All The Good Stuff

Send in your music story! A song can be perfectly tuned, perfectly written, and still feel… fake. So where do we draw the line when AI music, pitch correction, and “industry normal” tools all start to blur together? We kick things off with the kind of chaos you expect from us: weekend updates, an Outback steak breakdown, Chris’s tank fixation (yes, there’s a tank made of bullets), and a Walmart pickup rant that turns into a full ethics lesson on basic decency. Then we pivot hard into parenti...

Send in your music story! A punk band doesn’t go viral by accident, it goes viral by showing up every day, getting humbled in public and turning the “wrong” decision into a song people can’t stop replaying. We’re joined by Jake from Free The Witness to talk about their EP Good Morning America, the current lineup, and what it really looks like to chase momentum while you’re also juggling real adult life like touring logistics, a demanding nursing job and getting married in less than a month. ...

Send in your music story! Eleven minutes of pure technical chaos somehow turns into one of the most honest conversations we have had in a while. Once the mics finally cooperate, we talk about the death of Dolly Parton, what her legacy means, and why people feel protective of her in a way that is rare for any celebrity. We give her flowers for the philanthropy, the literacy work, and the generosity, while also being real about how fame can get amplified until it feels like a brand you cannot e...

Send in your music story! Home is supposed to be where you recover. For a lot of us, it’s where we learned to brace for impact. We’re joined by Grant, Mason, and Nate from Stay Out to talk about their new album Broken Homes and the lived experiences that shaped it, from growing up around divorce, emotional chaos, and constant tension to trying to build something healthier as an adult. We get into how touring young can flip your perspective fast. Grant talks about leaving at 17 and seeing oth...

Send in your music story! Lou Perlman didn’t just “manage” pop. He engineered it. And somehow, after helping launch the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, the same story spirals into deception, ugly contracts, and the early framework of a scandal that later gets labeled as one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American history. We start with the uncomfortable paradox: these groups may have been manufactured, but the talent was real. The vocals, choreography, and nonstop touring took serious skill, and...

Send in your music story! We’ve argued about music for so long that it felt inevitable to finally put our friendship on the line, so we play a music Newlywed Game and try to guess each other’s answers under pressure. It starts as a simple “how well do we know each other’s music taste” challenge, then quickly turns into a full-on personality test: one artist for the rest of your life, favorite album of all time, which decade had the best music, and who’s most likely to derail the entire show w...

Send in your music story! A great heavy song doesn’t just hit hard, it tells the truth. We sit down with Chaz, the artist behind Get Out Alive, to talk about the real stories hiding inside the riffs, including the personal struggle and faith journey that shaped “Death Has Been Defeated,” plus the boundary-setting message at the center of “Hornets Nest.” We also get practical about what it takes to build a modern rock and metal project without burning out. Chaz explains why he chose a solo pr...

Send in your music story! We’ve somehow turned into full-time music judges, and the bracket is only getting messier. Part three is where we stop debating the obvious winners and start arguing about redemption: which artists who already lost deserve a second chance and why. It’s the kind of debate that sounds simple until you’re staring at names like Pink Floyd, Blink-182, Pearl Jam, and System Of A Down and realizing you can only save two. Along the way, we take the detours that make Hook an...

Send in your music story! A great rock record does not just hit hard, it moves. We’re joined by Blake, guitarist of Joyous Wolf, to talk about the band’s first full-length LP In Between (out August 21) and why the album feels designed for a front-to-back listen even in a single-driven world. We dig into the story behind standout tracks like Karma and Juniper, how a “pretty” intro can become a heavy verse, and why sequencing matters when you want an emotional arc instead of a playlist of disco...

Send in your music story! Somebody gets “killed off” by food poisoning, Florida delivers a hit and run story before breakfast, and then we do what we always do: turn the chaos into a music debate you can’t stop listening to. While Chris is out, we run Round Two of our music bracket with the kind of honesty that makes brackets dangerous, because once you say a pick out loud you have to live with it. We dig into Ariana Grande’s new album Petal and argue about what happens when production goes ...

Send in your music story! 64 artists enter a bracket and every single loss deletes an entire catalog. That’s the game, and it sounds fun until you actually have to choose. We kick off our Ultimate Band Showdown by setting the rules, admitting our biases, and realizing our “criteria” is basically a mix of unskippable songs, nostalgia, and whether a band can carry your mood from cleaning day to late-night drives. Before the bracket bloodbath, we share life updates, car trouble, tech glitches, ...

Send in your music story! Some movies are unforgettable because of the plot. Others because of the songs. The real all-timers are the ones where the music and the story become the same thing, and that is exactly the argument we get into while ranking the top 10 greatest movie soundtracks of all time. We kick things off with real-life chaos and quick hits from the music world, including Michelle Branch returning with a new album and tour, plus a wild stat showing vinyl and vintage music playe...