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The Rehearsal RoomEp. 24: thank you and goodbye to Ozzy OsbourneOzzy Osbourne. You know his name and you know his work which is now become his legacy. His passing didn't catch us by surprise but it was still a shocking thing to find out nonetheless. Everyone's got their own way of processing things and here's our way of starting to say goodbye to the man that gave so much to the musical world. Rest in peace to the Ozzman2025-07-2835 minThe Rehearsal RoomEp. 23: Once upon a time a.k.a. our musical origin storiesEveryone's got an origin story. Everyone. On this episode, the fellas detail some of what started them off on their musical journeys. Probably as expected, a lot of details overlap for both of them, and of course, it led them down this glorious path on discovering the next great album to listen to. Listen in as they divulge some of the lore behind what made them the fans of music they are today2025-07-212h 15The Rehearsal RoomEp. 22: Another top 10 list? Yes that's right, this time it's our favorite top 10 adventure movie directors!Another list? Yeah that's right, this time around it's our top 10 adventure movie directors. Let us tell you folks, this is tougher than you might think because once we start thinking about what adventure movies we like, we're inundated with so many options, but these are the ones the fellas keep coming back to time and again. And while folks might be tired of hearing about lists at the moment, this one's pretty fun, we promise! Check in with the fellows to see what their selections were, and maybe you might agree or disagree with some of them!2025-07-141h 14The Rehearsal RoomEp. 21: if Napster could download a car, I probably wouldWay back in the before times, when we were all still finding out what exactly going online even meant, a program popped up that facilitated the uploading and sharing of music. The program? Napster. It had a couple of offshoots and maybe in the very beginning, some good intentions but as with everything that's released onto the public unfettered, it went crazy real quick. Well, the fellas here had some experience with this program. And you could download a pair of pants and then bet them that they had feelings about it, so check it out and see exactly...2025-07-071h 37The Rehearsal RoomEp. 20: 20? That's right, 20! And to celebrate we dive into Lurker Of Chalice!Well, look at this! The big 2-0! That's right folks, our 20th episode and what better way to celebrate them to dive deep into one of the albums that both the fellas rank 10/10, that being the 2005 self titled album by Lurker Of Chalice! This album was put out by one person, Jef Whitehead a.k.a. Wrest, which some might know from his other band Leviathan or his participation in the super group Twilight but rest assured, this album is nothing like anything those other two might have put out. This album is a journey into a very personal...2025-06-301h 40The Rehearsal RoomEp. 19: Thanks Ryan Coogler, we are all 'Sinners'That's right, this one's about Ryan Coogler's latest offering, "Sinners". Aside from the obvious, that being that the fellas really enjoyed this movie, there's gonna be spoilers and there's gonna be a whole lot of them. You know why? This movie is jam-packed with references to moments in real life, and it's presented in such a way that even trying to write about it won't do it justice, so just listen to this episode. Believe me, we try our best to interpret a lot of what we took in, and maybe we missed a bunch, even still, but we...2025-06-232h 24The Rehearsal RoomEp. 18: Ooh say can you P.M.R.C.In the mid-80s, American moral panic numero dos would make things a bit interesting. The Parental Music Resource Center, aka Tipper Gore and her stooges, raised such a clamor that musicians everywhere needed a savior by the looks of it. Three heroes from parts unknown came to our defense. Frank Zappa, Dee Snyder, and John Denver… WTF? Come and check in to see if the fellas can make sense of this or not.2025-06-092h 02The Rehearsal RoomEp. 17: You can't have a panic without the satanic or something like thatIf you found yourself around during the 1980s, specifically in North America, you might have experienced something collectively called the satanic panic. This was a wild wave of fear and concern, the fear irrational, the concern rational, that took over a lot of people's mindsets and, unfortunately, resulted in a lot of people incarcerated to this day. But where did it start? While the fellas try to make sense of it, we also highlight that some of the topics brought up are incredibly serious, but the way a lot of people went about fixing these topics was energized by...2025-06-021h 44The Rehearsal RoomEp. 16: rock! We all know it, we all love it… Well, a lot of us do but is it dead?When Bill Haley and the Comets seemingly created rock 'n' roll, little did they know that just 40 years later, the question of whether rock is dead would also come up, and that question has been asked apparently since the 90s all the way up until now. Well, in this episode, the fellas shoulder the amazing task of tackling this question head on. Is this a topic with some merit, or is this simply something "rock purists" just can't get over? Check it out!2025-05-261h 45The Rehearsal RoomEp. 15: Album deep dive 3; Asunder "A Clarion Call"They aren't the biggest secret in the doom world, but many people are still unaware of this band. Certainly a case of 'if you know, then you certainly goddamn know'! On this latest album deep dive, the fellas glaze up none other than the Bay Area's doom metal masters, Asunder! Focusing their praise on the equal parts of beautiful, equal parts crushingly heavy; 'A Clarion Call'2025-05-191h 03The Rehearsal RoomEp. 14: Interview with Pete Majors; hater of man, music collector, Kat friendOn this episode, the fellas welcome Pete Majors! You might know him from his bands, some of which have been Harassor, Hater of Man, Actuary, Dargar and Qaalm to name a few, or you might know him from his all to memorable beard either recommending or buying some choice cuts when it came to vinyl at perhaps the biggest record shop in Los Angeles. Or you just might actually know him from some of the great cat pictures he posts on his social media, but either way, Pete's got a long history both in music and in Southern California...2025-05-122h 13The Rehearsal RoomEp. 