We figured we'd try something new on this episode - how about a little music chat? This week Paul from Connecticut stops by the studio to demonstrate a neat little party trick he knows how to do: Six Degrees of Classic Metal! I throw bands at him from across several decades and sub-genres, and he follows that band's members through their careers until they link back to Whitesnake. Can he do it? I bet he can with the Scorpions or Warrant... but what about Metallica? Queen?

PLUS: We're taking you back to the start of heavy metal and determining when it arrived beyond a shadow of a doubt... so the debate is over! And we're both taking a stab at building our own supergroups from the early days of hard rock and metal. Hit play and find out who gets Dio on this installment of WNUT Talk!

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The "Hailey Hates Everything" podcast was launched in 2021 by Hailey and Sean, who scour the earth for the most loathsome and infuriating nonsense on the planet. Then Hailey gets high and Sean guides her through the worst humanity has to offer - from music and films, to fanny packs, slang, and even butt stuff. (Hey, the weed tends to lower her filter.)

WNUT sits down with Hailey to find out the status of the show's hiatus, as well as bring her ire back to the hate-starved masses! What modern trends need to go? Should restaurants have children and no-children sections? Why is 98 Degrees performing the Offspring in concert? And why shouldn't short girls date really tall dudes? Hailey has the answers... or at least a healthy portion of rage... so hit play and let the hate flow through you!

Want to subject yourself to the same videos Hailey sent Brandon? Here they are!

- Five: "Cold Sweat" - https://youtu.be/u5ykof4BbBo

- 98 Degrees: "Thong Song" - https://youtu.be/szmf2vVbJYY

- 98 Degrees: "Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)" - https://youtu.be/xrH1opby1Qg

- Stormtrooper Boy Band: "Jedi Mind Tricked" - https://youtu.be/YFw2lj8VsOs

- Klingon Doomgrass: "A Star Trek Folk Song" - https://youtu.be/_pU2VDh9QSM

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Sap came rocking out of Austin, Texas in 2023 with grungy riffs, pummeling rhythms, and a mean, soulful howl. I sat down with the band in the middle of their East Coast "Show Some Manners" tour to talk about the group's beginnings, their influences, stories from the road, and what the future holds for the Texas trio. We lived, we laughed, we loved... we watched Evan kill most of a six-pack of Rolling Rock.

ALSO: Where does Sap stand on wearing the t-shirt of the band you're going to see? What artists are they listening to as they cross the country? What movies and books keep them sane on the road? What's their advice to musicians looking to start a band? And just where DO you find a bathroom in New York City? Hit play and let's find out together on this episode of WNUT Talk!

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Break out your history books - we're going Back to the Beginning (get it?) with Black Sabbath! On this episode, Brandon's taking a head count of EVERY. SINGLE. lead singer who ever sang with Black Sabbath, as well as the story of why there was an opening and how they came to join the legendary group. Everyone knows Ozzy... many people know Dio... and most everyone else would miss the trivia question: "Name three lead singers for the band Black Sabbath." Today we're making sure you won't be one of those people!

Plus: What lesser-known Sabbath albums should you absolutely check out? Is it true that there was a lead singer hired between Ozzy and... Ozzy? (Why, yes - twice, actually!) And does Jeff Fenholt even qualify as a Black Sabbath singer? Strap in, because we're going through changes (get it?) on WNUT Talk!

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This episode of WNUT Talk is a near and dear one to Brandon; together we're looking at the musical partnership between performer Meat Loaf and songwriter Jim Steinman - two men put on this earth to find each other and bring us the body of music they gave us for more than 40 years. We take you to the very moment their paths crossed for the first time, and together we'll experience the ups, the downs, the lawsuits, the reconciliations, the triumphs, and the tragedies.

Plus: When Meat Loaf said he'd do anything for love but he wouldn't do "that," what exactly did he mean? What often overlooked album was originally the true "Bat Out of Hell" sequel? Did Jim Steinman really write a Batman musical? And what about that time Barry Manilow dunked on Meat Loaf with his own song? I've got the whole story, and believe me: it's a fascinating one. It's a match made in Heaven - or out of Hell - so quit holding out for a hero and dive in with WNUT Talk!

