Turntable Teachers

On Episode 3 of our Night School Series, Mike reviews the 2019 Boston Calling Music Festival featuring two special guests: Mike D from the Bruins podcast show "thebruincru" (available on SoundCloud, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts), and Erick, a High School History Teacher from the Boston Area who will be starring in a new future segment titled "History of Music". Acts that are reviewed in this episode include Greta Van Fleet, twenty-one pilots, Denzel Curry, Anderson .Paak, Odesza, Tame Impala, as well as exclusive content from The Charlie Daniels Band show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Playlists with the best songs from each act titled "Best of Boston Calling 2019" available on Spotify and Apple Music under our name, Turntable Teachers

On Episode 11 of the Turntable Teachers, Cody and Mike are back with another lightning round of track reviews. The guys recap and discuss 20 of the best and most popular tracks from the 2nd Quarter (April through June) of 2019. Find out which of these tracks the guys liked, loved, and hated! Playlists with these tracks available on Apple Music and Spotify under our "Turntable Teachers" page! In Order of Appearance [with Timestamps]: Intro/Summer Preview [0:00 - 5:12] Chon - Peace [5:12 - 7:54] Avicii - SOS (feat. Aloe Blacc) [7:55 - 13:26] Beast Coast - Coast/Clear [13:27 - 18:12] Joyner Lucas - Devil’s Work [18:13 - 26:23] Logic - Homicide (feat. Eminem & Chris D'Elia) [26:24 - 30:47] Chong the Nomad - Two Colors [30:48 - 33:28] Denzel Curry - Ricky [33:29 - 37:07] Illenium & Jon Bellion - Good Things Fall Apart [37:08 - 42:07] Chance the Rapper - Groceries (feat. TisaKorean & Murda Beatz) [42:08 - 46:00] Ty Dolla $ign - Purple Emoji (feat. J. Cole) [46:01 - 49:17] Young Thug - The London (feat. J Cole & Travis Scott) [49:18 - 52:06] Ed Sheeran - Cross Me (feat. Chance the Rapper & PNB Rock) [52:07 - 56:00] Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Crime Pays [56:01 - 59:45] Grayson Erhard - Until the End of Time (feat. Dylan Montayne and Reve Kalell) [59:46 - 1:02:34] Bas - Fried Rice (feat. JID) [1:02:35 - 1:05:52] Goldlink - U Say (feat. Tyler, the Creator & Jay Prince) [1:05:53 - 1:09:15] Big K.R.I.T. - K.R.I.T. Here [1:09:16 - 1:12:46] Chris Brown - No Guidance (feat. Drake) [1:12:47 - 1:15:21] Free Nationals - Time (feat. Kali Uchis and Mac Miller)[1:15:22 - 1:19:21] JID, J Cole, Bas, Earthgang - Down Bad [1:19:22 - 1:28:41] Favorite Tracks/End [ 1:28:42 - end]

On Episode 10 of the Turntable Teachers, Mike and Cody continue their monthly album recaps. In Part 2 for March 2019 album reviews, the guys break down the last four albums on their list. To start the episode, Billie Eilish's "WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?" gets some quality airtime, a uniquely creative release from the rising pop star. Next, the guys dive into one of the best albums of the year that you probably haven't heard yet, OWEL's alternative masterpiece titled "Paris". Third, the guys discuss the debut release from Crafter titled "Lasting Efforts", a hardcore group out of Western Massachusetts who are on the rise. And finally, the guys have a polarizing and controversial discussion surrounding Quelle Chris' new politically ground-breaking release titled "Guns". Time Stamps: Intro (0:00 - 2:08) Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? (2:09 - 20:09) OWEL - Paris (20:10 - 39:28) Crafter - Lasting Efforts (39:29 - 54:59) Quelle Chris - Guns (55:00 - 1:15:08) Rankings/Artist of the Month (1:15:09 - end) Find out how the guys felt about each of these albums, along with their grades and who received Artist of the Month for March!

On Episode 9 of the Turntable Teachers, Mike and Cody continue their monthly album recaps. In Part 1 of 2 for March 2019 album reviews, the guys break down 4 of the first 8 albums on the list: Artist of the Month Intro (0:00 - 2:12) 2 Chainz - Rap or Go to the League (2:13 - 25:26) Blu & Oh No - A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night (25:27 - 39:45) Little Simz - Grey Area (39:46 - 52:16) Logic - Supermarket (52:17 - end) Find out how the guys felt about each of these albums, along with their grades! Make sure to tune in as well for a sneak peak at which March 2019 albums will be featured in Part 2, coming soon!

On the second episode of the Night School series, Mike and Cody are back with another Show & Tell: this time they breakdown Gary Clark Jr.'s concert at the House of Blues in Boston. Tune in for a full recap of the show!

The Turntable Teachers introduce a brand new series, Night School! Night School will feature concert reviews and interviews. Our first installment of Night School is a brand new segment called "Show & Tell", where either Mike, Cody, or both of the guys react to a show or concert they've attended. On this episode, Mike flies solo and reviews the Fleetwood Mac concert from March 31, 2019 at the TD Garden in Boston. Tune in for a full breakdown of the show, along with Mike's top 5 favorite Fleetwood Mac tracks!

