Ear Buds – Details, episodes & analysis

We're back on track with the follow-up episode to our Crime in Stereo episode from a long time ago! And yes, this episode was recorded in the summer so we talk a lot about pop culture moments from months ago, which is always proof of Professional Podding!

MOST IMPORTANTLY! We talk about the 2024 album STEPS ASCENDING by the rippin' rockers Stand Still. DO WE LIKE IT? DO YOU?! listen up, comment below, sway from side to side as we dissect this album track-by-track!

breakdown:

00:00:53 an history/catch up

00:15:39 Avoiding the Intersection

00:27:47 In the Dying Light of a Setting Sun

00:36:32 Steps Ascending

00:48:48 In My Blood

00:56:21 Dust

01:09:47 We Know the Score

01:18:03 Mysticism

01:30:48 Gridlock Apocalypse

01:36:18 Tower of Gold

01:44:40 Fourth Wall

01:57:51 ratings and next pick

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The Buds spend some time with horror industry staple Justin Beahm to talk about his new music project, Phantom Lightkeeper, and how it came to be! They discuss his origins in the film industry, his creative process, how his album "Shore Ghosts" came to be, and everything else that led him to sit in the honorary 3rd chair at Ear Buds HQ!

Then they discuss a bit about what they like to listen to around the Halloween Holidays to get in the mood for spooky - nay, spoopy - season. 

Follow Justin's music and film endeavors: https://www.justinbeahm.com/

Order PHANTOM LIGHTKEEPER'S "SHORE GHOSTS": https://www.justinbeahm.com/phantom-lightkeeper/

listen and order on bandcamp:

https://phantomlightkeeper.bandcamp.com/album/shore-ghosts

breakdown:

00:00:53 chat and introduce Justin!

00:11:09 chat with Justin about Phantom Lightkeeper

00:59:34 everyone suggest some music to Get Haunted To

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No time for Ballyhoo because the Buds need to Smash It Like Belushi, I guess! The Guys get together to finally discuss the deluxe edition of Green Day's "Saviors" - new songs, acoustic tracks, and tons of fun!!!!

breakdown:

00:00:53 an history

00:08:41 Smash It Like Belushi

00:18:58 Stay Young

00:30:41 Fuck Off

00:35:56 Ballyhoo

00:41:54 Suzie Chapstick (acoustic)

00:53:50 Father to a Son (acoustic)

00:57:58 Underdog

01:09:50 Ratings

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#greenday #music #review 

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: listen to this 3+ hour DEEP DIVE into the FINAL RECKONING of the decades-spanning spy series that consistently puts Tom Cruise in danger, and audiences in utter delight.

You're used to the Ear Buds deep diving into an album for too long?? Well hear this! They do it for movies now too sometimes!

First they go through all the things that led them to Mission, and all the Missions that led to this 8th installment. Then, they go plot point by plot point through the latest Cruise/McQ set-piece stunt show extravaganza and really get into the nitty gritty. Does the patented Mission style of "build the movie as you go" still work? Is there too much exposition and table setting when there was already a whole other movie to do all of that? Is this podcast episode guilty of all the same stuff, and maybe that's why these movies resonate so much with our lovable Team of Two? Find out! 

Let us know what you thought of the movie too! 

breakdown:

00:00:00 an history

00:58:53 FINAL RECOKING REVIEW

03:09:03 Ratings

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#missionimpossible #moviereview #comedy 

C'mon everybody, let's Huckle-Buck back in time and explore some music history! The boys discuss Otis Redding, his short but incredible career, his masterful use of his vocal instrument, and his untimely and tragic end. And of course they go track-by-track through his first posthumous - and most famous - album "The Dock of the Bay" (1968). 

breakdown:

00:00:53 an history

00:20:36 (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

00:34:48 I Love You More Than Words Can Say

00:42:50 Let Me Come on Home

00:48:45 Open the Door

00:53:30 Don't Mess with Cupid

01:03:24 The Glory of Love

01:06:59 I'm Coming Home

01:23:32 Tramp (with Carla Thomas)

