The Riff Between Us

Supergroup time - The Dead Weather starring Jack White and some other forgettable people come out of nowhere just in time to rock us to our core. We take a closer look at their debut release, heralded by many as "pretty good" and "that band where Jack White should have just sang". Is it worth the listen? Yes. Should Jack White have been the sole vocalist? Also yes.

We review the latest King Gizz offering, KG. Somewhat eponymous and certainly microtonal, it's a fun, deep album was all agree is worth a listen. We all had fun and didn't belittle each other this time unfortunately, but this podcast is worth a listen as well.

On this episode we have a surprise guest! Mike brings in a Frank Ocean fan who Matt unceremoniously rips into with no regard for anyone's feelings. Shown to be a fool in the end, you decide who's the real winner as we listen to this droning, boorish album.

In this episode Mike bathes himself in Matt and Thomas' discomfort in acknowledging Coheed and Cambria even exist. As we've found, it's near impossible to wash away the filth and grime of the lead singer's voice, even long after you've stopped listening. Next time I'll invent and wear ear condoms.

A deep-ish dive into Rage Against the Machine. Why were they great? WERE they great? Yes, of course, and who better than to discuss that than three guys who listened to their albums a few times twenty years ago.

Mike, Matt, and Thomas finally get to skip all that "song" nonsense and dig into the only thing that really matters - gnarly, shredding, wailing guitar solos. As expected there are lots of subjective opinions clashing with Matt's objective facts. But at least there was one thing we could all agree on - nothing holds a candle to Lil Wayne's groundbreaking turn as the world's greatest guitarist.

In this episode we review Justin Vernon's obviously casual blues rock side project. If mediocre blues rock were ever singularly defined by a seminal work, this would be it. At least there's lots of giggles and attacks on Mike's credibility.

It's Mike's band! And his first outing as a Rick Rubin-esque producer. An absolute renaissance man, Thomas and Matt viciously tear him apart (just for fun).

In this episode we explore the enigmatic and dynamic singer-songwriter Fiona Apple. Is her latest album a compelling, explosive breakthrough into a new sonic dimension, or merely a rehash of mid-2000s era Devendra Banhart-esque low-fi pot banging? Who's to say? Me. I'm to say.

In this super special freakout episode, we entertain Matt's hysteria interspersed with Mike playing random pun-based tunes. We never manage to catch them coming even when it's incredibly obvious. Also, don't take any advice we might have, just don't leave your house or do anything with other human beings ever again.