11-25-25 - Playdio DAY TWO - Bands 23-26 - REDOUBT - DISGUISED BY ASHES - RAT TRAP 520 - ABILLIONBEATZ

Summary

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Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Playdio DAY TWO (Bands 23-26)

Date: November 25, 2025
Episode Theme:
The episode features “Playdio DAY TWO”—an annual showcase/competition putting a spotlight on Arizona unsigned/local bands. The hosts, John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Brett Vesely, and Byron, listen to and critique each submission with candid, unfiltered commentary. On this episode, they review four acts: Redoubt, Disguised By Ashes, Rat Trap 520, and Abillionbeatz (“A Billion Beats”).

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Main Theme & Purpose

• Playdio is 98KUPD’s signature local-band contest, where bands submit their original music for expert critique and a shot at being selected for a high-profile live performance.
• The crew—known for their irreverent, humorous approach—listens to each track live, then delivers brutal but honest feedback on the music and production quality.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

Setting the Scene (01:13–06:12)

• A recap of Playdio DAY ONE, which saw perfect 30 scores for "Reckless Eden" and "Witness Protection"—an unusual back-to-back occurrence.
  • Doug: “We do not hand out perfect 30s. That is not happening, especially in a row.” (01:39)
• Speculation that AI tools may have contributed to the “Witness Protection” track.
  • Doug views AI in music as another tool, akin to Auto-Tune or digital production, sparking a brief philosophical debate.
  • Doug: “The AI is a tool you can use to make things better. So if it makes our ears happier, then we shouldn't complain about it.” (03:10)
• The bar is set high for Day Two, and the hosts brace themselves for the next set of local hopefuls.

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Band-by-Band Breakdown

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1. Redoubt – "Halo"

[Timestamps: 06:12–08:53]

Track Play & Feedback Highlights:

• Redoubt prefaces their submission with self-deprecation and gratitude for the honest critique, acknowledging they're not KUPD's usual fit.
  • Doug: “You know what, Jim, Tina, and Jeremy from Redoubt. Maybe not. You just don't know if it's good enough music. It doesn't matter so long as it's not country, is it?” (06:05)
• General consensus: The song sounds like a “local band” recording with low production value, reminiscent of "the office band," or coworkers playing at a corporate event.
  • Doug: “Better than I expected, but I wouldn't pay for it.” (08:13)
• Scores: All hosts give it a 5 (out of 10).
  • Doug: “I’m giving them a five. Fives are good. We’re still nice.” (08:39)
• Light-hearted ribbing, but the critique is more constructive than cutting.

Notable Quote:

• Doug: “If I was at a bar and that started, I’d be there for like two songs. Like, we gotta get out of here.” (09:06)

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2. Disguised by Ashes – "Separation"

[Timestamps: 09:20–14:35]

Track Play & Feedback Highlights:

• Solo project by Mark Augustine; a returning one-man band inspired by previous critiques to improve his sound.
• The hosts recall the act from previous years.
• The song is plagued by questionable vocal harmonies and production challenges.
  • Doug: “He tried to double his vocals and then harmonize and he missed by a mile.” (13:23)
• Suggestion: Add collaborators and consider formal training/production courses like MasterClass.
  • Byron: “There’s a thing online called Masterclass… for music production. That would fix it.” (14:53)
• Scores: Doug – 3, Brady and Brett – 4 each.

Notable & Memorable Moments:

• Doug: “The harmonies were so bad, it was unlistenable. I’m going to give that a three.” (15:17)
• Brady: “Yeah, add someone to the band.” (13:48)

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3. Rat Trap 520 – "Rail"

[Timestamps: 15:39–22:54]

Track Play & Feedback Highlights:

• Out of Tucson, described as a "trap metal" band—though the hosts question the genre's meaning and execution.
• The band's bio repeatedly changes the number of members ("five," "six," "seven"), drawing humor.
  • Doug: “They’re picking up people like magnets and metal… like amoeba.” (17:14)
• The song triggers strong negative reactions—too chaotic, with unclear structure and excessive band size.
  • Doug: “Jesus Christ, if heroin could sing.” (20:06)
  • Byron: “How many members they got now, John?” (20:19)
• Comparison to "four methed-out raccoons trying to bang in a dumpster."
• Scores: Doug – 2, Brady and Brett – 3.
• Multiple jokes at Tucson’s expense and self-aware Arizona inside humor.

