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Greg brings some news & a guest this week. Friend of the show and Gregâs little brother, Austin Loman is back on the show this week! Greg & Austin usually jam over the holidays and decided to book a show this year. If youâre in or around DC on Saturday, December 28, you can catch The Loman Brothers at Bossa Bistro + Lounge from 7:30pm-9:30pm (all ages welcome).
Songs:
Austin Loman Band - âAfter Imageâ
Jeff Beck (Live at Ronnie Scotts) - âAngel (Footsteps)â
Alan Holdsworth - âLooking Glassâ
Taylor Swift has just concluded her twenty-one month, 149 show, worldwide Eras Tour, which is on record as the highest grossing tour of all time. Jay brings us all the stats on Tay Tay Today.
Song: Bill Evans Trio - âNardis (Live, 1970, Norway)â
Finally, Nick came across a Top 50 Albums of the 21st Century post on a spammy looking website. The post relied entirely on Metacritic to determine the albums and rankings. Metacritic is an aggregator of music reviews, weighted based on the critic and/or publicationâs reputation. The resulting list is quite interesting. (https://stacker.com/music/50-best-albums-21st-century-according-critics).
Song: Wadada Lee Smith - âDred Scott, 1857â
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We kick things off this week with âNews with Nick.â Joey Kramer closes his coffee line right as Push T launches his own. Meanwhile, Drakeâs 2nd petition against UMG claims defamation while Kendrickâs GNX lands No. 1 album.
Song - Avishai Cohen - âBeyondâ
Next up, Greg digs into Lamarâs new album GNX by way of âReview the Review.â The NY Times review by Jon Caramica portrays a provoked Lamar settling back into his comfort zone. The guys debate it out and ultimately, review the review. If you care to read the review, you can find it here.
Songs:
Kendrick Lamar - âReincarnatedâ
Kendrick Lamar - âTV offâ
Kendrick Lamar - âPeekabooâ
Jay shares some music discussions he had with his family at Thanksgiving and introduces us to his nephewâs current favorite band, The Rare Occasions (thanks Will). The topic at hand, however, is the 2024 Consequence Artist of the Year, Jack White. While Greg loved him from the start, itâs taken years of persistent awesomeness for Nick & Jay to fully embrace his. Nevertheless, the guys are all on board.
Songs:
The Rare Occasions - âBackwardsâ
Jack White - âBless Yourselfâ
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Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks so much for listening.
Jay brings us a Thanksgiving-themed Three for Thursday. The holiday may not be known for its music, but thereâs plenty of songs with titles that belong on a Thanksgiving table.
Songs:
Certainly So - âTurkey Legâ
Ray Charles - âSweet Potato Pieâ
Dogs on Fleas - âCranberry Sauce Flotillaâ
Nick wants to provide some music related news for discussion at the family gathering, itâs âNews with Nick.â Tame Imapalaâs Kevin Parker invented a new instrument, and Apple is making an authorized Fleetwood Mac documentary. Shaboozyâs âA Bar Songâ is ties a No. 1 Billboard record, and Drake sues UMG because he lost to Kendrick.
Song: Roy Haynes Quartet - âLong Wharfâ
Finally, we end with a game. The full lineup for Coachelle 2025 has been released and Greg quizzes Nick & Jay in another episode of âMarquee or Snarky.â
Song: Kendrick Lamar - âSquabble Upâ
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Bandmates get to know each other really well on the road. Last week Greg spent some time listening to jam bands, a favorite genre of Red Notâs drummer Pete. This week weâre gonna listen to some jam bands (and a song by Chick Corea featuring Roy Haynes). Itâs Three For Thursday!
Songs:
Phish - âDown With Disease (from âBittersweet Motelâ)â
Grateful Dead - âChina Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider (5-3-72)â
Chick Corea - âSteps/What Wasâ
Nick found his way back to Pitchfork and discovered a throwback Sunday review of Pink Floydâs 1975 Wish You Were Here. The album was the bandâs follow up to Dark Side of the Moon and when Nick was a kid, he listened to it the way a kid listens to his favorite anything. Anyway, this is âReview the Review.â
Songs:
Pink Floyd - âShine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5â
Pink Floyd - âWish You Were Hereâ
Jay found a recent published list, titled â50 Global Guitar Greatsâ and shares some newly discovered gems from the list. We have a rare âThree More For Thursdayâ for you this week.
