Welcome to the fourth episode of the new Dave Allen podcast series. Join him each week as he explores the best in local music. This week hear tracks from Wet Confetti (pictured below), Vica Voce, Foghorn Stringband, Mark Lemhouse, and McKinley.

Get ready to tear yourself a new one with episode four of 3-Minute Limit, our punk-flavored podcast where songs above the three minute mark get the knife.
This week, host Lance Chess takes you to dark uncomfortable alleys inhabited by snarling dogs of omen. Hear songs by Scratch Acid, Big Black and Metal Urbain.

Today’s PIZZAZZ video is of third place winner LISA MANN. Check out her sweet bass playin’ skillz and amazing voice. Click here to watch!

Yes, indeed, it’s another edition of Best Show/Worst Show, the podcast of Mercury music editor Adam Gnade. What’s he got in store for us this week? Only the best. For this installment of BSWS, Adam plays mp3s by Matmos, Brian Whitson, Sean Na Na, and two awesome stompers from San Francisco’s Little Teeth (pictured below.) Enjoy!

Today’s PIZZAZZ video is of second place winners THE YODELING COWBOYS. Check out their sweet cowboy gear, get-fiddle pluckin’, and of course, fabulous yodeling. Click here to watch! Yee-haw!

Holy crap, it’s a good time to be a hiphop fan. It seems like every time we turn on our computers, another one of our favorite rappers have leaked a new song or two. October has been especially fruitful, with new joints by Jay-Z, Mike Jones, Li’l Wayne, and Diddy blowing up our speakers. (WTF? Did we just write “Diddy”? We sure the hell did. We didn’t believe it ourselves until we heard “Diddy Rock,” which is one mouse-click away from becoming your new Wednesday jam.) It’s the Jump Off!

Today on The Rock Report, Christine S. Blystone interviews guitarist Chris Funk of The Decemberists! Listen in on all the latest Decemberists-related gossip. Then, Mr. Funk takes over as host and spins some tracks that have influenced The Decemberists throughout the years. You do NOT want to miss this special one-hour episode of The Rock Report!

Did you miss out on this year’s Pizzazz Talent Show? Or perhaps you just want to relive the experience? Luckily we caught it all on tape and will be brining you tidbits of Pizzazz to the Pod-n-Vod page this week. Today’s video is of the grand prize winners DIAMOND MOTION. Check out their sweet ’80s-liscious dance moves, singing action, and kick-ass outfits! Click here to watch!

While it may not have been the best soul music ever produced, the black ’70s sitcoms produced some of the most memorable TV theme songs ever. See if you can remember the names of all these kings of TV funk before Humpy announces the name! Here’s one hint…

Welcome to the third episode of the new Dave Allen podcast series. Join him each week as he explores the best in local music. This week is a special episode, celebrating Dave’s new project Faux Hoax! Hear two Faux Hoax demos, plus music from Lackthereof, Tracker, and MORE!