Shane is tongue tied after the cherry blossoms disappear but manages to give a state of the union for racing games on current gen consoles. He also ponders an XBOX One after hearing Joel's review of Quantum Break. Joel unboxes his Wii U for the third time and admires the guitar prowess of Prince. Get the links and show notes here. Join The Community Discord Facebook Group Links Subscribe To Podcast (RSS Feed) Website ABandofGamers.com Twitter @ ABandofGamers Instagram.com/ABandofGamers Email ABO...
Apr 27, 2016•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 104
It's grilling season so the guys toss their favorite meat on the barbecue before hitting up what they've been playing, give Tom Clancy's The Division a thorough review, discuss notable new music releases, share their record store day loot and play out the show with a funk/soul tune from Charles Bradley. Icebreaker What is your favorite food to grill out? 0:03:00 Side A Video Games Review Tom Clancy's The Division 0:32:55 Side B Music Music played in this episode Intro by Tiny Rockets "Ghost" Tin...
Apr 20, 2016•52 min•Ep. 103
Shane is lonely when in an orange status and Karl cannot stop singing Lovely Rita to his new gaming rig. Icebreaker If you had to eat a worm, how would you cook it? 0:03:00 Side A Video Games Review Chillblast Fusion Division Gaming PC 0:39:45 Side B Music Music played in this episode Intro by Tiny Rockets "Ghost" TinyRocketsRgo Outro by Twin River "Antony" Passing Shade Join The Community Discord Facebook Group Links Subscribe To Podcast (RSS Feed) Website ABandofGamers.com Twitter @ ABandofGam...
Apr 13, 2016•58 min•Ep. 102
Joel proves he'll never be a pro gamer and reviews the XBOX One Elite Wireless Controller. Karl can't get enough of the Final Fantasy XV demo and shares the specs of his new gaming rig. Shane hits his way out of the flu slump with MLB The Show 16 and misses a few up-close enemies in the Doom closed multiplayer beta. In Side B the guys mention a few notable new releases and play a tune from Mechanical Life Vein and face to face. Icebreaker In a pinch, what is your go to meal? 0:03:40 Side A Video...
Apr 05, 2016•56 min•Ep. 101
Joel, Shane and Karl reveal embarrassing moments, put a positive spin on Sony closing Evolution Studios, review Salt and Sanctuary, answer listener questions and choose their favorite song from the first 99 episodes. Icebreaker What is the most embarrassing moment as a co-host on ABOG? 0:05:23 Side A Video Games Review Salt and Sanctuary 0:32:00 Side B Music Favorite tunes from the first 99 Joel's favorite --- Dogs in Ecstasy "I'm A Man" Welcome 2 Hell Shane's favorite --- The HandGrenades "A He...
Mar 28, 2016•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 100
Joel reviews Firewatch and feels dirty watching television with PlayStation Vue, Shane visits the arcade in his living room to play Bubble Bobble and Karl rationalizes playing two shooter MMO's at the same time since starting Tom Clancy's The Division. This before the guys give their impressions on new music releases from Iggy Pop, Damien Jurado, Brian Fallon and face to face. With a St. Patrick's Day appropriate tune, The Gleasons close out the episode. Icebreaker How do you catalog and organiz...
Mar 22, 2016•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 99
Joel and Shane are joined by Dan Loosen, co-founder and co-event organizer of Midwest Gaming Classic, and they talk about the evolution of Midwest Gaming Classic and how a community of passionate people saved it from extinction. Dan shares a mantra he learned working at Six Flags Great America that he applies to day-to-day life and contributes to running such a successful and popular annual event. In Side B and since A Band of Gamers contributes MGC Music to Midwest Gaming Classic, they talk thr...
Mar 13, 2016•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 98
Karl unknowingly kicks off Intergalactic Shmuppreciation Month and buys tickets for the upcoming Download Festival. Joel gets stuck in Broforce, climbs a tower in Firewatch and downloads the new app from Discogs. Shane applies balance learned from the last episode, shares his passion for La Sera's latest, and talks some guitars inspired by Todd Wisenbaker's chops. Icebreaker It's Saturday morning, what's the first thing you do when you get up? 0:03:20 Side A Video Games Reactions to announcement...
