Episodes

Singer/songwriter Greg Franco (Man's Body, Rough Church, Ferdinand) has a dark secret. Even though he came up in the early-80s LA punk scene listening to bands like Dead Kennedys and Black Flag, he's also completely enamored with the music of British pop band Prefab Sprout and it's founder Paddy McAloon. Join us as we discuss their 1990 release: 'Jordan: The Comeback' Songs featured in this episode: I Don't Want To Grow Up - Descendents; Contact Sigh - Man's Body; Appetite - Prefab Sprout; Absol...

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: That ONE Song By That Band/Artist I Don't Really Like Got Me High! As usual, they did NOT disappoint!! Songs featured in this episode: Superstar - The Carpenters; Viva La Vida - Coldplay; Stranglehold - Ted Nugent; Crazy Horses - The Osmonds; No One Like You - Scorpions; Peace Frog - The Doors; Heard 'em Say - Kanye West; Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler; Pla...

Singer/songwriter...musician...producer...et cetera...et cetera Jim Camacho sat down to discuss a record that got him high over 35 years ago and continues to inspire him today: 1985s 'Hounds Of Love' by the incomparable Kate Bush. The songs on this record are at once dramatic, moving, wildly adventurous and undeniably Kate! "Do you want to feel how it feels?" Songs featured in this episode: Hounds of Love - The Futureheads; When The World Stops Spinning - Jim Camacho; Free Man In Paris - Joni Mi...

Emmy-winning writer Jeff Greenstein (Friends, Will & Grace, Parenthood, Desperate Housewives) knows a thing or two about comedy. So it's no surprise that a record that got HIM high as a young impressionable adolescent ALSO made him laugh. A lot. The songs on 'More of Tom Lehrer' by singer-songwriter/satirist Tom Lehrer combine wickedly-clever wordplay with an absurdist - at times dark - sense of humor that clearly influenced Jeff's future work. "And we will all go together when we go..." Songs f...

As teens growing up in Summit, New Jersey in the late 70s, NY Punk Godfather Jack Rabid (Big Takeover Magazine) and his likeminded friends would sneak off to Manhattan to catch shows by the exciting new bands and punk legends they were reading about. Even at 17 they knew Johnny Thunders and his Heartbreakers were something special, and the blistering live document 'Heartbreakers Live at Max's Kansas City' is a prime example of why they rarely missed a show. "I don't know why you just don't... Le...

In 1993, British alternative/shoegaze band Catherine Wheel paired-up with producer Gil Norton (Pixies) to create a record that fused the atmospheric beauty of their debut with a crushing wall-of-sound: 'Chrome'. The feedback-drenched tales of beauty and paranoia caught the ear of this week's guest, artist/poet Nate Levine, and he joined us for a deep-dive into the sonic muck. Songs featured in this episode: Black Metallic - Catherine Wheel; Sweetness & Light - Lush; Man In The Box - Alice In Ch...

This week, activist and co-host of 'The Muck Podcast' Hillary Dougherty takes a break from smashing the patriarchy to bring us a record that made the pandemic slightly more bearable for her: 'Punisher' by indie-rock sensation Phoebe Bridgers. It was a fun, lively conversation and no guitars were destroyed! Songs featured in this episode: Dylan Thomas - Better Oblivion Community Center; Motion Sickness - Phoebe Bridgers; Sad Songs (Say So Much) - Elton John; Waltz #2 - Eliott Smith; DVD Menu, Ga...

Rat Bastard maps out the music of Sandy Denny

Frequent guest and music lover Camila Risso is always on the lookout for sounds that move her...or make her want to move! When she discovered then-25-year-old Leon Bridges and his debut album 'Coming Home' in 2015, she was immediately drawn to his smooth, soulful voice and deeply personal songs. You can brand it as 'retro', but the sound he created with Austin Jenkins and Josh Block of the Texas psych-rock band White Denim is both meticulously old-school and profoundly timeless. Songs featured ...

For this BONUS Valentine's Day episode, we asked our Patrons to send us a song that broke their heart. Because sometimes, love stinks! Songs featured in this episode: Love Hurts - Nazareth; Alone Again, Naturally - Gilbert O'Sullivan; Operator - Jim Croce; Whatever (Folk Song in C) - Elliott Smith; If I Didn't Love You - Squeeze; Things - Paul Westerberg; I Am The Cosmos - Chris Bell; 1963 - New Order; Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House; It Makes No Difference - The Band; Mardy Bum - Arctic ...

A self-professed band geek whose first instrument was trumpet, this week's guest - bassist extraordinaire Dan Bonebrake (Dashboard Confessional, The Lightworkers, Vacant Andys, Quit, Honest Liars...) - brought us a record that for him is an amalgamation of everything he loves about music: "Allroy's Revenge" by ALL. 3/4 of legendary CA punk band Descendents (Bill Stevenson, Karl Alvarez, and Stephen Egerton) teamed up with singer Scott Reynolds in 1989 to create this powerfully melodic, infectiou...

We discuss Stevie Wonder's 'Songs in the Key of Life' with special guest Bob Fay

We ventured once again into the Rat's lair - otherwise known as the South Beach studio of Frank 'Rat Bastard' Falestra - and sat down with Miami-via-Pennsylvania singer/songwriter Nick Mencia a.k.a. Nick County to discuss the stunning "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" by Lucinda Williams. The soul-baring songs of Williams transcend any alt-country/American roots-rock labels, and the album is truly a stone cold genre-defying masterpiece! Songs featured in this episode: If You Still Love Me - Nick Co...

Guitar virtuoso Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal's deeply personal solo record 'Abnormal', with special guest Larry Smith

We discuss 'Armed Forces' by Elvis Costello and the Attractions with Chicago-by-way-of-North London guest Steve Carroll

We dig into The Jam's 4th album, 1979's 'Setting Sons" with special guest Rory Cox

Some of our Patrons share a favorite song by a Female Artist/Female-led Band

We discuss Matthew Sweet's 1991 breakout album 'Girlfriend' with singer/songwriter Paul Roub

Returning guest Steve Michener brings us the criminally obscure debut record by The Vulgar Boatmen, 'You and Your Sister'

Guitarist extraordinaire Rich Gilbert joins Rob and returning guest co-host Barry Stock to discuss 'On The Corner' by Miles Davis

Returning guest Brian Franklin joins us to discuss The National and their sixth studio album 'Trouble Will Find Me'

Returning guest Tom Lawery brings us The Feelies 2nd record, 1986's Peter Buck produced 'The Good Earth'

We discuss Beastie Boys' 'Ill Communication' with Patron - and practicing Buddhist - Heidi Caballero

Bonus livestream episode: Frank Turner 'Tape Deck Heart' with guest co-host Erin Lee