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

In this episode, I'm getting back in the swing of doing the show by talking about the newest book by Tana French then reviewing two concerts I went to (on back to back nights)--David Byrne and Jason Isbell! I hope you enjoy this one as much as I enjoyed making it! (Or more!)

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

Time Index:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 9:56 - Happy Now
• 10:27 - Tana French: The Keeper
• 20:59 - That Weekend (Blue Tattoo)
• 21:31 - David Byrne and Jason Isbell
  • 21:31 - David Byrne
  • 51:16 - Jason Isbell
• 1:04:00 - Denouement
• 1:04:32 - Outro, including a follow=up on my tribute to Michael Feldman, back in November

After many delays, your Uncle Derek and Papa Dave are finally BACK and this time we're counting down our Fab 15 Supergroups. This discussion solidified that we should really set ground-rules before making our lists...but it was still a lot of fun, and we hope you enjoy it!

Dave's Spotify playlist will probably go up a little late because I didn't tell him when I was posting the episode and it's the middle of a workday. But hey!

Blog: http://emptychecking.blogspot.com Bandcamp: http://derekbrink.bandcamp.com email: db@derekbrink.com Spotify Playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/317eypfciiajkyay2kxloz3kreoa?si=f046115ad0514079

Time Index: 0:00 - Intro 13:09 - The List Begins 13:09 - #15 19:12 - #14 24:19 - #13 31:49 - #12 40:16 - #11 44:00 - #10 50:36 - #9 58:29 - #8 1:06:39 - #7 1:12:26 - #6 1:15:03 - #5 1:21:19 - #4 1:26:44 - #3 1:33:57 - #2 1:42:25 - #1 1:43:03 - Honorable Mentions 1:59:49 - Intervention 2:00:19 - The Final 15 and choosing a #1.