Mar 08, 2016•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 97
Spending more time in the studio and less in the gaming room for a proper geezer balance. Karl has an ear for drums and his hands on the cards. Shane hocks a loogie at his landlord and drives more video game cars. Joel plants a garden with Old Earth and discovers some new jazz. Icebreaker Ever have a friend recommend a video game and/or band that made you cringe but later became one of your favorites? 0:06:00 Side A Video Gamers Balancing video games with other hobbies specifically being sure ga...
Mar 01, 2016•58 min•Ep. 96
Bored of the museum, Shane heads for the bar and then to play the new Street Fighter V before being booted from the servers. Since he can no longer connect, the guys share their all-time favorite fighting games. Afterward Karl goes Sky High in Rocket League and Joel hosts a record night. Icebreaker Favorite exhibit in a museum? 0:04:30 Side A Video Games Favorite fighting games of all time, ADR1FT Clair de lune Trailer and how it has shifted Joel and Shane's opinion of VR 0:23:30 Playing // Stre...
Feb 23, 2016•59 min•Ep. 95
Joel, Shane and Karl carry some salt into this episode and successfully keep the audio witches away. They share their overall impressions of the PlayStation Vita, gaming news, what they're playing and listening to and then pepper the ending with a scorching tune from Tenement. Icebreaker Salt or pepper? 0:03:10 Side A Video Games MLB The Show 16 is not coming to PlayStation Vita and since it officially marks the last of Sony's first party support, the guys reminisce and decide whether or not the...
Feb 16, 2016•44 min•Ep. 94
Audio issues, multiple takes, spilled beer and 1/3 Karl couldn't keep you away from episode 93. Icebreaker Which is the real football? 0:05:55 Side A Video Games Favorite football games of all time 0:16:30 Playing // Lego Marvel's Avengers (PS4), Baba Yaga dlc Rise of the Tomb Raider (XBOX One), Gems of War (XBOX One), Marvel Puzzle Quest (XBOX One) 0:28:10 Side B Music Weezer Oasis Metallica Known to Wander/MGC Music Music Played In This Episode Intro by Tiny Rockets "Ghost" TinyRocketsRgo Outr...
Feb 09, 2016•48 min•Ep. 93
Back for a few days from a tour through Europe and Australia, Joel and Shane had the fortune of hosting Brett Newski in the ABOG studio for a quick chat about his musical beginnings. Brett is in town to release Hi-fi D.I.Y. before embarking on yet another tour. Hear about the first job he took in order to save for a guitar, sharting his pants while having to learn how to sing with an audience present and few other funny stories from arguably the hardest working musician currently living in Milwa...
Feb 04, 2016•12 min•Ep. 92
You'll never call them late for a beer. Shane, Joel and Karl are back for another video game and music conversation and then reveal the first band playing their MGC Music stage at the Midwest Gaming Classic on April 9th, 2016. Icebreaker How late is late? 0:04:30 Side A Video Games Former founders of Criterion Games reveal Dangerous Golf . Sony merges PlayStation into US-based Sony Interactive Entertainment. Lifetime XBOX One and PlayStation 4 console sales and the potential impact on the next f...
Feb 01, 2016•47 min•Ep. 91
Shane and Karl survive poison and vampire bites by channeling their super powers, playing video games and spinning records. Must be another episode of ABOG wherein Joel can't come up with the creative words to describe a stellar episode. Icebreaker Would you rather be bitten by a radioactive spider or a vampire? 0:03:45 Side A Video Games Iron Maiden's RPG Legacy of the Beast where you can play as Eddie and travel through time battling monsters from the Iron Maiden universe. EA releases some fre...
