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What a freakin episode this week. The boys ramble down to Nashville to catch up with Deejay Diesel (@deejaydiesel) for maybe one of the best inside looks at how nightlife works. We break down the ins and outs of what it’s like djing, his former role as entertainment director at Riot Hospitality Group for 11 years. We dive into our quickest battle in podcast history before taking a closer look at the Nashville nightlife scene. Handling requests, playing for you, and what happens when bar sales drop, no topic is off the table in this spicy one. Fire it up!

23 Aug 20232h 11min

Jesus has risen! (Disco Jesus that is). It’s Thibault (@thibaultmusique) live from Texas with an overdue catch-up. We dive straight in with a disco fueled matchup between KC And The Sunshine Band vs Brothers Johnson before diving into a lightning round with more twists and turns than we could ever explain. Thibault gives us the epic tale of what led to James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem djing his wedding and shares some exciting news regarding his AUTOBODY project and his newest solo release Make It Hurt. We dispel the myth of being “too old” to be in the scene while also talking about old things like MySpace and finding your music on Hipster Runoff. All that and so much more. Fire it up!

16 Aug 20231h 45min

Back at it babyyyyy. This week the boys dit down with physicist, dj, author, provocateur, and all around great human Gregory Michael Davis (@gmdavismusic) for a battle between DJ Khaled vs DJ Clue. The boys talk about the dreaded technical difficulties we’ve all faced during dj sets, the impact of Nirvana and why Greg should absolutely revisit their catalog and change his opinion on them, and finally we wind it down by talking about his new album forthcoming. We love Greg, as a guest of the podcast and frequent collaborator he should definitely be on your radar moving forward. Fire it up!

9 Aug 20231h 57min

We’re back! This week the boys sit down with one of the best Psalm One (@psalmone) for a long overdue episode covering every corner of music. Psalm joins us as we lead off talking about the Cardi B microphone thing before rolling into a deeper dive into crowd behavior and how great Beyonce is. Following that we hop into a battle of Project Pat vs Trick Daddy, a difficult lightning round, and a closer look at the greatness of Prince. After that we hop into a closer observation of what it is like being an independent touring artist, and the impact of being a woman in hip hop. Psalm breaks down the touring impact Covid has had on artists and shares insight on her book Her Word Is Bond. We talk about the bandcamp appreciation and streaming revenues in general before discussing her newest album The Returrn Of Bigg Perrm! We were so grateful for Psalm to share time with us and absolutely look forward to another visit from hip hop royalty. Fire it up!

1 Aug 20231h 28min

This week the boys are joined by a true success story in the dj community: Chris Santos AKA DJ Flow (@adjnamedflow). Flow taps in with the boys to talk all things vinyl, his rise in marketing that helped him carve out an Instagram following of 147,000+ tuning in to see his vinyl collection and hearing records he loves. Chris details the journey in applying his job skills which lead him to the visibility and recognition from Usher, garnering him the opportunity to play the Usher concert after parties in Vegas. The boys also go on a deeper dive of djing breakdance battles and the impact the music has on the overall battle. We discuss Flow’s new podcast Inventions & Dimensions and determine why we aren’t rushing out the door to grab a DJ Flow fast food meal 😂 All this and so much more, FIRE IT UP!

26 Juli 20232h 3min

The boys have returned after taking a week off and holy moly was there a lot to cover. @1djgre joins us for a 4th of July recap. We talk about some of the wildest wedding stories he has, what the hell people are listening to right now, accidentally playing dirty versions of songs at PG gigs, and how great the WHAM! documentary is. Buckle up for the shit show.

12 Juli 20231h 22min

We’re back baby! @phnm gets food poisoning during a dj set, @jupiterwilliams is MAD MAD (you’ll hear why right away) and @neeklopez celebrates 34 while loving life on the volleyball courts. It’s a boys episode this week with your favorite jokers. Dive in and live vicariously through the circus. 🤡 🎪

20 Juni 20231h 19min

This week we ramble down the rabbit hole into the mind of the creative genius, dance music royalty.. Salva (@salvabeats). The episode is all over the place, weaving a historic recap of some of Salva’s greatest hits in his career including working with Rihanna and being spoiled at Red Bull Music Academy in Madrid. We eventually wander into a battle between Miley Cyrus vs SZA before diving deeper into the impact of being musically unbound and ahead of the trends light years before they blow up. We wanted to give Salva his flowers this episode and strongly encourage everyone to zoom over to his discography immediately after and listen to just how incredible his production is. Big ups Salva, and the offer still stands, you can be our guest ANY week. Dive in!

13 Juni 20231h 42min