O'Brien & Doug

Send us Fan Mail On this first episode of 2022 we talk about heritage artists selling the rights to their song catalogs and cashing in late in life. We've discussed it before but we go a bit more in depth with a few of the latest additions to the list. We found an old cassette of some never-before-heard original songs and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a relatively unknown artist in the grand...

Send us Fan Mail On this, our final episode of 2021, we discuss what happened over Christmas, we tackle widely known band breakups, we play an original song that may have started it all, climb the Wall of Tunes for a 90s band that neither of us like very much, and bury this year in the dirt and look to 2022 with a "stern gaze and folded arms". #christmas #NYE #bandbreakups #commoncrossin...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is pretty self-explained....it's a jam session. O'Brien & Doug gathered in the Fun Dungeon and played some Common Crossing songs as well as a few covers, all while broadcasting the recording session live on Facebook and Instagram. Merry Christmas everyone. Stay safe and stay salty! #Christmas #jamsession #commoncrossing https://www.facebook.com/obrienand...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we reflect on O'Brien's birthday, discuss what we are currently listening in the way of "new" music, and expound on our 5 favorite country and blues artists. We are out of recorded Common Crossing songs so there isn't any original music on this podcast, but we climb Wall of Tunes to discuss a funk metal band with their own sound and one of...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we return to the Fun Dungeon for the first time in a month and are actually sitting across from each other. It's so refreshing because the conversation flows so much better. We chat about working in education; if you remove subjectivity and nostalgia, is their a "BEST" decade of music? We also play a Common Crossing original reminiscent of Billy Joel...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we learn why the podcast has been on hold for a couple of weeks....O'Brien had the "rona" and, thankfully, came out on the other side of it. The new Beatles documentary "Get Back" is a topic of discussion as is the 20th anniversary of George Harrison's passing. We play a song about O'Brien cheating on his wife that is, of course,...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Doug talks about a crazy driver who forced him off the road and almost killed him....more Led Zeppelin "thievery".....we answer some Facebook mail and discuss the best bands or music artists to come out of the Pine Tree State....Vacationland....Stephen King's home....the great (debatable) state of Maine! We also play the only recording we have of a n...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 5! On this episode O'Brien reflects on his trip to Ohio/West Virginia where he moved his first born to start a new life. It was an interesting trip. We talk about our lofty goals for Season 5, a little plug about a new "single" on Spotify, the 5 things you may not know about Jeff Healey; plus, we play an original song that Doug didn't know he...

Send us Fan Mail On the Season 4 Finale, we cover a lot of ground. Paul McCartney has been in the news lately, comparing the Beatles and the Stones...so we go there. We preview some upcoming music releases ABBA, Steve Perry, Sting, etc. thanks to ultimateclassicrock.com; We discuss albums that have no filler (you can't click through any tracks) that are essential for your collection; We play...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we get to chat with the guitarist and songwriter of a band we love called the Dirt Drifters. They came on the scene over a decade ago and shortly after just disappeared. We got the scoop as to what happened to the band and what Jeff is doing these days. We also share the prayerful saga of O'Brien's minivan, play "Songs from a Hat" that include t...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we share some good news about O'Brien's adult daughter...discuss Metallica's new tribute album, which leads to an in-depth Metallica discussion. We also tackle some of the most recognizable elements in classic rock that you can hear a piece of and automatically know what song it is; we play an old "Blake Street Boys" (pre-Common Crossing) s...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we revisit the idea of cover songs and "who did it better?" Then we tackle the 50 cover songs every cover band should know...and why. *chicks* There is no Common Crossing song of the week but we have plans to dig even farther back for next week. We climb the Wall of Tunes for a new wave punk artist from Britain who is something of an icon these days. #cov...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we chat about our last band gig of the summer season, the 30 albums that influenced heavy metal...according to Louder.com, we talk about the latest from rock icon Rod Stewart, play a Common Crossing song where we might confuse she with her, and climb the Wall of Tunes for an 80s stalwart who's output was bigger than you might imagine. #heavymetal #rodstewart #...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we go into an era of music that has it's own genre name..."grunge." What does that even mean? In the early to mid 90s it was hard not to get caught up in the movement and we were no different. We talk about the biggest acts of the time and what we liked about them. We discuss our NFL Fantasy results and play a Common Crossing song that neither one of...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss, of all things, John Mayer, and how he may be a quintessential artist; the 20 most underrated rock albums; another Common Crossing demo, and we climb the Icelandic Wall of Tunes for an 80s band from the Sunset Strip with a lot of, um, dirt. We throw a bunch of stuff in between all of that too. Join the fun. #johnmayer #motleycrue Show music is “Duck in t...

