Sharing Needles with Friends

Our first episode in 2017!

We discuss recent news stories involving Mariah Carey and her New Years Eve performance, Smash Mouth using recent celebrity deaths of George Michael and Carrie Fisher to push their brand, The Rockettes to play the Donald Trump inauguration wether they want to or not, Mark Zuckerberg accused of being a bully towards Nickelback by Avril Lavigne, Trent Reznor's plans to release 2 new projects in 2017, Gene's Nyquil dependency issues, if bluetooth headphones degrade audio quality, and a song that has been said to decrease your stress level by 65%.

We answer many questions from listeners ranging from favorite albums of 2017 so far (ha), our favorite Nada Surf songs, favorite music documentaries, Dynaflex records, That 70's show Jackie v Donna, records we never tire of, favorite Jawbox songs, New Years superstitions, ideal producer/artist combinations, expensive vinyl in our Discogs and Ebay wantlists, best older albums we discovered last year, vinyl we are looking forward to in 2017, predictions for vinyl sales and price for this year, favorite George Michael tracks, growing your own brand, and fads we want to die.

We did the first portion of the show on Facebook Live. Join the Sharing Needles with Friends FB group to get in on the discussion and hang with us live.

In this episode we live streamed the news section on our FB group to discuss the CeeLo Green hoax video with his exploding phone, Nine Inch Nails releasing new music, Fantasy Football sports collusion, Scott Baio being assaulted by the wife of a Red Hot Chili Pepper because of his Donald Trump support, Trent Reznor film scores, Donald Trump offering to pay musicians and give access to his administration in exchange for them playing his inauguration, Kanye West meeting with Trump to possibly be an ambassador of sorts, also some of our wild conspiracy theories about Kanye, Trump, and the Illuminati, Peter Murphy of Bauhaus kicked a bouncer out of his concert for eating a hamburger and the bouncer was fired, Apple finally releasing the new bluetooth ear buds with the staggering price of $159, and we kinda talk about Neil Young's latest meeting with trump to "Make Music Great Again" but all we got out of that was Neil referred to him as Don Trump.

We also answer questions from the listeners ranging from some of our favorite local bands around knoxville, We were asked about our hobbies that we have not mentioned on the podcast, and our one thing about being a father that I didnt expect, We were asked about PPL MVR and if they could possible be a side project for the Brand New guys, thoughts on making a documentary, records that we have bought for someone and not delivered, What album would you purchase for a big time audiophile in your family, When the appropriate age to start taking kids to shows with you, worst record condition received in the mail, whether we would ever do a secret santa through SNWF, spoke about SNWF coffee mugs, what our podcast projects might entail in 2017, Our most anticipated album coming in 2017, If we've seen Stranger Things (jk) , What do we currently think we are or have ever been the best in the world at, favorite video game scores and soundtracks, Vinyl Resolutions for 2017, finding bands in their later albums and being able to go back to hear their early stuff, Simple Question: Do We Like Supergrass?..., And finally we were asked to give advise to our 2006 selves.

We close the show with a chistmas track from our best bud Zach Gilleran "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"

In this episode we discuss the new J. Cole album as well as his beef with Kanye West and Hampton Inn, the short list of artists to possibly perform at the Donald Trump inauguration (Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, and Garth Brooks), the new proposed legislation to get rid of ticket bots, Mick Jagger becoming a father again at the age of 73, the Firefly music festival, the recent critique of the new Childish Gambino album Awaken, My Love, our love/hate of music review sites, and the travesty that is the Grammy's nominating Beyonce and Disturbed for best rock song.

We also answer listener questions ranging from bands touring under the same name even when they have lost a valuable member, favorite grooming products, favorite wrestlers, our vinyl related Christmas wish list, the new Baywatch movie, our dream kids show theme to be redone by a favorite band, our favorite songs we've ever written, popsikes for ebay, the forever 27 club, favorite bass players, madtv, sexy album covers, video games, band energy, Nickelback, and movie remakes.

We close the show with a song from our SNWF christmas compilation by Gamenight.

In this episode we discuss Thanksgiving dinner staples, Tom Morello having kind words for Fidel Castro, accidental release of the new Burial 12", Joe Corre (son of Sex Pistols manager) burning 7 million dollars worth of historic merch, the Frank Ocean Blonde black friday release, Failure ripping their fans off again, Kanye West and his recent health issues, the Illuminati and other conspiracies, Shia Labeouf's recent altercation at a Warpaint concert, Morrissey's recent show cancellations and his plea for vegan friendly leather interior, how hackers can spy on you via your personal headphones, Elton John playing/not playing at the Donald Trump inauguration, Justin Beiber sucker punching a fan, and David Cross donating profits of his latest album to ACLU.

We also answer listener questions ranging from Pizzagate, fake news, proper attire at concerts, most shocking deaths in the music world, original press versus limited repress, showbiz pizza and chucky cheese, least favorite lyrics, weird food, test pressings, favorite Christmas albums, Alkaline Trio, favorite key changes, and Aliens.

