The 80s were a pivotal time for music with the emergence of hip hop and it crossing over to rock radio before eventually becoming something much bigger. Steven Blush has written about era in his new book "When Rock Met Hip Hop," available now.

You know how we feel about Redd Kross. "Born Innocent," the documentary about their career is now available to stream, or to buy on Blu-Ray and DVD. We sat down with director Andrew Reich to talk about the process and the hows and whys of making the documentary.

For more information, and to order your copy, check out their website.

n0trixx is an artist who is telling her story through her music. She draws on her personal experiences to create a unique blend of music. Her debut album, "A Catalogue of Madness and Melancholia," is available right now on her website.

You may not recognize Bob Berryhill's voice, but you'll definitely recognize his guitar. Bob plays on the iconic "Wipeout" by the Surfaris. And Bob is still out there, playing music and catching waves.

For more information on the Surfaris, check out their website or follow them on Facebook.

Martin Popoff has a new book out. If that hasn't got your putting on your coat and heading out to your nearest bookstore, you clearly don't know Martin's work. But, if you don't, the new book is about Kiss in 1976- an important year in the band's history. "Kiss 76" is available right now from Motor Books.

This week we talk with musician and music professor Alan Williams about his new record, Floating on the Dreamline, available digitally March 6th. For more information, check out his website.

Alan's record is full of great music that spans genres. We dive into what inspires him and how he put the album together.

We also go deep on a lot of music as a whole, including where some of the legends rank with new generations of music students. Our conversation was really interesting and went into so much depth, we had to make two episodes.

Both Luke and Alan were battling illness when we chatted. The opening minutes may sound a bit strained, but we promise everyone's voice gets stronger as the conversation gets going!

If you like metal, you'll love Axel Rudi Pell. The guitarist, who shares a name with his band, has a new record out on March 20th. "Ghost Town" is his 35th (?) 36th (?) album.

For more information or to order your copy of "Ghost Town," check out their website.

Adam, Larry, Edge and Bono... We're gathered here to discuss your new EP and where we think you might have gone off the track a little bit. In this episode, we discuss the ways and things we think U2 needs to do to come back and be the best versions of themselves, including all that they can't leave behind.