Notable Quotes:

• Doug: “Change the name of that band to meth personified.” (22:36)
• Doug: “That sounded like four methed out raccoons trying to bang in a dumpster.” (22:55)
• Byron: “None in their fan club.” (20:22)

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4. A Billion Beats – "Digital Ghosts"

[Timestamps: 25:39–31:56]

Track Play & Feedback Highlights:

• Maricopa-based, uses a “z” in “beats” for stylistic flair.
• This submission stands out for its solid production, unique style, and a competent, atmospheric vibe—a “soundtrack for a B-movie villain dance club.”
  • Doug: “Not bad there… I could cast this whole movie based on your song.” (29:14)
  • The hosts imagine a tongue-in-cheek casting with famous actors' obscure siblings, signifying the song’s cinematic quality.
• General consensus: Professional, interesting, grows on the listener; suggested polish could elevate it further.
  • Brady: “Not bad for throwing that track down on a cracked foundation in Maricopa.” (29:14)
• Scores: Doug – 7, Brady – 7, Brett – 6.
• Audience emails compare the track to Corey Feldman, System of a Down, and Chevelle—sometimes irreverently.
  • “Corn and System of a Down had a gay baby. That's from Eric.”
• Listeners and hosts appreciate the track’s promise and vibe.

Notable Quotes:

• Doug: “A Billion Beats, Digital Ghost. I actually liked that one. I thought that was pretty good. Well done. It sounded professional. Maybe not ready for prime time, but pretty darn close.” (30:53)
• Kyle (Listener Email, read by Doug): “There were times I actually heard a little Chris Cornell in that voice.” (32:00)

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Memorable Moments & Humor

• Band Bio Satire: The hosts mock bios that obsessively list other unknown local acts or festivals.
  • Doug (re: Rat Trap bio): “Here are the bands we've played with that you've never heard of at festivals you've never heard of.” (24:51)
• Music Production Tips: Repeated advice to use modern plugins/auto-tune, and a running joke about gifting MasterClass subscriptions as contest prizes.
• Arizona In-Jokes: Multiple zingers about Tucson, Maricopa construction, and local music scenes.
• Gay Jokes: Several tongue-in-cheek references comparing acts to Corey Feldman, System of a Down, and using “gay” as a light-hearted dig (reflecting the hosts’ brash comedy style).

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• AI in Music & Opening Recap: 01:51–03:24
• Redoubt - "Halo": 06:12–08:53
• Disguised by Ashes - "Separation": 09:20–14:35
• Rat Trap 520 - "Rail": 15:39–22:54
• A Billion Beats - "Digital Ghosts": 25:39–31:56
• MasterClass Prize Running Joke: 33:16–33:49

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Overall Flow & Episode Tone

• The episode moves briskly from track to track, consistently highlighting both the musical and production strengths and flaws of each submission.
• Hosts balance honest, sometimes savage feedback with local pride and a commitment to helping bands improve.
• The tone is raw, comedic, and refreshingly unscripted—ideal for listeners both invested in the Arizona music scene and fans of candid radio banter.

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For Listeners Who Missed It

This Playdio episode offers a revealing, unfiltered look into what local bands are creating—from the earnest but amateurish to the surprisingly accomplished. If you’re a fan of honest roast-style feedback mingled with musical tips, and you love rooting for the underdog, you’ll find plenty to enjoy. Rat Trap 520’s chaotic "trap metal" attempts steal the show for sheer spectacle, but A Billion Beats brings the sophistication—giving hope that hidden gems exist in the Arizona scene.

Best Quote of the Night:
Doug (on Rat Trap 520): “That sounded like four methed out raccoons trying to bang in a dumpster.” (22:55)

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Next Up: Tempe Sour, DJ Bathsheba, DDMNRS. The Playdio journey continues.

