Rhythm on the Rocks

Frizz and Bob bring you a boozy podcast about all the untold stories behind your favorite music and the artists behind them... while drinking whiskey so you don't have to. Cheers!

A Very Special Double Tom Episode 08/12/2026

A Very Special Double Tom Episode Today, Frizz and Bob sit down with an iced coffee for a very special episode. For the first time on RotR, we bring you TWO TOMS. My Morning Jacket's Tom Blankenship and Howling Giant's Tom Polzine join us for a chat about a life in music. We talk about the tour grind, writing, recording, silos, hearses, lore and general Tomfoolery. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/42397300

Steely Dan, Aja 08/05/2026

Steely Dan, Aja Summer may be winding down, but that doesn't mean the breezy vibes are going away as today, Frizz and Bob set sail and dive into Steely Dan's amazing Aja. And, to help celebrate, Frizz enjoys a classy canned cocktail, and Bob gets JACKED on a cheap canned cocktail. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/42322375

Sing Street 07/22/2026

Sing Street Come join us on a happy sad journey as we tell the story of one of the best music movies ever, Sing Street. Learn a little about the making of the movie, the plot, and most importantly, examine the music that makes the films an all time great. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/42176495

Selena 07/08/2026

Selena This week, Frizz finally gets her birthday wish as she and Bob raise a glass to the one and only Selena. Frizz is sipping Abasolo Mexican Whisky while Bob pours a Wilderness Trail Bourbon as they cumbia their way through Selena’s incredible legacy- from doo-wop and disco to cumbia, cow print, and becoming a bona fide fashion icon. They climb aboard Big Bertha to celebrate the trailblazing artist who redefined crossover success, bringing Mexican and American culture together with authenticity, style, and heart. Queen of Tejano, queen of our hearts, and as we all know: anything for Selenaaaaas. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/41992810

'Murica Special 07/01/2026

'Murica Special So there is definitely quite a few things the ol' USA is getting wrong these days. But, the international fans of the World Cup have reminded us that there are also some really great things here, like ranch, free refills, and good tunes. So today, Frizz and Bob share the music and stories behind some of the songs that truly represent some of the best of America. Cheers and happy 4th of July. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/41923380

The Runaways 06/17/2026

The Runaways Frizz and Bob celebrate Pride Month with The Runaways, the teenage girls who grabbed rock and roll by the balls and changed it forever. Frizz pours Kurayoshi, Bob cracks open Yamazaki, and together they dive into glam rock, punk rebellion, Beatlemania-level fame in Japan, Bowie, Suzi Quatro, and the complicated and fearless legacy of one of rock’s fiercest and most important bands. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/41678380

A Tribute to Sonny Rollins 06/10/2026

A Tribute to Sonny Rollins Today we honor a true great, Sonny Rollins, who passed away in late May. In his 95 years on Earth, Sonny earned the nickname of the Saxophone Colossus, and was considered by many to be jazz's greatest improviser. Join us as we dive into a few of his most important recordings and talk about the importance of some quality time spent on a bridge. Rest in Peace, Sonny. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/41604990

Eurovision 2026 06/03/2026

Eurovision 2026 It's EUROVISION TIME! Join us as Frizz has vodka (gross) and Bob has Bowmore 15 Year Old (classy) and together we talk about the 2026 version of the Eurovision Song Contest. We'll give you a run down of some of the controversies facing this year's edition as well as our favorites from the competition. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/41513400

Pearl Jam, Ten 05/20/2026

Pearl Jam, Ten Frizz and Bob grab very different 10-year-old whiskies and jump into a perfect ten of a debut album, Pearl Jam's Ten. Join us as we talk about the turbulent start of this band, songwriting while surfing, Pearl's peyote-laced jam, and fair warning... you'll hear a lot of bad Vedder impressions. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/41357030

The Band, Music from Big Pink 05/13/2026

The Band, Music from Big Pink Frizz and Bob pull into Nazarth, feelin' bout half past dead - but then, the amazing debut album, Music from Big Pink, picks us right back up! Join us as Bob drinks Jack Daniel's and Frizz has Rhubarb York Gin while we learn about the long history of names for The Band, their groundbreaking time with Bob Dylan, the legacy of The Last Waltz, cocaine boogers, and what made them one of the most influential groups in American music history. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/41274400

