Fiction writer, music fanatic and friend William Boyle joins us this week to tell us about his work, growing up in Brooklyn, his music and film inspirations, getting starstruck and the writing process. We talk inner landscapes and creative states, following the thread of inspiration, having a healthy diet of high art and trash. Join us!

(( intro to the Measured Madness ep is cut off btw)) - synopsis ; On this week's episode, we say goodbye to the vibrant and hilarious Fred Willard! We also dip into talking a little about synesthesia (a form of madness or artistic interpretation?) Hayley Williams and lead singer spotlight entitlement? Which songs smell like vacuum bags to you? Which songs make your mouth water? Coping mechanisms and measured madness and fireworks and horn honking and the bright lights of important musicians going out in the age of the virus. Quarantine gets a little quantum and we ultimately, as ever, try to beam light on the positive things we got going for us. Don't gun anyone, just rock & roll.

Dream Theatre, The Offspring, Insane Clown Posse culture (we do though, sort of get that), Kiss, Modern "hip-hop," and internet based sewing discord and manufacturing fake outrage. This week we explore fandoms and other things we don't understand. We talk rock climbing and sculpting your way to the grave, doing what you love until it kills you. The magic of Mel Blanc. The newest Tool album comes up again, obviously. How do we love Tool, let us count the ways. How is Tool different from say, Phish? How is Tool like The Nazca Lines?! How about getting it eventually albeit with a delayed understanding? Kudos, UP YOURS! We don't get it, so help us know. We don't bash but will take the backlash.

We speak with guests Erika Zabellel (@erikaizabelle) and John Moeslein (@johnmoeslein) of Los Angeles mainstay production Point Break Live (among others) !!!! Learn all about the show you never knew you needed to see!!! We hear their incredible fan story about Keanu! A must-hear!!

If the car is rockin and rollin, don't come a' strollin! The illustrious and versatile gemini and Fan Story engineer, Lee Mehlich joins us to discuss sexuality in music and share his unreal real-life David Bowie fan story with us! Sexuality, the invention of rocknroll and perversion, are they all linked? We read into lyrics and think about overt sexuality vs subtlety. What makes a performer sexy? Whose bath water would you drink and why? Does cuddling with an artist always lead to sex? Is too sexy even sexy anymore? Who is your personal Elvis? Girly boys and drag queens, androgynous aliens, and gods and phallic mic stand moves. Who is the sexiest musician of all?

This week we return from an unplanned hiatus to memorialize late, great, highly influential friends. We discuss finding a place, forging yourself through others, through music and shared interests. We get into what it means to keep others alive through song, losing shared perspectives, mortality, transfer of consciousness, digging through dogma following the death of someone close and rediscovering enjoyment. Life & death and everything in between. What happens to shared experiences when someone you love dies? How does music facilitate realtionships in early life? What does this all mean?? Rest in peace, Ian Shea, Bobby Daniels and Pete Pardalis.

Aristotle flies solo sans Tara for this one and enjoys guest The Panda Commanda/Bad Panda (Owen Edinger) and talks being an active Trekkie, the disenchantment of green screen, the trauma of 80's children's movies like The Neverending Story & KRULL, and being inspired in all the wrong ways. Is making bad movies better than not making movies at all? Tom Hanks or Keanu Reeves in a nice-off, who's your guy? Technological prophecies, celebrity run-ins, dangers of meeting your heroes, baby-charming and the perils and joys of life in LA. Join us! Follow Owen @ThePandaCommanda on IG and BadPanda on Youtube!

We serve it up deep and heavy this week with our guest Dr. Chris Gignoux as he drops some science on our musical asses. Join us as we take a dive into the crashing waves of aggro music, new sonic possibilities, and so many questions: How many strings do you even need, man? Does aggressive music make you feel feelings or cause you to take certain actions you otherwise would not? How does musical perception differ between cultures and over time? Does yelling in music equal anger or something else? This episode is for sure in ALL CAPS. We get djental and we learn that friendship is the only answer of all.

Podcaster and creator of The Storyhole Podcast/Actor/Producer Joel Huggins joins us for another Fan Story story in action for Tara! We talk Fish in a Sweater, working at Amoeba Records, making friends with musicians, getting backstage, playing it cool, not keeping it cool, Dwight Yoakam, Ian MacKaye, being annoyed by the beloved Billy Bragg & music video appearances, run-ins with a Beastie Boy, Jane's Addiction, Iggy Pop, and a shared love for living in LA. Join us for some quality fan stories right here!