This week’s new albums: GENA | Vegas Water Taxi | The Black Crowes

Also: Darts real ones, icy cold cans of coke, getting a D on the group project, Cagey performances, you can’t see the join, albums that would have saved careers, Chris Robinson: Friend of Conan, breaking half of the Black Keys’ gear, a limited number of ideas, more black bands, spring fog, Scandipositivity, reviewing without listening, in defence of streaming, getting that Tim Webster cosign, Minidisc memories, Apple design. the abiding philosophy of the podcast, wilfully stupid NBA expansion takes, contractually obligated Shoresy references, getting other people paid, being loud wrong to get on TV, and Max Verstappen appreciation corner??? (he won, of course)

1:38  GENA

7:05  Vegas Water Taxi

9:37  The Black Crowes

15:59  Next week’s albums

23:34  On streaming

37:42  After Dark - NBA, F1

Next week’s new albums: Blackwater Holylight | Girl Scout | Automobile Club

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