The passing of MF Doom, one of rap's greatest legends was announced last week, so today we do a tribute episode to honor his extraordinarily unique mind.  Alex Kozela and I once started a pirate radio station together that broke just about every FCC rule known to man. Our love for Doom was a big part of that. He's the perfect guy to join me in the immersive supervillain landscape that Doom creates through crazy unique sampling, and the most clever flow you ever heard.

On a new segment called Rock n' Roulette, Jon Christiansen and I, throw our fingers down on a random page of a music encyclopedia and discuss whatever group the universe provides. This week we were given Public Enemy.

Today we discuss how the Grateful Dead's sound engineer, and LSD czar, Owsley Stanley, set the standard for live sound quality in such an innovative manner that we still use his model in concerts to this day. My good friend, Academy Award winning sound engineer, and  infallible Dead Head, Caleb Townsend, joins us to tell the bizarre tale of the Grateful Dead's man behind the curtain.

It's Pt. II.... What else do you want from me?

Shaugnessy Starr joins us today to discuss the themes, sonic innovations, and timeless qualities that give Pink Floyd permanent relevance.  I like to say that Shaugnnessy has played in every band in Los Angeles, The Electric Magpie, Psychic Ju Jitsu, Jesus Sons, The Blank Tapes, Triptides, Hooveriii, and is currently a member of Frankie and The Witch Fingers. His quick wit, jesting wisecracks, and expertise in percussion, illustrate this episode just as well Storm Thorgerson's album covers

Iggy Pop Vs. Biker Gang, "Louie Louie" Vs. the FBI, the bane of John Bonham, the Dead Kennedy's greatest 'fuck you' of all time, the 3 minutes Nikki Syxx was dead, and Lynyrd Skynyrd upstaging the Stones while Jagger looks on in horror. Today I tell some short stories from the annals of rock n' roll history, and the legendary backgrounds that makes these songs and performances kick so much ass.

Back for Part II of this epic Beastie Boys exploration with Brian Connor. This week a special appearance from Godzilla, and a very RARE interview with Nathaniel Hornblower!!!!

Brian and I grew up in Brooklyn together. We went to the same school as the Beastie Boys, walked down the same streets, ate at the same bagel spots, and wrecked havoc at the same subway stations. Today Brian and I explore the how the Beastie Boys were rivaled by none in reflecting the coalescence of NYC's cultural and environmental factors, while also discussing how walking through our childhood's in their literal footsteps, gave us exceptional perspective for loving their music.

East Bay punk legend Jesse "Luscious" Townley, has been in a LOT of punk bands, Blatz, The Criminals, The Frisk, The Gr'ups and The Pathogens, but perhaps most importantly was the GM of Alternative Tentacles Records for 16 years. Sometimes humor is the most dangerous weapon. Today we discuss the use of satire in punk, and how highlighting societal absurdity can be as easy as holding up a mirror.

Bert Hoover, the kind, brilliant and excellent guitarist you may know from Hooveriii and Jesus Sons, invites me to the tiki zen garden that is his backyard, to sort through who the fuck David Bowie even thought he was. A semi chronicle of the alien's career with special attention paid to the Berlin Trilogy, and the stories that drench him in mystery.