Songs:
Robbie Basho - âA North American Raga (The Plumstar)â
Derek Gripper - âJarabi (Passion)â
Franco & le T.P OK Jazz - âMassuâ
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With Halloween behind us, Jay decided that it was time again for his nearly-annual Audio Advisor HiFi Gift Giving Guide Gameshow! Hear the description of the product and guess the price. The nearest price without going over is the winner. Itâs yet another totally original YSCIO gameshow!
Song: You Can Dance - âAddis AbĂšba bĂ©tĂ©â
Nick brings us the 2025 Grammy nominees and a deep dive into how this list is made every year.
Song: Tyler the Creator - âJudge Judyâ
Greg catches us up on some news and throws in a new episode of âTourrror Stories.â We find ourselves with The Resilient at a fly-in country club in FloridaâŠ
Song: Red Hot Chili Peppers - âSikamikanicoâ
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Get ready for it, itâs News with Nick. King Gizzard announces a 2025 orchestral world tour, Thom Yorke does not appreciate being heckled, MadLib sues former manager, and Young Thug is released from jail after pleading guilty and getting time served.
Song: King Gizzard - âPhantom Islandâ
Greg joins us from vacation in Hawaii this week and he wants to take us on a little journey. Weâll be accompanied by the music of Squarepusher on our travels. Welcome back to âThree for Thursday.â
Songs:
Squarepusher - âTensor in Greenâ
Squarepusher - âMy Red Hot Carâ
Squarepusher - âlambic 9 poetryâ
Squarepusher - âUnreal Squareâ
Jay leads us into a celebration of Quincy Jones, who died last week at the age of 91. An accomplished musician, bandleader, record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer, Jones won 28 Grammy Awards and many other accolades in his 70 year career. We could do entire shows about this guy and still miss important contributions that he made to music. He lived a long and productive life and weâre grateful for it.
Songs:
Quincy Jones - âAi No Corridaâ
Quincy Jones - âSoul Bossa Novaâ
Frank Sinatra - âYou Make Me Feel So Youngâ
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Happy Halloween! We pretty much have a regular show for you this week, but Jay managed to bust out some spooky sound bites to celebrate the holiday. Enjoy!
Jay leads off with a tip of the hat to Phil Lesh, the amazing bassist for the Grateful Dead who passed last week at the age of 84. We also discuss the article âWhen Do We Stop Finding New Music? A Statistical Analysisâ from Stat Significant.
Song: The Black Keys & Alice Cooper - âStay in Your Graveâ
On âNews with Nickâ this week, the music industry hopes to capitalize on the increased popularity of Halloween, Oasis invalidates 50,000 tickets listed on the secondary market, and UMG forms a strategic partnership with the âethical AI music companyâ KLAY.
Song: Ashnikko - âHalloweenie VI: Possess Meâ
Greg presents âBangers & Mashupsâ Round VIII. We get a little bit of DJCummerbund, a dash of ThereIRuinedIt, and some TeleBiggie.
Clips:
Uptown Frank
Stevie Wonderwall
TeleBiggie
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Greg joins us from the road for another Three for Thursday. He kicks off with The Cure, moves on to Mastadon, and ends with some classic Alan Holdsworth.
Songs:
The Cure - âA Fragile Thingâ
Mastadon - âShow Yourselfâ
Allan Holdworth - âAtavachronâ
Jayâs back with another âRock Reviewâ courtesy of our Loudersound. We listen & react to a few tracks from the websiteâs "Classic Rock Tracks of the Week." Plus, Jay shares his latest song from his 4-Track recording project.
Song:
Jay - âOh, Bismarckâ
Devon Townsend - âGratitudeâ
The Struts - âCanât Stop Talkingâ
Fantastic Negrito - âI Hope Someoneâs Loving Youâ
Lead Feather - âRoll the Diceâ
Nick is excited to talk about the new co-op organization, Subvert.fm, which aims to become âa collectively owned Bandcamp.â Theyâve released a manifesto on their website detailing the downfall of Bandcamp and why their model will be different. Itâs an exciting and ambitious project that harkens back to the ethos of the early internet and itâs a great way to end the show this week.
Song: Font - âHey KekulĂ©â
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Get ready for it⊠âMmm...foodâ turns 20, Dookie demastered, Guitar Player ends publication after 58 years, and Pink Floyd sells out. Itâs another News with Nick.
