What it's like to have a heavy metal band in Iran,

Forever 21 ripping off Ariana Grande,

Nicki Minaj calling it quits,

Swedish House Mafia's expensive pyro mistake,

The CMT's leaving out some big names this year,

Obama's sales-boosting playlist,

and much much more…

This weeks album review: Common - Let Love

This weeks "Lets Talk Music": What is your favorite pretentious album, and what about it makes your music tastes superior to everyone else's?

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Some questionable career advice from Jadakiss,

An odd complaint about Slipknots new album from fans,

Ed Sheeran having issues with his ticket resale scheme,

Fyre Festival on the being the ones to sue someone else for a change,

Lil Nas X getting recognition from the country music crowd,

Rosewood staying in the conversation for instrument makers,

and much much more…

This weeks album review: Tool - Fear Inoculum

This weeks "Lets Talk Music": Neil Young's Lonely Quest to Save Music: is he brilliant or nuts?

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Dragonforce embracing their reputation,

Eminem (unknowingly) going after Spotify,

Taylor Swift changing up her business practices,

A new innovation in concert crowd control,

Johnny Cash's estate getting litigious,

Death Row records getting a surprising new owner,

and much much more…

This weeks album review: Taylor Swift - Lover

This weeks "Lets Talk Music": What do you think about the concept of the musical "Goldilocks Zone" (the small area of overlap between accessibility and experimentation)?

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A ruling in the Led Zeppelin case,

Bjork stepping up the box set game,

Some new hip hop beef,

Kid Rock's rural street cred getting called into question,

Beatport cleaning house,

Slayer being too metal for NASCAR,

and much much more…

This weeks album review: Hunter Hayes - Wild Blue, Part 1

This weeks "Lets Talk Music": Let's talk about getting into different genres of music and what defines a taste

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A most pit death,

Mystikal's on stage mishap,

Wayne Newton's pet monkey getting him in legal trouble,

Some American Idol salaries,

The first festival to feature weed sales,

Apple music's fancy new artists stats feature,

and much much more…

This weeks album review: Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind

This weeks "Let's Talk Music": Do you think that music will merge with other artforms?

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Bill and Chris once again attempt to shed light on the streaming controversy,

Miranda Lambert having buyers remorse with her early works,

Freedom for A$AP Rocky,

Mob break-in's at Lollapalooza,

Ed Sheeran's record breaking tour,

The increase in copyright lawsuits in the industry,

and much much more….

This weeks album review: Drake - Care Package

This weeks "Lets Talk Music": Do albums need to be cohesive to be good?

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A very metal high five,

R Kelly's jailhouse demands,

Justice for Meek Mill,

Riley Green learns about the industry the hard way,

Tomorrowland's yearly arrest record,

Woodstock 50 officially being cancelled,

and much much more…

This weeks album review: Willow - Willow

This weeks "Lets Talk Music": Genres that have become a victim to virtuoso musicianship

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Ed Sheeran putting up record setting numbers (again),

A$AP Rocky's tough time in Sweden,

Scott Weiland's posthumous royalties,

Mamby On The Beach getting cancelled,

Live Nation pulling some resale shenannigans,

Garth Brooks opening up his "dive bar" tour here in Chicago,

and much much more…

This weeks album review: Sum 41 - Order In Decline

This weeks "Lets Talk Music": The idea of authenticity in music

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Some new charges (of course) for R. Kelly,

Lil Wayne not having such a good time on tour with Blink 182,

Metallica breaking into the kids market,

The love child of country and hip hop finally being born,

Swedish House Mafia getting in on the metal aesthetic,

Amazon music coming up fast,

and much much more…

This weeks album review: Ed Sheeran - No. 6 Collaborations Project

This weeks "Lets Talk Music": Getting Back into a Band You Liked Before?

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Some of the topics this week are:

Ed Sheeran's legal troubles put on hold,

A surprising jump in guitar sales after Glastonbury thanks to The Cure,

Cardi B's failed trademark attempt,

Bad news for Woodstock 50,

An unlucky case of mistaken identity,

Apple music bringing back the exclusivity deal,

and much much more…

This weeks album review: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - The Traveler

This weeks "Let Talk Music": How important is album art in your mind?

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