In our 3 for 3 Chris picks 3 songs, Rick picks 3 songs and we discuss. Check out the links for reference Chris's picks: Cowboy Junkies - Misguided Angel https://youtu.be/xKNiyOKiuHo?si=AEefgpUABbx_HoUF Ry Cooder - Paris, Texas https://youtu.be/X6ymVaq3Fqk?si=XAGk1_x0KgFyrvt4 Dennis Coffey - Scorpio https://youtu.be/DyuS16P911g?si=1OnU9rZI3Q_T4Kgc R…

After telling some stories about hanging out at Pride, attending the annual Lilac City Comic Con and almost getting "Hansel and Gretel'ed", this vertiginous duo break down the Mad Max Saga, including a 4 issue tie-in to Fury Road that Vertigo released in 2015. With a story by George Miller and writing credited to Mark Sexton (who also oversaw most …

Chris & Rick talk about what makes a guitarist's guitarist. We'd love to find out what you think about this topic, and who comes to mind when you think of a guitarist's guitarist.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Now that the next chapter in the Sandman Universe has dropped, we pick apart the new series, how it relates to the original characters and how well it stands on its own. We also briefly discuss James Gunn's new Superman movie and get far too personal with some stories that probably shouldn't have been told. Look, this isn't our best episode, I'll b…

We talk about the biases, and preconceptions we bring to how we hear and listen. Check out the video - https://youtu.be/BYTlN6wjcvQ?si=HDghoHiJvE9BmoLBBy Chris Cline & Rick Hines

While Sophia has a history with the character and an affinity for the movie, Colby has no such connection. As such, this episode is mostly spent asking questions of the film's baffling decisions, googling old issues of Cinescape magazine and deep-diving into the animation department's IMDb pages. Also, IMDb sucks now. Come for the movie talk, stay …

We talk about Rick's ups and downs as he builds a classical guitar from scratch.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Chris and Rick talk about how to deal with nerves when recording in the studio. Chris has been doing a lot of recording lately, and recently encountered some nerves - and other studio related feels.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

After discussing ECCC (where Colby got to meet 3 Vertigo all-stars, including legend Shelly Bond!!) and sifting through some news of hot takes and remakes, we begin discussing who are the most prolific and important creators that made Vertigo Comics into the iconoclastic, genre-mixing behemoth that it was. Did we miss your favorite? Do you agree wi…

Session players Steve Hunter, and Dick Wagner made their marks with Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and Lou Reed to name a few. 70s rock was guitar was heavily influenced by these creative session players.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Chris and I pay our respects to Wayne Kramer who recently passed. He inspired us as a guitar player, and life-long activist. His legacy is secure, and his spirit lives on in every band started and loud guitar plugged into a Marshall stack.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Maybe we're back on a more regular basis? Who knows?! Today we review, compare and contrast Si Spencer's comic series 'Bodies' with its television series adaptation from Netflix. While the two versions of the story share the same central conceit and major characters, they diverge in some serious ways. Listen along and find out how!…

Trevor Boone searches for the coolest, vintage guitars for collectors - and bands for Emerald City Guitars.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Chris and I swap 3 songs and guitar players and chew it up! Chris's selections: September Gurls - Alex Chilton Maybe I'm Amazed - Ronny Wood Hymn for the Dudes - Mick Ralphs Rick's selections: Magazine - Roger Fisher/Nancy Wilson Kid - James Honeyman-Scott Life on a Wave - G. WellerBy Chris Cline & Rick Hines

We're back! Colby and Sophia return once more to catch up on DC's new Sandman series, discuss The Unstoppable Doom Patrol and then dive into some random pages of the invaluable reference book, The Vertigo Encyclopedia. Prepare yourselves, the diversions and sidetracks are many and varied this time round. Whatever, it's been a while.…

We talk about things we should care about, but don't. Noisy guitars, 3-bolt necks, flame tops, and more...By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

C & R discuss Vintage Guitar guru George Gruhn’s Versitar guitar design. links to things discussed:The Gruhn VersitarFretboard Journal George Gruhn InterviewBy Chris Cline & Rick Hines

A discussion of the high performance Strat-style guitars that were developed in the 80s.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Our pedalboards for referenceBy Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Discussion with Liz, guitar tech and guitarist with Seattle bnand the Purrs. A few of links to things discussed:THE Purrs on FacebookTHE Purrs Bandcamp pageEva PickupsCrackle & PopBy Chris Cline & Rick Hines

C and R discuss strategies for dealing with being stuck and uninspired.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Chris and Rick speak with Thunder Road Guitar owner/operator Frank Gross.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Part 2 of discussion of various guitar and gear trends over the years.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Discussion of various guitar and gear trends over the years.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Is the era of the guitar hero over? C and R discuss the guitar god in today’s guitar culture. Correction: in this episode Chris erroneously attributes the solo for the MC5’s The American Ruse to Wayne Kramer. It is in fact Fred ‘Sonic” Smith who rips the tasty Chuck Berry influenced solo.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Episode 55. Discussion of care and feeding of tube amps. The podcast mentioned in the episode: The Truth about Vintage Amplifiers Some Cool sites mentioned in the episode for over the shoulder peeks inside tube amps. Plus tech tips and inspiration: Fazio Electric Uncle Doug Psionic AudioBy Chris Cline & Rick Hines