On Episode 8 of The Turntable Teachers, Cody and Mike switch it up with a lightning round of reviews as they discuss 15 of the latest singles to have dropped so far in 2019. Find out which tracks Cody and Mike liked, loved, and hated! Tracks reviewed listed below, in order of appearance. Blu & Oh No - The Lost Angels Anthem (feat. Kezia) Emotional Oranges - Hold You Back Denzel Curry - Bulls on Parade (Cover) Juice Wrld - Robbery Bruno Mars & Cardi B - Please Me Khalid - Talk Earthgang - Proud of U (feat. Young Thug) Tierra Whack - Unemployed Tierra Whack - Gloria Rex Orange County - New House Marshmello - Here With Me (feat Chvrches) Beast Coast (Flatbush Zombies, The Underachievers, & Pro Era) - Left Hand ScHoolboy Q - Numb Numb Juice Berner & Mozzy - Ayy (feat. Logic & YG) Anderson .Paak - King James

February's Month in Music recap (Part 2 of 2). On Episode 7 of The Turntable Teachers, Cody and Mike are back discussing the biggest album releases in the world of music during February 2019. First, the guys break down a solid yet polarizing release from Pop superstar Ariana Grande titled "thank u, next". Then, they dive into the third Migos solo album, Offset's debut "Father of 4". After that, Austin, Texas' rising genre-blending star Gary Clark Jr. releases his immaculate "This Land", his first solo album in nearly 7 years. Following that, the guys go on a rant over Lil Pump's latest project "Harverd Dropout" that you won't want to miss. Kehlani's latest release "While We Wait" gets some much needed air time, and lastly the guys get a little nostalgic, discussing T-Pain's newest album "1UP". Episode 7 playlists available via Spotify and Apple Music (Search "Turntable Teachers Episode 7" on either platform). Time Stamps: Intro (0:00 - 1:04) Ariana Grande - thank u, next (1:05 - 19:55) Offset - Father of 4 (19:55 - 32:54:) Gary Clark Jr. - This Land (32:55 - 48:57) Lil Pump - Harverd Dropout (48:58 - 1:01:51) Kehlani - While We Wait (1:01:52 - 1:18:10) T-Pain - 1UP (1:18:11 - 1:25:00) Rankings 1-6 (1:25:01 - end)

On Episode 6 of The Turntable Teachers, Cody and Mike start off with a new segment called "Tardies" with a special announcement included. Then, the guys recap the 2019 Grammy's, including reactions and breakdowns of performances and the biggest awards of the night. Lastly, the guys share their "homework", selections for this week's song recommendations. Playlists available via Apple Music and Spotify (search "Turntable Teachers" on either streaming platform, find the playlist "The Turntable Teachers Episode 6") Time Stamps: Tardies (0:00 - 4:25) Grammy's Recap (4:26 - 49:42) Song Recommendations (49:43 - 1:02:31)

On Episode 5 of The Turntable Teachers, Cody and Mike recap the biggest album and project releases from the month of January 2019 which the guys rank at the end (albums featured w/ time stamps listed below). This episode also includes heated conversation about Eminem's latest verse from Boogie's debut album, Everything's for Sale, that you won't want to miss! Playlists with the guys' favorite tracks from the month are available via Apple Music and Spotify (search "Turntable Teachers" on either streaming platform, find the playlist "Best of January 2019") Time Stamps: Big K.R.I.T. - TDT (0:00 - 8:57) Malibu Ken (8:58 - 21:51) Future - Hndrxx Presents: The Wzrd (21:52 - 32:10) James Blake - Assume Form (32:11 - 46:45) Jay Prince - Wonder (46:46 - 1:00:32) Boogie - Everything’s for Sale (1:00:33 - 1:16:52) Rankings 1-6 (1:16:53 - end)

On Episode 4 of The Turntable Teachers, Cody and Mike are back with their second episode of Finals Week: They discuss their selections for their Top 25 Songs of 2018 lists, as well as 10 additional songs each that they felt were worth mentioning in a segment called "Honor Roll".

On Episode 3 of The Turntable Teachers, Cody and Mike discuss their selections for their Top 10 Albums of 2018 lists, as well as 10 additional albums each that they felt were worth mentioning in a segment called "Honor Roll". This is Part One of a two part-special titled "Finals Week".

On Episode 2 of The Turntable Teachers, Cody and Mike discuss how their music tastes came to be in a segment called "Formative albums". Afterwards, they review JID's latest album "DiCaprio 2" and provide their selections for Episode 2's playlist, available via Apple Music and Spotify (search "Turntable Teachers" on either streaming platform) Time Stamps: Formative Albums 0:00 - 16:35 DiCaprio 2 Review 16:36 - 54:51 Episode 2 Recommendations 54:52 - end

On Episode 1 of The Turntable Teachers, Cody and Mike review Anderson .Paak's latest album "Oxnard" and provide their selections for Week 1's playlist, available via Apple Music and Spotify (search "Turntable Teachers" on either streaming platform)