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Season 1

Jan. 24, 2024

Bags O' Money, Sped Up Music, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPod Ep: 43

Bank robberies these days are difficult, a lot to consider. Don't name a bag of money the "Money Bag." What was your 'brown M&Ms' line in your rider? Oooh, some weather talk! Polar vortexes! Michael becomes a refrigerator rep...

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Jan. 17, 2024

Cult of Optimism, Wanna Record Deal?, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicP…

New Spinal Tap coming. How much more black can it be? None. None more black. F You Anish Kapoor. Michael rants about the "Cult of Optimism" concerning new technology and music with NFTs, digital collectibles, Web3.0. The genr...

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Jan. 10, 2024

Band Breakups, Mixer Prep, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPod EP 41

A whole lot of name dropping. The boys discuss what happens when bands lose or replace a member (or even break up). Also, how former members try to disassociate themselves from the projects you know them from. Do you go …

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Jan. 3, 2024

New Year New Music, Know Your Fans, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPod…

Happy New Year. Resolutions? Plans? Best New Years Eve Pink Floyd album? How the boys spent New Years weekend. Do the kids even watch those NYE shows? Michael talks about sending yourself an encouraging letter about the last ...

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Dec. 27, 2023

Christmas Wrap Up, Hall and Oates, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPod …

The boys wrap up the year after Christmas in "their" own special way with some very lovely talk about the unhoused having sex, peeping toms, heroin, Dilaudid and more. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! An update on the Official UK No 1 Single...

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Dec. 20, 2023

Houseboat Artist Life?, 2024 in Music Biz, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsM…

Did you know Stu does an excellent Ray Romano? Why aren't more people naming their children Jesus (probably a good thing)? Are you scared that David Copperfield is going to make the moon disappear? How you ever thought about ...

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Dec. 13, 2023

Sing it To Me Santa, Whamageddon, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPod E…

The boys review the Sing It To Me Santa show/fundraiser for Take Note Colorado with Tracksuit Weeding and Grace Potter. They throw some love to the amazing and fabulous Grace Potter. Michael admits he was wrong (wait, really?...

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Dec. 6, 2023

Life In The Woods, 3 Music Biz Musts, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicP…

How to sing like David Lee Roth, David Duchovny is totally an author (apparently). Could you chuck it all away and live alone in the woods? Michael shares one of his favorite PBS shows, "Alone in the Wilderness" - the …

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Nov. 29, 2023

Royal Blood, BMI Sold!, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPod EP: 35

Michael is a bit frustrated with cloud gaming, practicing gratefulness about being able to be grateful. Update on Michael's grand plan to somehow get some sleep in spite of the cats. The boys took a field trip to see Royal …

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Nov. 22, 2023

Thanksgiving, Music Catalogs, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPod EP: 34

Get in on the Ace Monroe Band. Michael is growing a beard and it's not going well. Some beard talk. Stu does a little review of Guns N' Roses. How are '80s band singers handling touring and nailing their parts …

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Nov. 15, 2023

America Rant!, Spotify Changes, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPod EP:…

Michael is kinda on one today. Ranting about microwaves, 3d printers, auto-driving cars, tipping, America in general, velcro, cats, and sleep deprivation. The Stanley Hotel (The Shining). Take it easy on early Christmas decor...

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Nov. 8, 2023

Headphone Mixes Lessons of Wrexham, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPod…

Ear fatigue and headphone mixes. Charging by the hour vs. per project. The guys explore the nuances of producing and mixing and the difference between those. Can we all agree on NO MORE DAMN UPDATES? Michael kinda rants about...

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Nov. 1, 2023

End of Year Crush, Managing Artist Burnout, Sync of the Week | 2Shots…

Anyone else freaking out by how many events you have agreed to at the end of the year? A short update on the building of the new media studio. Stu calls out Michael on his self-reliant bullshit. The boys get …

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Oct. 25, 2023

Happy 30th Episode!, Music Contests on TV, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsM…

Stu's trying to go viral with some controversy by saying that Futurama is better than The Simpsons! The boys get into their takes on the Oxford comma. Happy Dirty 30th Episode! A little Golden Bachelor tea. The boys get into …

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Oct. 18, 2023

2Shots and a Gatorade, When Should You Quit Music?, Sync of the Week …

Michael got the shots, so your 5G should be working well! Joe Rogan will hate us talking about the vaccines because we are weak sheep. We are inching closer to #Whamageddon Stu talks about the classic movie you all should …

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Oct. 11, 2023

Producing Yourself, Satanic Panic, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPod …

Stu and Michael talk about recording old catalog songs. How you make the decisions whether to rewrite old lyrics or record them as they were written. The difficult decisions of producing yourself. Knowing your own songwriting...

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Oct. 4, 2023

Eat Your Veggies, Music Promo ROI, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPod …

How are music documentaries made when most musicians have a bit of a foggy memory? The boys spread some love for Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters). Some talk about the killer podcast and video series Shred with Shifty. The boys g...

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Sept. 27, 2023

KISS, AI Song Grammy?, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPod EP: 26

Michael is back in the city having returned the house and dog in good working order. The boys dive into the wild world of KISS and how they were too stuck up to like them as youngins but respect them …

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Sept. 20, 2023

Jimmy Buffett, Greatest Hits Albums, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMusicPo…

The boys show some love to Frankie Valli and...is Grease the Word or is the Bird the Word? Wayne Newton, Don Ho and Lawrence Welk make an appearance. Can they BE any older? Michael talks a little about Aunt Sue …

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Sept. 13, 2023

Audio Science, Live Corporate Gigs, Sync of the Week | 2Shotsmusicpod…

Stu gushes over Simon LeBon and reviews Duran Duran at Red Rocks. The travails of owning big recording studios. Setting up and retrofitting older theater's sound systems and how high schools are underfunded. Michael continues...

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Sept. 6, 2023

Moving Abroad, Building Music Community, Sync of the Week | 2ShotsMus…

The boys are jumping locations for the end of summer. Michael is still stuck in suburbia cosplaying a pool boy, dog owner, and house sitter. Arby's catches a few strays. Stu is also doing a suburban dance on a few …

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Aug. 30, 2023

Why's New Music So Safe? 50 Years of Hip Hop, Sync of the Week | 2Sho…

The boys get into some music nostalgia of the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. How kids are listening to music now vs. then. Also, how this is hampering the creation of new dangerous music to piss off your parents or take …

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Aug. 23, 2023

Summer of '99 Cruise, Lizzo Going Bananas?, Sync of the Week | 2Shots…

The boys talk about Creed's return - apparently they CAN take you higher - and the economics of those Rock and Roll Cruises. (No load in or load out, and no driving through the night? Yes, please!) It's time to …

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Aug. 16, 2023

Strikes and music, F'ing up a Big Show, Sync of the week | 2ShotsMusi…

Michael and Stu getting into TikTok talk. Exploring the FYP, celebrating the algorithm, how you can go down a bumpy road (and get back). How the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike is complicating the music side and affecting Syncs. Als...

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