The B-Side | CommonX Podcast

Behind-the-scenes stories, extra clips, and affiliate gear from the CommonX universe. Our deep cuts and raw takes live here — the other half of the record.

🎧 The Basement Spirit

Every band worth its salt had a basement.
Some smelled like soldering smoke and spilled beer; others buzzed with cheap amps and borrowed drums.
That’s where the real sound came together—before the label execs, before the radio polish.
Side B is our basement: the place where Ian and Jared kick back after a long session, drop the guardrails, and let the needle find its own track.

You’ll hear demo-level ideas, half-finished jokes, alternate takes from our guests, and those “we probably shouldn’t post this” moments that usually die in the edit room.
It’s not chaos—it’s chemistry.

📻 Soundtrack of a Generation

We grew up in a world where music wasn’t background noise; it was bloodline.
MTV was church.
Mixtapes were love letters.
If you were lucky, you had that one friend with a double-deck who knew how to ride the pause button.
The Side B mindset comes from there—the Gen X understanding that sometimes the deep cut says more than the single.

Here, we revisit that energy.
We talk to the musicians who shaped the 80s and 90s, the roadies who kept the lights on, and the fans who never stopped believing that a good riff could still save the world.
From Quiet Riot’s bass lines to Men Without Hats’ synth beats, from garage-band rebellion to the early-internet revolution, we chase the echoes that raised us.

🎙️ Behind the Scenes of CommonX

Most of what you hear on CommonX starts as noise—an idea tossed out between mic checks or a late-night text that simply says “what if we did an episode about…”
Side B is where those ideas live.
We post lost clips, after-show chats, and bits of creative rubble that never quite fit the A-side.
Think of it as our own bootleg series: unscripted, unfiltered, often hilarious, sometimes way too honest.

Every guest leaves something behind—a story that didn’t air, a quote that got cut, or a soundcheck riff that still hums in the background.
This page is our vault for that.
Like the hidden track at the end of a CD, it’s waiting for whoever sticks around long enough to hear it.

🎸 Why We Still Flip the Record

Streaming killed the notion of an “album side,” but not the idea behind it.
Side B was always where the artists proved they had more to say.
That’s why this section exists—to remind ourselves (and you) that the best stuff doesn’t always chart.
It hides in late takes, basement tapes, and the hum of a 4-track that refuses to die.

CommonX has grown from a couple of Gen Xers talking shop into a full-blown media brand, but we still build everything like a garage band—DIY cables, duct-taped mics, a little bit of magic and caffeine.
So if you ever wonder what keeps us doing this, Side B is your answer.
It’s not about fame; it’s about feel.

🕹️ Cue It Up

Scroll through, click play, and drop into the groove.
You’ll find exclusive cuts, mini-documentaries, and stories that belong to the people who lived them.
No algorithm here—just that warm analog hum that tells you the machine’s still spinning.

Welcome to Side B.
No sponsors, no filters—just the crackle of the needle and the truth underneath.