For the first time in Those Music Guys history, we have a returning guest; Liam Barlow is back for revenge and he's brought Unearthed's Harry Warren with him to tell us how the heck you develop a band in the modern age.

In the first of our Spotlight Specials, the guys sit down with Wil Russell of Luna Kiss.

O2 venues are now taking 25% of artists' merch sales - what a load of bollocks; Mike reminds us how much we owe to Jack White and Fa finds the funk in indie with Liverpool's RATS.

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The guys sit down with Chris Massey, head of Sprechen Music, to discuss the realities of running a record label.

To find out more about Chris and his label, please visit the following links:
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The guys take a trip down Memory Lane to talk about the history of reality talent shows and try to predict their future and legacy; Mike gives an efficient review of Rammstein’s “Zeit” and Ya’Boy Fa talks about Ya’Boyz Ya’Boyz’ Ya’Boyz.

Phew, it's been a while since we've had a guest, so the guys are super excited to sit down with Liam Barlow of Unearthed Music to discuss all things band management.

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It seems like more and more musicians are relying on backing tracks, loop pedals, controllers and other such devices during their stage show; with the boundaries between a studio recording and a live performance becoming increasingly blurred, the guys ask the question: what the hell constitutes as live music in the modern era? Mike soundtracks his life with alt-J's "The Dream" and Fa falls in love with the dulcet tones of Matt Fryers.

Neil Young vs Joe Rogan! It’s the war to end all wars; the ultimate showdown; the Battle Royale we never knew we needed! But who will win? Find out in our latest, most thrilling episode yet. Mike gets his opinions and pronunciation of Finneas absolutely correct and Fa is so into Casseyette that he forgets how to spell “cassette”.

It can be a scary world out there for creatives when clambering for likes and shares, and now we're being bombarded with adverts for courses claiming to teach us how to reach our goals - are they worth the money? Mike worships Billy Talent's "Crisis of Faith" and Fa gets all geared up to see The Pagans S.O.H this month. 

Regardless of success, it can be very easy for a musician to forget to be humble and allow themselves to push their heads further and further up their own rear end; so in this episode, the guys discuss the potential sign posts that can lead you along that dirty, dirty path; Mike spends countless evenings with Silk Sonic and Fa decides that Bambie Thug is his most successful discovery yet.