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Ooooooooaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! <----- That's us doing our best falsetto wail in anticipation of this week's album - Abigail, by King Diamond.

We've got a lovely side quest into Anton LaVey and his definitely legitimate take on Satanism, but the focus here is the story of Abigail La'Fey, who we now know was first born dead on the 7th day of July, 1777...

And watch out for those slippery stairs. The very trustworthy ghost hipped me to them.

Abigail's legacy is locked into metal canon, and King Diamond (both the band and the individual) are here to take names...and souls!

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All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

Back for a spoooooooky installment of your favorite spot to hear all the totally correct takes on music news.

Except this week, we've got scary stories from music history!!!!!

Ozzy and Tony Iommi seeing ghosts in a castle. The Mars Volta and their cursed record (thanks a lot, Ouija boards).

What else lies in store? Besides new releases, we always have some of those. Check it out, if you dare!

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

What in the actually-good-celebrity-project do we have here? See, but that's not even doing this week's album justice. Because we have a prominently featured children's choir!

The EarWax crew chop it up about Dead Man's Bones' self-titled (and as of this episode - only) record. If spooky-cozy were a genre, this album would be the prime example of that.

Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields both love the macabre, they both wanna make some jamz, and so they did. And what we get is one of the chillest, most lovely Halloween-ish records out there.

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

Sometimes we get to tell wonderful stories about cool people. Amidst all the scumminess of the music industry, there do exist the real ones. We talk about one of the realest - Wayne Shorter - and his unbelievable record "Speak No Evil".

With a lineup whose collective resumes are longer than two CVS receipts, this album bridges Shorter's timeline - connecting the past, present, and future while still sounding entirely unique.

It's haunting, vulnerable, cool, and sweet. Pretty much all ways you could also describe Wayne Shorter. God, I wish we could have been friends!

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

Ayo, we are back. Mainly it's Spencer who is back, Hilary and Cody neva left. Regardless, we got new releases and music news aplenty in this installment of Music This Week.

How about Sheryl Crow dropping a new record? Mmmm, oh, and Zach Bryan rocking the Free Palestine shirt right in Robert Kraft's stadium. Beautiful, simply beautiful.

All that and a whole heck of a lot more inside Music. This. Weeeeeeeeeek.

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

Set the controls on full fuckin' blast, we are headed into the universe of whenever - somewhere in the future...except it's happening right now on this week's episode!

Cody and Hilary hold on for dear life breaking down Dylan Brady and Laura Les' genreless and genre defining 1000 gecs.

It's just weird, man, in a great way. Go listen for yourself, you'll see, and then you'll come back to it out of curiosity, then because it's just so damn catchy, and finally, because it has so. much. heart.

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

We don't do parental advisories here, because we're cool. But if we did, this week's episode would be plastered with warnings so the youths' ears are not exposed to the intense, raw, unfiltered glory that is Lil' Kim's "Hard Core".

Kim unflinchingly tackles basically everything to do with her sexuality with candor far ahead of its time.

"Hard Core" is really the only title befitting the debut album from one of hip-hop's pioneers.

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

Hey, enjoy this episode of Music This Week. Because next week, you won't have one to enjoy. Why? How dare you pry. Don't fret, it'll only be a one week absence.

But for now, enjoy Spencer guiding the EarWax crew along a stable of new releases, a follow-up to a story from last week, oh and William Shatner making a metal album. That'll be great. For sure it will be.

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Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

We need you folks to help determine whether or not this week's album is truly a concept record.

Cody and Hilary debate (not really, it's not a concept album) the conceptness of Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy".

In the midst of a career slump, relative to his stellar career, of course, Campbell linked up with a couple of pop producers and churned out a record full of proto-yacht rock grooves and earnest sadboy lyrics.

Gorgeous production and immaculate execution, "Rhinestone Cowboy" rocketed Glen Campbell right back where he belongs among the music royalty.

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

New releases galore! How about Neil Young crossing the 50 album mark?

But really, we all know what the big headline is this week. Bon Iver writing a bar jingle! Meatloaf dippers!

But really really, Spencer leads the way as we chat about what's coming out, as well as the public outcry from Macklemore being removed from Ed Sheeran's tour.

Tune in and hear our takes on all the new drops and headlines.

Free Palestine.

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

Crank this one up well past the point of your ears hurting. It's only fitting you walk away from this week's episode with a touch of tinnitus.