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Transcript

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Still streaming Hberg's Morning Sickness online at 98kupd.com thank you very much, Miles to nowhere. You are a breath of fresh air. All right, let's get back to it, everybody. It is time once again for Paladio. Oh, stop it, Brad. We had a nice time yesterday.

[Brett Vesely]

We had two.

[Doug]

Now, one, the the bands we had yesterday, Reckless Eden. A perfect score of 30. Amazing. They're in Lithuania and all over the world, so they can't make it tonight. Next band is called Witness Protection. They also scored a perfect 30. We do not hand out perfect 30s. That is not happening, especially in a row. Two in a row. And that turns out to be the band of Brent Crandall, the guy who sends all the horrifying videos to Brett on Fridays during the week. He's one of the two main contributors to the horrible videos we get and probably the ones we saw today.

[Brady]

It's under investigation right now.

[Doug]

So now I look at his thing and I text him. He texts a nice thing, says Our deepest apologies. We can't make it. We never thought we'd see the success we're seeing. We're not in the position to. To do the song tonight. There's a guy out of town and family obligations and stuff. And I just text back. I'm like, well, I'm just going to tell everybody the whole thing was AI and you're a fraud. And he text me back, that actually hurts. So I'm sorry.

[Brett Vesely]

But he did tell Toledo, I think, when he submitted it, that they couldn't do it live regardless.

[Doug]

Yeah, well, he just wanted to hear.

[Brett Vesely]

It on the air.

[Byron]

He just wanted to hear. He wanted the feedback.

[Doug]

AI Fraud possible. I talked to a lot of music people yesterday, and we all kind of had the same opinion that AI is no different than auto tune or sampling or whatever. When it pops up, everybody's like, oh, this is crap. Or computers, when they first got off analog tapes and they went to come digital, and everybody's like, oh, it's not the same. It's not same. Yeah, it's not going to be the same. But it's. The human element will have to remain at a certain point to see these bands live. But the music can be better. The AI is a tool you can use to make things better. So if it makes our ears happier, then we shouldn't complain about it.

[Brett Vesely]

So basically, sell your guitar and buy a MacBook Pro.

[Doug]

Exactly. Yeah. That's an instrument your computer will become an instant.

[Byron]

Is all the sampling and, you know, everything else that goes on.

[Doug]

Just like Lamar and. And what's the geek's name? And Revenge. The Poindexter guy, that thing he had. He. That electric violin he built. Spectacular. All computerized nerds, clap your hands. Don't do that. Don't do that or I'll play it again. I swear to God. All right. That you asked for it.

[Guest Singer]

Stop asking if we have any plans.

[Doug]

All right, let's get it out of our system. Let's get a little Faustian from years past.

[Guest Singer]

I'm searching endlessly still is a man still shocks me in my eyes. Lastly.

[Doug]

Ouch. My balls. Dandar. Of course, the classic Dandar.

[Brett Vesely]

This is the OG right?

[Doug]

This one was like 2017 or something. And then way back to 1967's let's have some Fun. Sounds like. But I can just picture Scooby Doo on ice. Slipping and falling through his life. It's a crazy song. All right, are we ready? Round two. Our top five bands right now, outside of Reckless Eden and Witness Protection, are One Star Night Graves of the Monuments, the Thomas James Band, Veins of Ether, and Rattlesnake Suitcase, who've been in it before. Pretty good group right there. And let's start today's with a band called Redoubt. Redoubt.

[Brett Vesely]

I want to drink.

[Brady]

What?

[Brett Vesely]

Rattlesnake Suitcase in the parking lot.

[Doug]

Find them in the parking garage downtown tonight if they make it. They are hanging by a thread though, because they're currently in seventh and that's taken out the top two. So they're in fifth with a 19. So if we have nothing today, they will remain. But it doesn't look great. My God, how much of these guys sent? So it says doesn't mean they can't come out. Good morning, gentlemen. Look, we're. We just aren't meant for each other. We totally acknowledge that. But having our song played at drive time with a hundred thousand watts behind it in return for some brutally honest and most often hilarious on point critique seems like a fair trade. Will they get it then? We know you consider this the worst part of the year, but we absolutely love Platio and appreciate you shining a light on local C minus grade music scene. Thank you. And we look forward to taking your punches. You know what, Jim, Tina, and Jeremy from Redoubt. Maybe not. You just don't know if it's good enough music. It doesn't matter so long as it's not country, is it?

