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Lots to talk about with Neon Trees leader Tyler Glenn! We chatted about what he's doing during coronavirus, how we all need to support each other, the Salt Lake City earthquake this week, how music / show plans are changing so much right now, talking to Congress with Dan Reynolds and his awesome gold Doc Martens!

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong was my guest and was so much to talk about! Different musical styles on Father Of All Mothers, why they didn't go political this time, setlist problems with so many albums, how cool it is to hear you've influenced someone else's music and we may see Rivers Cuomo as a backup dancer on the Hella Mega Tour!

Philly's newest celebrity, Brian Spencer, called to talk all about his experience on The Price Is Right and meeting Fall Out Boy too! Hear about how he got on the show, the Eagles shirt and "Go Eagles" yell, winning big that day, talking to Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump and how his time on The Price Is Right has made him the talk of his high school, St. Joe's in Hammonton!

The Orphan The Poet is a group that is on their way to becoming your favorite band. I talked with David, Jake and Sam about making new fans with every show, Sam's terrible car accident right after they released the Queen Cobra EP, David wearing 10,000 bees for the "Still Buzzin'" video and the 2020 plans to take things even bigger!

It was great to catch up with AJR at EITM's New Year's Confusion! We chatted about how serious Jack's vocal injury was, working with the U.N. on climate change efforts, sitcom themes in the setlist, the Neotheater Tour production and how hands on the guys were with making it and how they partnership has come together with Disney Pixar.

Kyle and Cole from The Unlikely Candidates joined me for a fun chat about how they went 10,000 miles in 18 days, learning from every band that they tour with, Kyle's Shrek impressions, how The Unlikely Candidates will play no matter what and the grilled Cheetos!

It was the greatest day ever when The Wienermobile came to visit! I talked with Hotdoggers Troy and Dorothy about how they got the job, driving around America, their favorite places to visit, some of the people they've met and the intensive training at Hot Dog High!

Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane of Mumford & Sons joined Mike Jones at DC101derland for a chat about Ted being the de-facto tour guide in Asia, jamming with Metallica's Lars Ulrich and the Austin High School marching band at ACL, their upcoming movie / music project that's coming in 2020!

WWE Superstars Shinsuke Nakamura and Sami Zayn are my guests and there's so much happening. WWE Live in DC on 11/16, Survivor Series, NXT's rise to be equal with RAW and Smackdown, Mustafa Ali on CBS, Sami's charity Sami for Syria and more!

Cody Rhodes is ready for the biggest night of his professional life with the debut of 'All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite' on TNT tomorrow! We talked about his sleepless nights, wrestlers and coaches bringing invaluable experience to AEW, his emotional letter to the fans, expectations for everyone involved and why DC was the perfect place to debut AEW's new show.

What a year it has been for The Head and The Heart and there's still so much more to come! Charity Rose Thielen joined me to talk about how the band lives around the country but makes it work, the 'Living Mirage Tour', Red Rocks and riding in the Wienermobile!

Mortal Kombat die-hard Matt Kittredge is back on "Whatcha Playing" to talk about MK11 and how much he loves the latest game in the series. We discuss the brutal fatalities, old / new characters, DLC and the longevity of the franchise!

Die-hard bar golfer (and my brother) Chris Jones joined me this week to talk 'Golden Tee'! There's a lot of strategy to mastering this game and we talked technique, courses, upgrades for each year, 'Golden Tee' on ESPN this week and which beers are the best for shooting a great round!

Roche and I are big Quentin Tarantino fans and we have a lot to discuss with 'Once Upon A Time In...Hollywood'! Leo, Brad, Margo, radio, Pacino, the girl in the Western movie, our favorite scenes. There are spoilers here at 12:00 in.

Laura Palmer's coffin, 'Doom Days', going beyond the album with the digital world, playing a massive set at Glastonbury, Lewis Capaldi and why drinking Buckfast is a bad idea. Dan Smith of Bastille joined me for a fantastic chat on "It's Mike Jones"!

The arcade was the place where many of us built the foundation of our love of video games. Seth Adam Kallick joined me to talk about going to the arcade as a kid, playing with friends and strangers, figuring out the fighting games, pinball machines, the new era of bar-cades and more!

Corey Eveler joined me for a chat about video game emulators on Whatcha Playing. We talked about home arcade machines, the retro movement, not getting ripped off online, Raspberry Pi, potential for Nintendo / Playstation to offer gaming bundles, controller options and the ease of bringing games on the road.

Chris Johnson is my guest for a chat about 'Red Dead Online' on "Whatcha Playing". We talked about going good or bad, the online story mode, forming your posse with random folks, people turning on you in the game, potential new areas and more updates to come from Rockstar.

The Monster Among Men is my latest guest! WWE Superstar Braun Strowman joined me to talk about the WWE SummerSlam Heatwave Tour, his favorite moments of destruction, mixing it up in the ring with everyone, Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff's new roles as Executive Directors, making the most of traveling and how free shorts are free shorts!