Just to clear the air, it's pronounced Alexis on fire. I didn't know that until I started researching for this episode. Maybe all of you did. This week, we're learning about that, and the band as a whole while we review Watch Out!, on this week's episode of Two Decades Too Late.By Brad Keating and Josh Lyons

A band so angry they apparently had to tie up Uncle Fester? Sign. Us. Up. Time to throw on some camo shorts because TDTL dives in to the ever pummeling One With the Underdogs (or scum of the wonder frogs, to some) by Terror.By Brad Keating and Josh Lyons

The 1990s was a golden era for Gen X music fans…classic and heritage artists were still a thing, but it was clear that a new generation of rock artists was in control and was releasing music that captured the hopes, dreams, wishes, anger, and aggression of young people…we hadn’t seen that kind of thing since the 70s during the punk, post-punk, and …

Usually, the whole idea of being famous is to be, well, famous…you’re known by everyone…your face is everywhere…you’re a celebrity…and you get invited to the best parties, you get endorsements, you get free stuff… Sure, there’s a trade-off…your right to privacy is greatly diminished…your every move is scrutinized…it might become harder to maintain …

If there's anything that screams 2004 more than Jay-Z and/or Linkin Park, it might be mash-ups. This week, Brad and Josh are reviewing Collision Course, the mash-up collaboration between two of the most well-known artists of the early 2000's. This has potential to go very badly. Tune in and find out if it does.…

When something bad happens, we want to know why…the weirder and badder the event, the more we need to know… It can’t possibly be random…someone needs to be responsible and held accountable…someone needs to be blamed…and there had better not be any loose ends… Certain segments of the population have always been suspicious of the official story…forge…

Historians love to investigate causes and effects…it’s possible for a teeny-tiny seemingly inconsequential thing to set off a cascading series of events…and before you know it, the universe has changed forever… Let me give you an example…a bunch of inept anarchists in Sarajevo were out to make a statement about the liberation of Bosnia and Herzegov…

We got a big one! A Behemoth of an album, you might say. This week on Two Decades Too Late, Brad and Josh take on Demigod. Find out what things are Egyptian and what things aren't on this week's episode.By Brad Keating and Josh Lyons

For the first 60 years of the recorded music industry, things sounded awful…the quality of the recordings people had to put up with were terrible…the old 78 rpm records played on gramophones were no match when it came to hearing music live…we just didn’t have the technology to capture audio so that when we listened back, it sounded real… That began…

In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that’s every woman’…

Streaming is a very cool way to access tens of millions of songs with a few pokes on your phone…the idea of being able to listen to virtually any song from any era of human history with such ease is something akin to magic… The downside of streaming is that it doesn’t provide any context to what we’re hearing…a continuous stream of music tells us n…

You got the peanut butter? Cause we got the Jams! This week, Bread and Josh take a quick look at five albums from the 2004 roster. It's a wide spread of music so tune in and buckle up. You butter believe it's gonna be a good time. We review Megadeth, 3 Inches of Blood, Neurosis, Velvet Revolver and Ayreon. See which we think are good albums and wic…

SSSS-AAAA-FFFF-EEEE, you know the rest. If you want safety and you like to dance, this week's episode of the Two Decades Too Late podcast might disappoint you! Brad and Josh are diving into Underoath's They're Only Chasing Safety album. If you've heard of Underoath, you know exactly what we're talking about. If you haven't, stick around for a deep …

A band is like a plant…stay with me on this…like a plant, a band grows from seeds to maturity, bursts for with new seeds and then eventually withers and dies…it’s the cycle of life, you know?... But like plants (or animals or any other living thing), the lifespan of bands varies greatly…you could last as long as rehearsal—kinda like, what, a dandel…

Numb and broken, Brad and Josh are diving into The End of Heartache from Killswitch Engage. A monster album from an awesome era, we're going to find out how it holds up. Find out how much more Brad loves Howard Jones than last time we reviewed one of his albums. Spoiler alert, it's a lot. All this and more on this week's episode of Two Decades Too …

A boy cannot become a man in the Satere-Mawe tribe of the Amazon Rain Forest until he can stand being stung by a swarm of Bullet ants…they’re called that because it’s said their sting is as painful as being hit by an actual bullet…if the kid can handle it without shedding a single tear, then he is officially a man…I can’t explain it…and I’ll bet th…

