Beyond Radio Presents

In this episode we do a slight recap of the previous episode which was so much fun, I present 2 new songs to Jeff cold, and we discuss some shifting of priorities in the Beyond Radio universe; introducing the new playlist series Retro Aesthetic.

My favorite episode so far! Huge laughs, heartfelt emotion, one of my favorite artists, a pivotal moment in my life, and a great Christmas song. I love putting these episodes together.  Too Much Fun!!

We pick up our conversation in episode 2 with a little history of the Monkees and have a moment of silence for Mike Nesmith who passed away in December. By the end of the episode we have dropped a house in the best way.

We are back for Season 8! After almost a year since we last recorded we had a little catching up to do. Before we get into the crux of the playlist I have 2 new songs for Jeff to listen to cold, with one of them leading into a discussion that will take up probably the first 5 episodes of this season.   In this 52nd episode we talk about one of the biggest groups ever for the first time plus a grou...

Our top 4 are revealed plus a bevy of honorable mentions. Halloween gets brought up again, and false endings may become a rule. We also get to hear about Jeff's 5 least favorite songs from the Pod-Castlist and one of my favorite songs of all-time is in that mix. I'm so dejected. 

Our 50th episode! The first leg of our top 10 lists are revealed with a fun story near the beginning that ties back in at the end. Also, Jeff mentions one of the worst songs from a musical I have ever heard. This episode was recorded 2 and a half years ago and this, along with part 2, are the last episodes that we had in the can waiting to be edited. There was a long period of time between this an...

In this episode after a 2 month hiatus, and the final in the Podcast-list 006 arc (before out top 10's), we explore a bit of where popular music and theater meet. Artists like the Dear Hunter, Styx and Panic At The Disco all fit into certain aspects of this. We throw a little Sade, Fiona Apple and Beck into the mix and of course a couple of tangents. What seemed, at first, to be a shorter episode,...

This is one of the most personal episodes we have put out so far. The first half of the episode is focused mainly on my mother and the episode coincides with her birthday and the 20th anniversary of her passing. When we recorded this in March 2019 I had no idea this is when it would see the light of day, but the universe seems to have had a hand in it.   It is a long episode but I didn't want to b...

In this mini episode (for us) we refer back to previous discussions and artists and a long the way bring up some new music as well.  A remake of a sad song turns into a extremely happy song for my friend Tom. A song that will keep a song I love from hitting #1 on my chart, has both of us thinking it's about one thing when it's actually something else. A Brit artist who was not a stateside name whe...

We continue our discussion about the connection between early '70s R&B and Soul and the more recent revival of the style. As with the last episode and a late connection to the Grammy nominated Black Pumas, our 2 year old discussion relates to a new song by Bruno Mars and Anderson. Paak that fits into the narrative nicely.   During our discussion we found an exception to a Jeff rule of thumb, we an...

The first half of this 2-parter starts to explore the connection between early '70s Soul and R&B and more recent artists that have been reviving the style. We cover a lot of ground from later Motown to Quiet Storm to Funk and '90s Hip-Hop with a total of 31 songs mentioned.   Jeff helps me to identify a sound and I show him how a voice can sound like a guitar. In the end he finds 2 songs he loves,...

The third in our Now and Then trilogy, we have some fun with Toto and Weezer. Though we start off with Jeff's refusal to listen to the first song we do find our happy place pretty quickly. In the end he finds his Toto sweet spot, especially with a song that wasn't included originally.

This is a nice quick episode with the question, are Night Ranger hair metal or are they not? We do manage a couple of asides from the main discussion. A country song kept a newer Night Ranger song from #1 on my personal chart which I did not subject Jeff to, but I do include it here.

The first of a series of 3 side stage episodes that feature music from different times of an artist's career. Kim Wilde came on the scene in 1981, has been releasing music for going on 40 years, her music recent new music in 2018 and a live album in 2019.   We also side step into a conversation about radio in Boston in the '80s. It was a great time for radio and a great city for it.

In the final episode of our year in review we venture back 50 years to 1970 and I present some of my favorite songs of 1970 (and 1969) to Jeff. It begins and ends with 2 stories that are just 2 more of the myriad coincidences that have happened to me since beginning this adventure.   In the middle of the episode we end up paying homage to a band that has been cranking out quality music for the bet...

With this month being the 3 year anniversary of our starting to record these podcasts, I reflect back on the story of how it came about, to begin with, and we can owe it all to Jeff. I talk a bit about the blog writing I've been doing in 2020 and more of that will come up in part 4. As we discuss a handful of songs that had a big impact on me in 2020, music from the last 30 plus years gets thrown...

In this episode we discuss the biggest songs on the Beyond Radio chart this year and how they relate to the Grammy nominations. In the second half of the episode we finally bring Jeff's daughter in, our first interview, to discuss a band that has had their best year in 2020. And, though unintended, the band connects to the band that was a focal point of the first 2020 Year in Review episode, Hanso...

In part 1 of our Year-End review we talk about my new studio, that I love, the songs that popped up on our Spotify Wrapped 2020 playlists, and other favorites of mine from the year.   We do a breakdown of my #1 song of the year that, not surprisingly, links to a story from Jeff that I wasn't expecting. His daughter Eva, may or may not show up in this episode as well.    Part 2 will explore the big...

The songs in this episode all connect in a sort of succession. A large part of the episode focuses on early Elton John deep cuts that had an impact on my childhood. They connect in ways to my favorite Keith Urban song, Moulin Rouge and an arc about actors who sing and how they are connected. This was a hot and cold mix of music for Jeff but he is always a good sport. Not always knowing where the n...

I teased Jeff and the audience at the end of the last episode by ending before he was aware of the transition from the Editors "Hallelujah" to the Eels. Once we establish that we delve a bit into that band's music, sampling, and Beck. This segues nicely to the next artist, who exemplify how Alternative music has changed from the '90s 'til now. From there we deep dive into Country (Jeff's not so fa...

This episode makes connections between '80s Goth and Dark Wave and more recent songs in those styles. It starts on a completely different path at first. Jeff wants to play me a song by a local Maine artist that I find was part of 2 groups I know. This leads to another Struts conversation and 2 collaboration songs.   Once the actual theme starts a few different concert experiences come into play, t...

In episode 2 we continue our conversation with a song title that references a book series but from a content perspective has nothing to do with it. It does lead us into a more in depth look at supergroups, transitioning from an Alt/Metal group to one of the biggest supergroups of all time. A fact that Jeff was unaware of.   Discussing a song by the Last Shadow Puppets that Jeff was kind of sour on...

In this inaugural episode of Pod-Castlist 006 Jeff and I discuss a handful of songs from bands with quirky names and that tend to go in multiple musical directions during the course of 3 or 4 minutes. As often seems to happen there is some kind of connection to Queen on the episode as well.   A sub-thread about supergroups starts in this episode and extends into episode 2 (the intention was 1 epis...

Another supersize episode that is chock full of music. It's funny how these top 10 episodes can end up being great introductions into the podcasts from the Castlist playlist if you haven't listened to the others.   Jeff floored me again with 2 of the songs in his top 4. After the top 10 we talk about honorable mentions and what he calls his off list. He found so much music to like in what I add to...

Too much to fit into one super-sized episode so breaking it down into 2 parts. We get part of the way through our top 10's and then go on a COVID-19 tangent. Definitely some surprises (and pleasant ones) on both lists. I think I might have overwhelmed Jeff with all the songs that got added to the playlists after the episodes. We talk about A LOT of music over the course of a Castlist.