Reg and Stone Talk Music!
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Reg (Couch Sessions Music Editor) and Stone (Couch Sessions Founder) sit down (usually with some alcoholic accompaniment) and wax poetic about the best music and pop culture topics of the week. Expect profound thoughts, surprises, and maybe some special guests! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
- Maximum Drake
The Red Hot Chili Peppers sell out, Spotify joins the AI resistance, Dua Lipa sells TV's, and Drake threatens us with a good time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- M.I.A. is Mentally M.I.A.
We talk about the fall of old hipster Goddesses and Gods, the terrible economy of touring, and what happens when a punk rocker decides to go jazz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Couch-ella 2026
We discuss loafing on our couches and watching influencers frolic in the Coachella wilds. We also discuss the return of Thundercat's nerdy guy R&B/Jazz/Yacht Rock jams and how hyperpop/Charli XCX disciple Slayyyter raiding the blog house e…
- Ticketmaster Wins Again!
We talk about how theTicketmaster/LiveNation monopoly split up and everyone got refunds for all the overpaying they've done for the last few decades...just kidding, evil won again! We also talk about South By SouthWest seemingly on life su…
- Everything Is A Subscription
We talk about the few music blogs left starting to go paywall, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2026 nominees (Wu-Tang Is For The Children!). Also reviews of the new GENA record (Liv.e and Karriem Riggins) and Momoko GIll's debut album H…
- Bruce Against The Machine
Bruce Springsteen leads the Resistance! And the return of Jilly from Philly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Bad Bunny Declares War On America!
Bad Bunny continues his reign of terror: bringing good times during a time of bad ones. Winning Awards and speaking up for the downtrodden! Being nice to the elderly. Basically, behaving the opposite of a 2026 American. We talk about his G…
- The Stoney and Reggies AWards, 2025 CP Time Edition
The World's Most Prestigious Awards Ceremony returns, to cover the shittiest year in memory! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Our Top Ten (ish) Records of 2025
You know the deal, everything is a list in this world! We run down the albums that help us keep the faith in these trippy and dark times! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Rest In Peace As We Knew Ya, Hot 97
We talk about the changes at Hot 97, a dance music focused radio station that decided to take a chance on this new rap music thing in the early 90's and became an institution. We touch on the death of Rob Reiner, one of the OG's of music p…
- Everything is AI
In this podcast we discuss how record labels are colluding with our robot overlords, the sad Diddy doc, and talk De La Soul. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- The Real Reggaeton Journey Were The Friends We Made Along the way
We discuss Rosalia's genre switch, FKA Twigs completes her 2025 double album, and how it looks like UK is taking drastic measures in the Ticketmaster bot wars! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Grammy's Dropped Their Nominations...And They Got it Right?
We debate the Grammy's actually getting it right for once and how rap music Is dead on the charts but what is Dead May Never Die(c)Game Of Thrones.. We also talk Bricknasty bringing you off kilter jams, Lilly Allen being thankfully messy a…
- Tyler's Odd Future Past Catches Up to Him
Tyler gets accused of showing racial feets(c) Nore in chats during the Odd Future Days, we count another Drake L, and it's the battle of the R&B lothsarios Miguel and Daniel Ceasar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio…
- Our Musical Heroes Keep Dying
R.I.P. D'Angelo, one of our generations musical greats (if not thee musical great of the generation). On a lighter note we clown Drake losing his lawsuit and Pitchfork going back to their trolling ways! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva…
- Chappell Roan Will Lead the Revolution
We talk about how Industry rule #4080 has lead to so many artists used and thrown away for their content, discuss we are happy guitar music seems to be slowly back into fashion, and how jazz can use a little glitch in it's life. Hosted on…
- Yves Tumor Isn't Playing With You Hoes
We talk about how booing a DJ is in bad taste (and how some big acts need to know their fans suck), Coachella's yearly poster dedicated to font sizes, and the new Deftones, Water From Your Eyes and Kirby Records Hosted on Acast. See acast.…
- Free Lil Nas X
Talk about how we love to tear down our hero's, and what happens when our upbeat favs make sleepy music... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Seaworld, The Hottest Club
On this podcast we talk about the hip-hop takeover of Seaworld and the lack of true Black spaces, and talk about two really good mainstream Hip-Hop records from Chance The Rapper and JID. Who wins this Chicago vs Atlanta battle? Hosted on…
- Rest In Peace BET Award Shows
Rest in peace Soul Train Music and BET Hip-Hop Awards. We talk about Glorilla's run in with the 'justice system' and our problematic fav Freddie Gibbs! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Don't Tap The Tyler
RIP the Friendliest Prince of Darkness the world will ever see. We also debate if Tyler's shut up and dance album, 'Don't Tap The Glass' hits, and we talk about a sleeper jazz record from a few years ago by Isaiah Collier (not the basketba…
- Snow In The Summer, Clipse Back
We discuss Spotify's CEO being aligned with dirty Defense Industry money, and the return of the brothers Thornton. It's a White Girl (c) summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- The Rise of Controversial Rap Music, A First :)
We discuss rap music making waves for being controversial (which is a return to form) and censorship in and out of the industry. We also shout out Yaya Bey and why partying with a 60 year old rapper might be the move. Hosted on Acast. See…
- The Fall of Wayne
We talk about Turnstile trying to become the Foo Fighters, Lil Wayne's current disappointment, and the triumphant return of Little Simz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- East Coast vs West Coast Beef! But...Friendly?
