Episodes

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

We discuss 'Scaled and Icy' by Twenty One Pilots with special guest - and 12 year old - Jonas

We discuss Paul Kantner's 1970 concept album 'Blows Against The Empire' with guest Michael Lebron

Returning guest Joe Tunis brings us New Zealand's The Dead C and their blistering 1990 release: Trapdoor Fucking Exit

Poet/essayist Sarah Nichols brings us New Order's 1989 release, 'Technique'.

For this bonus Halloween episode our Patrons sent in their favorite scary songs

Chicago Blues historian Marty Weil discusses Howlin' Wolf

Dagger zine's Tim Hinely brings us Adolescents' self-titled debut record.

We discuss Syd Barrett's "The Madcap Laughs", a wonderfully inventive - though at times hard to listen to - document of a gentle artist whose recent ouster from soon-to-be-huge Pink Floyd loomed large.

Chicago's Mick Hans brings us the debut record by Derry lads The Undertones. Often referred to as the "Irish Ramones", their hyper charged tales of teenage angst and adolescent heartbreak caught the ear of legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, who was an early champion of the band and famously dubbed "Teenage Kicks" his all-time favorite song! "A teenage dream's so hard to beat"

Returning guest Woody Compton takes on what some feel is the Holy Grail of punk rock excess/hubris, The Clash's sprawling, three-record-36-track opus "Sandinista!" Woody contends it would have been far more effective - and palatable - as a single record, and brought us his 12 song track list as evidence. Rob is in love with the whole overindulgent assemblage, proving one man's mess can be another man's masterpiece.

We go full-on metal this week, as Seattle Washington's Eric Loehrmann brings in a record that got his thirteen-year-old self hopelessly high: 'Diary Of A Madman' by the one and only Ozzy Osbourne. This full-throttle follow-up to 'Blizzard of Oz' was also, sadly, the final studio recording of guitar virtuoso Randy Rhoads. His fiercely inventive neo-classical playing is all over this album, making it a true heavy metal classic!