Alex recently went to Japan and therefore had to force his co-hosts to listen to weird music from there. Naturally that means Kris is dragged into this mess, but to our surprise Ryan volunteered to come along as well! Give a listen as this trio discuss

Polysics: National PBuffalo Daughter:  New Rock Boredoms: Super æ

Remember when Alex ranted about the potential end of At The Drive-In? Well, he is now doing it again, but this time is about another darling of his, Tera Melos. Tera Melos just wrapped up their most recent tour with no future to be seen. This time, however, Alex pleads to the music gods that Tera Melos must continue to exist and get more attention and audience. Listen as he explains his master plan for their future success.

Oh boy this episode gets awkward!  TeAngelo, Alex, & Ryan attempt a podcast about music, but end up yelling at each other and insulting their tastes in music.  What starts as a disagreement begins to collapse into personal sniping and name-calling which should all be to the enjoyment of the listener.  Listen as they review.

Death Cab For Cutie: Thank You For Today

Doja Cat:  Amala

Calexico: The Thread That Binds Us

Alex is here with a mini-episode about the saga of At The Drive-In.  They recently finish a run of shows in South America claiming they don't know when they would play again if ever.  Alex asks the question, should they ever get back together?  Listen in as to why he thinks this would be the perfect ending for the band!

Alex had a brilliant idea, one to cause listeners to stroke their chins in as they pondered in deep thought.  Proto-goth, yes the predecessors to the main goth movement of the 80's would be a great topic.  Unfortunately Alex kind of bungled that and so instead asked Kris to review three albums that vaguely are sad.

Echo And The Bunnymen - Crocrodiles

Bauhaus - In The Flat Field

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

Before Alex left for a two week trip to Japan he took some time to record some thoughts on some recent listens. This episode of the round-up looks at

Adrian Younge - Adrian Younge Presents Voices of Gemma

AZ - The Format

Electric Light Orchestra - El Dorado

Dom - Edge of Time

Happy The Man - Happy The Man -

James Bay - Chaos In The Calm

Various Artists - Whiplash the soundtrack

Various Artists - Different Strokes By Different Folks

Tü Edge - Tü Edge

Spiritualized - And Nothing Hurt

Kris and Alex ponder upon what happens when Jazz musicians plug their instruments.  Exploring 3 albums across a near 20 year period, they discover that Electric Jazz can be both magical and painfully uninteresting.  Listen as they discuss:

Francisco Mondragon Rio - Natural

Miroslav Vitous - Green Line

Sun Ra - Lanquidity

Alex, as late to the party as always takes a look at the last release from now deceased musician XXXTentacion and dives into the deeper topic of separating art from artist and how the mental gymnastics we partake in with people we laud.

We had a small recording issue when producing this episode which meant Ryan was sadly wiped from the existence of this episode.  Fortunately TeAngelo and Alex's audio survived and with the magic of editing we were able to produce this episode where they review three new(ish) hip-hop oriented albums.  Check out their thoughts on

Lecrae & Zaytoven - Let The Trap Say Amen

Del the Funky Homosapien & Amp Live - Gate 13

The Coup - Sorry To Bother You: The Soundtrack

Round-Up #11 is here.  Alex is off the episode 100 high and back to humble grounds to give you some run-downs on recent listens.

Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago

Talib Kweli & Mos Def - Blackstar

Frank Zappa - Imaginary Diseases

Hawkwind - The 1999 Party

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory

Tricky - Maxinquaye