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ROB & JEREMY interview CHRIS SLADE Chris Slade had an incredible career in music spanning 6 decades! Chris is from Wales and grew up 6 miles from where Tom Jones grew up.  So it only was right that Chris became Tom Jones drummer (Chris was on Tom's first 6 albums including LIve in Vegas) Chris went on to form Manfred Mann's Earth Band (Blinded by the Light) ... was asked to join a new supergro...

Rob & Sam are your hosts today for a jam packed show! We have 3 new songs to tell you about and play from the artists: MEG ELSIER - "Sportscar (scrapped" FLYTE - "Emily & Me" SEAN GRIFFIN - "People are Mad" Other segments are: ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES (July 1975 / 85 / 95) MUSIC NEWS  NEW MUSIC RELEASES and your SUMMER PLAYLIST provided by The Woodside (listen on mixcloud at (www.mixcloud.com/t...

THE GRIPWEEDS INTERVIEW Rob interviews Kurt & Kristen Reil from the great New Jersey band THE GRIP WEEDS This is Kristen's first time on the podcast and Kurt's 5th time! The Gripweeds have just released a brand-new studio album called SOUL BENDER I feel it's their best album yet and if you like those great songs from the 60s ... this is a must listen! "One needn't be a forensics genius to hear...

Matt and Rob Interview Australian/Nashville Singer Songwriter Imogen Clark for the 2nd time! Last May we interviewed Imogen right after she had moved to Nashville from Australia.  We catch up with her and find out all the incredible things that she's been doing in the last year including meeting us back in October in Montclair (Outpost in the Burbs) when she opened for Robyn Hitchcock. We talk abo...

NEW PODCAST - SHOW 90 You asked for it and it's finally here! Our review of the AC/DC concert on May 12, 2025 in Landover Maryland A roadtrip we took to see one of our favorite bands of all time We talk about the trip there, the setlist, the next morning where Rob almost got beat up, almost losing a shirt..  AND We go through our TOP TEN AC/DC SONG LIST Rob grew up with Bon Scott on the radio and...

Jeremy and Rob are you hosts for today's Music Show Our segments on the show today are: 1 - GIVE IT A LISTEN - THE DEAD COWBOYS - BAD FRIENDS AND GOOD TIMES The Dead Cowboys with their new single.  A cross between Lynyrd Skynyrd and Molly Hatchett... good rockin tune! 2 - ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES FOR 1965 / 1975 and 1985 including one of Jeremy's favorites "The Fat Boys are Back" 3 - MUSIC NEWS (Billy...

SOME OF THE GREATEST COVER SONGS EVER according to Rob & Matt   Matt & Rob talk about some of their favorite COVER SONGS.  Possibly the greatest cover songs ever recorded?  You be the judge.  We do have some obsure ones in our lists. This is also a podcast dedicated to Rob's late friend Ken Vail Jr. who passed away on May 19, 2024.  Ken loved music and loved a good music list.  Back in 202...

Rob and Matt had the pleasure of talking to Singer/Songwriter Sophie Coran a week or so ago. Sophie's new album "I don't go to New York anymore" was just released. The album is a beautiful indie pop album that doesn't disappoint.  Very dreamy, 14 beautifully constructed songs.  A couple of the songs are experimental.. the album is a wonderful journey into the indie pop realm.. We just love this al...

This show is our regular music podcast where we talk Album Anniversaries, New Music Releases and Reissues, New Music Biographies, and we have two new songs for you to listen to for our Give It A Listen segment. Find out about ROBERT JON & THE WRECK (starts our show) and SAMANTHA CRAIN (ends our show).  Two great music artists that you need to hear.  Samantha's new album "GUMSHOE" was just rele...

PETER FRAMPTON - DO YOU FEEL LIKE I DO?  BOOK REVIEW Jeremy (1) is back! On show #86 Jeremy and Rob review PETER FRAMPTON'S 2023 BIOGRAPHY "DO YOU FEEL LIKE I DO?" They cover every chapter and in between tell the story of Peter's lost guitar (as interspersed throughout the book). ************* In this episode: What's with the Budgies? How many places did Peter move to? What happened to Black Beaut...

Rob is once again joined today in the studio with his friend PAUL SUTT (Special Effects Master  / Actor / Film maker)  Our segments on the show today are: 1 - GIVE IT A LISTEN - MARK FREDSON Mark Fredson's new single "company man" is off the new album of the same name.  Steve Winwood vibes.. baby! *** 2 - MUSIC NEWS SEX PISTOLS return PAUL COME GET YOUR DEMO NEW BEATLES BIO PIC CAST SELECTION ***...

KNOW GOOD MUSIC Interviews LAURIE KAYE Laurie wrote a great book called "CONFESSIONS OF A ROCK N' ROLL NAME DROPPER : My life leading up to John Lennon's Last Interview. We talk to Laurie about her career in radio with the RKO NETWORK (KFRC) in the 7o's and some of the people she interviewed like David Bowie, Mick Jagger, George Harrison and of course, John Lennon who she interviewed on Dec 8th, 1...

