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Side A talks are all about Tyler’s March Madness staycation. The upsets, players, and great games are explored. On side B (50:00), the wait is finally over for the new Aly & AJ album, and it’s… surprisingly country. Did Tyler enjoy the stylistic change? The duo also gushes over the Revolver pressing of Underoath’s The Changing of Times.

A podcast episode about March Madness talks mainly about… music? Yep! Side A is filled with vinyl talk and stories as well as reactions to new music from Manchester Orchestra & Story of the Year. Side B (1:20:25) is where you can get our takes on bracket talk.

Side A catches you up on the latest NFL free agency news (Carr, Henry rumors, Geno getting a bag, and Jags making moves), NBA happenings, and some championship week talk. Side B (44:45) dives into Ward’s two shows in one night insanity, new singles from boygenius & Underoath, and vinyl temptation facing Tyler over the week.

Side A: Tyler & Ward recap a big weekend of NBA action including what to make of the Lakers sans LeBron and the sneaky Heat. Side B (54:41) opens out of bounds as Tyler gives some feedback on M3GAN before diving into some recent vinyl arrivals and impressions of The Weeknd’s concert special.

Cancel all plans and pause Seinfeld. Furnace Fest just dropped the whole damn lineup for ‘23. Ward & Tyler weigh in on it and list who they’d like to see. (Side B 1:21:12) NBA All-Star Weekend gets pushed to side B. What worked and didn’t work? The duo goes over the highs and lows.

Side A: No waiting on music this week as we look over the freshly released Record Store Day list. What made our personal lists? The new Paramore album has been out for a week, and we share our opinions on it. Side B (54:01): we finally present our Super Bowl recap (a tad late). What did we think about the game, commercials, and Rihanna? Lastly, we preview the upcoming NBA All-Star Weekend. Tyler wants to replace the dunk contest and has a fresh idea on what event could take its place.

0 to 100 real quick. That sums up the flurry of trades from KD being moved late at night to the 3pm deadline. It was hard to keep up with it all! Ward and Tyler discuss its impact on teams gunning for a playoff spot and which teams improved.

A lot of ground to cover this week; Sunday was relentless. Kyrie got traded to Ward’s team, and he is not pleased. The guys give some thoughts on what it could do for the Mavs season. Also, a few Super Bowl picks and LeBron is about to break the NBA scoring record.(Side B 35:36) Hip-hop won the guys over at the Grammys after a magnificent performance from absolute legends. The duo discuss their favorite moments of the night from the red carpet to AOTY. Mainly hits, some misses, and a stealing of hips.

We start Side A discussing the conference championship games and how we think the teams will match up in the Super Bowl before getting into Tom Brady speculation. Oops, he retired the day after recording. Ward is frustrated with NBA refs. On Side B (1:08:02), we discuss initial reactions to new releases from Sam Smith & Lil Yachty. We go out of bound briefly to discuss The Last of Us S1 E3 (spoiler warning).

What a wild week for music news and vinyl preorders. You know it’s bad when you have to take 5 to recover. Ward & Tyler are here to break it all down on side A. Side B is a breakdown of the divisional games from the weekend and a preview of the conference title games. What did we like from the games we watched that may carry over into the next round?