1,000 Greatest Misses

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss CDs and LPs that you can always find at used stores and feature songs by High Back Chairs, Pantera, Ian Shelter, Jonny Sevin and The Judybats. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Paul quizzes Chris on the top 20 from September of 1980. How will you fare? Join us as we feature songs by Any Trouble, Umajets, Translator, Sunshine Boys and Spoons. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss streaming services and whether to support those that pay more to musicians, and we feature songs by Erik Voeks, Randy Hansen, The Bloods, Velvet Crush and Jason Falkner. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul are back! We discuss Rick Beato's video on yacht rock and highlight songs by Cleaver, Norman Allan, Tsar, Rain and The Beths. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Peter Jesperson - author, co-founder of Twin/Tone Records, former record store manager, and discoverer of The Replacements - joins us to discuss his expansive music history and to feature songs by Artful Dodger, The Only Ones, SVT, Marshall Crenshaw and Sneakers. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Guest Ted Ansani talks about his days as a recording artist with Material Issue, including touring with the Pretenders, sleeping in a van (it's a cliche for a reason, folks!), upcoming concerts, and the how the documentary on the band came about. Join us as Ted picks five tunes he loves by The Association, Redd Kross, The Cowsills, Death Cab for Cutie and The Shins. Support t...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome BJ Kramp, founder of the terrific music podcast Rock and/or Roll and the author of This Band Has no Past: How Cheap Trick Became Cheap Trick. Join us as BJ highlights songs by Da Biz, The Argyles, Snatches of Pink, The Planets and Luxury. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss their personal year-end Spotify recaps and feature holiday music by Cheap Trick, GGOOLLDD, The Critics, The LeeVees, Billy Mack, Matisyahu, Christopher Grey and Paul Heinz. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This week we replay our interview with guest John Borack - musician, journalist and author of The Beatles 100 and Shake Some Action 2.0   - and feature five songs from John's collection by Attention, The Patriots, The Bats, Stanley Frank and The Shake Shakes. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul share some news about the podcast (spoiler alert - we're taking a short break), go over fan mail, and discuss the idea of mystique in music and how that's been lost along the way. Also, why has no one chimed in to dis The Boys Band from episode 87?  We'll be dropping a holiday music episode in two weeks! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss buying records with a particular audience in mind, Steve Porcaro's empathy for lead singers, and feature songs by House of Love, Taboo Zoo, The Records, The Daily Planet and Doug Powell. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Would you like some 1TGM swag? Give us a shout and we'll send you a link to order anything your heart desires with our logo.  And how many of you save ticket stubs or log your concert attendance some other way?  Paul and Chris discuss this, argue about what separates good schlock from bad schlock, and feature songs by Peter Emmett, Blue Oyster Cult, The Caulfields, Crosswind...

Send us Fan Mail What would you do if you one the lottery?  Chris and Paul share their thoughts, discuss the remix of Kiss's album  Hotter than Hell , and highlight songs by Rox, The Rainmakers, The Pink Spiders, The Raves and The Sighs. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul stop blabbering and manage to finish an episode in under 30 minutes! Join us as we feature songs by Fire Town, The Last, Bash and Pop, Page One and Roadmaster. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Is it okay for Foreigner to call itself Foreigner when their are no original band members left? Chris and Paul discuss this and take a break from their usual format to have some fun with music trivia and highlight two killer songs you might not know about by Prefab Sprout and OK Go. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Paul and Chris discuss Sweetwater music, dropping record prices, and a record that sold for $677 weeks after Chris sold it for $100! Join us as we feature songs by The Odds, Big City Rock, Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods, Scuba Drivers and Noise Boys. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss being overwhelmed by musical choices and talk about a current news story about a guy who tried to game the music streaming industry - and succeeded (until he got caught).  Join us as we feature songs by Highway Chile, Jill Sobule, Teddy Geiger, Sequel and See No Evil. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul feature three of each other's songs and offer a little insight into the songwriting and recording process. Come and join us for a little self-indulgence! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Paul picks the tunes today, including three from this century, and Chris and Paul discuss a great music documentary and some podcasts and books you might be interested in.  Oh, and we feature songs by Company of Thieves, Martin Briley, The Hush Sound, The Jags and The Red Button. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss their favorite songs from the previous batch of 100 on 1TGM and put a moratorium on complaining about what's not available for streaming.  Oh, and we also feature songs by The Bombers, Airrace, Passage, Witness and Squares. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever dream about purchasing records? Chris does! Chris and Paul discuss this, the Rockman, the allure of Tommy Shaw's "Girls with Guns," Not Lame Recordings, and feature songs by Icon, Knee Deep, The Jigsaw Seen, The Innocent, and The Popes. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss our high school personalities (which may continue today), Euclid Records in St. Louis, mental timelines, and feature songs by Four One One The Actors, Terraplane, 92 Degrees and Nine Below Zero. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Is dying on stage the best way to go? Confer with your friends. Our Apple playlist is complete thanks to a dedicated listener, and Chris and Paul discuss the connection between the band The Cretones and Linda Ronstadt (not to mention Elvis Costello). Join us as we feature songs by The Beat Farmers, Pumphouse Gang, The Stereo, April Wine and Steve One and the Shades. Support the sh...

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss expanding one's horizons and feature five lesser-known songs by well-known acts: Daryl Hall & John Oates, Thin Lizzy, Sammy Hagar, Nick Gilder, and Huey Lewis and the News. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Chris and Paul discuss title tracks that are the last track on the album, lyric sheets, song forms, and feature tracks by The Slugs, Steel Breeze, Earth Quake, Randy Bishop & the Underdogs, and The Rings. Support the show