Album rankings with blunt record-store energy.
Asinine Radio runs on blunt album talk, recurring rankings, and the frayed chemistry between Tyler and Jeff. One episode may sort KoRn records; another may detour through beer, vinyl pickups, Desert Grooves Records, and music-world happenings.
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Asinine Radio is a music-review show where Tyler and Jeff turn album listening into an ongoing argument with a scoreboard. The recurring frame is simple: pick a band or artist, work through records, call out bangers and stinkers, and rank the results from whatever mood the week produced. It is not tidy criticism. That helps. The show can spend real time on lyrics, guitar texture, heaviness, production, music videos, band origin stories, and how a record fits into a broader career, then immediately swerve into a joke, a memory gap, or a flat rejection of a song someone else probably loves. Recent episodes make the pattern clear. KoRn gets the catalog treatment and a self-titled album breakdown. Deftones prompts both serious melodic comparison and sharp annoyance. Rage Against the Machine opens the door to political reading, repetition, and why a debut can still feel untouchable. Audioslave becomes a test case for legacy, reunion sentiment, and whether a record earns shelf space. The show also has its house rituals. Six Degrees of Tom DeLonge connects the week’s band back toward Blink orbit. Top-ten lists give the arguments a final shape. Fearless Beer Review turns cans, stouts, gas-station choices, and Sloan stories into a recurring side channel. Vinyl pickups and Desert Grooves Records keep the format grounded in collector habits rather than streaming-only chatter. The best moments come from contrast. One voice pushes through the structure, while the other can sound allergic to the assignment, and that resistance gives the show its rhythm. Asinine Radio works because it sounds lived in: hundreds of episodes deep, full of shorthand, old references, half-finished memories, and enough genuine music obsession to make the complaining feel earned.
Made for: For rock, metal, alternative, and vinyl fans who enjoy strong opinions, running bits, and album-by-album arguments. Best for listeners who want music talk that feels like a familiar debate, not a polished lecture.
What sets it apart: The show mixes real album-analysis structure with unfiltered duo banter, so rankings, top tens, beer reviews, and vinyl chatter all collide without losing the music thread.
Hosts Jeff and Tyler break down a different album and band every week, along with vinyl talk. All social media is at @asinineradio
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Asinine Radio makes album rankings meaningful by turning Tyler and Jeff's clashing tastes into detailed judgments about songs, records, and musicianship.
Tyler and Jeff turn album criticism into a running argument between two people willing to defend a favorite, challenge a consensus, and revise the pecking order record by record.
Tom DeLonge enters the Deftones conversation before Tyler and Jeff argue over what deserves your replay.
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A Deftones ranking built around the show's usual format, with a memorable detour for "Pink Cell Phone."
Tyler and Jeff lean into Asinine Radio's familiar framework here, moving through six degrees of Tom DeLonge, a worst-to-best album ranking, biggest banger and singer picks, and a top ten songs list.
A pointed look at Rage Against the Machine's 1992 debut, anchored by 'Know Your Enemy' and the album's anti-establishment themes.
Tyler and Jeff spend week two of self-titled season on Rage Against the Machine's 1992 debut, and the discussion moves with real conviction. It starts with a ranking segment, then shifts into favorite songs, with 'Know Your Enemy' standing out as the clear high point.
An 11% stout leads into a pointed Thrice vinyl debate about value, timing, and reluctant buyers.
Tyler and Jeff turn a beer check-in and a record-store gripe into a tidy snapshot of very specific music fandom. Jeff's Great Notion Brewing Stacks of Cocoa Nut, an 11% imperial stout with coffee, maple syrup, and coconut, sets up a wider run through Thrice vinyl, resale prices,…
A lively Audioslave debate where vinyl-worthiness becomes part of the record's appeal.
Asinine Radio's Audioslave discussion works because the hosts do not start from the same place. One comes in with real affection for the band, while the other is openly unconvinced, and that split keeps the self-titled album from being handled too reverently.
A loose music hang with Blind Pig, punk records, vinyl mishaps, and a concerned closing note on Jello Biafra.
Asinine Radio spends its prog-season break on a loose music hang, starting with a Fearless Beer Review of Blind Pig before drifting into vinyl talk, recent listening, and the familiar irritation of record buying.
A Deftones debate where a perfect rating turns into a fight over vibes, scrutiny, and the right to dislike a beloved record.
Deftones' self-titled album gives Tyler and Jeff a useful stress test: can atmosphere hold up when one listener keeps poking at it? They move from the band's origin story and first impressions into a banger-and-stinker run, with one side hearing Chino's writing as a live wire to…
A Deftones ranking turns sharpest when Pink Cell Phone interrupts the album arguments.
Asinine Radio uses a Deftones ranking as a way into the larger question of what happens when a band starts changing shape. Tyler and Jeff move through the records from worst to best before landing on a top ten, with the Six Degrees of Tom DeLonge opener taking a funny early…
Random-year punk criticism with scene memory.
This episode is a deep dive into Tool's 2019 album Fear Inoculum, exploring the music, lyrics, and production while discussing the hosts' changing opinions on the band.
This episode breaks down King Crimson's iconic prog rock album 'In the Court of the Crimson King' song by song, exploring its music, lyrics, and creation.
This episode of Fastener Radio breaks down The Strokes' iconic album 'Is This It', exploring its origin story, personal impressions, and musical impact.
Two hosts discuss and rank all six albums by The Strokes while connecting the band to Tom DeLonge through a game of Six Degrees.
The hosts rank all of Tool's albums and EP, discussing their evolving opinions as new fans.
Hosts Jeff and Tyler rank all ten Deftones albums from worst to best on Asinine Radio.
Hosts Jeff and Tyler break down Deftones' self-titled album on Asinine Radio.
Tyler and Jeff of Asinine Radio break down the 1999 SLC Punk soundtrack in film order, from The Exploited's "Sex and Violence" over the opening credits to Fear's "Love Living in the City." Tyler argues the characters were "posers" from the start, using punk to ease the transition into adulthood, while Jeff, who saw the film for the first time this week, calls the soundtrack "incredible." They cover trivia such as the $250,000 budget, Matthew Lillard's Stevo narrating to camera, and the Fifi cover of "Mirror," whose members came from Bad Religion and Angry Samoans.
This episode breaks down KoRn's self-titled album and discusses the hosts' top ten favorite KoRn songs.
This episode of Asinine Radio ranks all 14 Korn albums, featuring segments like Six Degrees with Tom DeLonge and top ten favorite songs.
Two hosts discuss music, review a cheap beer called Quentin Dime from Gas Station QT, and share anecdotes about a friend's questionable beer-buying habits.
Two hosts discuss a chocolate donut flavored milk stout from 903 Brewers as part of their weekly music podcast that includes beer reviews, vinyl records, and new music.
Tyler and Jeff go deep on Deftones.
This episode breaks down Deftones' self-titled album, exploring the band's origin story, first impressions, and detailed analysis of the music and lyrics.
Week two of self-titled season puts Rage Against the Machine's 1992 debut on the table.
Asinine Radio opens with Great Notion Brewing's "Stacks of Cocoa Nut," an 11% imperial stout with coffee, maple syrup, and coconut, then compares it with Lost Coast Brewery's Great White wheat ale and calls the latter 2.5/3.
Tyler and Jeff continue self-titled season with Audioslave's self-titled record.
Asinine Radio Episode 495 opens with Blind Pig from Russian River Brewing Company and quickly turns into a ratings argument about Pliny.