Talking About Noise

Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and share us on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ !Episode 84 - This week Art give us the great adventure of the Adele concert that was cancelled; which is too bad because we were really looking forward to his sound production critiques of the live show.  In the news this week the guys discuss the piracy of Frank Ocean's latest album and whether exclusive streaming services are really worth it.  Eric gets the chance to breakdown the latest copyright case involving Ariana Grande; you be the judge whether there is actually a case to be had as we listen in.In the production segment Art gives us six simple tricks on making our recording engineering better.  Listen in as Art gives his three plugins you need and the three plugins (much to Eric's chagrin) that are being overused. Visit The Swoop at: theswooptheband.comPlease join the conversation by emailing usWe would love to hear from you!Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and share us

Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and share us on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ !Episode 83 - This week the guys decide to fall in love with Justin Bieber all over again; with a news segment and a a lyrics segment.Art brings up the licensing issues between BMI/ASCAP and the DOJ and in the process confuses everyone.  With all the latest political upheavals it's become clear that celebrities may want to get involved in politics, have no fear: Eric answers the call with a special guide on how to get involved in politics without actually getting involved in politics, we call it Aloofbritics or "The Aloof Celebrities guide to Politics".In the songwriting segment we decide to breakdown Justin Bieber's song Love yourself.  You can be the judge with us whether the song is any good. Crib Notes:Art's Pick:Eric's Pick:Visit The Swoop at: theswooptheband.comPlease join the conversation by emailing usWe would love to hear from you!Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and share us

Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and share us on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ !Episode 81 - This week Art and Eric dive into their songwriting processes and how they write lyrics, much to the delight of each other but probably no one else.  The news this week is particularly insightful as we discuss Vince Neil head-slamming a woman for asking for Nicholas Cage's autograph instead of his; you can't ask for a better news story than this.  Next we decide to wade into politics and discuss Dr. Dre getting a citizen arrest and then searched by the police for a gun, the plot twist being that no gun was present even though the citizen claims he was held up by Dr Dre at gunpoint.  The Art of trolling celebrities at it's worst or finest, we can't decide.In the production segment Art walks us through the 4 microphones one would need to start a new studio.  We discuss multiple mics at the table and eventually boil down to the 4 mics that Art recommends. Crib Notes:Art's Pick:Eric'

Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and share us on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ !Episode 80 - This week Art and Eric have plenty of music topics to discuss on the podcast and decide to cover non of them.  This weeks recommendation for a service is practiceguitarnow.com, Eric found it very helpful.  In the news Eric decided to grace us with the blessings of Kanye West quotes, these quotes will change your life for the better.  In the second part of the news Eric is beyond ecstatic that Led Zeppelin has been found not to have lifted another song to create Stairway to Heaven.  The hallowed song can now rest in peace as it's own piece of work.In the songwriting section we discuss the song Stressed Out by 21 Pilots. Overall the judgment is that this song has fantastic lyrics, but does not follow the block style of the each verse building in the previous to enhance the story or picture the songs is trying create.  Does that lessen the impact of the song overall?...that is

Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and share us on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ !Episode 79 - This week Art and Eric are doing studio stuff this week bringing Eric in to perform for the podcast, it's a change of pace from our normal format but we still found a way to bring you our patented "Kanye Watch!" which outlines the best that our pop culture has to offer.  Enjoy our Kanye breakdown and enjoy the performance. Crib Notes:Art's Pick: none this weekEric's Pick: none this weekVisit The Swoop at: theswooptheband.comPlease join the conversation by emailing usWe would love to hear from you!Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and share us on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ !