Episodes
S5E226 - That Non-English Language Song Got Me High
For this BONUS Patron-curated episode, we invited our Patrons to send in their favorite Non-English Language songs. They did NOT …
S5E225 - Ween 'Chocolate and Cheese' with Josh Medsker
When Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo - better known by their respective stage names Gene and Dean Ween of the band Ween - wer…
S5E224 - Slint 'Spiderland' with Jay Reeve
In 1991, teenage Louisville, Kentucky band Slint recorded 'Spiderland', a brooding, sinister record that helped invent post-rock …
S5E223 - Led Zeppelin IV with Ralph Cavallaro
For this week's episode, we climb aboard the rock-and-roll mothership that is Led Zeppelin and their mysteriously untitled fourth…
S5E222 - Crosby Stills Nash & Young 'Deja Vu' with Kristen McLean
When this week's guest Kristen McLean's parents were raising the beams of their house in Worthington Massachusetts in 1971, Crosb…
S5E221 - The Cramps 'Songs The Lord Taught Us' with Brook Dorsch
Formed in 1976 by husband-and-wife duo Lux Interior and Poison Ivy, The Cramps forged their own unique niche in the early punk mo…
S5E220 - The Highwomen with Alana Anton
Sociologist, Appalachian scholar and activist Alana Anton is a southern girl at heart, and when she first discovered The Highwome…
S5E219 - Prefab Sprout 'Jordan: The Comeback' with Greg Franco
Singer/songwriter Greg Franco (Man's Body, Rough Church, Ferdinand) has a dark secret. Even though he came up in the early-80s LA…
S5E218 - Patron Episode: That ONE Song By That Band/Artist I Don't Re…
For this special bonus episode, I asked my Patrons to send in a song they kind of love by a band/artist they kind of hate. It's: …
S5E217 - Kate Bush 'Hounds Of Love' with Jim Camacho
Singer/songwriter...musician...producer...et cetera...et cetera Jim Camacho sat down to discuss a record that got him high over 3…
S5E216 - Tom Lehrer 'More of Tom Lehrer' with Jeff Greenstein
Emmy-winning writer Jeff Greenstein (Friends, Will & Grace, Parenthood, Desperate Housewives) knows a thing or two about comedy. …
S5E215 - Heartbreakers 'Live at Max's Kansas City' with Jack Rabid
As teens growing up in Summit, New Jersey in the late 70s, NY Punk Godfather Jack Rabid (Big Takeover Magazine) and his likeminde…
S5E214 - Catherine Wheel 'Chrome' with Nate Levine
In 1993, British alternative/shoegaze band Catherine Wheel paired-up with producer Gil Norton (Pixies) to create a record that fu…
S5E213 - Phoebe Bridgers 'Punisher' with Hillary Dougherty
This week, activist and co-host of 'The Muck Podcast' Hillary Dougherty takes a break from smashing the patriarchy to bring us a …
S5E212 - The Essential Sandy Denny with Frank 'Rat Bastard' Falestra
Rat Bastard maps out the music of Sandy Denny
S5E211 - Leon Bridges 'Coming Home' with Camila Risso
Frequent guest and music lover Camila Risso is always on the lookout for sounds that move her...or make her want to move! When sh…
S5E210 - Patron Valentine's Episode: That Record Broke My Heart
For this BONUS Valentine's Day episode, we asked our Patrons to send us a song that broke their heart. Because sometimes, love st…
S5E209 - ALL 'Allroy's Revenge' with Dan Bonebrake
A self-professed band geek whose first instrument was trumpet, this week's guest - bassist extraordinaire Dan Bonebrake (Dashboar…
S5E208 - Stevie Wonder 'Songs In The Key Of Life' with Bob Fay
We discuss Stevie Wonder's 'Songs in the Key of Life' with special guest Bob Fay
S5E207 - Lucinda Williams 'Car Wheels On A Gravel Road' with Nick Men…
We ventured once again into the Rat's lair - otherwise known as the South Beach studio of Frank 'Rat Bastard' Falestra - and sat …
S5E206 - Bumblefoot 'Abnormal' with Larry Smith
Guitar virtuoso Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal's deeply personal solo record 'Abnormal', with special guest Larry Smith
S5E205 - Elvis Costello and the Attractions 'Armed Forces' with Steve…
We discuss 'Armed Forces' by Elvis Costello and the Attractions with Chicago-by-way-of-North London guest Steve Carroll
S5E204 - The Jam 'Setting Sons' with Rory Cox
We dig into The Jam's 4th album, 1979's 'Setting Sons" with special guest Rory Cox
S5E203 - Bonus Patron-curated Episode: That Female Artist/Female-led …
Some of our Patrons share a favorite song by a Female Artist/Female-led Band