Episodes

This week, Marina and Mick Muhlfriedel of the late 70s/early 80s techno-pop band Vivabeat , join us to discuss the endlessly innovative Brian Eno and his 1977 solo album, ' Before and After Science '. "Here he comes The boy w...

This week's guest, songwriter, vocalist and guitarist for the Portland, Oregon-based band The Builders and The Butchers ' Ryan Sollee , brings us Fugazi and their third full-length record, 1993's ' In On The Kill Taker '. Raw...

For this special episode, Rob asked artist, musician and flight attendant Cori Elba - who ALSO happens to be his daughter - to curate a playlist of songs by female artists/female-fronted bands that had an effect on her life. ...

Musician, songwriter, film and TV composer and record producer Ben Vaughn ( Straight From The Hat with Ben Vaughn ) brings us Alan Vega and his 1980 self-titled debut solo album. On this release, Vega - one-half of groundbrea...

This week's guest, singer Anne Richmond Boston (longtime member of Atlanta band The Swimming Pool Q’s ), brings us World Party and their wonderfully effortless pop-rock gem, ' Goodbye Jumbo '. Essentially the solo project of ...

Blur 's third album, 1994's ' Parklife ', was released the same year as Oasis' debut 'Definitely Maybe'. And while many saw this as Britpop's answer to a Beatles/Stones rivalry, none other than Ray Davies himself considered B...

Derisively referred to as "Nobody's favorite Neil Young album", Young's 1986 release ' Landing On Water ' was conceived at a time when his own record label, Geffen, sued him for creating albums unrepresentative of his familia...

For this special BONUS Patron-curated episode, we asked Patrons of the show to send in a song where the bass playing really caught their ear...and GOT THEM HIGH! Songs discussed in this episode: Big Bottom - Spinal Tap; Good ...

This week's guest, writer, director, producer, journalist and musician Gabriel Rotello , brings us the stunning debut studio album by Patti Smith , ' Horses '. Gabriel's latest book, ' The CBGB Conspiracy ', is a gritty myste...

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 deli...

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 Jef...

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 ca...

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...et...

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'...

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 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 epis...

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...

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 I...

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...

This week, returning guest - and founder of Rochester New York's Carbon Records , Joe Tunis - brings us a subject near-and-dear to his heart: the music of the New Zealand underground. This essential compilation, ' Xpressway P...

What more can be said about the much maligned 1978 musical film ' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ' that hasn't been said already (11% on Rotten Tomatoes)? But this week's guest, multi-instrumentalist, artist and songwr...

For our first episode of 2026, we talked the New York Dolls and their eponymous 1973 debut with special guest Jerid O'Connell . As a Connecticut teen sneaking into New York City to see the Dolls play places like Club 82 and M...

For our final episode of 2025, we asked our Patrons to send in their favorite - and unlikely - musical collaborations. As usual, they did NOT disappoint! Songs discussed in this episode: Wanted Man (Take 1) - Bob Dylan & John...

When Grammy-nominated Louisiana Zydeco musician Corey Ledet offered to discuss Bruno Mars ' multi-platinum third album ' 24K Magic ', TRGMH host and part-time music snob Rob braced himself for a painful week. But Mars' tight,...