Song: Big Thief - âVampire Empireâ
Greg brings us a Three for Thursday. This week itâs something old, something new, and something ambient?
Songs:
Frank Zappa - âEat That Questionâ
Dawes - âFront Row Seatâ
Aphex Twin - #3
Finally, Jay closes out the week with a special Au Revoir edition of BienVenue. Rams Head Live in Baltimore has announced that it is leaving the Power Plant venue that itâs occupied since 2004. While the venue will continue to host live music, Rams Head has had some pretty amazing shows over the past 20 years in Baltimore.
Song: Sturgill Simpson - âSamâ
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Jay has a random assortment of news and music to share on the show today and heâs introducing a new segment. âJayâs Jambalayaâ is somewhere between âThree for Thursday: Deluxeâ and Jayâs version of âNews with Nickâ or âHeard It Through the GREGvine.â This week itâs new music from The Smile, George Soros gets into radio, and the Grateful Dead are back on the Billboard Top 200.
Songs:
The Smile - âZero Sumâ
Grateful Dead - âEstimated Prophet, (Live at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke University, 4/12/78)â
August of 2023 was a bad month for the Internet Archive. The nonprofit digital library website, most famous for its Wayback Machine, lost a case against book publishers regarding their âEmergency Library Projectâ launched during the pandemic. The same day the case was decided in District Court, UMG & Sony Music filed a copyright infringement lawsuit over the Archiveâs âGreat 78 Project.â The project is an unprecedented effort to digitize obsolete 78 rpm records. Maximum damages, if the Archive were to lose, would top $621 million. Let the âBattle for the Soul of the Internetâ commence.
Song: Thee Sacred Souls - âLove For Youâ
Greg has a song pick and then a very interesting Three For Thursday for us this week. Three songs, where each song takes an original Michael Jackson track and applies a rule to it. For example, âHuman Nature but every time he says nature an animal joins the song.â We recommend playing along, but that requires you donât read the following track names.
Song: Dhafer Youssef - âOdd Elegyâ
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Songs:
"Beat It but every note is ĐĄâ
"Smooth Criminal but every other beat is missingâ
"Billie Jean but every time he makes a weird noise it gets 5% fasterâ
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Greg is excited to announce that The Resilient, in order to further their mission helping veterans navigate adversity, launched The Reborn Project (rebornproject.org). The initiative aims to identify individuals and groups that exemplify hope, raise awareness, and empower veterans to rise from adversity. The project kicks off with the Leave No Man Behind Tour, an eight show tour in 2025.
Song: The Resilient - âSleepwalk/Hallelujahâ
Jay remembers the late great Kris Kristofferson, who died this past week at the age of 88. The American country singer, songwriter, and actor was a pioneer of the 1970s outlaw country movement and Jay shares some songs and stories from his life.
Songs:
Lonnie Mack - âWham!â (1963)
Kris Kristofferson - âSunday Morning Coming Downâ
Kris Kristofferson - âThe Silver Tongue Devil & Iâ
This week on News with Nick, Radiohead meets Shakespeare, YouTubeâs copyright dispute with SESAC, Oasis returns to America, and Macklemore attracts more bad press.
Song: Geordie Greep - âBluesâ
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Nick has a new game for us this week. Jay & Greg have to choose which of two artists had âRecord Salesâ in the past 30 days. The tricky part is that the list is based on sales from a used vinyl store in the UK (https://eil.com/features/topartistspage.asp).
Song: Vulfmon & Evangeline - âGot To Be Mineâ
Next up, Greg recaps the his experience performing at The Congressional Record with elected members of the house and senate last week.
Songs:
The Congressional Record - âLet It Beâ
Astromax - âTreasure Islandâ
Jay is still playing around LastFM and just discovered Scottish rock singer, Frankie Miller. We believe the algorithm has learned that Jay is a sucker for the âartist that suffered a major health event requiring more famous artists to contribute to their benefit albumâ genre.
Songs:
Frankie Miller - âPlay Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)â
Frankie Miller - âShoo-rahâ
Frankie Miller & Elton John- âWhere Did the Guilty Goâ
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We play âGuess the Guestâ with Jay as host. This week the theme is âsongs we already knowâ and the game is to guess the guest on the song played. Greg is calling in from DC on a special project with the US legislature, and Nick spent the previous 2 nights camping without much sleep. Who will prevail, tune in to find out!
