Amidst a debate on the varying value and legitimacy of band reunions, we veer into the fickle nature of artistic purity and entitlement. Is art less valid if it's easy to make? Should artists expect to be able to make a living on principle? Jack White and Billy Corgan's legacies collide as case studies. 

Also, excerpts from Johnny's recent interview with Cold War Kids singer Nathan Willett, and some philosophy volleys over the necessity of psychedelics in existential exploration.

After a visit to Chris Cornell's grave, we explore music as a tool for catharsis, and as a barometer of our life experience. We debate the finer points of GNR's bastard-child record 'The Spaghetti Incident?' before getting our doom on with a track from Skwerl's band Goliathan. We also reminisce on the grit and DIY of the Self-Pollution Radio sessions with Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Mad Season, Mudhoney, and more, and tease the upcoming summer rock infusion.

The crash-and-burn interviews that make us cringe to remember. Want to know the worst questions you could ever ask someone? Listen up. This, after Johnny’s tale of rich old people hanging with nazis at a Make America Great Again rally.

We had planned to hit the Comedy Store in LA last night, only to discover that our tickets were for next week. So we headed back to the AQ fort, where a night of flowing whiskey and edible gobbling unfolded as we covered a whole lot of new music, including killer new jams from Battle Tapes, ’68 and Goldfrapp. We discuss the hilariously awesome Chuck Berry + John Lennon incident with Yoko Ono, share some typically embarrassing personal stories of old, and zero in on the real meaning of life.

Short but sweet - a talk with ’68 frontman Josh Scogin about musical trap doors, tour robbery prevention and festival excellence. We also recap a monster show between LA hardcore demons The Bronx and ’68, at the tour kickoff/album release party for The Bronx V.

Exploring the choose-your-own-adventure nature of SXSW, from backyard punk shows to free tacos at multi-branded badge events. Getting drunk & dirty at Austin's annual music/multimedia conference.

A musical autopsy of a malignant nightmare of a year.

We lost Chris Cornell yesterday, and we're all still reeling. But tonight we celebrate his life and musical transcendence with our own outpourings of pure rock passion for the King of Seattle.

The loss of a dear pet leads to a deep conversation about fate and spirituality before our reflections on Tool's tour-closer in San Bernardino with Primus, Clutch, Fantômas, and the Melvins, and Johnny's trip to Europe to see Radiohead. We also somehow get into an examination of tribalism in the matrix. It's a weird one.

Exploring music as a higher form of language, as a tool for catharsis & escapism. Sharing the songs/albums that get us through, keep us sane, tear us down when we need it most. We also discuss the new Hark album Machinations, Alain Johannes' new 36-track Ghost Recon soundtrack, as well as the latest jam from P.O.S.