We talk the casual West Coast vs East Coast rap battle, two solid hip-hop adjacent dance albums, and pay respects to Sascha Jenkins Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Couchella 2025
We brave the deep California deserts from the luxury of our overpriced New York pads through the power of consolidated tech monopolies (shouts to Google) to be at the most overpriced party in the world! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva…
- Don't Get Caught in K-Pop Prison
We do a quick dive into some recent K-Pop controversies, talk about extreeeme metal, and appreciate some DIY Atlanta rachetness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Playboi Carti Party
Is SXSW dying? Also RIP DJ Funk, and the reigning King of Rage Rap, Playboi Carti, returns! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Too Many Awesome Artists Are Dying
RIP Roberta Flack, Roy Ayers and others, too many generational talents gone way too long. We also shout out a Canadian Punk band, and a talk about one of the most underrated rappers of this generation...2Chainz? Hosted on Acast. See acast.…
- The Assassination of Aubrey Graham by the Courageous Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar goes for the Mortal Kombat 'Finish Him!' move in front of millions as he plays the Super Bowl Halftime show. Reg discovers live music on a piano ain't bad, Stone discovers meme lord rap ain't bad if it's got a good beat. Hos…
- The Grammy Awards Finally Got It Right
After wasting hours of our lives over the years, Stone and Reg witnessed the Grammy pull off the rarest of comets, a watchable award show. Plus new music from the so-called Americana and Hip-Hop side of the tracks! Hosted on Acast. See aca…
- The slow end of the TikTok Era
We discuss the end of TikTok as we knew it now it looks like it will be under new management, particularly new algo management. We also do a rundown of all the new tracks buzzing in our AirPods and rides from missed records like Ab-Soul's…
- The CPT of the Top Tens
You know the deal, the top records that kept our sanity during the dumpster fire of 2024, plus some honorable mentions. Plus we do are best not to mention Kendrick's name too much because we don't want to get dissed. Hosted on Acast. See a…
- The 2024 Reg and Stoneys
We're back! What better way to end the craziness of 2024 than with our annual Reg and Stoney awards? Who is here just for the paycheck? Who had the worst verse of the year? Who had the best glow-up? Press play and find out! Hosted on Acast…
- Mustaaaaaarrrrddddd
We go through the future soundtrack of young monied kids throwing up in the desert, the Coachella 2025 lineup. Grammy's continue their 67 year streak of getting it absolutely wrong, and rap's current overlord not pleased with you bums and…
- Quincy Jones is Talking Jesus's Ear Off
R.I.P. The realest interviewee ever, Free Young Thug shirts are now out of style, and apocalyptic times comfort music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Even Odd Future is Old Now
RIP Clark Kent, Welcome Mary J Blige and A Tribe Called Quest to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And we discuss Tyler's new 'Im grown!' album. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Discount Coachella's
We've hit peak music festival, RIP to a real one Kris Kristofferson, and the rumbles of Kendrick continue... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Kung Fu Kenny Bowl
Kendrick pays the Super Bowl, Beyonce snubbed, and black hipsters of the world rejoice, TV on the Radio is back. Also we praise the weirdness of a Mr. LL Cool J. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Oasis's WWE Tour
First of all RIP Fatman Scoop! What's the Vegas odds Oasis makes it to their entire tour? And we are all sleeping on Doechii. HARD. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Drake's 100 Gigs of Loving
Drake tries to send a 100 gig mea culpa, Ty Dolly Sign is trying to keep the Kanye train on track, and RIP Chino XL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Free Young Thug and Tenacious D
Seems free speech only works on one side of the political spectrum, Young Thugs new judge had to exit stage left, and finally we get to talk about new music that's not Drake or Kendrick affiliated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo…
- The Reign of Kung Fu Kenny Continues
R.I.P. Rob Stone, aka the co-founder of Fader. Free Young Thug! Also, Drake won the rap battle, we don't know what y'all are talking about Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- F^@k With Drake Day
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times (for Drake); we talk about the greatest funeral and repass that's ever existed, the Pop Out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Not Worth Extra Fees for Them Nosebleeds
We talk about one of our favorite topics, how touring sucks in 2024! This time, the headliners are taking a hit. And find out if the full album return of the remix gawd Kaytranada's moves our feet! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo…
- The Great Rap War of 2024: Winners and Losers
OK ya'll we didn't sit this rap beef out. Life happened. Real Adult things happened. Bills needed to get paid. Shout out to J Cole. But we're back with our recap of the winners and losers of the battle of the (hip-hop) century. We all know…
- Rapper Kumite
A Civil War has broken out! Whose side are you on? We, we are on the side of good music and thanks to a petty Drake and apparently an even pettier Rick Ross we finally have some good tracks to dissect and discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acas…
- Do Timbs Count as Cowboy Boots?
The Beehive has deemed we all go country and so we shall! Beyonce strikes back at the CMA's in the most spectacularly overproduced fashion and we applaud that petty energy (and plenty of the songs as well). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p…
- Major Label Rap Music Is Back (kinda)
R.I.P. Jam Master Jay, we discuss Black people taking over country, TikTok and Universal Music beef, and the one big label rap release that's actually good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Kanye Is Mid Now
Black people have decided to claim country back for our own, and Kanye drops an album that's worse than disappointing, just kinda boring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.