[Byron]

Are you asking me?

[Doug]

Yeah.

[Byron]

No.

[Doug]

All right. Song is called Halo. They say it's not a rock song. It's not for kupd, but they want to hear it. Yeah. All right, let's go. It's Redoubt by Halo or Halo by readout and play. Do 2025 is ready to go again Here we go.

[Guest Singer]

Let's begin as we suffocate self control is bleeding in between the counted den and burning all your hair Sing take away wallaby Halo makes me head strong now moving along A heartbeat has run its course Take away wallaby hello. Can we turn it off? Find out you lay home locked into what I found can we turn it off? Can we turn it off? Can we. Turn down to service? Well, parasites are ready to kill Long for their dopamine.

[Doug]

The out let's read out Halo. I felt like I was listening to Saint Anger again. I don't know. It was like, who produced that?

[Brady]

I got the vibe. Like the office band put.

[Doug]

Yeah.

[Brady]

Got together.

[Brett Vesely]

So it's Har ed and Moynihan.

[Doug]

Yeah. And they have a thing where like, hey, we'd love for you guys to hear us play in the lobby. You're like, yeah. And you're like, our sales guys have decided to put a band together. And it's like, well, you know what? It's better than I expected, but I'd still never pay for this. And that's what I would call readout. You're better than I expected, but I wouldn't pay for it. I'll give them a. Just. I'm gonna giving. Move five for me for.

[Brett Vesely]

That's where I was gonna go with.

[Doug]

It, actually, because we're still nice. Brady.

[Brady]

Fives are good.

[Doug]

Yeah, fives are good all the way. All right. Thank you for helping us out though. And not sucking horribly, but just not overachieving either.

[Brett Vesely]

It's not a bad way to start so far.

[Doug]

I mean, it sounded local. It sounded poorly produced. It's, you know, not what is gonna win. And we didn't kill them too badly.

[Brett Vesely]

Completely horrible.

[Doug]

I mean, if I was at a bar and that started, I'd be there for like two songs. Like, we gotta get out of here.

[Byron]

You'd give him the second?

[Doug]

Yeah, give him the second. These guys are driving me nuts. Tap me out. Yeah. Was that drummer. He's got. It's like a 40 year old drum set.

[Byron]

It's got holes in there.

[Doug]

Holes in it. It's like he's. He just put a piece of paper over the hole. This one says, Good Morning 98 KUPD gang. My name is Mark Augustine, the one man band who submitted last year. And thank you for all your critiques. I've used them towards my newest song that I'm submitting today. And again I ask for your critique as I'm trying to find the perfect sound to attract the ears of all. My song this year is called Separation. I hope you enjoy. He's all by himself. I remember this guy. He's all by himself. And the song. He calls himself Disguised by Ashes. Yes. And it's called Separation.

[Brett Vesely]

Then he do kind of a karaoke thing. Like didn't. Yes.

[Doug]

Was he in? He was in the finals.

[Brett Vesely]

There was a one man band one.

[Doug]

Time last year, two years ago. And he just played the thing and sang.

[Byron]

Yeah, you might be right.

[Doug]

I think. I don't know if that was him or not. I'll have to look. Wasn't bad. This is Disguised by Ashes. Let's see if he's got something for us this year that's worth putting in the finals tonight at Copper Blues downtown. Let's see. Disguised by Ashes.

[Guest Singer]

World's gonna.

[Doug]

Lost this on me. Incredibly O that was rough Morning sickness. Hear the words you say sometimes.

[Byron]

I mean, who talks like that?

[Doug]

98K u p d let me tell.

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[Doug]

Holmberg's morning sickness. Yeah, you gotta. You can't do that. He tried to double his vocals and then harmonize and he missed by a mile.

[Brett Vesely]

Guys, nobody likes saying anger.

[Brady]

Okay?

[Brett Vesely]

Quit with the same anger production.

[Doug]

We all just cringed when he hit that. Non. Harmony. Harmony. Put a. Put a. Put a producer on that. Quit doing everything yourself.

