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Ariel Levine and Morgan McRae discuss some of their favorite musicians around San Diego, including Lauren Leigh Martin, The Award Winning Kris Wott, and Jonny Tarr. Also on the docket were people's least favorite barnyard animals. We discuss the big news of the day, Apple's doing away with iTunes, and what that means going forward. DMZ Peace Train music festival at the demilitarized zone in South Korea, Bon Iver's two new singles, The Verve receiving back royalties for Bittersweet Symphony from the Rolling Stones, and the guys place their bets on which songs will be the feel good hits of Summer 2019. 

This week's album review:"I Am Easy to Find" by The National

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

This week on the podcast, the guys talk about all the most important things. We discuss the fact that Tool's new album will in fact be released on August 30th, The National's new album and parallel film, David Gilmour's release of Live at Pompeii available for free on YouTube for you and yours. We talk about a recent story about a synth repairman who was dosed with LSD fixing an instrument, Leonard Cohen's new muse documentary, David Byrne's new Broadway run, Hollywood remakes of artists' lives and careers, and of course hologram concerts.

This week's album review: "Sex Change" by Trans Am

Next week's album review: "I Am Easy to Find" by The National

Ariel and Morgan give you their latest opinion on what music is the best to expose young folks to artistic music, and people who go about their days in complete silence. They discuss the recent Indie In OB night at Winston's, the movie Hearts Beat Loud and other important things. We discuss Tom Morello, Scott Ian and Brad Paisley's new guitar rendition of the Game of Thrones theme song, a new season of Netflix's Black Mirror, Howard Sterns new book, Soundcloud's brand new DJ software integration, Charli XCX's festival lineup, the Cure's Robert Smith and his upcoming curated festival lineup, and Britney Spears of course, who is no longer going to perform live in Las Vegas, or perhaps anywhere.

This week's album review: "Egowerk" by The Faint

Next week's album review: "Sex Change" by Trans Am

These two fellas talk about Morgan's weekend at Just Like Heaven Festival in Long Beach, California, and the spirit and goings on in Long Beach in general. They cover chain restaurants including The Outback Steakhouse, and Chili's among others. In the news, The Cure's Robert Smith is curating an upcoming music festival, Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" is seeing a resurgence in streams after its placement in Sonic The Hedgehog, Tinder has a music festival app, Neal Young is writing a book about high fidelity sound, and we all love Pizza Port's Chronic Ale.

This week's album review: "You Want It Darker" by Leonard Cohen

Next week's album review: "Egowerk" by The Faint

The guys talk about Kenan and Kel, or really just Kel's affinity for orange soda, Ariel's new boots, Disneyland and self improvement. They discussed the potential cancellation of Woodstock's 50th anniversary, Tool teasing a new album ahead of their upcoming tour, the National's new album and full length film, an upcoming documentary about Bob Moog, and of course the recent alleged herpes outbreak surrounding the Coachella Arts and Music Festival.

This week's album review: "Painted Ruins" by Grizzly Bear

Next week's album review: "You Want It Darker" by Leonard Cohen

This week, the guys discuss their affinity for dachshund hounds, and the problems with current trends in the pure breed landscape, the importance of punctuality, and Puddles Pity Party. There is discussion of band name password protection, Eminem's beard, and the term "Stan" being inducted into the Merriam Webster Dictionary, Record Store Day statistics, the Aftershock Music Festival Lineup, Notre Dame Cathedral's organ fire, among other important industry news.

This week's album review: "Spiderland" by Slint

Next week's album review: "Painted Ruins" by Grizzly Bear

Two of San Diego's most narcissistic and prolific music producers and performers on the planet, Morgan McRae and Ariel Levine discuss and share their informed opinions on the state of the music industry, trends across all genres of music, and their own personal experiences navigating the treacherous waters of entertainment. Each week includes an album review and the latest news from the music industry.

Two of San Diego's most narcissistic and prolific music producers and performers on the planet, Morgan McRae and Ariel Levine discuss and share their informed opinions on the state of the music industry, trends across all genres of music, and their own personal experiences navigating the treacherous waters of entertainment. Each week includes an album review and the latest news from the music industry.

Two of San Diego's most narcissistic and prolific music producers and performers on the planet, Morgan McRae and Ariel Levine discuss and share their informed opinions on the state of the music industry, trends across all genres of music, and their own personal experiences navigating the treacherous waters of entertainment. Each week includes an album review and the latest news from the music industry.

Two of San Diego's most narcissistic and prolific music producers and performers on the planet, Morgan McRae and Ariel Levine discuss and share their informed opinions on the state of the music industry, trends across all genres of music, and their own personal experiences navigating the treacherous waters of entertainment. Each week includes an album review and the latest news from the music industry.