Musically Meditated Podcast

Episode 48 everyone! So close to 50. This week Joe and Sreten talk about two bands Joe has recently been listening to "Birds in a Row" and "Tomb Mold." Check out the Birds in a Row album, "We Already Lost the World." We spend much of the episode talking about this album Also, make sure you check out Tomb Mold's Album "Manor of Infinite Forms," it was one of Joe's 2018 Favorite albums. Both bands are great and we hope to have an interview with Birds in a Row in a few weeks when they come to Chicago (October 14th). Thanks to everyone for your continued support. Give us your thoughts and love by calling the Voicemail Line and leaving a message at: 1-812-963-4727 Remember to Share and Subscribe.

Episode 47 everyone! Creeping up on 50, a great milestone for sure, but we're coming up on 52 (One Year Anniversary!) This week Joe and Sreten talk about two "polar opposite" bands. "Nothing" and "Culture Abuse." Both bands are great and Joe recently went to shows for both of the bands. Thanks to everyone for your continued support. Give us your thoughts and love by calling the Voicemail Line and leaving a message at: 1-812-963-4727 Remember to Share and Subscribe.

This week Joe talks about Eazy-E, the man, the myth, the legend.  Eazy-E has been a major hip-hop influence to Joe nearly his entire life.  Joe has a great conversation with return guest, Mike Barth, and host of Juice Pro Wrestling, Justin "Juice" Wallace.  They talk history, conspiracies, and "what-if." Special Shout out to another legend, "Big Daddy" Kane.  Happy 50th sir. Call the Musically Meditated Voicemail Line and leave a message: 1-812-963-4727 Leave a message.  Do it.

Joe has a super special guest this week to talk music and concert experiences, His Father, Joe Riley. They each brought a handful of old ticket stubs and father and son swap concert stories.  It's a really great conversation. Join in the conversation by calling the Musically Meditated Voicemail Line: 1-812-963-4727 Leave a message.  Do it. Remember to Share and Subscribe.

(NSFW for this episode.)  Episode 44 everyone!  This week Joe discusses lyrics with very special guest Bret Short of the "GG Stalin and the Absurdity Junkies" Podcast.  This is Part 2 of Joe and Bret's lyrical journey.  They discuss "political" lyrics by artists. Join the discussion.  Leave a voicemail message at: 1-812-963-4727. You can listen to "GG Stalin and the Absurdity Junkies" on all podcasting platforms. Remember to tell your family, friends, and enemies about Musically Meditated and how you love it so much. Subscribe and Share Thank you for you continued support.

Here we go everyone! Episode 43! Seven more to 50! This week Joe and Sreten talk about some recent concert experiences. Joe talks about the recent Chicago RadioHead concert. He also tells some stories about going to see Quicksand and Glassjaw. There are some great stories in this one. Make sure you get in on the conversation by joining the Musically Meditated Facebook Group page, or email Joe or Sreten at MusicallyMeditated@gmail.com or call the voicemail line at 1-812-963-4727. Thank you to everyone for your continued support. Remember to SHARE and SUBSCRIBE and Comment.

Episode 42 everyone. This is the first of many discussion we will be having about The Greatest Hip Hop Group ever, Wu-Tang. Yes someone said it. Joining Joe this week is Wu-Tang Super Fan Comer Watkins. The "Paper Weight" on steroids you see in any studio photo of the "Wu" "W," Comer made that amazing gift. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and Share

Detour North came to the Studio to have a conversation about their music and new album "It's History, It's Poetry." Joe and the guys have a great conversation about their musical influences and some theories about the current state of mainstream music and radio. It's really fun. They're having an Album Release Show at Bottom Lounge on Sunday August 12th. We hope to see you there. Listen to the end, we play two new songs by the band: 1) "It's History, It's Poetry" 2) "You're a Saint/I'm a Nonbeliever" Stay tuned and make sure you SUBSCRIBE, in a week or two we'll be posting a live acoustic performance by Detour North inside Green Door Books. It was an awesome. Make sure you check out Detour North's new album, links below. https://detournorth.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/detournorth https://twitter.com/DetourNorth?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Remember to tell your friend and enemies about Musically Meditated. SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE.

Episode 41 is a great one.  This one is all about Punk according to Dave from the "Hey My Man" Podcast.  O.G. of the podcast world, Dave talks about his journey to and through Punk. We find out how he got into the scene, why it hooked him, and where he's at now.  We sprinkle in a questionable "Black Flag" game from Sreten, some "I like, don't like, what you like," and some "Hate Mail." Check out and listen to the "Hey My Man" Podcast and remember to share "Musically Meditated" with all of your family, friends, and enemies. Thank you for your continued support.  

This week Joe talks about the anniversary of the album "None so Vile" by the band Cryptopsy.  This album is about as intense as it gets and it had a huge impact on Joe and his friends growing up.   Shout out to Keith Gough for always loving metal.  Also R.I.P. to Ricky Pontney, on the six month anniversary of his passing.  He was a massive musical and intellectual influence on Joe.  He got Joe listening Crytopsy.   Also, this week, a little more "hate mail."  Enjoy.  We did. Remember to SHARE and SUBSCRIBE.  Thanks 

(NSFW for this episode.)  Episode 39 everyone!  This week Joe discusses lyrics with very special guest Bret Short of the "GG Stalin and the Absurdity Junkies" Podcast.  Joe and Bret talk Nirvana, RadioHead, 90s Hip Hop, Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin, Converge, and a few more.   The guys had such an easy flowing conversation, they ended up having a "lyrical journey" in two parts. You can listen to "GG Stalin and the Absurdity Junkies" on all podcasting platforms. Remember to tell your family, friends, and enemies about Musically Meditated and how you love it so much. Subscribe and Share Thank you for you continued support.