[Brady]

Yeah, add someone to the band.

[Doug]

You get someone in there who can sing and go. That's a bad harm. I'm terrible at harmony. I have to be told my part. I can't. I Can't swing with it. I don't get it.

[Brett Vesely]

But you know when it doesn't sound.

[Doug]

I know exactly when it doesn't sound good when I'm doing it. That's usually when it's a thing. I can do it if I get my spot, but if I. I'm a mimic. If I hear somebody singing something else, I try to go there. I'm all over the place. So I get it. So you have to find somebody else who is good at harmonizing, who'll keep you in a lane. That was bad. That had a bad moment. I didn't like that a little bit. Yikes. Said. Chris actually said. I loved the beginning of that deep voice. And then it turned gay. Here we go.

[Brady]

4.

[Doug]

This one says the Indians are gonna love this guy. I think he could make it or couldn't make it last year, if I remember right. Still gay. All right, guys, knock it off. Are we starting with the gay jokes already? Because this was pretty gay. Sean Rockefeller.

[Guest Singer]

Yeah.

[Doug]

I don't know.

[Byron]

So there's a thing online called masterclass.

[Doug]

Yeah.

[Byron]

That you can take. And they have a thing for music production.

[Doug]

It'll fix it.

[Byron]

It's like 99. And also 99.

[Doug]

The thing.

[Byron]

Now that is a great idea.

[Doug]

That's a really good idea. Is to get somebody some software. They have that pitch corrector that if you're just a little off, it'll put a green light on you. You know, pitch correct you.

[Brett Vesely]

Right.

[Byron]

You don't need pro tools to get that. A lot of the new ones have plugins that you can get that just.

[Doug]

Downloaded into it, disguised by ashes. The harmonies were so bad, it was unerable. I'm gonna give that a three.

[Brady]

Oh, it's four.

[Brett Vesely]

Four for three as well.

[Doug]

Three for Brett. All right. I like the band. The next band's name, Rat Trap 520, which I was the nickname of Flagstaff. And I think that's it.

[Byron]

Really?

[Doug]

Well, no, I'm just saying it's 520, so it must be. That's the. That was Tucson area code. Is that 520 also? I think a lot of the states.

[Byron]

Five staff is 928.

[Doug]

Oh, they switched on. Is 520 north because it used to be 520. And then all we had 20 around. Yeah, you're right. That's right. We are rat trap 520. Which is better because now it's Tucson and now it makes tons of sense. We're based out of Tucson, Arizona. It says five piece trap metal band. I don't Know what that is? We know how to bring the house down. Big sub drops and head banging to make your head spin. We know how to party. Formed in 2023. We've worked hard to build up our fan base and have had the opportunity to share the stage with some amazing acts such as dropout kings, fox lake, butcher babies and dab. We've been able to play many festivals including skull fest, launch fest and we're repeat performers on Celestial Fast. We are the 2024. That's something. I don't know what that means. Welcome to our website. We are rat trap and we are based out of Tucson. You said that already. Now it says we are a six piece trap metal band. They've added a guy in the bio. It goes on. Yeah. And we know how to bring the house down. Wait a second. Your bio doubled down and added people to it?

[Brady]

Well, it's one rat trap 520 and the other one's just rat trap.

[Doug]

No, we're rat trap 520. We are based out of Tucson. One. No, no, they're trap metal, not a rat.

[Brett Vesely]

They're from Tucson. Give them a break. I mean, you know.

[Doug]

All right. And the bottom part of their formed in 20. This is the second part of their bio that they kind of repeated. We've worked hard to build up our fan base and have had the opportunity to share the stage with dropout kings, Fox. Like butcher babies. We've played many festivals including skull fest, launch fest and repeat performance at celestial fest. We are 2024. Then it just added a line rock and free live challenge battle of the bands winners. And we're not stopping there. I turned the page over. We are rat trap 520. We're now a seven piece trap metal band. We'd never stop. When he says they don't stop, he's not kidding. They're picking up people like magnets and metal. All right, Rat trap. I don't know how many people are in your band now because when I started this, there were five.

[Brady]

And they're like the first gump of.

