2024 was a stack year around this time, and this dropped the ball with the hope we had for pop music in the near future. Today we ask what's the song of the summer and discuss what makes a song of the summer, and past songs of the summer.

Today we play a game where Joel gives us 6 albums and 6 pitchfork scores and we try our best to guess which score goes with which album.

Today we listen and review The Weeknd's latest album. Join us as we go through the journey of his final album as the titular character.

In this episode we do our first music movie review. We take a look at the Oscar winning Whiplash directed by Damien Chazelle and stars Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons.

We all listen to music, we all listen to albums, but do we all listen to concept albums. What is a concept album? Can an album really have a concept to it or should artist focus on the music rather than trying to tell a compelling story. Today we look at artist like Kendrick Lamar and The Weekend and the stories they told in their albums.

Today, we have a few updates regarding the dynamics of the podcast. Recent moves and studio location switches are upon us as we discuss the future of the show. We also introduce a new member to our show who will be vital to this transition.

Joel interviews Stares of Vega as they talk about Guitar Center, regional collaboration, and PR.

Today we celebrate 50 episodes of the podcast with special guest Hermano Kuya.