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Always appreciate getting to hear two of my all time favorite musicians talk shop. Ben Weinman of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES & DillingerEscapePlan joins Doc Coyle for another great conversation on The Ex-Man. Be sure to check out Benjamin Weinman’s course over at Soundfly as well.

Where did the ∆7 chord symbol come from? Apparently, some think John Coltrane invented it. Others, Charles Mingus. Others hate it and don't care. What do you think? We had way too much fun with this: youtube.com/watch?v=nJa2vv…

"I like the directness of a lyric to be counteracted by a certain amount of ambiguity... that's real life. We don't have all our thoughts completely mapped out when we go to speak." Kimbra on what makes a great lyric. Check it out youtube.com/watch?v=Oa9be2…

Moody, melancholy, buttery, lush, cool. We made an ode to the minor 9 chord. Stack your thirds, pull up your chair to a rainy window, grab your sax man, and check it out: youtube.com/watch?v=-4ZP_2…

So glad people have been enjoying our video on minor 9 chords. Thank you for the nice comments! What's your favorite song that uses a minor 9? youtube.com/watch?v=-4ZP_2…

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You know how people often use lists of reference songs to help identify intervals by ear? Like, The Simpsons theme for a tritone. We tried to do it but using ONLY John Williams songs. Perfect 4ths a-plenty. Tritones a little trickier to find. youtube.com/watch?v=PSa4XV…

New video alert: Cadences! What are they? How do they work? Why do you care? Here's Leonard Bernstein, Super Mario, and a collection of adorable little blobs to teach you: youtube.com/watch?v=V-eIzo…

Our podcast is coming back! Comeback songs, songs about animals, apocalypse songs, songs for falling in love... who knows what we'll get into this season? Follow our new pod Twitter feed to not miss an episode

Tomorrow on the podcast: "Comeback Songs" You might as well go ahead and subscribe to the show now though... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

New video! We love us some pedal tones. Simple, dramatic, fun. Use pedal tones for everything. Why not. youtube.com/watch?v=gkUPMG…

Do dogs like music? Do they understand it? Our colleague Sam took a deep dive into this all-important question of our times: youtube.com/watch?v=8GVHVt…

Today on YouTube: How do oscillators work in synths? What are waveforms and why do they each sound different? Is sound really a bully? youtube.com/watch?v=G3ZhIq…

New video alert! What is the deal with the altered scale? youtube.com/watch?v=ZCGGzl…

Our newest episode is out in the world! Find it here and elsewhere: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cat…