2 Assholes Talking Music - 2 dudes roasting the week in music news while drinking cheap beer. Outside of the news we have segments called WTF Bands and play a different game each episode like Guess That Video based on all the awful YouTube comments, Fake or Real, and White Boy Theater. You can also find all the Gravy Mixtapes on here spanning just about every genre of music.

Another great show lined up tonight!! Our old friend and Wrigleyville bar owner, Russ Bishop, stops by for a few beers and talks about navigating the entertainment landscape as a bar owner, our choices if we got to pick the Super Bowl halftime show, and our thoughts about Dave Matthews Band, for some reason. Close it out with Fake or Real and call it night! Episode #108 in the vault. Make sure to check out the show anywhere podcasts are found like Tune In Radio, Spotify, Stitcher....just search 2 Assholes Talking Music. Cheers!!!

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This week we sat down with local hooligans, The Delusion Squad and tore it up down in the new bar studio. But seriously, not only are these guys great musicians making some really far out sounds but they're also all solid dudes. We might of had a little too much fun but that's pretty much how we figured it was going to go down. The Delusion Squad is a relatively new band so we kept the chatter pretty simple, played a few games, and featured their new track "Pimp With a Limp".

Big thanks again to Andy, Mickey, & Charlie for stopping over for a few rounds and a great hang!! They haven't got all the sites set up yet so check them out on Facebook for the time being. Cheers!!

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Intro

"Linguistics" - Leaf Dog

"People's Champ" - OC & Apollo Brown

"Like This Y'all" - Abstract & Mindstate ft. Rashid Hadee

"Extra Fried" - Verb T 

"Southern Fried" - Killer Mike

"On the Block" - R.A. the Rugged Man

"Play This" - J-Rocc

"Best of Times" - Strong Arm Steady

"Night in the life of...." - Entertainer

"Shakedown" - Torae

"Fly Shit" - Aasim D'Xplicit

"Rebirth of Skill" - Surreal and DJ Balance

"Think" - Apollo

"Broken Antenae" - Jak Progresso  

"Pathetic Outro" - Jak Progresso

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Our big Halloween episode and we're joined by special guests Noah and Evan from Triguna. Insanely talented prog/tech/death/brutal fill-in-the-blanks band from the Chicago suburbs. We're talking about their new EP, Candied Lemons, they dropped over the summer, the overall unique sound of the band, some horror movie trivia, vocal frying techniques, and more. Since it's Halloween we busted out the Fake or Real: Horror Movie edition and short horror movie quiz. Big thanks to Noah and Evan for traveling out in the cold rain and letting us bug them for a little bit and thanks to the rest of Triguna for making some truly eclectic metal. Do not sleep on this band!!!

Direct download: Asshole106final.mp3
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One of my favorite things about doing this show is getting everything prepared just right before we open the mics only to have it completely derail once we turn on said mics. Tonight was one of those shows. We're a little short on news tonight so decided to just fold up the show and have a good ol' fashioned rant session. Granted, we did manage to fit a few stories in like James Hetfield going back to rehab, Kanye making the switch to gospel, and an interesting study in music listening habits across the globe. Well, after that. Let's just say the drinks were flowing and we got a little long winded. Everything from how old white people are ruining social media, millenials getting blamed for everything, toxic nostalgia, people who say stupid shit like, "every one is offended these days" and a few other gems.

However, we did manage to right the ship at the end of the show and squeeze in some great Chicago punk from the band Cuddle Riot. Buckle up because it's a bumpy fucking ride!!

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We're alive!!! After what seemed like our longest break in show history the stars aligned and we turned the mics back on for another amazing show. Just Jim and Ryan this week as we shake off the dust and get back in the groove. We kept things fairly simple tonight and did what we do best, roast the week in music news. But wait, there's more!! We've been getting a lot of music submissions lately and figured it was time to start putting some stuff on the broadcast. We got a nice little hat trick for you guys tonight with great tunes from Chicago punk rock outfit Death and Memphis, some alternative hip hop from Missouri with Piston Honda, and we close out of DJ PhyEdison. If you happened to catch the original botched episode of #104 PhysEd was our guest but due to a computer glitch we had to scrap the audio. Either way we're super stoked to be back with you guys for cold beers and lots of great music. Cheers!!

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Tonight we have a very special guest, Jim's brother and all around bad ass American Capt. Jack Somers!!! We sit down for a few beers and roast the week in music news and get all the details on what Jack is doing to help veterans across the country with his multiple business ventures. From helping relocate families when military spouses have to move and helping small business veterans get their companies up and running. Dude can do it all!! I'm surprised we even got through this show. Waaaay too many beers and laughs were hard, such a great night catching up and talking shit. Our game for tonight is Fake or Real featuring bands from the upcoming Lollapalooza festival this summer. Big thanks again to Jack for taking time out on his trip home to screw around with Jim and me. Cheers!!

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We switched gears tonight and decided that instead of music we'd talk a little Hollywood. We had the pleasure to spend some time with an old friend and actress, Kelsey Collins Keener!! She gave us an inside look on what it takes to make it in L.A., her time on Arrested Development, her upcoming movie "Paradise Cove", and I can't really remember what else because we might have drank too much. Thank again to Kelsey for putting up with our shit for a few hours. The 2 Assholes wish her nothing but success and good health in the future. Cheers!!  

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This past weekend we snuck in back stage and had a quick chat with the boys from Mungion!! They were nice enough to take a few minutes before going on stage and putting on one of the best shows I've seen in recent memory. Seriously, they blew the ass off that place!!
Joe Re and Sean Carolan join us for the first half and Matt Kellen and Justin Reckamp jump in a little later. We talk about the new album Ferris Wheel's Day Off, the story behind the song Basketball, Sean's all-time all power forward starting 5, local beers, and more. We even talked them in to a round White Boy Theater before they split. Big thanks and much love to the entire Mungion crew for having us out and for the insane show. Cheers!!

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Just put the headphones on and let it ride out. Some super chill sounds that will allow your mind to melt into your body.

Intro

"Portrait of Emily" - Vision Project

"Nocturne" - Ancient Aliens

"Manitoba Skies" - Fox Who Slept The Day Away

"Flashback" - Whirr

"Hunt" - Goose

"Walkabout" - Atlas Sound w/ Noah Lennox

"A Dub For Mali" - Afrolicious

"Afternoon" - Baxter Dury

"Trellic" - Baxter Dury

"Wes Anderson" - Misc

"These Days" - Nico

"Cymbaline" - Pink Floyd

"Quicksilver" - Pink Floyd

"Eleven Minutes to Prepare" - Reanimator

"I Feel Good Today" - Reanimator

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