01:28:18 The Huckle-Buck

01:35:30 Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out)

01:45:07 Ole Man Trouble

02:01:10 ratings and next pick

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#otisredding #music #review 

As Stan Lee used to kind of say: Excelsis! GHOST is back, and thusly so, too, are the Ear Buds! Landon and Joey catch up on the intricate lore of the Papa and his ghouls and get into the new 80s-tinged ripper of an album "Skeletá" (2025)!

breakdown:

00:00:53 an history

00:32:16 Peacefield

00:44:15 Lachryma

00:49:12 Satanized

00:57:24 Guiding Lights

01:08:50 De Profundis Borealis

01:16:59 Cenotaph

01:30:08 Missilia Amora

01:40:02 Marks of the Evil One

01:50:49 Umbra

02:04:19 Excelsis

bonus:

02:16:55 The Future is a Foreign Land

02:18:46 Final Thoughts and Ratings

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#ghost #music #review

"I think I'm in love again" - You, listening to this episode!

The Buds go track-by-track through the 2014 album "Run the Jewels 2" by Run the Jewels! 

breakdown:

00:00:53 an history

00:18:58 Jeopardy

00:28:00 Oh My Darling Don't Cry

00:35:45 Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1

00:41:56 Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)

00:51:43 All My Life

00:58:53 Lie, Cheat, Steal

01:06:58 Early

01:14:48 All Due Respect

01:19:42 Love Again

01:28:29 Crown

01:36:33 Angel Duster

01:44:00 Blockbuster Night, Pt. 2

01:49:58 ratings and next pick

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#runthejewels  #music  #review  

I Know That Face. It's the face of an Ear Bud, fearing there is not a new episode. But! The Fear Is Not Real. The Buds go through Willow's 2024 album "Empathogen' and get into ALL the nitty gritty details! They talk about everything from Bill Burr vs. Bill Maher to a nuanced discussion of nepo-babies, and of course go through the album track-by-track!

breakdown:

00:00:53 an history

00:23:33 Home (featuring Jon Batiste

00:38:57 Ancient Girl

00:42:14 Symptom of Life

00:59:20 The Fear Is Not Real

01:06:05 False Self

01:15:08 Pain for Fun (featuring St. Vincent)

01:20:40 No Words 1 & 2

01:22:03 Down

01:24:16 Run!

01:30:02 Between I and She

01:34:40 I Know That Face.

01:38:43 Big Feelings

01:49:30 Ratings and next week's pick

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#willow #music #review

ooohhh MY MY MY! The Buds are back and they're listening to and discussing Troye Sivan's 2018 album "Bloom" with their patented wit and charm, and stupidity! They talk about their history with Troye and then dive into the album track-by-track! 

breakdown:

00:00:00 an history

00:16:28 Seventeen

00:24:41 My My My!

00:32:58 The Good Side

00:39:09 Bloom

00:47:56 Postcard

00:52:05 Dance to This

00:57:19 Plum

01:04:22 What a Heavenly Way to Die

01:09:18 Lucky Strike

01:15:35 Animal

01:21:49 Ratings and next ep's pick

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#troyesivan #music #review

Please Please Please listen to this episode! It's a fun one! Landon and Joey discuss the modern era of pop stardom and then dive face first into the fun and flirty world of Sabrina "Sabs" Carpenter and her 2024 album "Short n' Sweet!"

breakdown:

00:00:53 an history

00:27:00 Taste

00:37:11 Please Please Please

00:46:37 Good Graces

00:53:12 Sharpest Tool

01:03:15 Coincidence

01:11:41 Bed Chem

01:25:22 Espresso

01:34:15 Dumb & Poetic

01:40:09 Slim Pickins

01:47:14 Juno

01:55:32 Lie to Girls

02:01:13 Don't Smile

02:08:30 Needless to Say

02:14:48 Ratings and next ep's pick

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#sabrinacarpenter #music  #revew