The homies Jake VS Jayk return to the pod lounge for a hilarious conversation. We touch on the movie Mad God, restaurants closing in Grand Rapids, the state of Art Prize, Kill Tony moving to Netflix, bringing back the Direwolf, Joe Abercrombie books, and later we watch a bunch of new movie trailers. Soak it in.

Ross and Matt get down to business talking smack in a classic 2 man episode. We review the Deftones and Mars Volta show in Detroit. Then see if we can get to the bottom of the new "discovery" at The Giza Pyramids. We review the new Naked Gun trailer, the movie Holland, The Residence, and the best Vampire movies. Later we hear some News of the World, run down the top Val Kilmer movies. Ross tells a story about how JRR Tolkien cant speak English, Mozart trolling his listeners with butt jokes, and high quality jams and preserves. Plus tons more. Soak it in.

Joining us in the lounge is local legend Rick Johnson, best known as the bassist with Mustard Plug and the Wack Trucks, touring soundman, and studio owner of Cold War Studios in Grand Rapids. We dive way back into the early Muskegon days of hall shows, early concerts that formed us, and get a rundown of Ricks history as a musician and his various bands. We also nerd out on studio gear, theremins, and all things recording. Plus tons more. Soak it in.

Musician and old friend Jason Van Hees joins u sin the lounge, we talk all things guitar and music. Later we rank the best albums from the grunge rock era. soak it in.

Rolling into the pod lounge is comedian and podcaster Johnny Mocny. We speak on comedy, podcasting, our favorite horror movies, 80s action stars, Tom Green, Mel Gibson, and Matt Walsh. In the second segment we hear some News of the World, deep dive on James Bond being bought by Amazon, Michael Mann movies, Lawrence of Arabia, and tons more. Soak it in.

Stopping into the lounge is musician and producer/mixer Matthew Marquez, best known for his work as the drummer in metalcore act Norma Jean. We get the low-down on Matt’s career as a drummer and history with the band, war stories from the road, and get a play by play about the recent "Emo's Not Dead" concert cruise he just returned from. We also talk extensively about all aspects of drumming, including technique and studio philosophies, and nerd out about mixing and making records. Soak it in.

Joining us in the pod lounge are Rob Petersen (bass/vocals), Andrew Caminata (keys/vocals), Justin Charrow (guitar) and Jayson Simons (drums) from the Grand Rapids based prog rock band UTO. We get the full history of the band, and deep dive on all things music like song writing philosophy, recording, and working and collaborating with your band mates. Later, we hear some News of the World, debate the merits of the Brian Thompson / Luigi Mangione murder case, and Ross reviews (sort of) the Justin Timberlake concert at the Van Andel Arena. The episode rounds out with some old school UTO recordings to jam out to. Soak it in.

The OG Dangerville band is back together, as Lenz stops into the lounge for the first time in a while, for a meandering and hilarious conversation about everything including: Squatching, campers, Calvin and Hobbes, nerdy fantasy books like Mistborn and Artemis Fowl, author Harlin Ellison, Matt’s experience in the Mall, working at the mall kiosks, and the show CB Strike. Later we get some News of the World, try some Weed laced Rootbeer, talk the Black Hawk Down documentary, Delta Force Chuck Norris movies, review the new new Dream Theater Album, Creed live, Beyonce at the Grammys, the Kendrick Lamar half time show, a new Wu Tang record, Mens Jewelry, Guitar Building, Justin Timberlake, and the Akira Anime film from the 1980’s. Soak it in.