Song: Cordovas - âLove Is All It Takesâ
Get ready for it, itâs News with Nick. North Carolina musician Michael Smith has been accused by the FBI of creating hundreds of thousands of fake, ai-generated songs, then putting them on streaming platforms, and streaming the songs using upwards of 10,000 fake streaming accounts. Heâs being charged with stealing royalty payments from digital platforms, which is illegal, right? TayTay endorses Harris, Kendrick is headlining the Super Bowl, and Tito Jackson passed at the age of 70.
Song: METZ - âNo Reservation / Love Comesâ
Gregâs taking us back to Hot Topical. He decides the Dave Grohl situation is a little too fresh, so we shift over to the news that Janeâs Addictionâs singer Perry Farrell attacked guitarist Dave Navarro on stage at a concert in Boston the week. They have since cancelled the rest of their tour and this whole thing sucks. They still rock.
Song: Janeâs Addiction - âOcean Sizeâ
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We have a very special episode for you this week! The Resilient returns to the show to discuss their new album, âOne More.â Nathan Kalwicki (guitar), Erik Kalwicki (bass), Juan "Dom" Dominguez (drums), Evan Kornblum (engineer, mixing), and Greg (lead guitar, keyboards, vocals mandolin, percussion) take us song by song and discuss how the album came exist. Evan, who has mixed or engineered all of the bandâs releases, joins us for the first time and shares his philosophy on working effectively with and for bands. While singer (and harmonicist) Tim Donley wasnât able to join us for the show, we were grateful to have Evan & the rest of band on to discuss the album. You should check out âOne Moreâ by The Resilient on your preferred streaming platform, or over at their BandCamp page.
Songs:
The Resilient - âOne Moreâ
The Resilient - âLost and Just Fineâ
The Resilient - âDriftwoodâ
The Resilient - âThreads of Colorâ
The Resilient - âWhispersâ
The Resilient - âClassifiedâ
The Resilient - âFall in Lineâ
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Round 10 of âViral or Eyerollâ finds Nick as host, with Jay & Greg sitting the contestant chairs. Itâs an Oasis heavy edition, and we have a clear winner when the dust settles.
Song: Tigran Hamasyan - âThe Curse (Blood of an Innocent is Spilled)â
Greg introduces his latest project, Beckâs Bolero, a tribute to the solo work of Jeff Beck. The project came together thanks, in large part, to Gregâs new practice space. Heâs assembled a talented group together and we listen in on a few practices to hear what theyâre up to. The lineup features Greg Loman on guitar, Cain Daniel on drums, Taylor Shell on bass, Doug Organ on, obviously, the keys, and a whole list of backup musicians ready to jump in, if needed, whenever they start booking shows. No idea when thatâll be, but itâs already sounding awesome.
Songs:
Beckâs Bolero - âScatterbrainâ
Beckâs Bolero - âYou Know What I Meanâ
Beckâs Bolero - âCause Weâve Ended As Loversâ
Jay finishes this week up with an introduction to musician, Jesse Malin. âSilver Patron Saints.The Songs of Jesse Malinâ is a triple-vinyl benefit album coming out on Sept 20 and featuring some impressive musicians and bands, including Bruce Springsteen, Billie Joe Armstrong, Dinosaur Jr., Counting Crows, and more. Who is this guy? We learn about this musicianâs musician and frequent collaborator with all the artists featured on this benefit album. The album is raising money to cover the costs of Jesseâs medical bills, following the rare spinal stroke that he suffered last year.
Songs:
Bruce Springsteen - âShe Donât Love Me Nowâ
D Generation - âNo Way Outâ
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Jay shares the fascinating history of the traditional American country folk song, âCotton-Eyed Joe.â Sparked by the recent meme âGegagedigedagedago (Cotton Eye Joe)â and a video by Polyphonic, Jay traces the song back to its 19th century roots and works his way to today. We listen to versions by the Rednex, Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers, Bob Wills, Burl Ives, Karen Dalton, Nina Simone (and a few others).
Song: John Zorn Resource - âWith Blinding Sightâ
Get ready for it, itâs News with Nick! Finaleâs rough finale, Martin Shkreli loses his Wu Tang Clan album, and the Boss is here to stay.
