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Today we talk to Butch about the new Rob Zombie Munsters Movie, Butch's favorite munsters episodes, his appearance on a MONKEES episode, The Munsters Album, The Koach and more!   Mike and I grew up watching the Munsters on TV (like alot of people our age) so this was such a great thing for us to be able to talk to Butch Patrick for the podcast and a great way to kick off the new Munsters Movie com...

Jim and Jeremy and I start off with some good beers, music news, music they've been listening to and then they get into 4 bands that have been forgotten over the years.   These are bands that started out in the 60s/70s that you might not have even heard of or maybe once they mention a song you'll say "ahhh.. that was them?"...  Bands that are covered on this episode are: STEELEYE SPAN THE GUESS WH...

Jim and Mike talk to Kurt about the Gripweeds latest contribution to "JEM RECORDS CELEBRATES PETE TOWNSEND" which comes out on August 5th.  We also talk about some bands he's working with currently, House of Vibes Recording Studio, and more! A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GRIP WEEDS: Critics, while praising The Grip Weeds, often try to pigeonhole them with the “Power Pop” label. This is a bit of a misnome...

Jim and Mike talk to Laurence Juber about his newest album (Select Blends), what "finger-style" guitar is, his time as a member of Paul McCartney's WINGS, (my favorite WINGS album) BACK TO THE EGG, Martin Guitar & more! A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LAURENCE JUBER (LJ) GRAMMY® winning guitarist Laurence Juber is a solo performer, recording artist, composer and arranger. His playing fuses folk, jazz, blues, p...

Today Jeremy and I start off with some music news, a top 10 list of movie soundtracks (taken from The Ringer's top 50), our 4 favorite movie soundtracks and we end it with some music trivia.  Another fun show! SOUNDTRACKS WE COVER: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER BATMAN FOREVER GREASE ARMAGEDDON SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL SPACE JAM SINGLES THE LION KING Please subscribe, follow and if you like our podcast please...

Jim and Mike talk to Dana Fuchs about her new album BORROW TIME (the album went to #4 on billboard's blue's charts), RECORDING of the new album, TOURING, BONO and more!  A great fun interview! A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DANA FUCHS: Dana Fuchs is one of the most coveted blues rock stars in the world today. A singer whose hypnotic voice and presence, has led critics to compare her to Janis Joplin, Otis Redd...

The Doors (1991) Movie Review Jim and Jeremy start off with "This Day in Music History", NEW ALBUMS they've been listening to and then they get into the Doors and the Doors Movie starring Val Kilmer from 1991. Musicians/Bands they talk about who have new albums out are: WET LEG FONTAINES D.C. THE INTERUPTORS COLD YEARS JACK WHITE ANN WILSON THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SAM JR. DANA FUCHS ALBERT CASTI...

Jim and Mike talk to Marshall about being in BEATLEMANIA, the movie LA BAMBA (he played Buddy Holly), his new re-release #447, THE SMITHEREENS and alot more A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MARSHALL: After getting an early break playing John Lennon in a touring company of the Broadway musical Beatlemania, Crenshaw began his recording career with the now-legendary indie single “Something’s Gonna Happen.” His gro...

On Show 28 Jeremy and I start off with some Music News (Dolly Parton, The Rolling Stones, Ed Sheeran, U2) then we get into some new albums we've been listening to and then go into the TOP TEN from the week ending March 23rd 1991.     Albums we discuss are: THE MYSTERINES - REELING BRYAN ADAMS - SO HAPPY IT HURTS MIKE CAMPBELL AND THE DIRTY KNOBS - EXTERNAL COMBUSTION TEARS FOR FEARS - THE TIPPING...

Jim and Mike talk to Holly Hutchison about being  an early champion for such artists as Blink 182, Alanis Morissette, Muse and many others.   We talk about her career as an A&R person and her work with promoting and guiding new artists with her own company "AnR Girl".  Believe it or not Mike, Jim and Holly all graduated from the same High School! ABOUT HOLLY: Holly Hutchison Weinman is a business...

Jim and Jeremy start off talking about the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and then go into Album Roulette.  They randomly picked 3 albums each from PASTE MAGAZINE'S TOP 50 albums of 2021 to listen to and review.  Jim and Jeremy get through the great, the good and the awful.   They  end the show with our top album picks from 2021.  These are albums they really liked from last year! Albums they discuss ar...

Terry Manning may not be a household name but he's had an incredible journey that started at the age of 13 when he sat in with Bobby Fuller at a Junior High Dance. From there he went to work at the legendary STAX RECORDS when he was just 15 years old! We couldn't possibly cover everything so some things we talk about in this hour and a half interview are : Bobby Fuller, Stevie Nicks, Stax Records,...

Jim and Mike Interview KELLY OGDEN from the Punk Band THE DOLLYROTS!   Jim has been a fan of the band since 2007 when they released their cover of "brand new key". We had a lot of fun talking to Kelly about the new album (Down the Rabbit Hole), her acting debut on CSI, playing with Bowling for Soup, being signed to blackheart records, traveling with kids, Rabbits, Todd Rundgren on a train ... and...

