 - "One Man" from my Grounds album.

6:11 - Talking about my Ibanez EX Series bass.

16:48 - Music Break #2 - "Fall Apart" from my Grounds album.

17:18 - Talking about the comic book Bone by Jeff Smith.

35:18 - Music Break #3 - "Stranger" from my Grounds album.

35:48 - Talking about my Silvertone guitar.

43:03 - Music Break #4 - "Diner" from my Grounds album.

43:33 - Outro

This week's episode of Empty Checking is a shorter episode, so it's a pretty good jumping-on point if you've been behind. I talk about playing retro Atari games and also music from Nine Inch Nails, The Get Up Kids, and Pulp. Plus just a little bit of wrestling--but so little it didn't even get its own entry. I liked doing this episode and I hope you like listening to it. Here's the time-index:

0:00 - Intro Stuff

4:30 - Music Break #1 - "Earned" off of the "Things I Meant to Say" album

5:00 - I strongly endorse straberry lemonade, in general. Then I also strongly endorse a gaming system from the 70s. - The Atari Flashback

15:33 - Music Break #2 - "Napalm" from the "Something to Look Forward to" album

16:04 - Music Reviews: Nine Inch Nails- Bad Witch, The Get Up Kids - Kicker (EP), Pulp - Different Class

32:42 - Music Break #3 - "Of Death and Dying" from the "Ink-Stained Fingers" album

33:14 - Outro Stuff including talking about wrestling for a couple minutes.

Thanks for your support! Be sure to check out the companion blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com for photos and more!

This week's episodr took too long to upload, but it's better late than never! This week you'll (potentially!) listen to me talk about new releases from The Hold Steady, The Jayhawks, Snow Patrol, and Guided By Voices. I also talk about a 70s album by Nick Drake. Then I discuss this week's happenings in the WWE. After that, I talk about the recent scandal, suspension, and reinstatement of Hulk Hogan from the WWE Hall of Fame, which includes a long segment where I talk about racism and gets kinda real. Lots of ground was covered this week!

Here's the time break-down:

0:00 - Intro

4:42 - Music Break #1 - "Born in this Town" from the "Out from the Light" album.

5:12 - New and Old Music Releases featuring The Hold Steady, The Jayhawks, Snow Patrol, Guided By Voices, Nick Drake

31:40 - Music Break #2 - "Live Your Life" from the "Sorry, I Didn't Mean to Shout" release.

32:11 - WWE Week in Review, with particular focus on the Extreme Rules PPV

53:59 - Music Break #3 - "Simple Things" from the "Things I Meant to Say" album.

54:30 - Hulk Hogan and Racism (Not kidding.)

1:22:19 - Music Break #4 - "AMB 4" from the "Grounds" album.

1:22:50 - Outro

Thanks for your support!

This week is mostly about my pedal board. I spent a lot of time and money on it, so you're going to have to deal with me playing around with it. Or skip this episode. You do you. I also talked a little bit about my current listening which has been made up mostly by Mr. Big and Guided By Voices (the pairing we've all been waiting for!) and I talked about some other stuff in passing too. But it's mostly the board.

Here's how the time broke down:

0:00 - Intro - Including a plug for my friends at Philosoffee at 3:33 and a little bit of wrestling talk at 7:45.

11:11 - Music Break #1 - "Nobody Else" from my It Could Be Worse album

11:41 - ULTRA SUPER MEGA BOARD!!!

46:40 - Music Break #2 - "Who I Am" also from It Could Be Worse

47:10 - Outro - Including a little bit more about the board that I forgot to mention but also my current listening starts at about 50:55.

Thanks for your support! Check out the blog at http://emptychecking.blogspot.com.

After a two-week hiatus, the show is back and talking about music from Sloan, Father John Misty, Anna Burch, and Ray Davies. We also talk about wrestling and some other stuff. Enjoy!

0:00 - Intro

5:32 - Rest in Peace, Big Van Vader

9:06 - Music Break 1 - Church Girls from "Trigger Warnings and Sunshine"

9:36 - Music Talk including Sloan, Anna Burch, Father John Misty, and Ray Davies

34:38 - Music Break 2 - Falling from "New Year's Eve"

35:12 - Wrestling Stuff

49:24 - Music Break 3 - Being There from "Things I Meant to Say"

49:54 - Outro