Anyone can follow, but only few can lead... and when it comes to the wild world of Rock 'N' Roll, every band needs a fearless leader! In this week's episode, the band leads the way as they examine some of the most well-known and famous heads, bosses and chiefs that have led groups to the highest levels of success. So tune that E string, get on stage and don't screw it up! Follow AMERICAN GALACTIC on Instagram!  Follow AMERICAN GALACTIC on TikTok!

The music industry may be a business amongst friends, collaborators and even enemies, but in the case of some artists, it's a family business! This week in the spirit of Thanksgiving, the boys take a look at a big ol' list of MUSIC'S TOP FAMILY BANDS - and for the first time ever on the show, try to agree on ONE collective and definitive Top 5 ranking! Will Evan, Jason and Nick fight like brothers? Will this exercise cause the AMERICAN GALACTIC fam to go NUCLEAR? Will it ruin their turkey dinner? Listen and find out! Follow AMERICAN GALACTIC on Instagram!  Follow AMERICAN GALACTIC on TikTok!

The band shakes things up again this week, because it's time once again for the second ever installment of "WOULD YOU RATHER?", where the boys posit and propose preposterous situations involving both their favorite and most derided artists and albums. It's as ludicrous as ever, and all scenarios are once again on the table in another rousing game of round-robin Rathering! Follow AMERICAN GALACTIC on Instagram!  Follow AMERICAN GALACTIC on TikTok!

In this week's episode, the band finds themselves getting down and dirty in the bottom end for a night of fingerin', pickin' and slappin'...BASS that is, because they're talking all about their TOP 5 BASS PLAYERS in the deep, cavernous canon of Rock AND Roll! Thump and plonk along for an hour and change as they discuss which all-stars have the warmest tones behind the fattest tunes. Playlist featuring the songs mentioned in this episode can be found on the AMERICAN GALACTIC artist page on Spotify! Follow AMERICAN GALACTIC on Instagram!  Follow AMERICAN GALACTIC on TikTok!

The band talks a lot about guitars on this show, but sometimes, the DRUMS are the perfect instrument to set the tone from the very get-go of a song... and many of those very intros are the famous calling cards on a number of classic tracks! This week, AMERICAN GALACTIC explores the best Drum Intros in the canon of not only Rock, but in Pop and beyond! So get those rack toms all tuned up and load up the tour van, because the paradiddle pavement is being laid down now on  Rudiment Road!   MEGA-SIZED Playlist featuring the songs mentioned here+ many others available on the AMERICAN GALACTIC artist page on Spotify!

Spooky Season is upon us and AMERICAN GALACTIC has returned for a ghoulish, gruesome, bloody good time! This week, the band fires up the music cauldron to concoct the perfect Witches brew of HALLOWEEN SONGS: THE DEEPER CUTS! No "Monster Mash"-es and "Thriller"-es-es here...we're cuttin' deeper and further to perfectly Pump(kin) up your 2024 Rest-In-Party Playlists! Playlist + more available in the graveyards of spotify!

The boys return for the proverbial SQUEAKQUEL with their now officially recurring series, where they check in and ask each other “Whatcha Listenin’ To?” Experience what jams the band is spinnin’ during riveting life activities like running to the grocery store and vacuuming their living rooms - featuring old tunes, new tunes and everything in-between tunes! Playlist on Spotify!

Whether it happens over a long period of time or seemingly overnight, some bands eventually just completely lose the plot. Go off the rails. Nuke the fridge. Grow the beard. Sometimes... they just Jump The Shark. But no matter your idiom of choice, these idiots (American Galactic) are here to strap on the waterskis and choose the choices for you! 

In this episode, the band takes on the massive, nearly impossible task of ranking their favorite guitar solos, and to help them make sense of the madness, they welcome guest comedian and musician Adam Newman (Jew Versus The Volcano, PuzzyBoyz Podcast) to the show! Listen as they rip, sweep, hammer-on and pinch harmonic their way through this list of bonafide axe classics!    Playlist on Spotify!