Hilary and Cody try to get their arms around the story behind My Bloody Valentine's "Loveless." The narratives clash, compete, and careen - much like the music on this record.

Is Kevin Shields a genius? Perhaps. Is 19 studios too many studios? Also perhaps.

But without a doubt, "Loveless" is a cornerstone of shoegaze, and its story is as fascinating as the tunes within.

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Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

We got a hot batch of new releases headed your way, and stories fresh (or day-old but still good) off the presses!

2Pac's murder solved! A rock/country beef that is totally justified and very cool, jack. Don't get it twisted, Music This Week is all gas...as it always is.

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

We are baaaaaaaaaack!!!! The EarWax crew braces the unrelenting heat to bring you a fresh episode. And what an album to bring us back - Chaka Khan's "I Feel For You".

Where does one go after almost a decade of fronting the unbelievably funky Rufus? She goes out on her own and rules the early 80s, obviously. With appearances by Melle Mel, Stevie Wonder, a song written by Prince, and plenty of Chaka's fire, "I Feel For You" showed that she was going to stay around well beyond the 70s.

Chaka Khan stays crushing it to this day, and this record...well, just go listen.

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

Welcome welcome to Music This Week. Spencer guides our return through a few albums that dropped during the break.

But really, this one is all about Dolly, as it should be. The biggest music news of the summer, and of the year, is the passing of country music royalty. Dolly Parton was and is an icon, and it was an honor to spend a few minutes talking about her legacy - in and beyond music.

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

One more before the EarWax crew takes a summer break, so let's make it iconic, yeah?

Born This Way. Lady Gaga. You already know it. Now come learn about Mother Monster and one of most "most" albums of the 2010s.

Hilary and Cody try to get their arms around an album that is a relentless onslaught of pop, helmed by an artiste who makes no bones about pushing to be a superstar.

Whether gay, straight, or bi, lesbian, transgender life, Born This Way was made to be cranked waaaaaaaay up.

Thanks for hanging with us since we've come back, and we will see you all on September 4th!

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

Whatever will you do without us talking about Music This Week for the next couple of months? Well, don't worry about that right now. Instead, tune into what we've got going on one more time before our summer break!

Spencer hits us up with some new releases, and stories about a Tarantino/Kylie Minogue collab, the resurgence of The Cardigans (hell yeah), and plenty of other goodies.

We got the news. We got the tunes. Once more as we head into summer!

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

1989 was a year soooo fine in hip-hop. Queen Latifah was right at the top of the class with her debut album All Hail the Queen.

DJ Mark the 45 King chose some elite samples to pair with Queen Latifah's buttery smooth flows. Packed with empowering bars, and what's that?...an electro club jam? Well, I'll be.

Hilary and Cody marvel at the production of this album, the elegance of those who grace the mic, and the total radiance of Queen Latifah!

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

Hey hey hey we've got some new jams and some stories to cover on Music This Week.

Spencer dives into the collab between Olivia Rodrigo and Robert Smith (so dang cool), the Knicks winning the chip, and all the hot cuts coming out today.

Muuuuuuusic. Thiiiiiis. Weeeeeeeek.

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

Is your rage at an all time high right now? Not sure where the outlet is? This record is your answer, and this week's episode will tell you all about it!

The Dicks' Kill From the Heart is 0% subtle. All gas. Gary Floyd's pointed lyrics (he wrote all the songs, mostly, except the ones he didn't write) mix with the fiery energy of the Buxf Parrot, Glen Taylor and Pat Deason. The concoction is volatile, but you can't help but coming back for more.

Cody and Hilary hang on for dear life talking about throwing liver into the crowd, why the dobro works on a hardcore record, and just how much Dicks emphasize precisely where they stand.

It rocks. It educates. It confronts. It punches you in the face and tells you it's gonna do it again. Kill From the Heart lets you know...the Dicks are coming.

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller

Plenty of hot hot hot new release and some goss goss goss...eh, I don't love that one, but whatever, we're keeping it.

Spencer leads the way, considering the new vanguard of pop stars, and giving flowers to a pop star making their way back to the spotlight.

What's coming out this week? Find out here. What's the music news this week? Also find out here.

It's Music This Week. Booyah.

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Produced by Hilary Miller, Claudia Rivera Tinsley, Spencer Belden, and Cody Tinsley

Edited by Claudia Rivera Tinsley

All original music written and performed by Spencer Belden

Artwork by Hilary Miller