In episode #349 of Coolest Alive, host Jesse Blaze Snider celebrates Sound of White Noise, the bold and transformative 1993 album that reinvented Anthrax with the arrival of Armored Saint's John Bush and a darker, more mature sound that pushed the band beyond thrash into groove-driven heavy metal. We explore the creative risks behind the record, the songwriting, the production, standout tracks like “Only” and “Room For One More,” and why this album remains one of the most important turning points in the band’s career and in 90s metal as a whole.

The Coolest Geek Alive CALLED IT LAST YEAR, that next year's "Best Picture" Oscar was going to go to a truly bizarre choice, "One Battle After Another", and sure enough, award it they DID! Multiple times over! Because this film is EXACTLY what the academy is often looking for, and Jesse Blaze Snider is here to break it down. And just for fun, BONUS, at the end of the episode, Coolest Alive celebrates the promise of the recent release of both Spider-Man: Brand New Day & Mortal Kombat 2's compelling FIRST TRAILERS!

In episode #347 of Coolest Alive, it's a Wildcard Friday! Host, Jesse Blaze Snider is exploring the YouTube channel: THAT SURPRISE WITNESS, a channel dedicated to uncovering shocking testimonies & documents STRANGER than FICTION. From "Free Britney" to enlightening Bam Margera to the reality of his legal situation, BJ uses her good heart and moral compass to investigate the Hollywood cases that most people THOUGHT were open & shut, because the MEDIA SAID SO. Revealing the disturbing underbelly of the corporate entertainment system that has enslaved all of its stars & starlets. Independent creators w/ INSIDER KNOWLEDGE have begun to build huge audiences by DEMYSTIFYING the PROCESSES designed to keep normal people in the dark. With each investigation, BJ illuminates the TRICKY REALITIES of our INSANE and imbalanced legal system. In the age of Epstein, he regularly helps us better understand the inner workings of the legal system that maintains the power structure exactly as it is.