We talk today mostly on the two Elvis' - Elvis Costello and Elvis Presley.   Mike joins Jim remotely from an undisclosed location in Pennsylvania. On today's show Jim and Mike talk about what happened this day in music (January 15th), Elvis Costello's new album, The Weeknd update (on the singer), the new Elvis movie and a wild Elvis movie called "Bubba Ho-Tep"... and more   You can find JIM AND MI...

Jeremy joins me in the studio today for some Holiday fun!   This is our very first Holiday/Christmas Themed Podcast and the first un-edited podcast.     Recorded live in front of no one.   We try some festive beers, talk about the worst Christmas songs recorded, Top Selling Christmas Songs, Top 10 Christmas Albums and our 12 songs of Christmas (our top 12 songs we love; my friend Ken Vale Jr also...

This podcast is a special one all about Michael Nesmith and the Monkees!   Mike and I talk about the recent passing of Michael Nesmith (the Monkees).  We go over his life, career, joining the Monkees, the First National Band, The last Monkees Tour (which just ended weeks ago), songs we love and more!   Thank you for listening!   Jim and Mike Talk Music can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify,...

Jim and Mike interview Chicago based singer, songwriter, impressionist, actor and comedian SKIP GRIPARIS!  We talk about his musical influences, touring with Olivia Newton John, meeting Rodney Dangerfield, his role in the MAJOR LEAGUE movies and more!  Skip even does a couple songs for us.  It's a good one! *********** ABOUT SKIP: COMIC IMPRESSIONIST - An extraordinary comedic and musical stage sh...

Jim talked to New Jersey Comedian JOE CONTE about his Beatles obsession, his beginnings in comedy, some of his favorite comedians, the honeymooners (Joe has a great podcast) and how he wants to learn to play the guitar .. and more!   About JOE CONTE: Commanding the stage and enchanting audiences, Joe Conte is the only Comedian who can tun self-deprecation into inspiration. With his infectious unre...

This is SHOW #24 - Concerts of 2021 (that we've been to) and some Music News and New Releases (including some new Holiday Albums) Jeremy joins me once again for this podcast! On today's show we discuss all the concerts we've attended this year. SEAN ROWE BUCK CHERRY SISTER SALVATION THE NIELSEN TRUST SMALL TOWN TITANS THE WOOD BROTHERS PARSONS FIELD PUDDLE OF MUDD ANDREA VON KAMPEN SOPHIE CORAN CH...

Jim interviews Grace & Aaron from the UK (Essex England) blues rock band "WHEN RIVERS MEET" Jim talks about their new album "saving grace", the "testify" video, the UK Blues Awards, Meatloaf, Touring and more! About WHEN RIVERS MEET: Since bursting on to the UK Blues scene with their debut record ‘The Uprising EP’ in April 2019 followed by their second EP ‘Innocence Of Youth’ in May 2020, Grace an...

Today Jim &  Jeremy (filling in for Mike) discuss their top 5 favorite Halloween songs and they also talk about TEN HORROR / HALLOWEEN MOVIES YOU MAY NEVER HAVE HEARD OF! SOME MUSIC ARTISTS MENTIONED ARE: ALICE COOPER IRON MAIDEN WARREN ZEVON INXS THE LOUVIN BROTHERS   HORROR MOVIES DISCUSSED ARE: BLOOD OF DRACULA (1957) CLOWN (2019) MONSTER ON CAMPUS (1958) TERROR TRAIN (1980) TALES OF TERROR (19...

Jim's interview with the legendary CHARLES ROSENAY (concert/convention organizer, actor & author) - AKA: Cryptmaster CHUCKY! Charles has appeared in many films including HBO's "flight of the condor" as Elton John, a stage hand in Martin Scorsesee's "Shine a Light" (the rolling stones), a bar patron in HBO's "The Deuce" and some horror films like "Pink Eye (2008), The Sadist (2013) and The Zombie C...

Be sure to listen to our NEW Podcast (SHOW #22) out today! On this show Jim and Jeremy (filling in for Mike) talk MUSIC NEWS, NEW BOOK RELEASES, NEW ALBUM RELEASES and what they've been listening to lately.   BANDS AND ARTISTS MENTIONED ARE: ABBA PHIL COLLINS BILLY IDOL TAYLOR SWIFT SQUID ELTON JOHN MELISSA ETHERIDGE MICK JAGGER STEVE PERRY  & MORE! You can find JIM AND MIKE TALK MUSIC podcast on...

Today we talk about our 5 (FIVE) FAVORITE LIVE ALBUMS My good friend Jeremy joins me for his first podcast!  (while Mike takes a leave of absence)  On today's show we discuss some live albums (total of 10) Bands we cover on today's show are: BB KING DEF LEPPARD PETER FRAMPTON THE SMITHEREENS PRETENDERS QUEEEN AC/DC CHEAP TRICK THE YARDBIRDS NIRVANA & some honorable mentions:  MARSHALL CRENSHAW  AE...

Today we interview with the world-wide sensation from Melbourne Australia known as Plastic EP! In just a short time Plastic EP has taken over the world.  He has done over 500 live Facebook shows in just the last year and a half and has interviewed everyone from Suzi Quatro to Lesley Cavendish (Paul McCartney's barber) to Gary Puckett to Chris Frantz (the Talking Heads).     Now Jim and Mike interv...