Some of the topics this week are:

The long-cooking beef between Nikki Minaj and Cardi B getting tossed back on the stove,

Weird Al deciding to step up his live game,

Sinead O'Connor making some interesting "lifestyle changes",

An awesome cat video, and why there should be more like it,

Gwen Stefani, and her ultimate "F YOU" to Courtney Love,

2 Chainz making business moves that every rapper should be considering,

and much more…

This weeks album review: The Struts - Young & Dangerous

This weeks Rig Rundown: Tobin Abasi - Animals As Leaders 2011

Buy His Rig: Ibanez RG2228 8 string (Discontinued) *Used / Ibanez RGA8 8 string Hollowbody guitar (call custom shop) / Furman M-8 Power Conditioner / Fractal Audio Systems AXE-FX Ultra (Discontinued) *Used / Fractal MFC-101 Midi Foot Controller (Discontinued) *Used / Boomerang Phrase Sampler / Mackie HD1531 Powered Loudspeaker / DR Tite-Fit 11-80 / Dunlop nylon .60mm picks 12-pack

Mid-Level Replacement Rig: Ibanex RG8 / Line 6 Helix / Friedman ASM-12 AM/PM (Active Modeler/Profiler Monitor / DR Tite-Fit 11-80 / Dunlop nylon .60mm picks 12-pack

Entry-Level Replacement Rig: Ibanex RG8 / Headrush GigBoard / Headrush Guitar Amp cabinet / DR Tite-Fit 11-80 / Dunlop nylon .60mm picks 12-pack