Heart, Dreamboat Annie 05/06/2026

Heart, Dreamboat Annie Frizz and Bob take on one of the greatest debut albums in rock history, Heart's Dreamboat Annie. Frizz cracks open a Corona and lime and Bob pours E.H. Taylor Small Batch as we tell a tale of love, surviving the draft, finding your freedom, selling albums out of a car's trunk, and then making it BIG. Join us as we reveal the identity of the real Magic Mike, Frizz practices her German, we get a little proggy, and dive into the underrated songwriting skills of the Wilson sisters. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/41171600

Mary Lou Williams 04/15/2026

Mary Lou Williams Today, Frizz and Bob talk about one of the most underrated figures in music history - "the Lady Who Swings the Band" - Mary Lou Williams. Join us as Bob cracks open a Fat Pug and Frizz cracks open a bottle of 19 Crimes Malbec while we tell you about THE real matriarch of jazz, the light and darkness of the jazz world, her party house, the way she changed the world around her, and how she walked the actual walk. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/40879370

Charlie Parker 04/08/2026

Charlie Parker Continuing Jazz Appreciation Month, Frizz and Bob go all in on one of the most important and complicated figures in music history - Charlie Parker, aka Bird. Bob pours a single barrel of EJ Curley and Frizz sips Glen Moray's Phoenix Rising as they unpack the genius and the chaos of the man who changed jazz forever and rewrote its language entirely. We get into Diz and Miles, contrafacts, the big wins and losses for the jazz scene and... more birds. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/40766380

Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah Um 04/01/2026

Charles Mingus, Mingus Ah Um For Bob's birthday, we're kicking off Jazz Appreciation Month with Frizz and Bob celebrating one of jazz's boldest, richest, and most emotionally alive albums: Charles Mingus' Mingus Ah Um. Frizz sips on Heaven's Door Bourbon, and Bob pours some Old Louisville Whiskey Company as they dig into Mingus' genius, temper, humor, protest, and obsession. From tributes to the Duke, more songs about more birds, the origins of "cool," and cats with six toes, we unpack how one album honored jazz history while pushing it into brand new territory. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/40694995

Tupac, All Eyez on Me 03/18/2026

Tupac, All Eyez on Me Frizz and Bob head back to the chaos of the 90s when hip hop was in the middle of its golden era. Frizz sips on gin and juice, Bob keeps guzzling rum, and together they unpack Tupac Shakur's All Eyez on Me - the first double rap album, a Death Row blockbuster, and a record made by a man fresh out of prison, feeling betrayed, hunted, untouchable, and louder than ever. Along the way they get into Black Panther roots, East Coast vs West Coast, Machiavelli, the legendary K-Ci & JoJo, and how one album felt like both a victory lap and a warning shot. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/40518465

Buena Vista Social Club 03/04/2026

Buena Vista Social Club The rum guzzlin' continues as Frizz and Bob tackle one of the greatest musical accidents ever, the Buena Vista Social Club. Join us for a tale about how passport issues led to Ry Cooder finding some of the greatest musicians from the golden age of Cuban music, and together recorded an album that is a brilliant time capsule of that country. We talk about a ton of traditional Cuban musical styles and the folks who made it possible. Also, we laugh at a very silly name and elephant butt hairs. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/40283475

Singles Awareness Day Special 02/18/2026

Singles Awareness Day Special Today we celebrate a belated Valentine's Day by diving into our favorite singles with a theme of love. Join Frizz and Bob as they chat about Factory Records, the Titanic, friend of the show Seal, the Skatt Bros, and more! /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/40154365

Tina Turner, Private Dancer 02/18/2026

Tina Turner, Private Dancer Today we bring you a comeback album for the ages: 1984's Private Dancer by Tina Turner. Join Frizz and Bob to hear the story of how a daughter of a sharecropper from Nutbush (heh) became one of the world's biggest stars in her 40s. Along the way, learn about Bob's habit of rum guzzlin', Frizz's secret love of Michael Bolton, and both of our love of Tim Capello. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/40141015

