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EP 107 - ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES Part 1 On today's podcast Sam and Rob discuss two albums they love that are coming up on major release anniversaries. Rob talks about the Cranberries album "To the Faithful Departed" released on April 29, 1996 (30 year anniversary). Rob goes track by track and talks a little bit about the late singer Delores O'Riordan and a couple of the videos that were made in suppor...

Today Rob interviews Violinist / Concert Master Jonathan Dinklage Johnathan has been with the Broadway Show Hamilton for over 10 years Rob and Jonathan talk about : The Jersey Shore (where him and his brother grew up) Hamilton (some behind the scenes stories ... what does the olympic sport Curling have to do with Hamilton?) RUSH (Jonathan got to play not only on their Clockwork Angels Tour with Ru...

From the Archives Special Episode With the recent passing of Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) we are re-releasing our interview with Chuck that we did on Friday, July 24, 2020. Rob & Matt interviewed Chuck Negron and this was only their second interview and most memorable. Chuck had such great stories and memories to share from his early beginnings and his time in Three Dog Night (one of the gre...

DAXX is back! Rob's favorite band is Cheap Trick and it was only appropriate that Rob interview Daxx Nielsen to talk about the newest Cheap Trick album - ALL WASHED UP!   This is Daxx's second time on the podcast. Rob and Daxx talk about: THE NEW ALBUM (how it all came together) BLACKBIRD STUDIOS THE KENNEDY HONORS GENE SIMMONS WANG BOOM BANG and more! **** KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean...

In 2025 ... there were over 1,300 albums released ... we talk about 14 of those albums... the albums that we thought need recognition. Rob has 10 and Matt has 5 (one of which is also on Rob's list) Albums we talk about are (and not in this order ; listen to find how they rate) LAUFEY - A MATTER OF TIME SOPIE CORAN - I DON'T GO TO NEW YORK ANYMORE ROBERT PLANT -Saving Grace MADISON CUNNIGHAM - Ace...

This is our annual ALBUM ROULETTE episode where we have randomly chosen 3 albums (each) to review and critique from Rolling Stones List of the 100 best albums of 2025. THE ALBUMS WE REVIEW ARE: MELT by Not For Radio EGO DEATH AT THE BACHELORETTE PARTY by Haley Williams TWILIGHT OVERRIDE by Jeff Tweedy LUX by Rosalia ALFREDO 2 by Freddie Gibbs PROTECT SARZ AT ALL COSTS by Sarz *** Find out which al...

ELVIS Movie & Soundtrack Review for KISSIN COUSINS Paul and Rob talk about the 1964 Elvis movie KISSIN COUSINS. They go thru most of the songs from the movie in order as they appear in the movie and we talk about the plot of the movie (there is a sort of a plot). They also play audio from a SKIP E LOWE interview with the director / writer GENE NELSON that is from 1990 (with permission) This wa...

Ep. 103 - RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER / SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN Ms Fab & Rob talk about the Rankin Bass Christmas Stop Motion TV specials RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER & SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN THE CREATION OF RUDOLPH (book & song) JOHNNY MARKS GENE AUTRY NOTABLE RECORDINGS OF RUDOLPH FUN FACTS ABOUT THE SHOW  & MORE ******* SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN THE SPECIAL...

Ep. 102 - Holiday Christmas Music Episode GIVE IT A LISTEN from: The Empty Pockets "Snow Shoes" Imogen Clark "Merry Christmas I Guess" Juliana Hatfield "Fall Apart" ****** MUSIC NEWS 2026 TOURS ****** NEW Holiday Music ****** Holiday Music Gifts ****** New to Me ... New to You? ******** KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube  an...

EPISODE 101 - THE BEATLES RUBBER SOUL 60th Anniversary  Sam and Rob review the Beatles album RUBBER SOUL which is celebrating 60 years since it's initial release ... December 3rd in the UK / December 6th in the US. Sam shows up with his gigantic book of Beatles info (it's huge).  While Sam provides the technical side of the recording process Rob will focus more on how much tambourine is on this al...

SPECIAL Anniversary Podcast - Episode 100 Back on November 17, 2019 we released our first episode as JIM AND MIKE TALK ... and it's been 6 years and as you know we have progressed into KNOW GOOD MUSIC. Find out the all the history on the podcast as we go thru the name changes, the subjects covered, the interviews and some of our favorite podcasts. And we talk about something we normally do not tal...

INTERVIEW with MARK DALY (of Mark Daly & the Ravens) Mark Daly is currently on tour with the UK band The Darkness.   Rob & Matt sat down with Mark on November 8th from a club in Austin Texas (via zoom) Subjects covered: The TOUR  Mark's first album he bought Cork, Ireland (where Mark grew up and currently resides) What it's like being on the road away from the family Recording with Emily A...

Know Good Music - Episode 99 with your hosts Rob & Sam! NEW MUSIC from Toad the Wet Sprocket / MUSIC NEWS / RECORD STORE DAY RELEASES / NEW MUSIC BOOKS *** We start the podcast with GIVE IT A LISTEN and it's a band you may remember called TOAD THE WET SPROCKET!  In January they will release a new album of re-imagined acoustic songs of their hits and deep cuts! We play part of their new single...

