Cover to Covered

Mike and Nick are BACK to debate, critique, talk smack, and verbally punch each other. But this episode, we celebrate the the 2nd birthday of the one and only ROGER THE PUG - official mascot and unofficial co-host of Cover to Covered! We'll be talking about all of Roger's favorite bands and songs - which, funny enough, seem to parallel what Mike and Nick like....except, he like "Dreams" by Van Hal...

Mike and Nick are back after a holiday break, and to kick off the new year we’re talking about MUSICAL RESOLUTIONS – what are we looking to achieve musically this year! Is it completing a collection? Learning to play specific songs? Giving certain bands another shot? Or maybe for the first time? What are YOUR Musical resolutions? Also, we’ll talk about some releases we are looking forward to in 20...

Ho Ho HOLY SH*T! Christmas is fast approaching, Festivus even faster, and Hanukkah faster than all of them. Have you gotten behind in your gift shopping? Don't know WHAT to buy? Well FEAR NOT! We have you covered! Or, COVER TO COVERED! Get it...GET IT??? Ugh. Anyhow, Mike and Nick will serve up some suggestions of 2022 releases that would make great gifts for the holidays (or for yourself) - and y...

It’s Mike’s 50th birthday, and WOW have we got a fun show for you! Special Guests abound! We’ll be joined by returning guest Adam Phillips of Indorphine/ex-Pro-Pain, and the one and only NICK BOWCOTT of Grim Reaper!!! We’ll talk about the ‘future of rock music’ – where does it go from here? What comes after streaming since there has been a huge resurgence of ‘physical media’? All of this and more...

BLACK FRIDAY is upon us, and that means the THIRD ‘Record Store Day’ collection of releases is upon us! Mike and Nick will highlight many of these releases and give you reasons to go vinyl/music shopping on Friday!!! We will also ACTUALLY be doing a review of The Beatles “Revolver” Super Deluxe Box set this time (we ran long last week) and we will be venting/disagreeing on other topics as usual. O...

In this awesome, super bestest episode ever, Mike and Nick will be doing a retrospective review of RUSH's ENTIRE CATALOG - but IN REVERSE!!! This will be Part 1 of this mini-series - starting with “Clockwork Angels” and working our way back to their first, self-titled album! We’re shooting to get down to ”Signals” in this episode. Of course, we will be previewing vinyl releases of the week, Nick w...

It's the most...wonderful tiiiime...of the yearrrr!!!!! HALLOWEEN is upon us! In this episode, Mike and Nick talk about the most SPOOKY songs to make the ULTIMATE Halloween playlist. Yes, there will be "Monster Mash", but lots of other Rock and Metal songs to delight as you chomp down on your blood pellets and scare the bejeezus out of your neighbors and their kids...and you mom. And your friends'...

Ahhh...the 80's. Big hair, BAD hair, hair bands, questionable fashion sense, synths...but ALSO...All TYPES of metal, the beginnings of garage rock, the rise of new wave/early goth, and a lot more! Mike and Nick tackle this weird but fun decade of music, going chronologically from 1980 - 1989, highlighting a couple of albums from each year, and a song or two from each to build the ULTIMATE 80's pla...

This episode, Mike and Nick tackle another "Round up" to create playlists around (and also to fight over) - this time the topic is POWER POP BANDS... You know - Cheap Trick, Jellyfish, The Beatles, etc. To help along, we'll have members of power pop quartet FUZZBUBBLE to help make up our list and give us even more reasons to listen to different things! We'll also be talking about a bit about their...

Sometimes when looking for used vinyl, there can be a dizzying amount of things to deal with...specifically, how a record is graded, how a cover is graded, if it has all the inserts/posters/extras, pricing that is subjective, and more. In this episode, Mike and Nick help to explain a lot of these points and give their advice as to what to look for when buying vinyl records to add to your collectio...

The time-keepers, the groove-setters, the limited IQ's (KIDDING) - Drummers and percussionists play a most important part of any song. Whether it is something as simple as hand percussion, or if you are of the Bozzio/Peart/Portnoy school of ALL THE DRUMS, every successful band has had a drummer that left an impression. On this episode, Mike and Nick discuss some of THE BEST (and WORST) drummers ou...

This episode, Mike and Nick will "Escape" with a Pina Colada while doing the "Lido Shuffle" down to "Baker Street" and "Sailing" to "Africa"...WHY? Because THE Titans of Soft Rock, YÄCHTLEY CRËW, join us to talk all things Yacht Rock and MORE! Even our "DIS-Covered" and "This Song Sucks" segments will be Yacht Rock-themed! You do NOT want to miss this episode! Subscribe to our YouTube channel and...

