Brian Wilson has passed, and this week’s Rolling with Scissors is a tribute to the genius behind some of the Beach Boys’ most profound work. From Pet Sounds to Surf’s Up, we dive deep into the sound that changed pop music forever.
A strange and beautiful collision of birthdays and farewells — this episode honors the passing of Sly Stone, celebrates Pat Boone’s unexpectedly brilliant metal album, Ronnie Wood’s Stones-era swagger, and what would’ve been Prince’s 67th birthday.
This week’s episode of Rolling with Scissors revisits some iconic albums whose original master tapes were lost in the devastating 2008 Universal Studios fire. From Nirvana’s In Utero to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, we dig into what was lost—and why it still matters.
Episode 1300 celebrates Bob Dylan’s 83rd birthday with a lineup that hits hard—Dylan, Springsteen, Rage, and more. It’s protest, poetry, and purpose all in one show.
This episode traces U2’s early ascent — starting with Boy and October, rising into War, and ending with pieces of Rattle and Hum. It’s a look at the band before superstardom, when the hunger, heart, and urgency were still raw and loud in every track.
Full albums. No filler. This week we dive headfirst into Even In Arcadia, Darkest Days, and In Absentia — a sonic therapy session disguised as a radio show.
We’re tipping our hat to Willie Nelson on the heels of his 92nd birthday with a special episode built around his Classic & Unreleased Collection—plus a few iconic collaborations with Johnny Cash to close it out.
Take a full-album trip through Talking Heads’ weird, brilliant evolution from 1978 to 1983 — no singles, no skip buttons, just pure arc.
It all started with a blog post. Earlier this week, I asked Alexa to play “Roxanne” by The Police—and just like that, I was back at the Memorial Union in Madison, Wisconsin, hearing it for the first time. That post turned into a deep dive on how one song can anchor a memory, reshape a … Read more
This week’s Rolling with Scissors is a vibe shift in motion. We open with SABLE, fABLE, the newest release from Bon Iver. It’s textured, experimental, and hard to pin down—in the best way. Bon Iver (aka Justin Vernon) hails from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and this record feels like a snowstorm of sound—swirling, layered, sometimes haunting, … Read more