Hot Takes with a Music Lover

Take 10: Music's Biggest Conspiracies (Part 2)

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, I’m going back to your regularly scheduled formatting and looking at even more of music’s biggest conspiracy theories! Listen in as I share my thoughts on Michael Hutchence’s mysterious death, whether or not Justin Bieber is human, and if Paul really is dead, and let me know your thoughts – do any of these theories speak to you? This episode is being considered explicit at the discretion of the host due to discussions of potentially sensitive topics. (TW: suicide) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Take 9: Underrated Bands & Artists

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, I’m changing the structure on you! We’re looking at some of the artists and bands that I think are underrated and you need to be listening to. Listen in as I share my thoughts on these artists and bands, and give you some tunes of theirs to check out, and let me know your thoughts – do you agree with me, do you have any artists or bands that you think are underrated that I need to check out? Artists discussed in this episode include: ○ Ruen Brothers: 2:45 ○ The Shelters: 7:17 ○ The Last Bandoleros: 12:55 ○ Larkin Poe: 20:56 ○ Mickey Guyton: 24:35 ○ Hunter Hayes: 29:05 ○ Electric Light Orchestra: 35:22 ○ Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: 40:42 ○ Def Leppard: 46:54 ○ Greta Van Fleet: 50:22 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Take 8: How Greed Is Destroying Music

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, we’re looking at how greed in the music business is destroying music. Listen in as I share my thoughts on corporate radio, labels and record executives, and the current state of “Music City,” Nashville, Tennessee, and let me know your thoughts – what effects do you think greed has had on music? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Take 7: The Pandemic & Music

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, we’re looking at how the pandemic has affected music and what you can do to help. Listen in as I share my thoughts on the artists we’ve lost to Covid-19, those who have struggled throughout this pandemic, and all the many ways you can help your favorite artists, venues, and record stores make it through, and let me know your thoughts – what do you think about all of this and how should we be helping? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Take 6: Music's Biggest Controversies

This week on Hot Takes with a Music Lover, we’re looking at some of music’s biggest controversies, from the past few years and from years past. Listen in as I share my thoughts on Queen + Adam Lambert, The Chicks being blacklisted from country music, and Taylor Swift’s masters, and let me know your thoughts – do you agree with my takes or do you have a better argument? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]