Hear the 1972 "Heaven Can Wait" demo, sung by Bette Midler, here: https://youtu.be/MSS5A0mGv8I

See Meat Loaf take the stage with the New York cast of "Bat Out of Hell: The Musical" in 2019 here: https://youtu.be/dzHck4bgwHo

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On this installment of WNUT Talk we're digging into bootleg records, tapes, and CDs! From the folk scene of the 1960s, through 1980s pop, to this day — bootleg albums have been with us just about every step of the way. The feds have gone after them; the labels have tried to squash them; but like cockroaches in the walls of the establishment, they just won't die. We're digging in those crates, looking under those counters, and cranking up that contraband loud and proud.

What was the first bootleg album ever released? What was the highest bootleg seller of all time? Were they as a big a threat to the record labels as everyone made them out to be? And did they finally kill off the music industry? We've got the answers to all of that and SO much more on this episode of WNUT Talk, so roll your tapes!

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This week we're talking about the giant hole in pop culture left by Brian Wilson, who died last year at the age of 82. Wilson and the Beach Boys changed rock and roll forever in the '60s with the lush arrangements of songs like "California Girls," "God Only Knows," and "Good Vibrations." We're talking about just how pervasive Wilson's influence on music has been for more than 60 years; how prolific his work has been throughout the generations; and how an unlikely hit rocketed the group back to stardom among the chart success of Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and INXS in 1988.

ALSO: Brandon explores some of the uphill battles that Wilson had to fight throughout his life, from his mental illnesses and paranoia, to his famous clashes with cousin and bandmate Mike Love. We're talking about Wilson's towering achievements in both music and overcoming these battles, so polish up your surfboard and dive in with us on WNUT Talk!

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On this episode of WNUT Talk, Stoney (a/k/a Brandon) takes you back to West Coast hip-hop's g-funk era. What exactly was g-funk? Where did it come from, where did it go? And what was its legacy after it fell off?

AND: Though Dr. Dre is widely credited with creating the sound and launching the style, there's another hip-hop producer who people say did it first, and that Dre may have heard his work and beaten him to the market. But who is this mystery mix master? And how could that be? We're leaving no stone... or chronic flake... unturned!

Hit play and let's get funky on the mic like an old batch of collard greens!

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In 2004, WNUT sat down with guitarist Jimmy Coup to talk about his journey in rock 'n' roll, touring the world with Andrew W.K., and what the future held for the man in the Hawaiian shirt. Now, for the first time in 20 years, hear that interview as Jimmy talks about his influences, the stages he's rocked, and the friends he's made.

ALSO: Jimmy reveals the kindest soul he's ever met in the world of rock... as well as one of the most bizarre! Hear how the explosion of grunge affected the rise of his band just as they were getting off the ground (with a little help from Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner)... which album Aerosmith's Steven Tyler personally bought for him on tour... and did you know that he once danced on stage at a Flaming Lips concert dressed as a giant frog? He's got those stories and more in this exclusive interview, straight from the WNUT vault!

Crank it up to 11, hit play, and rock out to this episode of WNUT Talk!

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This week on WNUT Talk, Stoney is joined by the Great Fashniz, AgitoLive, and the WNUT Intern to ruin your favorite TV shows and movies! We're talking about questionable plots, fan theories from the bizarre to the sinister, and even playing a round of Guess the Movie based on the "movie plots described poorly" memes.

From "The Lion King," "Mary Poppins," and "Wall-E" — to "Die Hard" and "It" — no one is safe from deconstruction! Brandon looks at a fan favorite moment from "The Office" in a way you're guaranteed to hate, and we grossly oversimplify "Titanic," "Batman," "Mrs. Doubtfire," and a whole slew of others with reckless abandon. Don't delay — ruin the classics and hit play!

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