I don’t know which one of you ratted us out to the animal rights activists, but now that they’re on to us, we’ve been forced to flee Build-a-Band HQ in search of greener pastures. Actually, browner pastures, because we’re seeking asylum beneath the surface in the domain of the mole king. As they say in … Continue reading "BAB Underground (Hiatus Announcement)"

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BAB Underground (Hiatus Announcement)

We’re proud to announce that the scientists and engineers at Build-a-Band have finally done it. They’ve completed a device that allows two individuals to completely switch bodies. The only caveat? They both have to be music podcast hosts. Happy April Fools Day! As part of the Great Podcast Switcheroo of 2019, we’re bringing you an … Continue reading "Operation Switcheroo: Decomposition"

Operation Switcheroo: Decomposition

Imagine you woke up one day to find your life completely changed. You might feel like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, or a person living their first day in witness protection. You might feel like an unbroken bar of staples at an office supply store liquidation sale. You might feel like God’s perfect drumsticks … Continue reading "BAB 56: Charles E. Coli Cheese"

BAB 56: Charles E. Coli Cheese

In a world where Beck can still win a Grammy, there’s no time to serve your debt to society. Not while the music industry is more ripe for exploitation than we ever could have imagined. Taylor’s busting out of podcast prison, and we’ve got the daring escape recorded for your listening enjoyment! Between what should … Continue reading "Best of Bands: Ep. 21-25"

Best of Bands: Ep. 21-25

Build-a-Band has never been this democratic, or this exploitative! This week, we’ve got just the social media challenge to help you build a bouncing baby band of your very own. But you may want to act fast because if our math is correct (don’t @ us, we studied), we don’t have long before the fourth … Continue reading "BAB 55: Ska’s The Limit"

BAB 55: Ska’s The Limit

Build-a-Band is back, and there ain’t no deep ocean valley low enough to keep us from getting to the next animal-themed lo-fi sensation. Tentacles? Gooshing? Check and double check. Support of the oceanographic community? We’ll get back to you on that. For now, we’ve got plenty of new signees to sink your teeth into. Try … Continue reading "BAB 54: Consensual Strumming"

BAB 54: Consensual Strumming

It’s a New Year’s resolution come true! In this very special episode of Build-a-Band, saddle up for the world premiere of Horseplay, a horse-themed lo-fi hip-hop experience, available now on our Bandcamp. Using human-horse telepathy, we take you behind the scenes with visionary artist Stable Genius to break down the atonal sampling harmony and cronch optimization … Continue reading "BAB 53: Horseplay"

BAB 53: Horseplay

Get up, come on get down with the Christmas! This holiday season, Build-a-Band has all the jingles and jangles you need–and then some extras we couldn’t anticipate. We’re here to stuff your stocking with gingerbread house shows, special Santa ops, and a bro band to keep your family holiday party inclusive. But maybe it’s all … Continue reading "BAB 52: Oh, Jingle My Bells!"

BAB 52: Oh, Jingle My Bells!

“If everybody had glaciers / across the U-S-A / then everybody’d be skurfin’ / but global climates change.” True to Build-a-Band form, we’re taking lemons and making lemonade in the form of a new brand of surf rock that can only grow in popularity as the ice caps shrink in size. Whether we grew the … Continue reading "BAB 51: Skurfin’ USA"

BAB 51: Skurfin’ USA

If you’re still working through Thanksgavin leftovers like us, Build-a-Band has just the new episode for you. This week is stuffed with Turkey workout tunes, a side of well-rehearsed holiday hits, and for dessert, we bring a musical twist to the retail battlegrounds of the ever-elongating Black Friday shopping weekend. Not to mention our freshly-patented … Continue reading "BAB 50: The Racist Cowbell"

BAB 50: The Racist Cowbell

There’s a band in the whale at the club in the hole in the bottom of the sea! This week on Build-a-Band, there are only two things deeper than the unexplored reaches of the ocean: our commitment to taking back the throne as kweens of the animal kingdom and Jeff Bezos’ blowhole obsession. From a … Continue reading "BAB 49: To Pimp a Whale"

BAB 49: To Pimp a Whale

We conquered all kinds of Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) this Halloween, but can our autumnal hopes save us from our greatest foe yet, the Christmas Creep? Find out in this week’s episode of Build-a-Band as we bid a fond farewell to Fall with the help of an applecore hip-hop nymph, a band of jazz-metal … Continue reading "BAB 48: Rest In Pumpkin Spice"

BAB 48: Rest In Pumpkin Spice

It’s been a stressful year for business, and what better way to get away from the pressures of the economy than to move into this creaky old colonial in the New England countryside? That’s why Build-a-Band is relocating, creepy mirror-writing and spectral screams be damned! As we search these dark and winding halls for the … Continue reading "BAB 47: The Shambling Corpse of the Music Industry"

BAB 47: The Shambling Corpse of the Music Industry

In baseball, three strikes means you’re out, but here at Build-a-Band HQ, three strikes is just what we call Monday. While we do our best to hide from labor negotiations and avoid the consequences of our gross mismanagement, enjoy this compilation episode, gathering some of our favorite past bits. 1:44 – Chrismas Time Is Here … Continue reading "Build-a-Breach: Highlights, Ep. 16-20"

Build-a-Breach: Highlights, Ep. 16-20

Fall is here, and the spice must flow! Here at Build-a-Band HQ, we can’t get enough of this sweet orange stuff, and that goes double for the intrepid crew of aged rock stars we’ve launched on the near-lightspeed farewell tour of a lifetime. Your grandkids’ lifetime, that is. Beyond harnessing the power of relativity to … Continue reading "BAB 46: Punk and Pie"

BAB 46: Punk and Pie

A Comedy Podcast About the Music Industry