Rock Episodes
May 11, 2022
Mother Mother (w Tracy Bonham) - Episode 915
Tracy Bonham is the woman who broke the algorithm. After "Mother Mother" in 1996, no other female solo artist topped the modern rock charts until Lorde in 2013(!). In this week's episode we break down her breakout single and…
![All For Love (from The Three Musketeers) [Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting] w Dave Barnes - Episode 908](https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/redwood-labs/showpage/uploads/images/d30b94700dd64226bd25787f9e45ca4f.jpg "All For Love (from The Three Musketeers) [Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting] w Dave Barnes - Episode 908")
March 23, 2022
All For Love (from The Three Musketeers) [Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting] w Dave Barnes - Episode 908
The ultimate trio of adult contemporary powerhouse dudes gave us one of the absolute hardest movie songs of all time, so it's only fitting that we become a trio once again with our very own D'Artagnan, mister Dave Barnes! We…
March 9, 2022
God Gave Rock and Roll to You (KISS) w Russ Ballard
From Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey comes our next Movie Month entry, the grand, uplifting power ballad, "God Gave Rock and Roll to You"...2? We'll answer all the questions and cover the significant versions leading up to this…
March 2, 2022
Eye of the Tiger (w Dave Bickler of Survivor) - Episode 905
Movie Month returns with one of the all-time iconic soundtrack songs. From Rocky III (and pretty much every Rocky movie thereafter) comes Survivor's signature hit, "Eye of the Tiger." Original Survivor lead vocalist Dave Bic…
Feb. 23, 2022
The Freshmen (w Brian Vander Ark of The Verve Pipe)
Let’s be honest, there was a lot of brooding going on in the ’90s. But this week’s track may have been the most brooding thing to come out of the whole decade, and we all loved it. The grim story of The Verve Pipe’s “The Fre…
Feb. 16, 2022
I'm No Superman (Theme from "Scrubs") w Chad Fischer of Lazlo Bane
Multi-talented writer, producer and scorer Chad Fischer chats with us this week about his Lazlo Bane track "I'm No Superman," the story behind its inclusion in the TV show "Scrubs," his friendships with Zach Braff, Lisa Loeb…
Dec. 22, 2021
Styx (w Lawrence Gowan of Styx) - Episode 820
It's epic season finale time, and it doesn't get more epic than the Grand Rock of Styx! Lawrence Gowan, Tommy Shaw, James J.Y. Young and the rest of the crew are ready to rock, and JP's ultimate band is great fodder for a wa…
Nov. 24, 2021
Beyond Belief (w John Schlitt of Petra) - Episode 816
The biggest rock band in Christian music history is almost undeniably Petra, and JP is one of their biggest fans on planet Earth. Frontman John Schlitt joins us this week to talk about Petra's legacy, Beyond Belief, getting …
Nov. 17, 2021
If You Could Only See (w Emerson Hart of Tonic)
This episode gets burst wide open by JP's brilliant analysis of the guitar riff to this iconic '90s track, and Tonic frontman Emerson Hart joins us to talk about his favorite video memories, roller skating, and getting inter…
Nov. 3, 2021
Addicted to Love (Robert Palmer) w/Dave Barnes - Episode 813
Might as well face it, this episode is going to be awesome. Uncle Dave Barnes joins us fresh off his new comedy album release "It's Hard Being an Idiot," to cover one of the most rocking songs of the 1980s. We'll talk about:…
Oct. 27, 2021
Magic (Pilot - w David Paton) - Episode 812
Magic month closes out with one of the hookiest choruses of all time, and one of the great single-hit bands of the '70s, who never even got a chance to tour the U.S. We'll talk about it in depth with lead singer David Paton,…
Oct. 20, 2021
Magic (The Cars) w/Joey Abbott - Episode 811
Longtime friend and guest co-host Joey Abbott joins the boys to continue Magic Month with one of the greatest hits from one of the greatest American bands, The Cars! Ric Ocasek and company deliver all kinds of goodness in th…
Sept. 29, 2021
Good (w Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra) - Episode 808
One of the great alt-rock songs of the '90s is the topic this week, and we do our usual deep-diving and off-roading, as well as a great chat with lead singer (and writer of modern hits for Sugarland, Howie Day and many other…
Sept. 15, 2021
She's a Beauty (w Fee Waybill of The Tubes)
A theatrical rock band collaborating with David Foster and Steve Lukather--what more could you want from the '80s? Good luck getting this one out of your heads. San Fransisco/Bay Area legends The Tubes deliver an all-time ea…
June 23, 2021
The Final Countdown (w/ Mic Michaeli of Europe) - Season 7 Finale, Episode 720
Season 7 draws to an epic close as we cover the most well-known synth riff of the 1980's and chat with the man who played it--that's right, it's The Final Countdown, the smash hit by Europe! We'll cover it in depth (and a tr…