Episodes
Aug. 2, 2019
The Living Years (Mike + The Mechanics) - Episode 403
The Genesis Family Tree closes out the first week of Season Four with one of the greatest songs of the 1980s, courtesty of Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford’s side project, Mike + the Mechanics!
In this episode:
- All the fe…
July 10, 2019
Bonus Pod: Nonsense Lyrics - Episode 323
Your money's no good here; this one's on the house! Back with another bonus episode to make sure you don't forget us before Season 4. This time we're talking about our favorite nonsense lyrics--the nah nah nah's of the world…
June 21, 2019
Bonus Pod! "If You Like/You Might Like" - Episode 322
A bite-sized minisode for your listening pleasure, as we gear up for Season 4... Our favorite CCM "If you like this artist, you might like this artist" comparisons. Don't know what we mean? Promise you will after you listen.…
May 31, 2019
Best of Season Three - Episode 321
It's the best we could do. At least if it sucks, there's almost two hours of it!
As always, thanks for listening, and be sure to follow on social to get all the news about Season 4, and the things we'll be doing in between.
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May 17, 2019
November Rain (Guns N' Roses) - Episode 320, Season 3 Finale
For the Season 3 finale, we talk the epic masterpiece that is “November Rain.” Guns N’ Roses brings all the feels and mood swings and breakups and makeups and maybe getting hit by a freakishly huge hail nugget to the show to…
May 10, 2019
You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon) - Episode 319
Two episodes left in Season 3, and we have no quit! Going hard right up to the end, this week with the super-fun, walking around downtown with your hands in your pockets, not a care in the world pop ditty "You Can Call Me Al…
May 3, 2019
I Wish (Skee-Lo) - Episode 318
The debut smash from Skee-Lo will instantly take you back to the playground, and we've got the scoop on the song this week! Grab a basketball and meet us at the court (so you can keep us company on the bench), and let's talk…
April 25, 2019
Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas) - Episode 317
FINALLY we answer all of you SCREAMING for prog. We have heard your cries, and we have answered with the McDonald's cheeseburger of progressive rock: Kansas' "Carry On Wayward Son," the classic that has served billions and b…
April 19, 2019
Easy (The Commodores) - Episode 316
It's Easter week, and with a wink and a nod to that most holy day we celebrate one of the great lines in pop history: "I'm easy like Sunday morning." Roll your windows down and feel the breeze as you cruise through Tuskeegee…
April 12, 2019
Money for Nothing (Dire Straits) - Episode 315
An instant classic episode about one of the biggest, most enduring rock hits of the 1980's. Remember that weird old homophobe who used to hang out at Sears? Well Mark Knopfler does, and he wrote a song about him! In this epi…
April 5, 2019
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper) - Episode 314
The Unusual One herself, standout pop legend Cyndi Lauper is the topic this week, and we will celebrate her beautiful weirdness with a song that is unclassifiable except to say that it’s stinking awesome. In this episode: - …
March 29, 2019
Centerfield (John Fogerty) - Episode 313
Baseball season is here, and we feel like celebrating! We're ready to put on the cleats and the eye-black, hit the turf and, well, probably pop up to the shortstop, but still. Baseball is back! Get the season started right w…
March 22, 2019
Rivalry Week 2 - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor Swift) - Episode 312
We're back at each other's throats again this week over country-turned-pop princess Taylor Swift. In this episode: - JP relies on Ad Hominem attacks to keep himself from being swayed -Max Martin is a modern pop monster, and…
March 15, 2019
Rivalry Week 1 - Iris (Goo Goo Dolls) - Episode 311
On this pod, the rule of thumb is "celebrate." But in an unprecedented move, this week we're covering a song that one of us hates! Rivalry Week 1 sees the huge hit for Goo Goo Dolls from the soundtrack to the movie City of A…
March 8, 2019
Higher Love (Steve Winwood) - Episode 310
BRAAAAAANG me some 80's square-tie-wearing pop! One of the most talented guys in pop music, Steve Winwood's been making hits since he was 15! He's played with the biggest names in the industry, and fashioned a Hall of Fame c…
March 1, 2019
Old Time Rock And Roll (Bob Seger) w/Jim "Moose" Brown Interview - Episode 309
AKA "Hard Truths About the Music Industry."
You don't get more classic rock than this. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (well, actually...let's talk about that) deliver this anthemic fist-pumper for anti-disco, blue-coll…
Feb. 22, 2019
**COMMENTARY ONLY** Are You Experienced? (Jimi Hendrix Experience) - Episode 308
**COMMENTARY ONLY VERSION**
This week we close out Black History Month with a celebration of one of the great rock albums of all time--"Are You Experienced?" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience! Listen along with Rob and JP throu…
Feb. 22, 2019
**MUSIC + COMMENTARY** Are You Experienced? (Jimi Hendrix Experience) - Episode 308
**MUSIC WITH COMMENTARY VERSION**
This week we close out Black History Month with a celebration of one of the great rock albums of all time--"Are You Experienced?" by the Jimi Hendrix Experience! Listen along with Rob and JP…
Feb. 15, 2019
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston - Episode 307
The height of 80's fun pop (and maybe the single most catchy tune we've covered yet) comes to us in the form of Whitney Houston's smash hit. Rob and JP continue the show's Black History Month celebration with one of the all-…
Feb. 8, 2019
Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers) - Episode 306
Groove along with us as Black History Month continues! We’re talking about the most down-to-Earth music legend of all time and celebrating his classic hit, “Ain’t No Sunshine.”
In This Episode:
-“Grandma’s Hands” and the art…
Feb. 1, 2019
Midnight Train to Georgia (Gladys Knight & the Pips) - Episode 305
Let's Pip it up! The pod is celebrating Black History Month and kicking it off with this classic ear worm from Gladys and the lads.
In this episode:
- The original title of this song was what now?
- Fat-back bass
- Pips, p…
Jan. 25, 2019
Enter Sandman (Metallica) - Episode 304
Awww, yea-heh!! Get your rock fist in the air and bang that head with us as we dive into Metallica's signature song (at least if you're posers like us!).
In this episode:
- We definitely say some stuff that Metallica die-har…
Jan. 18, 2019
You Make My Dreams (Hall and Oates) - Episode 303
Bop along and get ready for the feel-good earworm of 1981, Hall and Oates' "You Make My Dreams."
In this episode:
- A Philadelphia gang fight
- What is blue-eyed soul, and is it racist?
- a cover version that’s so bad we nee…
Jan. 11, 2019
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You (Bryan Adams) - Episode 302
There's no love like your love! Grab some arrows and impress your favorite maiden with Bryan Adams' 1991 classic ballad. Also in this episode, we learn a LOT we didn't know about Shania Twain and we accuse Bryan Adams of pus…