Episode 38 and this one is all about Sreten. Joe and Sreten talk about Sreten's musical history and how in the world he got into Dave Mathew's band. They talk about DMB, Ice-T, NWA, Morrissey, Deftones, The Cure, State Radio, , Primus, White Zombie, and a bunch of other artists. Make sure you check out the Spotify Playlist for this episode.  It's all over the place trying to reflect the kind of music Sreten enjoys.   Enjoy the conversation, the hate mail, the light poking and judgement from Joe, but ultimately the theme here is keep an open mind.  Music moves us all and connects us all. Subscribe and share the podcast and thank you again for everyone's continued support.

Here we go everyone! Episode 37.  Happy Birthday to the hero of many, Glenn Danzig Joe and special guest Justin "Juice" Wallace from the Juice Pro Wrestling podcast discuss one of their musical heroes.  The guys have nothing but love for Glenn. They discuss the Danzig's musical journey, and Joe and Justin's personal concerts stories.   As per usual, a little hate mail is read and Joe tops the show off with a little "Meditated on this." Thank you again to everyone all over the world for your support.  Please Please join the Facebook group. Suggest. Discuss.  Music unites us, let's keep growing this thing. SUBSCRIBE and SHARE.  Thank you again.

Here we go everyone! Episode 36.  Let's start that countdown to 50! WARNING: Sreten drank tequila and shared it with Joe.  This episode is very relaxing.  Sreten is a little too relaxed.  Listen for the great content, especially listen if you had a stressful day.  It will chill you out. This week Joe and Sreten have a Happy Birthday Hip Hop show.  We talk about the history of NWA and the birthdays of some legends: Happy Birthday Ice Cube, MC Ren, 2Pac, Kendrick Lamar, Crazy Bone, and Prodigy.  Thanks for the inspiration and great music.  We also get into it during the "I like, don't like what you like" segment with the story of XXXTenacion's death.  Sreten loses his train of thought, and thank godness Joe keeps him on track. Thank you again to everyone all over the world for your support.  Please Please join the Facebook group. Suggest. Discuss.  Music unites us, let's keep growing this thing. SUBSCRIBE and SHARE.  Thank you again.

Episode 35 is here! Thirty Five and Still Alive! Countdown to Fifty has begun.  These week Joe and Sreten talk about the band Gruesome, Sleep, Joy Division, Nothing, Jesus Piece, Fiddle Head, Vein, and a few others.  We also get into "Hate Mail" and "I like, don't like what you like," and conclude the show with a new segment called "Meditated on This."   Happy Birthday to Chino Moreno. Remember to SUBSCRIBE and share with your friend, family, and enemies. Thanks for your continued support. 

Hey everyone, Episode 34 coming at you, so close to 50 we can taste it. This week it's just Joe and Sreten, but we do have a friend that pops in at the end.   This week Joe talks about: recent album anniversaries for Wu-Tang Forever and N.W.A. Happy birthday to The D.O.C., Big L, and Morrissey.  Joe starts a new segment called ”Easy how you speaking bro idk if you friend or foe” AKA "Love Mail/Hate Mail."  Joe also has an in depth and extremely personal Album discussion of "Sunbather" by DeafHeaven.  It's the 5 year anniversary of "Sunbather" and Joe has a lot of history attached to this album.  RIP Grandpa Whitaker.    We top the show off with a little "I like, don't like what you like."   Remember to tell your friends, family, and enemies about Musically Meditated.  The only way we can grow Musically Meditated is with your help.  SUBSCRIBE to the show and join the Facebook group. Thank you to everyone for their continued support.          

This Episode is about all about The Deftones and their "Self Titled" album, released on May 20th, 2003. Joe has does a track to track break down of the songs off this album and what this album meant to him.  There is a lot of emotion and history attached to this album with Joe.  Sreten tries to keep up and both the guys agree that Limp Bizkit sucks. Thank you to everyone for their continued support. Remember to share the show and join the Musically Meditated Facebook group page.

This Episode is NSFW. Joe wants to talk about a few things. "I like, don't like, what you like." He has bone to pick and a few to break with "J.Cole, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Kanye West, Donald Glover, Immortal Technique, System of a Down, Rage Against the Machine, and a few others." Shout out to Denzel Curry and his song "Percs." Thank you to everyone for their continued support. Remember to share the show and join the Musically Meditated Facebook group page.

Musically Meditated Episode 31 with host Joe Riley. This week it's just Joe and Sreten. Joe talks "Dark Lord Day 2018," recent concerts we've been to, upcoming concerts we want to go to, and a little trivia game testing Joe's "Pig Destroyer" knowledge. Remember to SHARE the show and SUBSCRIBE. Also, Join the Musically Meditated Facebook group, and share your thoughts and opinions with us.

Musically Meditated - Episode 28 - The J.Cole "KOD" album review with special guest Mike Barth.  Joe and Mike talk about J.Cole's new album.  The guys discuss different J.Cole hip hop influences and some artists that are in his playing field and some that came before him.  They discuss other albums that are superior to "KOD."  It's a great conversation because Joe and Mike are polar opposite on the spectrum of hip hop love.  They talk about J. Cole, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and the Black Panther Soundtrack, 2Pac, Ice Cube, Chamillionaire (Joe No Like), and JPEG Mafia.  Friendly disagreements, unfriendly agreements, agreeing to disagree and disagreeing for the sake of disagreeing are all here on this one. Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the show, and share Musically Meditated with your family, friends, coworkers, and enemies. Thanks for listening.