12 Bar News

12 Bar News is back with a brand new season of music nerd news, discussions, and other music nerd things! Join Badger as he hosts a music nerd journey through the week's music news as well as whatever else he and the other regular contributors want to discuss. New Episodes Out Every Monday(ish)!!!

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Episodes

Episode 4: Pocket Drummers

In this episode, the hosts discuss there favourite drummers of the decade for the '60s, 70's, 80's, 90's and today, which is 2000s to present. They also discuss the week's music news and current events portion of the show, or What's Happening?!? Darsh tells us what grinds his gears about music in advertising.

Dec 14, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 7: New York State Of Mind 2000s Edition

This week the guys talk about the New York Scene of the late 1990s through the 2000s with bands like The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Moldy Peaches, LCD Soundsystem, and many more. In this week's music news segment "What's Happening?!?!?" the hosts discuss: David Crosby Dead at 81 Founding member of The Byrds and Crosby Stills Nash and Young has passed away at age 81. His wife released a statement that the folk-rock singer/songwriter died peacefully surrounded by his family after a long ill...

Jan 23, 2023•38 min•Season 3Ep. 7

Episode 6: What's With Your Name?

Cage the Elephant’s Singer Arrested in NYC Matt Shultz, the lead singer of the American alternative rock band Cage the Elephant was arrested this week in NYC on gun charges. Apparently, someone narced on him while he was staying in a hotel in the city. Police arrested the singer after finding 2 loaded and unlicensed firearms in his hotel room and he was booked for felony criminal possession of a gun. I remember when their first hit “Aint No Rest For The Wicked” came out in 2008 and I thought it ...

Jan 09, 2023•17 min•Season 3Ep. 6

Episode 5: That 60's Show

What are the nerds listening to this week? Darsh has been listening to video game music, specifically old Super Nintendo game music. What a nerd. The Scared Fox has been listening to the new Sounds Of Animals Fighting EP and says it is great! The band is currently on tour this winter, good luck finding tickets! Badger recommends the song Fire by the band Waxahatchee and also gives a sneak peek at one of his favorite albums of 2022, Big Thief's Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You. The 60s o...

Jan 02, 2023•32 min•Season 3Ep. 5

Episode 4: A Very Grohl Holiday

In this episode of 12 Bar News, the hosts Badger and Scared Fox discuss "What's Happening" in the news as well as some entertainment suggestions to get through this holiday season. Here are some of the headlines from this episode: Punk Rock Museum The Punk Rock Museum located in Las Vegas, Nevada has announced that they are pushing back their opening date to March 10, 2023. In this announcement, the Fat Mike-created museum also revealed that they will be hosting guided tours with Punk Rock icons...

Dec 26, 2022•13 min•Season 3Ep. 4

Episode 3: Great Debate! Vinyl vs Streaming

In this episode, Badger hosts an in-studio discussion with regular contributors Scared Fox and Darsh about Vinyl vs Streaming. Badger and the crew discuss the various aspects of each listening platform, the pros and cons, and their opinions on which is a better option.

Dec 19, 2022•43 min•Season 3Ep. 3

Episode 2: Four Winds: A Companion

This episode is an encore presentation of Season 1's second episode: Four Winds. In this episode, the hosts discuss their favorite Conor releases from Bright Eyes, Mystic Valley Band, Solo releases, and Monsters of Folk.

Dec 19, 2022•38 min•Season 3Ep. 2

Episode 1: What's Happening?

This is the first episode of Season 3 and we are happy to be back! We have a brand new format designed to keep you updated with what’s happening in the music world as well as to bring you in-depth discussions about various music nerd things. This season, yours truly, The bravest of badgers, will be hosting a short format news segment called ***What’s Happening*** where I will be discussing the week's music news, often joined by a fellow music nerd. Monthly we will “get the band back together” in...

Dec 16, 2022•18 min•Season 3Ep. 1

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