Send us Fan Mail O'Brien is back from his trip to Michigan, we have the details and oh are they...underwhelming. We briefly discuss Cam Newton, NFL Fantasy Football, and Charlie Watts (RIP); we play an old Common Crossing about a friend and the Wall of Tunes brings us to a repeat artist (O'Brien's fave) but some new music. Yes, it's rigged. #college #michigan #wmu #camnewton #n...

Send us Fan Mail While O'Brien travels to the Midwest to bring his son to college, we thought we'd share the very first episode of the podcast from back in 2014. It only took 6 years to get back on the horse. Enjoy this little piece of history! #podcast #memories Show music is “Duck in the Alley” performed by TrackTribe via YouTube. We are happy to be a part of the Buzzsprout podcast fam...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we announce the answer to the trivia question, as well as the winner of our "Vinyl of the Day" giveaway, courtesy of KMH Music in Presque Isle, plus we announce our next vinyl giveaway;  O'Brien prepares to drive his son to college; We talk the 10 greatest rock bands ever; play "that song O'Brien wrote for his wife"; and climb the Hawa...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode we announce that we have climbed the Apple Podcasts charts, discuss our favorites Don & Mike, review the new Tom Morello/Springsteen/Vedder collab, buying vinyl to soothe depression, a KMH VINYL GIVEAWAY, Journey's "Dream, After Dream", Behind the Music is back, Rocky and Rambo, a new Common Crossing demo, and climb the Korean Wall of...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we get a call from O'Brien's college graduate, more Dave Grohl love, how the Beatles changed everything...besides just the music, a kitchen-table version of a recent-ish Common Crossing original complete with a cameo from Doug's Mom, introduce a new sponsor in KMH Music, The Wall of Tunes translation is Vietnamese and we feature two artists. Join the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode O'Brien & Doug regroup and discuss how not to go on vacation, buying vinyl records, the shows we played before vacation, the 50 most annoying songs ever (not our list), and we ask for song suggestions for our band to play live. The Common Crossing song of the week is on both a Common Crossing demo CD and an O'Brien solo album, and we climb the Wall of...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode our much older bodies are sleep deprived and are recovering from several shows and rehearsals in a row. 20 years ago it would have been no problem. We decide just have Doug quiz O'Brien on Van Halen trivia, sing the Common Crossing song of the week live in the Fun Dungeon and climb the Wall of Tunes for a Latin Pop/R&B artist from the 80s with a sultry, se...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we talk about what we did for Independence Day, play "Guess the One-Hit Wonder" (with actual sound clips...shhhhhh!), play the Common Crossing song of the week that no one has heard, and climb the Wall of Tunes (or for our Kurdish friends "Dîwarê Awazan") to talk about someone we lump in the same category as B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we talk about O'Brien's incredibly romantic wedding anniversary, bands who have successfully or not successfully replaced lead singers, music conspiracy theories (Stevie Wonder can actually see), compare a Common Crossing song of the week with it's cover version, and talk about one of our favorite bands from the 90s on the Wall of Tunes. #24years #bi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode the boys talk about O'Brien's oldest boy heading out on his own, under appreciated members of their favorite bands, Michael McDonald, a Common Crossing Song of the Week that may be a repeat....but it's okay, and they switch things up a little for the Wall of Tunes Artist of the Week. If you'd like to be a guest on the podcast this season simply...