Prince & Purple Rain 02/04/2026

Prince & Purple Rain This week, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life. Frizz and Bob take on Prince's Purple Rain. Join us as we tell the tale of a kid from Minneapolis who made it big. We talk about his musician parents, early mentors and projects, and then tell the tale of one of the biggest albums of the 80s. In addition, we talk about Tipper Gore, parental advisory labels, basketball plays, and text message spelling. Let's go crazy! /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/39983330

Ray Charles, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music 01/21/2026

Ray Charles, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Today, it is finally happening - Frizz and Bob tackle one of the greatest genre bending albums of all time. Frizz pours a genre bending scotch finished in a bourbon barrel. Bob pours a genre bending bourbon finished in a scotch barrel. Things go crazy while we talk about the history of race records, a man named Fathead, Diet Pepsi, country classics, smarketing, and uncover yet another tie to yacht rock. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/39804785

Iron Maiden, Number of the Beast 01/14/2026

Iron Maiden, Number of the Beast Frizz and Bob dive headfirst into one of the most important and controversial metal albums of all time: Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast. Bob pours Ardbeg Ardcore, Frizz reaches for Cardhu Gold Reserve, and together they trace Iron Maiden’s scrappy rise from Christmas Day to cult favorites and lineup changes. Track by track, they explore Viking invasions, twin-leads, psychic children, existential imprisonment, Satanic panic, colonialism, death-row dread, and the Eddie imagery that lit the fire of fear across the nation. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/39719620

Hayley Williams, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party 01/07/2026

Hayley Williams, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party We’re back and diving straight into one of the best albums of 2025: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party. Bob pours Los Dos Amigos Reposado tequila, Frizz grabs the Cairngorm Reindeer Gin, and together we break down Hayley Williams at her rawest and sharpest, touching on relationships, mental health, Nashville politics, Parahoy! lore, Strange Fruit, and a well-earned dunk on racist country stars. It’s reflective, vulnerable, insanely catchy, and a love letter to her fans as much as it is for herself. We also learn Frizz is not opposed to ice in her orange juice. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/39626700

The 12(ish) Guests of Christmas 12/10/2025

The 12(ish) Guests of Christmas Happy Holidays! This week, we bring you our BIGGEST episode to date - the 12(ish) Guests of Christmas! Join us as some of our best friends and favorite guests from the last few years join us to uncover some of the most obscure holiday songs, share some of our wildest holiday memories, eat puppy chow, laugh about the weirdest nativity set, and find out what the definitive WORST Christmas song of all time is. And - be sure to stick around until the end to answer the age old question - "Mary, did you know?" /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/39339095

3rd Annual Awards Show 12/03/2025

3rd Annual Awards Show Frizz and Bob clink a Coors Banquet and a bottle of Orange Groove Wine as they host the most prestigious, unserious award ceremony in music - the 3rd Annual Rhythm on the Rocks Annual Awards Show. Part celebration, part chaos, part Slim Jim fever dream - together, they hand out honors like Hidden Banger of the Year, Most Disappointing Album, and the coveted Ballbag of the Year, while revisiting everything from Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds to Erykah Badu, Springsteen to Grunge, and conspiracy theories & beyond. At our loosiest and goosiest, we cheers to another year of deep dives and good vibes. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/39243720

Pop: Then & Now 11/19/2025

Pop: Then & Now Frizz and Bob take a big-picture dive into Pop: Then and Now. Naturally, Bob pours some Old Grand-Dad Bonded, and Frizz downs a new glass of Johnnie Walker Black Ruby, as they unfold how we got from troubadours and Tin Pan Alley to MTV idols, Max Martin machines, and TikTok-engineered hooks for the FYP. They trace pop’s constant reinvention through technology, Black innovation, and generational shifts, while taking a look at Sabrina Carpenter’s new-stalgia, Taylor "Showgirl" Swift, and the way virality now shapes what’s considered “success.” It’s a fast tour through pop’s past, its present chaos, and a game so hard... you'd wish you wrote a whole song about it. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/39085690