Jan 25, 2016•53 min•Ep. 90
A Band of Gamers toast David Bowie and share their thoughts on his last album Blackstar in Side B. Before flipping sides they talk about Amazon's latest video game announcement, their most anticipated games of 2016, what they're playing and then close out the show with a great tune from Rocketbirds Hardboiled Chicken. Icebreaker If you won the lottery and had a million dollars, what would you do with it? 0:03:15 Side A Video Games Amazon announces 20% off preordered and new video games with Prim...
Jan 19, 2016•55 min•Ep. 89
VR is a walk in the park to ABOG regardless of the price but they still prefer the old fashioned controller and monitor set-up for gaming. Speaking of monitors, Joel shares the scoop on his new television and then Shane and Karl worry about their PS4's thanks to the added power of the 7th core. This and the usual what they're playing, listening to and another fantastic tune to close out the show. Icebreaker How was your holiday? What did you do on New Year's Eve? 0:04:15 Side A Video Games Oculu...
Jan 11, 2016•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 88
An annual tradition renewed for another season. A Band of Gamers shares yours and their favorite video games and albums of 2015. 0:02:00 Community Favorites With contributions from David Sodee @dbsodee, Chris Patrick PSN:beanhead26, Louise Davis @TheLastLurtz, Katie Stubbs @katieee120, Sergio @Musikfool81, Chad @close_2nd, Chris Jones, Michael Bothe @MikePSN2013X, Si Lane, Javier Farfan, William Mackellar @lardteamaker, Rob @nafscub, Scott Ollek @FL1P42 0:22:00 ABOG Favorite Albums 0:32:05 ABOG ...
Jan 04, 2016•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 87
A Band of Gamers shares their approach to managing console hard drive space, which PS2 games they want on the PS4, what they're playing, movie theater etiquette and a fresh tune from Milwaukee's Faux Fiction. Contents Icebreaker // What is your favorite science fiction movie? 0:03:25 Gaming // ABOG shares how they manage their console hard drive space. Shane recently bought a second PS4 so the conversation is timely for him. They then hit up the popular Twitter hashtag #ps2ps4 and share the game...
Dec 22, 2015•51 min•Ep. 86
Karl's football team has him down and perhaps they won't make his favorites of the year list and Shane is waiting for a price cut on a Christmas tree. The guys converse about end of the year lists, multiplayer games they'd like to play on the newest consoles, what they're playing and listening to and then close it out with a Transformers inspired tune from Blitskald. Contents Icebreaker // Real or fake Christmas tree? 0:06:45 Gaming // Tis the season for video game reviews; how do you find value...
Dec 14, 2015•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 85
ABOG shares their holiday traditions which may or may not include a hippopotamus, spinning Abbey Road while decorating the tree, Die Hard and knoblauchbrot. They also share a holiday gift guide for gamers with a new PS4 or XBOX One under the tree and go in depth on all the happenings from the PlayStation Experience event. Icebreaker // What is your favorite holiday song or album? 0:05:30 Gaming // Holiday gift guide for gamer's with a new XBOX One or PlayStation 4 under the tree, thoughts and re...
Dec 08, 2015•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 84
The guys lean on Tony Hawk for most of the important decisions in episode 83 except pizza. He helps them with gaming glitches, which new system Joel's brother-in-law should buy, how to use a rubber band to earn a platinum trophy and if the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles can save his horrible game. Icebreaker // What is your favorite pizza place and what style of pizza do you prefer? 0:07:45 Gaming // Game crashing glitches and bugs, which new system should Joel's brother-in-law buy? 0:26:30 Playin...
Nov 30, 2015•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 83
Keep those old fashioned flat screens bolted to the wall because it's snowing outside, ABOG has their parents' records cranked and the top 10 favorite snow sports games are heating up the plasma. Afterward they toss around red and green swords in their review of Star Wars Battlefront. Icebreaker // Which records did you borrow from your parents collection and spin as a kid? 0:08:15 Gaming // Joel needs a new TV so the guys give him advice on what's important in a gaming set-up, top 10 favorite s...
