Greg kicks things off with a remembrance to beloved director, David Lynch. He was a visionary filmmaker, who incorporated music in his films in unique and surreal ways. He died this week at the age of 78.

Songs:

“In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)”

Twin Peaks Intro Theme

Nine Inch Nails - “The Perfect Drug

Jay brings a special Three For Thursday. He remembers Garth Hudson, of the Band, celebrates the return of a favorite artist, and debuts a track by his son, Ben Rossman.

Songs:

The Band (Garth Hudson) - “The Genetic Method (Live)”

Jason Isbell - “Bury Me”

Ben Rossman - “Our Detective Agency”

Get Ready For It. It’s News with Nick. Despite no reunion, Rush still jams on a weekly basis. Drake files a new lawsuit against UMG for defamation. 2024 streaming stats are released, and the alarm is raised on the state of screen music in L.A..

Song: White Denim - “Bounce Back”

Greg updates us on his situation in Los Angeles following the devastating fires that swept across LA County. Much of the music news this week concerned the fires, the artists affected directly, and the industry’s response. News with Nick catches us up on the latest.

Songs:

Sam & Dave - “Hold On, I’m Coming”

Freckle - “Taraval”

Jay is about two weeks into a trial of Apple Music to determine whether it can replace Spotify as his primary music streaming subscription. He updates us on the good, the bad, and the meh.

Song: Ringo Starr - “Time On My Hands”

We’re kicking things off with a special guest. For the past six months, Jay has been playing guitar in a group called Ken Demith Collection, and today, we meet the man himself, Mr. Ken Demith. The band is performing this Friday, January 10th at Earp’s Ordinary in Fairfax, VA with Chèvre. If you’re in the area, please go check them out. Chèvre hits the stage around 7 and Ken Demith Collection plays on around 8pm. You can catch Jay over on Ken’s YouTube Channel Songwriter SESH here - https://youtu.be/QhkxBLWvS0o

Songs:

Fontaines D.C. - “Starburster”

Ken Demith Collection ‘There You Were”

Greg shares his top 5 albums of 2024. We’ve heard from most of them in the past year. In no particular order, Bad Plus - Complex Emotions, Kendrick Lamar - GNX, Squarepusher - Dostrotime, Opeth - The Last Will & Testament, and finally, his favorite, Louis Cole - Nothing.

Song: Bad Plus - “Casa Ben”

Nick went on a journey during the snow storm this week and listened to a track from as many albums scheduled to be released in 2025 that he could find. The result? It’s a Three for Thursday - 2025 edition.

Songs:

Mogwai- “God Gets You Back”

Bartees Strange - “Sober”

Eddie Chacon - “Empire (featuring John Carroll Kirby)”

Greg kicks things off this week with a recap of the The Loman Brothers show at Bossa Bistro this past weekend in a ’Tales from the Concert.’ Jay and Nick were in attendance and share their thoughts. If you missed it, it was an incredible show, but you can watch a solid recap of the performance over on Sandi Redman’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knKHDXUYzvE

Song: The Loman Brothers - “Actual Proof” (Herbie Hancock)

Jay watched the Yacht Rock Doc that Greg covered last week and he loved it. YouTube perrsonality, multi-instrumentalist and music educator Rick Beato watch it too, and he hated it. Jay takes us down to Hot Topical to discuss.

Song: Sam Fender - “People Watching”

The Drummers of Frank Zappa was a special released on Drum Channel over 16 years ago, but it’s new to Nick! He recaps the conversations had by Terry Bozzio, Chad Wackerman, Chester Thompson, Ralph Humphrey and Ruth Underwood about their time playing with the legendary composer. You can watch it too on Drum Channel’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruB1JplOmTw

Song: Frank Zappa - “RDNZL” (from You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol 2)

Happy New Year! Nick kicks things off with Three For Thursday: 2024 Albums of the Year Edition. We’ve heard songs from these albums over the past year, but Nick believes they’re the cream of the crop in 2024.

Songs:

Ghost Note - “Where’s Danny?”

Vampire Weekend - “Mary Boone”

Plantoid - “Insomniac (Don’t Worry)”

Greg brings us up to speed on a documentary he’s recommending we all watch over the holiday break. Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary can be found on Max and recounts the rise in popularity of the, later dubbed, yacht rock genre that emerged from the west coast in the late 70s.

Song: Doobie Brothers - “What a Fool Believes”

Jay wraps the week (and the year) with a fantastic article in the Jan 2025 Harpers Magazine titled “The Ghosts in the Machine” [Harpers Magazine]. The article reports Spotify’s internal program aimed at filling ‘background music’ playlists with licensed sound-alike content that costs much less that the royalties paid to streaming artists. It re-raises a familiar question on the show, can the economics of the music industry ever result in a system that benefits and is fair to its artists.

Song: Frank Zappa - “Andy” (checkout Tyler Bartrem’s video about this song if you’re interested -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Jq0DX0bfc )

Jay is out this week rehearsing with the Ken Demith Collection so friend of the show Keith Grasso is sitting in, and he’s bringing a substantial amount of, much needed, holiday cheer. Last year Keith decided to record his own rendition of “Blue Christmas” and he enjoyed the process so much that he’s done it again this year.

Songs:

Keith Grasso - “Christmastime is Here”

Keith Grasso & John Rossman - “Hard Candy Christmas”

In lieu of actual presents, Nick found some feel good news story to share via “News with Nick.” Notre Dame’s organist returns for the grand opening, Pearl Jam announces a tour, as does the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band.

Song: Barenaked Ladies - “Deck the Stills”

Greg wraps up our show this week with a Three for Thursday. New music from Opeth & Kelsey Shell, and a classic Christmas Carol by Bill Evans.

Songs:

Opeth - “§3”

Kelsey Shell (album - sleepwalker) - “When You’re Lying There”

Bill Evans - “Santa Clause is Coming to Town”

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays everyone, thanks so much for listening!

Greg brings some news & a guest this week. Friend of the show and Greg’s 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 you’re 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 - “After Image”

Jeff Beck (Live at Ronnie Scotts) - “Angel (Footsteps)”

Alan Holdsworth - “Looking Glass”

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 - “Nardis (Live, 1970, Norway)”

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 publication’s reputation. The resulting list is quite interesting. (https://stacker.com/music/50-best-albums-21st-century-according-critics).

Song: Wadada Lee Smith - “Dred Scott, 1857”

We kick things off this week with “News with Nick.” Joey Kramer closes his coffee line right as Push T launches his own. Meanwhile, Drake’s 2nd petition against UMG claims defamation while Kendrick’s GNX lands No. 1 album.

Song - Avishai Cohen - “Beyond”

Next up, Greg digs into Lamar’s new album GNX by way of “Review the Review.” 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 - “Reincarnated”

Kendrick Lamar - “TV off”

Kendrick Lamar - “Peekaboo”

Jay shares some music discussions he had with his family at Thanksgiving and introduces us to his nephew’s 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, it’s taken years of persistent awesomeness for Nick & Jay to fully embrace his. Nevertheless, the guys are all on board.

Songs:

The Rare Occasions - “Backwards”

Jack White - “Bless Yourself”