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Lyle & Jim: The Week In Music (Feb. 8)

This week Lyle Preslar (Minor Threat, Caroline Records) and Jim Shearer (MTV/VH1) discuss the following:

Lady Gaga's Super Bowl performance; the upcoming Grammy Awards; 50 Cent getting called out on a mix-tape track from a certain someone; Kaney West deleting tweets; the passing of composer, David Axelrod, and music writer, Marc Spitz; and trying to figure out the definition of "Thrift Shop Synth-Pop."

Lyle & Jim: The Week In Music (Jan. 25)

This week Lyle Preslar (Minor Threat, Caroline Records) and Jim Shearer (MTV/VH1) discuss the following:

The various music personalities showing up at the Women's March, including Madonna; Stevie Wonder surprising a busker who was playing his music; indie rock's new "it" couple; Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper's summer tour; the Melvins/At The Drive-In supergroup; the 15th anniversary of Interpol's Turn On The Bright Lights; and whether or not Taylor Swift has a duty to divulge her political beliefs to her fans.

 

Lyle & Jim: The Week In Music (Jan. 18)

This week Lyle Preslar (Minor Threat, Caroline Records) and Jim Shearer (MTV/VH1) discuss the following:

The B-list, B-Street Band, pulling out of the Inauguration party out of repsect for Bruce Springsteen; the reunion of Audioslave; Fiona Apple's new anti-Trump ditty; Mike Tyson's Soulja Boy diss track; Lady Gaga's prepartion for Super Bowl LI; Billy Corgan's 30-day adventure; Radiohead's (mini) U.S. Tour; the release date for the new 2Pac biopic; Ed Sheeran's historic Billboard achievement; and Lyle's thoughts on live-streaming in a football locker room.

 

Lyle & Jim: The Week In Music (Jan. 11)

Lyle Preslar (Minor Threat, Caroline Records) and Jim Shearer (MTV/VH1) discuss the following this week:

President Obama's farewell (and ability to draw A-list talent); U2 performing The Joshua Tree in its entirety; Green Day playing Wrigley Field and the Rose Bowl; Bon Jovi letting local bands open up for them; Billy Corgan's ambiguous one-month journey; Carpool Karaoke as a series; headliners for Panorama and Bonnaroo; Ed Sheeran gettin' sexy on us; and a discussion about what age a "dangerous" artist is no longer viewed as dangerous by the mainstream public.

Lyle & Jim: The Week In Music (Jan. 4)

Lyle Preslar (Minor Threat, Caroline Records) and Jim Shearer (MTV/VH1) discuss the following:

Concert lineups for Coachella and Governor's Ball; Mariah Carey's New Year's Eve performance; a billionaire throwing a bash wich included sets from Paul McCarthney, The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, and The Killers; the passing of George Michael and Carrie Fisher; the relevance of vinyl sales numbers; Pharrell Williams playing damge control; Run-DMC suing Walmart and Amazon; Live reuniting with Ed Kowalczyk; why Pearl Jam's Dave Abrusszee will not be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; and a musical forecast for 2017.

 

Lyle & Jim: The Week In Music (Best of 2016)

Lyle Preslar (Minor Threat, Caroline Records) and Jim Shearer (MTV/VH1) discuss the major music headlines of 2016.

FREE FOR ALL (Best of 2016)

The yearly tradition continues, although back in the day I used to send this out as a CD.

Here are my favorite songs of 2016 (click the play button below). Think of this as a glorious sample platter of the year's best music offerings (which comes in all genres, shapes, sizes, and tempos).

Hopefully there are a few songs that stick with you and make their way into your daily listening rotation.

All the best in the new year... 

Lyle & Jim: The Week In Music (Dec. 14)

This week Lyle Preslar (Minor Threat, Caroline Records) and Jim Shearer (MTV/VH1) discuss the following:

Kanye West's meeting with President-elect Donald Trump; the passing of Alan Thicke; Rolling Stone's Best Albums and Songs of 2016; Ben Gibbard proving why he's the president of the Teenage Fan Club Fan Club; Billy Corgan releasing an 8-hour ambient music boxset; the release of Apple's AirPods; Rogue One, and why it's good to throw things out.

Free For All: Best of 2018

Lyle & Jim: The Week In Music (Dec. 7)

This week Lyle Preslar (Minor Threat, Caroline Records) and Jim Shearer (MTV/VH1) discuss the following:

The 2017 Grammy Nominations; The Weeknd having 18 songs chart simulataneouly on the Billboard 100; Fiona Apple reworking "The Christmas Song"; a company making figurines of your favorite aritsts taking a crap; Guns N' Roses extending their tour into 2017; Firefly Music Festival catering to fans; and Kid Rock selling pro-Donald Trump merchandise.