In this episode, I talk about the biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, then (mostly) new music from Neil Dimond, Modest Mouse, Paul McCartney, and the Beach Boys. I had fun. Maybe also that is a thing you could have. Fun, I mean. Enjoy!

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Time Index:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 7:34 - Hands
• 8:01 - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
• 27:49 - Being There
• 28:19 - Music Releases
  • 28:19 - The Beach Boys - The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights
  • 33:28 - Modest Mouse - An Eraser and a Maze
  • 38:23 - Neil Diamond - Wild at Heart
  • 41:32 - Paul McCartney - The Boys of Dungeon Lane
• 46:19 - Coming Storm
• 46:50 - Outro

In this episode, I give my thoughts on the Fender Stratocaster debacle, then hopefully win you back by talking about new music from Devin Townsend, Foo Fighters, Violet Grohl, Bruno Mars, and Yungblud. I had fun with this one, and I get all worked up a couple of times. Hope you enjoy it!

Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com

Time Index:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 7:50 - You and You Alone
• 8:21 - The Fender Strat Situation
• 28:32 - Everything Good
• 29:04 - Music Reviews
  • 29:37 - Devin Townsend - The Moth
  • 37:25 - Foo Fighters - Your Favorite Toy
  • 41:20 - Violet Grohl - Be Sweet to Me
  • 44:34 - Bruno Mars - The Romantic
  • 48:39 - Yungblud - Idols Complete
• 56:07 - Please
• 56:39 - Outro

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In this episode, I'm joined by my friend Jim Ousley, who has a new comic book in progress called "The Agony of Stars," with a Kickstarter active RIGHT NOW (6/2/26). We talk about the comic, but also about everything else, with primary topics being being a creative person, process, and how real life bleeds into art. It's always a pleasure to talk to Jim, and I love that this episode just became a conversation that could've happened without the microphones. I think you'll like it a lot too!

Please consider being a part of funding "The Agony of Stars" here: The Agony of Stars by Jim Ousley — Kickstarter Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com