Is This Music? / This Is Not Music Is This Music? / This Is Not Music

ITM #10: Where have YOU been?
with guest host L. David Hesler https://www.ldavidhesler.com/
and special guest Zach!

Songs covered this episode:

“Dance Monkey” — Tones and I
“Blinding Lights” — The Weeknd
“Hot Girl Bummer” — blackbear
“Adore You” — Harry Styles
“Salvation” — The Strumbrellas
“Raging Fire” — Phillip Phillips
“Magic (Oh Oh Oh)” — Mozella
“Ever Again” — Andrew W.K.
“My Friend Peter” — Alkaline Trio
“Necrotizing Fasciitis” — Becoming The Archetype
“Fear, Pain, Chaos, Suffering” — Sepultura
“Stridig” — Ihsahn
“Phones” — Andy Rehfeldt https://bit.ly/3bHRrTA

L. David Hesler returns to guest host the ninth entry of Is This Music? / This Is Not Music

ARTISTS COVERED:
Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Tank and the Bangas, AJR, Of Monsters and Men, Half*Alive, Local Natives, Paramore, The Ting Tinges, Barns Courtney, Clean Bandit, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Russian Circles, and recent guest Cody Craft

Joe proves to be as big a hypocrite as he is a cynical douchebag. Guest Cody brings some outre rap that neither can appreciate, they both dismiss some pop music, and then Cody shares a near-finished song he’s been working on recently.

items discussed:

Kid Buu — “Momma”
City Morgue — “Shinners13”
Kendrick Lamar — “Humble”
Plini Roessler-Holgate — ??
Billie Eilish — “Ocean Eyes” & “Xanny”
Regina Spektor — “Don’t Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)”
ED SHEERAN IS TERRIBLE

—
and
—
CODY fucking CRAFT’s metal debut

and then also
Northlane — ??
Death — “Leprosy”

art credit to Michael Roy (Birdcap)

In Charlesanne’s absence, Joe is again joined by author & musician, L. David Hesler. As usual, Joe attempts to talk himself through broadening his pallet, and he again gives up in less than ten minutes. Come for the failure, stay for the pop quizzes and rabbit holes.

Music discussed:

“Middle Child” — J. Cole
“Old Town Road” — Lil Nas X
“Superposition” — Young The Giant
“Saw Lightning” — Beck
“In The Shadows” — Foreign Air
“Stay In The Dark” — The Band Perry
Caleb Canatheviphth
Deveykus
“Phthisis” — Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
“Dance The Night Away” — Van Halen

Pop Quiz culled from:
https://digitaldreamdoor.com/mobile/jokes/funny-band-names.html
https://m.riverfronttimes.com/foodblog/2010/02/16/20-unholy-recipes-dishes-so-awful-we-had-to-make-them
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ariannarebolini/truly-upsetting-vintage-recipes

This episode's guest is Chillicothe, Missouri's own L. David Hesler!
https://www.ldavidhesler.com/
https://soundcloud.com/bemega
https://soundcloud.com/badnotespodcast

SONGS COVERED:
“Sweet But Psycho” — Ava Max
“13lack 13alloons” — Denzel Curry
“Ready To Let Go” — Cage The Elephant
“Medicine” — Bring Me The Horizon
“This City (Is Bound To Do Us In)” — The Break and Repair Method
“Faster” — Matt Nathanson
“Clockwork” — Easton Corbin
“Dream 12” - Scale The Summit

This episode includes a road trip pop quiz, avoiding Drake salad, and Charlesanne actually liking a helicopter full of chainsaws for once.

Artists covered:

Mac Miller
Halsey, Bennie Blanco & Khalid
Amy Shark
Mary J. Blige
Zed & Ellie Duhey
Charlie Puth
Ella Mai
Gorillaz
Bastille
Shinedown
Madonna
Olivia Holt
Jess Glenn
JB Cooper
Brojob
Extremity
Alien Weaponry