O'Brien & Doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we, once again, welcome our bass player Shane Mountain...or as he's now known Professor TB Player! We read some hate mail (from our so-called friend Bob), review the debut album from Wolfgang Van Halen "Mammoth WVH", dip into the Common Crossing vaults for a recording of a writing session, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a band from the 70s, who h...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we give an update about our progress in the hunt for high-profile guests. We analyze the great "American Pie" by Don McLean. Many have done it. Now we have too. We play a Common Crossing Classic that was written in anger. We climb the Wall of Tunes for a band from the 70s who measured success by trying get on a magazine cover. #redrocker #americanpie #drh...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 4!! We have big plans. Our goal this season is to feature at least one high profile guest. We have our sights on the Redrocker, Sammy Hagar. We aim high. In this season premiere episode we talk about who else we'd like to have on. We also discuss the difference between a song from today and a song from our generation, with a little help from O'Brien&apo...

Send us Fan Mail As we wrap up Season 3, we have big plans for next season. They include a campaign to get some big name guests on the show. We've been lazy so far. In this final episode of Season 3 we begin talking about genius of KISS, not their music, their marketing. We're then visited by a voice from our past. Of course we do the Common Crossing song of the week and we climb the Wal...

Send us Fan Mail The episode before the Season 3 finale includes a visit with our childhood buddy "Bob." He takes this opportunity to slam the show (he's jealous) and ask us some probing questions. We play a song from Common Crossing that even Bob didn't know, plus we climb the Wall of Tunes to talk about a band that neither Doug or Bob has heard of. Obscure much? #bob #gabedix...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we talk about what constitutes a "Power Ballad" and try to list some of our favorites. The Common Crossing song of the week is about a "phone friend" that we never met (wink, wink), and we climb the Wall of Tunes to talk about the "man with the golden voice" from the 70s through today. That's all this week on the O'Doug Brian...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we discuss celebrities who share our birthday. Also, the different avenues that aging music artists take with regards to their legacy recordings. We feature a Common Crossing song of the week that was recorded on 4 track cassette tape, completely with hiss...and we climb the Wall of Tunes to discuss the Toxic Twins and the rest of those bad boys from Boston. #birth...