Friendship Commanders, BEAR 11/12/2025

Friendship Commanders, BEAR Frizz and Bob raise a mug of coffee and sit down with Nashville duo Friendship Commanders, a band that makes heaviness sing and melody hit like a hammer. Buick Audra and Jerry Roe join in to talk about their new album BEAR (out NOW on Magnetic Eye Records) - a powerful, soul-baring journey through belonging, identity, and resilience that bridges hyper-melodic light and crushing weight. We dive into what makes this album shine through the darkness, classic horror films as creative fuel, Gen X culture and disillusionment, sludgegaze, and the lasting influence of Steve Albini. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/38981480

Jeff Buckley, Grace 11/05/2025

Jeff Buckley, Grace Frizz and Bob raise a glass as they take on the impossible beauty and chaos of Grace — the only album Jeff Buckley ever released, and one of the most beloved cult records of the last 30 years. Frizz is sipping Talisker Distiller’s Edition, Bob’s pouring Mellow Corn, and together they trace Buckley’s story from café corners and strange gigs to record deals, mythmaking, and tragedy. It’s a journey of genius and self-destruction, mothers and muses, church organs and Led Zeppelin, and far too many moments where Frizz almost dry-heaves from various things. Why not make it a drinking game? This is Jeff Buckley at his most divine, doomed, and dazzling — proof that one album really can feel eternal. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/38912770

Howling Giant, Crucible and Ruin 10/15/2025

Howling Giant, Crucible and Ruin This week, we reunite with our good friends and favorite riff-summoning adventurers, Howling Giant- the Nashville-based doom lords blending sludge, prog, psych, and sci-fi into some of the most mind-melting metal you’ll ever hear. They're back on the show and ready to unleash their most massive and mind-bending record yet - available October 31st! With Frizz sipping a special-edition bottle of Woodford Reserve and Bob going full Kentucky Gentleman, we dive headfirst into Crucible and Ruin, an album that plays like a campaign through storm-forged planets, endless archives of worlds and legends, and battles waged with both scepters and scythes. We talk about their new dual guitar attack, cosmic world building, how their sound just keeps getting bigger, and why this October 31st release is going to shake the doom-metal cosmos. Strap in and roll for an exclusive first listen, while we confirm once and for all: yes, this album rips. And yes, your ass is grass. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/38499365

Music Conspiracy Theories 10/08/2025

Music Conspiracy Theories Frizz and Bob are cracking open the crypt of music’s strangest rumors, shadowy whispers, and full-blown tinfoil-hat territory. Frizz is sipping Ardbeg’s Wee Beastie, Bob’s got a Dark Apparition Stout from Jackie O’s, and we’re diving headfirst into the world of music conspiracy theories. From lizard people and faked deaths to government psyops and murder plots hiding in plain sight, we’re peeling back the layers of the weirdest stories the music world has to offer. Did Jim Morrison escape to Africa? Was Laurel Canyon a CIA experiment? Does Garth Brooks have friends in low places? Stories so creepy that even Stephen King couldn't have written them... or did he? Lock the doors, dim the lights, and pour a strong one because things are about to get weird. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/38499230

Peter Gabriel, So 10/01/2025

Peter Gabriel, So Frizz and Bob take the other road in the Genesis breakup and following Peter Gabriel straight into So - the bold, bizarre, and beautiful album that turned an avant-garde art rocker into an unexpected pop icon. Frizz is sipping Ardnamurchan AD Single Malt and Bob’s pouring a glass of Uncle Boojie’s Double Oaked as we track Gabriel’s transformation from inflatable stage props and silent retreats to chart-topping soul bangers, groundbreaking drum sounds, and the most iconic music video of the MTV era. This is Peter Gabriel at his most human, strange, spiritual, and romantic - and it might just be the weirdest way anyone’s ever taken over the world. /episode/index/show/rhythmontherocks/id/38415920

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