in this episode we give each other music that we think we would like and have probably not heard.  We also talk about Mike Portnoy's return to Dream Theater, as well as Jason Becker.

Keep the music loud and the critics silent, The Universalspacejam.

today we go deep with one of our own hosts, Gillen H2O, 

Keep the music loud and the critics silent, The Universalspacejam.

this episode delves laughingly into the comically tragic world of the gigging musicians.    

Keep the music loud and the critics silent, The Universalspacejam.

today on the podcast we interview our very own co-host Chuck D, better known as Chuck Sicola. this interview gives a lot of insight and context to his opinions and musical tastes, as well as providing an unfiltered glimpse into what makes chuck D, Chuck D.

Keep the music loud and the critics silent, The Universalspacejam.

As the Title implies our A.D.D.  riddled minds were all over the place on this one, lol.   We discuss the Guitarists that have recorded, and toured with Ozzy Osbourne, as well as a few side bars that led us to the different amps used by Metal Icon, Tony Iommi, The popularity and subsequent rise, fall, and resurrections of peavey amplification, as well as the passing Sixto Rodriguez.

Keep the music loud and the critics silent, The Universalspacejam.

Today we discuss what we feel are some of the important and influential prog bands and albums, while simultaneously discussing what albums and artists helped lead us to and shape us within the genre.

Keep the music loud and the critics silent, The Universalspacejam.

today we tackle the topic of self appointed gatekeepers, the keepers of the watch that decide weather or not something is what it claims to be, or is a part of something it claims inclusion into.  If we are all being honest with ourselves, we have all been guilty of this, who hasn't ever started a sentence with phrases like, "well real metal fans think", or "that band isn't metal because", or my favorite (and one ive personally used) "back in my day we considered __________ to be _________ "(fill in the blank). but at the end of the day they are all just personal opinions with usually no real right or wrong.

Keep the music loud and the critics silent, The Universalspacejam.

This cast is as simple as the name, we attempt to decipher why thrash metal icons Metallica are the band people love to hate it seems these days

Keep the music loud and the critics silent, The Universalspacejam.

This episode of the Women, Leather and Hell podcast, we interview the man, the myth, the legend, Autograph and House of Lords guitarist, the left handed sorcerer supreme, Jimi Bell.  

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On this episode of the podcast we explore how the musical shift from 80's rock and metal to Grunge affected us as fans, and as budding musicians trying to make our way  in this new foreign landscape.

Keep the music loud and the critics silent, The Universalspacejam.