O'Brien & Doug

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we discuss O’Brien’s recent acquisitions from Bull Moose Music, which leads to a discussion about the life of a musician, which leads to a discussion about the pitfalls of being a musician, which leads to depression, which then changes course again…like it always does. We play a teaser of Rick Beato’s interview with Michael McDonald and discover that MM and O’Br...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we discuss what may have been keeping Alex Van Halen so busy lately, the return of the illustrious missing MACA Hofner bass guitar, and new rock releases coming in March. We climb the Wall of Tunes for an 80s rock stalwart and their first foray onto American airwaves. #Vanhalen #McCartney #DefLeppard https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we discuss the late Toby Keith, the new nominees for the Rock and Joke Hall of Fame, although at least one artist should be a shoe-in by now, Jon Bon Jovi’s vocal issue and we kind of give him a pass, and outrageous tour rider requests (brown m&m’s anyone?). We climb the Wall of Tunes for an often overlooked album from one of the biggest bands in the 80s. #r...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we discuss travel basketball; this year’s Grammy Awards, briefly, because no one cares. We go a bit more in depth on the new songs from both Billy Joel and Bon Jovi. We mention the new album Mrs. Kelce, our first Skinny Elvis gig, and lots more. We also have plans for Valentine’s Day. We climb the Wall of Tunes for a 90s folk/pop artists we have covered before,...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we discuss this year’s Superbowl matchup, some upcoming albums by a couple big name artists, a movie that did NOT need remaking, the top 50 “Yacht Rock” songs according to Ultimate Classic Rock, this week’s MMM (Michael McDonald Moment), and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a sleepy album from a legendary artist. #yachtrock #ericclapton #superbowl https://www.face...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we discuss the success of our Star City Syndicate fundraiser, a couple of rock bands bidding farewell, a new songs from the Piano Man, and the 30 most depressing country songs ever, according to TasteofCountry.com (hint: there’s a difference between depressing and sad….and Dolly Parton wins). We climb the Wall of Tunes for an artist we’ve apparently done before...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode we discuss Cousin Larry visiting Red Sox Fantasy camp, Guitar World’s list of Greatest Guitarists, and more. Sure, we throw a bunch of rock stories in there for good measure, like what happened to Geddy Lee after Neil Peart’s death. We go on a bunch of other tangents too, including one about Jimmy Stewart. Plus, we listen to the new song from Sheryl Crow, and we...

Send us Fan Mail Happy 2024! On today’s episode we discuss what we did for New Year’s Eve and what we may be doing next year. We also discuss the new ‘voice’ of the O’Brien & Doug Podcast (you’ll have to listen to find out). We hear about the O’Brien family’s holiday card that never happened, and his latest acquisitions from our friends at KMH Music. On top of that, we dig into UCR’s list of t...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss Geddy Lee being fired from Rush, and the right and wrong way to part ways in a band, rock’s nastiest onstage fights according to UCR, and we listen to the new song from Mick Mars. Our MMM (Michael McDonald Moment) might be one of the single greatest songs ever written for a movie. We climb the Wall of Tunes for a retro-style artist from the 80s who happe...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss O’Brien’s day job, Geddy Lee’s lost demo, rock’s misheard lyrics, our MMM featuring James Ingram, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a band out of the 80s that we learned are defined as “synth-pop”. #geddylee #michaelmcdonald #duranduran https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss the theory of dying in threes, KISS becoming a “virtual” band and what that means for rock and roll, Rock’s 30 greatest trios, and the 50 most covered songs of all time, both according to Ultimate Classic Rock. We bring you the next installment of our “Michael McDonald Moment” (Mmm), and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a female folk/rock duo that features...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we talk about some interesting Metal music facts you may not know, plus some of rock's biggest conspiracy theories according to UCR. We gush over our new musical side project "Skinny Elvis" and Hall & Oates eating each other for breakfast, and we have our Michael McDonald Moment of the Week (shared on our FB page). We climb the Wall of Tunes for...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss our latest project, Skinny Elvis, we talk about Sammy Hagar’s 2023 tour with Satriani and the top 10 weirdest Van Halen song according to UCR, the possibility of Geddy and Alex reuniting as Rush, we finish our last Beck Feiner book, who’s letter of the day was Z. We climb the Wall of Tunes for a band that we both fangirl over, originally from the 90s, wh...