We close the show with a song by Rozwell Kid titled "Halloween 3.5"

DISCLAIMER: We get a little political at times on this episode. Sometimes the music world and political world combine. While we try to be as tasteful as possible we give our honest opinions on things. We promise this wont happen a lot, but if you are sensitive to political talk this may be one for you to skip. We wont make a habit of this. Hugs and kisses...

In this episode we (unfortunately) discuss the most recent Kanye West drama, the Mike Pence and Hamilton musical debacle, Vince Neil being invited and uninvited to play the Donald Trump inauguration, racial graffiti on the MCA park in Brooklyn, new Bush Razorblade Suitcase reissue, Live reforming, people having sex in public, and Mondo's Fight Club and Gremlins vinyl pressings.

We also answer questions from listeners ranging from Root Beer, smelly records, our most purchased albums, Youtube, dream stereo setups, Black Flag, Henry Rollins, worst records we own, Steely Dan conspiracies, NFL teams, and fictitious bands.

We give our thoughts on the new Metallica album Hardwired... To Self Destruct.

We close the show with a track from Bedbound By Summer.

In this episode we discuss David Bowie's turntable going for $324,000 in an auction, the new Trainspotting vinyl press, bad vinyl pressings, new Childish Gambino, A Tribe Called Quest, the legality of using band logos in merchandise, Martin Shkreli releasing snippets of the Wu-Tang album after Donald Trump being elected, people google searching for who Taylor Swift voted for and if someone's political beliefs should affect your enjoyment of their music, the bikers that gave Bruce Springsteen roadside assistance, the sad news of the passing of Leonard Cohen and Leon Russell, Chris Shiflett replacing someone's stolen telecaster, and Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal being denied attendance to Le Bataclan due to his racist comments after the terror attack.

We also go through listener questions ranging from fantasy football, disturbing music videos, political punk songs, bands from our teen years, Harry Potter, new bands of 2016, cover albums, record flippers, Morrissey and The Smiths, Rage Against the Machine, comeback albums, and favorite/least favorite vegetables.

We close the show with a track from the new You Blew It! album "Abendrot". It's amazing. Listen to it ASAP!!

In this episode we discuss Donald Trump being offended by Jay-Z profanity, the Temple of the Dog reunion, our thoughts on Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, the new Freddie Mercury biopic starring Rami Malek directed by Brian Singer, Neil Young bringing his music back to streaming services, Kanye West stopping his show in Los Angeles early when his voice started going out and his possible Mayoral run, The Cubs and the World Series, Billy Corgan losing his seat as president of TNA wrestling, Barack Obama's turntable setup, and the link of depression and anxiety to being a musician.

We take listener questions ranging from favorite cheap beers, favorite album titles, video games, mobile fidelity pressings, TV theme songs, bad concert experiences, egg nog, Thanksgiving side dishes, and much more.

We end the show with a track from You Blew It! off their Weezer cover album. They have a new album releasing this week and it is going to be INCREDIBLE!!!

In this episode we focus mainly on questions and topics from our wonderful listeners. Topics range from the Stranger Things Soundtrack recent vinyl pressings, all things Halloween, the classifications of being a Hipster, our favorite live albums, if we were an actor who would we want to be, many things sports related, our favorite songs about MURDER, the USPS and media mail, radio stations, and A Tribe Called Quest. We also discuss Martin Shkreli and his plans to release unheard music from his private collection ( The Beatles, Nirvana, Wu-Tang, etc...) if Donald Trump wins the presidential election.

In an unprecedented anomaly I don't believe we spoke about Kanye West at all.

We close the show with a track from True Widow from their recent album AVVOLGERE titled "Theurgist". Definitely one of my favorite albums to be released this year. You can find them via Relapse Records.

In this episode we discuss the genre of Nü-Metal, the new cooking show from VH1 hosted by Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg, Morrissey's recent comments praising Brexit and throwing shade on PJ Harvey, Bob Dylan receiving and dissregarding the nobel prize for literature, Trent Reznor hinting towards new NIN music, the hilarious reasoning behind Oasis turning down the Trainspotting soundtrack, Kanye West airing his grievances about Jay Z on stage at his show, and Jimmy Kimmel trolling unsuspecting people with fake Yeezy shoes.

We also answer questions from listeners ranging from the bands we have seen live the most, who we would want to soundtrack our everyday lives, the "Pantera Effect", film scores, Stranger Things, and Black Mirror.

In this episode we discuss the Danny Elfman score for the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton debate, Radiohead putting In Rainbows disc 2 on streaming services, William Billy Corgan's recent law suit with TNA Impact wrestling, the new streaming service from Amazon, David Bowie's 25 favorite vinyl records, Nickelback being tired of Nickelback jokes, and the wikileak emails from Tom Delonge to the Clinton campaign.

We also answer questions from our lovely listeners ranging from 90's pop, pre 90's hip hop, dream bands for our label, the term "vinyls", and Ghost vs ICP deathmatches.

We play a track from our dude Pete Carr!!