[Brett Vesely]

Metal like earth, wind and fire over here. By the time we're done, they're gonna.

[Doug]

Have a horn section and I'm done running. What are we supposed to do? We're the rest of rat trap. 520. All right, Tucson people. I've never said this before, but Tucson impressed me. It's rail from rat trap 520.

[Byron]

Rail X. I think Israel. I know.

[Doug]

That's fine. Rail X. All right. Well, they forgot letters in there.

[Byron]

I Just don't want to sell them short.

[Brady]

Yeah, they're.

[Doug]

No, they just lost a guy and they replaced him with two more. They're like amoeba. They're amoeba. It's insane. It's rail. It's 98 KUPD. Good luck, Rat Trap. 520.

[Guest Singer]

Bad decisions Wondering what I'm alive but tonight still not where every one of us die Lighting up strikeouts this is my eyes Pick up that couch and throw in the R. Nothing but chaos Won't everyone put your fist of bad throat hey, yo, friend. Lex, where the you at? This is Red Trap. Mother. The bruises will share. Get the in here. Oh, the man's trying to eat.

[Doug]

Jesus Christ, if heroin could sing.

[Brett Vesely]

Just keep playing that.

[Byron]

Wait, you mean it wasn't.

[Doug]

That was just. Yikes.

[Brady]

That was the kitchen sink.

[Doug]

That was terrible.

[Byron]

How many members they got now, John?

[Doug]

None in their fan club. Sorry, we're not done. I don't like that at all. Yikes. Yeah. Kevin says trap metal, please. No, they're definitely on drugs. That's what everybody. That sounded like drugs.

[Brett Vesely]

Singing intro had too many bong rips.

[Doug]

Yeah, I mean, gee, way too long to get.

[Byron]

Get to it.

[Doug]

This band, you need to change your name to the Tucson Tards based on your bio. I knew it was going to be bad, and then your music was as disjointed. Please send them back to the 520. They make me want to reconsider the Gadsden purchase.

[Byron]

So this is what happened to the Gilbert goons.

[Brady]

Going down to U of A.

[Brett Vesely]

Someone feed them rat poison right now.

[Doug]

All right, I might have just now gotten the best email of the year. Yeah, I'm going to give credit where it's due. This is from someone named Ed o'. Brien. And it says my girlfriend wouldn't even to this song sign. Nathan Sutherland. She turned him down. Okay. That's the best Nate Sutherland gag in a while.

[Byron]

Was that word in their bio a T or a C, John? Because it sounded like crap metal.

[Doug]

All right? I don't know what trap metal is. I looked up somebody sent me a thing. It's trap and it's. It's. I don't know what trap metal is, but they. They looked it up and it said gay.

[Brett Vesely]

And this one says metal. Gay311.

[Doug]

Yeah. Oh, God, yeah. Where did that go? It's a definition of trap metal, which I didn't know what it was.

[Byron]

There's a new tech John putting your credit score in your band title.

[Doug]

520. They don't have it that high, you can kind of get a really bad loan at 520. I didn't like that at all. I'm sorry. Rat trap. That was just again, disjointed is a good word. I'll give that a two. Brady.

[Brady]

Three.

[Guest Singer]

Brett.

[Brett Vesely]

I'll give him a three. Only because they're from Tucson there. I'll give them one point because you.

[Doug]

Know they're behind the eight ball to begin, right?

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah.

[Doug]

Life's been tough for them. Change the name of that man to meth personified. It's true. I believe 520 is now how many members they have. Trap metal was never supposed to be a thing. I don't know what trap metal is.

[Byron]

Nobody does.

[Doug]

That sounded like four methed out raccoons trying to bang in a dumpster.

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah.

[Doug]

I don't know if I've ever heard that before, but I can imagine that would be the sound they'd make.

[Brady]

Is that where maybe you shoot the disc in the air and you and yeah.

[Doug]

Do trap shooting. Rat. Trap metal. Hear the words you say sometimes.

[Byron]

I mean, who talks like that?

[Brett Vesely]

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[Doug]

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[Doug]

Homburg's Morning S. Yeah, we're a band you've never heard of. And here are the bands we've played with that you've also never heard of at festivals you've never heard of. Yeah, I don't like that. Sorry, Ratchet. We're off to a poor start.

