Lost State Studios

09/09/2026

If you’re looking for super solid, sick, grunge, distorted tones, you have to try this pedal!

08/31/2026

New episode Tonight! Music news roundup this week: End It's Akil Godsey gets a tattoo, doubling down on the "Banana Man" saga, Southpaw FLHC deals with fallout over N**i imagery merch accusations; and Sleep Token drops signature guitars with Jackson and Charvel. Plus new Gibson gear and more.

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08/28/2026

Christian metal band Demon Hunter has sued Netflix, Netflix Studios, and AEG Presents over the "KPop Demon Hunters" name claiming real consumer confusion, including one fan who spent $500 on Demon Hunter tickets thinking it was the Netflix show. Netflix responded, calling the allegations "without merit." We break down the lawsuit and the case for both sides.

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08/27/2026

Insane Clown Posse’s Gathering of the Juggalos landed in a new spot for 2026, and law enforcement didn’t waste any time. By the end of day two, the Camden County Sheriff’s Office and a Mid-Missouri drug task force had already seized 622.5 pounds of illegal drugs. They arrested four people on charges of trafficking and distribution.

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08/26/2026

A digital plugin file... went "out of stock." 💀 New video on the plugin industry's grift, subscription traps, fake scarcity, $89 oneknob plugins, and even some plugins with a famous name slapped on them for promo.

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08/24/2026

Tonight on Lost State Show: Spotify’s board just signed off on a $1.5 billion stock buyback even though subscriber prices keep rising and artists are still getting paid barely anything per stream. So, is Spotify actually harming musicians? We’re digging into it.

Live 🔴 at 5pm PDT tonight!

Here’s what else we’ve got: The Christian metal band Demon Hunter is taking Netflix to court over the “KPop Demon Hunters” name. Police just hauled in more than 600 pounds of drugs at the 2026 Gathering of the Juggalos. Plus, scammers are running fake Guitar Center sites and ripping off guitarists for thousands.

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Spotify’s board just signed off on another $1.5 billion stock buyba...

08/17/2026

We got a great episode lined up tonight! We took last week off, but we are hitting the ground running in today's episode!

Good Charlotte's Joel and Benji Madden gut the staff at BrooklynVegan and other music outlets they own, Josh Homme lights a cigarette onstage and goes off on corporate venues in front of 65,000 people, and the maker of the legendary King of Tone pedal says he might have to hang it up for good.

After taking last week off, we have three stories worth talking abo...

07/20/2026

🔴 Live at 6PM! Drew and I are jumping into Sesh.fm, a free browser based DAW where two or more people can make a song together in real time, no downloads, no installs. We're figuring it out live on stream, probably making something weird. Come hang out and watch it either come together or fall apart.

Drew and I (Trey) are making a song live on stream using , ...

07/13/2026

We are live today at 6 PM PDT talking about the latest in music news. JHS Pedals Josh Scott may be building something new with Source Audio, and it's connected to Ernie Ball's surprise acquisition of the company. We break down what we know, plus the rest of this week's music industry news: Turnstile's huge fall tour, DistroKid's new ownership under CVC Capital Partners, the BBC's new AI disclosure policy for artists, and the growing conversation about touring oversaturation and ticket price resistance. Come hang out with us live!

JHS Pedals' Josh Scott may be building something new with Source Au...

07/08/2026

I worked for Machine Gun Kelly, and all I got was this cigarette

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