This is the third installment in the D.I.Y series. This week we go into the tracking portion of the process. Some of the topics included in this episode are

Spotify's spot on policy of separating themselves from artists they don't approve of.

People whining over digital jukeboxes in dive bars

Chris goes to see the Smoking popes and relive his youth

and of course...

How to track your album.

This weeks Rockin Rig: Slash

This weeks album review: A Perfect Circle - Eat The Elephant

This episode is part 2 in the home recording series. This week we go into the buying and setup of the equipment for your studio.

This weeks Rockin Rig: Billy Gibbons

This weeks Album Review: Fugazi - 13 Songs

It's the first episode of spring! At least here in Chicago.

This episode Bill tries his hardest to give you a one episode tutorial on how to make a quality home recording, but just can't fit everything in, so he'll be going into more detail over the course of the next however many episodes.

Some of the topics covered in this episode are:

Gibsons financial tomfoolery

Garth Brooks and his odd distribution methods

And a quick overview of home recording:

This episode Chris and I will be dropping some hard truths about what it really means to turn your music into money, like...

Business agreements between band members

Turning something you love into something you sell

When to drop cash on a studio

The importance of lawyers

Signing with a label

Working with producers

And more...

Also, go to Reddit and check out r/letstalkmusic. It's a great place for music discussion.

Some of the topics we go over this week:

iTunes following Spotify's lead

The stress of being a musician on a flight

Rappers punching women on facebook live

Some of our favorite band names

Crybaby festival lawsuits

and more...

This weeks rock star rig: Pepper Keenan

This weeks album review: The Wombats - Beautiful people will ruin your life.

Buy it here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beautiful-people-will-ruin-your-life/1298624249

Episode 16 Merry Licksmas

Some of the topics this episode include:

- Paying your taxes

- My new holiday for musicians

- The difference between and expert and a professional

- Why MTV can’t hang with ESPN

- Albums we like from artists we dislike

- How jealous I am of people with perfect pitch

- The importance of PRO’s and copywriting your work

and more…

This weeks rockin’ rig: Yngwie Malmsteen

Some of the subjects we get into on this episode are:

The lack of Jews in fighting games

Chris's charitable music endeavors

My unceremonious return to giving guitar lessons

The Adventures of collecting unemployment

The terror of having custom ear plugs made

The Grateful Dead's insane live sound fetish

and more...

This weeks famous setup: Don Donegan of Disturbed

Some of the topics on this episode include:

My new iPhone

Getting sued (by Gibson? Probably, if you make guitars)

Me stepping up my Instagram game, and how celebrities deal with it

The "proper" way to play/practice

and I introduce a new segment for those of you who wanna know how the pro's get down gear-wise.

This episode I decided we should just get it out of the way and go over some of the guitar heroes that are closest to our hearts. We keep it to three each just for times sake, so you best believe it was in no way a complete list for either of us.

Oh boy...I hope you guys won't get mad at me expressing my right to free speech in this one. One thing's for sure, arguments you have in your head never go the same as when you actually have them coming out your mouth.

Some of topics this episode:

Rick Ross dying (almost)

Bon Jovi's ability to still be killing the music game

The West Wing vs. The Wire

Why I don't like The Beatles or Hendrix

The unexpected social consequences of pointy guitars

And plenty more