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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY 9/19/25 (Nine Inch Nails, Cardi B, Wednesday)

LET'S ARGUE: The Clipse Album Cover Is Mid

OK guys really sorry again for the wait! Thank you to everyone who submitted a take for the episode! Hope you enjoy 🫶🏻

There Are Only 7 Genres

Figured this little bit of pre-interview banter would be a fun outtake to share. I just posted the full interview on the fantano channel, which is a convo between Anthony and writer Kelefa Sanneh about the state of music criticism, and Sanneh's recent article about how music critics seem to hav...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY 9/12/25 (Frost Children, twenty one pilots, Maruja)

😊 LET’S AGREE! 😊 (SEPTEMBER 2025 Thread)

Thank you so much for supporting us this month! I think we all could use some positive vibes, so let's make it a LET'S AGREE this time. Please drop yourSAFE TAKES, LIKABLE OPINIONS, and SOFTBALL QUESTIONS down in the comments and we'll look through them all in a few weeks. Let's go!A...

AUGUST ARGUE EPISODE UPDATE

Hi; it's Austen and this is a pretty embarrassing post to make, but it's probably pretty obvious by now that I've been struggling a bit this year. Insomnia sucks. OCD sucks. I'm feeling broken and panicked, and am not alone or special in that, but it's really taken me off the bal...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY 9/5/25

Really sorry for the delay posting this! My place lost internet yesterday and they still haven't fixed it; love that lol. -austen

📀 Depeche Mode - Violator LIVESTREAM LINK 📀

The stream is happening tonite at 8:30 EDT; you can set a reminder and tune in here: https://youtube.com/live/LfNSkAKUbVAThank you to everyone who suggested an album for this month's stream! I'm really sorry for not announcing it with at least a day's notice for like the first time ever....

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY 8/29/25 (Sabrina Carpenter, Joey Bada$$, Westside Gunn)

AUGUST LIVESTREAM 💿 CLASSIC ALBUM SELECTION 💿

Please let us know in the comments below what classic album you'd like to be played and discussed during this month's stream. Will let the vote run for a few days before announcing the stream. Thank you!Please keep in mind we've already covered the following:MCR - TheBlackParadeGorillaz ...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY 8/22/25

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY 8/15/25 (Chance the Rapper / Joey Valence & Brae)

😡😤 LET’S ARGUE! 😤😡 (August 2025 Thread)

Thank you so much for supporting us this month! Now's that magical time when you hit us with yourHOT TAKES, UNPOPULAR OPINIONS, and TOUGH QUESTIONS; drop em down in the commentsWHENEVER YOU WANT and we'll look through them all in a couple of weeks. LET'S GO!In case you missed July's ...

LET'S ARGUE: Best & Worst Albums of 2025 So Far

Thank you to everyone who partook in this episode and to all of you for supporting us! Sorry for the delay once again. Got kinda thrown off my game the past couple weeks from a little injury but getting back into the groove of things! Hope you enjoy the vid! -Austen

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY 8/8/25 (Ethel Cain, JID, Amaarae)

📀 Black Sabbath Vol. 4 LIVESTREAM LINK 📀

Update Here's the VOD: https://vimeo.com/1107625463/14a08bf8ecThe stream's on for tonite; set a reminder and tune in here: https://youtube.com/live/4pFj0Dw2078As always, if you can't catch it live and the replay (inevitably) gets blocked on YouTube, this post will promptly be updated wi...

💿 Black Sabbath Vol. 4 LIVESTREAM DATE & TIME 💿

Thank you to everyone who suggested an album for this month's stream! Not surprising to see so many requests for a Black Sabbath album in the wake of Ozzy's passing. I gave Anthony a choice between any of their classic albums and he wants to do Vol 4. The stream'll be Thursday (the 31st)...

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY 7/25/25 (Quadeca / Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist)

JULY LIVESTREAM 💿 CLASSIC ALBUM SELECTION 💿

Tyler, the Creator - DON'T TAP THE GLASS Stream

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY 7/18/25

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY 7/11/25 (Clipse / Justin Bieber) --ALSO IMPORTANT UPDATE ON THE NMF ARCHIVE--

Hi guys, sorry to say i'm going to have to start removing old (like several-years-old) NMF recordings from Vimeo in order to make room for new VODs. In like the past year or so, the platform started imposing storage limits even on paid accounts. I'm already paying more than I feel the servic...

😤 LET’S ARGUE - BEST & WORST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR SO FAR! 😤 (July 2025 Thread)

Thank you so much for supporting us this month! Now's that magical time when you hit us with yourHOT TAKES, UNPOPULAR OPINIONS, and TOUGH QUESTIONS, but i think it'd be a nice change of pace seeing as we're at the midpoint of the year to go over what you guys think are the best and worst...

Austen message:

Hi guys; i mentioned in the description box of the 2nd Kneecap vid we did that i'd be donating my revenue from both of those vids to UNRWA (i was going to give to the Red Crescent but my donations wouldn't go through despite trying on multiple days; UNRWA is great anyway so it's fine). I...

LET'S ARGUE: Nevermind > In Utero

Other topics include the Sinners soundtrack deserving a review, and Lars Ulrich being an overhated drummer.Thank you to everyone who submitted hot takes for this episode, and for supporting us this month! Hope you enjoy 🫶🏻As mentioned in the episode, here are my (Austen's) thoughts on our ...

📀 Sly & the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On LIVESTREAM LINK 📀

Update Here's the VOD: https://vimeo.com/1107626044/6319cb40eeThe stream's on for tonite; set a reminder and tune in here: https://youtube.com/live/9323kGDMkwAAs always, if you can't catch it live and the replay (inevitably) gets blocked on YouTube, this post will promptly be updated wit...

💿 There's a Riot Goin On LIVESTREAM DATE & TIME 💿

Thank you to everyone who suggested an album for this month's stream! In light of Sly Stone's recent passing, we'd like to go with There's a Riot Goin On. Obviously one of the greatest funk and soul albums ever made that, for better or worse, remains thematically relevant today. The ...