Arik Jenkins joins us again to discuss this years Emerging Artists competition sponsored by Guzzardo’s Performance Music. We discuss how bands out there can become apart of this great showcase for new original bands. Other topics include the nature of free music, Arik’s experience having a development deal in the early 90s, and Get Positive! Music by: The Flaming Lips Beautiful Collision The Rikters Crankupmadonna Rufus Wainwright

Sock Monkey Sound welcomes local Rockfordian and patron of the arts, Mr. Chris French alongside Photographer Aryn Kresol (http://arynkresol.blogspot.com) on the eve of his show this weekend during Rockford’s Spring Art Scene. Topics include: weddings, art, hot asians, long tooths, and photography stuff. And of course – Get Positive! Featuring Music by: The Wiitala Brothers Six Nights Alone Telekinesis Xen Joan Osborne

We welcome KOJI and Into It. Over It. (aka-Evan Thomas) to Sock Monkey Sound this week. Evan is a singer/songwriter and New Jersey native that moved to Chicago a couple years ago while KOJI is an musician, artist, and activist from Pennsylvania. We talk about Darth Vader toast, creepy bald dudes, Evan’s 52 Weeks project, KOJI’s involvement with Invisible Children, and play an explosive game of Word Association. Featured music by: Teenage Fanclub And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Colossal KOJI Into It. Over It.

Sock Monkey Sound welcomes Travis Legge, writer and director of the upcoming slasher film Raymond Did It. We talk about what it’s like to be an indie filmaker and storyteller, what makes a good B movie, George Romero’s greatness, and play the longest round of Get Positive EVER! Guest co-host Dave Pedersen kicks ass, destroys tables, and talks about things the only way Dave can – drunk. Rated R for really long language, sexual situations, gore and mild violence. Featured music by: Mana Kintorso Birds and Batteries Erodecay Elsinore Big Star

It’s The Pleasuredome Part Deux! Brandon’s roommate Justin Whipple sits in as we choose guilty pleasures from the 90′s. Full House, Steve Urkel, crappy Rockford radio stations, and a ridiculously long discussion of ICP and the Juggalos Gathering (WTF?!). Can you guess what our picks are gonna be? Hint: Excrement Prevails!

Geronimo! joins us for an in studio interview and live performance. Topics include the craptastic We Are The World 2010 video, musical influences, band history, An American Tail, blah blah blah. We introduce a new game, The Quote Game.

Musician, comedian, and Tap Me Games grand beardmaster David Ballard sits in on this weeks show. He talks about how he left Rockford to pursue riches in a far away land called Chicago working on interactive games with Tap Me Games, the impact of marketing and social media (as if he’s an expert or something), and we play a round of Word Association with David. Featured music by: Field Music Common Loon The Controver Sea The Braves

Jon Marks from Hey Champ joins us for love… Sock Monkey Style! We talk a crap load about Jon’s history, as well as how Hey Champ has been busting ass for the last year and a half. Featuring music by: Fable and the World Flat Simon Brown Cool Kids w/ Hey Champ Eastern Blok Hey Champ

This week we welcome artist extraordinaire Jesus Correa to the monkey cave. We discuss his 2009 Rockford mayoral race experience, history in the music scene and art community, and Dave’s love of pixelated women. Call our Hotline at 815-315-9552. Featuring music by: Spoon Jesus Correa Vic Ruggiero Blaming Tim Otter Petter

It’s just the Sock Monkey Sound Crew this episode bcuz our scheduled guest decided to have a baby. Pat bares his soul to our audience and cries. More RAMI talk (hopefully the last for a while), X-treme drinking games, and ourselves. Jim Hanke also makes an appearance via voice mail. Make sure you listen at the end of the episode for our extreme commercial. Featured music by: Big Science Strange Arrangement Robbers Mike Droho Son Of Rams Elections