Friends Talking Music with Beer

In the new Freeform series, we're talking various music topics and whatever else bounces into our minds.

Topics include:

-Most recent music we've been listening to including a HAWT TAKE on Chance the Rapper’s new album (10:30)

-Albums we’ve been listening to recently (24:00)

-50th anniversary of Woodstock and it's "revival" (29:45)

-Favorite musical scores (35:20)

-If you could go back in time to see any artist, who would you see? (46:07)

-And more!

In this episode Riley and Matt review the prodigious pop-punk quartet's latest album, Morbid Stuff. Also includes discussion on the current state of PUP and pop-punk in general, as well as the progression of a band's sound as they put out more music. They also change the name of the podcast to “Pig Talk”.

Topics Covered

• Da beers (1:27)

• Morbid Stuff by PUP: punk goes pop? Why do pop-punk bands end up going more towards pop than punk? The music video for Free At Last. The artistic aesthetic. (7:02)

• Morbid Stuff (14:34)

• Kids (15:30) – Matt Sharp singing

• Free At Last (18:53) – Why do encores still exist? (21:15)

• See You At Your Funeral (22:46)

• Scorpion Hill (23:55)

• Closure (27:03)

• Bloody Mary, Kate, and Ashley (28:00)

• Sibling Rivalry (30:26)

• Full Blown Meltdown (32:55)

• Bare Hands (should be “Bear Hands”) (35:56) – hockey reference (37:00)

• City (38:05)

• Summary of album. Where does PUP go from here? (41:25)

Beers of the podcast

• Radiant Pig’s “Save the Robots” – A New England style IPA. Fresh, hoppy, and juicy. Very crushable. Tropical and citrus notes. Local NYC beer. Try it! We’ll make them a commercial!

• Rhinegeist’s “Mosiac” – A tropical pale ale with some grapefruit tang. Eminently drinkable. A refreshing choice for summer days.

In this episode we discuss our music timelines (i.e. our first experiences with music, how our tastes evolved, and where we are now). It's a fun exercise, try making your own.

Beers of the podcast:

-Brut IPA by Sierra Nevada

-Urban Sombrero by Land Grant (https://www.landgrantbrewing.com/beer/urban-sombrero/)

Table of Contents (our discussion doesn't follow this timeline and is all over the place lol):

-1996-98: Phantom of the Opera and parent's cassettes/records

-1999-2001: boy bands, S Club 7, Britney Spears, and Gorillaz

-2001-02: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater soundtrack and punk rock and hip hop

-2004: Creed greatest hits

-2006: Weird Al and buying your first album

-2004-06: Offspring, Linkin Park, NOFX, Gin Blossoms, Incubus, De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, TI, Eminem, and music from the radio/supplied by friends and family

-2005-08: video game music, classic rock (Rolling Stone music), dance music (Lil John, Pussycat Dolls)

-2007-10 (high school): Sublime, Operation Ivy, Neutral Milk Hotel, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, Boys Like Girls, Motion City Soundtrack

-2010-11: Radiohead, pretentious guitar phase (Jack White, John Frusciante, Victor Wooten, Flea), and Pandora

-2010-11 (start of college): dubstep/electronic (Skrillex, Deadmau5) and Kanye West

-2011-14: indie rock (Reptar, STRFKR, Neon Indian), EDM (RL Grime, Baauer, Crystal Castles), and finding your niche

-2014-present day: return to emo and punk rock (Jeff Rosenstock, The Menzingers, Joyce Manor, Hop Along, Big Ups), reggaeton, and a new transition phase

The FTMB crew counts down their respective top 5 albums of 2018. Was your favorite on the list?

With the release of Yandhi coming soon (we hope), FTMB reviews their favorite Kanye West albums to date. Do you agree or disagree? Let us know.

Topics Covered

-The Life of Pablo - good or bad? (05:15)

-Riley and Matt reveal their list of Kanye’s albums ranked (09:10)

-808s & Heartbreaks - Kanye’s worst album? (10:17)

-Yeezus - it’s shortcomings and things that make it overrated (12:20)

-Ye - where does Kanye’s latest album rank already? How does it compare to Kids See Ghosts? (15:35)

-Graduation - Kanye’s best album or just mediocre? (21:15)

-Late Registration - how well does solid songs and almost no singles rank? (27:35)

-My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - objectively Kanye’s best album? (32:45)

-Is Jay-Z the most overrated rapper of all-time? (34:35)

-College Dropout - is this Kanye’s best album??? Is this Kanye’s best album as a rapper? (37:10)

-Kanye West’s most overrated and underrated albums (42:20)

-The Kanye West live experience (44:00)

One of the boyz's most anticipated albums of the year, Hop Along's, Bark You Head Off, Dog, is finally out. Does it live up to the hype? Can the band's softer sound win us over?? Have I been using these commas correctly??? Find out, now!

Topics Covered

-Is Frances Quinlan the best rock music vocalist right now? (07:24)

-The theme of strange, powerful men (15:30)

-Is it better for bands to churn out records with a consistently great sound or try to reinvent their sound each album? (22:30)

-Favorite songs (27:19)

-Is this Hop Along's most political album? (36:05)

Jeff Rosenstock is a punk rock extraordinaire hailing from Long Island. His recent string of albums including We Cool, WORRY, and now POST- have been critically acclaimed and turned him into a legend within the community. His latest installment is big, ambitious, and markedly different from his previous work.  For FTMB, WORRY is already a classic and one of our favorite albums of all time. Does POST- live up to the high standards that WORRY set for us? Listen to find out!

Beer of the podcast: Waterloo Strong Dark

In episode 6 of Friends Talking Music with Beer (FTMB) podcast, Matt and Riley discuss their 3 favorite albums released in 2017. They also discuss some of their favorite music that they discovered during the year, give some honorable mentions, and anticipate what new music we might see in 2018.

We're back, baby, wooo, and we're diving into all our notable concert experiences.

Featuring special guest, Trey.

Beers of the podcast:

Z-List by Garage Beer, Co - Northeast IPA (or "Juicy" IPA)

Java the Stout by Jackie O's - seasonal American Stout

Columbus Ales for ALS by Columbus Brewing Company - special IPA to support ALS

Sponsored by The Daily Growler (jk we wish)

In episode 4 of Friends Talking Music with Beer (FTMB), Matt and Riley discuss White Reaper's latest album, and all around stellar rock indulgence, The World's Best American Band. This album hearkens back to the anthemic power rock songs of the 70s and 80s with a modern touch. 

This is the third studio album from the Louisville-based band and marks a noticable shift in musical style from the low-fi, garage rock of their previous albums. It's a fantastic album to blast in your car with the windows thrown down on a sunny day and their live shows are bursting with energy and rock-and-roll goodness. Give the album a listen on their Bandcamp and grab tickets to one of their shows on their website. 

Beer of the podcast is Seventh Son's Proliferous DIPA. Slightly boozy, but very drinkable, this double IPA is a fantastic beer to enjoy on a warm day while rocking out to White Reaper.