[Byron]

I always think they just throw the resume out of who they played with for other local bands to see as a kind of C. It's like what Brady was saying.

[Guest Singer]

Better than you.

[Doug]

You go into somebody's house and they've got Christmas decorations up, and you get worried about your house. Calm down.

[Guest Singer]

Down.

[Doug]

A Billion Beats is next. Tempe Sour after that. I think they've played before. And DJ Bathsheba, they've also been in it before, right? No, no, no. You sure?

[Byron]

Yes.

[Doug]

All right.

[Byron]

And it's. I believe it's a. It's a. It's a girl. DJ Beth.

[Doug]

All right, we'll get to those in just moments.

[Byron]

Okay.

[Doug]

Take a little break here. Cleanse the palette. Actually, you know what? We have time.

[Byron]

We can do one more.

[Doug]

Let's do one more. All right, we'll go A billion beats.

[Byron]

Say, I think this one could be a good one to go to break.

[Doug]

They put a Z on it. A billion beats.

[Byron]

And again, this might be one. Dude.

[Doug]

This is a song called Digital Ghosts from the band A billion Beats from Maricopa A's.

[Byron]

Oh, maybe I misread.

[Doug]

Thank you for considering us for Palladio. And he gives a cell number. I'm not gonna give that up.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[Doug]

Billion beats. And this. The song is called Digital ghosts. Platio is four in. And I don't think combined, all four bands have 30 points yet. Three. This is the fourth. This is the fourth. Huh? Oh, you're right. Because yesterday.

[Guest Singer]

Yesterday.

[Doug]

That's right.

[Guest Singer]

All right.

[Doug]

Fifth one in or fourth? Fourth today. This is a billion beats. Digital Ghosts. They used an S for the ghosts and a Z for the beats. All right, let's do it. It's. Let's hope for something here. Here we go.

[Guest Singer]

Bright lights blink in the dead of night Fingers dance like mouths to the glow Eyes locked, hearts out of sight where do all the whispers go? Tap, tap, tap the world fades in scroll, scroll, scroll where do we begin? This is your ghost hunting our dream Living through screams Staring at Saing the fam. A million faces none of the room Voices trapped in tiny squares Conversations born to bloom now dissolve into pixel flares we swipe for love we swipe for hate we swipe to find our fleeting fate but every touch it pulls us deep into a world where no one's back Digital ghost starting our dreams Living through scream in. The.

[Doug]

Hey, not bad, gang. Not bad there. That's a billion beats.

[Brady]

Not bad for throwing that track down on a cracked foundation in Maricopa.

[Doug]

Yeah, you got a lot of flood damage down there. And real quick buildings. Yeah, definitely put up those chicken wire houses too fast. But that's beside the point.

[Guest Singer]

Point.

[Doug]

Not bad. I actually kind of enjoyed that. You know what that reminded me of? I wrote this down. Like a B movie or a C movie. If you wandered into the bad guy's lair and he had a dance club, but that's where the bad guy hung out, that would be the song in the background, you know, like. Like, it would be not Casey Affleck, but if Casey Affleck even had another brother. Like the third Affleck brother. And he's like the main character. They're meeting and then.

[Brady]

But they still have a meeting.

[Doug]

But. Yeah, yeah, yeah, but that's at the club and that song's in the back, but. And still they got Eric Rober to be the bad guy because he'll take anything. He's in Demopolis commercials now, so. But Eric Roberts is there, but he doesn't do much talking. But for some reason, Tom Hanks's brother is like. Like all the bad. It's a bad movie. But you're like Don Sway. Oh, yeah. Dan Sway's the third. It's Don. Yeah, it's all the third brothers of people. You kind of recognize them. Tim Pacino and, you know, it's like all these guys that. Frank Stallone. Frank De Niro. Frank Stallone would get top billing in that one. But that's the song that's playing in the bad guys dance club Lair, which is cool. And, you know. And Elizabeth Berkeley is the hot wife. I could cast this whole movie based on your song. A Billion Beats. Digital Ghost. I actually like that one. I thought that was pretty good. Well done. It sounded professional. Maybe not ready for prime time, but pretty darn close. Brett, thoughts?

