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We're celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Detroit Rock City with James DeBello (11:45) as he shares with us some behind the scenes stories about the making of the film like being horrified of Gene Simmons, ghosted by Shaq and star stuck by meeting (and eventually befriending) John Connor. Also playing Zelda with Natasha Lyonne, blowing through your per diem on antiquated home furnishings and questioning whether or not Marilyn Manson watched Saved by the Bell

Never seen Detroit Rock City? Don't worry (neither has Ben) we also talk used cars, whether or not Burritos are sandwiches, the ending of Titanic, what it's like to star in multiple box office bombs, Civil War, intermissions, Eli Roth's David Lynch impersonation, AI movies, and the best time to go pee during a movie (yes, there's an app for that)


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We cycle through a vast array of questions this week like who is the Batman of dogs? Which is the best Planet of the Apes? Who are your dream buddy cops? Who's got Big Tim Duncan Energy? And what's the 2004 Album of the Year? All of this PLUS reviews for Furiosa and The Fall Guy followed by 2 new games we'll likely never play again: Sortin Out the Gilroys and Ticket Dungeon Master.


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Ryan kicks off the show in hyperbolic fashion by declaring who the last movie star is and who made the last great, classic rock album. Then Max drops in from finals week to bring us back to more tempered conversations around safe topics like the Drake and Kendrick beef, Seinfeld claiming that we're too woke for sitcoms, the roast of Tom Brady, Taylor Swift, Lebron James, our favorite long albums, Beyonce and some Twister ASMR on this week's The Unwrappening

(44:01) Director Brad Peyton joins the show to talk about his new film Atlas (streaming May 24th on Netflix), working with J-Lo, the status of his potential Rampage and San Andreas sequels, the future of AI, Aliens vs Terminator 2, his dream project and what it's like working outside of the traditional Hollywood studio system on a Netflix original

*Additional Music for the "Buy Em, Beat Em, Trade Em" segment is courtesy of Pete Frogs "Genesis Jams"


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Is Amazon's Fallout series more Twisted Metal or The Last Of Us? (1:08) Does anyone care about the J Cole, Drake and Kendrick beef? (05:54) Was Civil War any good? (07:05) We answer all of your burning questions followed by the 2024 Summer Movie Box Office Draft (08:05) where the boys try to decide who's most likely to rake in the most cash this summer between Minions, Deadpool, Kevin Costner, Twisters and the entire slate of summer releases.

Then Adam Turla of Murder by Death (23:14) joins the show to talk about the group's impressive 20 year run, the cost and benefits of establishing yourself as an artist on your own terms and licensing music for Quentin Tarantino (and almost Red Dead Redemption 2)

You can catch Murder by Death performing live in our home base of Fort Wayne, Indiana alongside Alvvays, Pom Pom Squad, Houndmouth and Overlook at this year's Middles Waves festival on June 15th


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Ben & Ryan break down whether or not we're allowed to enjoy Kanye West or Wrestlemania, how excited we should be for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice given Tim Burton's track record, the results of our Best HBO Shows of All Time March Madness Bracket (09:03), and of course more Green Day talk with a side of Polka Dot Man and Fyre Fest II.

Then, multi instrumentalist and composer Richard Reed Parry joins the show (17:43) to talk about his varied musical background including his work with Bell Orchestre, The Unicorns, Arcade Fire as well as last year's film compositions for Eileen and The Iron Claw.


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Ryan and Machine Ben Kelly debut a Road House inspired edition of AI Tonight and (05:17) Michael Tedder, author of Top Eight: How Myspace Changed Music, joins the show to discuss the cultural impact and rapid demise of what was the early internet's largest social media platform.


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