HALLOWEEN PODCAST 4 of 4 This podcast wraps it up for our Halloween Podcasts for October 2025 UNIVERSAL MONSTER SEQUELS - ep. 98 Today on the show Jeremy and Rob review the movies: DRACULA'S DAUGHTER BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN & THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS They go over the plot, the production, what it cost to make, the controversies (there were a couple) and of course.. the music So sit back .. and...

Interview with KEVIN VANHENTENRYCK from the 1982 cult horror film BASKET CASE! If you've seen BASKET CASE you'll never forget you saw it! "What's in the Basket?" Rob saw the movie back in the 80s and it never left his memory. ***** Jeremy and Rob talk to Kevin about: Kevin's Music Career Basket Case 1 & 2 Frankenhooker Chiller Theatre Autograph Show Fred Williamson Stone & Wood Carving (Ke...

EPISODE 97 - HALLOWEEN MEGA SPECTACULAR with Rob and Ms. Fab! Today Rob & Ms. Fab bring you the longest podcast we've ever put out and it's a good one. On this Episode: - NEW ALBUM RELEASES / REISSUES for NOVEMBER 2025 - 8 GUITARISTS WHO AUDITIONED FOR OZZY OSBOURNE and didn't get the gig - HALLOWEEN MEMORIES (Ms Fab & Rob share their Halloween memories from when they were kids to adults)...

Exclusive Interview with the Mysterious Ghoulish PHANTOM A.D.! (California horror/sci-fi rocker) His music blends rockabilly, garage and surf ... simply amazing! Last week we were able to track down the Phantom A.D. as he perused a flea market in California. For this interview we talk about: The Phantom's  2025 ALBUM - The Phantom AD plays Ghoulish Rock n' Roll What's in the Phantom's collection a...

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Know Good Music ep 96 with your hosts : Rob & Sam Today we start out with DION'S new single "I'm your Gangster of Love" Then we go into MUSIC NEWS NEW RELEASES and our new segment: NEW TO ME.  NEW TO YOU? (LAURA STEVENSON, ECCA VANDAL & BAR ITALIA) Bands and Musicians we talk about and mention are: GREEN DAY SEBASTIAN BACH ROB HALFORD LORD OF THE RINGS KISS CRUISE THE BLACK CROWES JEFF TWE...

We have a new CO-Host joining Rob and her name is MS FAB (aka Joann) Joann and Rob have known each other for a very long time On this podcast Ms Fab tells us about her job at the ROCK BOX SCHOOL and STAGE in North Port Florida.. and also it's an introduction for listeners as she will be our first female co-host! We also talk a little Barry Gibb, pairing a beverage to a song or album and even Neil...

KISS ALIVE - 50th ANNIVERSARY Special Podcast with Sam and Rob September 10, 1975 KISS ALIVE!  Was unleashed to the public. Since then it's proven the test of time as far as LIVE albums go. Oh, but wait... it wasn't entirely recorded live ... there were studio tricks ? The album that almost wasn't saved Casablanca Records from bankruptcy and propelled KISS into greater music territory.  It would b...

Rob & Sam are back with some ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES for August 1985 We talk about : JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP - SCARECROW THE CURE - HEAD ON THE DOOR NICK LOWE & HIS COWBOY OUTLET - THE ROSE OF ENGLAND THE POGUES - RUM SODOMY & THE LASH   ********* KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube  and almost anywhere you listen to p...

Rob & Sam are your hosts today KNOW GOOD MUSIC - SHOW 92 This show includes: GIVE IT A LISTEN : new song from THE HIGH PLAINS DRIFTERS "Until We Dance" MUSIC NEWS  NEW RELEASES NEW MUSIC BOOKS (Freddie Mercury / The Cars & more) BEATLES TRIVIA  GIVE IT A LISTEN: new song from IONA ZAJAC "Anton" Next week we'll have another podcast out just focusing on 4 album anniversaries.  2 each from Ro...

Matt and Rob Interview legendary drummer Liberty DeVitto We talk about his 2020 book "Liberty, Life, Billy & the Pursuit of Happiness" Liberty helped sell over 150 million albums with a band that Phil Rubin named "the Lords of 52nd Street" with Billy Joel at the lead. **** We talk about: THE FIRST TIME LIBERTY MET BILLY JOEL WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO MEET PAUL MCCARTNEY AND RECORD WITH HIM THE SONGS...

Rob interviews Singer / Songwriter Kay Hanley of the band Letters to Cleo Letters to Cleo formed around 1993 in Boston. Rob was an instant fan after hearing their debut album "Aurora Gory Alice" in 1993. Letters to Cleo were on 5 Movie Soundtracks Kay is currently the writer and producer for Disney Junior's show 'Kindergarten Musical' (she's one of the creators of the show) **** Kay Hanley and Rob...