Multi Platinum Podcast

Tool is awesome, but Ariel doesn't think so. He just doesn't get it, and hasn't the time. This week, they discuss the merits of the movie Roadhouse, Olivia Neutron John, Lil Peep's Overdose and his mother's subsequent lawsuit against Lil Peep's management, Paul McCartney is releasing two new singles for Record Store Day Black Friday. There is new music out for both Death Cab For Cutie and Broken Bells!!! Peter Frampton has played his final shows due to a debilitating muscular disease, Nickelback streams are soaring after a tweet from Donald Trump, the president, and Billie Eilish does not care about the haters when it comes to a potential collab with BTS. 

This week's album review:"Fear Inoculum" by TOOL

Next week's album review: "Cheap Queen" by King Princess

Oh my God! Ariel and Morgan are back for the first episode of Season Two, and they have missed the millions of you who tune in each week. Please make sure to share the podcast with your friends! It's been a long sad void between last season and this, but the guys are back with very opinionated viewpoints on the goings on in the music industry. In this episode, there is laughter, intense crying, introspection, and judgement. 

This week, the guys address Judy Garland, Avril Lavigne, cokeheads in the bathroom, pre show nerves. It turns out Billie Eilish didn't know her hit songs would be hit songs! Imagine that. Green Day has paired with the NHL, Moby connected the whistleblower with Adam Schiff in order to start impeachment proceedings for President Trump. Moby! Can you believe it? Kurt Cobain's house is for sale, Thom Yorke went on Colbert, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira are going to be singing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Stranger Things Season Four is on the way. And MULTI PLATINUM PODCAST. IS. BACK. 

This week's album review: "Motivational Music for the Syncopated Soul" by Cory Wong

Next week's album review: "Fear Inoculum" by TOOL

This is the last episode for several weeks of our Multi Platinum Podcast, as Morgan hits the road for several weeks to tour America with HEADPHONE. But not to worry, Ariel and Morgan will be back before you know it to talk about dicks, motorscooters and the current state of the music industry. 

This week, the guys discuss proper couple motor scooter riding etiquette, baguettes, the mating habits of nematodes, and Ocean Beach's newest music video, the reopened The Holding Company. Devo is playing Desert Daze this year with a lot of other awesome acts, !!! has a new album, Lamb of God is joining Megadeath's Megacruise, a metal cruise, Pixies dropped their new single, "Catfish Kate," Bon Iver is hosting 61 listening parties across the globe for his new album "I,i." P!nk's crew crash landed in Denmark, Nashville declared August 5th Dolly Parton Day, The Man Who Fell To earth is a new TV series on CBS, and it seems sadly as though Woodstock 50 will not be happening. 

This week's album review:"The Big Day" by Chance the Rapper

Next week's album review: "Motivational Music for the Syncopated Soul" by Cory Wong

Whether it's depression naps, depression TV or depression eating, this week's episode the Multi Platinum Podcast has got you covered. This week the guys talk about Chili's and their wonderful babyback rips with that finger licking barbecue sauce, falling into a deep dark abyss, talking a man off a bridge with Linkn Park lyrics, A$AP Rocky and his brush with the Swedish law, MAC or the Music Artists Coalition lobbying in Washington for the benefit of all musicians, Katy Perry's copyright infringement, Christian rock and how crappy it is, Kygo and Whitney Houston, Tarantino's curated playlist, and a new TOOL album on. the. wayyyyy!!!!! Yeah!

This week's album review:"Black Sheets of Rain" by Bob Mould

Next week's album review: "The Big Day" by Chance the Rapper

Today, Morgan returns from his jaunt in the scraggly woods to inform everyone how to fend off mountain lions and bears, and introduces a character he has been developing for decades, the one and only Obvi Maria. Phantom airhorns beckon us from distant lands. We discuss the Strokes resurgence, Mixhalo's new HiFi live music experience, people listening to the resonances of ancient Israeli pots, Claypool Lennon Delirium, Bruce Springsteen's new album length visual, 2019's Mercury Prize nominees, the soundtrack to Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Tom Hanks is playing Mr. Rogers and both Skrillex and Metronomy have new singles out now, and new albums out soon. OOOOOOOOooooooooohhhhhhh YEAH!@!@!@!