Batman and the Joker. The Sox and the Yankees. KISS and...KISS? Rivalries aren't just exclusive to good vs evil in fiction, or saved for generational feuds between sports dynasties - they're also a major factor in the storied history of Rock N Roll! In this episode, the band explores some of the craziest, most heated feuds in music - sometimes even between warring factions within the very same band.

In this week's episode, the band has some episode format fun by challenging each other to a music-based game of the very first ever installment of "WOULD YOU RATHER?"! Whether it's preferences of artists and albums, taking on a shitty job to service famous rock stars or proposing a preposterous life-or-death situation, all scenarios are on the table in this rousing game of Rathering!

Episode 11 - The Keyboards & Synths of Rock In this episode, the band navigates, oscillates, modulates, arpeggiates and Moogates their way through a vast swath of songs featuring the very best Keyboards and Synths that the canon of Rock 'N' Roll has to offer! Organ is invited to the party, too. Piano had to stay at home and practice. Episode Playlist available on Spotify! #  

Whether a movie was a boffo box office smash or a cataclysmic ill-fated flop, the music featured in Soundtracks not only can set the tone for a picture, but many times can outlive the entire film itself. In this episode, the band welcomes Musician, Composer and member of the Academy Award nominated team that did Sound Design for the legendary Nicolas Cage/John Travolta movie Face/Off MIKE REAGAN (Powerpuff Girls, God of War, Twisted Metal Franchise) to talk all about the most memorable sounding soundtracks to ever grace celluloid! Episode playlist available on Spotify!    

In this brand new and sure-to-be recurring series, the boys decide to check in with each other about what's currently spinnin' on their digital turntables, asking one of the timeliest questions of our time: "Whatcha Listenin' To?" Old, new, doesn't matter - all tunes apply! Full episode playlist available on Spotify!

All artists have songs. Most artists have albums. But how many artists can truly say they have CONCEPTS? In this episode, the band welcomes musician, comedian and Prog-Rock expert NICK STARGU to the show to conceptualize a dramatic conversation that hopefully has a unifying narrative and through-line as everyone dissects their favorite CONCEPT ALBUMS!

Song lyrics are a crucial part of any popular song, American Galactic just happens to have very dumb ears for them. So the band brought in Actor, Improviser, Singer Songwriter AND lyrics aficionado JEN CALDWELL (Anna NicoleMiner's Daughter) to help them decipher some of the craziest song lyrics that they've misheard, misconstrued and misremembered throughout the years. Full episode playlist available on Spotify!

Sure, feel and technique are important attributes that define a musician... but what about how DIABOLICAL they are? And would those diabolical musicians make great James Bond villains? Find out when the band reveals their choices in an episode that is both shaken AND stirred!  

You ever notice a lot of Rock Stars look like dogs? In this very special and necessary episode of the AG Podcast, the band grabs their instruments and hangs out in the garage to take a look at famous musicians and the furry friends they resemble. Plus, more barking about birds, geckos, worms, Roy Orbison's eyesight and much more!

For better or worse, Presidential Election season in America is upon us, and the candidates are...not particularly rockin'. But what if the candidates were MUSICIANS? In Episode 4 of The AG Podcast, the boys plead their case for which titans of tune would be perfectly Presidented, and also, unprecedented.

Summer has arrived! In Episode 3 of the AG Podcast, the band reminisces with a look back at their personal favorite Summer Songs. It's all fun, sun and puns as we grill and chill, pull up to the pool and crank that heat-stroked memory bank! Summer Songs Playlist

In our second episode, the band welcomes super shredder and sweep king ALEX ALEREZA of the iconic goblin metal band NEKROGOBLIKON! But this ain't just an interview, as Alex is put to the ultimate guitar test in a game of "Song from a Super Shredder or 80s/90s Cartoon Theme?"