Do you find yourself getting lost in longer songs that tell a story? Sometimes, those long songs feel way shorter than they are. Sometimes, they become classics and mandatory listening! Mike and Nick discuss EPICS - songs that are at LEAST 6 minutes in running time! This should be the LONGEST playlist with the fewest songs...get a sandwich before you start it! What songs did we pick? What songs wo...

In our last episode, titled "In The Beginning", Mike and Nick discussed the beast opening songs of albums. In THIS episode, they discuss the best songs to CLOSE OUT albums...going out with a bang! What do YOU feel are some of the best songs to close out an album? We discuss about 20 of them for you!!!! We'll also talk about what new releases are coming out this Friday, and of course our regular se...

Cover to Covered is back and better than...well...YOU! Part of the album making process is deciding what track should be FIRST on the album for maximum impact. This week, Mike and Nick discuss the BEST songs to kick off albums! We'll also be talking about random things like TRAVEL ISSUES, what's going to be released this Friday, and our most popular featured segments - "Dis-Covered" and "This Song...

Mike and Nick shed light on some songs that are cover tunes...or are they the original? HMMMMM??? This episode we discuss songs that are commonly thought of as the first recordings, but are ACTUALLY cover songs...and we will have a playlist with BOTH (OR MORE) versions of the songs! Know any tunes that many believe are originals but are just really popular covers?

WE’RE BACK! Cover to Covered is back, and Mike and Nick are coming to you with their first “THIS SONG SUCKS" MARATHON! That’s RIGHT!! This ENTIRE episode is dedicated to songs that suck by bands that don’t – and you can hear them fight about it RIGHT HERE!!!! Wanna get in on the action? List YOUR choice below and we can add to the playlist! We love the audience participation - and we may or may no...

WELCOME TO SUMMER! It’s warmer, the days are longer and the 4th of July is upon us! In this episode, Mike and Nick will put together the ULTIMATE 4th of July Playlist!! This is not a list containing renditions of ‘America the Beautiful’, though…This will be FILLED with songs that remind us all of days of summer - ridin’ in the car with the windows down, BLASTING some awesome tunes, driving somewhe...

Record Store day 2 is June 18th, and Mike and Nick give a preview as to what is being released and share what they are looking forward to - and what releases are being pushed even FURTHER out this year! UGH!!!! Darn supply chain!!! As usual, they will be discussing what they are currently listing to, some other non-RSD releases coming out, 'Facebook Jail', another entry for 'DIS-COVERED' and, of c...

*** Special Guest Alert!!! *** Mike and Nick tackle a different topic - bringing to light some of their fav bands that are decidedly NOT of the mainstream!!! If these bands were a play, it wouldn't Broadway or even "Off-Broadway"...more like, OFF OFF OFF Broadway in the basement of a Knights of Columbus play! Ok, maybe that is exaggerating, but they are bands that are important to a smaller group...

A movie is not a movie without a soundtrack. Some soundtracks rise to the level of 'Classic', and Mike and Nick discuss some of their favorites in this episode of Cover to Covered! We will also give a small NAMM preview for all you musical instrument gear nerds as well as our standard segments "What are you spinning?", "New release preview", "Dis-Covered" and our most popular segment - "This Song...

Mike and Nick tackle the topic of 'Perfect' albums - those albums that are just AMAZING from start to finish and you never wanna lift the needle except to flip sides again and again! Mind you, this will not be a comprehensive list, and your mileage may vary, but these albums are tried and true and provide some of the best entertainment for the money... Also included are the standard segments "What...

Mike and Nick discuss what record collectors refer to as ‘GRAILS’ and 'HOLY Grails' of vinyl. These are sometimes different for different people (personal 'Grails'), and ANYONE with any of the 'HOLY Grails' in their collection have something VERY special of BIG value! Also included are the standard segments "What are you spinning?", "Dis-Covered" and our most popular segment "This song SUCKS!"

Mike and Nick are back, and this time they will be discussing 10 albums that should be in ANYONE'S collection! NOTICE I DID NOT SAY TOP 10!! This isn't that kind of list, and really, those lists are never right. These are just 10 amazing records from EACH of is that you need to have in your collection! We will also preview the new releases coming this Friday, and all standard segments will be here...

The Podcast Strikes Back! In our triumphant return, C2C goes DEEP with new co-host Nick Marocco of Rock City Music Company to discuss ALL things 'Record Store Day' in advance of the first RSD of 2022, which is Saturday, April 23rd. We'll also be discussing 'What are you spinning now?' as well as a cover we all love, and of course, the famous segment 'THIS SONG SUCKS'!!