Hot Takes with a Music Lover

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, I’m going back to your regularly scheduled formatting and looking at even more of music’s biggest conspiracy theories! Listen in as I share my thoughts on Michael Hutchence’s mysterious death, whether or not Justin Bieber is human, and if Paul really is dead, and let me know your thoughts – do any of these theories speak to you?

This episode is being considered explicit at the discretion of the host due to discussions of potentially sensitive topics. (TW: suicide)

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, I’m changing the structure on you! We’re looking at some of the artists and bands that I think are underrated and you need to be listening to. Listen in as I share my thoughts on these artists and bands, and give you some tunes of theirs to check out, and let me know your thoughts – do you agree with me, do you have any artists or bands that you think are underrated that I need to check out?

Artists discussed in this episode include:

○ Ruen Brothers: 2:45

○ The Shelters: 7:17

○ The Last Bandoleros: 12:55

○ Larkin Poe: 20:56

○ Mickey Guyton: 24:35

○ Hunter Hayes: 29:05

○ Electric Light Orchestra: 35:22

○ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: 40:42

○ Def Leppard: 46:54

○ Greta Van Fleet: 50:22

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, we’re looking at how greed in the music business is destroying music. Listen in as I share my thoughts on corporate radio, labels and record executives, and the current state of “Music City,” Nashville, Tennessee, and let me know your thoughts – what effects do you think greed has had on music?

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, we’re looking at how the pandemic has affected music and what you can do to help. Listen in as I share my thoughts on the artists we’ve lost to Covid-19, those who have struggled throughout this pandemic, and all the many ways you can help your favorite artists, venues, and record stores make it through, and let me know your thoughts – what do you think about all of this and how should we be helping?

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, we’re looking at some of music’s biggest controversies, from the past few years and from years past. Listen in as I share my thoughts on Queen + Adam Lambert, The Chicks being blacklisted from country music, and Taylor Swift’s masters, and let me know your thoughts – do you agree with my takes or do you have a better argument?

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, we’re looking at women in music and how they deserve better in honor of Women’s History Month. Listen in as I share my thoughts on how music is still a boy’s club, how women in all genres are judged relentlessly, and how two women in country music are treated simply for being strong, outspoken women, and let me know your thoughts – do I give a fair account of what women in the industry go through?

This episode is being considered “explicit” at the discretion of the host. Some language used may be considered inappropriate for some listeners.

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, we’re looking at the death of modern radio and how we might be contributing to it. Listen in as I share my thoughts, microphone trouble and all, on radio advertising, radio’s impact on the charts, and radio’s ability to help artists gain new fans, and let me know your thoughts – are young listeners killing radio?

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, we’re examining some of music’s biggest conspiracy theories surrounding the deaths of some of music’s biggest stars. Listen in as I break down and share my thoughts on the theories that claim John Lennon was murdered by the US government, Michael Jackson faked his death and is still alive today, and Kurt Cobain didn’t commit suicide; he was murdered, and let me know your thoughts – do any of these theories strike a chord with you?

This episode is being considered "explicit" at the discretion of the host. Topics discussed in this episode include drug addiction, guns, murder, and dead bodies.

Being a music fan sounds like it’s all fun and games, but when you go hardcore, it’s a bit of a nightmare here in the 21st century. This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, we’re looking at why being a music lover in the 21st century can be toxic. Listen in as I share my thoughts on why “fandoms” suck and why fans with superiority complexes are the worst, and let me know your thoughts – what have been your experiences as a music lover in the 21st century?

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, we’re looking at some of classic rock’s most underrated band members. Listen in as I share my thoughts on the most underrated band member from Queen, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and The Beatles, and let me know your thoughts – who do you think are the most underrated band members in classic rock?