Russ from Infectious Groove Music

This week, we're scratching The Itch to give thanks... specifically, for Weird Al and good pals! Our friends Lauren from the Beer'd Al Podcast and Russ from Infectious Groove Music join us to compile an Itch-style mixtape of our favorite rock(ish) tracks from one of the world's most beloved musicians, the amazing Weird Al Yankovic! Join us for stories of Star Wars, the merits of ska (or lackthereof?), and how nailing the tone can make or break a parody. This is a fun one. Enjoy. If you lik...

Taylor Hawkins' passing shocked the entire music world. A man who not only made music that people loved, but who exuded energy and light, suddenly gone. This week we're scratching an Itch we never want to have to, but we're not doing it alone. Our friend Brian Colburn of Playlist Wars joins us to revisit some of our favorite Taylor performances with Foo Fighters, which you can listen to here. Along the way, we'll hear from fellow podcast friends Podioslave, TrawlCast, Prisoners of Rock and Roll,...

Happy holidays! We know that today some of y'all will still be knocked out and/or dining on the remnants of yesterday's feast, and other psychos amongst you will be running around doing work on your Christmas shopping. Either way, what you'll need is a smattering of assorted clips, convos, and bloopers from various Itch recordings to keep your ears as satisfied as your stomachs. To that end, we bestow upon you, without intro, context, or further adieu, The Itch's Thanksgiving tradition: Leftover...

It's time for some rock history! In this episode, The Itch is joined by our friend Russ from the Infectious Groove Podcast to discuss August and September of 1991, aka "two months that changed rock music," capped by the releases from September 24, which has been called the "biggest release day in history." We'll cover classic rock legends maintaining relevance, one of the biggest bands of the 80s carrying their career into another decade, and the rise of grunge and "alternative rock." Enjoy! (N...