Send us Fan Mail Not only was it the birthday of O’Brien’s middle child, it was new music Tuesday. On this episode we discuss the new “final” Beatles song, new music from former Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars, the latest new song from Guns N’ Roses, and we discuss a couple albums from the past that were released on this date (Nov 7). We climb the Wall of Tunes for a rock band that spent a lot of...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we talk about Mike Portnoy rejoining Dream Theater, Dokken’s latest release, paranormal experiences of rockstars, UCR’s Top 30 Glam Metal albums, and more. But most importantly, we finally get around to discussing Rolling Stone magazine’s joke of a list of the 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. It really is painful to read. We climb the Wall of Tunes for a band n...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss O’Brien’s brand new handmade guitar pedalboard, we hear new or unreleased music from the late Tom Petty as well as Diamond David Lee Roth, we talk about Ultimate Classic Rock’s list of the worst classic rock songs (and there are some doozies), we climb the Wall of Tunes for who we might call the artist of the 80s (aside from MJ), and the letter of the da...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss O'Brien's new wheels, unlucky rock bands, new music from Judas Priest and Europe, plus commercial campaign's from 80s rock bands. We climb the Wall of Tunes for a 70s rock group who rode through the 80s with bustiers and Aqua Net, and the letter of the day is V. #judaspriest #europe #heart https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://in...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss O’Brien’s whirlwind weekend for his son’s engagement party and his potential new wheels, the new Van Halen collection, Rock’s best “screams” according to UCR, the Power Trip festival, aging rockstars, why Roger Waters is the way he is, and more. Plus, we climb the Wall of Tunes for a 90s “grunge” band and the letter of the day is U. #scream #powertrip #r...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode Doug recounts his adventure with Henry Rollins, we discuss 10 'glam' albums that came out after Nirvana that don't suck (thank you UCR), we have our first Michael McDonald Mmmmmoment, we climb the Wall of Tunes for a Canadian pop-rocker who went soft, then hard, then soft again (insert joke here). The letter of the day is T. #henryrollins #bryanadams...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode....well! Have you ever seen the third Matrix movie? It's less confusing than this episode. What else can we say but....Snoop Dog and Michael McDonald? They aren't our guests, we just like the idea of them together. Yeah, we got nothing else! I mean we talk about a lot, but we don't really go anywhere. Doesn't that make you want to listen? We cli...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode...it would have been NEIL PEART'S 70th birthday! Doug shares. We also talk about some new releases coming in October, a missed opportunity for a sequel to Strange Brew. Plus, we climb the Wall of Tunes for a singer/songwriter from the 70s who inspired an 80s horror flick. The letter of the day is R. #neilpeart #strangebrew #hoser  https://www.facebook.com/obri...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we mourn the passing of Jimmy Buffett and Gary Wright, ask 'Where are They Now' with Baton Rouge and The Electric Boys, sample the new song from Peter Gabriel and TRY to sample the new songs from the Rolling Stones. We start to discuss Jason Bourne until Doug turns it into the "John Wick episode". We climb the Wall of Tunes for a wholly underrat...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss using other songs within new songs as tribute vs cashing in, the death of Whitesnake original Bernie Marsden, the new album from Rick Springfield, Billboard's Top 50 Rock Singers (is a joke), and a brief "Where are they now?" We also climb the Wall of Tunes for a southern band from Florida named after a pistol that doesn't get the cre...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss the best song ever! We also hear the new one from Guns' N' Roses. We climb the Wall of Tunes for a guitar teacher from the 80s and the letter of the day is O. #satch #gnr  https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/obrien_and_doug

Send us Fan Mail On this episode we discuss the death of Robbie Robertson and ponder who the younger generation might consider a music legend. We also go really, really off course. We talk new music from Dokken, Alice Cooper and more. We climb the Wall of Tunes for pop royalty and the letter of the day is N. #newmusic #michaeljackson https://www.facebook.com/obrienanddoug/ https://instagram.com/ob...