Music Talk

You can download the episode by clicking here Riff 'n Ralk Music Tock is back for our big fifteenth episode! We review Elvis Costello and The Roots Wise Up Ghost  Nine Inch Nails Hesitation Marks. 

You can download the episode by clicking here After much wait the showdown between Jay Z and Kanye West is finally here by Riff 'n Ralk Music Tock. Which is the better buy? Who has more money? Who has the PICASSO BABY!

You can download the episode by clicking here Ryan and Alex talk about some random stuff.  Albums they've listened to lately, and then berate the VMAs.

  You can download the episode by clicking here  Alex was brought backstage to ask a few questions to a couple members of THE MAIN SQUEEZE . Find out what inane questions he could think of on the fly. Warning: Audio is pretty loud.

You can download the episode by clicking here Ryan and Alex invited Corey back to tackle a few of summer's hits Black Sabbath - 13 Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork Bosnian Rainows - Bosnian Rainbows We also get wildly tangential discussing Guns n Roses, Dio, Genesis, and Portishead.

You can download the episode by clicking here Ever wondered what kind of person opens a record store?  Look no further!  We were so happy to get this opportunity. John is a hilarious guy who has a serious passion for records and music.

  You can download the episode by clicking here Ryan and Alex take on  Macklemore x Ryan Lewis - The Heist LP Vampire Weekend's Modern Vampires of the City  Daft Punk'sRandom Access Memories

You can download this bonus material by clicking here This is what happens when Alex is left alone with a microphone

You can download the episode by clicking here Ryan and Alex talk about their summer playlist ideas with the help of some friends and guests.  Many shout-outs are had.  As promised, Alex decided to act a fool, and you can hear it here  Our List: Tera Melos- Tropic Lame   Ice Cube- Today Was A Good Day   The Falcon- Unicorn Odyssey   Bob Mould- Sunspots   Poolside- Why You Wanna   Mungo Jerry- In the Summertime   Modest Mouse- Ocean Breathes Softly   Sufjan Stevens- Chicago   Larry Harlow- Abran Paso   Murder By Death- Until Morale Improves, the Beatings Will Continue   Zechs Marquise- Getting Paid   Alien Ant Farm- Smooth Criminal   Animal Collective- Summertime Clothes   Justin Timberlake- Lovestoned   Fang Island- Daisy   Talking Heads- Life During Wartime (From Stop Making Sense)   Suggestions from our listeners:    Under Oath- Young and Aspiring   Apollo Sunshine- Today is the Day   Dave Matthews Band- Stay   Sigur Ros- Gobbledigook   Vandals- Summer Lovin   The Flaming

You can dowload this extra content by clicking here So here at Riff 'N Ralk Music Tock there is a lot of material that gets cut from episodes, often because it's just a bit too vulgar, stupid, or immature for our demanding standards.  Once in a while, however, something too brilliant comes together and we must recognize its pure brilliance.  Here was an excerpt from Episode 8 that showcases that we are indeed human. Don't worry, Alex has his coming next episode....

  You can download the episode by clicking here Ryan and Alex take on The Dismemberment Plan's The Dismemberment Plan is Terrified and the new album from The Jimi Hendrix Experience  People, Hell, and Angels.   This episode also had some sweet sweet bonus content.  You can get to it here 

You can download the episode by clicking here Corey and Alex team up to discuss The Terror, an album that will likely confuse and upset many, while inspiring others.  

We ran into Nick Reinhart of Tera Melos at the merch table before their set on 4/26/2013 at the Subterranean in Chicago. I asked him if he would let our pokey music show interview him and he agreed only if we could come up with 5 succinct questions. This is what we came up with. Nick seemed like a really nice guy and was eager to get his photo taken with many fans and with their Hotdog Man hero. I wish we would have had more time for a longer session, but we were fortunate enough for get anything. You can download the interview here

You can download the episode by clicking here We interview Neil Struble of Metempsychosis and ask him all sorts of silly and serious questions.  We also review David Bowie's new album The Next Day.  

You can download the episode by clicking here The newest Riff 'N Ralk episode Give a listen as we review Mumford and Sons - Babel The Postal Service - Give Up Puscifer - Donkey Punch The Night

  You can download the episode by clicking here Bad Religion - True North Alicia Keyes - Girl On Fire Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Unicorn Skeleton Mask

You can download the episode by clicking here We have a heart to heart with Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart and their more confusing entries into the music world. We also discuss Lou Pearlman and AOL keywords!

You can download the episode here Live, Vol. 3 by The Avett Brothers Centipede Hz by Animal Collective Celebration Day by Japandroids Sound Quality is rough.  We were figuring out this whole thing out And of course there will be off-topic discussions about the merits of Papism in the late twentieth century Thailand.

You can download the episode by clicking here Our First Episode! Channel Orange by Frank Ocean Clockwork Angels by Rush The Main Squeeze by The Main Squeeze somewhere in the middle we make a snarky comment about the new Led Zeppelin live album, and you can hear a cat....everyone loves cats!