The Billy O Show

Some of the topics this week are:

Queen making a strong showing on the Billboard charts thanks to their new movie,

Guitar Center making some major changes to keep its place atop the guitar retail mountain,

The new Spice …

Some of the topics this week are:

William Shatner’s star-studded new Christmas album,

Dave Grohl setting his sites on a new drumming gig,

What injuries are bad enough to call off a tour,

Jonathan Davis making some bleak …

Some of the topics this week are:

Jake E. Lee going in on a certain Swedish arpeggio master,

Anthony Kiedis getting a bit too rowdy at a Lakers game,

Some of the topics this week are:

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper topping charts in the Movie and Music industries,

Ed Sheerans lawyers trying to use …

Some of the topics this week:

The current state of piracy in the industry,

Lindsey Buckingham getting fired from Fleetwood Mac, and the ensuing legal fallout,

The latest in the ICP and Fred Durst beef,

Gibson escaping …

Some of the topics this week are:

Florida Georgia Lines’s dominance over the Country charts,

Lady Gaga’s fans taking a “proactive” approach to supporting her new movie,

Micheal Jackson’s failed attempt at becoming James …

Some of the topics this week are:

Spotify’s sneaky new way to figure out how to market to us better,

A profile of one of Chicago’s hottest new hip hop artists,

Ace Frehley’s creative new revenue stream,

Lil’ Xan’s …

Some of the topics this week are:

Paul McCartney having some unprecedented success with his new album,

The MMA making it’s way through the American …

I’d like to dedicate this episode to Fedex for not delivering my power conditioner. This screw up is on you guys. Anywaaaaaay…

Some of the topics this week are:

Eminem’s new album release, and the very mixed reviews on it,

Some Foo Fighter fans manufacturing outrage over a Nirvana “reunion”

Noel Gallagher and his critique of the city of …

It's a special Tuesday-recorded episode! I mean...you won't know the difference cause you always get episodes on Tuesdays now, but it was special for us.

Some of the topics this week are:

Who will win the label bidding …

Good news guys! Chris only has about 25,000 more people in front of him before he gets his invite for the hottest new social networking app! We'll keep you updated of course....

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Another episode that mother nature tried to cut short...but NO! We will not deprive you good people of your weekly dose of podcast.

Some of the topics this week are:

Rock bands jumping on the Vegas bandwagon,

R. Kelly …

Another great episode in the books. Don't forget Chris and Crazy X will be playing Uptown Lounge this coming Saturday (the 18th).

Some of the topics this week are:

Tekashi 6ix9ine blowing his get out of jail free card,

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One quick note: Chris will be performing with Crazy X on Aug. 18th at Uptown Lounge.

Some of the topics this week are:

Lil Uzi Verts poor choice of label art,

EMD tribute acts being an actual thing,

Hip Hop leading the …

Welcome to the first Tuesday episode folks! I promised it would be out today, and as of right now it's...9:55 pm here, so it's technically still …

Just a reminder: Shows after this one will be coming out on Tuesdays (the new best day of the week). So get this one while it's hot folks, cause …

I hope you guys took advantage of our Amazon links on prime day and helped break their site with the sheer number of orders you were giving them …

Some of the topics this episode:

Dave Matthews having a not-so-great gig at a festival,

The justice system coming down on the Ghost Ship "proprietors",

The Fyre Festival organizers being on the hook to the tune of …

Some of the topics this week are:

Old man Reznor complaining about Kanye and The Weekend "stealing" his general idea for a live show,

Joe Jackson R.I.P.,

Canada keeping it classy and sticking up for the wildlife when …

This week we make our triumphant return to iTunes! I apologize to our corporate podcast overlords for my transgressions. Now then...

Some of the …

This was a kind of weird week in music news, but that just makes for a more interesting episode for all you fine listeners.

Some of the topics this …

Back to the normal show format this week! Hope you're all ready to get back into the swing of things.

Some of the topics covered in this episode are:

Chief Keef's maybe (or maybe not) getting shot at in New York

Who …

Ladies and Gentlemen...We've come to the final installment of the D.I.Y. series. I hope the past 5 weeks have provided you with the tools you'll need …

Oh boy! This episode I get into my favorite part of the recording process: The mix. I got so into it we skipped doing a rockin' rig and album review this week and STILL didn't have enough time to cover it all. I guess …

This is the third installment in the D.I.Y series. This week we go into the tracking portion of the process. Some of the topics included in this …

This episode is part 2 in the home recording series. This week we go into the buying and setup of the equipment for your studio. Some of the things we go into are:

The correct way to set up the tracking area of you …

It's the first episode of spring! At least here in Chicago.

This episode Bill tries his hardest to give you a one episode tutorial on how to make a quality home recording, but just can't fit everything in, so he'll be …

This episode Chris and I will be dropping some hard truths about what it really means to turn your music into money, like...

Business agreements between band members

Turning something you love into something you sell

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Some of the topics we go over this week:

iTunes following Spotify's lead

The stress of being a musician on a flight

Rappers punching women on …

Some of the topics this episode include:

- Paying your taxes

- My new holiday for musicians

- The difference between and expert and a professional

- …

Some of the subjects we get into on this episode are:

The lack of Jews in fighting games

Chris's charitable music endeavors

My unceremonious return …

Some of the topics on this episode include:

My new iPhone

Getting sued (by Gibson? Probably, if you make guitars)

Me stepping up my Instagram game, and how celebrities deal with it

The "proper" way to play/practice

and …

This episode I decided we should just get it out of the way and go over some of the guitar heroes that are closest to our hearts. We keep it to three …

Oh boy...I hope you guys won't get mad at me expressing my right to free speech in this one. One thing's for sure, arguments you have in your head never go the same as when you actually have them coming out your mouth.

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It's our special NAMM episode! What makes it special? The fact that we did it. Because trying is half the battle, right?

We go into detail about Chris's trip as a brand ambassador to NAMM. Is the underbelly of the music …

This episode I'm accompanied by the silky smooth voice of Chris Walker, who just so happens to be my future co-host this podcast! This episode was …

This episode I brought in Twitchin Skratch and Brian Boncher, my two good friends, and two guys who've made a name for themselves in the Chicago dance music scene. I pick their brains on a number of topics relating to …

This week I have my first three-way....podcast.

Mike Petro and Manny Arredondo are in the studio with me to discuss topics such as:

Drummers …

This episode I'm trying something new. Stretching my podcast muscles you might say...

This is my first movie review episode. I kidnapped my best friend Kristina and we discussed Rob Zombies new movie 31. Surprise …

Chase is back to get the podcast train rolling again. This episode we get into something that's close to my heart: Anime. Go ahead, judge me.

Not …

Hold on tight folks, cause I go HARD in on the topic of gaming with my man Chase.

Some of the topics we get into include:

Xbox vs. Playstation vs. …

This episode I'm joined by Andy Pindelski, the front man for thrash metal band Armored Assault, and co-host of the Pinheads of horror podcast. We get …

This week I'm joined by Max "Tzar of Guitar" Voloshin. We get into such topics as fancy music schools, musicians copyrights, "train wreck" gigs, tips …

This episode I sit down with Blu 9, a DJ from right here in the windy city. We get into such topics as playing Violin, adult coloring books, New York …

For the first episode, I decided to do an impromtu interview my roommate Dino, who is what you would call a "festival pro". We go over everything you …