Song: Tune-yards - âWater Fountainâ
âHeard It Through the GREGvineâ that Oasis is reuniting for a U.K. tour! Plus, what should we make of Linkin Parkâs countdown timer? Finally, the plot thickens in the Foo Fighters âMy Heroâ licensing disputes with Trump.
Song: Nirvana - âSmells Like Teen Spirit (first live performance, from Hype!)â
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Weâre excited to have Jackson back on the show this week, and heâs pumped to be here! Heâs got some songs to share that heâs discovered on his new Spotify account before he heads up the road to Mammoth Lake to see Dad perform at a Red Not Chili Peppers show.
Songs:
Friday Night Funkinâ Vs Cartoon Cat - âTrapped Mouseâ
Friday Night Funkinâ Vs Cartoon Cat - âRERUNSâ
Nick & Jay tag team the latest episode of âTales From the Concert.â They, along with Nickâs gang in tow, saw King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard perform their first U.S. Concert at the Anthem in Washington, DC. It was, by all accounts, an epic show.
Songs:Geese - â2122 Liveâ
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - âThe Dripping Tapâ
Jay followed up that show with a wild weekend in Richmond. Heâs been playing with a group called The Ken Demith Collection, and they recently performed a show at The Lilly Pad Restaurant in Richmond, VA. The outdoor restaurant is located in a marina on the James River and the band had an amazing night.Song: Dick Curless - âEnd of the Roadâ
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Greg kicks us off this week with a deep dive into the new album by Louis Cole. nothing is a suite of new Louis Cole songs recorded (mostly) live in collaboration with Metropole Orkest & Jules Buckley. It's a really interesting listen and the guys dig in and discuss it.
Songs:
Louis Cole - Things Will Fall Apart
Louis Cole - A Pill in the Sea
Louis Cole - These Dreams Are Killing Me
Jay discovered a Reddit thread this past week that called out a handful of 'artists' performing AI generated covers on Spotify and reaping in royalties. While it appears that Spotify has removed the artists listed in the post, the circumstance is bound to occur again and poses a serious concern for artists.
Song: Frank Sinatra & Count Basie - My Kind of Girl
Nick is back and has some catching up to do. We close out the week with another "News with Nick"
Song: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - "Raw Feel"
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Nick calls in an update from his adventures in Croatia and plays some traditional Dalmatia & Croatian music he uncovered on his travels through Split & Komiza.
Meanwhile, Jay & Greg carry on and are joined this week by Keith Grasso. In light of the recent cancellation of their farewell tour, Keith thought a thorough conversation of Aerosmith was in order. The guys discuss the groupâs impact on music and we listen to some favorite songs from their massive library of hits. This week, we celebrate Aerosmith.
Songs:
Aerosmith - âF.I.N.E.â
Aerosmith - âMama Kinâ
SNL - Wayneâs World Theme, feat. Aerosmith
Steven Tyler/Train/Slash - âDream Onâ
Aerosmith - âCryinââ
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Nick leads us off this week with two articles meant to start a conversation about our emotional relationship with music. A recent study shows that age has no affect on our ability to remember melodic themes. Another article summarizes an interview that Forbes did with Kesha about her need to create music to process her emotions. Itâs an interesting chat.
Songs:
Dawn of Midi - âIoâ
Clothing - âKingdomâ
Greg is up next with a recap of the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremonies, particularly the performance of the heavy metal band Gojira. Also, Greg digs into a new album by Kurt Rosenwinkel and The Next Step Band. The group had an eight-year residency at Smalls Jazz Club in Greenwich Village back in the 1990s, resulting in the album The Next Step. The new album, just released, is a live recording from Smalls and is absolutely incredible.
Songs:
Gojira - âAh! Ăa Ira (Live at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2024 Olympics)â
Kurt Rosenwinkel with The Next Step Band and Brad Mehldau - âZhivagoâ Live at Smalls 1996
Kurt Rosenwinkel with The Next Step Band - âThe Next Stepâ Live at Smalls 1996
Jay wraps things up this week with a âThree for Thursday.â We have new music from Charley Crockett, and Sturgill Simpson performing as Johnny Blue Skies. He also celebrates the life and contributions of John Mayall.
Charley Crockett - âVisions of Dallasâ
Johnny Blue Skies, Sturgill Simpson - âScooter Bluesâ
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers -âLittle Girl (Mono)â
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