This week's album review:"For Emma, Forever Ago" by Bon Iver

Next week's album review: "Black Sheets of Rain" by Bob Mould

Lauren Leigh Martin, Lauren Leigh Martin, Lauren Leigh Martin joins us this episode. You can hear her sing in The Pink Floyd Experience, Lauren Leigh and the Low Keys, Wild Heart, and the Under Cover Series. Chances are, if you've gone to see live music around San Diego, you have heard the beautiful voice of Lauren Leigh Martin. Lauren Leigh Martin, Ariel and Morgan talk about touring internationally, going to the woods for a reset, writing on bathroom walls, the new Lion King 2 soundtrack, Rammstein's pyrotechnics, The Beatles' first management contract being sold at auction, David Bowie's new Barbie doll, Metallica's childrens book, Marilyn Manson as an actor, M83's new album, and Bon Iver's new album. This is a great one. Check it out!!!!

This week's album review: "Middle Brother" by Middle Brother

Next week's album review: "For Emma, Forever Ago" by Bon Iver

A little early this week, as Ariel takes off for a gigging vacation up the coast for the Fourth of July. Happy Birthday America! In this week's episode, the guys discuss the lyric writing process, quick ways to do complex multiplication in your head, and the song "What's New Pussycat," by Tom Jones. We also talk about Dave Grohl singing "My Hero" to the medic who patched him up to finish the show, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, Spotify has ended their test program that allows artists to upload directly to the streaming service, Fiona Apple pledges proceeds from "Criminal" to help families on the border through While They Wait. Bon Iver has a new album, or something, coming out soon. Check it out.

This week's album review:"ANIMA" by Thom Yorke

Next week's album review: "Middle Brother" by Middle Brother

Very important episode. You will not want to miss Ariel Levine and Morgan McRae drinking PBR and discussing the most important events in music this week. We discuss the new Stranger Things soundtrack for season 3, a 100 million dollar lawsuit for incinerated masters at Universal Music Group, playlists for the 20 new democratic candidates, a man that was arrested for streaking at the Fireflly Music Festival in Delaware, Thom Yorke's brand new album premiering tonight called "ANIMA," Amazon's new artist-curated music playlists, the podcast Song Exploder, in which artists breaqk down their own popular songs, and Korn's new album, "The Nothing." 

This week's album review:"The Chosen" by the one and only PPL MVR

Next week's album review: "ANIMA" by Thom Yorke

Good news! Ariel and Morgan are going to let you in on some of the industry's most guarded and treasured secrets. Yes, that's right. The art and world of Foley sound effects. We also discuss Nas' new children's book, the Walter Anderson Nursery, Slipknot's new whiskey, Cage the Elephant canceling shows because of their guitarist's recent injury. Sleater-Kinney just produced an album with St. Vincent. OMG. Vampire Weekend and Phish had some hockey related antics in St. Louis, Missouri. Bruce Springsteen is battling Madonna for the top of the music charts and a whole lot of music, it turns out, is now burnt to a crisp at NBC Universal. 

This week's album review:"Soft Sounds from Another Planet" by Japanese Breakfast

Next week's album review: "The Chosen" by the one and only PPL MVR

This week, we kindly ask you to subscribe to The Multi Platinum Podcast, so that you automatically get new episodes!!! We discuss the recent HEADPHONE show in Anaheim, Disneyland, sauna etiquette, Rufus Wainwright's recent show at Belly Up. In the news, Radiohead has just released 18 hours of audio from their OK Computer sessions, Wonderfront Festival is coming to San Diego, DistroKid is now allowing you to protect your unreleased material in the internet age, CyHi may have a new album alongside Kanye West, the Spice Girls are making an animated movie, and both Prince and Avicii are releasing posthumous albums!!!! Yeah!!!!

This week's album review: "Unreal / Cities" by Relaxer

Next week's album review: "Soft Sounds from Another Planet" by Japanese Breakfast