Rob is joined today in the studio with his friend PAUL SUTT (Special Effects Master  / Actor / Film maker)  Our segments on the show today are: 1 - GIVE IT A LISTEN - SETH WALKER - WHY THE WORRY Seth Walker's new single was co-written with Oliver Wood (The Wood Brothers) and is a great start to the show. *** 2 - PAUL SUTT introdcution:  Rob and Paul talk about his new film HUNT CHASE KILL and what...

NEW PODCAST - SHOW 83  BOB DYLAN - A COMPLETE UNKNOWN Movie Bio Pic Review HOSTS: Rob & Matt ********* On this show we talk about the new BOB DYLAN Bio Pic "A COMPLETE UNKNOWN". Some weeks ago we went to see the movie in the theater. We talk about: 1 - The making of 2 - The concept for the movie 3 - Fact vs. fiction  and also genuinely what we thought of the movie and our take on some of the s...

ANGELA PETRILLI Interview (with Matt & Rob) Angela is an LA based guitarist who fronts her great band, "The Players" They most recently released a live version of Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter" which will most certainly blow you away! We talked to Angela about the Netflix documentary "Norman's Rare Guitars".  Angela is part of the documentary and she's a big part of Norman's Guitars with her "gui...

PAUL SIMON OH NO, LED ZEPPELIN OH YEAH ********* This is Rob's first SOLO podcast GIVE IT A LISTEN - Rob starts off with a new single by the band the CYNZ!  The song is "Heartbreak Time". MUSIC NEWS: Should Paul Simon tour?  Did Rob really buy Sabrina Carpenter's Polka Dot Dress? BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN : Rob does a short review of the new documentary MUSIC BIOGRAPHIES : Lallapaloosa / Abba / Sir Pa...

SHOW 81 with your hosts Rob & Matt GIVE IT A LISTEN - We start off with a sample of rising singer/songwriter AVERY LYNCH's brand new single "THINK ABOUT IT".   ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES - Matt covers the news while Rob goes over some album anniversaries from March of 75 / 85 / 95 and even one from 2000! RE-ISSUED ALBUMS coming out soon NEW RELEASES - What has Rob been listening to? ********* KNOW GO...

INTERVIEW with KURT REIL of the GRIPWEEDS! This is his 4th time he's been on the podcast and we talked about the Gripweeds new EP "Early Clues" Kurt goes over each of the new 3 songs in detail.   We also talk about the writing process for the Gripweeds, a little bit about the new album (coming out this summer) and we even somehow mention Bon Jovi.   I always love talking to Kurt and I joked that n...

Rob had the pleasure of interviewing Courtney Hadwin on Tuesday, Feb 17th. You might remember Courtney from 2018's America's Got Talent?   She has since released some singles and a Christmas song (in 2024) and now she's releasing the first single "spellbound" off her debut album!   No word on when her full length album (of all new material) will be out but Rob did try to get some info out of her.....

MUSIC SHOW 80 Once again special guest host (Jeremy Hirsch) joins Rob to talk about music and other things like Cyndi Lauper, his favorite band visigoth and more! ********* We start the show with a the new single "SPELLBOUND" from Courtney Hadwin from her upcoming first full length studio album! ALBUM ANNIVERSARIES - Jeremy 2 on the news for February 65/75/85 ... Rob goes over albums by HERMAN'S H...

SHOW 79 Special guest host (Jeremy Hirsch) joins Rob to talk about music, movies and ringo Just call Jeremy "JEREMY 2 : Electric Bugaloo" ********* We start the show with a brand new stripped down single "NOBODY'S GOT ME" from Jesse Daniel Edwards from his upcoming self-titled album MUSIC NEWS - Ringo's hate for Pizza, Nirvana Reunite, the Grammys, KISS, and Rob reveals his favorite actress MUSIC...

Our annual wrap up show reviewing our top 10 favorite albums of 2024! Listen for an exclusive message from MICK CONROY (bass player for MODERN ENGLISH) as he talks about the creation of their 2024 album 1-2-3-4 and some of the songs off the album. ALBUMS we cover are: WAXAHATCHEE - Tigers Blood KINGS OF LEON - Can We Please Have Fun HALSEY - The Great Impersonator IMAGINE DRAGONS - Loom IRON &...

ALBUM ROULETTE We've randomly picked 3 albums each from PASTE magazine's list of top 100 albums of 2024.   These are albums we are listening to for the first time and giving our honest opinions on. We review, critique and give our honest opinions on these 6 albums that we randomly were given through  a number generator: 1: DOECHII - Alligator Bites Never Heal (#99 paste) 2: MK.GEE - Two Star &...

NEW PODCAST - SHOW 76  with your hosts Rob and Jeremy First show of 2025! We start the show with GIVE IT A LISTEN and the song "rollercoaster" from the Australian Band and newly signed artist to the New Jersey Record Label JEM Records ... THE ON AND ONS! We then go into our year in review of all the music stuff that happend in 2024 Next we mention those music people who passed away in 2024 And the...

THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL Review We are back in the recording studio for another Holiday Show! It's that time of year once again. Jeremy and Rob review one of the greatest versions of Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol". We go into how the movie came about, the scenes and also how many movies have been made based on this classic Christmas "ghost" Story? This is our 3rd Holiday show for December....