Nov 23, 2015•57 min•Ep. 82
It's the time of year when the Green Bay Packers bum and the sickness hits. Icebreaker // What bums you out? 0:06:50 New Hotness // Autumn drop of blockbuster games, XBOX One's new dash and backwards compatibility, EA Access 0:19:20 Playing // Fallout 4 (PS4), Rocket League (PS4), Halo 5: Guardians (XBOX One), Kameo: Elements of Power (XBOX One) 0:47:50 Music // Johnny Marr Adrenalin Baby , My Baby live Join The Community Discord Facebook Group Links Subscribe To Podcast (RSS Feed) Website ABand...
Nov 17, 2015•54 min•Ep. 81
The guys are joined by two friends to battle off sleep 16 hours into the Extra Life 24 hour gaming marathon by recording this podcast episode. And making each other laugh. Icebreaker // If you could own one arcade cabinet or pinball table which would it be? 0:05:55 Extra Life 2015 // Rocket League tournament results 0:11:00 Playing // Halo 5: Guardians (XBOX One), Hearthstone, MLB 15: The Show (Vita), NHL 16 (PS4), Bloodborne (PS4), Zen Pinball 2 (PS4), Towerfall Ascension (PS4), Diablo III: Ult...
Nov 08, 2015•55 min•Ep. 80
Shane and Karl battle through colds to bring you another episode of ABOG. In between coughing they chat about gaming news, what they've been playing and then Karl talks about a recent chance he had to see his all-time favorite drummer. Icebreaker What is the most unusual job you've ever had? 0:05:25 Side A Video Games PlayStation Paris Games Week Conference impressions (Gran Turismo Sport, Detroit, No Man's Sky, Dreams, new trailer for Star Wars Battlefront, Robinson: The Journey, Until Dawn: Ru...
Nov 03, 2015•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 79
Fantasy Factory rides on two wheels into Joel's and Shane's mugs and out pours much video game discussion (and rainbows). Icebreaker Do you believe in ghosts? 0:05:00 Side A Video Games Square Enix remaking more than just Final Fantasy VII, Sony cuts PlayStation 4 price in UK and Australia, Halo 5 Guardians (2LP) Soundtrack Vinyl Edition 0:18:20 Playing // Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (PS4), MLB 15: The Show (Vita), tangential discussion on the current fate of the PlaySation Vita, Tria...
Oct 26, 2015•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 78
Shane and Karl welcome Critters and Ghoulies into their House to bust some Decepti-chops and to chat about the latest in video game news, what they're playing and a review of Transformers: Devastation. News // Nintendo shipping dev units for their next console? Star Wars Battlefront season pass announced and it's pricey, Witcher 3 gets a big patch, Friday the 13th kickstarter, PS4 price drop. Playing // Dark Souls 3 stress test, Rocket League Revenge of the Battle-cars dlc, Hotline Miami (Vita),...
Oct 20, 2015•59 min•Ep. 77
Joel, Shane and Karl uncover an excuse for Tony Hawk 5, share their impressions of the Star Wars Battlefront beta, and talk about the video games they've been playing. Join the Three Amigos for that and much more in A Band of Gamers Podcast Ep76. News // Spiritual successor to Burnout announced? A possible explanation for Tony Hawk 5? Far Cry goes Primal so naturally Joel dreams of a new Turok. Skipping games based on the hours required to play them. Playing // Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (XB...
Oct 13, 2015•51 min•Ep. 76
Karl shares his experiences from EGX 2015 including hands-on with many upcoming games and PlayStation VR. Then the guys talk what they've been playing which includes a review of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5. 0:04:15 Eurogamer Expo 2015 (EGX) impressions from Karl; Star Wars Battlefront, Plants Vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2, Starfox, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Cuphead, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Need For Speed, Raging Justice (Makin Games), Gangbeasts, Nature's Zombie Apocalypse, Sky Scrappers, Kawitero...
Oct 05, 2015•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 75
