S9E454 - Band Of Horses 'Cease To Begin' with Tom Lawery
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Returning guest and long-time friend of the show Tom Lawery brings us Sub Pop band (by way of the Carolinas) Band Of Horses and their second album, 2007s 'Cease To Begin'. Both evocative AND rocking, it's a record that delivers big riffs in a beautiful, indie-guitar pop package. Songs discussed in this episode: Luther (Kendrick Lamar and SZA cover) - Iron & Wine and Ben Bridwell; Trinidad - Geese; The Funeral - Band Of Horses; One Big Holiday - My Morning Jacket; They'll Only Miss You When You Leave - Carissa's Wierd; Is There A Ghost, Ode to LRC - Band Of Horses - No One's Gonna Love You...
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S9E453 - Jeff Beck 'Blow By Blow' with Peter Spirer
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Technically Jeff Beck's seventh solo album - but only the second to bear only his name on the front cover - 1975s 'Blow By Blow' became a million-selling top-5 album, and proved once and for all there was truly nothing Jeff Beck could not do with a plank of wood and six strings. This week's guest, Filmmaker/Musician Peter Spirer (Rugged Entertainment), joins Rob as they attempt to unpack this instrumental classic. Songs discussed in this episode: Freeway Jam (Live, 1976) - Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group; Devil's Road - Sacred Cowboys; Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt; Spanish Boots - Jeff...
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S9E452 - Chuck Berry 'The Great Twenty-Eight' with Smitti Supab
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His songs have been covered by HUNDREDS of bands over the years, and he's rightly been nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll". John Lennon may have said it best, "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'." This week's guest, New Orleans musician Smitti Supab (Captain Buckles), brings us 'The Great Twenty-Eight' by the late, great Chuck Berry. "Hail, hail rock and roll!" Songs discussed in this episode: School Days - The Beach Boys (Live, Knebworth 1980), Iron City House Rockers, Bobby Vee, Jan and Dean, AC/DC; Cringe, Hurry Up, Bus Station Blues -...
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S9E451 - Teenage Tragedy Songs with Paul Mahern
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For this special BONUS episode, Audio Engineer, Producer, Teacher and lead singer of Indiana's Zero Boys, Paul Mahern, brings us some of his favorite Teenage Tragedy Songs. Also known as Splatter Platters, Death Discs...etc, this style of songs lamenting teenage death scenarios - often in melodramatic fashion - peaked in popularity in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s but still pack a twisted punch today. Let the teardrops fall! Songs discussed in this episode: Last Kiss - Wayne Cochran (1961); Johnny Better Get - Zero Boys; Henry Lee - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Ft. PJ...
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S9E450 - Funkadelic 'Hardcore Jollies' with Adrian Herrera
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We FINALLY dipped our toes into the George Clinton/P-Funk universe, as this week's guest Adrian Herrera - aka DJ Blacksmith - brings us 1976s 'Hardcore Jollies' by Funkadelic. "If you got funk, you got style You're funkin' and you're styling all the while When you got funk, you got class You're out on the floor movin' your ass" Songs discussed in this episode: Comin' Round The Mountain (Live, 1976) - Funkadelic; Pais Tropical - Jorge Ben Jor; Hell Before Sunrise - Oscar Herrera; Fuck Wit Dre Day - Dr. Dre; So What - Miles Davis; Give Up The Funk - Parliament; Hit It And Quit It, One Nation...
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S9E449 - The Music of Miami Vice with Sarah Nichols
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In 1984, Michael Mann's crime drama Miami Vice hit the airwaves. Unlike the traditional police procedurals that came before it, Miami Vice drew upon 1980s pop culture and used contemporary rock and pop music as the background for its dark, often nihilistic storylines. Returning guest, poet and essayist Sarah Nichols, joins us as we unpack some of the songs - and musical guests - that made this iconic neo-noir television series pop. Songs discussed in this episode: Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer; Vital Transformation - Mahavishnu Orchestra; Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer; Harlem Shake -...
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S9E448 - 'That Song From My Parents Record Collection Got Me High' Patron-curated Episode
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For our FIRST Patron-curated episode of 2026, we asked Patrons of the show to send in a song from their parents record collection that stayed with them...and got them high! Thanks mom and/or dad!! Songs discussed in this episode: At The Balalaika - Nelson Eddy; I Can See For Miles - The Who; Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender; Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers; The Only Living Boy In New York - Simon & Garfunkel; Buzzin' Fly - Tim Buckley; Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In - The 5th Dimension; Out On The Weekend - Neil Young; Guitar Man - Bread; Poor Jenny - The Everly...
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S9E447 - Drive-By Truckers 'American Band' with Rory Cox
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Longtime Patron and returning guest Rory Cox Zoomed-in all the way from Slovenia to discuss Athens, Georgia band Drive-By Truckers and their incendiary 2016 album, 'American Band'. Overtly political - and as timely today as the day it was released - this is protest music with the guitars turned to eleven! Songs discussed in this episode: The KKK Took My Baby Away (Ramones cover) - Drive-By Truckers; Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd; Ronnie and Neil - Drive-By Truckers; Green Grass & High Tides - The Outlaws; Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd; I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha...
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S9E446 - Mojave 3 'Spoon and Rafter' with Robert Deeble
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Seattle singer/songwriter Robert Deeble brings us British band Mojave 3 and their 2003 release 'Spoon and Rafter'. Borne from the ashes of their previous band Slowdive, its core members Neil Halstead, Rachel Goswell and Ian McCutcheon dialed-in the dream pop/folk with stunning arrangements and a feather-light touch. Songs discussed in this episode: Love From Room 109 at the Islander (Tim Buckley cover) - Mojave 3; Hi-Lo and In Between - Neil Halstead; My Life In Art - Mojave 3; Orphan Song - Robert Deeble; Bluebird Of Happiness, Starlite #1, Bill Oddity - Mojave 3; War On War - Wilco; 40...
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S9E445 - The Afghan Whigs 'Black Love' with Aug Stone
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Writer, comedian, musician Aug Stone joins us this week to unpack The Afghan Whigs and their stunning 1996 release: 'Black Love'. Leader Greg Dulli and company mine themes of vengeance, remorse and self-loathing on a record that manages to be both ferocious AND soulful. Songs discussed in this episode: The Bed (Lou Reed cover) - Afterhours (feat. Greg Dulli); Written In The Stars - Aug Stone & The Love Conspiracy; Premonitions - Damien Youth; Rachel On The Rooftops - Aug Stone; Debonair - The Afghan Whigs; There's Been An Accident - The Twilight Singers; Crime Scene Part One, Turn On The...
info_outlineDetroit-born artist Josh Hight - now based in Lewes, East Sussex - brings us The Cure and their enigmatic third record, 'Faith'. For this 1981 release, Robert Smith and co. reached deep down into their souls and produced an album of dark, melancholically bleak-yet-beautiful music.
Songs discussed in this episode: Primary (The Cure cover) - The Dandy Warhols; Atrocity Exhibition - Joy Division; Plainsong - The Cure; In His Wake - PINES; Facing - IRONS; I Was Only Fifteen - PINES; The Holy Hour, Primary - The Cure; Photographic - Depeche Mode; Other Voices, Killing An Arab - The Cure; Dead Angels Make Slow Sound - Detachment Kit; All Cats Are Grey - The Cure; Atmosphere - Joy Division; The Funeral Party - The Cure; We'll Let You Know - Morrissey; Doubt, The Drowning Man, Faith - The Cure; It's Over - Roy Orbison; Uriel - PINES