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Each week, podcast presenter Jake Weezner breaks down a specific song, with the majority of the focus placed on the lyrics. Dissecting their meaning, tone, feel and intent. If you find it funny along the way, that's just fine. F*ck the man, hail satan, hug your mom! Let's get some!
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Episode 50! Look at us! we've made it 2 1/2 seasons into this ride and were looking back on some special moments and good times!
Local Band Spotlight: Mouth Noise
Passion Pit is our focus today and lead singer Michael Angelakos battle with Bi-Polar disorder. This song takes us on a trip through the difficulties of accepting who you are. Tune in for our breakdown of the song "It's Not My Fault I'm Happy"!
Local Band Spotlight: Fading Radiance
Where exactly are your friends tonight? Great question! They're probably listening to this episode of the podcast! As we grow older and times change, people change, what will keep us grounded?
Local Band Spotlight: Promise Game
In this weeks episode, Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches takes on the male complex, sexism, and all round mansplation! Get some Lauren!
Local Band Spotlight: Jbay
Scary Love isn’t talking about spooky ghosts, oh no, The Neighbourhood is just just trying to wrap their head around why someone so out of their league would give them the time of day! - Local Band Spotlight: Capture This
Jason Isbell Gives us a beautiful song about love, commitment, contentment, and overcoming the battle of addiction. So girl leave your boots by the bed till this episode is over!
Local Band Spotlight: Wiff
Jay-Z is one of the greatest musicians to ever live, arguably the best rapper of all time, and to boot, Beyonce married him! I mean, does anyone's life get better than that! We're diving into his song "Moment of Clarity" as he shares a side of himself not often seen.
Local Band Spotlight: The Wilcox Wang Success Module
Gunship is comin' in hot this week! Like real hot... like nuclear fire hot! A great song about love at the end of the world.
Local Band Spotlight: Black Market
As one of the most accomplished and talented women of our time, this smash hit by Alicia Keys is the focus of this episode. Her very first single that introduced the world to her amazing career!
We're back baby! And we're kicking off season 3 with a great song from The Summer Set, the second single release "Back Together" from their upcoming album. This song takes through a whirlwind of emotions as Lead singer and songwriter Brian Logan Dales recounts the band's hiatus and reforming.
Local Band Spotlight: Cheer Up Dusty
Well, that was a fucking riot of a good time! We just want to shine a huge spotlight on all the great bands we had the pleasure of meeting this season, and why not listen to their rad tunes while we do it!
Enough about love songs and couples and blah blah blah! Let's hear it for the people who are just fine with being single! Kehlani puts this Zedd jam over the top and has the confidence to back it up!
Local Band Spotlight - Rubie Gold
We just want to die in this special best of episode. All the most heart ripping, step dad hating, cut your soul emo lyrics we could find with special guest and resident sad lad Nick Sheehan.
Local Band Spotlight - Let's Go
Family is everything, and when they need us most, we need to be there. Ben Cooper of the alias Radical Face takes on a journey through relationships that can only be travelled when on the foundation of love. The roots, the leaves and the branches of family ties and all that is in between.
Local Band Spotlight - Lindsey Daniel
Very few songs get our motor running like Boys Of Summer, and we are all fired up in this episode! Memories of simpler times, and the one that got away. All of this and more!
Local Band Spotlight - Bigwyn
We got some good Oakland boys on the podcast today and what might be Jake's biggest fangirl moment yet! Lead singer Parker Cannon has written beautiful insight into the difficulties and toll of being a touring musician.
Local Band Spotlight - The Sprockets
Punk lyrics are a treasure, like our good friend Etienne who's back to talk about having a potty mouth, being straight edge, and his favorite movie SLC Punk.
Local Band Spotlight - Hiding From Humans
Lay it down for us Jake, and dive into these lyrics! The early stages of a relationship are tough, never knowing what the other person is thinking. Chaos Chaos gives us a beautiful blueprint of those exact feelings!
Local Band Spotlight - The Absurd
Jason gives us some crucial tips for local bands on how they can become more business minded. Navigating the local scene and all sorts of other little tid bits of solid info!
Local Band Spotlight: Stop.Dop.Rewind
What a beautiful song by a fantastic band! Who doesn’t want to keep their friends close to them till the end of time! Like pillars of colonial homes!
Local Band Spotlight - The Washups
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