John and Scotto return to the modern Monsterverse to kick off a trilogy of the remaining films, starting with, Kong: Skull Island. John’s Rating – 5 BrainsScotto’s Rating – 5 Brains Stream Downloadhttps://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ztoep516/ztoep516.mp3IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt3731562/Trailerhttps://youtu.be/FEGNZETcuAk?si=7O6ildHnjhlb_dY-Next timehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt3741700/

John and Scotto review the third, self-titled, solo album by one of the founding fathers of progressive rock, Melt by Peter Gabriel Stream Downloadhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/thehearingpetergabriel/thehearingpetergabriel.mp3 NewsSt. Vincent New Album Exclusive: “It sounds urgent and psychotic” – Mojohttps://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/st-vincent-new-album-exclusive/ Prelude to Ecstasy by The Last Dinner Partyhttps://open.spotify.com/album/1ycq58KRtWt3wFtbuIkvLn?si=uTtvwB47Rra50AcGRuVTYg Melt on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/album/0LF0vWmmKRVPXoikpNkO5W?si=8Pw19-gUQpqWdBfqG_ewAQMelt on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLML7ziSV-WtOSMN1GeSC-otS7FrCLxs0V John’s music on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/johnhmaloneyJohn’s music on … Continue reading "The Hearing – Melt by Peter Gabriel"

John and Scotto finally conclude their reviews of all of the Star Trek movies (for now) with Star Trek Beyond. John’s Rating – 5 BrainScotto’s Rating – 4.5 Brains Stream Downloadhttps://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ztoep515/ztoep515.mp3IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt2660888/Trailerhttps://youtu.be/XRVD32rnzOw?si=9AxBxfVqCJZ3mFqcNext timehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt3731562/

John and Scotto pay tribute to the late, great Wayne Kramer by reviewing an album whose title track is often credited as the first punk song, Kick Out the Jams by MC5 Stream Downloadhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/thehearingmc5/thehearingmc5.mp3 Kick Out the Jams on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/album/0kT4F2mSpvTk3stwiaEStp?si=kbZBV4UeRnyJ1MupEzpY1QKick Out the Jams on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mm71NFGqX-8Y9tZIEA4ieHE91uJKNbXuY John’s music on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/johnhmaloneyJohn’s music on Bandcamphttps://johnhmaloney.bandcamp.com/John’s music on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/74nsH2oiAAgU5DsiKyFiCp?si=pIyvo5eSROG7raEdsrpDIw … Continue reading "The Hearing – Kick Out the Jams by MC5"

John and Scotto pay tribute to the late, great, Carl Weathers, by reviewing, Hurricane Smith. John’s Rating – 1 BrainScotto’s Rating – 3 Brains Stream Downloadhttps://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ztoep514/ztoep514.mp3IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099814/Trailerhttps://youtu.be/1RI4kifYU5s?si=GZnvxwgWOpJxsL8ZNext timehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt2660888/

John and Scotto review Texas Flood, the album that introduced the world to the late, great, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Stream Downloadhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/thehearingsrv/thehearingsrv.mp3 Texas Flood on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/album/1AL5oXZRtTc8PyhcTwg4xQ?si=S_uV321QR3KTJf0bfuRHWATexas Flood on YouTubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l3CrHmVPpKvzyqe73IotCbtt1JCSA1DUU&si=idSSVwVTBruEQOd5 John’s music on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/johnhmaloneyJohn’s music on Bandcamphttps://johnhmaloney.bandcamp.com/John’s music on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/74nsH2oiAAgU5DsiKyFiCp?si=pIyvo5eSROG7raEdsrpDIw PlaylistsJohn’s Best of The Hearing Playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/6hWWxJqHZNu0MY6kS35dRlScotto’s Best of The Hearing Playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/user/1232945495/playlist/2DHpKN5k4T7M7nDFl9aXaeThe Playlist of Unoriginalityhttps://open.spotify.com/user/1232945495/playlist/4nVqHVlBVgSVass55VwPxM

John and Scotto discuss what they’ve been watching over the break and then review the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary and Christmas specials Stream Downloadhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/tvshowdoctorwho60th/tvshowdoctorwho60th.mp3 Theme music – “Shaving Mirror” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

John and Scotto close out 2023 with an album that features two icons of heavy metal, Rising by Rainbow. Stream Downloadhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/thehearingrainbow/thehearingrainbow.mp3 Rising on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/album/3uIT4I4Dy7Pq1j0aSjzPW9?si=fFXxD8w1SBOFMMJpMilvgwWho’s Next on YouTubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lfRIB-1n-NR3z1skG8PdOm2IJa0O6x6Ko&si=4XIbCx-IdB1bZ66I Exclusive: André 3000 opens up about ‘New Blue Sun,’ his daring new solo albumhttps://www.npr.org/2023/11/14/1212661071/andre-3000-album John’s music on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/johnhmaloneyJohn’s music on Bandcamphttps://johnhmaloney.bandcamp.com/John’s music on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/74nsH2oiAAgU5DsiKyFiCp?si=pIyvo5eSROG7raEdsrpDIw PlaylistsJohn’s Best of The … Continue reading "The Hearing – Rising by Rainbow"

John and Scotto countdown the best and worst movies and albums that they reviewed in 2023. Stream Downloadhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/2023lists/2023lists.mp3 Victory for the WGA! – Council of Geekshttps://youtu.be/1z65V38YVM8?si=ipD9zGf3-SgposXwAnalyzing the SAG-AFTRA deal – Council of Geekshttps://youtu.be/KskJM3JSb4A?si=ZTNsuxyuKle9Luhm Opening Theme – “Deuces” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

John and Scotto review an iconic classic rock album that was born out of a failed rock opera, Who’s Next by The Who. Stream Downloadhttp://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/thehearingthewho/thehearingthewho.mp3 Who’s Next on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/album/5MqyhhHbT13zsloD3uHhlQ?si=xOPTpV76SJWtEYwo9Qq1JgWho’s Next on YouTubehttps://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL085FFD0FB0D1DC25&si=HG4V8yUvtLDd1eVM John’s music on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/johnhmaloneyJohn’s music on Bandcamphttps://johnhmaloney.bandcamp.com/John’s music on Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/74nsH2oiAAgU5DsiKyFiCp?si=pIyvo5eSROG7raEdsrpDIw PlaylistsJohn’s Best of The Hearing Playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/6hWWxJqHZNu0MY6kS35dRlScotto’s Best of The Hearing Playlisthttps://open.spotify.com/user/1232945495/playlist/2DHpKN5k4T7M7nDFl9aXaeThe Playlist of … Continue reading "The Hearing – Who’s Next by The Who"