[Brett Vesely]

Yeah, it wasn't bad. I mean, I.

[Byron]

Is It.

[Brett Vesely]

Because the other ones were so bad to begin with.

[Doug]

They got a benefit. Yeah.

[Byron]

You come in angry.

[Doug]

Yeah.

[Brett Vesely]

I mean, I'll give him a six.

[Doug]

Okay.

[Brett Vesely]

I give him a six.

[Doug]

Brady.

[Brady]

I'm going seven.

[Doug]

Yeah, I had a seven also. Oops. People are saying not too bad. It reminded me of Altar Bridge a little bit. It's got that. It's. Yeah, It's a less gay version of Corey Feldman. Yeah. Corn and System of a Down had a gay Baby. That's from Eric. Then I'm asked to do a Doug Hopkins spot by Dave Hart. Right in the middle of this, he just text me, could you get a Doug Hopkins spot out there? Good production. Good sound. A little gay on the song, but I liked it. A billion beats. Corey says, not my taste of music, but they do sound talented. Sounds like they were able to.

[Guest Singer]

Good.

[Doug]

Good production. So respect there. Excellent. Yogi's dad Kevin says, a little slow, but they're not on drugs like the last band. So I'd give it a six myself.

[Brady]

I think that one will grow a little bit each time you hear.

[Doug]

Yeah. I think that one's got some life to it. I think in the right hands, that becomes less of a. A Dan SUY feature producer. Yeah. And it gets some polish on it. That kind of puts it over the top. It's pretty good. Kyle says a huge compliment to the singer, but there were times I actually heard. Heard a little Chris Cornell in that voice. I could listen to a couple more songs. They got me curious. Very true. This sounds like System of a Down getting ass raped by Chevelle. But I liked it. Okay. And then somebody looked up trap metal to me because I still don't know. And it says. John, let me explain trap. Metal traps is an Internet term that references something that looks like a female. Probably even has boobs and everything. But it ends up with a wiener. It's an old fortune meme. Traps aren't gay even though they're technically dudes. So it's a trolling joke. It kind of was before furries. If I can remember. Other definition of trap is what? But they made a metal genre. Yeah, in like. In bad neighborhoods. They call the house. They stash drugs in the trap house. So it fit with the band's name. Okay. There are a bunch of incel nerds that jerk off to anime girls. All right. I don't know if that's accurate or not, but that was the definition I was sent. And it makes sense and I love it.

[Byron]

We mentioned Master Class. There's a black Friday special going on right now. It's $7 a month. Produce music like the pros. Yeah, people like Timbaland.

[Doug]

And you go to where dead Mouse.

[Byron]

It's masterclass.com.

[Doug]

That'S as simple as we should throw.

[Brett Vesely]

That in as part of the prize.

[Doug]

Yeah, you know what? I'll pay for that.

[Byron]

Teaches you drums.

[Doug]

I'll pay your your subscription to master class for a year.

[Byron]

Metallica teaches you how to be a band.

[Doug]

Well, let's not go crazy cuz St. Anger still lives and all in one class. When they were in charge of their own production. It got sideways fast for Metallica. Anyway. I like that last 1 billion beat.

[Byron]

Tom Morello teaches you electric guitar. Come on now.

[Doug]

More importantly, you can kind of learn a little trick or two. There's like, oh, that'll help us.

[Guest Singer]

All right.

[Doug]

We'll get to it. Tempe Sour. DJ Bathsheba. Ddmnrs.

[Byron]

I don't know. They didn't give you a pronunciation.

[Doug]

Demeanors. Okay, did Demeanors. They're coming up too. So those three are next. They got Tempe sour. Best she but one eaters. DDM NNRs are coming up. Maybe it's some sort of doctor nurse or something. RS is that. Is that a dentist?

[Byron]

I'm lost.

[Doug]

It could be something. Something medical as well. Who knows? We'll find out when we read their bio in just seconds. Palladio, off and running for day two. Let's find a champion, shall we? Arizona's most powerful rock radio station, he said, fully erected.