We're back! For now at least. We talk about the new Sandman TV series on Netflix! It's literally taken years to get to this point so we weren't going to let it pass by without giving it the discussion it so richly deserves. What stayed true to the comic? What was changed? Listen and find out! And feel free to let us know what your favorite part was…

Dialing in a good stage volume and keeping a happy headspace.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Discussion of gear steeped in myth and hype like the KLON and Dumble amps etc.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

C and R discuss strings and some observations and experiences with them.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Discussion on the mail order musical instrument company Carvin.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

We discuss the first volume of the DC New 52 Justice League Dark series. It's terrible! After thoroughly picking apart the worst thing we've read on the series, we say some goodbyes. To the few of you who listened, a heartfelt thank you. However, there were very, very few of you. So it's time to pack this noble failure up and move on. Maybe not for…

We each make our own list of our favorite covers of Vertigo Comics. That's it. Nothing unique or clever this week. Listen along and google the images as we discuss them. Or don't.By Colby Park

C & R discuss Peter Jackson’s brilliant documentary GET BACK.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

With 2021 being Smallville's twentieth anniversary, we look back at the two-part episode that finally took the show in the direction that it probably should've been a few seasons earlier. Season 9's "Legends" and "Society" (Aired together as "Absolute Justice") introduces the Justice Society of America to teen drama of Clark, Lois and Chloe. There'…

We look through all 10 volumes of Neil Gaiman's Sandman (not counting spin-off's or later volumes) and rank them from worst to best. Although, take this ranking order with a grain of salt because it should be noted that even the "worst" volume of Sandman is still one of the greatest pieces of art ever to be produced. Listen along and then go read t…

Remember, remember the 5th of November! Based on Alan Moore and David Lloyd's groundbreaking dystopian comic that was reprinted under the Vertigo banner, this movie has become something of a cult classic and cultural touchstone. How much of that is due to the original comic and how much is a result of this slick adaptation from The Wachowskis and J…

It's time for our annual Halloween/Horror movie roundup! Before we dive into what we've been watching this year, we look at the recent reveals from DC's FanDome event. What got us excited? What looked less than stellar? What was Ezra Miller wearing?! Listen along and find out!By Colby Park

It's the spooky season so for this short episode, we look at a Halloween themed episode of Justice League Action. Aside from Superman, Green Lantern and the like, this series actually had an incredibly deep roster of DC characters that it drew from. Listen as we discuss this episode and see which Vertigo regulars show up. Enjoy!…

Collaborating with others on guitar parts and songs.By Chris Cline & Rick Hines

Before discussing the anthology horror series from the late 90's/early 2000's, we dig into some recent media that we've enjoyed to varying degrees as well as the recent Lilac City Comicon and the fun that was had there. Listen along and enjoy!By Colby Park

We're finally doing a Doctor Who episode! Colby is joined by Brian Baer, longtime unseen friend of the show and Doctor Who aficionado. We talk about how the series connects to Vertigo Comics (those who've listened to the Books of Magic episode already know) and the long history of the show while watching the 1996 TV movie starring Paul McGann as th…

It's finally here! After about 15 years of development hell and false starts, the adaptation of Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra's beloved Vertigo comic has finally dropped. How does the new TV series stack up against the comic? Is Ben Schnetzer really that good looking? Listen along and find out! And if you need some more background on the original …

We're back to complete the Justice League Dark movie series. Apokolips War is even more of a joyless slog than the last one. You can hear the movie slowly sapping our will to live with every passing second that we watch it. Enjoy!By Colby Park

We're back after a bit of a hiatus with a look at this animated adaptation of the titular New 52 series. While this has become something of a fan favorite, neither of us can really figure out why. It's toothless and slow paced, which are some of the worst things that an R-rated action-horror film could be. Needless to say, we basically find any exc…

C and R discuss navigating the fretboard without a solid background in music theory. *Mott The Hoople’s All the Young Dudes mentioned in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNHdPPJGowYBy Chris Cline & Rick Hines

We discuss James Gunn's new take on the exploits of Task Force X. It's currently in theatres, and we'd highly suggest you give it a watch (if it's unsafe to visit the movies in your area, it's free to watch on HBO Max through September 5th). Was this version better or worse than the previous attempt? Who lives and who dies? Was there a post-credit …

We watch and discuss 2016's Suicide Squad. While the movie's become something of an example of studio overreach these days, we take a look at the underlying choices in the design and narrative to see if there's really any hope of salvaging this beast with a director's cut. Listen along and find out how this team of supervillains ties in with Vertig…

Colby gets a chance to show off his collection of Sandman and Vertigo Comics trading cards and their swanky binders to Sophia. Since those at home can't see what we're looking at, you can check out photos of the collections here: Sandman Trading Cards And here: Vertigo Trading Cards Now you can check them out while you listen along. Enjoy!…

We're back from a couple of weeks off with a look at a story about the quintessential bespectacled, British, schoolboy who learns about magic. You all know who I'm talking about, right? Yes, it's Tim Hunter! The Neil Gaiman penned Books of Magic was a huge influence (while not always acknowledged) on popular culture. We discuss the original comic, …