Send us Fan Mail On Season 3: Episode 16, we talk about how great it was to get back together with our band for rehearsal, after 7 months apart. We also tackle the "Heavy Metal Band Name Generator" and discuss the recent song bracket put forth by the great Def Leppard. The Common Crossing song of the week is a remake of the original that O'Brien doesn't remember, and we climb t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode O'Brien & Doug discuss their many band trips and the antics they involved. They reminisced about several shows they've played in both Common Crossing and the Star City Syndicate and promoted some upcoming gigs in the summer of 2021. The Common Crossing song of the week is a little dirty. The Wall of Tunes CD of the week will rock you like a tornado. N...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, O'Brien & Doug discuss cover songs that you probably didn't know were cover songs; potential Common Crossing album titles and the history behind them; a Common Crossing song of the week that they both want to forget; a legendary producer, songwriter, performer is the subject of our Wall of Tunes....and we also reflect on the documentary "Hired G...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are possessed, apparently. We discuss Lil Nas X's latest controversy, underrated and overrated music artists throughout history, what might be missing from today's music, the funny Common Crossing song of the day, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a 70s and 80s stalwart who is just as comfortable on the Yacht Rock channel as he is on a movie soundtrac...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we don't talk much about music. Instead we dive back into the 80s with our great friend Jack "Sports Freak" Levangie." Specifically, we reminisce about underrated 80s television sitcoms. Get nostalgic with us, it's fun. #perfectstrangers #hoganfamily #alf #CBClatenight #80s  Show music is “Duck in the Alley” performed by TrackTribe via You...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we chat about the Grammy Awards...and pointless awards shows in general. We discuss the state of rock music, plus we wade into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame thing again, it's pretty much a gripe fest so prepare yourself. Doug also gives O'Brien a challenge, we "Walk" with the Common Crossing song of the week and feature a late 80s 'supergr...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we cover a lot of ground. Doug is back in the Fun Dungeon and we talk about his new fascination with a couple of classic Def Leppard albums, the vocal coach's mistake, a "What If" that has us thinking deep about Van Halen, a Common Crossing song about two great friends, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a band from the 90s who is "u...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we briefly discuss the 48th anniversary of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," O'Brien's radio stalker from the 90s, movie actors who are supposed to have accents but don't, the Spotify generation, a singer/songwriter responsible for starting the movement, and oh...did you know it was a Strat and not a Les Paul? #pinkfloyd #changeyou...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we dodge a lot of technical issues at the end of a strange start to the week. Loss of a credit card, fender bender, Zoom call, etc. We also begin a series suggested by "Cousin Larry", play a Common Crossing song that we may or may not have covered before, and dive into the career of a Canadian rocker on the "Wall of Tunes." It was a strange one...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we chat about how some years have better music than others. In this case the years 1985-1990. We play a live Common Crossing song that's not on record anywhere...climb the Wall of Tunes for a singer/songwriter who's still going strong, even with a few small repairs...and we dip our toes into cancel culture. The water is cold. #bestyearsformusic #commoncro...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we recap Super Bowl 55, discuss our favorite halftime shows, the best commercials (there were none)...Play "Songs from a hat"...The Common Crossing song of the week with Doug on lead vocals, climb the Wall of Tunes to talk about a band from the 90s who got their name from a Monty Python skit, and generally sink the podcast to a depressing level near the e...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we review some of the best rock singers out there, highlight some of the coolest women in rock and do our best to "Tom Brady" this thing. Oh and Doug is really hard on himself. #womeninrock #tombrady #superbowl #tedeschi  Show music is “Duck in the Alley” performed by TrackTribe via YouTube. We are happy to be a part of the Buzzsprout podcast family! http...

Send us Fan Mail Doug dubs us the Seinfeld of podcasts because we start in one direction and go off in any others by the time we're through. This one is no different. We begin with the G.O.A.T. Tom Brady and end up....somewhere else. We talk cable, 90s sitcoms, Songs with colors in the title. We actually edited out a lot of the podcast in order to make it shorter so we went more places than w...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss what our world, and the pandemic in particular, would be like without the internet...discuss a couple of movies we watched recently....we trudge our way through an almost 30 year old Common Crossing song that no one has heard....announce the winner of our giveaway...and climb the wall of tunes to discuss the greatest selling pop duo of all time. #winnerw...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode O'Brien & Doug discuss their position on the iTunes podcast chart, the birth of Motown, sing you a couple of lost Common Crossing songs, climb the wall with a country songwriting duo, and then go off the deep end. #221 #warrenbrothers #motown Show music is “Duck in the Alley” performed by TrackTribe via YouTube. We are happy to be a part of the Buzzsprout...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! In our season opener we chat about how weird our NFL Fantasy season ended up; on the one year anniversary of his death, we discuss at length the influence of Rush's Neil Peart; a Common Crossing with a really cool story behind it; a contest with actual prizes; and we climb the Wall of Tunes to discuss a highly underrated rock band from the 90s. Oh, and burning...

Send us Fan Mail It's time to wrap up Season 2 just before we celebrate the birth of baby Jesus and send 2020 to the trash like the dumpster fire that it's been. On this episode we talk favorite holiday memories, gifts, movies, songs...etc. We also livestreamed the recording of this episode on Facebook so you can watch the magic, or lack there of, in action. It's been a great season...

Send us Fan Mail One more 'holiday' episode and Season 2 will come to an end. On this episode we reflect on O'Brien's birthday celebration, discuss why "Hair Nation" plays so many bands that AREN'T hair bands, uncover a lost Common Crossing treasure...and talk about one of our favorite artists, Paul Thorn. #hairbands #paulthorn Show music is “Duck in the Alley” p...