Just a reminder: Shows after this one will be coming out on Tuesdays (the new best day of the week). So get this one while it's hot folks, cause you'll be having another coming your way sooner than usual!

Some of the topics this week are:

Massive Attack gives festival goers a massive disappointment at Mad Cool, 

Guns N Roses cleaning up with their new tour and setting youtube records for 2 different decades,

London dropping the ball on festival organization,

The Deftones starting their own festival,

Ed Sheeran being the highest grossing artist of 2017,

MTV still having a music award show for some reason,

John Schnepp RIP (show your support),

and more...

This weeks album review: Bullet For My Valentine - Gravity

This weeks Rockin Rig: Vivian Campbell - Def Leppard 2011

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I hope you guys took advantage of our Amazon links on prime day and helped break their site with the sheer number of orders you were giving them through us. I'm a glass half full kind of guy. Anyway... Some of the topics this week are:

Bruno Mars learning about how important it is to have a good pyro tech,

John Coltrane releasing his most successful album 40 years after he died

Drake beating out the entire genre of Rock on the Billboard charts,

Marilyn Manson getting up to his old ways on stage,

System of A Down and why they can't get an album out,

How to best support your favorite artists in this new industry paradigm,

and more...

This weeks album review: YUNGBLUD - 21st Century Liability

This weeks Rockin RIg: Tom Morello - Rage Against the Machine 1998

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Some of the topics this episode:

Dave Matthews having a not-so-great gig at a festival,

The justice system coming down on the Ghost Ship "proprietors",

The Fyre Festival organizers being on the hook to the tune of $5,000,000.00,

Drake dominating Spotify in all sorts of ways,

Moogs financial hardship brought on by new tariffs,

Swizz Beatz depriving us of a Kanye/Bono collaboration (for now),

Rolling Stones (not very good) list of the top 100 tracks of this century so far,

and more...

This weeks album review: Eve 6 - Horrorscope

This weeks Rockin Rig: Mark Tremonti - Creed 2009

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Entry-Level Rig: PRS SE Tremonti 400 (w/Tremolo) / Kemper Profiler (Built-In 600 Watt Power Amp) / Mesa Boogie 4x12 (Used) / Furman Power Conditioner / Morley Tremonti Power Wah / D'addario Electric Guitar Strings 10-49 / Dunlop Nylon Picks 1mm / Planet Waves Cables

Some of the topics this week are:

Old man Reznor complaining about Kanye and The Weekend "stealing" his general idea for a live show,

Joe Jackson R.I.P.,

Canada keeping it classy and sticking up for the wildlife when building their festivals,

The "median income" of musicians in the U.S.,

Barry Gibb getting knighted,

Morbid Angel and how the P.M.R.C. totally missed the REAL targets,

The Kinks getting the band back together,

and more...

This weeks Album Review: Christina Aguilera - Liberation

This weeks rockin rig: Kenny Wayne Sheperd (2010)

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Entry Level Replacement Rig: Fender Standard Strat / Fender Blues Deluxe / Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator / DigiTech RP360 / Ernie Ball Regular Slinky 10s 3 pack / Extra Heavy Fender Picks

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Ladies and Gentlemen...WE ARE ON SPOTIFY. This is not a drill... Some of the topics this week: XXXtentacion posthumously breaking Taylor Swifts single day download record on Spotify

Micheal Jackson's new Broadway musical

Jay-Z making more crazy business moves

Akon starting his own crypto-currency

Is Weird Al a legit music act?

Fenders unique business strategy leads to some sneaky new shenanigans

and more...

This weeks album review: Chromeo - Head Over Heels

This weeks rig: Dave Navarro - Janes Addiction 2012

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Entry Level Replacement Rig: Ibanez GRGA120WH / Yamaha APX500III / Marshall DSL40C / Dunlop Wah / Line 6 M9 Multi-effects floor unit / Ernie Ball Regular Slinky 10s / Dunlop Teardrop Medium picks

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This week we make our triumphant return to iTunes! I apologize to our corporate podcast overlords for my transgressions. Now then...

Some of the topics this week:

XXXtentacion RIP

The crazy success of The Greatest Showman soundtrack

Are CD's officially dead? They are if you read Rolling Stone

Chris Brown's unfortunate inability to keep himself from punching women

Some of the "greatest moments in metal history"

Music industry power couples...who ya got?

and more...

This weeks album review: Dave Matthews Band - Come Tomorrow

This weeks Rockin' Rig: Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) 2004

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MId-Level substitute rig: Dean Dave Mustaine VMNT / Dean Dave Zero / Marshall 1960 BV Cabinets / Shure UHF-R Wireless (Contact [email protected]) / Fractal Audio Axe FX2 ( Contact [email protected]) / Marshall JVM410H 100-watt Amp / GHS Boomers 10-52s / Dunlop Tortex Pics

Entry level substitute rig: Dean Z Bolt-on Classic / Dean Abomination / Line 6 M9 / Marshall DSL40C / GHS Boomers 10-52 / Dunlop Tortex Pics

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This was a kind of weird week in music news, but that just makes for a more interesting episode for all you fine listeners.

Some of the topics this week are:

Travis Scott's terrible idea to have roller coasters at his shows

Spotify starting to claim it's rightful place in the industry as the new breed of record label.

The Backstreet Boys performing at...The CMT awards?

An 8 hour concert meant to put you to sleep

Pusha T calling off his beef with Drake

and more... This weeks album review: Kanye West - Ye

 This weeks Rockin Rig: Kurt Cobain 1993 

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Mid level substitute rig: Egnater Vengeance 412B 300w 4x12 / Randall RG1503H 300 Watt Guitar Head / Fender Duo-sonic Mustang- Daphne Blue (instead of Sonic Blue) / ProCo Rat 2 / MXR Micro Chorus

Entry level substitute rig: Line 6 Spider V 120watt 1x12 combo amp (built-in effects) / Fender 311220506 Squier by Bullet Mustang Electric Guitar - HH - Rosewood Fingerboard – Black

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Back to the normal show format this week! Hope you're all ready to get back into the swing of things.

Some of the topics covered in this episode are:

Chief Keef's maybe (or maybe not) getting shot at in New York

Who reps what city (and is it important?)

Getting your face on/in magazines Why there's too many ads in Guitar World/Guitar Player

Our Favorite Concept albums

Are all Hip Hop albums concept albums?

And more...

This weeks rig: Jason Hook - Five Finger Death Punch

This weeks album: Racer X - Technical Difficulties

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Ladies and Gentlemen...We've come to the final installment of the D.I.Y. series. I hope the past 5 weeks have provided you with the tools you'll need to create the best quality sonic art possible on your own.

Some of the topics this episode are:

Spotify wussing out on their new conduct policy

Lil' Xan learning the hard way about how the music industry actually works

Why Izzy Stradlin isn't joining the new GNR tour

The Mutiny Festival getting cancelled due to bad drugs

and of course...I wrap up the D.I.Y series by finishing the mix portion and giving you a few tips and tricks that might help you in finishing your own mix.

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Oh boy! This episode I get into my favorite part of the recording process: The mix. I got so into it we skipped doing a rockin' rig and album review this week and STILL didn't have enough time to cover it all. I guess we'll just have to do a part 5. Bring it on! Some of the other things we covered on this episode are:

The Laurel/Yanni nonsense

The dude from Gorillaz leaving his new album masters in a cab

The legal battle over Curt Cobains unplugged guitar

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