13: This time, on the hot fold out seat: we tackle the age old question! Can you separate the art from the artist?To be or not to be! No, wait… That's not it. Oh yeah, as the title says, let's talk about it! Check in to see where the fellas land with their thoughts on this often asked, many times debated topic!2025-05-052h 12The Rehearsal RoomEp. 12: Movie deep dive of A24's Heretic or Hugh Grant; The Handsome MenaceWell, would you look at that? A listener recommendation! So for this episode, the fellas jump into trying to decipher what the A24 movie "Heretic" might be trying to get across. Tons of spoilers and tons of opinions abound, but if you wanna know what we ended up thinking about this movie, tune in and check it out! And, keep sending those recommendations!2025-04-281h 21The Rehearsal RoomEp. 11: We talk about the use and misuse of AI. Do you want Skynet or whatever the good guy version of Skynet is?Listen in as the fellas use their limited intelligence to discuss artificial intelligence! We are pretty sure it's used in many other fields aside from what we mentioned, but because the creative fields are what affect us first and foremost, those are some of the areas we consider with regard to the use and misuse of AI. How do y'all feel about it? Knowing about its real-world ramifications, would you still use this as normally as you might now?2025-04-211h 41The Rehearsal RoomEp. 10: Interview with Daniel Kaufman, stalwart veteran of the Southern California music sceneHey, check it out! It's our first interview! We decided to jump into this with one of our favorite Southern California musicians, Daniel Kaufman! You might know him from one of his many bands listed here: ex-Mindrot/ex-Dystopia/ex-Eyes of Fire/Destroy Judas/Masters Ashes/Destroyer of Judas. Dan was nice enough to come into the studio and talk about how it started and basically, how it's going. Check it out for anybody interested in the roots of some of the heavier side of music that came from Southern California! And please remember, look for any of these bands...2025-04-141h 44The Rehearsal RoomEp. 9: Album deep dive 2 - Morbid Angel "Altars Of Madness" plus we bid adieu to Val KilmerIn this next foray of many to come, the fellas dive deep into one of the most well-known Floridian death metal bands! Morbid Angel, everybody knows them, everybody loves them! Their first album, "Altars Of Madness," is for sure a landmark, and in this episode, we get to fanboy about how we came to this album, but also the band, as we praise everything we like and love about the music contained therein. Also, what are you watching segments with a bit of a tribute to the late, great Val Kilmer! Join the convo!2025-04-071h 23The Rehearsal RoomEp. 8: Round One of Lyrics VS. Music...and, go!In this go-around, the fellas discuss one of the age-old questions about what they enjoy: is it the lyrics? Or is it the music? Or maybe it's both? They share some personal anecdotes about what hits them the most when they listen to music they enjoy. We'll most likely revisit this conversation at a later date, but join in their jumping-off point in this latest episode, and check it out!2025-03-3157 minThe Rehearsal RoomEp. 7: The Fan. No, not the movie or the thing that blows cool air at your face but the other one...We are all fans of something or other out there, right? To what degree totally depends on everybody out there, but recently, somebody in the music world had a pretty negative experience with some of their fans. Specifically, Chino Moreno of the Deftones had one of these types of interactions that may have left a sour taste in his mouth. Since there are no guidelines for being a fan, the fellas discussed a few examples of negative fan experiences and some of their own more positive experiences. And we get it, people shouldn't have idols, etc., etc., but we...2025-03-241h 29The Rehearsal RoomEp. 6: Album deep dive 1 - High On Fire "Blessed Black Wings"Early on, when Aaron and Nick met each other, one of the things they bonded over, as many others have done, was their love of music, but also their love of many of the same bands. When talking about specific groups, they would constantly ask each other, "Did we just become best friends?" And the answer was, yes, they did. One of the thousands of bands that they love happens to be High On Fire. So it was no secret that when they opted to do a deep dive into one of the albums they both enjoyed immensely, it...2025-03-171h 19The Rehearsal RoomEp. 5: Twinkle, twinkle old rockstar… Do you wonder where you are?Ever wonder what older musicians and rockers do when they decide to hang it up and call it a day? Well, some of them don't go out so gracefully, some instead opting to go out like the stubborn brats they are, and thanks to the wild, wild West known as the Internet, we recently heard of a couple of our favorites doing either one or the other. We discussed this like the amateur professionals that we are, or is it professional amateurs? You decide. This and a few other things on this week's episode!2025-03-101h 10The Rehearsal RoomEp. 4: Our Top 10 Action movie directors (for now) and the unfortunate adios to some more folksWe had the bright idea of starting a series of episodes where we list off our top 10 favorite directors in any given genre. This time around, it's action movies. This was actually a lot tougher than we anticipated, but was also ultimately incredibly fun to go back and revisit some of the works from some of our selections. No surprise there were more than one repeat on each other's lists, and no surprise, some of our reasoning also matched up. Plus, our usual "what are you listening to/what are you watching" catch-ups, and we say bye-bye to Gene...2025-03-031h 10The Rehearsal RoomEp. 3: Folks, your 2025 Hall of Feign nominations!We yelled at the sky about the 2025 Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame nominations, how we feel about the entire thing, and if we absolutely had to, how our rankings would go. Plus, as usual, what are you watching/what are you listening to as we try to get a handle on recording this stuff.2025-02-251h 44The Rehearsal RoomEp. 2: The lying liar that lied?In this episode, we muse over the slimy antics of a certain master of business administration and exactly how that made us feel. Plus some more of what we've been listening to and watching!2025-02-251h 13The Rehearsal RoomEp. 1: Yesferatu, start of year listening & R.I.P. in peace David LynchAs we stumble into the new year, we go over our thoughts on a most glorious vampiric remake as well as some of the most recent bands we've been listening to and rounding it out with our tributes to a damn fine director.2025-02-2553 min