This week on Two Decades Too Late, Brad and Josh are taking a look at the inspiration for the Visa slogan, Taking Back Sunday's Where You Want to Be. Let's see if they keep this album or...take it back?By Brad Keating and Josh Lyons

The biggest tech story of recent years has been the rise of artificial intelligence…the subject of ai is everywhere… it’s been “AI this” and “AI that”… The Wikipedia article on ChatGPT, the company that really got things rolling in this area, was the most popular Wikipedia article in all of 2023…50 million visits… That made it more popular than eve…

The TDTL podcast reviews Cradle of Filth's Nymphetamine! Watch out for that C word!By Brad Keating and Josh Lyons

Once upon a time, I was deep into collecting bootleg recordings of my favourite bands…and this obsession came from a really good place…at least I thought so… I’d already bought all the albums and singles, collected a bunch of memorabilia, snapped up the t-shirts, and gone to all the shows…but I wanted more…the only place let to go was unofficial—re…

Hey It's Alan...and I want to introduce you to my brand new, one-of-a-kind true crime podcast called Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry. On this podcast I take you inside unbelievable stories of murder, plane crashes, court battles, and even run-ins with the mob! In this podcast you'll hear all about the dark side of world of music. …

On December 24, 1877, Thomas Edison filed a patent for a new invention he referred to as a “talking machine”…for the first time ever, audio could be captured, played back, stored, shared, and analyzed… When asked what the point of his machine was, Edison listed some future possibilities…. His phonograph (as he called it) would eventually be used as…

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME UPDAAAAAAAAAAATES?! AKA Josh is on vacation this week so Brad gives a brief rundown of where we are so far in 2024 (yes it is only February...you jerk...shut up).By Brad Keating and Josh Lyons

We would not be sitting here talking about rock music if it weren’t for people of African descent…if you start in the present and begin to trace things backward to important innovations and accomplishments, nine times out of ten, you’ll end up exploring something from black culture… And we can go way, way back—right to 1619 when the first slave shi…

We've got double the action on this week's episode of Two Decades Too Late. Turns out Jari Maenpaa is a prolific musician and had two albums released in 2004. This week, Brad and Josh review Iron by Ensiferum and the self-titled debut album from Wintersun. There's a ton of folkiness coming out of Finland this week, and we might even pronounce some …

I really, really want to believe…there are trillions of galaxies in the observable universe, each containing billions of stars…there’s gotta be something out there…we can’t be alone… Organisms floating in the acid clouds of Venus…remains of bacteria in the Martian soil…creatures swimming in vast oceans below the ice of Europa…something lurking in t…

Hey It's Alan...and I want to introduce you to my brand new, one-of-a-kind true crime podcast called Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry. On this podcast I take you inside unbelievable stories of murder, plane crashes, court battles, and even run-ins with the mob! In this podcast you'll hear all about the dark side of world of music. …

This week on Two Decades Too Late, Brad and Josh gently and lovingly push their fingers into their.......eeeeeeeeeeyes. That's right, we're diving into Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) from Slipknot. Come give it a listen, Maggots. Oh, and before I forget, thanks to everyone who's stuck with us this long!…

Decades ago, I was the best man for my buddy Charlie and was in charge of driving the bridal car from the church to the reception…the happy couple were in the back seat…next to me up front was the bride’s sister-in-law… When I started the car, “Welcome To The Jungle” started playing on the radio…the sister-in-law freaked out… “What is this garbage?…

Do you like Converge? Do you hate Converge? Is there a middle ground on this very important issue? This week's episode of Two Decades Too Late tries to answer those very questions. Brad and Josh dive into this album to see what makes it tick and see if we can understand just what all of the Converge hype has always been about.…

A year ago, I began what will unfortunately be a regular series of these programs from now on…it’s an annual look back on the musicians we lost in the previous year… Rock star deaths have been on our mind since late 2015 when Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots died, followed a few weeks later by Lemmy of Motorhead…then the floodgates opened i…

Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! This week on Two Decades Too Late, Brad and Josh are diving into Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge by My Chemical Romance. Or is it by Matt's Challenging Roadrace? My Crayola Reptar? Come see if we can get this right. I'd say the odds aren't good.By Brad Keating and Josh Lyons